Karajan and Callas: 4 Great Operas

~ Release by Herbert von Karajan, Maria Callas (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

9 disc box set; stereo hybrid SACD.

Box title is misleading: "Salome" and "Aida" have Karajan, but not Callas; "Carmen" and "Tosca" have Callas, but are conducted by Georges Prêtre

Annotation last modified on 2021-02-19 11:44 UTC.

Tracklist

▶Hybrid SACD 1: Salome - Disc 1
▶Hybrid SACD 2: Salome - Disc 2
▶Hybrid SACD 3: Aida - Disc 1
▶Hybrid SACD 4: Aida - Disc 2
▶Hybrid SACD 5: Aida - Disc 3
▶Hybrid SACD 6: Carmen - Disc 1
▼Hybrid SACD 7: Carmen - Disc 2
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1Carmen: Act II. "Mais qui donc attends-tu ?"
engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
producer:
Michel Glotz
baritone vocals:
Jean-Paul Vauquelin (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
tenor vocals:
Jacques Pruvost (French tenor vocalist) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 15 Récit : « Mais qui donc attends-tu ? » (Le Dancaïre, Le Remendado, Carmen) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet0:27
2Carmen: Act II. "Halte là !"
engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
producer:
Michel Glotz
baritone vocals:
Jean-Paul Vauquelin (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Jane Berbié (mezzo-soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20) and Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
soprano vocals:
Nadine Sautereau (French soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20) and Jacques Pruvost (French tenor vocalist) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 16 « Halte là ! Qui va là ? Dragon d'Alcala !» (Don José, Carmen, Mercédès, Frasquita, Le Dancaïre, Le Remendado) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet1:32
3Carmen: Act II. "Enfin c'est toi !" / "Tout doux, Monsieur, tout doux"
engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
producer:
Michel Glotz
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 16b Récit « Enfin c’est toi ! » (Carmen, Don José) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet5:51
4Carmen: Act II. "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée" / "Non, tu ne m'aimes pas"
engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
producer:
Michel Glotz
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris (in 1964-07, from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1964-07)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) (in 1875) and Henri Meilhac (in 1875)
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « Non ! Tu ne m’aimes pas » (Carmen, Don José) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song) (in 1964-07)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) (in 1875) and Henri Meilhac (in 1875)
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet7:48
5Carmen: Act II. "Holà ! Carmen ! Holà ! Holà !"
engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
producer:
Michel Glotz
baritone vocals:
Jean-Paul Vauquelin (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
bass vocals:
Jacques Mars (operatic bass) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20) and Maurice Maievski (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 18 Finale « Holà ! Carmen ! Holà ! Holà ! » (Zuniga, Don José, Carmen, Le Dancaïre, Le Remendado, les Bohémiens) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet4:54
6Carmen: Act II. Entr'acte
engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
producer:
Michel Glotz
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. Entr’acte (intermission between Acts II & III) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
part of:
Carmen: Act II (english lyrics)
part of:
Carmen: Akt 2 (German translation, Julius Hopp)
part of:
Carmen: Atto II (italian lyrics)
Georges Bizet3:00
7Carmen: Act III. "Écoute, écoute, compagnon, écoute"
engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
producer:
Michel Glotz
baritone vocals:
Jean-Paul Vauquelin (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Jane Berbié (mezzo-soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20) and Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
soprano vocals:
Nadine Sautereau (French soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20) and Maurice Maievski (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte III, No. 19. « Écoute, écoute, compagnon, écoute » (Les Contrebandiers, Mercédès, Frasquita, Carmen, Don José, Le Dancaïre, Le Remendado) (Chœur des contrebandiers) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte III
Georges Bizet4:01
8Carmen: Act III. "Reposons-nous une heure ici, mes camarades"
engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
producer:
Michel Glotz
baritone vocals:
Jean-Paul Vauquelin (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
orchestra:
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte III. « Reposons-nous une heure ici » (Le Dancaïre, Carmen, Don José) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte III
Georges Bizet2:15
9Carmen: Act III. "Mêlons ! Coupons !"
engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
producer:
Michel Glotz
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Jane Berbié (mezzo-soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20) and Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
