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)
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1Parsifal: Preludio
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, WWV 111: I. Aufzug, Vorspiel (on 1950-11-20)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1877-09 until 1882-01)
part of:
Parsifal, WWV 111: I. Aufzug
part of:
Parsifal: Atto I
Richard Wagner12:00
2Parsifal: Atto primo. “Eh, oh! Guardia, così fate voi dormendo?” (Gurnemanz, Cavalieri, 1ᵒ e 2ᵒ Scudiero, Kundry)
bass vocals [Cavalier del Graal]:
Mario Frosini (bass-baritone) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
bass vocals [Gurnemanz]:
Boris Christoff (Bulgarian bass) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
mezzo-soprano vocals [2ᵒ Scudiero]:
Truccato Pace (mezzo soprano) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
soprano vocals [1ᵒ Scudiero]:
Silvana Tenti (soprano) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
soprano vocals [Kundry]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
tenor vocals [Cavalier del Graal]:
Aldo Bertocci (tenor) (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, WWV 111: Atto I. “Eh, oh! Guardia, così fate voi dormendo?” (Gurnemanz, Cavalieri, 1ᵒ e 2ᵒ Scudiero, Kundry) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
composer and librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
translator:
Giovanni Pozza
part of:
Parsifal: Atto I
Richard Wagner7:23
3Parsifal: Atto primo. “Sì, qui… Sta ben… Possiamo un po'” (Amfortas, 2ᵒ Cavaliere, Gurnemanz)
baritone vocals [Amfortas]:
Rolando Panerai (baritone) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
bass vocals [Cavalier del Graal]:
Mario Frosini (bass-baritone) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
bass vocals [Gurnemanz]:
Boris Christoff (Bulgarian bass) (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, WWV 111: Atto I. “Sì, qui… Sta ben… Possiamo un po'” (Amfortas, 2ᵒ Cavaliere, Gurnemanz) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
composer and librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
translator:
Giovanni Pozza
part of:
Parsifal: Atto I
Richard Wagner4:48
4Parsifal: Atto primo. “Non dir! Ah, ah… E se non giova?” (Kundry, 3ᵒ e 4ᵒ Scudiero, Gurnemanz)
bass vocals [Gurnemanz]:
Boris Christoff (Bulgarian bass) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
soprano vocals [Kundry]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
tenor vocals [3ᵒ Scudiero]:
Franco Baldaccini (tenor) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
tenor vocals [4ᵒ Scudiero]:
Aldo Bertocci (tenor) (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, WWV 111: Atto I. “Non dir! Ah, ah… E se non giova?” (Kundry, 3ᵒ e 4ᵒ Scudiero, Gurnemanz) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
composer and librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
translator:
Giovanni Pozza
part of:
Parsifal: Atto I
Richard Wagner4:44
5Parsifal: Atto primo. “Oh, Santa Lancia, prodigioso acciar!” (Gurnemanz, 1ᵒ, 2ᵒ e 3ᵒ Scudiero)
bass vocals [Gurnemanz]:
Boris Christoff (Bulgarian bass) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
mezzo-soprano vocals [2ᵒ Scudiero]:
Truccato Pace (mezzo soprano) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
soprano vocals [1ᵒ Scudiero]:
Silvana Tenti (soprano) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
tenor vocals [3ᵒ Scudiero]:
Franco Baldaccini (tenor) (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, WWV 111: Atto I. “Oh, Santa Lancia, prodigioso acciar!” (Gurnemanz, 1ᵒ, 2ᵒ e 3ᵒ Scudiero) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
composer and librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
translator:
Giovanni Pozza
part of:
Parsifal: Atto I
Richard Wagner3:17
6Parsifal: Atto primo. “Titurel, il pio campion, ben lo conobbe” (Gurnemanz, 3ᵒ e 4ᵒ Scudiero)
bass vocals [Gurnemanz]:
Boris Christoff (Bulgarian bass) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
tenor vocals [3ᵒ Scudiero]:
Franco Baldaccini (tenor) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
tenor vocals [4ᵒ Scudiero]:
Aldo Bertocci (tenor) (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, WWV 111: Atto I. “Titurel, il pio campion, ben lo conobbe” (Gurnemanz, 3ᵒ e 4ᵒ Scudiero) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
composer and librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
translator:
Giovanni Pozza
part of:
Parsifal: Atto I
Richard Wagner7:34
7Parsifal: Atto primo. “Ah! Chi fu quell'empio?” (Cavalieri, Gurnemanz, 4 Scudieri, Parsifal)
bass vocals [Cavalier del Graal]:
Mario Frosini (bass-baritone) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
bass vocals [Gurnemanz]:
Boris Christoff (Bulgarian bass) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
mezzo-soprano vocals [2ᵒ Scudiero]:
Truccato Pace (mezzo soprano) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
soprano vocals [1ᵒ Scudiero]:
Silvana Tenti (soprano) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
tenor vocals [3ᵒ Scudiero]:
