Remastered: The Complete Studio Recordings (1949-1969)

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

Tracklist

1CD: The First Recordings (1949)
2CD: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda (Act 1) (1952)
3CD: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda (Act 2) (1952)
4CD: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda (Acts 3 & 4) (1952)
5CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Act 1) (1953)
6CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Acts 2 & 3) (1953)
7CD: Vincenzo Bellini: I puritani (Act 1) (1953)
8CD: Vincenzo Bellini: I puritani (Acts 2 & 3) (1953)
9CD: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana (1953)
10CD: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca (Act 1) (1953)
11CD: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca (Acts 2 & 3) (1953)
12CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata (Act 1 • Act 2, Scene 1) (1953)
13CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata (Act 2, Scene 2 • Act 3) (1953)
14CD: Norma: Act 1, Scene 1 (1954)
15CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 1, Scene 2) (1954)
16CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 2) (1954)
17CD: Ruggero Leoncavallo: I pagliacci (1954)
18CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino (Acts 1 & 2) (1954)
19CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino (Act 3) (1954)
20CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino (Act 4) (1954)
21CD: Gioachino Rossini: Il turco in Italia (Act 1) (1954)
22CD: Gioachino Rossini: Il turco in Italia (Act 2) (1954)
23CD: Puccini Arias (1954)
24CD: Lyric and Coloratura Arias (1954)
25CD: Callas at La Scala (1955)
26CD: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Act 1, Act 2 beginning) (1955)
27CD: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Act 2 conclusion) (1955)
28CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida (Acts 1 & 2) (1955)
29CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida (Acts 3 & 4) (1955)
30CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto (Act 1) (1955)
31CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto (Acts 2 & 3) (1955)
32CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore (Acts 1 & 2) (1956)
33CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore (Acts 3 & 4) (1956)
34CD: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème (Acts 1 & 2) (1956)
35CD: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème (Acts 3 & 4) (1956)
36CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (Act 1, Act 2 beginning) (1956)
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1Un ballo in maschera: Preludio (Orchestra)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Nº 1. Preludio (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera
Giuseppe Verdi4:18
2Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 1. “Posa in pace, a'bei sogni ristora” (Coro, Samuel, Tom)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer)
bass vocals [Samuel]:
Silvio Maionica (operatic bass) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
bass vocals [Tom]:
Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 1. Nº 2 “Posa in pace, a' bei sogni ristora” (Samuel, Tom, Coro) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:35
3Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 1. “S'avanza il Conte” (Oscar, Riccardo)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer)
soprano vocals [Oscar]:
Eugenia Ratti (soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 1. Nº 3a Scena “S'avanza il conte” (Oscar, Riccardo) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:38
4Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 1. “La rivedrà nell'estasi” (Riccardo, Oscar, Coro, Samuel, Tom)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer)
bass vocals [Samuel]:
Silvio Maionica (operatic bass) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
bass vocals [Tom]:
Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
soprano vocals [Oscar]:
Eugenia Ratti (soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 1. Nº 3b Sortita di Riccardo “La rivedrà nell'estasi” (Riccardo, Samuel, Tom, Coro) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:56
5Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 1. “Il cenno mio di là con essi attendi” (Riccardo, Oscar, Renato)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Renato]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
soprano vocals [Oscar]:
Eugenia Ratti (soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 1. Nº 4a Scena “Il cenno mio di là con essi attendi” (Riccardo, Oscar, Renato) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:33
6Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 1. “Alla vita che t'arride” (Renato)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Renato]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 1. Nº 4b Cantabile “Alla vita che t'arride” (Renato) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:50
7Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 1. “Il primo giudice” (Oscar, Riccardo, Giudice)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer)
soprano vocals [Oscar]:
Eugenia Ratti (soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
tenor vocals [Un giudice]:
Renato Ercolani (tenor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 1. Nº 5a Scena “Il primo Giudice - S'avanzi” (Oscar, Riccardo, Giudice) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:31
8Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 1. “Volta la terrea” (Oscar, Riccardo, Giudice, Renato, Samuel, Tom, Coro)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Renato]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
bass vocals [Samuel]:
Silvio Maionica (operatic bass) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
bass vocals [Tom]:
Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
soprano vocals [Oscar]:
Eugenia Ratti (soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 1. Nº 5b Ballata “Volta la terrea fronte alle stelle” (Oscar, Riccardo) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:37
9Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 1. “Ogni cura si doni al diletto” (Riccardo, Renato, Oscar, Samuel, Tom, Coro)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Renato]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
