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)
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)
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1Le vestale: Atto secondo. “Divin foco” (Gran Vestale, Coro, Giulia)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (on 1954-12-07)
mezzo-soprano vocals [La Gran Vestale]:
Ebe Stignani (mezzo soprano) (on 1954-12-07)
soprano vocals [Giulia (giovane Vestale)]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1954-12-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-12-07)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (on 1954-12-07)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-12-07)
live recording of:
La vestale: Atto II. “Divino foco, alma del mondo” (Coro) (on 1954-12-07)
composer:
Gaspare Spontini (composer)
librettist:
Étienne de Jouy and Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
translated version of:
La Vestale : Acte II. No. 7. Hymne du soir « Feu créateur, âme du monde » (Chœur)
part of:
La vestale: Atto II (italian version)
Gaspare Spontini5:25
2Le vestale: Atto secondo. “Tu che invoco” (Giulia)
soprano vocals [Giulia (giovane Vestale)]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1954-12-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-12-07)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (on 1954-12-07)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-12-07)
live recording of:
La vestale: Atto II. "Tu che invoco" (Giulia) (on 1954-12-07)
composer:
Gaspare Spontini (composer)
librettist:
Étienne de Jouy and Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
translated version of:
La Vestale : Acte II. No. 8. Air « Toi que j’implore avec effroi » (Julia)
part of:
La vestale: Atto II (italian version)
Gaspare Spontini11:20
3Le vestale: Atto secondo. “Giulia! - È la voce sua” (Licinio, Giulia)
soprano vocals [Giulia (giovane Vestale)]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1954-12-07)
tenor vocals [Licinio (generale romano)]:
Franco Corelli (tenor) (on 1954-12-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-12-07)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (on 1954-12-07)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-12-07)
live recording of:
La vestale: Atto II. “Giulia!” (Licinio, Giulia) (on 1954-12-07)
composer:
Gaspare Spontini (composer)
librettist:
Étienne de Jouy and Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
translated version of:
La Vestale : Acte II. « Julia » … « Je l’entends … » (Licinius, Julia)
part of:
La vestale: Atto II (italian version)
Gaspare Spontini7:54
4Le vestale: Atto secondo. “Licinio!” (Cinna, Giulia, Licinio, Coro)
baritone vocals [Cinna (capo di legione)]:
Enzo Sordello (baritone) (on 1954-12-07)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (on 1954-12-07)
soprano vocals [Giulia (giovane Vestale)]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1954-12-07)
tenor vocals [Licinio (generale romano)]:
Franco Corelli (tenor) (on 1954-12-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-12-07)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (on 1954-12-07)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-12-07)
live recording of:
La vestale: Atto II. “Licinio!” (Cinna, Giulia, Licinio) (on 1954-12-07)
composer:
Gaspare Spontini (composer)
librettist:
Étienne de Jouy and Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
part of:
La vestale: Atto II (italian version)
Gaspare Spontini2:40
5Le vestale: Atto secondo. “Oh delitto! Oh sventura” (Sommo Savcerdote, Giulia, Coro)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (on 1954-12-07)
soprano vocals [Giulia (giovane Vestale)]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1954-12-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-12-07)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (on 1954-12-07)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-12-07)
live recording of:
La vestale: Atto II. “Oh delitto! Oh sventura!” (Grande Sacerdote, Coro) (on 1954-12-07)
composer:
Gaspare Spontini (composer)
librettist:
Étienne de Jouy and Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
translated version of:
La Vestale : Acte II. « Ô crime ! Ô désespoir ! Ô comble des revers ! » (Le grand pontife, chœur)
part of:
La vestale: Atto II (italian version)
Gaspare Spontini4:05
6Le vestale: Atto secondo. “O Nume tutelar” (Giulia, Sommo Sacerdote, Coro, Gran Vestale)
bass vocals [Il Sommo Sacerdote]:
Nicola Rossi‐Lemeni (operatic bass) (on 1954-12-07)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (on 1954-12-07)
mezzo-soprano vocals [La Gran Vestale]:
Ebe Stignani (mezzo soprano) (on 1954-12-07)
soprano vocals [Giulia (giovane Vestale)]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1954-12-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-12-07)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (on 1954-12-07)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-12-07)
live recording of:
La vestale: Atto II. "O Nume tutelar" (Giulia, Gran Sacerdote) (on 1954-12-07)
composer:
Gaspare Spontini (composer)
librettist:
Étienne de Jouy and Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
translated version of:
La Vestale : Acte II. « Ô des infortunés déesse tutélaire ! » (Julia, Le grand pontife)
part of:
La vestale: Atto II (italian version)
Gaspare Spontini6:12
7Le vestale: Atto terzo. “Ohimè! Quale apparato!” (Licinio)
tenor vocals [Licinio (generale romano)]:
Franco Corelli (tenor) (on 1954-12-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-12-07)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (on 1954-12-07)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-12-07)
live recording of:
La vestale: Atto III. “Ohimè! Quale apparato!” (Licinio) (on 1954-12-07)
composer:
Gaspare Spontini (composer)
librettist:
