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Jon Vickers, Gré Brouwenstijn, Fedora Barbieri, Boris Christoff, Tito Gobbi, Michael Langdon, Joseph Rouleau, Jeanette Sinclair, Edgar Evans, Robert Allman & Ava June The Covent Garden Opera Chorus & The Covent Garden Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini Recorded on 12th May 1958 (mono) “Every bar of this recording oozes theatricality and the irresistible sense of a once-in-a-lifetime occasion.” Gramophone Magazine “Covent Garden assembled a cast which is more impressive than any to be found on a commercial recording…Giulini’s conducting , both grand and lyrical, is ideal…truly a legendary performance.” BBC Music Magazine | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Luciano Pavarotti, Cornell MacNeil, Tito Gobbi, Ingvar Wixell, James King Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Jan Behr Recorded 1975 | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Verdi: Falstaff - 2 Historic Performances:Plus bonus tracks from previously unreleased live performances of Otello and Aida conducted by de Sabata (1938).
Mariano Stabile, Paolo Silveri, Cesare Valletti, Mariano Caruso, Giuseppe Nessi, Italo Taio, Renata Tebaldi, Cloë Elmo, Anna Maria Canali, Mariano Stabile,Tito Gobbi, Ferruccio Tagliavini, Adelia Zagenara, Cesare Masini-Sperti, Franca Somigli, Augusta Oltrabella, Cloë Elmo, Vittorico Palambini La Scala, Rome Opera, Victor de Sabata, Tullio Serafin, Victor de Sabata Critic Alan Blyth writes in his liner notes:
"The La Scala performance of 1952 is enlivened by De Sabata¹s superb conducting, at once precise, energetic, imbued with the rightful comedy and altogether exhilarating. The veteran baritone seems inspired by his conductor to present an even more imaginative and detailed portrayal than ever before, one quite unstaled by the thousand or so performances he had already given. This is a matter of subtler emphases and vocal chuckles that are so vivid as almost to bring the character before one at home. A critic who saw and heard him at the time wrote that he had to resort to some technical tricks to cover up a voice that was no longer in its prime, but added: "To offset that, his colouring of words was unique as were his gestures, how he moved, his command of the stage".
The 1941 Rome performance, or as much of it as survives, stems from the collection of the German Radio Archive in Frankfurt, and appears for the first time. It seems to be a studio performance as there is no evidence of any audience participation or stage movement. The sound is remarkable for its day. The recording houses an interpretation from Tullio Serafin markedly different from De Sabata¹s. Serafin¹s view of the work seems to be more autumnal, more ruminative than that of his Italian near-contemporary. No less well prepared or well played, it allows us to hear even more of the magic of the orchestration. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 6 working days. |
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| |  | Maria Callas - The Complete Puccini Studio Recordings
Puccini: | Tosca Recorded August 1953 Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano & Tito Gobbi Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano, Victor de Sabata Arias Recorded September 1954 Maria Callas Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin Madama Butterfly Recorded August 1955 Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda & Lucia Danieli Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano, Herbert von Karajan La Bohème Recorded August-September 1956 Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano & Anna Moffo Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano, Antonino Votto Turandot Recorded July 1957 Maria Callas, Eugenio Fernandi & Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano, Tullio Serafin Manon Lescaut Recorded July, 1957 Maria Callas & Giuseppe di Stefano Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano, Tullio Serafin Tosca Live recording 21 January 1964 Maria Callas, Renato Cioni & Tito Gobbi Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Carlo Felice Cillario Tosca Recorded December 1964 Maria Callas, Carlo Bergonzi & Tito Gobbi Chœurs du Théâtre National de l’Opéra & Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Georges Prêtre |
