Live & Alive: The Ultimate Live Collection Remastered

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1Norma: Act I. "Casta Diva" (Norma, Chorus, Oroveso)
bass vocals:
Giacomo Vaghi (operatic bass) (on 1952-11-18)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1952-11-18)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1952-11-18)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1952-11-18)
conductor:
Vittorio Gui (conductor and composer) (on 1952-11-18)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1952-11-18)
live recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro) (on 1952-11-18)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini7:14
2La traviata: Act I. "Libiamo, ne' lieti calici" (Violetta, Flora, Marchese, Gastone, Alfredo, Barone, Dottore, Chorus)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1958-03-27)
recorded at:
Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisboa (Lisbon), Lisboa (Lisbon District), Portugal (on 1958-03-27)
live recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta) (on 1958-03-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi3:14
3La traviata: Act I. "È strano! È strano!" (Violetta)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1958-03-27)
orchestra:
Orquestra Sinfónica do Teatro Nacional de São Carlos, Lisboa (on 1958-03-27)
conductor:
Franco Ghione (conductor, violinist and composer) (on 1958-03-27)
recorded at:
Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisboa (Lisbon), Lisboa (Lisbon District), Portugal (on 1958-03-27)
live recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Recitativo “È strano! è strano!” (Violetta) (on 1958-03-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi1:21
4La traviata: Act I. "Ah, fors'è lui che l'anima" (Violetta)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1958-03-27)
orchestra:
Orquestra Sinfónica do Teatro Nacional de São Carlos, Lisboa (on 1958-03-27)
conductor:
Franco Ghione (conductor, violinist and composer) (on 1958-03-27)
recorded at:
Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisboa (Lisbon), Lisboa (Lisbon District), Portugal (on 1958-03-27)
live recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. “Ah, fors’è lui” (Violetta) (on 1958-03-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi3:15
5La traviata: Act I. "Follie! follie! Delirio vano è questo!" (Violetta)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1958-03-27)
recorded at:
Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisboa (Lisbon), Lisboa (Lisbon District), Portugal (on 1958-03-27)
live recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Recitativo “Follie! Follie! Delirio vano è questo!” (Violetta, Alfredo) (on 1958-03-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi1:05
6La traviata: Act I. "Sempre libera" (Violetta, Alfredo)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1958-03-27)
recorded at:
Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisboa (Lisbon), Lisboa (Lisbon District), Portugal (on 1958-03-27)
live recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. “Sempre libera” (Violetta) (on 1958-03-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi4:10
7La traviata: Act III. "Addio, del passato" (Violetta)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1958-03-27)
orchestra:
Orquestra Sinfónica do Teatro Nacional de São Carlos, Lisboa (on 1958-03-27)
conductor:
Franco Ghione (conductor, violinist and composer) (on 1958-03-27)
recorded at:
Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisboa (Lisbon), Lisboa (Lisbon District), Portugal (on 1958-03-27)
live recording of:
La traviata: Atto III. “Addio, del passato bei sogni ridenti” (Violetta) (on 1958-03-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto III (La traviata: Act III)
Giuseppe Verdi3:21
8Parsifal, WWV 111: Act II. "Ho visto, il figlio sul materno sen" (Kundry)
soprano vocals [Kundry]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
orchestra:
Orchestra sinfonica di Roma della RAI (RAI Symphony Orchestra of Rome, founded 1936) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
conductor:
Vittorio Gui (conductor and composer) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
recorded at:
Auditorium della RAI (Auditorium RAI, Auditorium RAI del Foro Italico) in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
live recording of:
Parsifal: Atto II. “Ho visto il figlio sul materno sen” (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
composer and librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
translator:
Giovanni Pozza
part of:
Parsifal: Atto II
Richard Wagner4:39
9La sonnambula: Act II. "Ah! non credea mirarti" (Amina, Elvino)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1955-03-05)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1955-03-05)
live recording of:
La sonnambula: Atto II, scena 2. “Ah! Non credea mirarti” (Amina, Elvino) (on 1955-03-05)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
La sonnambula: Atto II
Vincenzo Bellini5:27
10Iphigénie en Tauride, Wq. 46: Act II. "O sventurata Ifigenia" (Iphigénie, Chorus)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (on 1957-06-01)
soprano vocals [Ifigenia]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1957-06-01)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1957-06-01)
conductor:
Nino Sanzogno (conductor) (on 1957-06-01)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1957-06-01)
live recording of:
Ifigenia in Tauride, Wq. 46: Atto II. “O sventurata Ifigenia” (Ifigenia, Coro) (on 1957-06-01)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Nicolas-François Guillard
