Adriana Lecouvreur. Ecco : respiro appena, Io son l'umile ancella (3:50) ; Poveri fiori (3:13) / Francesco Cilea --
Andrea Chénier. La mamma morta / Giordano (4:53) --
La Wally. Ebben? Ne andrò lontana / Catalani (4:53) --
Mefistofele. L'altra notte in fondo al mare / Boïto (7:28) --
Il barbiere di Siviglia. Una voce poco fa / Rossini (6:53) --
Dinorah. Ombra leggera / Meyerbeer (5:43) --
Lakmé. Dov'è l'indiana bruna? / Delibes (8:06) --
I vespri siciliani. Mercè, dilette amiche / Verdi (4:02) --
Medea. Dei tuoi figli la madre / Cherubini (4:49) --
La vestale. Tu che invoco con orrore (10:51) ; O nume, tutelar (2:30) ; Caro oggetto (3:46) / Spontini.
Language
Italian
Note
Originally issued on analog discs: tracks 1-9 were on the original 1955 analog album (issued in the U.S. with the present title); tracks 10-13 originally issued on "Callas at La Scala" in 1958.
Event (note)
Tracks 1-9 recorded Sept. 17-18 & 20-21, 1954 in Watford Town Hall ; tracks 10-13 (Cherubini & Spontini) recorded June 10-12, 1955 at the Teatro alla Scala di Milano.
Language (note)
Sung in Italian.
Source of description (note)
Description based on hard copy version record.
Author
Callas, Maria, 1923-1977. Performer
Title
Lyric & coloratura arias [electronic resource].
Imprint
[England] : EMI Classics, p2005.
Series
Great recordings of the century
Great recordings of the century (EMI Classics (Firm))
Performer
Maria Callas, soprano ; The Philharmonia Orchestra (tracks 1-9) ; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (tracks 10-13) ; Tullio Serafin, conductor.
Event
Tracks 1-9 recorded Sept. 17-18 & 20-21, 1954 in Watford Town Hall ; tracks 10-13 (Cherubini & Spontini) recorded June 10-12, 1955 at the Teatro alla Scala di Milano.