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Arias and Ensembles
"Di Provenza il mar.." 
La Traviata; May 15, 1965 Bavarian State Opera (Munich)

Abe Polakoff, Giorgio Germont
Glade Peterson, Alfredo Germont
Giuseppe Patanè, Conductor
"Madamigella Valéry...pura siccome un angelo"
La Traviata; May 15, 1965 Bavarian State Opera (Munich)
Abe Polakoff, Giorgio Germont
Maria Louisa Cioni-Leoni
, Violetta Valéry
Giuseppe Patanè, Conductor

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"Eri tu che macchiavi..."  Un Ballo in Maschera
(Ein Maskenball); June 18, 1963 Opernhaus Zürich
Abe Polakoff, Renato 
Nello Santi, Conductor

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Prologue 
I Pagliacci (Der Bajazzo)
June 20, 1964 Bavarian State Opera (Munich)
Abe Polakoff, Tonio
Heinrich Bender, Conductor


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"Il balen del suo sorriso.."
Il Trovatore
; July 9, 1965; Cincinnati Summer Festival;
Abe Polakoff, Di Luna
​Ottavio Ziino, Conductor​



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Doge's Aria -
"Eccomi solo alfine....O vecchio cor"
I Due Foscari (Der Doge von Venedig)
November 10, 1964; Deutsche Oper Am Rhein - Düsseldorf
Francesco Foscari, Doge di Venezia:  Abe Polakoff
Conductor:  Alberto Erede


                                                                                                                           
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Grand Finale

I Due Foscari (Der Doge von Venedig)
November 10, 1964; Deutsche Oper Am Rhein - Düsseldorf
Francesco Foscari, Doge di Venezia:  Abe Polakoff
Jacopo Foscari:  William Olvis
Lucrezia:  Anna Green
Pisana:  L. Brockhaus
Loredano:  Neagu
Barbarigo:  Hans Rietjens

Conductor: Alberto Erede
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"Alla vita che t'arride..."  Un Ballo in Maschera 
(Ein Maskenball); June 18, 1963 Opernhaus Zürich
Abe Polakoff, Renato
​Nello Santi, Conductor

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Scintille diamant (Die Spiegelarie)
Tales of Hoffmann, (Hoffmans Erzählungen)

December 14, 1963; Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf
Abe Polakoff, Dapertutto
Carlos Kleiber, Conductor

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​"Udiste? Come albeggi...Mira, di acerbe lagrime"
(Soprano-Baritone Duet)
Il Trovatore;  July 9, 1965; Cincinnati Summer Festival
Abe Polakoff, Di Luna; Martina Arroyo, Leonora

 Ottavio Ziino, Conductor
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Doge, Lucrezia Duet - "Figlia t'avanza... Che far mi resta..."
I Due Foscari (Der Doge von Venedig)
November 10, 1964; Deutsche Oper Am Rhein - Düsseldorf
Francesco Foscari, Doge di Venezia:  Abe Polakoff
Lucrezia:  Anna Green

Conductor:  Alberto Erede

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"Di Provenza il mar.." 
La Traviata; September 16, 1988
Shubert Theatre
New Haven, Connecticut

Abe Polakoff, Giorgio Germont
Martin Thompson, Alfredo Germont
Anton Coppola, Conductor
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Prologue 
I Pagliacci
July 15, 1966; Cincinnati Opera Festival
Abe Polakoff: Tonio
Erich Kunzel: Conductor



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Die Fledermaus
Dr. Falke Excerpt #1 of 2
Johann Strauss Jr. - Haffner/R. Genée
Metropolitan Opera, New York, Central Park; June 26, 1973
In Concert, In English:  Translation by Dietz, Kanin
Jan Behr:  Conductor

Dr. Falke: Abe Polakoff
Eisenstein:  Robert Goodloe
Prince Orlofsky:  Kitty Carlisle

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"Madamigella Valéry...pura siccome un angelo"
La Traviata; September 16, 1988
Shubert Theatre
New Haven, Connecticut
Abe Polakoff, Giorgio Germont
Roberta Peters
, Violetta Valéry
Anton Coppola, Conductor
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Die Fledermaus
Dr. Falke Excerpt #2 of 2
Johann Strauss Jr. - Haffner/R. Genée
Metropolitan Opera, New York, Central Park; June 26, 1973
In Concert, In English:  Translation by Dietz, Kanin
Jan Behr:  Conductor
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Dr. Falke: Abe Polakoff                   Alfred: John Stewart
Rosalinde:  Anna Moffo                   Prince Orlofsky:  Kitty Carlisle
Eisenstein:  Robert Goodloe             Dr. Blind:  Nico Castel
Adele:  Roberta Peters                      Frank:  Arthur Thompson
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      • Un Ballo In Maschera
      • Die Fledermaus
      • I Pagliacci
      • La Traviata (1988)
      • Il Trovatore
    • Miscellaneous Recordings >
      • Brahms Requiem
      • Tales of Hoffmann (Venice Act)
      • La Traviata Acts 2 & 3 (1965)
      • I Pagliacci Excerpts
  • I Due Foscari
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    • I Due Foscari - Six Complete Recordings
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