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The Best of Maria Callas - Her Greatest Roles

Maria Callas (soprano), Francesco Albanese (tenor), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Jane Berbié (mezzo-soprano), Nadine Sautereau (soprano), Tito Gobbi (baritone), Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor), Renato Ercolani (tenor), William Dickie (baritone), Carlo Forti (bass), Ebe Ticozzi (contralto), Margreta Elkins...

  • Release Date: 22nd Sep 2023
  • Catalogue No: 5419781408
  • Label: Warner Classics
  • Length: 4 hours 50 minutes

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Contents

Puccini: Un bel di vedremo (from Madama Butterfly)

Work length4:34
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  • Maria Callas (soprano)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Tullio Serafin

Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Casta diva" (Norma, Coro)

Work length5:40
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  • Maria Callas (soprano)
  • Teatro alla Scala
  • Tullio Serafin

Verdi: La traviata, Act 1

Work length9:27
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  • Maria Callas (soprano), Francesco Albanese (tenor)
  • Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI
  • Gabriele Santini

"È strano! È strano!" (Violetta)

Track length1:20
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"Ah, fors’è lui che l’anima" (Violetta)

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"Follie! Follie! Delirio vano è questo!" (Violetta)

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"Sempre libera" (Violetta, Alfredo)

Track length4:01
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Verdi: La traviata, Act 3: "Addio, del passato bei sogni ridenti" (Violetta)

Work length3:26
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  • Maria Callas (soprano)
  • Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI
  • Gabriele Santini

Bizet: Carmen, WD 31, Act 1: Habanera. "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Carmen, Chœur)

Work length4:29
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  • Maria Callas (soprano)
  • Chœurs René Duclos, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris
  • Georges Prêtre

Bizet: Carmen, Act 1: Séguedille. "Près des remparts de Séville" (Carmen, José)

Work length4:32
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  • Maria Callas (soprano), Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
  • Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris
  • Georges Prêtre

Bizet: Carmen, WD 31, Act 2: "Les tringles des sistres tintaient" (Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès)

Work length4:27
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  • Maria Callas (soprano), Jane Berbié (mezzo-soprano), Nadine Sautereau (soprano)
  • Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris
  • Georges Prêtre

Giordano, U: La mamma morta (from Andrea Chénier)

Work length4:52
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  • Maria Callas (soprano)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Tullio Serafin

Puccini: Vissi d'arte (from Tosca)

Work length3:00
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  • Maria Callas (soprano)
  • Paris Conservatoire Orchestra
  • Georges Prêtre

Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act 1

Work length11:25
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  • Maria Callas (soprano), Tito Gobbi (baritone)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Alceo Galliera

"Una voce poco fa" (Rosina)

Track length6:19
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"Dunque io son" (Figaro, Rosina)

Track length5:06
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Verdi: Rigoletto, Act 1

Work length8:17
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  • Maria Callas (soprano), Renato Ercolani (tenor), Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor), William Dickie (baritone), Carlo Forti (bass)
  • Teatro alla Scala
  • Tullio Serafin

"Addio speranza ed anima" (Duca, Gilda)

Track length0:51
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"Gualtier Maldè!" - "Caro nome" (Gilda, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo)

Track length7:26
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Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana: "Voi lo sapete, o mamma" (Santuzza, Mamma Lucia)

Work length6:10
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  • Maria Callas (soprano), Ebe Ticozzi (contralto)
  • Teatro alla Scala
  • Tullio Serafin

Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 1

Work length8:04
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  • Maria Callas (soprano), Margreta Elkins (mezzo-soprano)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Tullio Serafin

"Regnava nel silenzio alta la notte e bruna" (Lucia, Alisa)

Track length4:05
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"Quando rapito in estasi" (Lucia, Alisa)

Track length3:59
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Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 3

Work length19:13
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  • Maria Callas (soprano), Bernard Ladysz (bass), Renzo Casellato (tenor), Piero Cappuccilli (baritone)
  • Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Tullio Serafin

