Maria Callas: A Portrait

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1Norma: Atto I. “Casta diva”
engineer:
Oswaldo Varesco (engineer)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
bass vocals [Oroveso]:
Nicola Rossi‐Lemeni (operatic bass) (on 1954-04-23, on 1954-05-03)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (on 1954-04-23, on 1954-05-03)
soprano vocals [Norma]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1954-04-23, on 1954-05-03)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Scala de Milan (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-04-23) and Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (on 1954-05-03)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (on 1954-04-23, on 1954-05-03)
chorus master:
Vittore Veneziani (Italian chorus master & composer) (on 1954-04-23, on 1954-05-03)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Cinema Metropol (Milan) in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1954-04-23, on 1954-05-03)
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro) (on 1954-04-23)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro) (on 1954-05-03)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini7:27
2I puritani (The Puritans): Atto II. “O rendetemi la speme”
recorded in:
Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1953)
baritone vocals and baritone vocals [Riccardo]:
Rolando Panerai (baritone) (in 1953)
bass vocals and bass vocals [Giorgio]:
Nicola Rossi‐Lemeni (operatic bass) (in 1953)
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Elvira]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1953)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (in 1953)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (in 1953)
chorus master:
Vittore Veneziani (Italian chorus master & composer) (in 1953)
recorded at:
Basilica di Sant’Eufemia in Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1953)
recording of:
I puritani: Atto II. N°16a “O rendetemi la speme” (Elvira, Riccardo, Giorgio) (in 1953)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Carlo Pepoli (Italian librettist, 19th c.)
part of:
I puritani: Atto II
Vincenzo Bellini1:47
3I puritani (The Puritans): Atto II. “Qui la voce sua soave”
recorded in:
Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1953)
baritone vocals and baritone vocals [Riccardo]:
Rolando Panerai (baritone) (in 1953)
bass vocals and bass vocals [Giorgio]:
Nicola Rossi‐Lemeni (operatic bass) (in 1953)
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Elvira]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1953)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (in 1953)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (in 1953)
chorus master:
Vittore Veneziani (Italian chorus master & composer) (in 1953)
recorded at:
Basilica di Sant’Eufemia in Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1953)
recording of:
I puritani: Atto II. N°16b “Qui la voce sua soave” (Elvira, Riccardo, Giorgio) (in 1953)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Carlo Pepoli (Italian librettist, 19th c.)
part of:
I puritani: Atto II
Vincenzo Bellini8:41
4I puritani (The Puritans): Atto I. “Son vergin vezzosa”
baritone vocals:
Rolando Panerai (baritone) (in 1953)
bass vocals:
Carlo Forti (operatic bass) (in 1953)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (in 1953)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1953) and Aurora Catellani (soprano) (in 1953)
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1953)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (in 1953)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (in 1953)
chorus master:
Vittore Veneziani (Italian chorus master & composer) (in 1953)
recorded at:
Basilica di Sant’Eufemia in Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1953)
recording of:
I Puritani: Atto I. N°9a. Finale I. Polacca “Son vergin vezzosa” (Elvira, Arturo, Enrichetta, Giorgio) (in 1953)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Carlo Pepoli (Italian librettist, 19th c.)
part of:
I puritani: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini3:46
5Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III. “Il dolce suono”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1953)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (in 1953)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (in 1953)
recorded at:
Teatro Comunale di Firenze in Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (in 1953)
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III, Scena 1. no. 14. “Eccola. O giusto cielo” - “Il dolce suono” (Coro, Lucia) (in 1953)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III
Gaetano Donizetti3:01
6Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III. “Ohimè! Sorge il tremendo”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1953)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (in 1953)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (in 1953)
recorded at:
Teatro Comunale di Firenze in Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (in 1953)
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III, Scena 1. no. 14. “Ahimè! sorge il tremendo fantasma” (Lucia) (in 1953)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III, Scena 1. no. 14. “Eccola. O giusto cielo” - “Il dolce suono” (Coro, Lucia)
Gaetano Donizetti3:20
7Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III. “Ardon gli incensi; splendon le sacre faci”
recorded in:
Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (in 1953)
bass vocals:
Raffaele Arié (operatic bass) (in 1953)
bass vocals [Raimondo]:
Raffaele Arié (operatic bass) (in 1953, from 1953-01-29 until 1953-02-06)
choir vocals:
Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (in 1953)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1953)
soprano vocals [Lucia]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1953, from 1953-01-29 until 1953-02-06)
tenor vocals:
Gino Sarri (tenor) (in 1953)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (in 1953, from 1953-01-29 until 1953-02-06)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (in 1953, from 1953-01-29 until 1953-02-06)
chorus master:
Andrea Morosini (chorus master) (in 1953)
recorded at:
Teatro Comunale di Firenze in Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (in 1953, from 1953-01-29 until 1953-02-06)
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III, Scena 1. no. 14. “Ardon gli incensi” (Lucia, Raimondo) (from 1953-01-29 until 1953-02-06)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III, Scena 1. no. 14. “Ardon gli incensi” (Lucia, Raimondo) (in 1953)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III
Gaetano Donizetti5:26
8Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III. “Spargi d'amaro pianto”
baritone vocals:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (in 1953, from 1953-01-29 until 1953-02-06)
bass vocals:
Raffaele Arié (operatic bass) (in 1953, from 1953-01-29 until 1953-02-06)
choir vocals:
Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (in 1953, from 1953-01-29 until 1953-02-06)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1953, from 1953-01-29 until 1953-02-06)
tenor vocals:
Gino Sarri (tenor) (in 1953)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (in 1953, from 1953-01-29 until 1953-02-06)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (in 1953, from 1953-01-29 until 1953-02-06)
chorus master:
Andrea Morosini (chorus master) (in 1953)
recorded at:
Teatro Comunale di Firenze in Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (in 1953, from 1953-01-29 until 1953-02-06)
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III, Scena 1. no. 14. “Spargi d’amaro pianto” (Lucia, Enrico, Raimondo, Coro) (from 1953-01-29 until 1953-02-06)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III, Scena 1. no. 14. “Spargi d’amaro pianto” (Lucia, Enrico, Raimondo, Coro) (in 1953)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto III
Gaetano Donizetti3:46
9La Gioconda: Atto III. “O madre mia”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1952-09-06 until 1952-09-10)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI (from 1952-09-06 until 1952-09-10)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1952-09-06 until 1952-09-10)
recorded at:
Auditorium RAI “Arturo Toscanini” (Turin) in Torino (Turin), Torino, Piemonte, Italy (from 1952-09-06 until 1952-09-10)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto III, scena 1. “O madre mia, nell'isola fatale” (Gioconda) (from 1952-09-06 until 1952-09-10)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto III. Cà d'Oro
Amilcare Ponchielli2:00
10La Gioconda: Atto III. “Suicidio!”