translator:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Ifigenia in Tauride, Wq. 46: Atto II
Christoph Willibald Gluck5:04
11Poliuto: Act I. "Di quai soavi lagrime" (Paolina)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1960-12-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1960-12-07)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (on 1960-12-07)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1960-12-07)
live recording of:
Poliuto: Atto I. “Di quai soavi lagrime” (Paolina) (on 1960-12-07)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Poliuto: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti3:08
12Il pirata: Act I. "Sorgete; è in me dover" (Imogene, Itulbo, Adele)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-01-27)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Adele]:
Regina Sarfaty (operatic mezzo‐soprano) (on 1959-01-27)
soprano vocals [Imogene]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1959-01-27)
tenor vocals [Itulbo]:
Glade Peterson (tenor) (on 1959-01-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the American Opera Society (on 1959-01-27)
conductor:
Nicola Rescigno (conductor) (on 1959-01-27)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-01-27)
live recording of:
Il pirata: Atto I, scena 1. “Sorgete: è in me dover quella pietade” (Imogene, Itulbo, Adele) (on 1959-01-27)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
Il pirata: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini3:19
13Il pirata: Act I. "Lo sognai ferito, esangue" (Imogene, Adele, Chorus)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-01-27)
choir vocals:
American Opera Society Chorus (on 1959-01-27)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Adele]:
Regina Sarfaty (operatic mezzo‐soprano) (on 1959-01-27)
soprano vocals [Imogene]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1959-01-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the American Opera Society (on 1959-01-27)
conductor:
Nicola Rescigno (conductor) (on 1959-01-27)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-01-27)
live recording of:
Il pirata: Atto I, scena 1. “Lo sognai ferito, esangue” (Imogene, Adele, coro, Itulbo, Gualtiero) (on 1959-01-27)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
Il pirata: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini1:52
14Il pirata: Act I. "Quando a un tratto il mio consorte" (Imogene, Chorus, Itulbo, Adele, Gualtiero)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-01-27)
choir vocals:
American Opera Society Chorus (on 1959-01-27)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Adele]:
Regina Sarfaty (operatic mezzo‐soprano) (on 1959-01-27)
soprano vocals [Imogene]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1959-01-27)
tenor vocals [Gualtiero]:
Pier Miranda Ferraro (tenor) (on 1959-01-27)
tenor vocals [Itulbo]:
Glade Peterson (tenor) (on 1959-01-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the American Opera Society (on 1959-01-27)
conductor:
Nicola Rescigno (conductor) (on 1959-01-27)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-01-27)
live recording of:
Il pirata: Atto I, scena 1. “Quando a un tratto il mio consorte” (Imogene, Adele, coro, Itulbo, Gualtiero) (on 1959-01-27)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
Il pirata: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini2:57
15Il pirata: Act I. "Sventurata, anch'io deliro" (Imogene, Adele, Chorus)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-01-27)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the American Opera Society (on 1959-01-27)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Adele]:
Regina Sarfaty (operatic mezzo‐soprano) (on 1959-01-27)
soprano vocals [Imogene]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1959-01-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the American Opera Society (on 1959-01-27)
conductor:
Nicola Rescigno (conductor) (on 1959-01-27)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-01-27)
live recording of:
Il pirata: Atto I, scena 1. “Sventurata, anch'io deliro” (Imogene, Adele, Solitario, coro) (on 1959-01-27)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
Il pirata: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini2:22
16Andrea Chénier: Act III. "La mamma morta" (Maddalena, Gérard)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1955-01-08)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1955-01-08)
live recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III. “La mamma morta” (Maddalena, Gérard) (on 1955-01-08)
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
Umberto Giordano6:58
17Turandot: Act II. "In questa Reggia" (Turandot, Chorus, Calaf)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1954-09-18)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1954-09-18)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (on 1954-09-18)
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 (on 1954-09-18)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto II, scena 2. “In questa reggia” (Turandot, La folla, Calaf) (on 1954-09-18)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto II (Turandot: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini6:20

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manufactured in:Europe
printed in:Europe
copyrighted (©) by:Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 2017)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 2014, in 2017)
remastered at:Studio Art & Son (Paris) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 2017)
ASIN:US: B073RX8SRH [info]