"Oh! Qual funesto avvenimento!" (Coro, Raimondo)

Track length3:14
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"Il dolce suono mi colpì di sua voce!" - "Ardon gli incensi" (Lucia, Raimondo, Normanno, Coro)

Track length11:51
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"Spargi d'amaro pianto" (Lucia, Raimondo, Coro, Enrico)

Track length4:08
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Leoncavallo: I pagliacci, Act 1: "Qual fiamma avea nel guardo" - "Hui! Stridono lassù" (Nedda)

Work length4:37
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  • Maria Callas (soprano)
  • Teatro alla Scala
  • Tullio Serafin

Puccini: La Bohème: Act 1

Work length9:52
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  • Maria Callas (soprano), Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor), Manuel Spatafora (baritone), Nicola Zaccaria (tenor), Rolando Panerai (baritone)
  • Teatro alla Scala
  • Antonino Votto

"Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì" (Mimì, Rodolfo)

Track length4:54
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"Ehi! Rodolfo!" - "O soave fanciulla" (Schaunard, Colline, Marcello, Rodolfo, Mimì)

Track length4:58
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Ponchielli: La Gioconda, Op. 9, Act 4: "Suicidio!" (Gioconda)

Work length4:12
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  • Maria Callas (soprano)
  • Teatro alla Scala
  • Antonino Votto

Verdi: Aida, Act 1

Work length9:38
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  • Maria Callas (soprano), Elvira Galassi (soprano), Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano), Franco Ricciardi (tenor), Giuseppe Modesti (bass), Nicola Zaccaria (bass), Richard Tucker (tenor)
  • Teatro alla Scala
  • Tullio Serafin

"Su! Del Nilo al sacro lido" (Re, Ramfis, Coro, Aida, Radamès, Amneris, Messaggero)

Track length2:56
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"Ritorna vincitor!" (Aida)

Track length6:42
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Verdi: Aida, Act 4

Work length9:10
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  • Maria Callas (soprano), Richard Tucker (tenor), Elvira Galassi (soprano), Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano)
  • Teatro alla Scala
  • Tullio Serafin

"Qual gemito!" (Radamès, Aida)

Track length2:34
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"Vedi? Di morte I'angelo" - "Immenso Fthà" (Radamès, Aida, Coro)

Track length1:41
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"O terra addio" (Aida, Radamès, Coro, Amneris)

Track length4:55
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Wagner: Tristano ed Isotta, Act 3: Morte d'amore. "Dolce e calmo" (Isotta)

Work length7:43
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  • Maria Callas (soprano)
  • Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI
  • Arturo Basile

Verdi: Un ballo in maschera, Act 2: "Ma dall'arido stelo divulsa" (Amelia)

Work length5:12
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  • Maria Callas (soprano)
  • Teatro alla Scala
  • Antonino Votto

Rossini: Il turco in Italia, Act 1

Work length6:15
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  • Maria Callas (soprano), Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (bass)
  • Teatro alla Scala
  • Gianandrea Gavazzeni

"Bella Italia, alfin ti miro" (Selim, Fiorilla)

Track length2:39
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"Serva… Servo" (Selim, Fiorilla)

Track length3:36
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Boito: Mefistofele, Act 3: "L’altra notte in fondo al mare" (Margherita)

Work length7:27
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  • Maria Callas (soprano)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Tullio Serafin

Verdi: La forza del destino, Act 1: "Me, pellegrina ed orfana" (Leonora)

Work length3:43
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  • Maria Callas (soprano)
  • Teatro alla Scala
  • Tullio Serafin

Verdi: La forza del destino, Act 4: "Pace, pace mio Dio!" (Leonora)

Work length6:20
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  • Maria Callas (soprano)
  • Teatro alla Scala
  • Tullio Serafin

Puccini: In quelle trine morbide (from Manon Lescaut)

