Tullio Serafin
Tullio Serafin, born September 1, 1878, in Cavarzere, Venetia, Italy, was an
Italian conductor. Trained in Milan on viola, he played in the orchestra of La
Scala before succeeding Arturo Toscanini as music director, serving from 1909 to
1914, 1917 to 1918, and 1946 to 1947. He joined the Metropolitan Opera in 1924
and later conducted for the Lyric Opera of Chicago from 1956 to 1958. Serafin
maintained a vast repertoire of 243 operas, conducting Italian premieres of
works by Alban Berg, Paul Dukas, and Benjamin Britten, as well as reviving
operas by Gioachino Rossini, Vincenzo Bel...
Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Act 2 Scene 1: "Un bel di vedremo" (Butterfly)Maria Callas, Tullio Serafin and Philharmonia Orchestra
Maria Meneghini Callas Sings Operatic Arias by Puccini
4:35
Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Casta diva" (Norma, Coro)Maria Callas, Tullio Serafin, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano and Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala
Opera Heroes
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Turandot, Act 1: "Signore, ascolta!" (Liù) (Turandot, Act 1: "Signore, ascolta!" (Liu))Maria Callas, Tullio Serafin and Philharmonia Orchestra
Maria Meneghini Callas Sings Operatic Arias by Puccini
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Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Act 2 Scene 1: "Un bel di vedremo" (Butterfly)Maria Callas, Tullio Serafin and Philharmonia Orchestra
Maria Meneghini Callas Sings Operatic Arias by Puccini