This 15 CD set is one of four special albums being released by EMI Classics on 8 September 2008 to celebrate the 150th Anniversary on 22 December of the birth of Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) Puccini is one of today’s most popular operatic composers. His works dominate the programmes of the world’s leading opera houses, and his compositions are heard frequently on radio and television, in film soundtracks and in TV commercials. Maria Callas is an iconic figure in the world of opera and she continues to be acclaimed as one of the greatest interpreters of the music of Puccini in living memory. All of Callas’s studio recordings of Puccini operas are included: Manon Lescaut, La bohème, Tosca (both versions), Madama Butterfly and Turandot. These are all recorded with the forces of La Scala, Milan, except the second Tosca which was made in Paris. Also included is the famous recital of Puccini Arias that Callas recorded in London in 1954 on which she sings both of Liù’s arias from Turandot (‘Signore, ascolta’ and ‘Tu che di gel sei cinta’), as well as Turandot’s great solo ‘In questa reggia’. The set also contains as a bonus, the live recording of Tosca made at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in January 1964 when Callas made her triumphant return to the operatic stage after an absence of several years in a magnificent new production of Tosca directed by Franco Zeffirelli. All recordings MONO except the second studio Tosca (Recorded December 1964) | 
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| |  | Puccini – The Operas
Puccini: | Manon Lescaut Montserrat Caballé & Placido Domingo New Philharmonia, Bruno Bartoletti La Bohème Mirella Freni & Nicolai Gedda Rome Opera Orchestra, Thomas Schippers Tosca Maria Callas, Carlo Bergonzi & Tito Gobbi Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Georges Prêtre Madama Butterfly Victoria de los Angeles & Jussi Björling Rome Opera Orchestra, Gabriele Santini La fanciulla del West Birgit Nilsson & João Gibin La Scala Orchestra, Lovro von Matacic La Rondine Robert Alagna & Angela Gheorghiu London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano Le Villi (highlights) Robert Alagna & Angela Gheorghiu London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano Il tabarro Neil Shicoff & Maria Guleghina London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano Suor Angelica Cristina Gallardo-Domâs Philharmonia Orchestra, Antonio Pappano Gianni Schicchi Tito Gobbi & Victoria de los Angeles Rome Opera Orchestra, Gabriele Santini Turandot Birgit Nilsson, Franco Corelli & Renata Scotto Rome Opera Orchestra, Francesco Molinari Pradelli |
This 17 CD budget box set is one of four special albums being released by EMI Classics on 8 September 2008 to celebrate the 150th Anniversary on 22 December of the birth of Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) Puccini is one of today’s most popular operatic composers. His works dominate the programmes of the world’s leading opera houses, and his compositions are heard frequently on radio and television, in film soundtracks and in TV commercials. All of Puccini’s popular operas are represented, including Manon Lescaut, La bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly and Turandot, as well as the less frequently heard titles La rondine, La fanciulla del West and Il trittico (Il tabarro, Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi). Also included are highlights from Le villi, an early work by Puccini that is almost never performed these days. The recordings (all stereo) come from EMI’s unrivalled operatic catalogue and feature some of the greatest stars in the world of opera. |
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| |  | Puccini - The Complete Operas
