The Very Best of Maria Callas ~ CD ~ Maria Callas

These recordings reflect the best choices from many for a single disc of ‘La Divina’. “These are (mainly) recordings from the 1950’s when the voice was still in fine condition and the artistry at its most magnetic.” – Penguin Guide This is a quality Alto recording. Track Listing: Disc 1: Casta diva (Norma:Bellini:Romani) Qui la voce (I Puritani:Bellini:Pepoli) Orchestra of RAI, Turin conducted by Arturo Basile, 1949 Ah non credea mirarti (La Sonnambulla:Bellini:Romani) with Nicola Monti, La Scala, Milan / Antonino Votto, 1957 Mad scene (Final section): Spargi d’amaro pianto (Lucia di Lammermoor:Donizetti:Cammarano) Orchestra of RIAS, Berlin, Herbert von Karajan, 1955 D’amore al dolce impero (Armida:Rossini:Schmidt Orchestra of RAI San Remo, Alfredo Simonetto, 1954 Anch’io dischiuso (Nabucco:Verdi:Solera) Vieni! t’affretta (Macbeth:Verdi:Piave & Maffei) Orchestra of RAI Turin / Oliviero de Fabritiis, 1952 Ah fors’ e lui.. sempre libera with Cesare Valetti (La Traviata:Verdi:Piave) Addio del passato (La Traviata:Verdi:Piave) Orchestra of Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Nicola Rescigno, 1958 Suicidio! (La Gioconda:Ponchielli:Gorrio) Orchestra of La Scala, Milan / Antonino Votto, 1959 Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix (Samson et Dalila:Saint-Saens:Lemaire) French National Radio Orchestra conducted by Georges Pretre, 1961 Ebben? ne andro lontano(La Wally:Catalani:Illica) Philharmonia Orchestra / Tullio Serafin, 1954 Un bel di vedremo (Madama Butterfly:Puccini:Giacosa & Illica Orchestra of La Scala, Milan / Herbert von Karajan, 1955 Vissi d’arte (Tosca:Puccini:Giacosa & IllicaOrchestra of La Scala, Milan / Victor de Sabata, 1953. Milord