Gounod: Roméo et Juliette (Metropolitan Opera)

Available on CD for the first time, this live recording of the February 1, 1947 radio broadcast is newly remastered from the original sources. Swedish tenor Jussi Bjoerling and Brazilian soprano Bidº Say£o are the star-crossed lovers. Emil Cooper conducts the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, with a cast that includes John Brownlee (Mercutio), Nicola Moscona (Frere Laurent), Mimi Benzell (Stephano), Claramae Turner (Nurse) and Thomas Hayward (Tybalt).