The Complete Studio Recordings 1949-1969

~ Release by Maria Callas (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
La traviata
Opera in three acts
Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave

Violetta Valéry: Maria Callas
Alfredo Germont: Francesco Albanese
Giorgio Germont: Ugo Savarese
Flora Bervoix: Ede Marietti Gandolfo
Annina: Ines Marietti
Gastone: Mariano Caruso
Il barone Douphol: Alberto Albertini
Il marchese d'Obigny: Mario Zorgniotti
Il dottore Grenvil: Mario Zorgniotti
Giuseppe: Tommaso Soley

Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI
conducted by
Gabriele Santini

Recorded: 09.1953, Studio del RAI, Torino
Digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios, London, by Ian Jones, 2007.


Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
I puritani
Opera in three acts
Libretto: Salvatore Cammarano after Walter Scott

Elvira: Maria Callas
Arturo: Giuseppe di Stefano
Riccardo: Rolando Panerai
Giorgio: Nicolas Rossi-Lemeni
Bruno: Angelo Mercuriali
Gualtiero Valton: Carlo Forti
Enrichetta: Aurora Cattelani

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano
Chorus master: Vittore Veneziani
conducted by
Tullio Serafin

Recorded: 24-30.03.1953, Basilica di Santa Eufemia, Milano
Digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios, London, by Allan Ramsay, 1997.


Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886)
La Gioconda
Opera in four acts
Libretto: Arrigo Boito

La Gioconda: Maria Callas
Laura Adorno: Fedora Barbieri
La Cieca: Maria Amadini
Alvise Badoero: Giulio Neri
Enzo Grimaldo: Gianni Poggi
Barnaba: Paolo Silveri
Zuane: Piero Poldi
Isepo: Armando Benzi

Orchestra di Torino della RAI
conducted by
Antonino Votto

Recorded: 6-10.09.1952, Auditorium della RAI, Turin
Digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios, London, by Simon Gibson, 2007.


This Release, which I'll call "Callas Complete disc 14", presently has two discIDs attached. I think one is misapplied, but I'm not sure yet. Here is what I found, in case it helps someone else take action. Or I'll get back to it.

  • discid 7eo7X_Y785lGlLUes3pe8VcB_8Q- corresponds to freedb id d90e9011, which has Artist "Bellini - T. Serafin - M. Callas - Coro E Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano" and year "1954". This doesn't sound like the person typing it was thinking about "Complete Callas disc 14". I'm guessing the freedb entry corresponds to a CD remaster of the original 1954 recording (a Release which appears not to be in MB).
  • discid CRnzd1GTzv600r4TukjyxjAOySQ- corresponds to freedb id ec0ea811, and there are no such entries. I'm guessing this is the correct discID for "Callas Complete disc 14". This is, by the way, a different remaster of the 1954 recording.

My theory is that these discIDs are for two different remasters of the same original 1954 LP recording. Thus they have the same number of tracks and very similar track times. That makes them easy to confuse.


Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
I puritani
Opera in three acts
Libretto: Salvatore Cammarano after Walter Scott

Elvira: Maria Callas
Arturo: Giuseppe di Stefano
Riccardo: Rolando Panerai
Giorgio: Nicolas Rossi-Lemeni
Bruno: Angelo Mercuriali
Gualtiero Valton: Carlo Forti
Enrichetta: Aurora Cattelani

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano
Chorus master: Vittore Veneziani
conducted by
Tullio Serafin

Recorded: 24-30.03.1953, Basilica di Santa Eufemia, Milano
Digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios, London, by Allan Ramsay, 1997.


Geatono Donizetti (1797-1848)
Lucia di Lammermoor
Opera in three acts
Libretto: Salvatore Cammarano after Walter Scott

Lucia: Maria Callas
Edgardo: Giuseppe di Stefano
Enrico: Tito Gobbi
Raimondo: Raffaele Arié
Arturo: Valiano Natali
Alisa: Anna Maria Canali
Zuane: Piero Poldi
Normanno: Gino Sarri

Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Florentino
Chorus master: Andrea Morosini
conducted by
Tullio Serafin

Recorded: 29 & 30.01.1953, 4 & 6.02.1953, Teatro Communale, Firenze
Digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios, London, by Andrew Walter, 2004.


Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Tosca
Opera in three acts
Libretto: Luigi Illica & Giuseppe Giacosa

Floria Tosca: Maria Callas
Mario Cavaradossi: Giuseppe di Stefano
Scarpia: Tito Gobbi
Cesare Angelotti: Franco Calabrese
Spoletta: Angelo Mercuriali
Sagrestano: Melchiorre Luise
Sciarrone / Un carceriere: Dario Caselli
Un pastore: Alvaro Cordova

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano
Chorus master: Vittore Veneziani
conducted by
Victor de Sabata

Recorded: 10-21.08.1953, Teatro alla Scala, Milano
Digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios, London, by Allan Ramsay, 2002.


Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Tosca
Opera in three acts
Libretto: Luigi Illica & Giuseppe Giacosa

Floria Tosca: Maria Callas
Mario Cavaradossi: Giuseppe di Stefano
Scarpia: Tito Gobbi
Cesare Angelotti: Franco Calabrese
Spoletta: Angelo Mercuriali
Sagrestano: Melchiorre Luise
Sciarrone / Un carceriere: Dario Caselli
Un pastore: Alvaro Cordova

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano
Chorus master: Vittore Veneziani
conducted by
Victor de Sabata

Recorded: 10-21.08.1953, Teatro alla Scala, Milano
Digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios, London, by Allan Ramsay, 2002.


Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945)
Cavalleria rusticana
Opera in one act
Libretto: Giovanni Targioni-Tozzeti & Guido Menasci after Giovanni Verga

Santuzza: Maria Callas
Turiddu: Giuseppe di Stefano
Alfio: Rolando Panerai
Lola: Anna Maria Canali
Mamma Lucia: Ebe Ticcozi

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano
Chorus master: Vittore Veneziani
conducted by
Tullio Serafin

Recorded: 16-25.07.1953, 03-04.08.1953, Basilica di Santa Eufemia, Milano
Digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios, London, by Allan Ramsay, 1997.


Orchestra|Sinfonica di Torino della RAI

conducted by

Arturo|Basile

Recorded: 8-10.11.1949, Turin

Digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios, London, by Simon Gibson, 2007.


Geatono Donizetti (1797-1848)
Lucia di Lammermoor
Opera in three acts
Libretto: Salvatore Cammarano after Walter Scott

Lucia: Maria Callas
Edgardo: Giuseppe di Stefano
Enrico: Tito Gobbi
Raimondo: Raffaele Arié
Arturo: Valiano Natali
Alisa: Anna Maria Canali
Zuane: Piero Poldi
Normanno: Gino Sarri

Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Florentino
Chorus master: Andrea Morosini
conducted by
Tullio Serafin

Recorded: 29 & 30.01.1953, 4 & 6.02.1953, Teatro Communale, Firenze
Digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios, London, by Andrew Walter, 2004.


Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
La traviata
Opera in three acts
Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave

Violetta Valéry: Maria Callas
Alfredo Germont: Francesco Albanese
Giorgio Germont: Ugo Savarese
Flora Bervoix: Ede Marietti Gandolfo
Annina: Ines Marietti
Gastone: Mariano Caruso
Il barone Douphol: Alberto Albertini
Il marchese d'Obigny: Mario Zorgniotti
Il dottore Grenvil: Mario Zorgniotti
Giuseppe: Tommaso Soley

Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI
conducted by
Gabriele Santini

Recorded: 09.1953, Studio del RAI, Torino
Digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios, London, by Ian Jones, 2007.


Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886)
La Gioconda
Opera in four acts
Libretto: Arrigo Boito

La Gioconda: Maria Callas
Laura Adorno: Fedora Barbieri
La Cieca: Maria Amadini
Alvise Badoero: Giulio Neri
Enzo Grimaldo: Gianni Poggi
Barnaba: Paolo Silveri
Zuane: Piero Poldi
Isepo: Armando Benzi

Orchestra di Torino della RAI
conducted by
Antonino Votto

Recorded: 6-10.09.1952, Auditorium della RAI, Turin
Digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios, London, by Simon Gibson, 2007.


Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886)
La Gioconda
Opera in four acts
Libretto: Arrigo Boito

La Gioconda: Maria Callas
Laura Adorno: Fedora Barbieri
La Cieca: Maria Amadini
Alvise Badoero: Giulio Neri
Enzo Grimaldo: Gianni Poggi
Barnaba: Paolo Silveri
Zuane: Piero Poldi
Isepo: Armando Benzi

Orchestra di Torino della RAI
conducted by
Antonino Votto

Recorded: 6-10.09.1952, Auditorium della RAI, Turin
Digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios, London, by Simon Gibson, 2007.


shares disc id with disc 27 at: http://musicbrainz.org/release/408ce413-dec2-4ae2-8249-63b5ed7cf549


Sinfonica di Torino della RAI conducted by Arturo Basile

Recorded: 8-10.11.1949, Turin

Digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios, London, by Simon Gibson, 2007.


Recorded: 8-10.XI.1949, Turin.
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Digital remastering (P) 2007 EMI Records Ltd.
Licensed courtesy of Fonit-Cetra, a division of Warner Music Italy.
Made in the EU.

Comes in cardboard cd wallet.
This is not an individual release.
It is CD1 of the box set: r5472017

Tracklist

1CD: The First Recital
2CD: Ponchielli: La Gioconda (Maria Callas, Coro e orchestra di Torino della RAI, Antonino Votto)
3CD: Ponchielli: La Gioconda (Maria Callas, Coro e orchestra di Torino della RAI, Antonino Votto)
4CD: Ponchielli: La Gioconda (Maria Callas, Coro e orchestra di Torino della RAI, Antonino Votto)
5CD: Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Maria Callas, Coro e Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Tullio Serafin)
6CD: Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Maria Callas, Coro e Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Tullio Serafin)
7CD: Bellini: I Puritani (Maria Callas, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Tullio Serafin)
8CD: Bellini: I Puritani (Maria Callas, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Tullio Serafin)
9CD: Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana (Maria Callas, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano; Tullio Serafin)
10CD: Puccini: Tosca (Maria Callas, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano; Victor de Sabata)
11CD: Puccini: Tosca (Maria Callas, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano; Victor de Sabata)
12CD: Verdi: La traviata (Maria Callas, Coro Cetra Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI; Gabriele Santini)
13CD: Verdi: La traviata (Maria Callas, Coro Cetra Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI; Gabriele Santini)
14CD: Bellini: Norma (Maria Callas, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano; Tullio Serafin, 1954)
15CD: Bellini: Norma (Maria Callas, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano; Tullio Serafin, 1954)
16CD: Bellini: Norma (Maria Callas, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano; Tullio Serafin, 1954)
17CD: Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (Maria Callas, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano; Tullio Serafin
18CD: Verdi: La forza del destino (Maria Callas, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano; Tullio Serafin, 1954)
19CD: Verdi: La forza del destino (Maria Callas, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano; Tullio Serafin, 1954)
20CD: Verdi: La forza del destino (Maria Callas, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano; Tullio Serafin, 1954)
21CD: Rossini: Il turco in Italia (Maria Callas, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano; Gianandrea Gavazzeni
22CD: Rossini: Il turco in Italia (Maria Callas, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano; Gianandrea Gavazzeni
23CD: Puccini: Arias (Maria Callas, Philharmonia Orchestra; Tulio Serafin
24CD: Lyric & Coloratura Arias (Maria Callas, Philharmonia Orchestra; Tullio Serafin
#TitleArtistLength
1"Adriana Lecouvreur" Ecco; respira apena. Io son l'umile anacella (Act I)
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:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto I. Aria “Ecco: respiro appena” … “Io son l'umile ancella“ (Adriana) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18)
composer:
Francesco Cilea
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
publisher:
Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew and MCPS
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto I
recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto I. Aria “Ecco: respiro appena” … “Io son l'umile ancella“ (Adriana) (from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
composer:
Francesco Cilea
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
publisher:
Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew and MCPS
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto I
Francesco Cilea3:49
