Naxos - 50% off Hi-Res
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Naxos - 50% off Hi-Res, Maria Callas (soprano)
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Special offer. Maria Callas - Puccini Heroines and Lyric Arias
Maria Callas (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin
The Callas wobble appears in these 1954 recitals; in Butterfly her voice is clearly ill-suited to the role, and her Liù and Mimi are inclined to sound stagey and shrill. — More…
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Special offer. Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
RecommendedGiuseppe di Stefano (Riccardo), Tito Gobbi (Renato), Maria Callas (Amelia), Fedora Barbieri (Ulrica), Eugenia Ratti (Oscar), Silvio Maionica (Samuele), Nicola Zaccaria (Tom), Ezio Giordano (Silvano)
Orhcestra and Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala, Antonino Votto
Gobbi's chocolate-smooth tones almost steal the show, but Callas gives a touching Amelia, and di Stefano is dashing and irresponsible. There is a strong cast and theatrical conducting from... — More…
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Building a Library, October 2013, Recommendation available on single CD
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Special offer. Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
RecommendedMaria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, Raffaele Arié, Valiano Natali, Anna Maria Canali, Gino Sarri
Chorus and Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Tullio Serafin
Today, for a very modest price, all lovers of bel canto operas and their performance on record can listen and make their own judgement on what was, without doubt, a seminal recording of the... — More…
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Building a Library, October 2008, First Choice
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Special offer. Bellini: I Puritani
RecommendedMaria Callas, Aurora Cattelani, Carlo Forti, Angelo Mercuriali, Rolando Panerai, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, Giuseppe di Stefano
Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin
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Building a Library, January 2005, Budget Choice
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Special offer. Verdi: Rigoletto
Maria Callas (Gilda), Giuseppe Di Stefano (Il Duca), Tito Gobbi (Rigoletto), Nicola Zaccaria (Sparafucile), Adriana Lazzarini (Maddalena), Plinio Clabassi (Monterone)
La Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Tullio Serafin
[Callas's] command in her big aria, Caro nome, is complete, yet the set is even more remarkable for the magnificent assumption of the title-role by Tito Gobbi, dark, intense and deeply moving...[di... — More…
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Special offer. Verdi: La Traviata
Maria Callas (Violetta), Ugo Savarese (Giorgio Germont), Ines Marietti (Annina), Ede Marietti Gandolfo (Flora), Francesco Albanese (Alfredo), Mariano Caruso (Gastone), Alberto Albertini (Barone Douphol), Mario Zorgniotti (Dottore Grenvil/Marchese d'Obigny)
Turin RAI Orchestra, Gabriele Santini
the only realistic choice if you wish to add her superb portrayal to your collection to go alongside whatever other versions you have — More…
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Special offer. Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana
Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Rolando Panerai
Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin
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Special offer. Verdi: Aida
Maria Callas (Aida), Richard Tucker (Radamès), Fedora Barbieri (Amneris), Tito Gobbi (Amonasro), Giuseppe Modesti (Ramfis)
La Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Tullio Serafin
“How beautifully she caressed the phrases [in the final duet] starting “Vedi? di morte l’angelo”, touching gently the notes marked staccato, ravishing the ear with the downward portamento from... — More…
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Special offer. Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
Maria Callas (Nedda), Giuseppe Di Stefano (Canio), Tito Gobbi (Tonio), Rolando Panerai (Silvio), Nicola Monti (Beppe)
Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin
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