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

1CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco (Parts 1 & 2)
2CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco (Parts 3 & 4)
3CD: Richard Wagner: Parsifal (Act 1 beginning)
4CD: Richard Wagner: Parsifal (Act 1 conclusion • Act 2)
5CD: Richard Wagner: Parsifal (Act 3)
6CD: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani (Acts 1 & 2)
7CD: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani (Act 3)
8CD: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani (Acts 4 & 5)
9CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida (Acts 1 & 2)
10CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida (Acts 3 & 4)
11CD: Gioachino Rossini: Armida (Act 1)
12CD: Gioachino Rossini: Armida (Acts 2 & 3)
13CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto (Act 1)
14CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto (Acts 2 & 3)
15CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 1, Scene 1 • Act 1, Scene 2 beginning)
16CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 1, Scene 2 conclusion • Act 2)
17CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth (Acts 1 & 2)
18CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth (Acts 3 & 4)
19CD: Luigi Cherubini: Medea (Act 1)
20CD: Luigi Cherubini: Medea (Acts 2 & 3)
21CD: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste (Act 1)
22CD: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste (Acts 2 & 3)
23CD: Gaspare Spontini: La vestale (Act 1)
24CD: Gaspare Spontini: La vestale (Acts 2 & 3)
25CD: Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier (Acts 1 & 2)
26CD: Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier (Acts 3 & 4)
27CD: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula (Act 1 beginning)
28CD: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula (Act 1 conclusion • Act 2)
29CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Act 1)
30CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Acts 2 & 3)
31CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena (Act 1)
32CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena (Act 2)
33CD: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Ifigenia in Tauride (Acts 1 & 2)
34CD: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Ifigenia in Tauride (Acts 3 & 4)
35CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata (Act 1 • Act 2, Scene 1)
36CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata (Act 2, Scene 2 • Act 3)
37CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Il pirata (Act 1)
38CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Il pirata (Act 2)
39CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto (Act 1)
40CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto (Acts 2 & 3)
41CD: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca (Act 1)
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1Tosca: Atto primo. “Ah! Finalmente!” (Angelotti)
bass vocals [Cesare Angelotti]:
Victor Godfrey (bass-baritone) (on 1964-01-24)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1964-01-24)
conductor:
Carlo Felice Cillario (conductor) (on 1964-01-24)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-01-24)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Ah! Finalmente!” (Angelotti) (on 1964-01-24)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini1:53
2Tosca: Atto primo. “E sempre lava!” (Sagrestano)
bass vocals [Sagrestano]:
Eric Garrett (English Bass) (on 1964-01-24)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1964-01-24)
conductor:
Carlo Felice Cillario (conductor) (on 1964-01-24)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-01-24)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “E sempre lava!” (Sagrestano, Cavaradossi) (on 1964-01-24)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini1:28
3Tosca: Atto primo. “Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae” (Sagrestano, Cavaradossi)
bass vocals [Sagrestano]:
Eric Garrett (English Bass) (on 1964-01-24)
tenor vocals [Mario Cavaradossi]:
Renato Cioni (tenor) (on 1964-01-24)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1964-01-24)
conductor:
Carlo Felice Cillario (conductor) (on 1964-01-24)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-01-24)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae” (Sagrestano, Cavaradossi) (on 1964-01-24)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini1:48
4Tosca: Atto primo. “Dammi i colori” (Cavaradossi)
tenor vocals [Mario Cavaradossi]:
Renato Cioni (tenor) (on 1964-01-24)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1964-01-24)
conductor:
Carlo Felice Cillario (conductor) (on 1964-01-24)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-01-24)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) (“Dammi i colori”) (on 1964-01-24)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini0:35
5Tosca: Atto primo. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano)
bass vocals [Sagrestano]:
Eric Garrett (English Bass) (on 1964-01-24)
tenor vocals [Mario Cavaradossi]:
Renato Cioni (tenor) (on 1964-01-24)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1964-01-24)
conductor:
Carlo Felice Cillario (conductor) (on 1964-01-24)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-01-24)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) (“Dammi i colori”) (on 1964-01-24)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini1:42