soprano vocals [La Gioconda]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1952-09-06 until 1952-09-10)
orchestra:
Sinfonie‐Orchester der RAI Turin (from 1952-09-06 until 1952-09-10)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1952-09-06 until 1952-09-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuova Fonit Cetra S.p.A. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1953)
recorded at:
Auditorium RAI “Arturo Toscanini” (Turin) in Torino (Turin), Torino, Piemonte, Italy (from 1952-09-06 until 1952-09-10)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. Aria “Suicidio!” (Gioconda) (from 1952-09-06 until 1952-09-10)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. Canal orfano
Amilcare Ponchielli4:45
11La traviata: Atto I. “Libiamo ne' lieti calici”
baritone vocals [Il barone Douphol]:
Alberto Albertini (baritone) (in 1953-09)
bass vocals [Il dottore Grenvil] and bass vocals [Il marchese D'Obigny]:
Mario Zorgniotti (operatic bass) (in 1953-09)
choir vocals:
Coro Cetra (in 1953-09)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Flora Bervoix]:
Ede Marietti Gandolfo (mezzo-soprano) (in 1953-09)
soprano vocals [Violetta Valéry]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1953-09)
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
Francesco Albanese (tenor) (in 1953-09)
tenor vocals [Gastone]:
Mariano Caruso (tenor) (in 1953-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI (in 1953-09)
conductor:
Gabriele Santini (conductor) (in 1953-09)
recorded at:
Auditorium RAI “Arturo Toscanini” (Turin) in Torino (Turin), Torino, Piemonte, Italy (in 1953-09)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta) (in 1953-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi3:16
12La traviata: Atto I. “È strano! È strano!”
recorded in:
Torino (Turin), Torino, Piemonte, Italy (in 1953-09)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1953-09)
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1953, in 1953-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI (in 1953, in 1953-09)
conductor:
Gabriele Santini (conductor) (in 1953, in 1953-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuova Fonit Cetra S.p.A. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1955)
recorded at:
Auditorium RAI “Arturo Toscanini” (Turin) in Torino (Turin), Torino, Piemonte, Italy (in 1953-09)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Recitativo “È strano! è strano!” (Violetta) (in 1953-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Recitativo “È strano! è strano!” (Violetta) (in 1953)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi1:27
13La traviata: Atto I. “Ah, fors'è lui”
soprano vocals [Violetta Valéry]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1953-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI (in 1953-09)
conductor:
Gabriele Santini (conductor) (in 1953-09)
recorded at:
Auditorium RAI “Arturo Toscanini” (Turin) in Torino (Turin), Torino, Piemonte, Italy (in 1953-09)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. “Ah, fors’è lui” (Violetta) (in 1953-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi3:01
14Tosca: Atto I. “Mario! Mario! Mario!... Son qui!”
soprano vocals [Tosca]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1953)
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1953)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (in 1953, from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer) (in 1953) and Tullio Serafin (conductor) (in 1953)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Mario! Mario! Mario!... Son qui!” (Tosca, Cavaradossi) (in 1953)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini2:07
15Tosca: Atto I. “Ora stammi a sentir”
soprano vocals [Tosca]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1953)
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (in 1953)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (in 1953, from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer) (in 1953) and Tullio Serafin (conductor) (in 1953)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Ora stammi a sentir” (Tosca, Cavaradossi) (in 1953)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini3:13
16Tosca: Atto I. “Vissi d'arte”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1953)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (in 1953)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (in 1953)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1953)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca) (in 1953)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:22
17Tristan und Isolde: Liebestod
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1949)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI (in 1949)
conductor:
Arturo Basile (Italian opera conductor) (in 1949)
recorded at:
Cetra (in 1949)
recording of:
Tristan und Isolde: “Dolce e calmo” (Morte di Isotta) (in 1949)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer)
translated version of:
Excerpt from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. Liebestod. “Mild und leise wie er lächelt”
Richard Wagner7:44