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Toscanini And Verdi's LA TRAVIATA: September 29th at 1 pm

Join us to hear a very special 1946 recording of Giuseppe Verdi's LA TRAVIATA conducted by the legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini. Pledge at the $365 level on September 29th and we'll thank you with Arturo Toscanini: The Complete RCA Collection, with 84 CDs and 1 DVD. Of course the set includes this 1946 recording! Saturday, September 29th at 1 pm.

CAST:
Violetta Valery: Licia Albanese
Aldredo Germont: Jan Peerce
Giorgio Germont: Robert Merrill
Flora Bervoix: Maxine Stellman
Gastone: John Garris
Baron Douphol: George Cehanovsky
CONDUCTOR: Arturo Toscanini

NBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Recorded during broadcasts on NBC Radio in December, 1946

http://youtu.be/JNqdLMSpJXs

Background and synopsis of La Traviata