Vinyl 180g LP!
As this recital amply demonstrates, Maria Callas encompassed an extraordinary range of roles. She is as convincing in the pinpoint coloratura of Lakmés 'Bell Song' (Her chromatic scale is beautifully done and she sails up to the region known as in alt with the greatest ease, said Gramophone) as in the sweeping, richly-coloured lines of Maddalenas 'La mamma morta' from Andrea Chénier, famously and movingly featured on the soundtrack of the 1993 Hollywood film Philadelphia. 'There is great tenderness and simplicity, deep emotion, and the most lovely moulding of the vocal phrases,' wrote Gramophone, 'Madame Callas's characterizations are nothing less than superb, and altogether there is some of her finest singing yet recorded.'
Features:
180g Vinyl LP
Remastered in 2014 in 24-BIT / 96kHz from the original tapes at Abbey Road Studios
Original cover artwork
Made in the EU
Musicians:
Maria Callas, soprano
Philharmonia Orchestra
Tullio Serafin, conductor
Selections:
Side A:
Francesco Cilea (1866-1950)
Adriana Lecouvreur
1. Ecco: respiro appena. Io son l'umile ancella (Act I)
2. Poveri fiori (Act IV)
Umberto Giordano (1867-1948)
Andrea Chenier
3. La mamma morta (Act III)
Alfredo Catalani (1854-1893)
La Wally
4. Ebben? ne andro lontana (Act I)
Arrigo Boito (1842-1918)
Mefistofele
5. L'altra notte in fondo al mare (Act III)
Side B:
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Il barbiere di Siviglia
1. Una voce poco fa (Act I)
Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864)
Dinorah
2. Ombra leggera (Aria dell'ombra) (Act II)
Leo Delibes (1836-1891)
Lakme
3. Dov'e I'indiana bruna? (Aria delle campanelle) (Act II)
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
I vespri siciliani
4. Merce, dilette amiche (Act V)
As this recital amply demonstrates, Maria Callas encompassed an extraordinary range of roles. She is as convincing in the pinpoint coloratura of Lakmés 'Bell Song' (Her chromatic scale is beautifully done and she sails up to the region known as in alt with the greatest ease, said Gramophone) as in the sweeping, richly-coloured lines of Maddalenas 'La mamma morta' from Andrea Chénier, famously and movingly featured on the soundtrack of the 1993 Hollywood film Philadelphia. 'There is great tenderness and simplicity, deep emotion, and the most lovely moulding of the vocal phrases,' wrote Gramophone, 'Madame Callas's characterizations are nothing less than superb, and altogether there is some of her finest singing yet recorded.'
Features:
180g Vinyl LP
Remastered in 2014 in 24-BIT / 96kHz from the original tapes at Abbey Road Studios
Original cover artwork
Made in the EU
Musicians:
Maria Callas, soprano
Philharmonia Orchestra
Tullio Serafin, conductor
Selections:
Side A:
Francesco Cilea (1866-1950)
Adriana Lecouvreur
1. Ecco: respiro appena. Io son l'umile ancella (Act I)
2. Poveri fiori (Act IV)
Umberto Giordano (1867-1948)
Andrea Chenier
3. La mamma morta (Act III)
Alfredo Catalani (1854-1893)
La Wally
4. Ebben? ne andro lontana (Act I)
Arrigo Boito (1842-1918)
Mefistofele
5. L'altra notte in fondo al mare (Act III)
Side B:
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Il barbiere di Siviglia
1. Una voce poco fa (Act I)
Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864)
Dinorah
2. Ombra leggera (Aria dell'ombra) (Act II)
Leo Delibes (1836-1891)
Lakme
3. Dov'e I'indiana bruna? (Aria delle campanelle) (Act II)
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
I vespri siciliani
4. Merce, dilette amiche (Act V)
