The Best of … Romantic Callas

~ Release by Maria Callas (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

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1Madama Butterfly: Un bel dì vedremo
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
editor:
Jennifer Howells
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1955-08-01 until 1955-08-06)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1955-08-01 until 1955-08-06)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1955-08-01 until 1955-08-06)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1955)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1955-08-01 until 1955-08-06)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly) (from 1955-08-01 until 1955-08-06)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:43
2La Boheme: O soave fanciulla
baritone vocals:
Rolando Panerai (baritone) and Manuel Spatafora (baritone)
bass vocals:
Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Italiana SpA (not for release label use! Italian subsidiary of EMI 1967–1997) (in 1958)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (in 1896)
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:12
3La Sonnambula: Come per me sereno
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978)
recording of:
La sonnambula: Atto I, scena 1. “Compagne, teneri amici… Come per me sereno” (Amina, Tutti)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Felice Romani
part of:
La sonnambula: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini3:20
4Rigoletto: È il sol dell'anima
baritone vocals:
Renato Ercolani (tenor)
bass-baritone vocals:
Carlo Forti (operatic bass)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Giuse Gerbino (Italian mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1956)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. “È il sol dell’anima” (Duca, Gilda, Ceprano, Borsa, Giovanna)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1850)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (in 1850)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:31
5Rigoletto: Caro nome
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
baritone vocals [Marullo]:
William Dickie (british bass-baritone) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
bass vocals [Ceprano]:
Carlo Forti (operatic bass) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
tenor vocals [Borsa]:
Renato Ercolani (tenor) (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 (conductor) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (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)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi7:35
6La Traviata: Libiamo, ne' lieti calici
bass vocals [Dottore Grenvil]:
Alessandro Maddalena (operatic bass) (on 1958-03-27)
bass-baritone vocals [Barone Douphol]:
Álvaro Malta (bass-baritone) (on 1958-03-27)
bass-baritone vocals [Marchese d'Obigny]:
Vito Susca (operatic bass-Baritone) (on 1958-03-27)
choir vocals:
Coro do Teatro Nacional de São Carlos (on 1958-03-27)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Flora]:
Laura Zanini (mezzo-soprano / contralto) (on 1958-03-27)
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1958-03-27)
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor) (on 1958-03-27)
tenor vocals [Gastone]:
Piero de Palma (tenor) (on 1958-03-27)
orchestra:
Orquestra Sinfónica do Teatro Nacional de São Carlos (on 1958-03-27) and Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa (on 1958-03-27)
conductor:
Franco Ghione (conductor, violinist and composer) (on 1958-03-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (on 1958-03-27)
live recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta) (on 1958-03-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:13
7La Traviata: Parigi, o cara
soprano vocals [Annina]:
Maria Cristina De Castro (soprano) (on 1958-03-27)
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1958-03-27)
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor) (on 1958-03-27)
orchestra:
Orquestra Sinfónica do Teatro Nacional de São Carlos (on 1958-03-27)
conductor:
Franco Ghione (conductor, violinist and composer) (on 1958-03-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (on 1958-03-27)
live recording of:
La traviata: Atto III. Duetto “Parigi, o cara, noi lasceremo” (Alfredo, Violetta) (on 1958-03-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:11
8Il Trovatore: Tacea la notte placida
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Italiana SpA (not for release label use! Italian subsidiary of EMI 1967–1997) (in 1957)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto I, scena 2. “Tace la notte!” (Conte Luna)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto I. Il duello
Giuseppe Verdi6:05
9Tosca: Non la sospiri, la nostra casetta
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1953)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Non la sospiri la nostra casetta” (Tosca, Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
part of:
Tosca: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini2:31
10Tosca: Vissi d'arte
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1953)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (in 1953)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer) (in 1953)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1953)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca) (in 1953)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini3:21
11Pagliacci: Qual fiamma avea nel guardo!
soprano vocals [Nedda]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1954-06-12 until 1954-06-17)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1954-06-12 until 1954-06-17)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1954-06-12 until 1954-06-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1955)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1954-06-12 until 1954-06-17)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Qual fiamma avea nel guardo!” (Nedda) (from 1954-06-12 until 1954-06-17)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Stridono lassù” (Nedda) (from 1954-06-12 until 1954-06-17)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I
Ruggero Leoncavallo4:43
12Madama Butterfly: Vogliatemi bene
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
baritone vocals:
Mario Borrelli
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1955-08-01 until 1955-08-06)
