Maria Callas Live - Remastered Recordings 1949-1964

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Annotation

A collection of 20 live and 5 filmed performances. Incliudes 42 CDs, 3 Blu-Rays, and a 216-page booklet.

Annotation last modified on 2025-05-26 09:38 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco (Parts 1 & 2)
2▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco (Parts 3 & 4)
3▶CD: Richard Wagner: Parsifal (Act 1 beginning)
4▶CD: Richard Wagner: Parsifal (Act 1 conclusion • Act 2)
5▶CD: Richard Wagner: Parsifal (Act 3)
6▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani (Acts 1 & 2)
7▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani (Act 3)
8▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani (Acts 4 & 5)
9▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida (Acts 1 & 2)
10▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida (Acts 3 & 4)
11▶CD: Gioachino Rossini: Armida (Act 1)
12▶CD: Gioachino Rossini: Armida (Acts 2 & 3)
13▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto (Act 1)
14▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto (Acts 2 & 3)
15▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 1, Scene 1 • Act 1, Scene 2 beginning)
16▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 1, Scene 2 conclusion • Act 2)
17▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth (Acts 1 & 2)
18▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth (Acts 3 & 4)
19▶CD: Luigi Cherubini: Medea (Act 1)
20▶CD: Luigi Cherubini: Medea (Acts 2 & 3)
21▶CD: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste (Act 1)
22▼CD: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste (Acts 2 & 3)
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1Alceste: Atto secondo. “Splendido sorge il di” (Coro)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (on 1954-04-04)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-04-04)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (on 1954-04-04)
chorus master:
Vittore Veneziani (Italian chorus master & composer) (on 1954-04-04)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-04-04)
live recording of:
Alceste: Atto II. “Splendido sorge il di” (Coro) (on 1954-04-04)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Alceste, Wq. 37: Atto II
Christoph Willibald Gluck1:26
2Alceste: Atto secondo. Danze (Orchestra)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-04-04)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (on 1954-04-04)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-04-04)
live recording of:
Alceste: Atto II. Danze (Orchestra) (on 1954-04-04)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
part of:
Alceste, Wq. 37: Atto II
Christoph Willibald Gluck6:42
3Alceste: Atto secondo. “O mio Re!” (Coro, Evandro, Admeto)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (on 1954-04-04)
tenor vocals [Admeto]:
Renato Gavarini (on 1954-04-04)
tenor vocals [Evandro]:
Giuseppe Zampieri (tenor) (on 1954-04-04)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-04-04)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (on 1954-04-04)
chorus master:
Vittore Veneziani (Italian chorus master & composer) (on 1954-04-04)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-04-04)
live recording of:
Alceste: Atto II. “O mio Re!” (Coro, Evandro, Admeto) (on 1954-04-04)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Alceste, Wq. 37: Atto II
Christoph Willibald Gluck2:12
4Alceste: Atto secondo. “Dei più sereni dì” (Coro, Alceste, Admeto)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (on 1954-04-04)
soprano vocals [Alceste]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1954-04-04)
tenor vocals [Admeto]:
Renato Gavarini (on 1954-04-04)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-04-04)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (on 1954-04-04)
chorus master:
Vittore Veneziani (Italian chorus master & composer) (on 1954-04-04)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-04-04)
live recording of:
Alceste: Atto II. “Dei più sereni dì” (Coro, Alceste, Admeto) (on 1954-04-04)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Alceste, Wq. 37: Atto II
Christoph Willibald Gluck2:13
5Alceste: Atto secondo. “Benigni Dei, felici amanti” (Coro)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (on 1954-04-04)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-04-04)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (on 1954-04-04)
chorus master:
Vittore Veneziani (Italian chorus master & composer) (on 1954-04-04)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-04-04)
live recording of:
Alceste: Atto II. “Benigni Dei, felici amanti” (Coro) (on 1954-04-04)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Alceste, Wq. 37: Atto II
Christoph Willibald Gluck2:51
