Die große Primadonna

~ Release by Maria Callas (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Box with 2 Jewel Cased CDs:
CD 1: Laserlight Classics / 14368 / 4006408143680
CD 2: Laserlight Classics / 14369 / 4006408143697

Annotation last modified on 2020-12-19 21:58 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Die legendären Arien
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1Norma: Atto I. “Casta diva” – “Ah! Bello a me ritorna”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra sinfonica di Milano della RAI (—1994; merged into RAI National SO)
conductor:
Alfredo Simonetto (Italian conductor)
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Cabaletta “Ah! bello a me ritorna” (Norma, Oroveso, coro)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini8:55
2Dinorah: “Ombra leggiera”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra sinfonica di Milano della RAI (—1994; merged into RAI National SO)
conductor:
Alfredo Simonetto (Italian conductor)
recording of:
Dinorah: Acte II. “Ombra leggiera” (Shadow Song, italian lyrics) (Dinorah)
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer)
librettist:
Barbier, Carré (librettist) and De Lauzières
translated version of:
Dinorah : Acte II. "Ombre légère (Shadow Song)" (Dinorah)
Giacomo Meyerbeer6:47
3Louise: “Depuis le jour”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra sinfonica di Milano della RAI (—1994; merged into RAI National SO)
conductor:
Alfredo Simonetto (Italian conductor)
recording of:
Louise: Acte III, Scène I. “Depuis le jour” (Louise)
composer:
Gustave Charpentier (French composer)
part of:
Louise: Acte III, Scène I.
Gustave Charpentier5:58
4Armida: “D'amore al dolce”
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Armida]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra sinfonica di Milano della RAI (—1994; merged into RAI National SO) (from 1954 until 1956)
conductor:
Alfredo Simonetto (Italian conductor) (from 1954 until 1956)
recording of:
Armida: Atto II. N. 10 Finale secondo “D'amore al dolce impero” (Armida, coro)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
part of:
Armida: Atto II
Gioachino Rossini6:39
5La vestale: “Tu che invoco con orrore“
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra sinfonica di Milano della RAI (—1994; merged into RAI National SO)
conductor:
Alfredo Simonetto (Italian conductor)
recording of:
La vestale: Atto II. "Tu che invoco" (Giulia)
composer:
Gaspare Spontini (composer)
librettist:
Étienne de Jouy and Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
translated version of:
La Vestale : Acte II. No. 8. Air « Toi que j’implore avec effroi » (Julia)
part of:
La vestale: Atto II (italian version)
Gaspare Spontini11:08
6Semiramide: “Bel raggio lusinghier”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra sinfonica di Milano della RAI (—1994; merged into RAI National SO)
conductor:
Alfredo Simonetto (Italian conductor)
recording of:
Semiramide: Atto I. Cavatina “Bel raggio lusinghier” (Semiramide)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Gaetano Rossi (librettist)
part of:
Semiramide: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini6:10
7Hamlet: “Ai giostri giochi...vi voglio offrir dei fiori”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra sinfonica di Milano della RAI (—1994; merged into RAI National SO)
conductor:
Alfredo Simonetto (Italian conductor)
recording of:
Hamlet: "Vi voglio offrire i fiori" (Ofelia) (italian lyrics)
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer)
part of:
Hamlet (italian lyrics)
Ambroise Thomas10:10
8I puritani: “Ah rendetemi la speme” … “Qui la voce sua soave”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra sinfonica di Milano della RAI (—1994; merged into RAI National SO)
conductor:
Alfredo Simonetto (Italian conductor)
recording of:
I puritani: Atto II. N°16b “Qui la voce sua soave” (Elvira, Riccardo, Giorgio)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Carlo Pepoli (Italian librettist, 19th c.)
part of:
I puritani: Atto II
Vincenzo Bellini7:05
9Tristan und Isolde: “Dolce e calmo, sorridente”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra sinfonica di Milano della RAI (—1994; merged into RAI National SO)
conductor:
Alfredo Simonetto (Italian conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. Liebestod. “Mild und leise wie er lächelt”
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. "Kurwenal! Hör'! Ein zweites Schiff"
Richard Wagner7:23
2▼CD: Arien
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1La traviata: “È strano...Ah! forse è lui...Follie!”
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1953-09)
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
Francesco Albanese (tenor) (in 1953-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI (in 1953-09)
conductor:
Gabriele Santini (conductor) (in 1953-09)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. “Ah, fors’è lui” (Violetta) (in 1953-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. “Sempre libera” (Violetta) (in 1953-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Recitativo “È strano! è strano!” (Violetta) (in 1953-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Recitativo “Follie! Follie! Delirio vano è questo!” (Violetta, Alfredo) (in 1953-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi9:27
2La traviata: “Addio del passato”
soprano vocals [Violetta Valéry]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1953-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI (in 1953-09)
conductor:
Gabriele Santini (conductor) (in 1953-09)
recorded at:
Auditorium RAI “Arturo Toscanini” (Turin) in Torino (Turin), Torino, Piemonte, Italy (in 1953-09)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto III. “Addio, del passato bei sogni ridenti” (Violetta) (in 1953-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto III (La traviata: Act III)
Giuseppe Verdi3:27
3La Gioconda: “Suicidio!”
soprano vocals [La Gioconda]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1952-09-06 until 1952-09-10)
orchestra:
Sinfonie‐Orchester der RAI Turin (from 1952-09-06 until 1952-09-10)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1952-09-06 until 1952-09-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuova Fonit Cetra S.p.A. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1953)
recorded at:
Auditorium RAI “Arturo Toscanini” (Turin) in Torino (Turin), Torino, Piemonte, Italy (from 1952-09-06 until 1952-09-10)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. Aria “Suicidio!” (Gioconda) (from 1952-09-06 until 1952-09-10)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. Canal orfano
Amilcare Ponchielli4:37
4Macbath: “Vieni! t'affretta”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto I. N°3b Cavatina “Vieni! t'affretta!” … “Or tutti sorgete” (Lady)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Macbeth: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi5:57
5Macbaeth: “Ben io t'invenni...anch'io dischiuso un giorno”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte II, scena 1. Recitativo “Ben io t’invenni, o fatal scritto!” (Abigaille)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte II. L’empio
Giuseppe Verdi8:06
6Lucia di Lammermoor: “Il dolce suon...Ardon gli incensi”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III, Scena 1. no. 14. “Ardon gli incensi” (Lucia, Raimondo)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III
Gaetano Donizetti12:25
7Lakmè: “Dov'e l'indiana bruna”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
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
8Die Entführung aus dem Serail: “Tutte le torture”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI
conductor:
Alfredo Simonetto (Italian conductor)
recording of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail / Il ratto dal seraglio: “Tutte le torture”
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
translated version of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt II, Szene III. No. 11 Arie "Introduktion - Martern aller Arten - Doch du bist entschlossen" (Konstanze)
part of:
Il ratto dal serraglio (Die Entführung aus dem Serail, italian version)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart8:36