The Voice of the Century

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1Casta Diva (Norma)
producer:
Walter Jellinek and Walter Legge
editor:
Jennifer Howells
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
soprano vocals [Norma]:
Maria Callas (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
balance engineer:
Robert Gooch
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1961)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro) (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini5:40
2Come per me sereno (La sonnambula)Vincenzo Bellini5:50
3Una voce poco fa (Il barbiere di Siviglia)
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (from 1957-02-07 until 1957-02-14)
baritone vocals:
Tito Gobbi (from 1957-02-07 until 1957-02-14)
soprano vocals [Rosina]:
Maria Callas (from 1957-02-07 until 1957-02-14)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (from 1957-02-07 until 1957-02-14)
conductor:
Alceo Galliera (from 1957-02-07 until 1957-02-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1958)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1957-02-07 until 1957-02-14)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°5a. Cavatina “Una voce poco fa” … “Io sono docile” (Rosina) (from 1957-02-07 until 1957-02-14)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini6:26
4Regnava nel silenzio (Lucia di Lammermoor)
recorded in:
Firenze, Firenze, Toscana, Italy (in 1953)
choir vocals:
Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (in 1953)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Alisa]:
Anna Maria Canali (in 1953, from 1953-01 until 1953-02, from 1953-01-29 until 1953-02-06)
soprano vocals [Lucia]:
Maria Callas (in 1953, from 1953-01 until 1953-02, from 1953-01-29 until 1953-02-06)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (in 1953, from 1953-01 until 1953-02, from 1953-01-29 until 1953-02-06)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (in 1953, from 1953-01 until 1953-02, from 1953-01-29 until 1953-02-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1954)
recorded at:
Teatro comunale in Firenze, Firenze, Toscana, Italy (from 1953-01-29 until 1953-02-06)
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, Scena 2. (no. 3b) “Regnava nel silenzio” (Lucia, Alisa) (from 1953-01-29 until 1953-02-06)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, Scena 2. (no. 3c) Stretta “Quando rapito in estasi” (Lucia, Alisa) (from 1953-01-29 until 1953-02-06)
lyricist:
Salvadore Cammarano
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, Scena 2. (no. 3b) “Regnava nel silenzio” (Lucia, Alisa) (from 1953-01 until 1953-02)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, Scena 2. (no. 3b) “Regnava nel silenzio” (Lucia, Alisa) (in 1953)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, Scena 2. (no. 3b) “Regnava nel silenzio” (Lucia, Alisa) (in 1953)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, Scena 2. (no. 3c) Stretta “Quando rapito in estasi” (Lucia, Alisa) (in 1953)
lyricist:
Salvadore Cammarano
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti8:08
5Caro nome (Rigoletto)
recorded in:
Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
producer:
Walter Legge
baritone vocals [Marullo]:
William Dickie (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
bass vocals [Il conte di Ceprano]:
Carlo Forti (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (in 1955, from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Maria Callas (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
tenor vocals [Borsa]:
Renato Ercolani (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1956)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. N°6 Aria & scena “Gualtier Maldè! … Caro nome” (Gilda, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
lyricist and librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi7:37
6È strano...Ah fors'è lui...Sempre libera (La traviata)Giuseppe Verdi9:52
7Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì (La bohème)
producer:
Walter Jellinek and Walter Legge
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd.
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 7. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì) (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-18)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 7. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì) (from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:51
8Donde lieta uscì (Mimì's Farewell/Adieu de Mimì) (La bohème)
producer:
Walter Legge
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-21)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-21)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-21)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1954)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-21)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto III. no. 18. “Donde lieta uscì” (Mimì) (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-21)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto III. La Barriera d'Enfer (La bohème: Act III, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini3:23
9Un bel dì vedremo (Madama Butterfly)
producer:
Walter Jellinek and Walter Legge
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd.
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly) (from 1954-09-15 until 1954-09-18)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly) (from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:40
10Vissi d'arte (Tosca)
producer:
Walter Legge
soprano vocals [Floria Tosca]:
Maria Callas (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
IDOL (in 2013)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:20
11In questa reggia (Turandot)Giacomo Puccini6:30
12Ebben? ne andrò lontana (La Wally)
producer:
Walter Legge
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1955)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani
librettist:
Luigi Illica (in 1892)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally) (from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani
librettist:
Luigi Illica (in 1892)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
Alfredo Catalani4:58
13La Mamma morta (Andrea Chènier)
producer:
Walter Legge
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1955)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III. “La mamma morta” (Maddalena, Gérard) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18)
composer:
Umberto Giordano
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Edoardo Sonzogno Ltd. and MCPS
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III. “La mamma morta” (Maddalena, Gérard) (from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
composer:
Umberto Giordano
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Edoardo Sonzogno Ltd. and MCPS
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III
Umberto Giordano4:53
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1J'ai perdu mon Eurydice (Orphée et Eurydice)Christoph Willibald Gluck4:25
2Divinités du Styx (Alceste)
producer:
Walter Legge
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion Française (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
balance engineer:
Francis Dillnutt
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
recording of:
Alceste, Wq. 44 : Acte I. Air « Divinités du Styx » (Alceste) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
translator:
François Louis Gaud Lebland du Roullet
part of:
Alceste, Wq. 44 : Acte I
recording of:
Alceste, Wq. 44 : Acte I. Air « Divinités du Styx » (Alceste) (from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
translator:
François Louis Gaud Lebland du Roullet
part of:
Alceste, Wq. 44 : Acte I
Christoph Willibald Gluck4:26
3Ombra leggiera (Dinorah)Giacomo Meyerbeer5:49
4Ah! Je veux vivre (Roméo et Juliette)Charles‐François Gounod3:41
5Ah! Je ris (Faust)Charles‐François Gounod6:17
6Dov'e L'indiana bruna? (Lakmé)Léo Delibes8:11
7Printemps qui commence (Samson et Dalila)Camille Saint‐Saëns5:17
8Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix (Samson et Dalila)Camille Saint‐Saëns5:19
9Comme autrefois (Les Pecheurs de perles)Georges Bizet6:02
10L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Carmen)
producer:
Michel Glotz
editor:
Jennifer Howells
choir vocals:
Chœurs René Duclos (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Maria Callas (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas
vocals:
Maria Callas
orchestra:
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1964)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
composer:
Georges Bizet
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:22
11Les tringles des sistres tintaient (Carmen)
producer:
Michel Glotz
mezzo-soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Maria Callas (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mercédès]:
Jane Berbié (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
soprano vocals [Frasquita]:
Nadine Sautereau (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
orchestra:
Orchestre du Théâtre national de l’Opéra (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1964)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 12 Chanson bohème « Les tringles des sistres tintaient » (Frasquita, Mercédès, Carmen) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
composer:
Georges Bizet
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet4:24
12Pleurez mes yeux (Le Cid)Jules Massenet6:08
13Adieu, notre petite table (Manon)Jules Massenet3:23
14Depuis le jour (Louise)Gustave Charpentier4:42