6Tosca: Atto primo. “Ma con quei cani di volterriani” (Sagrestano, Cavaradossi)
bass vocals [Sagrestano]:
Eric Garrett (English Bass) (on 1964-01-24)
tenor vocals [Mario Cavaradossi]:
Renato Cioni (tenor) (on 1964-01-24)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1964-01-24)
conductor:
Carlo Felice Cillario (conductor) (on 1964-01-24)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-01-24)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Ma con quei cani di volterriani” (Sagrestano, Cavaradossi) (on 1964-01-24)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini0:54
7Tosca: Atto primo. “Pieno è il paniere” (Sagrestano, Cavaradossi)
bass vocals [Sagrestano]:
Eric Garrett (English Bass) (on 1964-01-24)
tenor vocals [Mario Cavaradossi]:
Renato Cioni (tenor) (on 1964-01-24)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1964-01-24)
conductor:
Carlo Felice Cillario (conductor) (on 1964-01-24)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-01-24)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Pieno è il paniere” (Sagrestano, Cavaradossi) (on 1964-01-24)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini0:33
8Tosca: Atto primo. “Gente là dentro!” (Cavaradossi, Angelotti, Tosca)
bass vocals [Cesare Angelotti]:
Victor Godfrey (bass-baritone) (on 1964-01-24)
soprano vocals [Floria Tosca]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1964-01-24)
tenor vocals [Mario Cavaradossi]:
Renato Cioni (tenor) (on 1964-01-24)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1964-01-24)
conductor:
Carlo Felice Cillario (conductor) (on 1964-01-24)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-01-24)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Gente là dentro!” … “Voi! Cavaradossi” (Cavaradossi, Angelotti, Tosca) (on 1964-01-24)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini1:08
9Tosca: Atto primo. “Mario! - Son qui!” (Tosca, Cavaradossi)
soprano vocals [Floria Tosca]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1964-01-24)
tenor vocals [Mario Cavaradossi]:
Renato Cioni (tenor) (on 1964-01-24)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1964-01-24)
conductor:
Carlo Felice Cillario (conductor) (on 1964-01-24)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-01-24)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Mario! Mario! Mario!... Son qui!” (Tosca, Cavaradossi) (on 1964-01-24)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini1:48
10Tosca: Atto primo. “Ora stammi a sentir” (Tosca, Cavaradossi)
soprano vocals [Floria Tosca]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1964-01-24)
tenor vocals [Mario Cavaradossi]:
Renato Cioni (tenor) (on 1964-01-24)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1964-01-24)
conductor:
Carlo Felice Cillario (conductor) (on 1964-01-24)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-01-24)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Ora stammi a sentir” (Tosca, Cavaradossi) (on 1964-01-24)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini0:57
11Tosca: Atto primo. “Non la sospiri la nostra casetta” (Tosca, Cavaradossi)
soprano vocals [Floria Tosca]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1964-01-24)
tenor vocals [Mario Cavaradossi]:
Renato Cioni (tenor) (on 1964-01-24)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1964-01-24)
conductor:
Carlo Felice Cillario (conductor) (on 1964-01-24)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-01-24)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Non la sospiri la nostra casetta” (Tosca, Cavaradossi) (on 1964-01-24)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini2:20
12Tosca: Atto primo. “Or lasciami al lavoro” (Tosca, Cavaradossi)
soprano vocals [Floria Tosca]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1964-01-24)
tenor vocals [Mario Cavaradossi]:
Renato Cioni (tenor) (on 1964-01-24)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1964-01-24)
conductor:
Carlo Felice Cillario (conductor) (on 1964-01-24)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-01-24)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Or lasciami al lavoro” (Cavaradossi, Tosca) (on 1964-01-24)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini1:49
13Tosca: Atto primo. “Ah, quegli occhi - Quale occhio al mondo” (Tosca, Cavaradossi)
soprano vocals [Floria Tosca]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1964-01-24)
tenor vocals [Mario Cavaradossi]:
Renato Cioni (tenor) (on 1964-01-24)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1964-01-24)
conductor:
Carlo Felice Cillario (conductor) (on 1964-01-24)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-01-24)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Ah, quegli occhi!…” – “Quale occhio al mondo” (Tosca, Cavaradossi) (on 1964-01-24)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini1:24
14Tosca: Atto primo. “Mia gelosia!” (Tosca, Cavaradossi)
soprano vocals [Floria Tosca]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1964-01-24)
tenor vocals [Mario Cavaradossi]:
Renato Cioni (tenor) (on 1964-01-24)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1964-01-24)
conductor:
Carlo Felice Cillario (conductor) (on 1964-01-24)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-01-24)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Mia gelosa!” (Tosca, Cavaradossi) (on 1964-01-24)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini3:37
15Tosca: Atto primo. “È buona mia Tosca” (Cavaradossi, Angelotti)
