100 Airs de Légende

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

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1Andrea Chénier: Act III. "La mamma morta"
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III. “La mamma morta” (Maddalena, Gérard)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Edoardo Sonzogno Ltd. and MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III
4:58
2Adriana Lecouvreur: Act I. "Io son l'umile ancella"
recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto I. Aria “Ecco: respiro appena” … “Io son l'umile ancella“ (Adriana)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
publisher:
Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew and MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto I
3:52
3Adriana Lecouvreur: Act IV. "Poveri fiori"
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1955)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV. “Poveri fiori” (Adriana) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
publisher:
Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew and MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV
recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV. “Poveri fiori” (Adriana) (from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
publisher:
Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew and MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV
3:17
4Cavalleria Rusticana: Act I. "Voi lo sapete, o mamma"
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Voi lo sapete, o mamma” (Santuzza, Lucia)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Guido Menasci (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
4:25
5Pagliacci: Act I. "Qual fiamma avea nel guardo!"
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Qual fiamma avea nel guardo!” (Nedda)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)
4:43
6Mefistofele: Act III. "L'altra notte in fondo al mare"
recording of:
Mefistofele: Atto III. “L’altra notte in fondo al mare” (Margherita, Faust, Mefistofele)
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
7:30
7La Wally: Act I. "Ebben?... Ne andrò lontana"
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica (in 1892)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
4:56
8Medea: Act I. "Dei tuoi figli la madre"4:50
9La Vestale: Act II. "O nume tutelar"2:33
10La Vestale: Act III. "Caro oggetto"3:49
11Iphigénie en Tauride : Acte II. « Ô malheureuse Iphigénie! »4:31
12Don Giovanni: Act I. "Or sai chi l'onre"3:17
13Don Giovanni: Act II. "In quali eccessi, o Numi!"6:37
14Le Cid : Acte III. « De cet affreux combat » … « Pleurez, pleurez mes yeux ! »
soprano vocals [Chimène]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la radiodiffusion française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor)
recording of:
Le Cid : Acte III, scène 1. No. 10 Air « Pleurez ! pleurez mes yeux » (Chimène)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (from 1884 until 1885)
part of:
Le Cid : Acte III
6:09
15La Gioconda: Act IV. "Suicidio!"
soprano vocals [Sopran]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
La Scala Theater Orchestra (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. Aria “Suicidio!” (Gioconda)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. Canal orfano
4:20
16Un ballo in maschera: Act III. "Morrò, ma prima in grazia"4:29
17Don Carlo: Act III. "O don fatale"4:45