More By Artist: Maria Callas
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PUCCINI / BELLINI / ROSSINI / BIZET / VERDI / BELLINI / etc
Maria Callas: In Concert London, Hamburg & Paris BLU-RAY Maria Callas (soprano) / Orchestra & Chorus of the Paris National Opera, Symphonieorchester des NDR, Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Cove [ Warner Classics Blu-ray / 3 Blu-ray Disc - released 25/Sep/2017 ] Callas at Covent Garden (London 1962 & 1964) Callas in Concert (Hamburg 1959 & 1962) Toujours (Paris 1958) |
PUCCINI / BIZET / VERDI
Maria Callas at Covent Garden: London 1962 & 1964 Maria Callas (soprano) / Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden [ Warner Classics Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Nov/2015 ] This Blu-ray disc is part of a collection of three that gather together concert and stage performances from the latter phase of Callas's career, 1958-1964. These are the only professional video recordings of Callas in performance on stage. |
MOZART / BEETHOVEN / WEBER
Maria Callas: Mozart, Beethoven, Weber recital (1963-1964) Maria Callas (soprano) / Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno [ Warner Classics Maria Callas Remastered / CD - released 1/Dec/2017 ] This recital of Austro-German repertoire (albeit composed to Italian and English texts) was prompted by Callas's indignation on discovering that her EMI producer, Walter Legge, had chosen his wife, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, for a recording of the Verdi... |
BOITO / CATALANI / CILEA / DELIBES / GIORDANO / MEYERBEER / ROSSINI / VERDI
Lyric & Coloratura Arias (Rec 1954) Maria Callas (soprano) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin [ Warner Classics Maria Callas Remastered / CD - released 10/Nov/2014 ] 'A highly desirable conflation which allows us to hear Callas's unique voice and art with even greater faithfulness. Serafin gives admirable support throughout.' (Gramophone) |
PUCCINI
Puccini Arias (recorded 1954) Maria Callas (soprano) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin, conductor [ Warner Classics Maria Callas Remastered / CD - released 10/Nov/2014 ] Callas came to be closely identified with Tosca, and it was the only Puccini role she sang with any frequency during her reign as a prima donna. Turandot had figured prominently in her early career, and she performed Cio-Cio San (Madama Butterfly)... |
PUCCINI / CILEA / GIORDANO / CATALANI / BOITO
Puccini Heroines / Lyric Arias (recorded 1954) Maria Callas (soprano) / Philharmonia Orchestra / Tullio Serafin, conductor [ Naxos Historical / CD - released 14/Feb/2008 ] 1954 was for Callas an exceptionally busy year. As well as appearing regularly at La Scala, Milan, and elsewhere in Italy, she made her American début at the Chicago Lyric in November. |
VERDI
Aida (Complete opera) Maria Callas (soprano) Richard Tucker (tenor) Fedora Barbieri (mezzo) Tito Gobbi (baritone) / La Scala Milan / Tullio Serafin [ Regis Records / 2 CD - released 10/Mar/2009 ] "The Nile scene has never been performed more powerfully and characterfully than on this vintage La Scala set. Though Callas is hardly as sweet-toned as some will think essential for an Aida, her imagination is irresistible and she is matched by Tito... |
SPONTINI / ROSSINI / BELLINI / BIZET / VERDI / GOUNOD
Maria Callas in Concert: Hamberg 1959 & 1962 Maria Callas (soprano) / Symphonieorchester des NDR [ Warner Classics Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Nov/2015 ] This Blu-ray disc is part of a collection of three that gather together concert and stage performances from the latter phase of Callas's career, 1958-1964. These are the only professional video recordings of Callas in performance on stage. |
VERDI
Rigoletto (Complete opera recorded in 1954) plus bonus 'La Forza del Destino' arias Maria Callas (soprano) Tito Gobbi (baritone) Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor) / La Scala, Milan / Tullio Serafin [ Regis Records / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] "There has never been a more compelling performance of the title role in Rigoletto than that of Tito Gobbi on his classic set... At every point, in almost every single phrase, Gobbi finds extra meaning ....., with the widest range of tone-colour... |
MARIA CALLAS
Maria Callas - Magic Moments of Music Maria Callas (soprano) with interviews with Antonio Pappano, Rolando Villazon, Rufus Wainwright, Thomas Hampson & others [ C Major DVD / DVD - released 20/Nov/2018 ] "Pappano says illuminating things about Callas's voice and what she did with it…Kristine Opolais is interesting about her acting…Tito Gobbi is his expansive self…The performance itself remains miraculous, however often you see it." BBC Music |