bass vocals [Cesare Angelotti]:
Victor Godfrey (bass-baritone) (on 1964-01-24)
tenor vocals [Mario Cavaradossi]:
Renato Cioni (tenor) (on 1964-01-24)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1964-01-24)
conductor:
Carlo Felice Cillario (conductor) (on 1964-01-24)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-01-24)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “È buona la mia Tosca” (Cavaradossi, Angelotti) (on 1964-01-24)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini3:04
16Tosca: Atto primo. “Il cannon del castello! … Sommo giubilo, Eccellenza!” (Angelotti, Cavaradossi, Sagrestano)
bass vocals [Cesare Angelotti]:
Victor Godfrey (bass-baritone) (on 1964-01-24)
bass vocals [Sagrestano]:
Eric Garrett (English Bass) (on 1964-01-24)
tenor vocals [Mario Cavaradossi]:
Renato Cioni (tenor) (on 1964-01-24)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1964-01-24)
conductor:
Carlo Felice Cillario (conductor) (on 1964-01-24)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-01-24)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Sommo giubilo, Eccellenza!” (Sagrestano, Coro) (on 1964-01-24)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini0:39
17Tosca: Atto primo. “Tutta qui la cantoria! Presto!” (Sagrestano, Coro)
bass vocals [Sagrestano]:
Eric Garrett (English Bass) (on 1964-01-24)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1964-01-24)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1964-01-24)
conductor:
Carlo Felice Cillario (conductor) (on 1964-01-24)
chorus master:
Douglas Robinson (chorus master) (on 1964-01-24)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-01-24)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Tutta qui la cantoria! Presto!” (Sagrestano, Coro) (on 1964-01-24)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini1:16
18Tosca: Atto primo. “Un tal baccano in chiesa!” (Scarpia, Sagrestano, Spoletta)
baritone vocals [Scarpia]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (on 1964-01-24)
bass vocals [Sagrestano]:
Eric Garrett (English Bass) (on 1964-01-24)
tenor vocals [Spoletta]:
Robert Bowman (British operatic tenor) (on 1964-01-24)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1964-01-24)
conductor:
Carlo Felice Cillario (conductor) (on 1964-01-24)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-01-24)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Un tal baccano in chiesa!” (Scarpia, Sagrestano, Spoletta) (on 1964-01-24)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini3:41
19Tosca: Atto primo. “Or tutto è chiaro” (Scarpia, Tosca, Sagrestano)
baritone vocals [Scarpia]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (on 1964-01-24)
bass vocals [Sagrestano]:
Eric Garrett (English Bass) (on 1964-01-24)
soprano vocals [Floria Tosca]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1964-01-24)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1964-01-24)
conductor:
Carlo Felice Cillario (conductor) (on 1964-01-24)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-01-24)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Or tutto è chiaro” … “Mario! Mario!” (Scarpia, Tosca, Sagrestano) (on 1964-01-24)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini2:48
20Tosca: Atto primo. “La corona! Lo stemma!” (Tosca, Scarpia)
baritone vocals [Scarpia]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (on 1964-01-24)
soprano vocals [Floria Tosca]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1964-01-24)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1964-01-24)
conductor:
Carlo Felice Cillario (conductor) (on 1964-01-24)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-01-24)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “La corona! Lo stemma!” (Tosca, Scarpia) (on 1964-01-24)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini2:35
21Tosca: Atto primo. “Oh mio bel nido insozzato di fango!” (Tosca, Scarpia)
baritone vocals [Scarpia]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (on 1964-01-24)
soprano vocals [Floria Tosca]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1964-01-24)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1964-01-24)
conductor:
Carlo Felice Cillario (conductor) (on 1964-01-24)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-01-24)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Oh mio bel nido insozzato di fango!” (Tosca, Scarpia) (on 1964-01-24)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini1:39
22Tosca: Atto primo. “Tre sbirri, una carrozza” (Scarpia, Spoletta, Coro)
baritone vocals [Scarpia]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (on 1964-01-24)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1964-01-24)
tenor vocals [Spoletta]:
Robert Bowman (British operatic tenor) (on 1964-01-24)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1964-01-24)
conductor:
Carlo Felice Cillario (conductor) (on 1964-01-24)
chorus master:
Douglas Robinson (chorus master) (on 1964-01-24)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-01-24)
live recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Tre sbirri … una carrozza …” … “Te Deum” (Scarpia, Spoletta, Coro) (on 1964-01-24)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A.
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:18
42CD: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca (Acts 2 & 3)
43Blu-ray: Paris 1958
44Blu-ray: Hamburg 1959 & 1962
45Blu-ray: London 1962 & 1964
46CD