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)
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1Rigoletto: Act II. “Ella mi fu rapita!” (Duca)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
tenor vocals [Il duca di Mantova]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (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)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II: “Ella mi fu rapita!” (Duca) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:42
2Rigoletto: Act II. “Parmi veder le lagrime” (Duca)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
tenor vocals [Il duca di Mantova]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (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)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. "Parmi veder le lagrime" (Duca) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:43
3Rigoletto: Act II. “Duca, Duca!…Ebben?” (Marullo, Rigoletto, Coro, Borsa, Ceprano, Paggio)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Marullo]:
William Dickie (british bass-baritone) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
bass vocals [Il conte di 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 [Un paggio]:
Luisa Mandelli (italian operatic soprano) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
tenor vocals [Borsa]:
Renato Ercolani (tenor) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
tenor vocals [Il duca di Mantova]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. “Duca, duca! … Ebben? … Scorrendo uniti” (Borsa, Marullo, Ceprano, Duca, Coro) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:26
4Rigoletto: Act II. “Povero Rigoletto!” (Marullo, Rigoletto, Coro, Borsa, Ceprano, Paggio)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Marullo]:
William Dickie (british bass-baritone) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
bass vocals [Il conte di 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 [un paggio]:
Luisa Mandelli (italian operatic 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 (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. "Povero Rigoletto!" (Marullo, Rigoletto, Coro, Borsa, Ceprano, Paggio) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi3:59
5Rigoletto: Act II. “Cortigiani, vil razza dannata” (Rigoletto)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (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)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. Aria "Cortigiani, vil razza dannata" (Rigoletto) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi4:26
6Rigoletto: Act II. “Mio padre!…Dio! mia Gilda!” (Gilda, Rigoletto)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (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)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. Duetto. "Mio padre!...Dio! mia Gilda!" (Gilda, Rigoletto) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi1:50
7Rigoletto: Act II. “Tutte le feste al tempio” (Gilda, Rigoletto)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (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)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. Recitativo “Parla … Siam soli …” / “Tutte le feste al tempio” (Rigoletto, Gilda) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi7:00
8Rigoletto: Act II. “Compiuto pur quanto” (Rigoletto, Gilda, Usciere, Monterone)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
bass vocals [Il conte di Monterone]:
Plinio Clabassi (operatic bass) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
bass vocals [Un usciere]:
Vittorio Tatozzi (bass-baritone) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (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)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II."Compiuto pur quanto" (Rigoletto, Gilda, Usciere, Monterone) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi1:09
9Rigoletto: Act II. “Sì, vendetta, tremenda vendetta” (Rigoletto, Gilda)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (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)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. "Sì, vendetta, tremenda vendetta" (Rigoletto, Gilda) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:14
10Rigoletto: Act III. “E l'ami?” (Rigoletto, Gilda, Duca, Sparafucile)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
bass vocals [Sparafucile]:
Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
tenor vocals [Il duca di Mantova]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (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)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°11 “E l'ami? … Sempre” (Rigoletto, Gilda, Duca, Sparafucile) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:03
11Rigoletto: Act III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca, Sparafucile, Rigoletto)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
bass vocals [Sparafucile]:
Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
tenor vocals [Il duca di Mantova]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (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)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi3:13
12Rigoletto: Act III. “Un dì, se ben rammentomi” (Doca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Maddalena]:
Adriana Lazzarini (mezzo-soprano) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
tenor vocals [Il duca di Mantova]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (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)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto. "Un dì, se ben rammentomi" (Duca, Gilda, Maddalena, Rigoletto) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi1:35
13Rigoletto: Act III. “Bella figlia dell'amore” (Doca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Maddalena]:
Adriana Lazzarini (mezzo-soprano) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
tenor vocals [Il duca di Mantova]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
orchestra:
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan (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)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto "Bella figlia dell'amore" (Duca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:59
14Rigoletto: Act III. “Venti scudi, hai tu detto?” (Rigoletto, Sparafucile, Duca, Maddalena, Coro)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
bass vocals [Sparafucile]:
Nicola Zaccaria (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)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Maddalena]:
Adriana Lazzarini (mezzo-soprano) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
tenor vocals [Il duca di Mantova]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°13 "Venti scudi hai tu detto?" (Rigoletto, Sparafucile, Duca, Maddalena, Coro) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:02
15Rigoletto: Act III. “È amabile invero” (Maddalena, Sparafucile, Gilda, Coro)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
bass vocals [Sparafucile]:
Nicola Zaccaria (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)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Maddalena]:
Adriana Lazzarini (mezzo-soprano) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. Terzetto e Tempesta. "È amabile invero cotal giovinotto" (Maddalena, Sparafucile, Gilda, Coro) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi6:00
16Rigoletto: Act III. “Della vendetta alfin giunge l'instante!” (Rigoletto, Sparafucile, Duca)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
bass vocals [Sparafucile]:
Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
tenor vocals [Il duca di Mantova]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (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)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. Scena e Duetto Finale. "Della vendetta alfin giunge l'istante!" (Rigoletto, Sparafucile, Duca) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:52
17Rigoletto: Act III. “Chi è mai, chi è qui in sua vece?” (Rigoletto, Gilda)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (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)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. Scena e Duetto Finale. "Chi è mai, chi è qui in sua vece?" (Rigoletto, Gilda) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi6:37
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)
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