R. Leoncavallo I Pagliacci Neddas aria Stridono lassú by Maria Callas (1955)

This beautiful scene from I Pagliacci begins with the Ding Dong chorus which is followed by Nedda s celebrated ballatella Stridono lassú. At the beginning you can hear Giuseppe Di Stefano in Canio s final call for the showpiece later that night a ventitré ore. This scene is taken from a vynil record with the complete I Pagliacci and Cavalleria Rusticana recordings made in 1955 with Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Tito Gobbi and Rolando Panerai. Tulio Serafin conducts the orchestra of the Scala br, br,