This 1928 set is hardly remarakable, but it does serve to round out the La Scala collection. Pampanini's Cio-Cio-San was highly regarded in its day. The rest of the cast and the conducting are routine - but a rather high standard of routine.
Lorenzo Molajoli conducts La Scala
Cio-Cio-San: Rosetta Pampanini
Pinkerton:
Alessandro Granda
Suzuki: Conchita Velasquez
Sharpless: Gino Vanelli
Goro:
Giuseppe Nessi
Bonze: Salvatore Baccaloni
Yamadori: Aristide Baracchi
Act I
Opening
Butterfly's Entrance
Love Duet
Act II
Opening
Un bel di vedremo
Flower
Duet ... Intermezzo