Work length2:55
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  • Maria Callas (soprano)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Tullio Serafin

Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 4: "Sola, perduta, abbandonata" (Manon)

Work length5:52
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  • Maria Callas (soprano)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Tullio Serafin

Bellini: La sonnambula, Act 2

Work length10:14
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  • Maria Callas (soprano), Nicola Monti (tenor), Antonino Votto (conch), Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo-soprano), Nicola Zaccaria (bass)
  • Teatro alla Scala
  • Antonino Votto

"Oh! Se una volta sola" (Amina, Rodolfo, Teresa, Coro)

Track length3:36
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"L'anello mio" (Amina)

Track length1:55
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"Ah! non credea mirarti" (Amina, Elvino)

Track length4:43
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Puccini: Turandot, Act 2

Work length17:23
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  • Maria Callas (soprano), Eugenio Fernandi (tenor), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Giuseppe Nessi (tenor)
  • Teatro alla Scala
  • Tullio Serafin

"In questa reggia" (Turandot, Calaf, Coro)

Track length6:19
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"Straniero, ascolta! Nella cupa notte" (Turandot, Calaf, Coro)

Track length2:27
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"Guizza al pari di fiamma" (Turandot, Imperatore, Coro, Liù, Calaf)

Track length2:19
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"Gelo che ti dà foco" (Turandot, Calaf, Coro)

Track length2:24
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"Gloria, o vincitore!" (Coro)

Track length1:00
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"Figlio del cielo!" (Turandot, Emperor, Coro, Calaf)

Track length2:54
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Bellini: Il pirata, Act 2: "Oh! S'io potessi" - "Col sorriso d’innocenza" (Imogene)

Work length17:08
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  • Maria Callas (soprano)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Nicola Rescigno

Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride, Wq. 46, Act 2: "Ô malheureuse Iphigénie !" (Iphigénie)

Work length4:33
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  • Maria Callas (soprano)
  • Paris Conservatoire Orchestra
  • Georges Prêtre

Spontini: La vestale, Act 2: "O Nume tutelar" (Giulia)

Work length2:31
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  • Maria Callas (soprano)
  • Teatro alla Scala
  • Tullio Serafin

Verdi: Macbeth, Act 1: "Nel dì della vittoria" - "Vieni! T'affretta" (Lady Macbeth)

Work length7:48
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  • Maria Callas (soprano)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Nicola Rescigno

Verdi: Nabucco, Act 2: Scena. "Ben io t'invenni" - Aria. "Anch'io dischiuso un giorno" (Abigaille)

Work length9:09
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  • Maria Callas (soprano)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Nicola Rescigno

Verdi: Don Carlo, Act 5: "Tu che le vanità" (Elisabetta)

Work length10:44
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  • Maria Callas (soprano)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Nicola Rescigno

Bellini: I Puritani, Act 2: "O rendetemi la speme" - "Qui la voce sua soave mi chiamava" (Elvira, Giorgio, Riccardo)

Work length10:00
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  • Maria Callas (soprano), Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (bass), Rolando Panerai (baritone)
  • Teatro alla Scala
  • Tullio Serafin

Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41, Act 4: "J'ai perdu mon Eurydice" (Orphée)

Work length4:28
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  • Maria Callas (soprano)
  • Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française
  • Georges Prêtre

Verdi: Il trovatore, Act 1: "Tacea la notte placida" - "Di tale amor" (Leonora)

Work length6:05
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  • Maria Callas (soprano)
  • Paris Conservatoire Orchestra
  • Nicola Rescigno

Verdi: I vespri siciliani, Act 4: "Arrigo! ah, parli a un core" (Elena)

Work length4:32
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  • Maria Callas (soprano)
  • Paris Conservatoire Orchestra
  • Nicola Rescigno

Puccini: Suor Angelica: "Senza mamma" (Angelica)

Work length5:33
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  • Maria Callas (soprano)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Tullio Serafin

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