Maria Callas – Alto CD https://altocd.com Classical Music and Nostalgia CDs Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:44:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Puccini: Tosca (complete opera) PLUS Callas sings Puccini’ bonus album (2CDs) https://altocd.com/product/puccini-tosca-complete-opera-plus-callas-sings-puccini-bonus-album-2cds/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:44:05 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=52058 Puccini: Tosca (complete opera) PLUS Callas sings Puccini' bonus album (2CDs) Maria Callas Tito Gobbi Giuseppe di Stefano Orchestra La Scala Milan Victor de Sabata Bonus album conducted Serafin/ Karjan Catalogue Number: ALC 2030 Number of Discs: 2 Barcode: 5055354420306]]>
“There has never been a finer recorded performance of Tosca than Callas’ first, with Victor de Sabata conducting and Tito Gobbi as Scarpia. Gobbi makes the unbelievably evil police chief into a genuinely three-dimensional character, and Di Stefano, as the hero Cavaradossi, was at his finest” © Penguin Guide

    Disc 1:
    AAD 73:10
    (1-14) Act I
    (15-23) Act II

    Disc II
    AAD 77:28
    (1-2) Act II (conclusion)
    (3-10) Act III
    BONUS ALBUM TRACKS ‘Callas sings Puccini’
    11. In quelle trine morbide (Manon Lescaut) 2.51
    12. Sola, perduta, abbandonata (Manon Lescaut) 5.48
    13. Si, mi chiamano Mimi (La Bohème) 4.50
    14. Donde lieta usci (La Bohème) 3.21
    15. Un bel di vedremo (Madama Butterfly)** 4.44
    16. Senza mamma (Suor Angelica) 5.29
    17. O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi) 2.36
    18. Signore, ascolta (Turandot) 2.29
    19. In questa reggia (Turandot) 6.19
    20. Tu che di gel sei cinta Turandot) 2.44

]]> The Very Best of Maria Callas https://altocd.com/product/the-very-best-of-maria-callas/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:41:05 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=51613 The Very Best of Maria Callas Maria Callas Catalogue Number: ALC 1234 Number of Discs: 1 Date/Runtime: Time: 76:39 AAD/ADD, 1949-61]]>
These recordings reflect the best choices from many for a single disc of ‘La Divina’. “These are (mainly) recordings from the 1950’s when the voice was still in fine condition and the artistry at its most magnetic” (Penguin Guide)

  • 1. Casta diva (Norma:Bellini:Romani) – 5.35
  • 2. Qui la voce (I Puritani:Bellini:Pepoli) – 4.42
    Orchestra of RAI, Turin conducted by Arturo Basile, 1949
  • 3. Ah non credea mirarti (La Sonnambulla:Bellini:Romani) – 4.49
    with Nicola Monti, La Scala, Milan / Antonino Votto, 1957
  • 4. Mad scene (Final section):Spargi d’amaro pianto – 4.10
    (Lucia di Lammermoor:Donizetti:Cammarano)
    Orchestra of RIAS, Berlin / Herbert von Karajan, 1955
  • 5. D’amore al dolce impero (Armida:Rossini:Schmidt)– 6.40
    Orchestra of RAI San Remo / Alfredo Simonetto, 1954
  • 6. Anch’io dischiuso (Nabucco:Verdi:Solera) – 8.15
  • 7. Vieni! t’affretta (Macbeth:Verdi:Piave & Maffei) – 6.06
    Orchestra of RAI Turin / Oliviero de Fabritiis, 1952
  • 8. Ah fors’ e lui.. sempre libera with Cesare Valetti (La Traviata:Verdi:Piave) 9.31
  • 9. Addio del passato (La Traviata:Verdi:Piave) – 4.15
    Orchestra of Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Nicola Rescigno, 1958
  • 10. Suicidio ! (La Gioconda:Ponchielli:Gorrio)– 4.18
    Orchestra of La Scala, Milan / Antonino Votto, 1959
  • 11. Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix (Samson et Dalila:Saint-Saens:Lemaire)– 5.15
    French National Radio Orchestra conducted by Georges Pretre, 1961
  • 12. Ebben? ne andro lontano(La Wally:Catalani:Illica) – 4.53
    Philharmonia Orchestra / Tullio Serafin, 1954
  • 13. Un bel di vedremo (Madama Butterfly:Puccini:Giacosa & Illica)– 4.43
    Orchestra of La Scala, Milan / Herbert von Karajan, 1955
  • 14. Vissi d’arte (Tosca:Puccini:Giacosa & Illica)– 3.15
    Orchestra of La Scala, Milan / Victor de Sabata, 1953
]]> Maria Callas: Verdi Heroines & ‘Mad Scenes’ https://altocd.com/product/maria-callas-verdi-heroines-mad-scenes/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:38:49 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=51268 Maria Callas: Verdi Heroines & 'Mad Scenes' with the Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra conducted Nicola Rescigno including Lady Macbeth Elvira (Ernani) Elisabeth (Don Carlos) Anna Bolena Imogene (Il Pirata) Catalogue Number: ALC 1156 Number of Discs: 1 Date/Runtime: 77:30, ADD stereo, 1959]]> (Verdi): “the great diva at her finest….the vividness of characterisation as well as the musical imagination….sad that Callas did not record MacBeth complete”
(Mad Scenes) “this is the record which more than any other as Desmond Shawe-Taylor suggested, summed up the essence of Callas’ genius” (Penguin Guide 3*)

