Arias & Scenes (Highlights from Athens and Paris Concerts 1957 & 1963)

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1Il Trovatore: “D’amor sull’ali rosee”
recorded in:
Athens, Attiki (Attica), Greece (in 1957)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1957)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (in 1957)
live recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 1. “D’amor sull’ali rosee” (Leonora) (in 1957)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi6:46
2La forza del destino: “Pace, pace, mio Dio”
recorded in:
Athens, Attiki (Attica), Greece (in 1957)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1957)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (in 1957)
live recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 2. “Pace, pace, mio Dio” (Leonora) (in 1957)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi6:11
3Lucia di Lammermoor: “Regnava nel silenzio” … “Quando rapito in estasi”
recorded in:
Athens, Attiki (Attica), Greece (in 1957)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1957)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (in 1957)
live recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, Scena 2. (no. 3b) “Regnava nel silenzio” (Lucia, Alisa) (in 1957)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
live recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, Scena 2. (no. 3c) Stretta “Quando rapito in estasi” (Lucia, Alisa) (in 1957)
lyricist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti8:18
4Tristan und Isolde: Liebestod
recorded in:
Athens, Attiki (Attica), Greece (in 1957)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1957)
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor) (in 1957)
live recording of:
Tristan und Isolde: “Dolce e calmo” (Morte di Isotta) (in 1957)
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 Wagner7:08
5Hamlet: “Ai vostri giochi” (Mad scene)
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1963)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1963)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (in 1963)
live recording of:
Hamlet: Atto IV. "A vostri giochi … ed ora a voi” (Ofelia) (in 1963)
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer)
translated version of:
Hamlet : Acte IV. Scène et air d’Ophélie « À vos jeux mes amis » (Ophélie)
part of:
Hamlet (italian lyrics)
Ambroise Thomas10:31
6Semiramide: “Bel raggio lusinghier”
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1963)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1963)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (in 1963)
live recording of:
Semiramide: Atto I. Cavatina “Bel raggio lusinghier” (Semiramide) (in 1963)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Gaetano Rossi (librettist)
part of:
Semiramide: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini5:57
7La Cenerentola: “Nacqui all’affanno”
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1963)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1963)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (in 1963)
live recording of:
La Cenerentola: Atto II, scena 3. Finale II, coro e scena “Della Fortuna instabile” … “Nacqui all’affanno” … “Non più mesta” (Coro, Cenerentola, Ramiro, Dandini, Alidoro, Clorinda, Tisbe, Magnifico) (in 1963)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Jacopo Ferretti
part of:
La Cenerentola: Atto II
Gioachino Rossini6:34
8Manon : « Adieu, notre petite table »
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1963)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1963)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (in 1963)
live recording of:
Manon : Acte II. « Adieu, notre petite table » (Manon) (in 1963)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Manon : Acte II
Jules Massenet3:44
9Werther : Air des lettres
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1963)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1963)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (in 1963)
live recording of:
Werther : Acte III. « Ces lettres ! ... ces lettres ! ... je les relis sans cesse ! » - « Je vous écris de ma petite chambre » – « Des cris joyeux » (Charlotte) (Air des lettres) (in 1963)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
part of:
Werther : Acte III (Charlotte et Werther)
Jules Massenet7:38
10La bohème: “Quando m’en vo”
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1963)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1963)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (in 1963)
live recording of:
La bohème: Atto II. no. 13. “Quando me’n vo soletta” (Musetta, Marcello, Alcindoro, Mimi, Schaunard, Colline) (Musetta’s Waltz) (in 1963)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto II. Al Quartiere Latino (La bohème: Act II, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini2:43
11Madama Butterfly: “Tu? Tu? Piccolo iddio!”
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1963)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1963)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (in 1963)
live recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto III. “Con onor muore … Tu? Tu? Piccolo Iddio” (Butterfly, Pinkerton) (in 1963)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto III (Madame Butterfly: Act III, also: Atto II, parte 2)
Giacomo Puccini3:21
12Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro”
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1963)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1963)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (in 1963)
live recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta) (in 1963)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. (UK division)
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini2:34