Exquisite Jewel On 180g Vinyl LP!
Maria Callas sings great arias from French operas.
Callas' recordings of French music are rare, exquisite jewels indeed. Singing the French version of Gluck's "Alceste", a role she had sung brilliantly in Italian, she dazzles with a dignified elegance and brilliant style for Gluck as well as crystal clear diction and perfect phrasing. Her "Carmen" breathes fire and is maybe the most dangerously sexy gypsy you'll ever hear. Saint-Saëns evil seductress "Dalilah" is sung with a totally different voice. Silken, husky and erotic, it is almost unbearable not to fall prey to this siren. Her Mignon is deliciously beautiful. But the highlight is her "Pleurez mes yeux". Callas finds colours and incredibly haunting pathos here.
Features
- 180g Vinyl
- Import
- Made in the E.U.
Musicians
Maria Callas | soprano |
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Orchestre National De La RTF | |
Georges Pretre | conductor |
Selections
Side A:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787)
Orphee et Eurydice
- J'ai perdu mon Eurydice (Act IV)
Alceste
- Divinites du Styx (Act I)
Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
Carmen
- L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Act I)
- Pres des remparts de Seville (Act I)
Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
Samson et Dalila
- Printemps qui commence (Act I)
- Amour! viens aider ma faiblesse! (Act II)
Side B:
Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
Romeo et Juliette
- Je veux vivre dans ce reve (Act I)
Ambroise Thomas (1811-1896)
Mignon
- Ah, pour ce soir... Je suis Titania (Act II)
Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
Le Cid
- De cet affreux combat... pleurez, mes yeux! (Act III)
Gustave Charpentier (1860-1956)
Louise
- Depuis le jour
Recorded March 28-31 & April 4-5, 1961, Salle Wagram, Paris