Favourite Operatic Arias

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1La Bohéme: “Sì, mi chiamano Mimí”
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer) and Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals [Mimì]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1956-08-20 until 1956-08-25, from 1956-09-03 until 1956-09-04)
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-08-20 until 1956-08-25, from 1956-09-03 until 1956-09-04)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-08-20 until 1956-08-25, from 1956-09-03 until 1956-09-04)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1956-08-20 until 1956-08-25, from 1956-09-03 until 1956-09-04)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-08-20 until 1956-08-25, from 1956-09-03 until 1956-09-04)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 7. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì) (from 1956-08-20 until 1956-08-25)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 7. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì) (from 1956-09-03 until 1956-09-04)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini5:01
2Norma: “Casta diva” (cavatina)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer) and Walter Legge (British classical producer)
editor:
Jennifer Howells
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
soprano vocals [Norma]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
balance engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro) (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
live recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro) (in 1961)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini5:37
3Lucia di Lammermoor: “Regnava nel silenzio”
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Margreta Elkins (mezzo-soprano) (in 1960)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1960)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1960)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (in 1960)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1960)
compilation of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, scena 2. “Regnava nel silenzio alta la notte e bruna” (Lucia, Alisa) by Maria Callas (soprano), Margreta Elkins (mezzo-soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), Tullio Serafin (conductor) and Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, scena 2. “Quando rapito in estasi” (Lucia, Alisa) by Maria Callas (soprano), Margreta Elkins (mezzo-soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, Scena 2. (no. 3b) “Regnava nel silenzio” (Lucia, Alisa)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, Scena 2. (no. 3b) “Regnava nel silenzio” (Lucia, Alisa)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, Scena 2. (no. 3c) Stretta “Quando rapito in estasi” (Lucia, Alisa)
lyricist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti8:06
4Ernani: “Surta é la notte.... “Ernani! Ernani! Involami”
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1958-09-19 until 1958-09-21, on 1958-09-24)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1958-09-19 until 1958-09-21, on 1958-09-24)
conductor:
Nicola Rescigno (conductor) (from 1958-09-19 until 1958-09-21, on 1958-09-24)
balance engineer:
Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1959)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1958-09-19 until 1958-09-21, on 1958-09-24)
recording of:
Ernani: Atto I. (no. 4a) Scena “Surta è la notte” (Elvira) (from 1958-09-19 until 1958-09-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Ernani: Atto I (Il bandito)
recording of:
Ernani: Atto I. (no. 4a) Scena “Surta è la notte” (Elvira) (on 1958-09-24)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Ernani: Atto I (Il bandito)
recording of:
Ernani: Atto I. (no. 4b) Cavatina “Ernani!… Ernani, involami” (Elvira)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Ernani: Atto I (Il bandito)
Giuseppe Verdi6:15
5Aida: “Ritorna vincitor”
producer:
Michel Glotz
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1964-04)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (in 1964-04)
conductor:
Nicola Rescigno (conductor) (in 1964-04)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Scena: “Ritorna vincitor!” – “E l’amor mio …” – “I sacri nomi di padre, d’amante” (Aida) (in 1964-04)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi7:03
6La gioconda: “Suicidio!”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1960)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (in 1960)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (in 1960)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1960)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. Aria “Suicidio!” (Gioconda)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. Canal orfano
Amilcare Ponchielli4:38
7Tosca: “Vissi d’arte” (Love and Music)
soprano vocals [Floria Tosca]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1964-12-03 until 1964-12-04, from 1964-12-07 until 1964-12-12, on 1964-12-14, on 1965-01-19)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (from 1964-12-03 until 1964-12-04, from 1964-12-07 until 1964-12-12, on 1964-12-14, on 1965-01-19)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (from 1964-12-03 until 1964-12-04, from 1964-12-07 until 1964-12-12, on 1964-12-14, on 1965-01-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1964-12-03 until 1964-12-04, from 1964-12-07 until 1964-12-12, on 1964-12-14, on 1965-01-19)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca) (from 1964-12-03 until 1964-12-04)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca) (from 1964-12-07 until 1964-12-12)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca) (on 1964-12-14)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca) (on 1965-01-19)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini33:06
8Orphée et Eurydice : « J’ai perdu mon Eurydice »
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
editor:
Jennifer Howells
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
soprano vocals [Orphée]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-04-05)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion Française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05) and Orchestre national de la RTF (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-04-05)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-03-28 until 1961-04-05, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
