Maria Callas Live - Remastered Recordings 1949-1964

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Annotation

A collection of 20 live and 5 filmed performances. Incliudes 42 CDs, 3 Blu-Rays, and a 216-page booklet.

Annotation last modified on 2025-05-26 09:38 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco (Parts 1 & 2)
2▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco (Parts 3 & 4)
3▶CD: Richard Wagner: Parsifal (Act 1 beginning)
4▶CD: Richard Wagner: Parsifal (Act 1 conclusion • Act 2)
5▶CD: Richard Wagner: Parsifal (Act 3)
6▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani (Acts 1 & 2)
7▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani (Act 3)
8▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani (Acts 4 & 5)
9▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida (Acts 1 & 2)
10▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida (Acts 3 & 4)
11▶CD: Gioachino Rossini: Armida (Act 1)
12▶CD: Gioachino Rossini: Armida (Acts 2 & 3)
13▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto (Act 1)
14▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto (Acts 2 & 3)
15▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 1, Scene 1 • Act 1, Scene 2 beginning)
16▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 1, Scene 2 conclusion • Act 2)
17▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth (Acts 1 & 2)
18▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth (Acts 3 & 4)
19▶CD: Luigi Cherubini: Medea (Act 1)
20▶CD: Luigi Cherubini: Medea (Acts 2 & 3)
21▶CD: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste (Act 1)
22▶CD: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste (Acts 2 & 3)
23▼CD: Gaspare Spontini: La vestale (Act 1)
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1La vestale: Introduzione (Orchestra)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-12-07)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (on 1954-12-07)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-12-07)
live recording of:
La vestale: Ouverture (on 1954-12-07)
composer:
Gaspare Spontini (composer)
librettist:
Étienne de Jouy
part of:
La vestale (italian version)
part of:
La Vestale (original french version)
Gaspare Spontini7:29
2La vestale: Atto primo. “Presso il sublime tempio” (Cinna, Licinio)
baritone vocals [Cinna (capo di legione)]:
Enzo Sordello (baritone) (on 1954-12-07)
tenor vocals [Licinio (generale romano)]:
Franco Corelli (tenor) (on 1954-12-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-12-07)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (on 1954-12-07)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-12-07)
live recording of:
La vestale: Atto I. “Presso il sublime tempio” (Cinna, Licinio) (on 1954-12-07)
composer:
Gaspare Spontini (composer)
librettist:
Étienne de Jouy and Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
translated version of:
La Vestale : Acte I. « Près de ce temple auguste, à Vesta consacré ? » (Cinna, Licinius)
part of:
La vestale: Atto I (italian version)
Gaspare Spontini9:11
3La vestale: Atto primo. “Alma Vesta, del ciel” (Gran Vestale, Giulia, Coro)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (on 1954-12-07)
mezzo-soprano vocals [La Gran Vestale]:
Ebe Stignani (mezzo soprano) (on 1954-12-07)
soprano vocals [Giulia (giovane Vestale)]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1954-12-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-12-07)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (on 1954-12-07)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-12-07)
live recording of:
La vestale: Atto I. “Alma Vesta, del ciel pura figlia” (Coro, Gran Vestale, Giulia) (on 1954-12-07)
composer:
Gaspare Spontini (composer)
librettist:
Étienne de Jouy and Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
translated version of:
La Vestale : Acte I. No. 3. Hymne du matin « Fille du ciel, éternelle Vesta » (Chœur, La Grande Vestale, Julia)
part of:
La vestale: Atto I (italian version)
Gaspare Spontini8:32
4La vestale: Atto primo. “Che si vuole da me?” (Giulia, Gran Vestale)
mezzo-soprano vocals [La Gran Vestale]:
Ebe Stignani (mezzo soprano) (on 1954-12-07)
soprano vocals [Giulia (giovane Vestale)]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1954-12-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-12-07)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (on 1954-12-07)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-12-07)
live recording of:
La vestale: Atto I. “Che si vuole da me” (Giulia, Gran Vestale) (on 1954-12-07)
composer:
Gaspare Spontini (composer)
librettist:
Étienne de Jouy and Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
translated version of:
La Vestale : Acte I. « Prêtresses dans ce jour, Rome victorieuse » … « Pour la dernière fois » (La grande vestale, Julia)
