Remastered: The Complete Studio Recordings (1949-1969)

~ Release by Maria Callas (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: The First Recordings (1949)
2▶CD: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda (Act 1) (1952)
3▶CD: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda (Act 2) (1952)
4▶CD: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda (Acts 3 & 4) (1952)
5▶CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Act 1) (1953)
6▶CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Acts 2 & 3) (1953)
7▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: I puritani (Act 1) (1953)
8▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: I puritani (Acts 2 & 3) (1953)
9▶CD: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana (1953)
10▶CD: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca (Act 1) (1953)
11▶CD: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca (Acts 2 & 3) (1953)
12▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata (Act 1 • Act 2, Scene 1) (1953)
13▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata (Act 2, Scene 2 • Act 3) (1953)
14▶CD: Norma: Act 1, Scene 1 (1954)
15▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 1, Scene 2) (1954)
16▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 2) (1954)
17▶CD: Ruggero Leoncavallo: I pagliacci (1954)
18▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino (Acts 1 & 2) (1954)
19▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino (Act 3) (1954)
20▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino (Act 4) (1954)
21▶CD: Gioachino Rossini: Il turco in Italia (Act 1) (1954)
22▶CD: Gioachino Rossini: Il turco in Italia (Act 2) (1954)
23▶CD: Puccini Arias (1954)
24▶CD: Lyric and Coloratura Arias (1954)
25▶CD: Callas at La Scala (1955)
26▶CD: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Act 1, Act 2 beginning) (1955)
27▶CD: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Act 2 conclusion) (1955)
28▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida (Acts 1 & 2) (1955)
29▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida (Acts 3 & 4) (1955)
30▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto (Act 1) (1955)
31▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto (Acts 2 & 3) (1955)
32▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore (Acts 1 & 2) (1956)
33▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore (Acts 3 & 4) (1956)
34▶CD: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème (Acts 1 & 2) (1956)
35▶CD: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème (Acts 3 & 4) (1956)
36▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (Act 1, Act 2 beginning) (1956)
37▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (Act 2 conclusion, Act 3) (1956)
38▶CD: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (Act 1 beginning) (1957)
39▶CD: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (Act 1 conclusion, Act 2) (1957)
40▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula (Act 1) (1957)
41▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula (Act 2) (1957)
42▶CD: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot (Acts 1 & 2) (1957)
43▶CD: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot (Acts 3) (1957)
44▼CD: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Acts 1 & 2) (1957)
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1Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Ave, sera gentile” (Edmondo, Coro, Des Grieux)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
tenor vocals [Chevalier des Grieux]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
tenor vocals [Edmondo]:
Dino Formichini (operatic tenor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Ave, sera gentile” (Edmondo, coro) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini5:50
2Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Tra voi, belle, brune e bionde” (Des Grieux, Coro)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
tenor vocals [Chevalier des Grieux]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Tra voi, belle, brune e bionde” (Des Grieux, Edmondo, coro) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini1:18
3Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Ma bravo!” (Edmondo, Coro)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
tenor vocals [Edmondo]:
Dino Formichini (operatic tenor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Ma bravo!” (Coro, Edmondo, Des Grieux) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini1:53
4Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Discendono, vediam!” (Coro, Edmondo, Lescaut, Oste, Des Grieux, Geronte)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Lescaut]:
Giulio Fioravanti (operatic baritone) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
bass vocals [Geronte di Ravoir]:
Franco Calabrese (operatic bass) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
bass vocals [L'oste]:
Carlo Forti (operatic bass) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
tenor vocals [Chevalier des Grieux]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
tenor vocals [Edmondo]:
Dino Formichini (operatic tenor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Discendono, vediam!” (Coro, Edmondo, Des Grieux, Lescaut, Oste, Geronte) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini2:10
5Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Cortese damigella, il priego mio accettate” (Des Grieux, Manon, Lescaut)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Lescaut]:
Giulio Fioravanti (operatic baritone) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
soprano vocals [Manon Lescaut]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
tenor vocals [Chevalier des Grieux]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Cortese damigella” (Des Grieux, Manon, Lescaut) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini4:15
6Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Donna non vidi mai” (Das Grieux)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