Puccini: | Tosca Stereo 1972 Leontyne Price, Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes, Paul Plishka New Philharmonia Orchestra, Zubin Mehta La Bohème Stereo 1973 Plácido Domingo, Montserrat Caballé, Sherrill Milnes, Judith Blegen, Ruggero Raimondi London Philharmonic Orchestra, George Solti Madama Butterfly Stereo 1978 Renata Scotto, Plácido Domingo, Ingvar Wixell, Gillian Knight Philharmonia Orchestra, Lorin Maazel Turandot Stereo 1998 (Live) Giovanna Casolla, Sergej Larin, Barbara Frittoli, Aldo Bottion Coro e Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta Le Villi Stereo 1979 Plácido Domingo, Renata Scotto, Leo Nucci, Tito Gobbi National Philharmonic Orchestra, Lorin Maazel Edgar Stereo 1977 Carlo Bergonzi, Renata Scotto, Gwendolyn Killebrew New York City Opera Orchestra, Eve Queler Manon Lescaut Stereo 1992 Nina Rautio, Peter Dvorsky, Gino Quilico, Luigi Roni, Aldo Bramante Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Lorin Maazel La fanciulla del West Stereo 1991 (Live) Mara Zampieri, Plácido Domingo, Juan Pons, Sergio Bertocchi, Luigi Roni Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Lorin Maazel La Rondine Stereo 1966 Anna Moffo, Daniele Barioni, Mario Sereni, Graziella Sciutti, Piero de Palma RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli Gianni Schicchi Stereo 1977 Tito Gobbi, Ileana Cotrubas, Plácido Domingo London Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel Suor Angelica Stereo 1977 Renata Scotto, Marilyn Horne, Ileana Cotrubas New Philharmonia Orchestra, Lorin Maazel Il tabarro Stereo 1977 Renata Scotto, Plácido Domingo, Ingvar Wixell New Philharmonia Orchestra, Lorin Maazel |
The complete operas of Giacomo Puccini, released in an attractive box set to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth in December 2008. December 12, 2008 is the 150th anniversary of the birth of one of the greatest composers of opera, Giacomo Puccini. Sony BMG Masterworks celebrates this Jubilee with its COMPLETE OPERAS EDITION, which for the first time combines all of Puccini’s operatic works in this exclusive 20-disc edition. |
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| |  | Maria Callas - The Complete Studio Recordings (1949-1969) DELUXE EDITIONA 70 CD set featuring everything Maria Callas ever recorded in the studio, including licensed and newly-remastered material.
| | First Recital - Bellini and Wagner (Recorded November 1949 in Turin), remast. 2007 (1 CD) RAI Orchestra, Turin, Arturo Basile Puccini Arias (Recorded September 1954, London) Philharmonia, Tullio Serafin Lyric & Coloratura Arias (Recorded September 1954, London) Philharmonia, Tullio Serafin Callas at la Scala (Recorded June 1955) Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin Mad Scenes (Recorded September 1958, London) Philharmonia, Nicola Rescigno Verdi Arias I (Recorded September 1958, London) Philharmonia, Nicola Rescigno Verdi Arias II (Recorded December 1963 & February 1964, Paris) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno Verdi Arias III (Recorded 1964 to 1969) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra & Paris Opéra Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno Callas à Paris I (Recorded March-April 1961, Paris) French Radio National Orchestra, Georges Prêtre Callas à Paris II (Recorded May 1963, Paris) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Georges Prêtre Rossini & Donizetti Arias (Recorded April, 1964) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno Mozart, Beethoven & Weber Arias (Recorded December 1963 & January 1964, Paris) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno The EMI Rarities (2 CDs) CD-ROM (Opera-Libretti & Callas-Photos) | Bellini: | Norma (Recorded April 1954) - Mono (3 CDs) Mario Filippeschi, Ebe Stignani Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin Norma (Recorded September 1960) - Stereo (3 CDs) Christa Ludwig, Franco Corelli Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin I Puritani (Recorded March 1953) (2 CDs) Giuseppe di Stefano, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, Rolando Panerai Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin La Sonnambula (Recorded March 1957) (2 CDs) Eugenia Ratti, Fiorenza Cossotto, Nicola Monti Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Antonino Votto | Bizet: | Carmen (Recorded July 1964, Paris) (2 CDs) Nicolai Gedda, Robert Massard Paris Opéra Orchestra, Georges Prêtre | Cherubini: | Medea (Recorded September 1957), remast. 