VERDI / DONIZETTI / PUCCINI / BELLINI / PONCHIELLI
Maria Callas Remastered: The Complete Studio Recordings (1949-1969) Maria Callas (soprano) with Richard Tucker, Carlo Tagliabue, Giuseppe di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, etc [ Warner Classics Maria Callas Remastered / 69 CD Box Set - released 10/Feb/2018 ] "Dip in almost anywhere...and you will find that amazing voice throbbing with emotion in a recording legacy that must be placed among the 20th century's great treasures." The Times |
Maria Callas (soprano) with various orchestras
Lyric & Coloratura Arias [ Regis Records / CD - released 15/Feb/2006 ] "these are from the 1950's when the voice was still in fine condition and its artistry most magnetic" - Penguin Guide |
BELLINI / BIZET / CATALANI / CILEA / DONIZETTI / PUCCINI / etc
Maria Callas: Pure Maria Callas (soprano) with various orchestras & conductors [ Warner Classics / CD - released 10/Oct/2014 ] One of the 20th century's most legendary and enduring icons, Maria Callas was both a glamorous diva and a global superstar who captivated audiences worldwide with her vivid and passionate performances. This disc features Callas in a glittering... |
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BELLINI / PUCCINI / BIZET / CATALANI / VERDI / CILEA / GLUCK / etc
The New Sound of Maria Callas [3 CD set] Maria Callas (soprano) with various orchestras & conductors [ Warner Classics Maria Callas Remastered / 3 CD - released 1/Nov/2016 ] Maria Callas - Unforgettable arias sung by the most iconic diva of all time - remastered for the first time in high-definition sound from the original tapes, for an unprecedented sound quality that shines new light on the voice of Maria Callas. Allan... |
ROSSINI / DONIZETTI / BELLINI / SPONTINI
Sings Bel Canto Maria Callas (soprano) with various orchestras & conductors [ ALTO / CD - released 12/Mar/2012 ] Works by Gioachino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, Vincenzo Bellini, Gaspare Luigi Spontini |
RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO
Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci (Complete opera recorded in 1954) Maria Callas / Tito Gobbi / Giuseppe di Stefano / Milan La Scala Orchestra / Tullio Serafin (Conductor) [ Naxos Historical / CD - released 29/Jul/2006 ] This recording of Pagliacci was made by EMI at La Scala, Milan in June 1954, some eight months after Cavalleria rusticana, and first published in April 1955. |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi: Rigoletto (Complete Opera recorded in 1955) Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi, Giuseppe di Stefano, Nicola Zaccaria / Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin [ Warner Classics Maria Callas Remastered / 2 CD - released 10/Oct/2014 ] "There has never been a more compelling performance of the title-role in Rigoletto than that of Gobbi on his classic La Scala set. Callas is compellingly imaginative throughout." Penguin Stereo guide |
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GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia [The Barber of Seville] (Complete Opera recorded in 1957) Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi, Luigi Alva / Philharmonia Chorus & Philharmonia Orchestra, Alceo Galliera [ Warner Classics Maria Callas Remastered / 2 CD - released 10/Dec/2014 ] "She turns in a buoyant, joyful performance. Tito Gobbi's Figaro and Luigi Alva's Almaviva also came from the Scala production, and their experienced teamwork adds considerably to the whole achievement. Galliera's idiomatic conducting gives the... |
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VERDI
Un Ballo in Maschera [The Masked Ball] (complete opera recorded in 1956) Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi, Silvio Maionica, Giuseppe di Stefano / Milan La Scala Orchestra / Antonio Votto [ Naxos Historical Opera / 2 CD - released 15/Feb/2008 ] "Callas on top form never misses an opportunity to wring the last drop of intensity out of her two arias and the act 2 scene by the gallows is a masterpiece of visual singing. Her colouring of the phrases is so expressive that we instinctively know... |
GIORDANO / BELLINI / DONIZETTI / PUCCINI / VERDI / GLUCK
Maria Callas - Live & Alive (Remastered Recordings) Maria Callas, with Mario del Monaco, Rolando Panerai / various conductors [ Warner Classics Maria Callas Remastered / 2 CD - released 18/Mar/2018 ] The passion and charisma of Maria Callas, performing live on the stages of the world's greatest opera houses and concert halls, can now be experienced as never before - thanks to new audio remastering from the best available sources. These are... |
