He was a mighty raucous Manrico, that’s who.
trova “Di quella pira” (with encore, presumably). Giovanni Consiglio, tenor.
Warning: This Trovatore comes from that enigmatic opera house known as “Pennsylvania”. Upon closer inspection however I feel safe in placing this performance at one of those bars down on Locust Street, with a bunch of drunken dock workers mumming the male chorus. In short, it was a rough-and-ready night of 1,000 troubadours, circa 1966.
If you’d like to enlighten yourself re: Giovanni Consiglio (as, I admit, I had to), click on the image below to link to a very informative blog article. And, yes, there IS a Philly connection!
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