2"Adriana Lecouvreur" Poveri Fiori (Act IV)
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:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV. “Poveri fiori” (Adriana) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18)
composer:
Francesco Cilea
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
publisher:
Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew and MCPS
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV
recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV. “Poveri fiori” (Adriana) (from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
composer:
Francesco Cilea
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
publisher:
Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew and MCPS
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV
Francesco Cilea3:13
3"Andrea Chénier" La mamma morta (Act III)
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
4"La Wally" Ebben¿ Ne andrò lontana (Act I)
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 Catalani4:53
5"Mefistofele" L'altra notte in fondo al mare (Act III)
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:
Mefistofele: Atto III. “L’altra notte in fondo al mare” (Margherita, Faust, Mefistofele) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18)
composer and librettist:
Arrigo Boϊto
publisher:
G. Ricordi & Co. London and G. Ricordi & Co. Milan
part of:
Mefistofele: Atto III
recording of:
Mefistofele: Atto III. “L’altra notte in fondo al mare” (Margherita, Faust, Mefistofele) (from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
composer and librettist:
Arrigo Boϊto
publisher:
G. Ricordi & Co. London and G. Ricordi & Co. Milan
part of:
Mefistofele: Atto III
Arrigo Boito7:28
6"Il barbiere di Siviglia" Una voce poco fa (Act I)
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:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°5a. Cavatina “Una voce poco fa” … “Io sono docile” (Rosina) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°5a. Cavatina “Una voce poco fa” … “Io sono docile” (Rosina) (from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini6:53
7"Dinorah" Ombra leggiera (Act II)
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:
Dinorah: Acte II. “Ombra leggiera” (Shadow Song, italian lyrics) (Dinorah) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18)
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer
librettist:
Barbier, Carré and De Lauzières
translated version of:
Dinorah : Acte II. "Ombre légère (Shadow Song)" (Dinorah)
recording of:
Dinorah: Acte II. “Ombra leggiera” (Shadow Song, italian lyrics) (Dinorah) (from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer
librettist:
Barbier, Carré and De Lauzières
translated version of:
Dinorah : Acte II. "Ombre légère (Shadow Song)" (Dinorah)
Giacomo Meyerbeer5:42
8"Lakmé" Dov'è l'indiana bruna?¿ (Act II)
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:
Lakmé: Atto II. "Dov’ è l’Indiana bruna?" (Lakmé) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18)
composer:
Léo Delibes
librettist:
Gille, Edmond Gondinet and Angelo Zanardini
translated version of:
Lakmé : Acte II. No. 10 Scène & légende de la fille du Paria (Air des clochettes) « Ah !… Par les dieux inspirée » … « Où va la jeune indoue » (Lakmé, Nilakantha)
recording of:
Lakmé: Atto II. "Dov’ è l’Indiana bruna?" (Lakmé) (from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
composer:
Léo Delibes
librettist:
Gille, Edmond Gondinet and Angelo Zanardini
translated version of:
Lakmé : Acte II. No. 10 Scène & légende de la fille du Paria (Air des clochettes) « Ah !… Par les dieux inspirée » … « Où va la jeune indoue » (Lakmé, Nilakantha)
Léo Delibes8:06
9"I vespri siciliani" Mercé, dilette amiche (Act V)
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:
I vespri siciliani: Atto V. Bolero “Mercè, dilette amiche” (Elena) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
librettist:
Charles Duveyrier and Eugène Scribe
translator:
Arnaldo Fusinato
part of:
I vespri siciliani: Atto V
recording of:
I vespri siciliani: Atto V. Bolero “Mercè, dilette amiche” (Elena) (from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
librettist:
Charles Duveyrier and Eugène Scribe
translator:
Arnaldo Fusinato
part of:
I vespri siciliani: Atto V
Giuseppe Verdi4:03
25CD: Callas at La Scala (Maria Callas, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano; Tullio Serafin
26CD: Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Maria Callas, Core e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano; Herbert von Karajan
27CD: Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Maria Callas, Core e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano; Herbert von Karajan
28CD: Verdi: Aida (Maria Callas, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano; Tullio Serafin)