balance engineer:
Francis Dillnutt (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
recording of:
Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41 : Acte III, N° 43. Air “J’ai perdu mon Eurydice” (Orphée) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
additional librettist:
Pierre-Louis Moline
translator:
Pierre-Louis Moline
translated version of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III. Aria “Che farò senza Euridice?” (Orfeo)
part of:
Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41 : Acte III
recording of:
Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41 : Acte III, N° 43. Air “J’ai perdu mon Eurydice” (Orphée) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-04-05)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
additional librettist:
Pierre-Louis Moline
translator:
Pierre-Louis Moline
translated version of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III. Aria “Che farò senza Euridice?” (Orfeo)
part of:
Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41 : Acte III
recording of:
Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41 : Acte III, N° 43. Air “J’ai perdu mon Eurydice” (Orphée) (from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
additional librettist:
Pierre-Louis Moline
translator:
Pierre-Louis Moline
translated version of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III. Aria “Che farò senza Euridice?” (Orfeo)
part of:
Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41 : Acte III
Christoph Willibald Gluck4:23
9Romeo et Juliette : « Je veux vivre dans ce rêve » (Waltz song)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion Française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
balance engineer:
Francis Dillnutt (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
recording of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I. No. 3 Ariette « Je veux vivre dans ce rêve » (Juliette) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (from 1865 until 1866)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
publisher:
Choudens
part of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I
recording of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I. No. 3 Ariette « Je veux vivre dans ce rêve » (Juliette) (from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (from 1865 until 1866)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
publisher:
Choudens
part of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I
Charles‐François Gounod3:39
10Mignon : « Je suis Titania » (Polonaise)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion Française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
balance engineer:
Francis Dillnutt (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
recording of:
Mignon : Acte II, no. 12ter. Polonaise « Oui ! Pour ce soir » ... « Je suis Titania, la blonde » (Philine) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31)
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer)
part of:
Mignon : Acte II. Un boudoir élégant / Un coin du parc
recording of:
Mignon : Acte II, no. 12ter. Polonaise « Oui ! Pour ce soir » ... « Je suis Titania, la blonde » (Philine) (from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer)
part of:
Mignon : Acte II. Un boudoir élégant / Un coin du parc
Ambroise Thomas5:09
11Carmen : « Les tringles des sistres tintaient » (Chanson bohéme)
producer:
Michel Glotz
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mercédès]:
Jane Berbié (mezzo-soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
soprano vocals [Frasquita]:
Nadine Sautereau (French soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
orchestra:
Orchestre du Théâtre national de l’Opéra (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 12 Chanson bohème « Les tringles des sistres tintaient » (Frasquita, Mercédès, Carmen) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet4:21
12Carmen : « Carreau, pique … la mort ! » (Card scene)
choir vocals:
Chœurs René Duclos
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Jane Berbié (mezzo-soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20) and Nadine Sautereau (French soprano) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (from 1964-07-06 until 1964-07-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte III. Trio des cartes : « Carreau ! Pique !… La mort ! » (Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
part of:
Carmen : Acte III
Georges Bizet3:41
13Samson et Dalila : « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix »
producer:
Michel Garcin (French producer) and Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
soprano vocals [Dalila]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-04-05)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion Française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05) and Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-04-05)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-03-28 until 1961-04-05, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
assistant balance engineer:
Jacques Doll
balance engineer:
Francis Dillnutt (engineer) and Yolanta Skura
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-03-28 until 1961-04-05, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-04-05)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila) (from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II
Camille Saint‐Saëns5:17
14Le Cid : « Pleurez, mes yeux » (Air de Chimène)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion Française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
balance engineer:
Francis Dillnutt (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
recording of:
Le Cid : Acte III, scène 1. No. 10 Air « Pleurez ! pleurez mes yeux » (Chimène) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (from 1884 until 1885)
part of:
Le Cid : Acte III
recording of:
Le Cid : Acte III, scène 1. No. 10 Air « Pleurez ! pleurez mes yeux » (Chimène) (from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (from 1884 until 1885)
part of:
Le Cid : Acte III
Jules Massenet6:03

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part of:The HMV Collection (number: 53) (order: 15)