tenor vocals [Chevalier des Grieux]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Donna non vidi mai simile a questa!” (Des Grieux) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1893)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini2:37
7Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “La tua ventura ci rassicura” (Edmondo, Coro, Geronte, Lescaut, Oste)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Lescaut]:
Giulio Fioravanti (operatic baritone) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
bass vocals [Geronte di Ravoir]:
Franco Calabrese (operatic bass) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
bass vocals [L'oste]:
Carlo Forti (operatic bass) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
tenor vocals [Edmondo]:
Dino Formichini (operatic tenor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “La tua ventura ci rassicura” (Coro, Edmondo, Geronte, Lescaut, Oste) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini6:12
8Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “La tua Proserpina di resisterti” (Edmondo, Des Grieux)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
tenor vocals [Chevalier des Grieux]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
tenor vocals [Edmondo]:
Dino Formichini (operatic tenor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “La tua Proserpina” (Edmondo, Des Grieux) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini1:50
9Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Vedete? Io son fedele alla parola mia” (Manon, Des Grieux, Lescaut)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Lescaut]:
Giulio Fioravanti (operatic baritone) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
soprano vocals [Manon Lescaut]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
tenor vocals [Chevalier des Grieux]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Vedete? Io son fedele” (Manon, Des Grieux) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini4:27
10Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Non c'è più vino?” (Lescaut, Des Grieux, Manon, Edmondo, Geronte, Oste)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Lescaut]:
Giulio Fioravanti (operatic baritone) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
bass vocals [Geronte di Ravoir]:
Franco Calabrese (operatic bass) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
bass vocals [L'oste]:
Carlo Forti (operatic bass) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
soprano vocals [Manon Lescaut]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
tenor vocals [Chevalier des Grieux]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
tenor vocals [Edmondo]:
Dino Formichini (operatic tenor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Non c’è più vino?” (Lescaut, Des Grieux, Manon, Edmondo, Géronte, Oste) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini3:00
11Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Cavalli pronti avete?” (Lescaut, Geronte, Edmondo, Coro)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Lescaut]:
Giulio Fioravanti (operatic baritone) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
bass vocals [Geronte di Ravoir]:
Franco Calabrese (operatic bass) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
tenor vocals [Edmondo]:
Dino Formichini (operatic tenor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Cavalli pronti avete?” (Lescaut, Géronte, Edmondo, coro) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini3:01
12Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Dispettosetto questo riccio!” (Manon, Lescaut)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Lescaut]:
Giulio Fioravanti (operatic baritone) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
soprano vocals [Manon Lescaut]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Dispettosetto questo riccio!” (Manon, Lescaut) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini2:35
13Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Sei splendida e lucente!” (Manon, Lescaut)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Lescaut]:
Giulio Fioravanti (operatic baritone) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
soprano vocals [Manon Lescaut]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Sei splendida e lucente!” (Manon, Lescaut) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini2:25
14Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “In quelle trine morbide” (Manon)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals [Manon Lescaut]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “In quelle trine morbide” (Manon) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini2:15
15Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Poiché tu vuoi saper” (Lescaut, Manon)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Lescaut]:
Giulio Fioravanti (operatic baritone) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
soprano vocals [Manon Lescaut]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Poiché tu vuoi saper” (Manon, Lescaut) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini2:56
16Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Che ceffi son costor?” (Lescaut, Manon, Musico, Coro)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Lescaut]:
Giulio Fioravanti (operatic baritone) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Un musico]:
Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo-soprano) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
soprano vocals [Manon Lescaut]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Che ceffi son costor?”… “Sulla vetta tu del monte” (Manon, Lescaut) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini2:14
17Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Paga costor!” (Manon, Lescaut)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Lescaut]:
Giulio Fioravanti (operatic baritone) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
soprano vocals [Manon Lescaut]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Paga costor!” (Manon, Lescaut) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini1:19
18Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Vi prego, signorina” (Maestro di ballo, Geronte, Manon, Coro)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