29CD: Verdi: Aida (Maria Callas, Core e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano; Tullio Serafin)
30CD: Verdi: Rigoletto (Maria Callas, Core e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano; Tullio Serafin
31CD: Verdi: Rigoletto (Maria Callas, Core e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano; Tullio Serafin
32CD: Verdi: Il trovatore (Maria Callas, Core e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano; Herbert von Karajan, 1956)
33CD: Verdi: Il trovatore (Maria Callas, Core e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano; Herbert von Karajan, 1956)
34CD: Puccini: La bohème (Maria Callas, Core e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano; Antonino Votto)
35CD: Puccini: La bohème (Maria Callas, Core e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano; Antonino Votto)
36CD: Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (Maria Callas, Core e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano; Antonino Votto)
37CD: Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (Maria Callas, Core e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano; Antonino Votto)
38CD: Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (Maria Callas, Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus; Alceo Galliera)
39CD: Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (Maria Callas, Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus; Alceo Galliera)
40CD: Bellini: La sonnambula (Maria Callas, Core e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano; Antonino Votto)
41CD: Bellini: La sonnambula (Maria Callas, Core e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano; Antonino Votto)
42CD: Puccini : Turandot (Maria Callas, Core e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano ; Tullio Serafin)
43CD: Puccini : Turandot (Maria Callas, Core e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano ; Tullio Serafin)
44CD: Puccini : Manon Lescaut (Maria Callas, Core e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano ; Tullio Serafin)
45CD: Puccini : Manon Lescaut (Maria Callas, Core e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano ; Tullio Serafin)
46CD: Cherubini : Medea (Maria Callas, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano ; Tullio Serafin)
47CD: Cherubini : Medea (Maria Callas, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano ; Tullio Serafin)
48CD: Verdi Arias I (Maria Callas, Philharmonia Orchestra ; Nicola Rescigno)
49CD: Mad Scenes (Maria Callas, Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus ; Nicola Rescigno)
50CD: Donizetti : Lucia di Lammermoor (Maria Callas, Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus ; Tullio Serafin)
51CD: Donizetti : Lucia di Lammermoor (Maria Callas, Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus ; Tullio Serafin)
52CD: Ponchielli : La Gioconda (Maria Callas, Core e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano ; Antonino Votto)
53CD: Ponchielli : La Gioconda (Maria Callas, Core e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano ; Antonino Votto)
54CD: Ponchielli : La Gioconda (Maria Callas, Core e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano ; Antonino Votto)
55CD: Bellini : Norma (Maria Callas, Core e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano ; Tullio Serafin, 1960)
56CD: Bellini : Norma (Maria Callas, Core e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano ; Tullio Serafin, 1960)
57CD: Bellini : Norma (Maria Callas, Core e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano ; Tullio Serafin, 1960)
58CD: Callas à Paris I (Maria Callas, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française ; Georges Prêtre)
59CD: Callas à Paris II (Maria Callas, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire ; Georges Prêtre)
60CD: Mozart, Beethoven & Weber (Maria Callas, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire ; Nicola Rescigno)
61CD: Verdi Arias II (Maria Callas, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire ; Nicola Rescigno)
62CD: Rossini & Donizetti Arias (Maria Callas, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire ; Nicola Rescigno)
63CD: Bizet : Carmen (Maria Callas, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris ; Georges Prêtre)
64CD: Bizet : Carmen (Maria Callas, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris ; Georges Prêtre)
65CD: Puccini : Tosca (Maria Callas, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire ; Georges Prêtre)
66CD: Puccini : Tosca (Maria Callas, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire ; Georges Prêtre)
67CD: Verdi Arias III (Maria Callas, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire ; Nicola Rescigno)
68CD: The EMI rarities 1953–1961 (Maria Callas
69CD: The EMI rarities 1962–1969 (Maria Callas
70Data CD: Photo Gallery

