Maria Callas: Viva Diva

~ Release by Bellini, Verdi, Ponchielli, Donizetti, Wagner, Mozart, Rossini; Maria Callas (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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five CDs in separate jewelboxes packed in slipcase

Annotation last modified on 2020-06-11 13:44 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Parsifal: “Ho visto il figlio sul materno sen” (Kundry, Parsifal)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra sinfonica di Roma della RAI (RAI Symphony Orchestra of Rome, founded 1936) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
recording of:
Parsifal: Atto II. “Ho visto il figlio sul materno sen”
composer and librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
translator:
Giovanni Pozza
part of:
Parsifal: Atto II
Richard Wagner7:51
2Parsifal: “Ah, crudel! Gli altrui dolori atroci nel cor tu senti” (Kundry, Parsifal)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra sinfonica di Roma della RAI (RAI Symphony Orchestra of Rome, founded 1936) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
recording of:
Parsifal: Atto II. “Ah crudel! Gli altrui …”
composer and librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
translator:
Giovanni Pozza
part of:
Parsifal: Atto II
Richard Wagner10:42
3Tristan und Isolde: “Morte di Isotta” (Isolde)
soprano vocals, soprano vocals [Elvira] and soprano vocals [Isolde]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1949-11-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI (on 1949-11-09, on 1949-11-10, from 1954 until 1956)
conductor:
Arturo Basile (Italian opera conductor) (on 1949-11-09, on 1949-11-10)
recording of:
Tristan und Isolde: “Dolce e calmo” (Morte di Isotta) (on 1949-11-09)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer)
translated version of:
Excerpt from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. Liebestod. “Mild und leise wie er lächelt”
Richard Wagner7:32
4Hamlet: “Vi voglio offrire i fiori” (Ofelia)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra sinfonica di Milano della RAI (—1994; merged into RAI National SO) (on 1956-11-19)
recording of:
Hamlet: "Vi voglio offrire i fiori" (Ofelia) (italian lyrics)
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer)
part of:
Hamlet (italian lyrics)
Ambroise Thomas10:10
5Lakmé: “Dov’è l’indiana bruna” (Lakmé)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI (in 1952)
recording of:
Lakmé: Atto II. "Dov’ è l’Indiana bruna?" (Lakmé)
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer)
librettist:
Gille, Edmond Gondinet and Angelo Zanardini
translated version of:
Lakmé : Acte II. No. 10 Scène & légende de la fille du Paria (Air des clochettes) « Ah !… Par les dieux inspirée » … « Où va la jeune indoue » (Lakmé, Nilakantha)
Léo Delibes7:34
6Tosca: “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-11-21)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
conductor:
Dimitri Mitropoulos (conductor) (on 1956-11-21)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:35
7Medea: “E che? lo son Medea!” (Medea)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1953-12-10)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1953-12-10)
recording of:
Medea: Atto III: Finale “E che? Io son Medea!” (Neris, Medea, Giasone)
composer:
Luigi Cherubini (composer)
librettist:
François Benoît Hoffmann
translator:
Carlo Zangarini
part of:
Medea: Atto III
Luigi Cherubini4:15
8Aida: “Ritorna vincitor” (Aida)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1951-07-03)
orchestra:
Orquesta del Palacio de Las Bellas Artes (on 1951-07-03)
conductor:
Oliviero de Fabritiis (conductor and composer) (on 1951-07-03)
recorded at:
Palacio de Bellas Artes in Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Mexico (on 1951-07-03)
live recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Scena: “Ritorna vincitor!” – “E l’amor mio …” – “I sacri nomi di padre, d’amante” (Aida) (on 1951-07-03)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto I
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Scena: “Ritorna vincitor!” – “E l’amor mio …” – “I sacri nomi di padre, d’amante” (Aida)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi6:42
9Il Trovatore: “Tacea la notte placida” (Leonora)
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1953-02-23)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1953-02-23)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (on 1953-02-23)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1953-02-23)
live recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto I, scena 2. “Di tale amor, che dirsi” (Leonora, Ines) (on 1953-02-23)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto I. Il duello
live recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto I, scena 2. “Tacea la notte placida!” (Leonora, Ines) (on 1953-02-23)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto I. Il duello
Giuseppe Verdi6:21
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