6Alceste: Atto secondo. “O Divina voluttà” (Admeto, Alceste)
soprano vocals [Alceste]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1954-04-04)
tenor vocals [Admeto]:
Renato Gavarini (on 1954-04-04)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-04-04)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (on 1954-04-04)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-04-04)
live recording of:
Alceste: Atto II. “O Divina voluttà” (Admeto, Alceste) (on 1954-04-04)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Alceste, Wq. 37: Atto II
Christoph Willibald Gluck0:47
7Alceste: Atto secondo. “Perché nutrire terror cotanto” (Admeto)
tenor vocals [Admeto]:
Renato Gavarini (on 1954-04-04)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-04-04)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (on 1954-04-04)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-04-04)
live recording of:
Alceste: Atto II. “Perché nutrire terror cotanto” (Admeto) (on 1954-04-04)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Alceste, Wq. 37: Atto II
Christoph Willibald Gluck3:29
8Alceste: Atto secondo. “Tu m'ami, io t'adoro” (Admeto, Alceste)
soprano vocals [Alceste]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1954-04-04)
tenor vocals [Admeto]:
Renato Gavarini (on 1954-04-04)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-04-04)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (on 1954-04-04)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-04-04)
live recording of:
Alceste: Atto II. “Tu m'ami, io t'adoro” (Admeto, Alceste) (on 1954-04-04)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Alceste, Wq. 37: Atto II
Christoph Willibald Gluck4:34
9Alceste: Atto secondo. “Cotanta grazia” (Coro)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (on 1954-04-04)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-04-04)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (on 1954-04-04)
chorus master:
Vittore Veneziani (Italian chorus master & composer) (on 1954-04-04)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-04-04)
live recording of:
Alceste: Atto II. “Cotanta grazia” (Coro) (on 1954-04-04)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Alceste, Wq. 37: Atto II
Christoph Willibald Gluck2:19
10Alceste: Atto secondo. “A' vostri lai io pur” (Alceste, Coro)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (on 1954-04-04)
soprano vocals [Alceste]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1954-04-04)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-04-04)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (on 1954-04-04)
chorus master:
Vittore Veneziani (Italian chorus master & composer) (on 1954-04-04)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-04-04)
live recording of:
Alceste: Atto II. “A' vostri lai io pur” (Alceste, Coro) (on 1954-04-04)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Alceste, Wq. 37: Atto II
Christoph Willibald Gluck6:56
11Alceste: Atto terzo. “Troppo, ahi, non è” (Erandro)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-04-04)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (on 1954-04-04)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-04-04)
live recording of:
Alceste: Atto III. “Troppo, ahi, non è” (Erandro) (on 1954-04-04)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Alceste, Wq. 37: Atto III
Christoph Willibald Gluck4:20
12Alceste: Atto terzo. “O Numi! Ispiratemi ardire!” (Alceste)
soprano vocals [Alceste]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1954-04-04)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-04-04)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (on 1954-04-04)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-04-04)
live recording of:
Alceste: Atto III. “O Numi! Ispiratemi ardire!” (Alceste) (on 1954-04-04)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Alceste, Wq. 37: Atto III
Christoph Willibald Gluck4:23
13Alceste: Atto terzo. “Sciagurata, ove vai” (Coro)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (on 1954-04-04)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-04-04)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (on 1954-04-04)
chorus master:
Vittore Veneziani (Italian chorus master & composer) (on 1954-04-04)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-04-04)
live recording of:
Alceste: Atto III. “Sciagurata, ove vai” (Coro) (on 1954-04-04)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Alceste, Wq. 37: Atto III
Christoph Willibald Gluck0:57
14Alceste: Atto terzo. “O funesta Dea” (Alceste)
soprano vocals [Alceste]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1954-04-04)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-04-04)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (on 1954-04-04)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-04-04)
