Casta Diva: Great Arias by Bellini, Verdi and Wagner

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Annotation

Studio and Live Recordings ’49–’52

Annotation last modified on 2016-12-28 12:08 UTC.

Tracklist

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1I puritani: “Qui la voce”
soprano vocals [Elvira]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI
conductor:
Arturo Basile (Italian opera conductor)
recording of:
I puritani: Atto II. N°16b “Qui la voce sua soave” (Elvira, Riccardo, Giorgio)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Carlo Pepoli (Italian librettist, 19th c.)
part of:
I puritani: Atto II
Vincenzo Bellini7:04
2Norma: Atto I. “Casta diva”
soprano vocals [Norma]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI
conductor:
Arturo Basile (Italian opera conductor)
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 (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini8:53
3Norma: “Mira, o Norma”
mezzo-soprano vocals [Adalgisa]:
Ebe Stignani (mezzo soprano)
soprano vocals [Norma]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Vittorio Gui (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Norma: Atto II, scena 1. Duetto “Mira, o Norma” (Norma, Adalgisa)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto II
Vincenzo Bellini7:08
4I vespri siciliani: “Arrigo! ah, parli a un cor”
soprano vocals [Elena]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
conductor:
Erich Kleiber (conductor)
recording of:
I vespri siciliani: Atto IV. “Arrigo! Ah, parli a un core” (Elena, Arrigo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Charles Duveyrier and Eugène Scribe
translator:
Arnaldo Fusinato
part of:
I vespri siciliani: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi3:44
5La traviata: “È strano…Ah, fors’è lui…Sempre libera”
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orquesta del Palacio de Las Bellas Artes
conductor:
Umberto Mugnai (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. “Ah, fors’è lui” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. “Sempre libera” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
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 (La traviata: Act I)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Recitativo “Follie! Follie! Delirio vano è questo!” (Violetta, Alfredo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi9:44
6La traviata: “Addio del passato”
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orquesta del Palacio de Las Bellas Artes
conductor:
Umberto Mugnai (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 (La traviata: Act III)
Giuseppe Verdi5:16
7La traviata: “Parigi, o cara”
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orquesta del Palacio de Las Bellas Artes
conductor:
Umberto Mugnai (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto III. Duetto “Parigi, o cara, noi lasceremo” (Alfredo, Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto III (La traviata: Act III)
Giuseppe Verdi3:56
8Aida: “Qui Radames verrà”… “O patria mia”
soprano vocals [Aida]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orquesta del Palacio de Las Bellas Artes
conductor:
Oliviero de Fabritiis (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Aida: Atto III: Romanza: “Qui Radamès verrá!” … “O patria mia” (Aida)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi7:14
9Parsifal: “Ich sah das Kind”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra sinfonica di Roma della RAI (RAI Symphony Orchestra of Rome)
conductor:
Vittorio Gui (conductor and composer)
partial recording of:
Parsifal, WWV 111: II. Aufzug, 2. Szene
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1877-09 until 1882-01)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1865-08-27 until 1877-04-19)
part of:
Parsifal, WWV 111: II. Aufzug
Richard Wagner4:46
10Tristan und Isolde: Liebestod
soprano vocals, soprano vocals [Elvira] and soprano vocals [Isolde]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1949-11-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI (on 1949-11-09, on 1949-11-10, from 1954 until 1956)
conductor:
Arturo Basile (Italian opera conductor) (on 1949-11-09, on 1949-11-10)
recording of:
Excerpt from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. Liebestod. “Mild und leise wie er lächelt” (on 1949-11-09)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. "Kurwenal! Hör'! Ein zweites Schiff"
recording of:
Tristan und Isolde: “Dolce e calmo” (Morte di Isotta) (on 1949-11-09)
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 Wagner7:36