part of:
La vestale: Atto I (italian version)
Gaspare Spontini6:20
5La vestale: Atto primo. “Oh! di funesta possa … Ti vedrò fra momenti” (Giulia)
soprano vocals [Giulia (giovane Vestale)]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1954-12-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-12-07)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (on 1954-12-07)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-12-07)
live recording of:
La vestale: Atto I. “Oh di funeste possa” (Giulia) (on 1954-12-07)
composer:
Gaspare Spontini (composer)
librettist:
Étienne de Jouy and Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
translated version of:
La Vestale : Acte I. « Ô d’un pouvoir funeste invincible ascendant ! » (Julia) … No. 5. Air « Licinius, je vais donc te revoir » (Julia, Chœur)
part of:
La vestale: Atto I (italian version)
Gaspare Spontini5:07
6La vestale: Atto primo. “Di lauri il suol spargiamo” (Coro, Licinio, Gran Vestale, Cinna, Giulia, Sommo Sacerdote)
baritone vocals [Cinna (capo di legione)]:
Enzo Sordello (baritone) (on 1954-12-07)
bass vocals [Il Sommo Sacerdote]:
Nicola Rossi‐Lemeni (operatic bass) (on 1954-12-07)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (on 1954-12-07)
mezzo-soprano vocals [La Gran Vestale]:
Ebe Stignani (mezzo soprano) (on 1954-12-07)
soprano vocals [Giulia (giovane Vestale)]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1954-12-07)
tenor vocals [Licinio (generale romano)]:
Franco Corelli (tenor) (on 1954-12-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-12-07)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (on 1954-12-07)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-12-07)
live recording of:
La vestale: Atto I. “Di lauri il suol spargiamo” (Coro) (on 1954-12-07)
composer:
Gaspare Spontini (composer)
librettist:
Étienne de Jouy and Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
translated version of:
La Vestale : Acte I. No. 6. Finale « De lauriers couvrons les chemins » (Chœur)
part of:
La vestale: Atto I (italian version)
Gaspare Spontini9:55
7La vestale: Atto primo. Balletto (Orchestra)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-12-07)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (on 1954-12-07)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-12-07)
live recording of:
La Vestale : Acte I. Ballet (on 1954-12-07)
composer:
Gaspare Spontini (composer)
librettist:
Étienne de Jouy
part of:
La Vestale : Acte I
Gaspare Spontini10:56
8La vestale: Atto primo. “Omai cessi il tripudio” (Sommo Sacerdote, Coro)
bass vocals [Grande Sacerdote] and bass vocals [Il Sommo Sacerdote]:
Nicola Rossi‐Lemeni (operatic bass) (on 1954-12-07)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (on 1954-12-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-12-07)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (on 1954-12-07)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-12-07)
live recording of:
La Vestale: Atto I. “Omai cessi il tripudio” (Grande Sacerdote) (on 1954-12-07)
composer:
Gaspare Spontini (composer)
librettist:
Étienne de Jouy and Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
translated version of:
La Vestale : Acte I. « Peuple, cessez vos jeux » (Le grand pontife)
part of:
La vestale: Atto I (italian version)
Gaspare Spontini3:20
24▶CD: Gaspare Spontini: La vestale (Acts 2 & 3)
25▶CD: Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier (Acts 1 & 2)
26▶CD: Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier (Acts 3 & 4)
27▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula (Act 1 beginning)
28▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula (Act 1 conclusion • Act 2)
29▶CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Act 1)
30▶CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Acts 2 & 3)
31▶CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena (Act 1)
32▶CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena (Act 2)
33▶CD: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Ifigenia in Tauride (Acts 1 & 2)
34▶CD: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Ifigenia in Tauride (Acts 3 & 4)
35▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata (Act 1 • Act 2, Scene 1)
36▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata (Act 2, Scene 2 • Act 3)
37▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Il pirata (Act 1)
38▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Il pirata (Act 2)
39▶CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto (Act 1)
40▶CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto (Acts 2 & 3)
41▶CD: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca (Act 1)
42▶CD: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca (Acts 2 & 3)
43▶Blu-ray: Paris 1958
44▶Blu-ray: Hamburg 1959 & 1962
45▶Blu-ray: London 1962 & 1964
46▶CD