soprano vocals:
Nadine Sautereau (French soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte III, No. 20. Trio des cartes « Mêlons ! Coupons ! » (Frasquita, Mercédès, Carmen) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte III
Georges Bizet6:50
10Carmen: Act III. "Eh bien ?"
engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
producer:
Michel Glotz
baritone vocals:
Jean-Paul Vauquelin (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
soprano vocals:
Nadine Sautereau (French soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte III, No. 20. Trio des cartes « Mêlons ! Coupons ! » (Frasquita, Mercédès, Carmen) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte III
recording of:
Carmen : Acte III. Trio des cartes : « Eh bien ?... » (Carmen, Le Dancaïre, Frasquita) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte III
Georges Bizet0:37
11Carmen: Act III. "Quant au douanier, c'est notre affaire"
engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
producer:
Michel Glotz
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Jane Berbié (mezzo-soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20) and Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
soprano vocals:
Nadine Sautereau (French soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte III. No. 21. « Quant au douanier, c'est notre affaire » (Frasquita, Mercédès, Carmen, Le Dancaïre, Le Remendado, Chœur) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte III
part of:
Carmen : Acte III
Georges Bizet2:49
12Carmen: Act III. "C'est des contrebandiers le refuge ordinaire" / "Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante"
engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
producer:
Michel Glotz
soprano vocals:
Andréa Guiot (soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte III. Air « Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante » (Micaëla) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte III
recording of:
Carmen : Acte III. No. 22. Récit « C’est des contrebandiers le refuge ordinaire » (Micaëla, le guide) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte III
Georges Bizet5:49
13Carmen: Act III. "Je ne me trompe pas… c'est lui sur ce rocher"
engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
producer:
Michel Glotz
soprano vocals:
Andréa Guiot (soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte III. Air : « Mais… Je ne me trompe pas… C’est Don José » (Micaëla) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte III
Georges Bizet0:28
14Carmen: Act III. "Quelques lignes plus bas…" / "Holà, holà ! José !"
engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
producer:
Michel Glotz
baritone vocals:
Jean-Paul Vauquelin (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
bass-baritone vocals:
Robert Massard (baritone) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Jane Berbié (mezzo-soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20) and Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
soprano vocals:
Andréa Guiot (soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20) and Nadine Sautereau (French soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20) and Jacques Pruvost (French tenor vocalist) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte III. No. 24. Finale « Holà, holà, José ! » (Carmen, Escamillo, Micaëla, Frasquita, Mercédès, Le Dancaïre, Don José, Le Remendado, Chœur) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte III
Georges Bizet11:29
15Carmen: Act III. Entr'acte
engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
producer:
Michel Glotz
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte III. Entr’acte (intermission between Acts III & IV) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte III
part of:
Carmen: Act III (english lyrics)
part of:
Carmen: Akt 3 (German translation, Julius Hopp)
part of:
Carmen: Atto III (italian lyrics)
Georges Bizet2:02
16Carmen: Act IV. "A deux cuartos ! A deux cuartos !"
engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
producer:
Michel Glotz
bass vocals:
Jacques Mars (operatic bass) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte IV. No. 25 « À deux cuartos ! » (Chœur, Zuniga, Moralès, Frasquita, Mercédès) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte IV
Georges Bizet1:55
17Carmen: Act IV. "Les voici ! voici la quadrille !"
engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
producer:
Michel Glotz
bass-baritone vocals:
Robert Massard (baritone) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
soprano vocals:
Nadine Sautereau (French soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte IV. No. 26 « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! » (Chœur, les gamins, Escamillo, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte IV
Georges Bizet6:52
18Carmen: Act IV. "C'est toi !" / "Carmen, il est temps encore" / "Viva ! la course est belle !"
engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
producer:
Michel Glotz
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte IV. No. 27 Duo final : « C’est toi ! – C’est moi ! » (Carmen, Don José, chœur) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte IV
Georges Bizet8:44
▶Hybrid SACD 8: Tosca - Disc 1
▶Hybrid SACD 9: Tosca - Disc 2