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)
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1Medea: Atto secondo. Introduzione (Orchestra)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1953-12-10)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1953-12-10)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1953-12-10)
live recording of:
Medea: Atto II. Introduzione (on 1953-12-10)
composer:
Luigi Cherubini (composer)
part of:
Medea: Atto II
Luigi Cherubini1:42
2Medea: Atto secondo. “Soffrir non posso” (Medea, Neris, Creonte)
bass vocals [Creonte]:
Giuseppe Modesti (operatic bass-baritone) (on 1953-12-10)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Neris]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (on 1953-12-10)
soprano vocals [Medea]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1953-12-10)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1953-12-10)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1953-12-10)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1953-12-10)
live recording of:
Medea: Atto II. Recitativo “Soffrir non posso” (Medea, Neris, Creonte) (on 1953-12-10)
composer:
Luigi Cherubini (composer)
librettist:
François Benoît Hoffmann
translator:
Carlo Zangarini
part of:
Medea: Atto II
Luigi Cherubini2:46
3Medea: Atto secondo. “Date almen per pietà” (Medea, Creonte, Neris, Coro)
bass vocals [Creonte]:
Giuseppe Modesti (operatic bass-baritone) (on 1953-12-10)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (on 1953-12-10)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Neris]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (on 1953-12-10)
soprano vocals [Medea]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1953-12-10)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1953-12-10)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1953-12-10)
chorus master:
Vittore Veneziani (Italian chorus master & composer) (on 1953-12-10)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1953-12-10)
live recording of:
Medea: Atto II. Concertato “Date almen per pietà” (Medea, Creonte, Neris, coro) (on 1953-12-10)
composer:
Luigi Cherubini (composer)
librettist:
François Benoît Hoffmann
translator:
Carlo Zangarini
part of:
Medea: Atto II
Luigi Cherubini11:17
4Medea: Atto secondo. “Medea, o Medea!” (Neris)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Neris]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (on 1953-12-10)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1953-12-10)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1953-12-10)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1953-12-10)
live recording of:
Medea: Atto II. Recitativo “Medea, o Medea!” (Neris) (on 1953-12-10)
composer:
Luigi Cherubini (composer)
librettist:
François Benoît Hoffmann
translator:
Carlo Zangarini
part of:
Medea: Atto II
Luigi Cherubini1:43
5Medea: Atto secondo. “Solo un pianto con te versare” (Neris)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Neris]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (on 1953-12-10)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1953-12-10)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1953-12-10)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1953-12-10)
live recording of:
Medea: Atto II. Aria “Solo un pianto con te versare” (Neris) (on 1953-12-10)
composer:
Luigi Cherubini (composer)
librettist:
François Benoît Hoffmann
translator:
Carlo Zangarini
part of:
Medea: Atto II
Luigi Cherubini9:14
6Medea: Atto secondo. “Creonte a me solo un giorno dà?” (Medea, Neris, Giasone)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Neris]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (on 1953-12-10)
soprano vocals [Medea]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1953-12-10)
tenor vocals [Giasone]:
Gino Penno (tenor) (on 1953-12-10)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1953-12-10)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1953-12-10)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1953-12-10)
live recording of:
Medea: Atto II. Recitativo “A me Creonte un solo giorno dà?” (Medea, Neris, Giasone) (on 1953-12-10)
composer:
Luigi Cherubini (composer)
librettist:
François Benoît Hoffmann
translator:
Carlo Zangarini
part of:
Medea: Atto II
Luigi Cherubini2:27
7Medea: Atto secondo. “Figli miei, miei tesor” (Medea, Giasone)
soprano vocals [Medea]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1953-12-10)
tenor vocals [Giasone]:
Gino Penno (tenor) (on 1953-12-10)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1953-12-10)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1953-12-10)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1953-12-10)
live recording of:
Medea: Atto II. Duetto “Figli miei, miei tesori” (Medea, Giasone) (on 1953-12-10)
composer:
Luigi Cherubini (composer)
librettist:
François Benoît Hoffmann
translator:
Carlo Zangarini
part of:
Medea: Atto II
Luigi Cherubini7:10
