Maria Callas
07/31/10 1:00PM By Peter Fox Smith
We present an afternoon of Maria Callas, including a complete
performance of La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini.
Playlist
1:00pm
Die Meistersinger: Prelude (excerpt)
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Fritz Reiner |
| CD/Album | Reiner Conducts Wagner |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 4738 |
| Release Year | 1983 |
1:04pm
La sonnambula: Act I
| Composer | Vincenzo Bellini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan |
| Conductor | Antonino Votto |
| Soloists | Maria Callas, soprano ; Fiorenza Cossotto, mezzo-soprano ; Nicola Monti, tenor ; Eugenia Ratti, soprano ; Nicola Zaccaria, bass |
| CD/Album | Bellini La sonnambula |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 47377 |
| Release Year | 1957 |
2:26pm
La sonnambula: Act II
| Composer | Vincenzo Bellini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan |
| Conductor | Antonino Votto |
| Soloists | Maria Callas, soprano ; Fiorenza Cossotto, mezzo-soprano ; Nicola Monti, tenor ; Eugenia Ratti, soprano ; Nicola Zaccaria, bass |
| CD/Album | Bellini La sonnambula |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 47377 |
| Release Year | 1957 |
3:15pm
Tosca: Act II
| Composer | Giacomo Puccini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano |
| Conductor | Victor de Sabata |
| Soloists | Maria Callas, soprano ; Giuseppe di Stefano, tanor ; Tito Gobbi, baritone ; Angelo Mercuriali, tenor |
| CD/Album | Puccini Tosca |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 47174 |
| Release Year | 1953 |
3:57pm
Anna Bolena: Mad Scene
| Composer | Gaetano Donizetti |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus |
| Conductor | Nicola Rescigno |
| Soloists | Maria Callas, soprano ; Monica Sinclair, contralto ; John Lanigan, tenor ; Joseph Rouleau, bass ; Duncan Robertson, tenor |
| CD/Album | Mad Scenes |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 66459 |
| Release Year | 1959 |
4:17pm
Hamlet: Mad Scene
| Composer | Ambroise Thomas |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Conductor | Nicola Rescigno |
| Soloists | Maria Callas, soprano |
| CD/Album | Mad Scenes |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 66459 |
| Release Year | 1959 |
4:27pm
Il pirata: Mad Scene
| Composer | Vincenzo Bellini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus |
| Conductor | Nicola Rescigno |
| Soloists | Maria Callas, soprano |
| CD/Album | Mad Scenes |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 66459 |
| Release Year | 1959 |
4:46pm
La traviata: "Teneste la promessa"; "Addio del passato"
| Composer | Giuseppe Verdi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestra sinfonica di Torino della RAI |
| Conductor | Gabriele Santini |
| Soloists | Maria Callas, soprano |
| CD/Album | Simply Callas |
| Record co./Cat # | Cetra 69877 |
| Release Year | 1954 |
4:53pm
Die Meistersinger: Prelude (excerpt)
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Fritz Reiner |
| CD/Album | Reiner Conducts Wagner |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 4738 |
| Release Year | 1983 |