  • 1. Nel di della vittoria…Vieni! T’affretta 7:44
    (Macbeth:Verdi:Piave & Maffei)
  • 2. La luce langue 4 :11
    (Macbeth:Verdi:Piave & Maffei)
  • 3. Sleepwalking Scene: Una macchia 11:14
    (Macbeth:Verdi:PIave & Maffei)
  • 4. Surta è la notte…Ernani Ernani involami…
    Tutto sprezzo che d’Ernani (Ernani:Verdi:Piave) 6:17
  • 5. Tu che le vanita 10 :42
    (Don Carlo:Verdi:Méry & du Locle)
  • 6. Piangete voi?..Al dolce guidami 20:24
    (Anna Bolena:Donizetti:Romani) with Monica Sinclair,
    John Lanigan, Duncan Robertson and Joseph Rouleau
  • 7. Oh! S’io potessi…Col sorriso d’innocenza 17:31
    (Il Pirata:Bellini:Romani)
]]> MARIA CALLAS SINGS BEL CANTO https://altocd.com/product/maria-callas-sings-bel-canto/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:38:28 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=51219 MARIA CALLAS SINGS BEL CANTO Maria Callas Catalogue Number: ALC 1028 Number of Discs: 1 Runtime/Format: 74 mins AAD]]> “Mention the words bel canto (literally ‘beautiful singing’) to most opera lovers and they will think of the works of Rossini, Donizetti and Bellini ….when Callas was asked by Serafin to sing Elvira Puritani, her career achieved some stability as it led to a period of coaching in bel canto roles, and she made house debuts as Norma in London, Chicago, New York Met and in concert in Paris. For her debuts in Berlin and Vienna Callas performed Lucia.” (James Murray)

  • [1] O rendetemi la speme..Qui la voce..Vien, diletto 7.07
    (I Puritani: Bellini:Pepoli)
    Orchestra of RAI, Turin / Arturo Basile Rec.1949
  • [2] Casta Diva…Ah! Bello a me ritorna 8.57
    (Norma:Bellini:Romani)
    Orchestra of RAI, Turin / Arturo Basile Rec.1949
  • [3] Mad Scene:Il dolce suono…Ardon gli incensi 12.29
    (Lucia di Lammermoor:Donizetti:Cammarano)
    Orchestra of RAI, Rome / Oliviero De Fabritiis Rec.1952
  • [4] Bel raggio lusinghier (Semiramide:Rossini:Rossi) Rec.1956 6.14
    Chorus and Orchestra of RAI, Milan / Alfredo Simonetto
  • [5] D’amore al dolce impero (Armida:Rossini:Schmidt) 6.43
    Orchestra of RAI, Milan / Alfredo Simonetto Rec.1954
  • [6] Tu che invoco (La Vestale:Spontini:Jouy) 11.12
    Orchestra of RAI, Milan / Alfredo Simonetto Rec.1956
  • [7] Finale: Piangete voi?…Al dolce guidami…Coppia iniqua 20.50
    (Anna Bolena::Donizetti:Romani) with Gabriella Carturan,
    Gianni Raimondi, Plinio Clabassi and the Chorus &
    Orchestra of La Scala, Milan / Gianandrea Gavazzeni (1957)
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