La Divina: Maria Callas in All Her Roles

~ Release by Maria Callas (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

The complete collection of Warner Classics (EMI) recordings by Maria Callas. Includes all her studio and live recordings on 131 CDs, 3 Blu-Rays of concert videos, a DVD-ROM (libretti, texts, recording sheets, interviews), a 148-page hardcover book, and an NFT with digital content.

The CDs also include studio alternate takes and working sessions from the 1960s (previously unreleased), and Julliard Master classes.

Annotation last modified on 2025-01-14 10:48 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 1, Scene 1) (Studio, Recorded 1954)
2CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 1, Scene 2) (Studio, Recorded 1954)
3CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 2) (Studio, Recorded 1954)
4CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 1 beginning) (Studio, Recorded 1960)
5CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 1 conclusion) (Studio, Recorded 1960)
6CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 2) (Studio, Recorded 1960)
7CD: Vincenzo Bellini: I puritani (Act 1) (Studio, Recorded 1953)
8CD: Vincenzo Bellini: I puritani (Acts 2 & 3) (Studio, Recorded 1953)
9CD: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula (Act 1) (Studio, Recorded 1957)
10CD: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula (Act 2) (Studio, Recorded 1957)
11CD: Georges Bizet: Carmen (Act 1, Act 2 beginning) (Studio, Recorded 1964)
12CD: Georges Bizet: Carmen (Act 2 conclusion, Acts 3 & 4) (Studio, Recorded 1964)
13CD: Luigi Cherubini: Medea (Act 1) (Studio, Recorded 1957)
14CD: Luigi Cherubini: Medea (Acts 2 & 3) (Studio, Recorded 1957)
15CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Act 1) (Studio, Recorded 1953)
16CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Acts 2 & 3) (Studio, Recorded 1953)
17CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Act 1) (Studio, Recorded 1959)
18CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Acts 2 & 3) (Studio, Recorded 1959)
19CD: Ruggero Leoncavallo: I pagliacci (Studio, Recorded 1954)
20CD: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana (Studio, Recorded 1953)
21CD: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda (Act 1) (Studio, Recorded 1952)
22CD: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda (Act 2) (Studio, Recorded 1952)
23CD: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda (Acts 3 & 4) (Studio, Recorded 1952)
24CD: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda (Act 1) (Studio, Recorded 1959)
25CD: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda (Act 2) (Studio, Recorded 1959)
26CD: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda (Acts 3 & 4) (Studio, Recorded 1959)
27CD: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème (Acts 1 & 2) (Studio, Recorded 1956)
28CD: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème (Acts 3 & 4) (Studio, Recorded 1956)
29CD: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Act 1, Act 2 beginning) (Studio, Recorded 1955)
30CD: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Act 2 conclusion) (Studio, Recorded 1955)
31CD: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Acts 1 & 2) (Studio, Recorded 1957)
32CD: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Acts 3 & 4) (Studio, Recorded 1957)
33CD: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca (Act 1) (Studio, Recorded 1953)
34CD: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca (Acts 2 & 3) (Studio, Recorded 1953)
35CD: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca (Act 1) (Studio, Recorded 1964 & 1965)
36CD: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca (Acts 2 & 3) (Studio, Recorded 1964 & 1965)
37CD: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot (Acts 1 & 2) (Studio, Recorded 1957)
38CD: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot (Acts 3) (Studio, Recorded 1957)
39CD: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (Act 1 beginning) (Studio, Recorded 1957)
40CD: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (Act 1 conclusion, Act 2) (Studio, Recorded 1957)
41CD: Gioachino Rossini: Il turco in Italia (Act 1) (Studio, Recorded 1954)
42CD: Gioachino Rossini: Il turco in Italia (Act 2) (Studio, Recorded 1954)
43CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida (Acts 1 & 2) (Studio, Recorded 1955)
44CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida (Acts 3 & 4) (Studio, Recorded 1955)
45CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (Act 1, Act 2 beginning) (Studio, Recorded 1956)
46CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (Act 2 conclusion, Act 3) (Studio, Recorded 1956)
47CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino (Acts 1 & 2) (Studio, Recorded 1954)
48CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino (Act 3) (Studio, Recorded 1954)
49CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino (Act 4) (Studio, Recorded 1954)
50CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto (Act 1) (Studio, Recorded 1955)
51CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto (Acts 2 & 3) (Studio, Recorded 1955)
52CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata (Act 1 • Act 2, Scene 1) (Studio, Recorded 1953)
53CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata (Act 2, Scene 2 • Act 3) (Studio, Recorded 1953)
54CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore (Acts 1 & 2) (Studio, Recorded 1956)
55CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore (Acts 3 & 4) (Studio, Recorded 1956)
56CD: The First Recordings (1949) (Studio, Recorded 1949)
57CD: The Callas Rarities (1953-1969) (Studio, Recorded 1953, 1958, 1960 & 1961)
58CD: The Callas Rarities (1953-1969) (Studio, Recorded 1962, 1964, 1965 & 1969)
59CD: Operatic Arias by Puccini (Studio, Recorded 1954)
60CD: Lyric and Coloratura Arias (Studio, Recorded 1954)
61CD: Callas at La Scala (Studio, Recorded 1955)
62CD: Callas Portrays Verdi Heroines (Verdi Arias I) (Studio, Recorded 1958)
63CD: Mad Scenes (Studio, Recorded 1958)
64CD: Great Arias from French Opera (Callas à Paris I) (Studio, Recorded 1961)
65CD: More Arias from French Opera (Callas à Paris II) (Studio, Recorded 1963)
66CD: Rossini & Donizetti Arias (Studio, Recorded 1963 & 1964)
67CD: Mozart, Beethoven, Weber Recital (Studio, Recorded 1963 & 1964)
68CD: Verdi Arias II (Studio, Recorded 1963 & 1964)
69CD: Verdi Arias III (Studio, Recorded 1965 & 1969)
70CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 1, Scene 1 • Act 1, Scene 2 beginning) (Live, Recorded 1952)
71CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 1, Scene 2 conclusion • Act 2) (Live, Recorded 1952)
72CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Il pirata (Act 1) (Live, Recorded 1959)
73CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Il pirata (Act 2) (Live, Recorded 1959)
74CD: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula (Act 1 beginning) (Live, Recorded 1955)
75CD: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula (Act 1 conclusion • Act 2) (Live, Recorded 1955)
76CD: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula (Act 1) (Live, Recorded 1957)
77CD: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula (Act 2) (Live, Recorded 1957)
78CD: Luigi Cherubini: Medea (Act 1) (Live, Recorded 1953)
79CD: Luigi Cherubini: Medea (Acts 2 & 3) (Live, Recorded 1953)
80CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena (Act 1) (Live, Recorded 1957)
81CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena (Act 2) (Live, Recorded 1957)
82CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Act 1) (Live, Recorded 1955)
83CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Acts 2 & 3) (Live, Recorded 1955)
84CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto (Act 1) (Live, Recorded 1960)
85CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto (Acts 2 & 3) (Live, Recorded 1960)
86CD: Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier (Acts 1 & 2) (Live, Recorded 1955)
87CD: Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier (Acts 3 & 4) (Live, Recorded 1955)
88CD: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste (Act 1) (Live, Recorded 1954)
89CD: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste (Acts 2 & 3) (Live, Recorded 1954)
90CD: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Ifigenia in Tauride (Acts 1 & 2) (Live, Recorded 1957)
91CD: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Ifigenia in Tauride (Acts 3 & 4) (Live, Recorded 1957)
92CD: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca (Act 1) (Live, Recorded 1964)
93CD: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca (Acts 2 & 3) (Live, Recorded 1964)
94CD: Gioachino Rossini: Armida (Act 1) (Live, Recorded 1952)
95CD: Gioachino Rossini: Armida (Acts 2 & 3) (Live, Recorded 1952)
96CD: Gaspare Spontini: La vestale (Act 1) (Live, Recorded 1954)
97CD: Gaspare Spontini: La vestale (Acts 2 & 3) (Live, Recorded 1954)
98CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida (Acts 1 & 2) (Live, Recorded 1951)
99CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida (Acts 3 & 4) (Live, Recorded 1951)
100CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (Act 1, Act 2 beginning) (Live, Recorded 1957)
101CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (Act 2 conclusion, Act 3) (Live, Recorded 1957)
102CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth (Acts 1 & 2) (Live, Recorded 1952)
103CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth (Acts 3 & 4) (Live, Recorded 1952)
104CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco (Parts 1 & 2) (Live, Recorded 1949)
105CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco (Parts 3 & 4) (Live, Recorded 1949)
106CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto (Act 1) (Live, Recorded 1952)
107CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto (Acts 2 & 3) (Live, Recorded 1952)
108CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata (Act 1 • Act 2, Scene 1) (Live, Recorded 1955)
109CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata (Act 2, Scene 2 • Act 3) (Live, Recorded 1955)
110CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata (Act 1 • Act 2, Scene 1) (Live, Recorded 1958)
111CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata (Act 2, Scene 2 • Act 3) (Live, Recorded 1958)
112CD: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani (Acts 1 & 2) (Live, Recorded 1951)
113CD: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani (Act 3) (Live, Recorded 1951)
114CD: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani (Acts 4 & 5) (Live, Recorded 1951)
115CD: Richard Wagner: Parsifal (Act 1 beginning) (Live, Recorded 1950)
116CD: Richard Wagner: Parsifal (Act 1 conclusion • Act 2) (Live, Recorded 1950)
117CD: Richard Wagner: Parsifal (Act 3) (Live, Recorded 1950)
118CD: Live in Turin 1951 / Live in Rome 1952 / Live in San Remo 1954 (Live, Recorded 1951, 1952 & 1954)
119CD: Live in Milan 1956 / Live in Athens 1957 (Live, Recorded 1956 & 1957)
120CD: In Rehearsal Dallas 1957 (Live, Recorded 1957)
121CD: Live in London 1958 & 1959 (Live, Recorded 1958 & 1959)
122CD: Live in Paris 1958 (Live, Recorded 1958)
123CD: Live in Hamburg 1959 (Live, Recorded 1959)
124CD: Live in Stuttgart 1959 (Live, Recorded 1959)
125CD: Live in Amsterdam 1959 (Live, Recorded 1959)
126CD: Live in London 1961 & 1962 (Live, Recorded 1961 & 1962)
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Oberon: Act II. “Ocean! thou mighty monster”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1962-02-27)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1962-02-27)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (on 1962-02-27)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-02-27)
live partial recording of:
Oberon, J. 306: Act II (on 1962-02-27)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
librettist:
James Robinson Planché
part of:
Oberon, J. 306
Carl Maria von Weber9:55
2Le Cid: Act III. “De cet affreux combat…Pleurez ! pleurez, mes yeux !”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1962-02-27)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1962-02-27)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (on 1962-02-27)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-02-27)
live recording of:
Le Cid : Acte III, scène 1. No. 10 Air « Pleurez ! pleurez mes yeux » (Chimène) (on 1962-02-27)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (from 1884 until 1885)
part of:
Le Cid : Acte III
Jules Massenet6:28
3La Cenerentola: Act II. “Nacqui all'affanno…Non più mesta”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1962-02-27)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1962-02-27)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (on 1962-02-27)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-02-27)
live recording of:
La Cenerentola: Atto II, scena 3. Finale II, coro e scena “Della Fortuna instabile” … “Nacqui all’affanno” … “Non più mesta” (Coro, Cenerentola, Ramiro, Dandini, Alidoro, Clorinda, Tisbe, Magnifico) (on 1962-02-27)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Jacopo Ferretti
part of:
La Cenerentola: Atto II
Gioachino Rossini6:22
4Macbeth: Act II. “La luce langue” (incomplete)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1962-02-27)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1962-02-27)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (on 1962-02-27)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-02-27)
live partial recording of:
Macbeth: Atto II. N°7b Aria “La luce langue, il faro spegnesi” (Lady) (on 1962-02-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
additional librettist:
Andrea Maffei (19th century poet, translator and librettist)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Macbeth: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi3:35
5Anna Bolena: Act II. “Piangete voi?…Al dolce guidami castei natio”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1962-02-27)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1962-02-27)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (on 1962-02-27)
recorded at:
Royal Festival Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-02-27)
live recording of:
Anna Bolena: Atto II, Scena 3. “Al dolce guidami” (Anna, Coro) (on 1962-02-27)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Anna Bolena: Atto II
live recording of:
Anna Bolena: Atto II, Scena 3. “Piangete voi?” (Anna, Coro) (on 1962-02-27)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Anna Bolena: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti10:04
