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
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1Il Trovatore: Atto III, Scena 1. "Or co' dadi, ma fra poco" (Coro/Ferrando)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
bass vocals [Ferrando]:
Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 1. “Or co' dadi, ma fra poco” (soldati, Ferrando) (“Soldier's Chorus”) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi4:29
2Il Trovatore: Atto III, Scena 1. "In braccio al mio rival!"
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
baritone vocals [Conte]:
Rolando Panerai (baritone) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
bass vocals [Ferrando]:
Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Azucena]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 1. “In braccio al mio rival!” (Conte Luna, Ferrando, Azucena, soldati) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi2:12
3Il Trovatore: Atto III, Scena 1. "Giorni poveri vivea"
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
baritone vocals [Conte]:
Rolando Panerai (baritone) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
bass vocals [Ferrando]:
Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Azucena]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 1. “Giorni poveri vivea” (Azucena, Ferrando, Conte Luna, soldati) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi3:08
4Il Trovatore: Atto III, Scena 1. "Deh! rallentate, o barbari" (Conte/Ferrando/Coro/Azucena)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
baritone vocals [Conte]:
Rolando Panerai (baritone) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
bass vocals [Ferrando]:
Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Azucena]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 1. “Deh! rallentate, o barbari” (Azucena, Ferrando, Conte Luna, soldati) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi2:07
5Il Trovatore: Atto III, Scena 1. "Quale d'armi fragor" (Leonora/Manrico)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Quale d'armi fragor poc' anzi intesi?” (Leonora, Manrico) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi2:02
6Il Trovatore: Atto III, Scena 1. "Ah sì, ben mio, coll'essere io tuo" (Manrico)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Ah si, ben mio, coll'essere io tuo” (Manrico) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi2:53
7Il Trovatore: Atto III, Scena 1. "L'onda de' suoni mistici pura discenda al cor!" (Leonora/Manrico/Ruiz)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
tenor vocals [Ruiz]:
Renato Ercolani (tenor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “L'onda de' suoni mistici pura discenda al cor!… Manrico? … Che” (Leonora, Manrico, Ruiz) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi1:29
8Il Trovatore: Atto III, Scena 1. "Di quella pira, l'orrendo foco" (Manrico/Leonora/Ruiz/Coro)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
tenor vocals [Ruiz]:
Renato Ercolani (tenor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi3:21
9Il Trovatore: Atto IV, Scena 1. "Siam giunti; ecco la torre" (Ruiz/Leonora)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
tenor vocals [Ruiz]:
Renato Ercolani (tenor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 1. “Siam giunti; ecco la torre” … “Vanne, lasciami” (Ruiz, Leonora) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi3:06
10Il Trovatore: Atto IV, Scena 1. "D'amor sull'ali rosee" (Leonora)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
editor:
Jennifer Howells
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 1. “D’amor sull’ali rosee” (Leonora) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi4:02
11Il Trovatore: Atto IV, Scena 1. "Misere... Quel suon, quelle preci" (Coro/Leonora/Manrico)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 1. “Miserere d’un’alma già vicina” ... “Quel suon, quelle preci” (Leonora, Manrico, coro) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi4:54
12Il Trovatore: Atto IV, Scena 1. "Di te, di te scordarmi! Tu vedrai che amore in terra" (Leonora)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 1. “Di te! Di te! scordami di te” (Leonora) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi2:33
13Il Trovatore: Atto IV, Scena 1. "Udiste?"
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
baritone vocals [Conte]:
Rolando Panerai (baritone) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 1. “Udiste? Come albeggi, la scure al figlio” … “Qual voce” (Conte Luna, Leonora) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi1:47
14Il Trovatore: Atto IV, Scena 1. "Mira, d'acerbe lagrime"
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
baritone vocals [Conte]:
Rolando Panerai (baritone) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 1. “Mira, d'acerbe lagrime“ (Leonora, Conte Luna) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi2:19
15Il Trovatore: Atto IV, Scena 1. "Conte!... Né basti!"
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
baritone vocals [Conte]:
Rolando Panerai (baritone) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 1. “Conte” … “Nè basti” (Leonora, Conte Luna) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi1:14
16Il Trovatore: Atto IV, Scena 1. "Colui vivrà... Vivrà! contende il giubilo" (Conte/Leonora)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
baritone vocals [Conte]:
Rolando Panerai (baritone) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 1. “Vivrà, contende il giubilo” (Leonora, Conte Luna) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi2:25
17Il Trovatore: Atto IV, Scena 2. "Madre, non dormi?"
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Azucena]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
live recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 2. “Madre, non dormi?” … “Un giorno …” (Manrico, Azucena) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 2. “Madre, non dormi?” … “Un giorno …” (Manrico, Azucena) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi5:29
18Il Trovatore: Atto IV, Scena 2. "Sì, la stanchezza m'opprime"
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Azucena]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 2. “Se m'ami ancor” … “Si, la stanchezza m'opprime” (Manrico, Azucena) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi1:19
19Il Trovatore: Atto IV, Scena 2. "Ai nostri monti ritorneremo" (Azucena/Manrico)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Azucena]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 2. “Ai nostri monti ritorneremo” (Azucena, Manrico) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi2:04
20Il Trovatore: Atto IV, Scena 2. "Che! Non m'inganna" (Manrico/Leonora)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
baritone vocals:
Rolando Panerai (baritone) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 2. “Che! Non m’inganna quel fioco lume?” (Manrico, Leonora, Azucena, Conte Luna) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi1:08
21Il Trovatore: Atto IV, Scena 2. "Parlar non vuoi?... Ha quest'infame l'amor venduto" (Manrico/Leonora/Azucena)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Azucena]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 2. "Parlar non vuoi?" ... "Ha quest'infame l'amor venduto" (Manrico, Leonora) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi3:01
22Il Trovatore: Atto IV, Scena 2. "Ti scosta!" (Manrico/Leonora)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 2. “Ti scosta” (Manrico, Leonora) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi1:06
23Il Trovatore: Atto IV, Scena 2. "Prima che d'altri vivere" (Leonora/Manrico/Conte/Azucena)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
baritone vocals [Conte]:
Rolando Panerai (baritone) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Azucena]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 2. “Prima che d'altri vivere” (Manrico, Leonora, Azucena, Conte Luna) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi3:34
▶ 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
▶ 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

Credits

Release Group

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)