DAPHNE Bampton, Svanholm, Dermota; Kleiber (1948) (CD)

The historic performance of Richard Strauss’s one-act opera Daphne at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires (1948), with a dream cast featuring Rose Bampton, Set Svanholm, Anton Dermota, and Ludwig Weber, conducted by Erich Kleiber. Transfers by Russ Hornbeck.
[1996, Mono, 2-CD, 88 minutes]

DAPHNE
Bucolic Tragedy in One Act
Music by Richard Strauss
Text by Josef Gregor

Cast:
Daphne - Rose Bampton
Apollo - Set Svanholm
Leukippos - Anton Dermota
Peneios - Ludwig Weber
Gaea - Lydia Kindermann
First Shepherd - Angelo Mattiello
Second Shepherd - Umberto di Toto
Third Shepherd - Tullio Gagliardo
Fourth Shepherd - Ettore Barbieri
Two Maidens - Mafalda Rinaldi, Norma Palmieri

Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires
Erich Kleiber, conductor
(Recorded live, September 28, 1948)