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)
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1Rigoletto: Atto secondo. “Ella mi fu rapita!” (Duca)
tenor vocals [Il duca di Mantova]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (on 1952-06-17)
orchestra:
Orquesta del Palacio de Bellas Artes, México (on 1952-06-17)
conductor:
Umberto Mugnai (conductor) (on 1952-06-17)
recorded at:
Palacio de Bellas Artes in Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Mexico (on 1952-06-17)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II: “Ella mi fu rapita!” (Duca) (on 1952-06-17)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:31
2Rigoletto: Atto secondo. “Parmi veder le lagrime” (Duca)
tenor vocals [Il duca di Mantova]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (on 1952-06-17)
orchestra:
Orquesta del Palacio de Bellas Artes, México (on 1952-06-17)
conductor:
Umberto Mugnai (conductor) (on 1952-06-17)
recorded at:
Palacio de Bellas Artes in Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Mexico (on 1952-06-17)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. “Parmi veder le lagrime” (Duca) (on 1952-06-17)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:54
3Rigoletto: Atto secondo. “Duca, Duca!…Ebben?” (Marullo, Rigoletto, Coro, Borsa, Ceprano, Paggio)
baritone vocals [Marullo]:
Alberto Herrera (baritone) (on 1952-06-17)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Piero Campolonghi (baritone) (on 1952-06-17)
bass vocals [Il conte di Ceprano]:
Francisco Alonso (bass vocalist) (on 1952-06-17)
choir vocals:
Coro del Palacio de Bellas Artes, México (on 1952-06-17)
tenor vocals [Borsa]:
Carlos Sagarminaga (tenor) (on 1952-06-17)
orchestra:
Orquesta del Palacio de Bellas Artes, México (on 1952-06-17)
conductor:
Umberto Mugnai (conductor) (on 1952-06-17)
recorded at:
Palacio de Bellas Artes in Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Mexico (on 1952-06-17)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. “Duca, duca! … Ebben? … Scorrendo uniti” (Borsa, Marullo, Ceprano, Duca, Coro) (on 1952-06-17)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:05
4Rigoletto: Atto secondo. “Povero Rigoletto!” (Marullo, Rigoletto, Coro, Borsa, Ceprano, Paggio)
baritone vocals [Marullo]:
Alberto Herrera (baritone) (on 1952-06-17)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Piero Campolonghi (baritone) (on 1952-06-17)
bass vocals [Il conte di Ceprano]:
Francisco Alonso (bass vocalist) (on 1952-06-17)
choir vocals:
Coro del Palacio de Bellas Artes, México (on 1952-06-17)
tenor vocals [Borsa]:
Carlos Sagarminaga (tenor) (on 1952-06-17)
orchestra:
Orquesta del Palacio de Bellas Artes, México (on 1952-06-17)
conductor:
Umberto Mugnai (conductor) (on 1952-06-17)
recorded at:
Palacio de Bellas Artes in Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Mexico (on 1952-06-17)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. "Povero Rigoletto!" (Marullo, Rigoletto, Coro, Borsa, Ceprano, Paggio) (on 1952-06-17)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi3:44
5Rigoletto: Atto secondo. “Cortigiani, vil razza dannata” (Rigoletto)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Piero Campolonghi (baritone) (on 1952-06-17)
orchestra:
Orquesta del Palacio de Bellas Artes, México (on 1952-06-17)
conductor:
Umberto Mugnai (conductor) (on 1952-06-17)
recorded at:
Palacio de Bellas Artes in Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Mexico (on 1952-06-17)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. Aria "Cortigiani, vil razza dannata" (Rigoletto) (on 1952-06-17)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi4:44
6Rigoletto: Atto secondo. “Mio padre!…Dio! mia Gilda!” (Gilda, Rigoletto)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Piero Campolonghi (baritone) (on 1952-06-17)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1952-06-17)
orchestra:
Orquesta del Palacio de Bellas Artes, México (on 1952-06-17)
conductor:
Umberto Mugnai (conductor) (on 1952-06-17)
recorded at:
Palacio de Bellas Artes in Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Mexico (on 1952-06-17)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. Duetto. "Mio padre!...Dio! mia Gilda!" (Gilda, Rigoletto) (on 1952-06-17)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi1:57
