Manon Lescaut
Petrella had a beautiful spinto voice, combined with an explosive dramatic temperament, and she was compared to the great Italian actress Eleonora Duse. In the early 1950s, she made several recordings with Cetra, notably; "Manon Lescaut", "Madama Butterfly", "Il tabarro", "L'amore dei tre re", "Zazà", and for Decca, she recorded "Pagliacci". She also appeared on Italian television productions of "Manon Lescaut" and "Il tabarro", in 1956.