bass vocals [Samuel]:
Silvio Maionica (operatic bass) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
bass vocals [Tom]:
Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
soprano vocals [Oscar]:
Eugenia Ratti (soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 1. Nº 6b “Ogni cura si doni al diletto” (Riccardo, Renato, Oscar, Samuel, Tom, Coro) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:14
10Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. “Zitti…l'incanto non dessi turbare…Re dell'abisso, affrettati” (Coro, Ulrica)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Ulrica]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 7a Scena “Zitti … l'incanto non dèssi turbare” (Coro) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:01
11Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. “Arrivo il primo!…È lui, è lui!” (Riccardo, Coro, Ulrica)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Ulrica]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 7c Scena “Arrivo il primo!” (Riccardo, Ulrica, Coro) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:29
12Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. “Su, fatemi largo, sapere vo' il mio fato” (Silvano, Ulrica, Riccardo)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Silvano]:
Ezio Giordano (italian baritone) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Ulrica]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 7d Scena “Su, fatemi largo, saper vo' il mio fato” (Silvano, Ulrica, Riccardo, Servo, Coro) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:03
13Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. “Rallegrati omai” (Ulrica, Silvano, Riccardo, Coro, Servo)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Silvano]:
Ezio Giordano (italian baritone) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Ulrica]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
tenor vocals [Un servo]:
Renato Ercolani (tenor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 7d “Rallegrati omai” (Silvano, Ulrica, Riccardo, Servo, coro) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:22
14Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. “Che v'agita così?” (Ulrica, Amelia, Riccardo)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Ulrica]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
soprano vocals [Amelia]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 8a Scena “Che v'agita così?” (Ulrica, Amelia, Riccardo) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:26
15Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. “Della città all'occaso” (Ulrica, Amelia, Riccardo)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Ulrica]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
soprano vocals [Amelia]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 8b Terzetto “Della città all'occaso” (Ulrica, Amelia, Riccardo) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:30
16Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. “Consentimi, o Signore” (Ulrica, Amelia, Riccardo)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Ulrica]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
soprano vocals [Amelia]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 8c “Consentimi, o signore” (Ulrica, Amelia, Riccardo) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:00
17Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. “Figlia d'averno, schiudi la chiostra” (Coro, Ulrica, Amelia, Riccardo)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Ulrica]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
soprano vocals [Amelia]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 8c “Figlia d'averno, schiudi la chiostra” (Coro, Ulrica, Amelia, Riccardo) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi0:26
18Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. “Su, profetessa, monta il treppiè” (Coro, Oscar, Riccardo)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
soprano vocals [Oscar]:
Eugenia Ratti (soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 9a Scena “Su, profetessa, monta il treppiè” (Coro, Oscar, Riccardo) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi0:57
19Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. “Di' tu se fedele” (Riccardo, Coro)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 9b Canzone “Di’ tu se fedele il flutto m’aspetta” (Riccardo, Coro) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1859)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:13
20Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. “Chi voi siate, l'audace parola” (Ulrica, Riccardo, Samuel, Oscar, Coro)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer)
bass vocals [Samuel]:
Silvio Maionica (operatic bass) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Ulrica]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
soprano vocals [Oscar]:
Eugenia Ratti (soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 10a Scena “Chi voi siate, l'audace parola” (Ulrica, Riccardo, Samuel, Oscar, Coro) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:32
21Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. “È scherzo od è follia” (Riccardo, Ulrica, Samuel, Tom, Oscar, Coro)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer)
bass vocals [Samuel]:
Silvio Maionica (operatic bass) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
bass vocals [Tom]:
Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Ulrica]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
soprano vocals [Oscar]:
Eugenia Ratti (soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 10b Quintetto “È scherzo od è follia” (Riccardo, Ulrica, Samuel, Tom, Oscar, Coro) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:20
22Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. “Finisci il vaticinio” (Riccardo, Ulrica, Coro, Samuel, Tom, Silvano, Oscar, Renato)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Renato]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
baritone vocals [Silvano]:
Ezio Giordano (italian baritone) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
bass vocals [Samuel]:
Silvio Maionica (operatic bass) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
bass vocals [Tom]:
Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Ulrica]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
soprano vocals [Oscar]:
Eugenia Ratti (soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 11a Scena “Finisci 'l vaticinio” (Riccardo, Ulrica, Samuel, Tom, Renato, Coro) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:26
23Un ballo in maschera: Atto II. Preludio (Orchestra)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II. Nº 12a. Preludio (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:25
24Un ballo in maschera: Atto II. “Ecco l'orrido campo ove s'accoppia” (Amelia)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer)
soprano vocals [Amelia]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II. Nº 12b. Scena “Ecco l'orrido campo ove s'accoppia” (Amelia) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi1:30
25Un ballo in maschera: Atto II. “Ma dall'arido stelo divulsa” (Amelia)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer)
soprano vocals [Amelia]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II. Nº 12c. Aria “Ma dall'arido stelo divulsa” (Amelia) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi5:12
26Un ballo in maschera: Atto II. “Teco io sto” (Riccardo, Amelia)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer)
soprano vocals [Amelia]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II. Nº 13a. Scena "Teco io sto - Gran Dio!" (Riccardo, Amelia) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi1:32
27Un ballo in maschera: Atto II. “Non sai tu che se l'anima mia” (Riccardo, Amelia)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer)
soprano vocals [Amelia]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II. Nº 13b. Duetto "Non sai tu che se l'anima mia" (Riccardo, Amelia) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi4:13
28Un ballo in maschera: Atto II. “Oh, qual soave brivido” (Riccardo, Amelia)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer)
soprano vocals [Amelia]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II. Nº 13d. Cabaletta "Oh, qual soave brivido" (Riccardo, Amelia) (from 1956-09-04 until 1956-09-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi3:48
37CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (Act 2 conclusion, Act 3) (1956)
38CD: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (Act 1 beginning) (1957)
39CD: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (Act 1 conclusion, Act 2) (1957)
40CD: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula (Act 1) (1957)
41CD: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula (Act 2) (1957)
42CD: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot (Acts 1 & 2) (1957)
43CD: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot (Acts 3) (1957)
44CD: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Acts 1 & 2) (1957)
45CD: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Acts 3 & 4) (1957)
46CD: Luigi Cherubini: Medea (Act 1) (1957)
47CD: Luigi Cherubini: Medea (Acts 2 & 3) (1957)
48CD: Callas Portrays Verdi Heroines (Verdi Arias I) (1958)
49CD: Mad Scenes (1958)
50CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Act 1) (1959)
51CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Acts 2 & 3) (1959)
52CD: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda (Act 1) (1959)
53CD: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda (Act 2) (1959)
54CD: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda (Acts 3 & 4) (1959)
55CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 1 beginning) (1960)
56CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 1 conclusion) (1960)
57CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 2) (1960)
58CD: Great Arias from French Opera (Callas à Paris I) (1961)
59CD: More Arias from French Opera (Callas à Paris II) (1963)
60CD: Mozart, Beethoven, Weber Recital (1963 & 1964)
61CD: Verdi Arias II (1963 & 1964)
62CD: Rossini & Donizetti Arias (1963 & 1964)
63CD: Georges Bizet: Carmen (Act 1, Act 2 beginning) (1964)
64CD: Georges Bizet: Carmen (Act 2 conclusion, Acts 3 & 4) (1964)
65CD: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca (Act 1) (1964 & 1965)
66CD: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca (Acts 2 & 3) (1964 & 1965)
67CD: Verdi Arias III (1965 & 1969)
68CD: The Callas Rarities (1953-1969) (1953, 1958, 1960 & 1961)
69CD: The Callas Rarities (1953-1969) (1962, 1964, 1965 & 1969)
70Data CD: Libretti

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includes:Aida (1955 studio cast) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestra (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Callas à Paris (Album II) by Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Georges Prêtre (French conductor)
Callas à Paris I by Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France), Georges Prêtre (French conductor)
Callas at La Scala by Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Callas sings Rossini and Donizetti Arias by Rossini (composer), Donizetti (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Nicola Rescigno (conductor)
Callas Sings Verdi Arias by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Nicola Rescigno (conductor)
Carmen (1964 studio cast) by Georges Bizet (French composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Andréa Guiot (soprano), Robert Massard (baritone), Nadine Sautereau (French soprano), Jane Berbié (mezzo-soprano), Claude Calès (French baritone), Chœurs René Duclos, Chœurs d’enfants Jean Pesneaud, Orchestre du Théâtre national de l’Opéra de Paris, Georges Prêtre (French conductor)
Cavalleria rusticana (1953 EMI recording) by Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor); Maria Callas (soprano) - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
I puritani (1953 Milan studio cast) by Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor), Nicola Rossi‐Lemeni (operatic bass), Rolando Panerai (baritone), Coro & Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Il barbiere di Siviglia (1957 studio recording) by Rossini (composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Tito Gobbi (baritone), Alva (tenor), Carturan (mezzo-soprano), Ollendorff (operatic bass), Zaccaria (operatic bass), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) & Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977), Alceo Galliera (organist, conductor and composer)