7Rigoletto: Atto secondo. “Tutte le feste al tempio” (Gilda, Rigoletto)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Piero Campolonghi (baritone) (on 1952-06-17)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1952-06-17)
orchestra:
Orquesta del Palacio de Bellas Artes, México (on 1952-06-17)
conductor:
Umberto Mugnai (conductor) (on 1952-06-17)
recorded at:
Palacio de Bellas Artes in Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Mexico (on 1952-06-17)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. Recitativo “Parla … Siam soli …” / “Tutte le feste al tempio” (Rigoletto, Gilda) (on 1952-06-17)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi7:09
8Rigoletto: Atto secondo. “Compiuto pur quanto” (Rigoletto, Gilda, Monterone, Coro)
baritone vocals [Il conte di Monterone]:
Gilberto Cerda (operatic baritone) (on 1952-06-17)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Piero Campolonghi (baritone) (on 1952-06-17)
choir vocals:
Coro del Palacio de Bellas Artes, México (on 1952-06-17)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1952-06-17)
orchestra:
Orquesta del Palacio de Bellas Artes, México (on 1952-06-17)
conductor:
Umberto Mugnai (conductor) (on 1952-06-17)
recorded at:
Palacio de Bellas Artes in Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Mexico (on 1952-06-17)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II."Compiuto pur quanto" (Rigoletto, Gilda, Usciere, Monterone) (on 1952-06-17)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi1:25
9Rigoletto: Atto secondo. “Sì, vendetta, tremenda vendetta” (Rigoletto, Gilda)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Piero Campolonghi (baritone) (on 1952-06-17)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1952-06-17)
orchestra:
Orquesta del Palacio de Bellas Artes, México (on 1952-06-17)
conductor:
Umberto Mugnai (conductor) (on 1952-06-17)
recorded at:
Palacio de Bellas Artes in Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Mexico (on 1952-06-17)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. "Sì, vendetta, tremenda vendetta" (Rigoletto, Gilda) (on 1952-06-17)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:23
10Rigoletto: Atto terzo. “E l'ami?” (Rigoletto, Gilda, Duca, Sparafucile)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Piero Campolonghi (baritone) (on 1952-06-17)
bass vocals [Sparafucile]:
Ignacio Ruffino (operatic bass) (on 1952-06-17)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1952-06-17)
tenor vocals [Il duca di Mantova]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (on 1952-06-17)
orchestra:
Orquesta del Palacio de Bellas Artes, México (on 1952-06-17)
conductor:
Umberto Mugnai (conductor) (on 1952-06-17)
recorded at:
Palacio de Bellas Artes in Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Mexico (on 1952-06-17)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°11 “E l'ami? … Sempre” (Rigoletto, Gilda, Duca, Sparafucile) (on 1952-06-17)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:07
11Rigoletto: Atto terzo. “La donna è mobile” (Duca, Sparafucile, Rigoletto)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Piero Campolonghi (baritone) (on 1952-06-17)
bass vocals [Sparafucile]:
Ignacio Ruffino (operatic bass) (on 1952-06-17)
tenor vocals [Il duca di Mantova]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (on 1952-06-17)
orchestra:
Orquesta del Palacio de Bellas Artes, México (on 1952-06-17)
conductor:
Umberto Mugnai (conductor) (on 1952-06-17)
recorded at:
Palacio de Bellas Artes in Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Mexico (on 1952-06-17)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca) (on 1952-06-17)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi5:13
12Rigoletto: Atto terzo. “Un di, se ben rammentomi” (Duca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Piero Campolonghi (baritone) (on 1952-06-17)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Maddalena]:
María Teresa García (mezzo-soprano) (on 1952-06-17)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1952-06-17)
tenor vocals [Il duca di Mantova]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (on 1952-06-17)
orchestra:
Orquesta del Palacio de Bellas Artes, México (on 1952-06-17)
conductor:
Umberto Mugnai (conductor) (on 1952-06-17)
recorded at:
Palacio de Bellas Artes in Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Mexico (on 1952-06-17)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto. "Un dì, se ben rammentomi" (Duca, Gilda, Maddalena, Rigoletto) (on 1952-06-17)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi1:35
