Verdi: La battaglia di Legnano 1961 Gavazzeni; Corelli, Bastianini, Stella IT, EN libretto on screen

Audio recorded LIVE with on screen Italian and English libretto Digitized from vinyl source: Melodram 30 (1984) edition and some parts from the I gioielli della lirica series (ed. Longanesi Periodici) GML63 Highlights album. The pictures used are from the performance itself (+rehearsals) and promotional materials. Photographer: Erio Piccagliani Sources for notes: Booklets from various editions (MRF109 vinyl, Raritas 2 vinyl, Robin Hood RHR520 B vinyl, foyer FO1022 vinyl, MYTO CD) + Wikipedia Music by Giuseppe Verdi, 1849 Libretto by Salvadore Cammarano English translation by Richard P. Arsenty (from the MRF109 vinyl edition s booklet) Performance: December 7, 1961 Teatro alla Scala, Milano Cast: Arrigo Franco Corelli Rolando Ettore Bastianini Lida Antonietta Stella Federico Barbarossa. .