Remastered: The Complete Studio Recordings (1949-1969)

~ Release by Maria Callas (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

CD 1: The First Recordings
CD 2: La Gioconda: Act 1
CD 3: La Gioconda: Act 2
CD 4: La Gioconda: Acts 3 & 4
CD 5: Lucia di Lammermoor: Act 1
CD 6: Lucia di Lammermoor: Acts 2 & 3
CD 7: I puritani: Act 1
CD 8: I puritani: Acts 2 & 3
CD 9: Cavalleria rusticana
CD 10: Tosca: Act 1
CD 11: Tosca: Acts 2 & 3
CD 12: La traviata: Act 1 · Act 2, Scene 1
CD 13: La traviata: Act 2, Scene 2 · Act 3
CD 14: Norma: Act 1, Scene 1
CD 15: Norma: Act 1, Scene 2
CD 16: Norma: Act 2
CD 17: Pagliacci
CD 18: La forza del destino: Acts 1 & 2
CD 19: La forza del destino: Act 3
CD 20: La forza del destino: Act 4
CD 21: Il turco in Italia: Act 1
CD 22: Il turco in Italia: Act 2
CD 23: Puccini Arias
CD 24: Lyric and Coloratura Arias
CD 25: Callas at La Scala
CD 26: Madama Butterfly: Act 1 · Act 2 beginning
CD 27: Madama Butterfly: Act 2 conclusion
CD 28: Aida: Acts 1 & 2
CD 29: Aida: Acts 3 & 4
CD 30: Rigoletto: Act 1
CD 31: Rigoletto: Acts 2 & 3
CD 32: Il trovatore: Acts 1 & 2
CD 33: Il trovatore: Acts 3 & 4
CD 34: La bohème: Acts 1 & 2
CD 35: La bohème: Acts 3 & 4
CD 36: Un ballo in maschera: Act 1 · Act 2 beginning
CD 37: Un ballo in maschera: Act 2 conclusion · Act 3
CD 38: Il barbiere di Siviglia: Act 1 beginning
CD 39: Il barbiere di Siviglia: Act 1 conclusion · Act 2
CD 40: La sonnambula: Act 1
CD 41: La sonnambula: Act 2
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1La Sonnambula: Act II, Scene I. "Qui la selva è più folta ed ombrosa" (Coro)Vincenzo Bellini5:55
2La Sonnambula: Act II, Scene I. "Reggimi, oh buona madre" (Amina, Teresa)
recorded in:
Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1957-03)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Teresa]:
Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Amina]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
La sonnambula: Atto II, scena 1: Scena ed aria “Reggimi, o buona madre” (Amina, Teresa)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Felice Romani
part of:
La sonnambula: Atto II
Vincenzo Bellini4:35
3La Sonnambula: Act II, Scene I. "Vedi, oh madre… è afflitto e mesto" (Amina, Elvino)
recorded in:
Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1957-03)
soprano vocals [Amina]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1957-03)
tenor vocals [Elvino]:
Nicola Monti (tenor) (in 1957-03)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (in 1957-03)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (in 1957-03)
recording of:
La sonnambula: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi, oh madre… E afflitto e mesto” (Amina, Elvino) (in 1957-03)
lyricist:
Felice Romani
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
part of:
La sonnambula: Atto II
Vincenzo Bellini3:25
4La Sonnambula: Act II, Scene I. "Viva il Conte!" (Voci lontane, Elvino, Amina, Teresa, Coro)
recorded in:
Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1957-03)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
mezzo-soprano vocals [Teresa]:
Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Eugenia Ratti (soprano)
soprano vocals [Amina]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
tenor vocals [Elvino]:
Nicola Monti (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
La sonnambula: Atto II, scena 1. “Viva il Conte!” (Voci lontane, Elvino, Amina, Teresa, Coro)
lyricist:
Felice Romani
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
part of:
La sonnambula: Atto II
Vincenzo Bellini1:28
5La Sonnambula: Act II, Scene I. "Ah! Perché non posso odiarti" (Elvino, Teresa, Coro)
recorded in:
Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1957-03)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (in 1957-03)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Teresa]:
Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo-soprano) (in 1957-03)
tenor vocals [Elvino]:
Nicola Monti (tenor) (in 1957-03)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (in 1957-03)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (in 1957-03)
recording of:
La sonnambula: Atto II, scena 1. “Ah! Perché non posso odiarti” (Elvino, Teresa, Coro) (in 1957-03)
lyricist:
Felice Romani
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
part of:
La sonnambula: Atto II
Vincenzo Bellini1:57
6La Sonnambula: Act II, Scene II. "E fia pur vero, Elvino" (Lisa, Elvino, Rodolfo, Alessio, Tutti)
recorded in:
Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1957-03)
bass vocals [Alessio]:
Giuseppe Morresi (operatic bass)
bass vocals [Rodolfo]:
Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
soprano vocals [Lisa]:
Eugenia Ratti (soprano)
tenor vocals [Elvino]:
Nicola Monti (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
La sonnambula: Atto II, scena 2. Quartetto “E fia pur vero, Elvino” (Lisa, Elvino, Rodolfo, Alessio)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Felice Romani
part of:
La sonnambula: Atto II
Vincenzo Bellini1:56
7La Sonnambula: Act II, Scene II. "Signor Conte, agli occhi miei" (Elvino, Rodolfo, Coro, Lisa, Teresa)
recorded in:
Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1957-03)
bass vocals [Rodolfo]:
Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass) (in 1957-03)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (in 1957-03)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Teresa]:
Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo-soprano) (in 1957-03)
soprano vocals [Lisa]:
Eugenia Ratti (soprano) (in 1957-03)
tenor vocals [Elvino]:
Nicola Monti (tenor) (in 1957-03)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (in 1957-03)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (in 1957-03)
recording of:
La sonnambula: Atto II, scena 2. “Signor Conte, agli occhi miei” (Elvino, Rodolfo, Coro, Lisa, Teresa) (in 1957-03)
lyricist:
Felice Romani
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
part of:
La sonnambula: Atto II
Vincenzo Bellini4:36
8La Sonnambula: Act II, Scene II. "Signor?… Che creder deggio?" (Elvino, Rodolfo, Teresa, Coro)
recorded in:
Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1957-03)
bass vocals [Rodolfo]:
Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
mezzo-soprano vocals [Teresa]:
Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo-soprano)
tenor vocals [Elvino]:
Nicola Monti (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
La sonnambula: Atto II, scena 2: Scena ed aria, finale “Signor? Che creder deggio?” (Elvino, Rodolfo, Teresa, Coro)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Felice Romani
part of:
La sonnambula: Atto II
Vincenzo Bellini2:43
9La Sonnambula: Act II, Scene II. "Oh! Se una volta sola" (Amina, Rodolfo, Teresa, Tutti)
recorded in:
Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1957-03)
bass vocals [Rodolfo]:
Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass) (in 1957-03)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (in 1957-03)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Teresa]:
Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo-soprano) (in 1957-03)
soprano vocals [Amina]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1957-03)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (in 1957-03)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (in 1957-03)
recording of:
La sonnambula: Atto II, scena 2. “Ah! Se una volta solo rivederlo potessi” (Amina, Rodolfo, Teresa, Tutti) (in 1957-03)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Felice Romani
part of:
La sonnambula: Atto II
Vincenzo Bellini5:33
10La Sonnambula: Act II, Scene II. "Ah! Non credea mirarti" (Amina, Elvino)
recorded in:
Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1957-03)
soprano vocals [Amina]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1957-03)
tenor vocals [Elvino]:
Nicola Monti (tenor) (in 1957-03)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (in 1957-03)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (in 1957-03)
recording of:
La sonnambula: Atto II, scena 2. “Ah! Non credea mirarti” (Amina, Elvino) (in 1957-03)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Felice Romani
part of:
La sonnambula: Atto II
Vincenzo Bellini4:44
11La Sonnambula: Act II, Scene II. "No, più non reggo" (Elvino, Amina, Rodolfo, Coro)
recorded in:
Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1957-03)
bass vocals [Rodolfo]:
Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
soprano vocals [Amina]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
tenor vocals [Elvino]:
Nicola Monti (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
La sonnambula: Atto II, scena 2. “No, più non reggo” (Elvino, Amina, Rodolfo, Coro)
lyricist:
Felice Romani
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
part of:
La sonnambula: Atto II
Vincenzo Bellini2:15
12La Sonnambula: Act II, Scene II. "Ah! Non giunge uman pensiero" (Amina, Tutti)
recorded in:
Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1957-03)
bass vocals [Rodolfo]:
Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass) (in 1957-03)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (in 1957-03)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Teresa]:
Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo-soprano) (in 1957-03)
soprano vocals [Amina]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1957-03)
soprano vocals [Lisa]:
Eugenia Ratti (soprano) (in 1957-03)
tenor vocals [Elvino]:
Nicola Monti (tenor) (in 1957-03)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (in 1957-03)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (in 1957-03)
recording of:
La sonnambula: Atto II, scena 2. “Ah! Non giunge uman pensiero” (Amina, tutti) (in 1957-03)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Felice Romani
part of:
La sonnambula: Atto II
Vincenzo Bellini4:12
CD 42: Turandot: Acts 1 & 2
CD 43: Turandot: Act 3
CD 44: Manon Lescaut: Acts 1 & 2
CD 45: Manon Lescaut: Acts 3 & 4
CD 46: Medea: Act 1
CD 47: Medea: Acts 2 & 3
CD 48: Verdi Arias I
CD 49: Mad Scenes
CD 50: Lucia di Lammermoor: Act 1
CD 51: Lucia di Lammermoor: Acts 2 & 3
CD 52: La Gioconda: Act 1
CD 53: La Gioconda: Act 2
CD 54: La Gioconda: Acts 3 & 4
CD 55: Norma: Act 1 beginning
CD 56: Norma: Act 1 conclusion
CD 57: Norma: Act 2
CD 58: Callas à Paris I
CD 59: Callas à Paris II
CD 60: Mozart, Beethoven & Weber
CD 61: Verdi Arias II
CD 62: Rossini & Donizetti Arias
CD 63: Carmen: Act 1 · Act 2 beginning
CD 64: Carmen: Act 2 conclusion · Acts 3 & 4
CD 65: Tosca: Act 1
CD 66: Tosca: Acts 2 & 3
CD 67: Verdi Arias III
CD 68: The Callas Rarites 1953-61
CD 69: The Callas Rarities 1962-69
Data CD 70: Libretti

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includes:Aida (1955 studio cast) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Callas à Paris (Album II) by Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Georges Prêtre (conductor)
Callas à Paris I by Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française (RTF / ORTF / Radio France), Georges Prêtre (conductor)
Callas at La Scala by Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Callas sings Rossini and Donizetti Arias by Rossini (composer), Donizetti (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Nicola Rescigno (conductor)
Callas Sings Verdi Arias by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Nicola Rescigno (conductor)
Carmen (1964 studio cast) by Bizet (composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Andréa Guiot (soprano), Robert Massard (baritone), Chœurs René Duclos, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris, Georges Prêtre (conductor)
Cavalleria rusticana (1953 EMI recording) by Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor); Maria Callas (soprano) - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin (conductor)
I puritani (1953 Milan studio cast) by Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor), Nicola Rossi‐Lemeni (operatic bass), Rolando Panerai (baritone), Coro & Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Il barbiere di Siviglia (1957 studio recording) by Rossini (composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Tito Gobbi (baritone), Alva (tenor), Carturan (mezzo-soprano), Ollendorff (operatic bass), Zaccaria (operatic bass), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) & Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977), Alceo Galliera (organist, conductor and composer)
Il trovatore (1956 recording) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor), Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano), Rolando Panerai (baritone), Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Il turco in Italia (1954 studio cast) by Gioachino Rossini (composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Nicola Rossi‐Lemeni (operatic bass), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Mariano Stabile (baritone), Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor)
La bohème (1956 studio cast) by Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor), Rolando Panerai (baritone), Anna Moffo (soprano), Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Antonino Votto (conductor)
La forza del destino (1954 Milan recording) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Richard Tucker (tenor), Carlo Tagliabue (baritone), Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin (conductor)
La Gioconda (1959 recording) by Ponchielli (composer); Callas (soprano), Cossotto (mezzo-soprano), Companeez (mezzo-soprano / contralto), Vinco (operatic bass), Ferraro (tenor), Cappuccilli (baritone), Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Antonino Votto (conductor)