8Medea: Atto secondo. “Hai dato pronto ascolto” (Medea, Neris)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Neris]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (on 1953-12-10)
soprano vocals [Medea]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1953-12-10)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1953-12-10)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1953-12-10)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1953-12-10)
live recording of:
Medea: Atto II. “Hai dato pronto ascolto al mio pregar” (Medea, Neris) (on 1953-12-10)
composer:
Luigi Cherubini (composer)
librettist:
François Benoît Hoffmann
translator:
Carlo Zangarini
part of:
Medea: Atto II
Luigi Cherubini1:23
9Medea: Atto secondo. “Ah! Triste canto! … Dio dell'amor!” (Medea, Coro, Creonte, Glauce, Giasone)
bass vocals [Creonte]:
Giuseppe Modesti (operatic bass-baritone) (on 1953-12-10)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (on 1953-12-10)
soprano vocals [Glauce]:
Maria Luisa Nache (soprano) (on 1953-12-10)
soprano vocals [Medea]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1953-12-10)
tenor vocals [Giasone]:
Gino Penno (tenor) (on 1953-12-10)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1953-12-10)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1953-12-10)
chorus master:
Vittore Veneziani (Italian chorus master & composer) (on 1953-12-10)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1953-12-10)
live recording of:
Medea: Atto II. Marcia e coro "Triste canto!” … “Dio de l'Amor!” (Medea, coro) (on 1953-12-10)
composer:
Luigi Cherubini (composer)
librettist:
François Benoît Hoffmann
translator:
Carlo Zangarini
part of:
Medea: Atto II
Luigi Cherubini10:26
10Medea: Atto terzo. Introduzione (Orchestra)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1953-12-10)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1953-12-10)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1953-12-10)
live recording of:
Medea: Atto III. Introduzione (on 1953-12-10)
composer:
Luigi Cherubini (composer)
part of:
Medea: Atto III
Luigi Cherubini4:59
11Medea: Atto terzo. “Numi, venite a me” (Medea, Neris)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Neris]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (on 1953-12-10)
soprano vocals [Medea]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1953-12-10)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1953-12-10)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1953-12-10)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1953-12-10)
live recording of:
Medea: Atto III. Recitativo “Numi, venite a me” (Medea) (on 1953-12-10)
composer:
Luigi Cherubini (composer)
librettist:
François Benoît Hoffmann
translator:
Carlo Zangarini
part of:
Medea: Atto III
Luigi Cherubini5:34
12Medea: Atto terzo. “Del fiero duol che il cor mi frange” (Medea)
soprano vocals [Medea]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1953-12-10)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1953-12-10)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1953-12-10)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1953-12-10)
live recording of:
Medea: Atto III. Aria “Del fiero duol che il cor mi frange” (Medea) (on 1953-12-10)
composer:
Luigi Cherubini (composer)
librettist:
François Benoît Hoffmann
translator:
Carlo Zangarini
part of:
Medea: Atto III
Luigi Cherubini3:09
13Medea: Atto terzo. “Neris, che hai fatto” (Medea, Neris)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Neris]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (on 1953-12-10)
soprano vocals [Medea]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1953-12-10)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1953-12-10)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1953-12-10)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1953-12-10)
live recording of:
Medea: Atto III. Recitativo “Neris, che hai fatto” (Medea, Neris) (on 1953-12-10)
composer:
Luigi Cherubini (composer)
librettist:
François Benoît Hoffmann
translator:
Carlo Zangarini
part of:
Medea: Atto III
Luigi Cherubini1:52
14Medea: Atto terzo. “E che? Io son Medea!” (Medea, Coro, Giasone, Neris)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (on 1953-12-10)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Neris]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) (on 1953-12-10)
soprano vocals [Medea]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1953-12-10)
tenor vocals [Giasone]:
Gino Penno (tenor) (on 1953-12-10)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1953-12-10)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1953-12-10)
chorus master:
Vittore Veneziani (Italian chorus master & composer) (on 1953-12-10)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1953-12-10)
live recording of:
Medea: Atto III: Finale “E che? Io son Medea!” (Neris, Medea, Giasone) (on 1953-12-10)
composer:
Luigi Cherubini (composer)
librettist:
François Benoît Hoffmann
translator:
Carlo Zangarini
part of:
Medea: Atto III
Luigi Cherubini13:29
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