2007 (2 CDs) Renata Scotto, Mirto Picchi Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin | Donizetti: | Lucia di Lammermoor (Recorded February 1953, Florence) - Mono (2 CDs) Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi Chorus & Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Tullio Serafin Lucia di Lammermoor (Recorded March 1959, London) - Stereo (2 CDs) Ferruccio Tagliavini, Piero Cappuccilli Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, Tullio Serafin | Leoncavallo: | Pagliacci (Recorded May 1954) Giuseppe di Stefano Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin | Mascagni: | Cavalleria Rusticana (Recorded August 1953) Giuseppe di Stefano Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin | Ponchielli: | La Gioconda (Recorded September 1959) (3CDs) Fiorenza Cossotto, Piero Cappuccilli Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Antonino Votto La Gioconda (Recorded September 1952, Turin) (3 CDs) Fedora Barbieri, Gianni Poggi, Paolo Silveri RAI Turin Chorus & Orchestra, Antonino Votto | Puccini: | La Bohème (Recorded August-September 1956) (2 CDs) Giuseppe di Stefano, Anna Moffo, Rolando Panerai Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Antonino Votto Madama Butterfly (Recorded August 1955) (2 CDs) Nicolai Gedda, Lucia Danielli Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Herbert von Karajan Manon Lescaut (Recorded July 1957) (2 CDs) Giuseppe di Stefano Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin Tosca (Recorded August 1953) - Mono (2 CDs) Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Victor de Sabata Tosca (Recorded December 1964, Paris) - Stereo (2 CDs) Carlo Bergonzi, Tito Gobbi Paris Opéra Chorus & Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Georges Prêtre Turandot (Recorded July 1957) (2 CDs) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eugenio Fernandi Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin | Rossini: | Il barbiere di Siviglia (Recorded February 1957, London) (2 CDs) Luigi Alva, Tito Gobbi Philharmonia Orchestra, Alceo Galliera Il Turco in Italia (Recorded August-September 1954) (2 CDs) Nicolai Gedda, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Gianandrea Gavazzeni | Verdi: | La Traviata (Recorded September 1953, Turin), remast. 2007 (2 CDs) Francesco Albanese, Ugo Savarese RAI Chorus and Orchestra, Turin, Gabriele Santini Aida (Recorded August 1955) (2 CDs) Richard Tucker, Fedora Barbieri, Tito Gobbi Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin Un ballo in maschera (Recorded September 1956) (2 CDs) Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Antonino Votto Rigoletto (Recorded September 1955) (2 CDs) Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin La forza del destino (Recorded August 1954) (3 CDs) Richard Tucker, Carlo Tagliabue Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin Il Trovatore (Recorded August 1956) (2 CDs) Giuseppe di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Fedora Barbieri Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Herbert von Karajan |
This is the ultimate Maria Callas box set. All of her studio recordings are lovingly presented in a beautiful Art Deco style wooden box containing glossy art prints, a comprehensive book guiding you through the EMI / Callas story and a numbered certificate of authenticity. Including rare and unseen pictures of Callas in the studio plus letters and documents following her recordings with EMI and her relationship with the company - particularly the long-suffering Walter Legge! Completely new notes have been provided by EMI’s Callas expert, Tony Locantro. A CDROM is included of all opera libretti.
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| |  | Maria Callas - The Complete Studio Recordings (1949-1969)A 70 CD set featuring everything Maria Callas ever recorded in the studio, including licensed and newly-remastered material.