Franco Baldaccini (tenor) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
tenor vocals [4ᵒ Scudiero] and tenor vocals [Cavalier del Graal]:
Aldo Bertocci (tenor) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
tenor vocals [Parsifal]:
Africo Baldelli (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, WWV 111: Atto I. “Ah! Chi fu quell'empio?” (Cavalieri, Gurnemanz, 4 Scudieri, Parsifal) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
composer and librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
translator:
Giovanni Pozza
part of:
Parsifal: Atto I
Richard Wagner6:32
8Parsifal: Atto primo. “Or di! Sinor a nulla hai risposto” (Gurnemanz, Parsifal, Kundry)
bass vocals [Gurnemanz]:
Boris Christoff (Bulgarian bass) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
soprano vocals [Kundry]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
tenor vocals [Parsifal]:
Africo Baldelli (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, WWV 111: Atto I. “Or di! Sinor a nulla hai risposto” (Gurnemanz, Parsifal, Kundry) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
composer and librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
translator:
Giovanni Pozza
part of:
Parsifal: Atto I
Richard Wagner6:10
9Parsifal: Atto primo. “Dal bagno già ritorna il Re” (Gurnemanz, Parsifal)
bass vocals [Gurnemanz]:
Boris Christoff (Bulgarian bass) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
tenor vocals [Parsifal]:
Africo Baldelli (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, WWV 111: Atto I. “Dal bagno già ritorna il Re” (Gurnemanz, Parsifal) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
composer and librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
translator:
Giovanni Pozza
part of:
Parsifal: Atto I
Richard Wagner2:11
10Parsifal: Atto primo. “Il tempo qui, figliuolo, diventa spazio” (Gurnemanz)
bass vocals [Gurnemanz]:
Boris Christoff (Bulgarian bass) (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, WWV 111: Atto I. “Il tempo qui, figliuolo, diventa spazio” (Gurnemanz) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
composer and librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
translator:
Giovanni Pozza
part of:
Parsifal: Atto I
Richard Wagner3:41
11Parsifal: Atto primo. “Tu bada ben: or si vedrà” (Gurnemanz, Cavalieri, Voci di giovanetti, Coro)
bass vocals [Cavalier del Graal]:
Mario Frosini (bass-baritone) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
bass vocals [Gurnemanz]:
Boris Christoff (Bulgarian bass) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
choir vocals:
Coro di Roma della RAI (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Voce di giovanetti]:
Anna Maria Canali (mezzo-soprano) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21) and Mitì Truccato Pace (mezzo soprano) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
soprano vocals [Voce di giovanetti]:
Renata Brollo (soprano) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21), Lina Pagliughi (soprano) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21), Liliana Rossi (soprano) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21) and Silvana Tenti (soprano) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
tenor vocals [Cavalier del Graal]:
Aldo Bertocci (tenor) (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)
chorus master:
Gaetano Riccitelli (choir master) (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, WWV 111: Atto I. “Tu bada ben: or si vedrà” (Gurnemanz, Cavalieri, Voci di giovanetti, Coro) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
composer and librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
translator:
Giovanni Pozza
part of:
Parsifal: Atto I
Richard Wagner6:42
12Parsifal: Atto primo. “Mio figlio Amfortas, sei pronto al rito?” (Titurel, Amfortas)
baritone vocals [Amfortas]:
Rolando Panerai (baritone) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
baritone vocals [Titurel]:
Dimitri Lopatto (baritone) (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, WWV 111: Atto I. “Mio figlio Amfortas, sei pronto al rito?” (Titurel, Amfortas) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
composer and librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
translator:
Giovanni Pozza
part of:
Parsifal: Atto I
Richard Wagner7:53
13Parsifal: Atto primo. “Pietà fa saggio” (Coro, Cavalieri, Titurel)
baritone vocals [Titurel]:
Dimitri Lopatto (baritone) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
bass vocals [Cavalier del Graal]:
Mario Frosini (bass-baritone) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
tenor vocals [Cavalier del Graal]:
Aldo Bertocci (tenor) (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, WWV 111: Atto I. “Pietà fa saggio” (Coro, Cavalieri, Titurel) (from 1950-11-20 until 1950-11-21)
composer and librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
translator:
Giovanni Pozza
part of:
Parsifal: Atto I
Richard Wagner4:46
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)
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