6Don Carlo: Act IV. “Tu che le vanità”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1962-11-04)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1962-11-04)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (on 1962-11-04)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-11-04)
live recording of:
Don Carlo: Atto IV. N°15 “Tu che le vanità” – “O Francia, nobile suol” (Elisabetta) (on 1962-11-04)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlo: Atto IV (V)
Giuseppe Verdi11:27
7Carmen: Act I. Prélude
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1962-11-04)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1962-11-04)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (on 1962-11-04)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-11-04)
live recording of:
Carmen : Prélude (on 1962-11-04)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen (Italian lyrics)
part of:
Carmen (German translation, Julius Hopp)
part of:
Carmen (english lyrics, David Parry)
part of:
Carmen, WD 31 (opera by Georges Bizet)
Georges Bizet2:02
8Carmen: Act I. “L'amour est un oiseau rebelle” (Habanera)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1962-11-04)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1962-11-04)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (on 1962-11-04)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-11-04)
live recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur) (on 1962-11-04)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:07
9Carmen: Act III. Entracte
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1962-11-04)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1962-11-04)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (on 1962-11-04)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-11-04)
live recording of:
Carmen : Acte III. Entr’acte (intermission between Acts III & IV) (on 1962-11-04)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French 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 Bizet2:23
10Carmen: Act I. “Près des remparts de Séville”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1962-11-04)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1962-11-04)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (on 1962-11-04)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1962-11-04)
live recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 10 Séguedille « Près des remparts de Séville » (Carmen, Don José) (on 1962-11-04)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet2:26
11Le Cid: Act III. “De cet affreux combat…Pieurez ! pleurez, mes yeux !”
piano:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor) (on 1961-05-30)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1961-05-30)
recorded at:
St. James's Palace in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1961-05-30)
live recording of:
Le Cid : Acte III, scène 1. No. 10 Air « Pleurez ! pleurez mes yeux » (Chimène) (on 1961-05-30)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (from 1884 until 1885)
part of:
Le Cid : Acte III
Jules Massenet5:11
12Don Carlo: Act IV. “Tu che le vanità” (incomplete)
piano:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor) (on 1961-05-30)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1961-05-30)
recorded at:
St. James's Palace in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1961-05-30)
live recording of:
Don Carlo: Atto IV. N°15 “Tu che le vanità” – “O Francia, nobile suol” (Elisabetta) (on 1961-05-30)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlo: Atto IV (V)
Giuseppe Verdi7:21
13Mefistofele: Act III. “[L'altra notte in fondo al mare]…In funero sopore” (incomplete)
piano:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor) (on 1961-05-30)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1961-05-30)
recorded at:
St. James's Palace in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1961-05-30)
live partial recording of:
Mefistofele: Atto III. “L’altra notte in fondo al mare” (Margherita, Faust, Mefistofele) (on 1961-05-30)
composer and librettist:
Arrigo Boϊto (librettist, composer)
publisher:
G. Ricordi & Co. London (UK division) and G. Ricordi & Co. Milan (Italian publisher)
part of:
Mefistofele: Atto III
Arrigo Boito4:31
127CD: Live in Paris 1963 & 1976 (Live, Recorded 1963 & 1976)
128Blu-ray: La Callas…Toujours - Paris 1958 (Live, Recorded 1958)
129Blu-ray: Maria Callas in Concert - Hamburg 1959 & 1962 (Live, Recorded 1959 & 1962)
130Blu-ray: Maria Callas at Covent Garden 1962 & 1964 (Live, Recorded 1962 & 1964)
131CD: Bonus: Studio alternate takes and working sessions 1960-1964
132CD: Maria Callas at Julliard: the Master Classes - 1
133CD: Maria Callas at Julliard: the Master Classes - 2
134CD: Maria Callas at Julliard: the Master Classes - 3
135Data DVD-R: Libretti, Texts, Interviews, Recording sheets