Maria Callas: Bellini-Wagner-Verdi-Ponchielli-Mozart-Spontini

~ Release by Bellini, Wagner, Verdi, Ponchielli, Mozart, Spontini; Maria Callas (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	I puritani: “Ah, rendetemi la speme …” soprano vocals: Maria Callas (soprano) orchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI conductor: Arturo Basile (Italian opera conductor) recording of: I puritani: Atto II. N°16a “O rendetemi la speme” (Elvira, Riccardo, Giorgio) composer: Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) librettist: Carlo Pepoli (Italian librettist, 19th c.) part of: I puritani: Atto II	Vincenzo Bellini		7:00
2	Tristano e Isotta: “Dolce e calmo, sorridente …” soprano vocals: Maria Callas (soprano) orchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI conductor: Arturo Basile (Italian opera conductor) recording of: Tristan und Isolde: “Dolce e calmo” (Morte di Isotta) composer: Richard Wagner (composer) translated version of: Excerpt from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. Liebestod. “Mild und leise wie er lächelt”	Richard Wagner		7:33
3	La traviata: “È strano… Ah forse è lui… Follie!…” soprano vocals: Maria Callas (soprano) orchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI conductor: Gabriele Santini (conductor) recording of: La traviata: Atto I. Recitativo “È strano! è strano!” (Violetta) composer: Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) librettist: Francesco Maria Piave part of: La traviata: Atto I	Giuseppe Verdi		9:24
4	La traviata: “Addio del passato” soprano vocals: Maria Callas (soprano) orchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI conductor: Gabriele Santini (conductor) recording of: La traviata: Atto III. “Addio, del passato bei sogni ridenti” (Violetta) composer: Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) librettist: Francesco Maria Piave part of: La traviata: Atto III	Giuseppe Verdi		3:28
5	La Gioconda: “Suicidio!” solo soprano vocals: Maria Callas (soprano) soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Gioconda]: Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1952-09-06 until 1952-09-10) orchestra: Sinfonie‐Orchester der RAI Turin (from 1952-09-06 until 1952-09-10) conductor: Antonino Votto (conductor) (from 1952-09-06 until 1952-09-10) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Nuova Fonit Cetra S.p.A. (in 1953) recorded at: Auditorium RAI “Arturo Toscanini” (Turin) in Torino, Torino, Piemonte, Italy (from 1952-09-06 until 1952-09-10) recording of: La Gioconda: Atto IV. Aria “Suicidio!” (Gioconda) (from 1952-09-06 until 1952-09-10) composer: Amilcare Ponchielli (composer) librettist: Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer) part of: La Gioconda: Atto IV. Canal orfano	Amilcare Ponchielli		4:39
6	Il ratto dal serraglio: “Tutte le torture” soprano vocals: Maria Callas (soprano) orchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI conductor: Alfredo Simonetto (Italian conductor) recording of: Die Entführung aus dem Serail / Il ratto dal seraglio: “Tutte le torture” composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) translated version of: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt II, Szene III. No. 11 Arie "Introduktion - Martern aller Arten - Doch du bist entschlossen" (Konstanze) part of: Il ratto dal serraglio (Die Entführung aus dem Serail, italian version)	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart		8:32
7	La vestale: “Tu che invoco con orrore” soprano vocals: Maria Callas (soprano) orchestra: Orchestra sinfonica di Milano della RAI (—1994; merged into RAI National SO) conductor: Alfredo Simonetto (Italian conductor) recording of: La vestale: Atto II. "Tu che invoco" (Giulia) composer: Gaspare Spontini (composer) librettist: Étienne de Jouy and Giovanni Schmidt (librettist) translated version of: La Vestale : Acte II. No. 8. Air « Toi que j’implore avec effroi » (Julia) part of: La vestale: Atto II (italian version)	Gaspare Spontini		11:06
8	Norma: “Casta diva” … “Ah! Bello a me ritorna” soprano vocals: Maria Callas (soprano) orchestra: Orchestra sinfonica di Milano della RAI (—1994; merged into RAI National SO) conductor: Alfredo Simonetto (Italian conductor) recording of: Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Cabaletta “Ah! bello a me ritorna” (Norma, Oroveso, coro) composer: Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831) librettist: Felice Romani (until 1831) part of: Norma: Atto I recording of: Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro) composer: Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831) librettist: Felice Romani (until 1831) part of: Norma: Atto I	Vincenzo Bellini		8:52

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Release

manufactured by:	Digital Press Hellas
distributed by:	Sakkaris Records Ltd. (Greek record and distribution company)
marketed by:	Τα Νέα (Greek newspaper that occasionally offers free CDs and DVDs)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/11989849 [info]