La Gioconda (1952 recording) by Amilcare Ponchielli (composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano), Giulio Neroni, Maria Amadini (mezzo-soprano), Gianni Poggi (tenor), Paolo Silveri, Piero Poldi, Armando Benzi (operatic tenor), Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI, Antonino Votto (conductor)
La sonnambula (1957 studio cast) by Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer); Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass), Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo-soprano), Maria Meneghini Callas (soprano), Eugenia Ratti (soprano), Nicola Monti (tenor), Giuseppe Morresi (operatic bass), Franco Ricciardi (Italian tenor), Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Antonino Votto (conductor)
La traviata (1953 studio recording) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Francesco Albanese (tenor), Ugo Savarese (Italian baritone), Coro Cetra, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI (formed in 1994, merging the four former RAI orchestras of Turin, Rome, Naples, and Milan), Gabriele Santini (conductor)
Lucia di Lammermoor (1959 London Recording) by Donizetti (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Ferruccio Tagliavini (tenor), Piero Cappuccilli (baritone), Bernard Ładysz (bass-baritone), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) and Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Lucia di Lammermoor (1953 Florence Recording) by Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Lyric and Coloratura Arias by Maria Callas (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Manon Lescaut (1957 studio cast) by Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor), Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Maria Meneghini Callas Sings Arias From Tristano e Isotta, Norma, I puritani by Wagner (composer), Bellini (Sicilian opera composer); Maria Meneghini Callas (soprano), Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI, Arturo Basile (Italian opera conductor)
Medea (1957 Milan recording) by Luigi Cherubini (composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Renata Scotto (operatic soprano), Miriam Pirazzini (mezzo soprano), Mirto Picchi (tenor), Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Mozart, Beethoven & Weber Arias by Mozart (classical composer), Beethoven (German composer), Weber (composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno (conductor)
Norma (1960 studio cast) by Bellini (Sicilian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Franco Corelli (tenor), Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass), Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Norma (1954 studio cast) by Bellini (Sicilian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Mario Filippeschi (tenor), Ebe Stignani (mezzo soprano), Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Pagliacci (1954 Scala cast) by Leoncavallo (composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor), Tito Gobbi (baritone), Rolando Panerai (baritone), Nicola Monti (tenor), Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Puccini Arias by Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Rigoletto (1955 studio cast) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor), Tito Gobbi (baritone), Maria Meneghini Callas (soprano), Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass), Adriana Lazzarini (mezzo-soprano), Giuse Gerbino (Italian mezzo-soprano), Plinio Clabassi (operatic bass), William Dickie (british bass-baritone), Renato Ercolani (tenor), Carlo Forti (operatic bass), Elvira Galassi (soprano / mezzo-soprano), Tullio Serafin (conductor), Norberto Mola (chorus master), L'Ente Autonomo del Teatro alla Scala
The Callas Rarities
Tosca (1964 studio cast) by Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Carlo Bergonzi (tenor), Tito Gobbi (baritone), Chœurs du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Georges Prêtre (conductor)
Turandot (1957 studio cast) by Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Eugenio Fernandi (tenor), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano), Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass), Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Un ballo in maschera (1956 studio cast) by Verdi (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor), Tito Gobbi (baritone), Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano), Eugenia Ratti (soprano), Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Antonino Votto (conductor)
Verdi Arias I by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976), Nicola Rescigno (conductor)
Verdi Arias III by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris, Nicola Rescigno (conductor)