Bellini: I Puritani (Complete opera recorded April 1953 )
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VINCENZO BELLINI
Bellini: I Puritani (Complete opera recorded April 1953 )
Maria Callas, Aurora Cattelani, Carlo Forti, Giuseppe di Stefano / Milan La Scala Orchestra, Tullio Serafin
[ Warner Classics Maria Callas Remastered / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Monday 10 November 2014
Until she achieved a triumph in the delicate coloratura role of Elvira in I puritani - in Venice in 1949 under the tutelage of maestro Tullio Serafin - Maria Callas had been making her name in dramatic roles, such as the epicallyscaled title role in Die Walküre, which she had been singing just days before. Her success in Bellini's final opera set her firmly on the path to bel canto supremacy. Joining her as Arturo in this 1953 recording is one of her best-loved colleagues, the tenor Giuseppe di Stefano.
"The thrill of hearing Maria Callas launching into Bellini's dramatic arias, replete with vocal acrobatics, is one of opera's great experiences. Recorded in 1953, at the peak of her career, it has that burning and dramatic intensity to carry the disc as a personal triumph... Naxos makes the best of things."
-- David Denton, Yorkshire Post, March 12, 2004