live recording of:
Alceste: Atto III. “O funesta Dea” (Alceste) (on 1954-04-04)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Alceste, Wq. 37: Atto III
Christoph Willibald Gluck2:28
15Alceste: Atto terzo. “Ciel! Admeto!” (Alceste, Admeto)
soprano vocals [Alceste]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1954-04-04)
tenor vocals [Admeto]:
Renato Gavarini (on 1954-04-04)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-04-04)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (on 1954-04-04)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-04-04)
live recording of:
Alceste: Atto III. “Ciel! Admeto!” (Alceste, Admeto) (on 1954-04-04)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Alceste, Wq. 37: Atto III
Christoph Willibald Gluck0:38
16Alceste: Atto terzo. “Vivi e guarda il sovvenir” (Alceste, Admeto)
soprano vocals [Alceste]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1954-04-04)
tenor vocals [Admeto]:
Renato Gavarini (on 1954-04-04)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-04-04)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (on 1954-04-04)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-04-04)
live recording of:
Alceste: Atto III. “Vivi e guarda il sovvenir” (Alceste, Admeto) (on 1954-04-04)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Alceste, Wq. 37: Atto III
Christoph Willibald Gluck4:12
17Alceste: Atto terzo. “Caronte appella” (Tanato, Coro, Alceste, Admeto, Apollo)
baritone vocals [Apollo]:
Rolando Panerai (baritone) (on 1954-04-04)
bass vocals [Tanato (Il Dio della morte)]:
Silvio Maionica (operatic bass) (on 1954-04-04)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (on 1954-04-04)
soprano vocals [Alceste]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1954-04-04)
tenor vocals [Admeto]:
Renato Gavarini (on 1954-04-04)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-04-04)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (on 1954-04-04)
chorus master:
Vittore Veneziani (Italian chorus master & composer) (on 1954-04-04)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-04-04)
live recording of:
Alceste: Atto III. “Caronte appella” (Tanato, Coro, Alceste, Admeto, Apollo) (on 1954-04-04)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Alceste, Wq. 37: Atto III
Christoph Willibald Gluck4:25
18Alceste: Atto terzo. “O amici miei!” (Admeto)
tenor vocals [Admeto]:
Renato Gavarini (on 1954-04-04)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-04-04)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (on 1954-04-04)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-04-04)
live recording of:
Alceste: Atto III. “O amici miei!” (Admeto) (on 1954-04-04)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Alceste, Wq. 37: Atto III
Christoph Willibald Gluck0:32
19Alceste: Atto terzo. Danze (Orchestra)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-04-04)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (on 1954-04-04)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-04-04)
live recording of:
Alceste: Atto III. Danze (Orchestra) (on 1954-04-04)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
part of:
Alceste, Wq. 37: Atto III
Christoph Willibald Gluck9:25
23▶CD: Gaspare Spontini: La vestale (Act 1)
24▶CD: Gaspare Spontini: La vestale (Acts 2 & 3)
25▶CD: Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier (Acts 1 & 2)
26▶CD: Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier (Acts 3 & 4)
27▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula (Act 1 beginning)
28▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula (Act 1 conclusion • Act 2)
29▶CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Act 1)
30▶CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Acts 2 & 3)
31▶CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena (Act 1)
32▶CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena (Act 2)
33▶CD: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Ifigenia in Tauride (Acts 1 & 2)
34▶CD: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Ifigenia in Tauride (Acts 3 & 4)
35▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata (Act 1 • Act 2, Scene 1)
36▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata (Act 2, Scene 2 • Act 3)
37▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Il pirata (Act 1)
38▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Il pirata (Act 2)
39▶CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto (Act 1)
40▶CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto (Acts 2 & 3)
41▶CD: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca (Act 1)
42▶CD: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca (Acts 2 & 3)
43▶Blu-ray: Paris 1958
44▶Blu-ray: Hamburg 1959 & 1962
45▶Blu-ray: London 1962 & 1964
46▶CD