Il trovatore (1956 recording) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Il turco in Italia (1954 studio cast) by Gioachino Rossini (composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Nicola Rossi‐Lemeni (operatic bass), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Mariano Stabile (baritone), Orchestra (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor)
La bohème (1956 studio cast) by Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor), Rolando Panerai (baritone), Anna Moffo (soprano), Orchestra (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Antonino Votto (conductor)
La forza del destino (1954 Milan recording) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Richard Tucker (tenor), Carlo Tagliabue (baritone), Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
La Gioconda (1959 recording) by Ponchielli (composer); Callas (soprano), Cossotto (mezzo-soprano), Companeez (mezzo-soprano / contralto), Vinco (operatic bass), Ferraro (tenor), Cappuccilli (baritone), Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Antonino Votto (conductor)
La Gioconda (1952 recording) by Amilcare Ponchielli (composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano), Giulio Neroni, Maria Amadini (mezzo-soprano), Gianni Poggi (tenor), Paolo Silveri (baritone), Piero Poldi (bass vocalist), Armando Benzi (operatic tenor), Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI, Antonino Votto (conductor)
La sonnambula (1957 studio cast) by Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer); Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass), Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo-soprano), Maria Meneghini Callas (soprano), Eugenia Ratti (soprano), Nicola Monti (tenor), Giuseppe Morresi (operatic bass), Franco Ricciardi (Italian tenor), Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Antonino Votto (conductor)
La traviata (1953 studio recording) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Francesco Albanese (tenor), Ugo Savarese (Italian baritone), Coro Cetra, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI (RAI National Symphony Orchestra, formed in 1994, merging the four former RAI orchestras of Turin, Rome, Naples, and Milan), Gabriele Santini (conductor)
Lucia di Lammermoor (1959 London Recording) by Donizetti (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Ferruccio Tagliavini (tenor), Piero Cappuccilli (baritone), Bernard Ładysz (bass-baritone), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) and Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Lucia di Lammermoor (1953 Florence Recording) by Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Lyric and Coloratura Arias by Maria Callas (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Manon Lescaut (1957 studio cast) by Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor), Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Maria Meneghini Callas Sings Arias From Tristano e Isotta, Norma, I puritani by Wagner (Richard Wagner, composer), Bellini (Sicilian opera composer); Maria Meneghini Callas (soprano), Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI, Arturo Basile (Italian opera conductor)
Maria Meneghini Callas Sings Operatic Arias by Puccini by Puccini (Italian composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Medea (1957 Milan recording) by Luigi Cherubini (composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Renata Scotto (operatic soprano), Miriam Pirazzini (mezzo soprano), Mirto Picchi (tenor), Orchestra (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Mozart, Beethoven & Weber Arias by Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, classical composer), Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer), Weber (composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno (conductor)
Norma (1960 studio cast) by Bellini (Sicilian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Franco Corelli (tenor), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass), Piero de Palma (tenor), Edda Vincenzi (soprano), Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Norma (1954 studio cast) by Bellini (Sicilian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Mario Filippeschi (tenor), Ebe Stignani (mezzo soprano), Orchestra (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Pagliacci (1954 Scala cast) by Leoncavallo (composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor), Tito Gobbi (baritone), Rolando Panerai (baritone), Nicola Monti (tenor), Orchestra (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Rigoletto (1955 studio cast) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor), Tito Gobbi (baritone), Maria Meneghini Callas (soprano), Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass), Adriana Lazzarini (mezzo-soprano), Giuse Gerbino (Italian mezzo-soprano), Plinio Clabassi (operatic bass), William Dickie (british bass-baritone), Renato Ercolani (tenor), Carlo Forti (operatic bass), Elvira Galassi (soprano / mezzo-soprano), Tullio Serafin (conductor), Norberto Mola (chorus master), L'Ente Autonomo del Teatro alla Scala (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
The Callas Rarities
Tosca (1964 studio cast) by Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Carlo Bergonzi (tenor), Tito Gobbi (baritone), Chœurs du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris (Paris National Opera Chorus), Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Georges Prêtre (French conductor)
Turandot (1957 studio cast) by Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Eugenio Fernandi (tenor), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano), Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass), Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Un ballo in maschera (1956 studio cast) by Verdi (Giuseppe Verdi, Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor), Tito Gobbi (baritone), Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano), Eugenia Ratti (soprano), Orchestra (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Antonino Votto (conductor)
Verdi Arias I by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), Nicola Rescigno (conductor)
Verdi Arias III by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris, Nicola Rescigno (conductor)