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
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1Il Trovatore: Atto I, Scena 1. "All'erta! All'erta!"
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 I, scena 1. “All'erta! All'erta!” (Ferrando, retainers, soldiers) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto I. Il duello
Giuseppe Verdi3:03
2Il Trovatore: Atto I, Scena 1. "Di due figli vivea padre beato"
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 I, scena 1. “Di due figli vivea padre beato” (Ferrando, retainers, soldiers) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto I. Il duello
Giuseppe Verdi0:45
3Il Trovatore: Atto I, Scena 1. "Abbietta zingara, fosca vegliarda!"
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
bass vocals:
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 I, scena 1. “Abbietta zingara, fosca vegliarda!” (Ferrando, retainers, soldiers) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto I. Il duello
Giuseppe Verdi3:35
4Il Trovatore: Atto I, Scena 1. "Brevi e tristi giorni visse"
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 I, scena 1. “E il padre? – Brevi e tristi giorni visse” (Ferrando, retainers, soldiers) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto I. Il duello
Giuseppe Verdi1:57
5Il Trovatore: Atto I, Scena 1. "Sull'orlo dei tetti" (Ferrando/Coro)
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 I, scena 1. “Sull'orlo dei tetti” (Ferrando, retainers, soldiers) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto I. Il duello
Giuseppe Verdi1:21
6Il Trovatore: Atto I, Scena 2. "Che più t'arresti?" (Ines/Leonora)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
soprano vocals [Ines]:
Luisa Villa (mezzo-soprano) (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 I, scena 2. “Che più t'arresti?” (Ines, 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 I. Il duello
Giuseppe Verdi2:17
7Il Trovatore: Atto I, Scena 2. "Tacea la notte placida" (Leonora)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
baritone vocals:
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 I, scena 2. “Tace la notte!” (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 I. Il duello
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto I, scena 2. “Tacea la notte placida!” (Leonora, Ines) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto I. Il duello
Giuseppe Verdi3:34
8Il Trovatore: Atto I, Scena 2. "Quanto narrasti di turbamento m'ha piena l'alma!" (Ines/Leonora)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
soprano vocals [Ines]:
Luisa Villa (mezzo-soprano) (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 I, scena 2. “Quanto narrasti di turbamento” (Ines, Leonora) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto I. Il duello
Giuseppe Verdi0:50
9Il Trovatore: Atto I, Scena 2. "Di tale amor" (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 I, scena 2. “Di tale amor, che dirsi” (Leonora, Ines) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto I. Il duello
Giuseppe Verdi1:41
10Il Trovatore: Atto I, Scena 2. "Tace la notte!" (Conte)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
baritone vocals [Conte]:
Rolando Panerai (baritone) (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 I, scena 2. “Tace la notte!” (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 I. Il duello
Giuseppe Verdi1:49
11Il Trovatore: Atto I, Scena 2. "Il trovator! Io fremo!... Deserto sulla terra" (Conte/Manrico)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
baritone vocals [Conte]:
Rolando Panerai (baritone) (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 I, scena 2. “Il Trovator! lo fremo!” ... “Deserto sulla terra” (Manrico, 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 I. Il duello
Giuseppe Verdi1:45
12Il Trovatore: Atto I, Scena 2. "Anima mia!... Più dell'usato"
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)
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 I, scena 2. “Anima mia!” ... “Piu dell'usato” (Leonora, Manrico, Conte Luna) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto I. Il duello
Giuseppe Verdi1:59
13Il Trovatore: Atto I, Scena 2. "Di geloso amor sprezzato" (Conte/Leonora/Manrico)
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)
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 I, scena 2. “Di geloso amor sprezzato” (Conte Luna, 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 I. Il duello
Giuseppe Verdi2:41
14Il Trovatore: Atto II, Scena 1. "Vedi! le fosche notturne" (Coro delle incudini)
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)
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 II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil 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 II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi2:59
15Il Trovatore: Atto II, Scena 1. "Stride la vampa!" (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)
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 II, scena 1. “Stride la vampa!” (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 II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi2:41
16Il Trovatore: Atto II, Scena 1. "Mesta è la tua canzon!" (Coro/Azucena/Manrico/Zingaro)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
bass vocals [Zingaro]:
Giulio Mauri (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)
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 II, scena 1. “Mesta è la tua canzon!” (zingari, Azucena, Manrico, uno zingaro) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi2:02
17Il Trovatore: Atto II, Scena 1. "Soli or siamo"
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 II, scena 1. “Soli or siamo” (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 II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi1:01
18Il Trovatore: Atto II, Scena 1. "Condotta ell'era in ceppi"
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 II, scena 1. “Condotta ell'era in ceppi” (Azucena, 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 II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi4:51
19Il Trovatore: Atto II, Scena 1. "Non son tuo figlio!"
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 II, scena 1. “Non son tuo figlio?” (Manrico, Azucena) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi2:28
20Il Trovatore: Atto II, Scena 1. "Mal reggendo all'aspro assalto" (Manrico/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)
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 II, scena 1. “Mal reggendo all'aspro assalto” (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 II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi3:09
21Il Trovatore: Atto II, Scena 1. "L'usato messo Ruiz invia!... Mi vendica!" (Manrico/Azucena/Messo)
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)
tenor vocals [Messo]:
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 II, scena 1. “L'usato messo Ruiz invia!” ... “Mi vendica!” (Manrico, Azucena) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi1:26
22Il Trovatore: Atto II, Scena 1. "Perigliarti ancor languente" (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 II, scena 1. “Perigliarti ancor languente” (Azucena, 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 II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi2:30
23Il Trovatore: Atto II, Scena 2. "Tutto è deserto" (Conte/Ferrando)
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)
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 II, scena 2. “Tutto è deserto” (Conte Luna, Ferrando) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi1:34
24Il Trovatore: Atto II, Scena 2. "Il balen del suo sorriso" (Conte)
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)
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 II, Scena 2. “Il balen del suo sorriso” (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 II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi3:15
25Il Trovatore: Atto II, Scena 2. "Qual suono! Oh ciel!"
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)
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 II, scena 2. “Qual suono! Oh ciel” (Conte Luna, Ferrando, retainers) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi0:50
26Il Trovatore: Atto II, Scena 2. "Per me ora fatale"
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)
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 II, scena 2. “Per me ora fatale” (Conte Luna, Ferrando, retainers) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi2:51
27Il Trovatore: Atto II, Scena 2. "Ah! se l'error t'ingombra" (Conte/Ferrando/Coro)
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)
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 II, scena 2. “Ah! se l'error t'ingombra” (nuns, Conte Luna, Ferrando, retainers) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi2:01
28Il Trovatore: Atto II, Scena 2. "Perché piangete?... O dolci amiche" (Leonora/Ines/Conte/Coro)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
baritone vocals [Conte]:
Rolando Panerai (baritone) (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 [Ines]:
Luisa Villa (mezzo-soprano) (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 II, scena 2. “Perché piangete” ... “O dolci amiche” (Leonora, Ines, Conte Luna, nuns) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi2:17
29Il Trovatore: Atto II, Scena 2. "E deggio e posso crederlo?" (Leonora/Conte/Manrico/Ines/Coro/Ferrando/Ruiz)
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)
soprano vocals [Ines]:
Luisa Villa (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)
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 II, scena 2. “E deggio, e posso crederlo?” (Leonora, Conte Luna, Manrico, Ines, Ferrando, Ruiz, nuns, soldiers) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi4:46
▶ 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
▶ 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)