| | First Recital - Bellini and Wagner (Recorded November 1949 in Turin), remast. 2007 (1 CD) RAI Orchestra, Turin, Arturo Basile Puccini Arias (Recorded September 1954, London) Philharmonia, Tullio Serafin Lyric & Coloratura Arias (Recorded September 1954, London) Philharmonia, Tullio Serafin Callas at la Scala (Recorded June 1955) Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin Mad Scenes (Recorded September 1958, London) Philharmonia, Nicola Rescigno Verdi Arias I (Recorded September 1958, London) Philharmonia, Nicola Rescigno Verdi Arias II (Recorded December 1963 & February 1964, Paris) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno Verdi Arias III (Recorded 1964 to 1969) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra & Paris Opéra Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno Callas à Paris I (Recorded March-April 1961, Paris) French Radio National Orchestra, Georges Prêtre Callas à Paris II (Recorded May 1963, Paris) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Georges Prêtre Rossini & Donizetti Arias (Recorded April, 1964) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno Mozart, Beethoven & Weber Arias (Recorded December 1963 & January 1964, Paris) Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno The EMI Rarities (2 CDs) CD-ROM (Opera-Libretti & Callas-Photos) | Bellini: | Norma (Recorded April 1954) - Mono (3 CDs) Mario Filippeschi, Ebe Stignani Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin Norma (Recorded September 1960) - Stereo (3 CDs) Christa Ludwig, Franco Corelli Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin I Puritani (Recorded March 1953) (2 CDs) Giuseppe di Stefano, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, Rolando Panerai Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin La Sonnambula (Recorded March 1957) (2 CDs) Eugenia Ratti, Fiorenza Cossotto, Nicola Monti Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Antonino Votto | Bizet: | Carmen (Recorded July 1964, Paris) (2 CDs) Nicolai Gedda, Robert Massard Paris Opéra Orchestra, Georges Prêtre | Cherubini: | Medea (Recorded September 1957), remast. 2007 (2 CDs) Renata Scotto, Mirto Picchi Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin | Donizetti: | Lucia di Lammermoor (Recorded February 1953, Florence) - Mono (2 CDs) Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi Chorus & Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Tullio Serafin Lucia di Lammermoor (Recorded March 1959, London) - Stereo (2 CDs) Ferruccio Tagliavini, Piero Cappuccilli Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, Tullio Serafin | Leoncavallo: | Pagliacci (Recorded May 1954) Giuseppe di Stefano Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin | Mascagni: | Cavalleria Rusticana (Recorded August 1953) Giuseppe di Stefano Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin | Ponchielli: | La Gioconda (Recorded September 1959) (3CDs) Fiorenza Cossotto, Piero Cappuccilli Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Antonino Votto La Gioconda (Recorded September 1952, Turin) (3 CDs) Fedora Barbieri, Gianni Poggi, Paolo Silveri RAI Turin Chorus & Orchestra, Antonino Votto | Puccini: | La Bohème (Recorded August-September 1956) (2 CDs) Giuseppe di Stefano, Anna Moffo, Rolando Panerai Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Antonino Votto Madama Butterfly (Recorded August 1955) (2 CDs) Nicolai Gedda, Lucia Danielli Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Herbert von Karajan Manon Lescaut (Recorded July 1957) (2 CDs) Giuseppe di Stefano Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin Tosca (Recorded August 1953) - Mono (2 CDs) Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Victor de Sabata Tosca (Recorded December 1964, Paris) - Stereo (2 CDs) Carlo Bergonzi, Tito Gobbi Paris Opéra Chorus & Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Georges Prêtre Turandot (Recorded July 1957) (2 CDs) Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eugenio Fernandi Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin | Rossini: | Il barbiere di Siviglia (Recorded February 1957, London) (2 CDs) Luigi Alva, Tito Gobbi Philharmonia Orchestra, Alceo Galliera Il Turco in Italia (Recorded August-September 1954) (2 CDs) Nicolai Gedda, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Gianandrea Gavazzeni | Verdi: | La Traviata (Recorded September 1953, Turin), remast. 2007 (2 CDs) Francesco Albanese, Ugo Savarese RAI Chorus and Orchestra, Turin, Gabriele Santini Aida (Recorded August 1955) (2 CDs) Richard Tucker, Fedora Barbieri, Tito Gobbi Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin Un ballo in maschera (Recorded September 1956) (2 CDs) Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Antonino Votto Rigoletto (Recorded September 1955) (2 CDs) Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin La forza del destino (Recorded August 1954) (3 CDs) Richard Tucker, Carlo Tagliabue Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin Il Trovatore (Recorded August 1956) (2 CDs) Giuseppe di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Fedora Barbieri Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Herbert von Karajan |
Packaging: hardcover slipcase, CDs in printed cardboard wallets, colour booklet including a broad selection of photos. The 70th CD will be a CD-ROM containing the tracklists and more photos and the libretti will be available for download on the updated Maria Callas website (new url will be: www.callas30.com). | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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