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Liner notes are completely useless - only the composers are credited (and in one case misspelt...)

I'm sure all these recordings already exist in musicbrainz, I've reused all the ones acoustid found.

Annotation last modified on 2020-06-07 13:12 UTC.

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1Cavalleria rusticana: Atto I. “Regina coeli laetare” (Easter Hymn)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Regina coeli laetare” (Coro) (Easter Hymn)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni3:54
2Norma: Atto II: “In mia mano alfin tu sei”
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Norma]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1954-04-23 until 1954-05-03)
tenor vocals [Pollione]:
Mario Filippeschi (tenor) (from 1954-04-23 until 1954-05-03)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1954-04-23 until 1954-05-03)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1954-04-23 until 1954-05-03)
recorded at:
Cinema Metropol (Milan) in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1954-04-23 until 1954-05-03)
recording of:
Norma: Atto II, scena 3. Duetto “In mia man alfin tu sei” (Norma, Pollione) (from 1954-04-23 until 1954-05-03)
lyricist:
Felice Romani (until 1831)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto II
Vincenzo Bellini8:15
3Rigoletto: Atto I: “Gualtier Maldé ! 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 Verdi7:31
4Lakmé: Atto II: “Dov’è l’indiana bruna”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
Lakmé: Atto II. "Dov’ è l’Indiana bruna?" (Lakmé)
composer:
Léo Delibes (composer)
librettist:
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 Delibes7:26
5Norma: Atto I: “Casta diva”
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer) and Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
editor:
Jennifer Howells
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
soprano vocals [Norma]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
balance engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro) (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini5:35
6Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III: “Il dolce suono”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
partial recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III, Scena 1. no. 14. “Eccola. O giusto cielo” - “Il dolce suono” (Coro, Lucia)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III
Gaetano Donizetti12:17
7La Gioconda: Atto IV: “La barca s’avvicina”
soprano vocals [Gioconda]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1952-09-06 until 1952-09-10)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI (from 1952-09-06 until 1952-09-10)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1952-09-06 until 1952-09-10)
recorded at:
Auditorium RAI “Arturo Toscanini” (Turin) in Torino, Torino, Piemonte, Italy (from 1952-09-06 until 1952-09-10)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. “A te questo rosario” … “Quest’ultimo bacio che il pianto” (Gioconda, Enzo, Laura) (from 1952-09-06 until 1952-09-10)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. Canal orfano
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. “La barca s’avvicina” (Gioconda) (from 1952-09-06 until 1952-09-10)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. Canal orfano
Amilcare Ponchielli6:46
8La traviata: Atto I: “È strano... Ah fors’e lui... Follie!”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. “Ah, fors’è lui” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Recitativo “È strano! è strano!” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Recitativo “Follie! Follie! Delirio vano è questo!” (Violetta, Alfredo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi9:28
9Parsifal: Atto II: “È giunto il di”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
Parsifal: Atto II. “È giunto il di”
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Parsifal: Atto II
Richard Wagner10:35

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