Licia Albanese live at the Metropolitan Opera in 1953 - Un bel di vedremo

Licia Albanese singing “Un bel di vedremo“ from Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.“ This was a Metropolitan Opera radio broadcast of January 17, 1953. Other cast members include Eugene Conley as Pinkerton, Frank Valentino as Sharpless, and Margaret Roggero as Suzuki. Fausto Cleva is conducting. Albanese was regarded as the foremost Cio-Cio-San at the Met between 1940 and 1966. Ratings allowed as of September 14, 2011.