Raymond Nilsson & Rosalind Elias - SAINT of BLEECKER STREET 1956

The excellent Australian tenor, Raymond Nilsson, went to London in 1947 and debuted at the Royal Opera Covent Garden in 1952 where his roles included Rodolfo, Alfredo, Don José and Pandarus in Walton's TROILUS & CRESSIDA. His operatic career took to houses in the USA, Holland and Germany. We see him here in a scene from the 1956 BBC broadcast of Menotti's THE SAINT OF BLEECKER STREET with the glorious American mezzo, Rosalind Elias. The orchestra is conducted by Thomas Schippers. (William Reid was the rehearsal pianist for this broadcast!)