13Rigoletto: Atto terzo. “Bella figlia dell'amore” (Duca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Piero Campolonghi (baritone) (on 1952-06-17)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Maddalena]:
María Teresa García (mezzo-soprano) (on 1952-06-17)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1952-06-17)
tenor vocals [Il duca di Mantova]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (on 1952-06-17)
orchestra:
Orquesta del Palacio de Bellas Artes, México (on 1952-06-17)
conductor:
Umberto Mugnai (conductor) (on 1952-06-17)
recorded at:
Palacio de Bellas Artes in Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Mexico (on 1952-06-17)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto "Bella figlia dell'amore" (Duca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto) (on 1952-06-17)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:58
14Rigoletto: Atto terzo. “Venti scudi hai tu detto?” (Rigoletto, Sparafucile, Duca, Maddalena, Coro)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Piero Campolonghi (baritone) (on 1952-06-17)
bass vocals [Sparafucile]:
Ignacio Ruffino (operatic bass) (on 1952-06-17)
choir vocals:
Coro del Palacio de Bellas Artes, México (on 1952-06-17)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Maddalena]:
María Teresa García (mezzo-soprano) (on 1952-06-17)
tenor vocals [Il duca di Mantova]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (on 1952-06-17)
orchestra:
Orquesta del Palacio de Bellas Artes, México (on 1952-06-17)
conductor:
Umberto Mugnai (conductor) (on 1952-06-17)
recorded at:
Palacio de Bellas Artes in Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Mexico (on 1952-06-17)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°13 "Venti scudi hai tu detto?" (Rigoletto, Sparafucile, Duca, Maddalena, Coro) (on 1952-06-17)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi3:54
15Rigoletto: Atto terzo. “È amabile invero” (Maddalena, Sparafucile, Gilda, Coro)
bass vocals [Sparafucile]:
Ignacio Ruffino (operatic bass) (on 1952-06-17)
choir vocals:
Coro del Palacio de Bellas Artes, México (on 1952-06-17)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Maddalena]:
María Teresa García (mezzo-soprano) (on 1952-06-17)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1952-06-17)
orchestra:
Orquesta del Palacio de Bellas Artes, México (on 1952-06-17)
conductor:
Umberto Mugnai (conductor) (on 1952-06-17)
recorded at:
Palacio de Bellas Artes in Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Mexico (on 1952-06-17)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. Terzetto e Tempesta. "È amabile invero cotal giovinotto" (Maddalena, Sparafucile, Gilda, Coro) (on 1952-06-17)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi5:32
16Rigoletto: Atto terzo. “Della vendetta alfin giunge l'istante!” (Rigoletto, Sparafucile, Duca)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Piero Campolonghi (baritone) (on 1952-06-17)
bass vocals [Sparafucile]:
Ignacio Ruffino (operatic bass) (on 1952-06-17)
tenor vocals [Il duca di Mantova]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (on 1952-06-17)
orchestra:
Orquesta del Palacio de Bellas Artes, México (on 1952-06-17)
conductor:
Umberto Mugnai (conductor) (on 1952-06-17)
recorded at:
Palacio de Bellas Artes in Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Mexico (on 1952-06-17)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. Scena e Duetto Finale. "Della vendetta alfin giunge l'istante!" (Rigoletto, Sparafucile, Duca) (on 1952-06-17)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:52
17Rigoletto: Atto terzo. “Chi è mai, chi è qui in sua vece?” (Rigoletto, Gilda)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Piero Campolonghi (baritone) (on 1952-06-17)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1952-06-17)
orchestra:
Orquesta del Palacio de Bellas Artes, México (on 1952-06-17)
conductor:
Umberto Mugnai (conductor) (on 1952-06-17)
recorded at:
Palacio de Bellas Artes in Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Mexico (on 1952-06-17)
live recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. Scena e Duetto Finale. "Chi è mai, chi è qui in sua vece?" (Rigoletto, Gilda) (on 1952-06-17)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi6:43
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