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (from 1955-08-01 until 1955-08-06)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1955-08-01 until 1955-08-06)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1955-08-01 until 1955-08-06)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1955)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1955-08-01 until 1955-08-06)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Vogliatemi bene, un bene piccolino” … “Un pò'di vero c'è” … “Oh quanti occhi fisi” (Butterfly, Pinkerton) (Love Duet) (from 1955-08-01 until 1955-08-06)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A.
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini7:23
13Aida: O terra, addio
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo soprano)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Richard Tucker (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1956)
recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 2: Finale Ultimo: “O terra addio” (Aida, Radamès, coro, Amneris)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi4:57
14Lucia di Lammermoor: Regnava nel silenzio
mezzo-soprano vocals [Alisa]:
Anna Maria Canali (mezzo-soprano) (from 1953-01-29 until 1953-02-06)
soprano vocals [Lucia]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1953-01-29 until 1953-02-06)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (from 1953-01-29 until 1953-02-06)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1953-01-29 until 1953-02-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (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 (Italian opera composer)
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 (Italian librettist)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti8:04
15Lucia di Lammermoor: Verrano a te sull'aure
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1954)
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, Scena 2. (no. 4d) “Verranno a te sull’aure” (Edgardo, Lucia)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti5:00
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1Samson et Dalila - Mon Coeur s'ouvre a ta voix
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion française (RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor)
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II
Camille Saint Saens5:24
2Les Pecheurs de perles - Comme autrefois
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor)
partial recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles
lyricist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer) (in 1863)
part of:
Hugh Macdonald Catalogue (Bizet GB #s) (number: GB 4) and Winton Dean Catalogue (Bizet WD #s) (number: WD 13)
Georges Bizet6:04
3Carmen - Non, tu ne m'aimes pas
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « Non ! Tu ne m’aimes pas » (Carmen, Don José)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet3:01
4La Damnation de Faust - D'amour l'ardente flamme
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor)
recording of:
La damnation de Faust, op. 24: Quatrième Partie, scène 15. "D'amour l'ardente flamme" (Marguerite, Chœur)"
composer:
Hector Berlioz (composer)
part of:
La Damnation de Faust, op. 24: Quatrième Partie
Hector Berlioz8:16
5Werther - Des cris joyeux
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
soprano vocals [Charlotte]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1963-05-02 until 1963-05-08)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (from 1963-05-02 until 1963-05-08)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1963-05-02 until 1963-05-08)
balance engineer:
Francis Dillnutt (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1963-05-02 until 1963-05-08)
recording of:
Werther : Acte III. « Ces lettres ! ... ces lettres ! ... je les relis sans cesse ! » - « Je vous écris de ma petite chambre » – « Des cris joyeux » (Charlotte) (Air des lettres) (from 1963-05-02 until 1963-05-08)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
part of:
Werther : Acte III (Charlotte et Werther)
recording of:
Werther : Acte III. « Werther ! Qui m'aurait dit » (Charlotte) (from 1963-05-02 until 1963-05-08)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
part of:
Werther : Acte III (Charlotte et Werther)
Jules Massenet7:06
6Don Giovanni - Non mi dir
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
conductor:
Nicola Rescigno (conductor)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. No. 23 Rondo “Non mi dir, bell’idol mio” (Donna Anna)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:11
7La vestale - Caro ogetto
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
recording of:
La vestale: Atto III. "Caro ogetto" (Giulia)
composer:
Gaspare Spontini (composer)
librettist:
Étienne de Jouy and Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
translated version of:
La Vestale : Acte III. No. 20. Air « Toi, que je laisse sur la terre … » (Julia)
part of:
La vestale: Atto III (italian version)
Gaspare Spontini3:49
8La sonnambula - Son gefoso del zefiro errante
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Nicola Monti (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
La sonnambula: Atto I, scena 1. Duetto “Son geloso del zefiro errante” (Amina, Elvino)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Felice Romani
part of:
La sonnambula: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini5:57
9Un ballo in maschera - Non sais tu che se l'anima mia
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II. Nº 13b. Duetto "Non sai tu che se l'anima mia" (Riccardo, Amelia)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi3:44
10Cavalleria rusticana - Voi lo sapete, o mamma
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Ebe Ticozzi (contralto)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Voi lo sapete, o mamma” (Santuzza, Lucia)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Guido Menasci (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Mascagni4:25
11Pagliacci - Nedda! Silvio! A quest'ora
baritone vocals:
Rolando Panerai (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Nedda!” - “Silvio! A quest'ora” (Silvio, Nedda)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I
Ruggero Leoncavallo9:06
12Adriana Lecouvreur - Poveri fiori
engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1954-09-20)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (on 1954-09-20)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (on 1954-09-20)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1954-09-20)
recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV. “Poveri fiori” (Adriana) (on 1954-09-20)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV
Francesco Cilea3:20
13Manon Lescaut - Oh, saro la piu bella!
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Oh, sarò la più bella … Tu, tu amore?” (Manon, Des Grieux)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini8:19

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