Compil. US 1997 on EMI Classics label
Classical (Opera)
All tracks are live recordings from Maria Callas recital concerts, except track 1-1 taken from a 1935 US radio broadcast and sung by a certain Nina Foresti, pressumed to be a young Maria Callas under pseudonim (Callas herself never confirmed such an event). Tracks 1-1 & 1-2 : Recorded 7 IV.1935, Major Bowes Amateur Hour Broadcast. Track 1-2: Recorded 12 III.1951, RAI, Torino. Tracks 1-3, 1-4, 1-5 & 1-6: Recorded 18 II.1952, Studio Della RAI, Roma. Tracks 1-7, 1-8, 1-9 & 1-10: Recorded 27 XII.1954, Casino, San Remo. Track 2-1: Recorded 27 IX.1956, Studio della RAI, Milano. Track 2-2: Recorded 5 VIII.1957, Herodes Atticus Arena, Athens. Track 2-3, 2-4, 2-5 & 2-6: Recorded 11 VII.1959, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam. (P) 1997 Digital remastering EMI Records Ltd. (C) 1997 EMI Records Ltd. Comes with 48-pages booklet. Made in Holland. Printed in Holland.
Maria Callas voc, 1923-1977 GR soprano vocals, album by | |
Nina Foresti , vocals | |
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari , *1876 IT conductor | |
Orchestra Sinfonica Di Torino Della RAI , orchestra | |
Oliviero De Fabritiis , 1902-1982 IT conductor | |
Orchestra Sinfonica Di Roma Della RAI , orchestra | |
Alfredo Simonetto , IT conductor | |
Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Della RAI , orchestra | |
Antonino Votto , 1896-1985 IT conductor | |
Athens Festival Orchestra , orchestra | |
Nicola Rescigno voc, 1916-2008 US conductor | |
Concertgebouworkest , orchestra |
Andrew Walter remastered by |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration | |
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1 | Madama Butterfly: Un Bel Dì Vedremo | Maria Callas | Giacomo Puccini | 2:29 | |
2 | Deh! Torna Mio Bene | Maria Callas | Heinrich Proch | 5:45 | |
3 | Macbeth: Vieni! T' Affretta | Maria Callas | Giuseppe Verdi | 5:51 | |
4 | Lucia di Lammermoor: Il Dolce Suono... Ardon Gli Incensi | Maria Callas | Gaetano Donizetti | 12:23 | |
5 | Nabucco: Ben Io T' Invenni... Anch' Io Dischiuso Un Giorno | Maria Callas | Giuseppe Verdi | 8:05 | |
6 | Lakmè: Dov' E' L' Indiana Bruna? | Maria Callas | Léo Delibes | 7:32 | |
7 | Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail: Tutte Le Torture | Maria Callas | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 8:37 | |
8 | Dinorah: Ahime! Che Notte Oscura... Ombra Leggiera | Maria Callas | Giacomo Meyerbeer | 6:53 | |
9 | Louise Depuis Le Jour | Maria Callas | Gustave Charpentier | 6:01 | |
10 | Armida: D' Amore Al Dolce Impero | Maria Callas | Gioacchino Rossini | 5:03 | |
11 | Hamlet: Ai Vostri Giochi... Ed Ora A Voi | Maria Callas | Ambroise Thomas | 9:44 | |
12 | Tristan Und Isolde: Dolce E Calmo (Liebestod) | Maria Callas | Richard Wagner | 6:20 | |
13 | La Vestale: Tu Che Invoco | Maria Callas | Gaspare Spontini | 11:20 | |
14 | Ernani: Surta E' la Notte... Ernani, Ernani, Involami | Maria Callas | Giuseppe Verdi | 6:54 | |
15 | Don Carlo: Tu Che la Vanità | Maria Callas | Giuseppe Verdi | 11:22 | |
16 | Il Pirata: Oh, S' Io Potessi... | Maria Callas | Vincenzo Bellini | 9:34 | |
17 | Il Pirata: ... Col Sorriso D' Innocenza | Maria Callas | Vincenzo Bellini | 8:10 |
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