Étienne de Jouy and Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
translated version of:
La Vestale : Acte III. « Qu’ai je vu ! quels apprêts ! quel spectacle d’horreur ! » … No. 14. Air « Non, non, je vis » (Licinius)
part of:
La vestale: Atto III (italian version)
Gaspare Spontini5:05
8Le vestale: Atto terzo. “Cinna, l'arme che fan?” (Licinio, Cinna, Sommo Sacerdote, Coro)
baritone vocals [Cinna (capo di legione)]:
Enzo Sordello (baritone) (on 1954-12-07)
bass vocals [Il Sommo Sacerdote]:
Nicola Rossi‐Lemeni (operatic bass) (on 1954-12-07)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (on 1954-12-07)
tenor vocals [Licinio (generale romano)]:
Franco Corelli (tenor) (on 1954-12-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-12-07)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (on 1954-12-07)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-12-07)
live recording of:
La vestale: Atto III. “Cinna, l’arme che fan?” (Licinio, Cinna) (on 1954-12-07)
composer:
Gaspare Spontini (composer)
librettist:
Étienne de Jouy and Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
translated version of:
La Vestale : Acte III. « Cinna, que fait l’armée ? » … No. 15. Air. « Ce n’est plus le temps d’écouter » (Licinius, Cinna)
part of:
La vestale: Atto III (italian version)
Gaspare Spontini7:17
9Le vestale: Atto terzo. “La Vestale infida mora” (Licinio, Cinna, Sommo Sacerdote, Coro, Giulia)
baritone vocals [Cinna (capo di legione)]:
Enzo Sordello (baritone) (on 1954-12-07)
bass vocals [Il Sommo Sacerdote]:
Nicola Rossi‐Lemeni (operatic bass) (on 1954-12-07)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (on 1954-12-07)
soprano vocals [Giulia (giovane Vestale)]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1954-12-07)
tenor vocals [Licinio (generale romano)]:
Franco Corelli (tenor) (on 1954-12-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-12-07)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (on 1954-12-07)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-12-07)
live recording of:
La vestale: Atto III. “La Vestale infida mora” (Coro) (on 1954-12-07)
composer:
Gaspare Spontini (composer)
librettist:
Étienne de Jouy
translated version of:
La Vestale : Acte III. No. 17. Chœur et Marche funèbre « Périsse la vestale impie » (Chœur)
part of:
La vestale: Atto III (italian version)
Gaspare Spontini6:18
10Le vestale: Atto terzo. “Sul profanato altar” (Sommo Sacerdote, Coro)
bass vocals [Il Sommo Sacerdote]:
Nicola Rossi‐Lemeni (operatic bass) (on 1954-12-07)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (on 1954-12-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-12-07)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (on 1954-12-07)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-12-07)
live recording of:
La Vestale: Atto III. “Sul profanato altar…” (Julia, Licinio, Coro) (on 1954-12-07)
composer:
Gaspare Spontini (composer)
librettist:
Étienne de Jouy and Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
translated version of:
La Vestale : Acte III. « Sur l’autel profané de la chaste déesse » (Julia, Licinius, Chœur)
part of:
La vestale: Atto III (italian version)
Gaspare Spontini2:58
11Le vestale: Atto terzo. “Caro oggetto” (Giulia)
soprano vocals [Giulia (giovane Vestale)]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1954-12-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-12-07)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (on 1954-12-07)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-12-07)
live recording of:
La vestale: Atto III. "Caro ogetto" (Giulia) (on 1954-12-07)
composer:
Gaspare Spontini (composer)
librettist:
Étienne de Jouy and Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
translated version of:
La Vestale : Acte III. No. 20. Air « Toi, que je laisse sur la terre … » (Julia)
part of:
La vestale: Atto III (italian version)
Gaspare Spontini2:20
12Le vestale: Atto terzo. “Fermate, Satelliti di morte!” (Licinio, Cinna, Coro)
baritone vocals [Cinna (capo di legione)]:
Enzo Sordello (baritone) (on 1954-12-07)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (on 1954-12-07)
tenor vocals [Licinio (generale romano)]:
Franco Corelli (tenor) (on 1954-12-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-12-07)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (on 1954-12-07)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-12-07)
live recording of:
La vestale: Atto III. “Fermate, satelliti di morte!” (Licinio, Giulia, Coro) (on 1954-12-07)
composer:
Gaspare Spontini (composer)
librettist:
Étienne de Jouy and Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
translated version of:
La Vestale : Acte III. « Arrêtez, ministres de la mort ! » (Licinius, Julia, Chœur)
part of:
La vestale: Atto III (italian version)
Gaspare Spontini3:45
13Le vestale: Atto terzo. “Lieti concenti” (Coro, Licinio, Giulia)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (on 1954-12-07)
soprano vocals [Giulia (giovane Vestale)]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1954-12-07)
tenor vocals [Licinio (generale romano)]:
Franco Corelli (tenor) (on 1954-12-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-12-07)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (on 1954-12-07)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-12-07)
live recording of:
La vestale: Atto III. “Lieti concenti” (Giulia, Licinio, Grande Sacerdote, Coro) (on 1954-12-07)
composer:
Gaspare Spontini (composer)
librettist:
Étienne de Jouy and Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
translated version of:
La Vestale : Acte III. « Qu’entends-je ?» … « Chants d'allégresse » … « Ô clémence infinie ! » (Julia, Licinius, Le Grand Pontife, Chœur)
part of:
La vestale: Atto III (italian version)
Gaspare Spontini5:59
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