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includes:Aida by Giuseppe Verdi; Maria Callas, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin
Callas à Paris (Album II) by Maria Callas, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Georges Prêtre
Callas à Paris I by Maria Callas, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Georges Prêtre
Callas at La Scala by Maria Callas, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin
Callas sings Rossini and Donizetti Arias by Rossini, Donizetti; Maria Callas, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Nicola Rescigno
Callas Sings Verdi Arias by Giuseppe Verdi; Maria Callas, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Nicola Rescigno
Carmen by Georges Bizet; Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda, Andréa Guiot, Robert Massard, Nadine Sautereau, Jane Berbié, Claude Calès, Chœurs René Duclos, Chœurs d’enfants Jean Pesneaud, Orchestre du Théâtre national de l’Opéra de Paris, Georges Prêtre
Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni; Maria Callas - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin
I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini; Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Nicola Rossi‐Lemeni, Rolando Panerai, Coro & Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin
Il barbiere di Siviglia by Rossini; Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi, Alva, Carturan, Ollendorff, Zaccaria, Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Alceo Galliera
Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi; Maria Callas, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Herbert von Karajan
Il turco in Italia by Gioachino Rossini; Maria Callas, Nicola Rossi‐Lemeni, Nicolai Gedda, Mariano Stabile, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Gianandrea Gavazzeni
La bohème by Giacomo Puccini; Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Anna Moffo, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Antonino Votto
La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi; Maria Callas, Richard Tucker, Carlo Tagliabue, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin
La Gioconda by Ponchielli; Callas, Cossotto, Companeez, Vinco, Ferraro, Cappuccilli, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Antonino Votto
La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli; Maria Callas, Fedora Barbieri, Giulio Neroni, Maria Amadini, Gianni Poggi, Paolo Silveri, Piero Poldi, Armando Benzi, Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI, Antonino Votto
La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini; Nicola Zaccaria, Fiorenza Cossotto, Maria Meneghini Callas, Eugenia Ratti, Nicola Monti, Giuseppe Morresi, Franco Ricciardi, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Antonino Votto
La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi; Maria Callas, Francesco Albanese, Ugo Savarese, Coro Cetra, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Gabriele Santini
Lucia di Lammermoor by Donizetti; Maria Callas, Ferruccio Tagliavini, Piero Cappuccilli, Bernard Ładysz, Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus, Tullio Serafin
Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti; Maria Callas, Tullio Serafin
Lyric and Coloratura Arias by Maria Callas, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin
Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini; Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin
Maria Meneghini Callas Sings Arias From Tristano e Isotta, Norma, I puritani by Wagner, Bellini; Maria Meneghini Callas, Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI, Arturo Basile
Medea by Luigi Cherubini; Maria Callas, Renata Scotto, Miriam Pirazzini, Mirto Picchi, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin
Mozart, Beethoven & Weber Arias by Mozart, Beethoven, Weber; Maria Callas, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno
Norma by Bellini; Maria Callas, Franco Corelli, Christa Ludwig, Nicola Zaccaria, Piero de Palma, Edda Vincenzi, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin
Norma by Bellini; Maria Callas, Mario Filippeschi, Ebe Stignani, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin
Pagliacci by Leoncavallo; Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, Rolando Panerai, Nicola Monti, Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin
Puccini Arias by Puccini; Maria Callas, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin
Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi; Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, Maria Meneghini Callas, Nicola Zaccaria, Adriana Lazzarini, Giuse Gerbino, Plinio Clabassi, William Dickie, Renato Ercolani, Carlo Forti, Elvira Galassi, Tullio Serafin, Norberto Mola, L'Ente Autonomo del Teatro alla Scala
The Callas Rarities
Tosca by Giacomo Puccini; Maria Callas, Carlo Bergonzi, Tito Gobbi, Chœurs du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Georges Prêtre
Turandot by Giacomo Puccini; Maria Callas, Eugenio Fernandi, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Nicola Zaccaria, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin
Un ballo in maschera by Verdi; Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, Fedora Barbieri, Eugenia Ratti, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Antonino Votto
Verdi Arias I by Giuseppe Verdi; Maria Callas, Philharmonia Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno
Verdi Arias III by Giuseppe Verdi; Maria Callas, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris, Nicola Rescigno