bass vocals [Geronte di Ravoir]:
Franco Calabrese (operatic bass) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
soprano vocals [Manon Lescaut]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
tenor vocals [Il maestro di ballo]:
Vito Tatone (operatic tenor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Vi prego, signorina” (Maestro di ballo, Géronte, Manon, coro) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini8:37
19Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Oh, sarò la più bella!” (Manon, Des Grieux)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals [Manon Lescaut]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
tenor vocals [Chevalier des Grieux]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Oh, sarò la più bella … Tu, tu amore?” (Manon, Des Grieux) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini8:19
20Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Ah!…Affè, madamigella” (Manon, Geronte, Des Grieux)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
bass vocals [Geronte di Ravoir]:
Franco Calabrese (operatic bass) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
soprano vocals [Manon Lescaut]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
tenor vocals [Chevalier des Grieux]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Ah! Ah! Affè, madamigella, che dolore!” (Géronte, Manon) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini3:11
21Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Ah, Manon, mi tradisce” (Des Grieux, Manon)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals [Manon Lescaut]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
tenor vocals [Chevalier des Grieux]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Ah, Manon, mi tradisce” (Des Grieux, Manon) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini2:36
22Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Lescaut!…Tu qui?” (Des Grieux, Manon, Lescaut, Sergente)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Lescaut]:
Giulio Fioravanti (operatic baritone) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
bass vocals [Un sergente]:
Giuseppe Morresi (operatic bass) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
soprano vocals [Manon Lescaut]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
tenor vocals [Chevalier des Grieux]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Lescaut! Tu qui?” (Des Grieux, Manon, Lescaut, Sergente) (from 1957-07-18 until 1957-07-27)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini3:30
45▶CD: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Acts 3 & 4) (1957)
46▶CD: Luigi Cherubini: Medea (Act 1) (1957)
47▶CD: Luigi Cherubini: Medea (Acts 2 & 3) (1957)
48▶CD: Callas Portrays Verdi Heroines (Verdi Arias I) (1958)
49▶CD: Mad Scenes (1958)
50▶CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Act 1) (1959)
51▶CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Acts 2 & 3) (1959)
52▶CD: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda (Act 1) (1959)
53▶CD: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda (Act 2) (1959)
54▶CD: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda (Acts 3 & 4) (1959)
55▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 1 beginning) (1960)
56▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 1 conclusion) (1960)
57▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 2) (1960)
58▶CD: Great Arias from French Opera (Callas à Paris I) (1961)
59▶CD: More Arias from French Opera (Callas à Paris II) (1963)
60▶CD: Mozart, Beethoven, Weber Recital (1963 & 1964)
61▶CD: Verdi Arias II (1963 & 1964)
62▶CD: Rossini & Donizetti Arias (1963 & 1964)
63▶CD: Georges Bizet: Carmen (Act 1, Act 2 beginning) (1964)
64▶CD: Georges Bizet: Carmen (Act 2 conclusion, Acts 3 & 4) (1964)
65▶CD: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca (Act 1) (1964 & 1965)
66▶CD: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca (Acts 2 & 3) (1964 & 1965)
67▶CD: Verdi Arias III (1965 & 1969)
68▶CD: The Callas Rarities (1953-1969) (1953, 1958, 1960 & 1961)
69▶CD: The Callas Rarities (1953-1969) (1962, 1964, 1965 & 1969)
70▶Data CD: Libretti

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includes:Aida (1955 studio cast) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestra (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Callas à Paris (Album II) by Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Georges Prêtre (French conductor)
Callas à Paris I by Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France), Georges Prêtre (French conductor)
Callas at La Scala by Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Callas sings Rossini and Donizetti Arias by Rossini (composer), Donizetti (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Nicola Rescigno (conductor)
Callas Sings Verdi Arias by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Nicola Rescigno (conductor)
Carmen (1964 studio cast) by Georges Bizet (French composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Andréa Guiot (soprano), Robert Massard (baritone), Nadine Sautereau (French soprano), Jane Berbié (mezzo-soprano), Claude Calès (French baritone), Chœurs René Duclos, Chœurs d’enfants Jean Pesneaud, Orchestre du Théâtre national de l’Opéra de Paris, Georges Prêtre (French conductor)
Cavalleria rusticana (1953 EMI recording) by Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor); Maria Callas (soprano) - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
I puritani (1953 Milan studio cast) by Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor), Nicola Rossi‐Lemeni (operatic bass), Rolando Panerai (baritone), Coro & Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Il barbiere di Siviglia (1957 studio recording) by Rossini (composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Tito Gobbi (baritone), Alva (tenor), Carturan (mezzo-soprano), Ollendorff (operatic bass), Zaccaria (operatic bass), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) & Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977), Alceo Galliera (organist, conductor and composer)
