The Callas Rarities

~ Release by Maria Callas (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD: 1953–61
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1Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 2 : "Non Mi Dir" (Donna Anna)
producer:
Dino Olivieri (Italian musician, conductor and composer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1953-01-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (on 1953-01-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (on 1953-01-27)
balance engineer:
Oswaldo Varesco (engineer)
recorded at:
Teatro Comunale di Firenze in Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (on 1953-01-27)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. No. 23 Rondo “Non mi dir, bell’idol mio” (Donna Anna) (on 1953-01-27)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:24
2Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 2: "Non Mi Dir" (Donna Anna)
producer:
Dino Olivieri (Italian musician, conductor and composer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1953-01-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (on 1953-01-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (on 1953-01-27)
balance engineer:
Oswaldo Varesco (engineer)
recorded at:
Teatro Comunale di Firenze in Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (on 1953-01-27)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. No. 23 Rondo “Non mi dir, bell’idol mio” (Donna Anna) (on 1953-01-27)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:09
3Macbeth, Act 4: "Una Macchia È Qui Tuttora!" (Lady Macbeth)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1958-09-19, on 1958-09-21, on 1958-09-24)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1958-09-19, on 1958-09-21, on 1958-09-24)
conductor:
Nicola Rescigno (conductor) (on 1958-09-19, on 1958-09-21, on 1958-09-24)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1958-09-19, on 1958-09-21, on 1958-09-24)
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto IV. N°14c Scena del sonnambulismo "Una macchia è qui tuttora..." (Lady, Dama, Medico) (Sleepwalking Scene) (on 1958-09-19)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
additional librettist:
Andrea Maffei (19th century poet, translator and librettist)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Macbeth: Atto IV
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto IV. N°14c Scena del sonnambulismo "Una macchia è qui tuttora..." (Lady, Dama, Medico) (Sleepwalking Scene) (on 1958-09-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
additional librettist:
Andrea Maffei (19th century poet, translator and librettist)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Macbeth: Atto IV
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto IV. N°14c Scena del sonnambulismo "Una macchia è qui tuttora..." (Lady, Dama, Medico) (Sleepwalking Scene) (on 1958-09-24)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
additional librettist:
Andrea Maffei (19th century poet, translator and librettist)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Macbeth: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi11:19
4Semiramide, Act 1: "Bel Raggio Lusinghier" (Semiramide)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1960-07-13 until 1960-07-15)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1960-07-13 until 1960-07-15)
conductor:
Antonio Tonini (conductor) (from 1960-07-13 until 1960-07-15)
balance engineer:
Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1960-07-13 until 1960-07-15)
recording of:
Semiramide: Atto I. Cavatina “Bel raggio lusinghier” (Semiramide) (from 1960-07-13 until 1960-07-15)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Gaetano Rossi (librettist)
part of:
Semiramide: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini5:41
5I Vespri Siciliani, Act 4: "Arrigo! Ah, Parli A Un Core" (Elena)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1960-07-13 until 1960-07-15)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1960-07-13 until 1960-07-15)
conductor:
Antonio Tonini (conductor) (from 1960-07-13 until 1960-07-15)
balance engineer:
Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1960-07-13 until 1960-07-15)
recording of:
I vespri siciliani: Atto IV. “Arrigo! Ah, parli a un core” (Elena, Arrigo) (from 1960-07-13 until 1960-07-15)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Charles Duveyrier and Eugène Scribe
translator:
Arnaldo Fusinato
part of:
I vespri siciliani: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi4:13
6Lucrezia Borgia, Act 1: "Tranquillo Ei Posa Com`e Bello" (Lucrezia Borgia)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1961-11-14 until 1961-11-16)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1961-11-14 until 1961-11-16)
conductor:
Antonio Tonini (conductor) (from 1961-11-14 until 1961-11-16)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1961-11-14 until 1961-11-16)
recording of:
Lucrezia Borgia: Prologo. Romanza “Tranquillo ei posa … Com'è bello! … Quale incanto …” (Lucrezia) (from 1961-11-14 until 1961-11-16)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucrezia Borgia: Prologo
Gaetano Donizetti8:09
7Guglielmo Tell, Act 2: "S`Allontanano Alfine ... Selva Opaca" (Mathilde)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1961-11-14 until 1961-11-16)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1961-11-14 until 1961-11-16)
conductor:
Antonio Tonini (conductor) (from 1961-11-14 until 1961-11-16)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1961-11-14 until 1961-11-16)
recording of:
Guglielmo Tell: Atto II, scena 2. “S’allontanano alfine!” (from 1961-11-14 until 1961-11-16)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
translator:
Calisto Bassi
part of:
Guglielmo Tell: Atto II
Gioachino Rossini8:32
8Semiramide, Act 1: "Bel Raggio Lusinghier" (Semiramide)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1961-11-14 until 1961-11-16)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1961-11-14 until 1961-11-16)
conductor:
Antonio Tonini (conductor) (from 1961-11-14 until 1961-11-16)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1961-11-14 until 1961-11-16)
recording of:
Semiramide: Atto I. Cavatina “Bel raggio lusinghier” (Semiramide) (from 1961-11-14 until 1961-11-16)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Gaetano Rossi (librettist)
part of:
Semiramide: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini5:28
9Il Pirata, Act 1: "Sorgete ... Lo Sognai Ferito, Esangue" (Imogene, Adele, Itulbo, Chorus)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
choir vocals:
Philharmonia Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977) (from 1961-11-14 until 1961-11-16)
contralto vocals:
Monica Sinclair (contralto) (from 1961-11-14 until 1961-11-16)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1961-11-14 until 1961-11-16)
tenor vocals:
Alexander Young (tenor) (from 1961-11-14 until 1961-11-16)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1961-11-14 until 1961-11-16)
conductor:
Antonio Tonini (conductor) (from 1961-11-14 until 1961-11-16)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1961-11-14 until 1961-11-16)
recording of:
Il pirata: Atto I, scena 1. “Lo sognai ferito, esangue” (Imogene, Adele, coro, Itulbo, Gualtiero) (from 1961-11-14 until 1961-11-16)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
Il pirata: Atto I
recording of:
Il pirata: Atto I, scena 1. “Sorgete: è in me dover quella pietade” (Imogene, Itulbo, Adele) (from 1961-11-14 until 1961-11-16)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
Il pirata: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini9:26
2▶CD: 1962–69