Il trovatore (1956 recording) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Il turco in Italia (1954 studio cast) by Gioachino Rossini (composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Nicola Rossi‐Lemeni (operatic bass), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Mariano Stabile (baritone), Orchestra (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor)
La bohème (1956 studio cast) by Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor), Rolando Panerai (baritone), Anna Moffo (soprano), Orchestra (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Antonino Votto (conductor)
La forza del destino (1954 Milan recording) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Richard Tucker (tenor), Carlo Tagliabue (baritone), Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
La Gioconda (1959 recording) by Ponchielli (composer); Callas (soprano), Cossotto (mezzo-soprano), Companeez (mezzo-soprano / contralto), Vinco (operatic bass), Ferraro (tenor), Cappuccilli (baritone), Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Antonino Votto (conductor)
La Gioconda (1952 recording) by Amilcare Ponchielli (composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano), Giulio Neroni, Maria Amadini (mezzo-soprano), Gianni Poggi (tenor), Paolo Silveri (baritone), Piero Poldi (bass vocalist), Armando Benzi (operatic tenor), Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI, Antonino Votto (conductor)
La sonnambula (1957 studio cast) by Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer); Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass), Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo-soprano), Maria Meneghini Callas (soprano), Eugenia Ratti (soprano), Nicola Monti (tenor), Giuseppe Morresi (operatic bass), Franco Ricciardi (Italian tenor), Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Antonino Votto (conductor)
La traviata (1953 studio recording) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Francesco Albanese (tenor), Ugo Savarese (Italian baritone), Coro Cetra, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI (RAI National Symphony Orchestra, formed in 1994, merging the four former RAI orchestras of Turin, Rome, Naples, and Milan), Gabriele Santini (conductor)
Lucia di Lammermoor (1959 London Recording) by Donizetti (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Ferruccio Tagliavini (tenor), Piero Cappuccilli (baritone), Bernard Ładysz (bass-baritone), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) and Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Lucia di Lammermoor (1953 Florence Recording) by Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Lyric and Coloratura Arias by Maria Callas (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Manon Lescaut (1957 studio cast) by Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor), Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Maria Meneghini Callas Sings Arias From Tristano e Isotta, Norma, I puritani by Wagner (Richard Wagner, composer), Bellini (Sicilian opera composer); Maria Meneghini Callas (soprano), Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI, Arturo Basile (Italian opera conductor)
Maria Meneghini Callas Sings Operatic Arias by Puccini by Puccini (Italian composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Medea (1957 Milan recording) by Luigi Cherubini (composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Renata Scotto (operatic soprano), Miriam Pirazzini (mezzo soprano), Mirto Picchi (tenor), Orchestra (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Mozart, Beethoven & Weber Arias by Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, classical composer), Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer), Weber (composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno (conductor)
Norma (1960 studio cast) by Bellini (Sicilian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Franco Corelli (tenor), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass), Piero de Palma (tenor), Edda Vincenzi (soprano), Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Norma (1954 studio cast) by Bellini (Sicilian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Mario Filippeschi (tenor), Ebe Stignani (mezzo soprano), Orchestra (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Pagliacci (1954 Scala cast) by Leoncavallo (composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor), Tito Gobbi (baritone), Rolando Panerai (baritone), Nicola Monti (tenor), Orchestra (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Rigoletto (1955 studio cast) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor), Tito Gobbi (baritone), Maria Meneghini Callas (soprano), Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass), Adriana Lazzarini (mezzo-soprano), Giuse Gerbino (Italian mezzo-soprano), Plinio Clabassi (operatic bass), William Dickie (british bass-baritone), Renato Ercolani (tenor), Carlo Forti (operatic bass), Elvira Galassi (soprano / mezzo-soprano), Tullio Serafin (conductor), Norberto Mola (chorus master), L'Ente Autonomo del Teatro alla Scala (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
The Callas Rarities
Tosca (1964 studio cast) by Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Carlo Bergonzi (tenor), Tito Gobbi (baritone), Chœurs du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris (Paris National Opera Chorus), Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Georges Prêtre (French conductor)
Turandot (1957 studio cast) by Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Eugenio Fernandi (tenor), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano), Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass), Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Un ballo in maschera (1956 studio cast) by Verdi (Giuseppe Verdi, Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor), Tito Gobbi (baritone), Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano), Eugenia Ratti (soprano), Orchestra (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Antonino Votto (conductor)
Verdi Arias I by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), Nicola Rescigno (conductor)
Verdi Arias III by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris, Nicola Rescigno (conductor)