Remastered: The Complete Studio Recordings (1949-1969)

~ Release by Maria Callas (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: The First Recordings (1949)
2▶CD: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda (Act 1) (1952)
3▶CD: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda (Act 2) (1952)
4▶CD: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda (Acts 3 & 4) (1952)
5▶CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Act 1) (1953)
6▶CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Acts 2 & 3) (1953)
7▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: I puritani (Act 1) (1953)
8▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: I puritani (Acts 2 & 3) (1953)
9▶CD: Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana (1953)
10▶CD: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca (Act 1) (1953)
11▶CD: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca (Acts 2 & 3) (1953)
12▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata (Act 1 • Act 2, Scene 1) (1953)
13▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata (Act 2, Scene 2 • Act 3) (1953)
14▶CD: Norma: Act 1, Scene 1 (1954)
15▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 1, Scene 2) (1954)
16▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 2) (1954)
17▶CD: Ruggero Leoncavallo: I pagliacci (1954)
18▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino (Acts 1 & 2) (1954)
19▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino (Act 3) (1954)
20▼CD: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino (Act 4) (1954)
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 1. “Fate la carità, è un'ora che aspettiamo!” (Coro, Melitone, Guardiano)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Fra Melitone]:
Renato Capecchi (baritone) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
bass vocals [Padre Guardiano]:
Nicola Rossi‐Lemeni (operatic bass) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
chorus master:
Vittore Veneziani (Italian chorus master & composer) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 1. “Fate la carità” … “Che? Siete all'osteria? …” (coro, Melitone, Guardiano) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 1. “Fate la carità” … “Che? Siete all'osteria? …” (coro, Melitone, Guardiano) (from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 1. “Fate la carità” … “Che? Siete all'osteria? …” (coro, Melitone, Guardiano) (on 1954-08-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi6:24
2La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 1. “Giunge qualcuno, aprite” (Guardiano, Melitone)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Don Carlo di Vargas]:
Carlo Tagliabue (baritone) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
baritone vocals [Fra Melitone]:
Renato Capecchi (baritone) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
baritone vocals [Melitone]:
Renato Capecchi (baritone)
bass vocals [Padre Guardiano]:
Nicola Rossi‐Lemeni (operatic bass) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 1. “Giunge qualcun, aprite” (Don Carlo, Melitone, Guardiano) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 1. “Giunge qualcun, aprite” (Don Carlo, Melitone, Guardiano) (from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 1. “Giunge qualcun, aprite” (Don Carlo, Melitone, Guardiano) (on 1954-08-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi1:10
3La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 1. “Invano Alvaro ti celasti al mondo” (Carlo, Alvaro)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Don Carlo di Vargas]:
Carlo Tagliabue (baritone) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
tenor vocals [Don Alvaro]:
Richard Tucker (tenor) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 1. “Invano, Alvaro ti celasti al mondo” … “Col sangue sol cancellasi l'infamia” (Alvaro, Don Carlo) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 1. “Invano, Alvaro ti celasti al mondo” … “Col sangue sol cancellasi l'infamia” (Alvaro, Don Carlo) (from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 1. “Invano, Alvaro ti celasti al mondo” … “Col sangue sol cancellasi l'infamia” (Alvaro, Don Carlo) (on 1954-08-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi3:25
4La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 1. “Le minaccie, i fieri accenti” (Carlo, Alvaro)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Don Carlo di Vargas]:
Carlo Tagliabue (baritone) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
tenor vocals [Don Alvaro]:
Richard Tucker (tenor) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 1. “Le minaccie, i fieri accenti” … “Ah, una suora me lasciasti” (Alvaro, Don Carlo) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 1. “Le minaccie, i fieri accenti” … “Ah, una suora me lasciasti” (Alvaro, Don Carlo) (from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 1. “Le minaccie, i fieri accenti” … “Ah, una suora me lasciasti” (Alvaro, Don Carlo) (on 1954-08-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi5:37
5La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 2. “Pace, pace mio Dio!” (Leonora)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals [Donna Leonora]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 2. “Pace, pace, mio Dio” (Leonora) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 2. “Pace, pace, mio Dio” (Leonora) (from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 2. “Pace, pace, mio Dio” (Leonora) (on 1954-08-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi6:20
6La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 2. “Io muoia! Confessione!” (Carlo, Alvaro, Leonora)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Don Carlo di Vargas]:
Carlo Tagliabue (baritone) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
soprano vocals [Donna Leonora]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
tenor vocals [Don Alvaro]:
Richard Tucker (tenor) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 2. “Io muoio! Confessione!” (Leonora, Alvaro, Don Carlo) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 2. “Io muoio! Confessione!” (Leonora, Alvaro, Don Carlo) (from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 2. “Io muoio! Confessione!” (Leonora, Alvaro, Don Carlo) (on 1954-08-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi3:08
7La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 2. “Non imprecare, umiliati a Lui ch'è giusto e santo” (Guardiano, Leonora, Alvaro)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
bass vocals [Padre Guardiano]:
Nicola Rossi‐Lemeni (operatic bass) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
soprano vocals [Donna Leonora]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
tenor vocals [Don Alvaro]:
Richard Tucker (tenor) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21, from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25, on 1954-08-27)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 2. “Non imprecare, umiliati a Lui ch'è giusto e santo” (Leonora, Alvaro, Guardiano) (from 1954-08-19 until 1954-08-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 2. “Non imprecare, umiliati a Lui ch'è giusto e santo” (Leonora, Alvaro, Guardiano) (from 1954-08-23 until 1954-08-25)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 2. “Non imprecare, umiliati a Lui ch'è giusto e santo” (Leonora, Alvaro, Guardiano) (on 1954-08-27)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi5:40
21▶CD: Gioachino Rossini: Il turco in Italia (Act 1) (1954)
22▶CD: Gioachino Rossini: Il turco in Italia (Act 2) (1954)
23▶CD: Puccini Arias (1954)
24▶CD: Lyric and Coloratura Arias (1954)
25▶CD: Callas at La Scala (1955)
26▶CD: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Act 1, Act 2 beginning) (1955)
27▶CD: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Act 2 conclusion) (1955)
28▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida (Acts 1 & 2) (1955)
29▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida (Acts 3 & 4) (1955)
30▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto (Act 1) (1955)
31▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto (Acts 2 & 3) (1955)
32▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore (Acts 1 & 2) (1956)
33▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore (Acts 3 & 4) (1956)
34▶CD: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème (Acts 1 & 2) (1956)
35▶CD: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème (Acts 3 & 4) (1956)
36▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (Act 1, Act 2 beginning) (1956)
37▶CD: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (Act 2 conclusion, Act 3) (1956)
38▶CD: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (Act 1 beginning) (1957)
39▶CD: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (Act 1 conclusion, Act 2) (1957)
40▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula (Act 1) (1957)
41▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula (Act 2) (1957)
42▶CD: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot (Acts 1 & 2) (1957)
43▶CD: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot (Acts 3) (1957)
44▶CD: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Acts 1 & 2) (1957)
45▶CD: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut (Acts 3 & 4) (1957)
46▶CD: Luigi Cherubini: Medea (Act 1) (1957)
47▶CD: Luigi Cherubini: Medea (Acts 2 & 3) (1957)
48▶CD: Callas Portrays Verdi Heroines (Verdi Arias I) (1958)
49▶CD: Mad Scenes (1958)
50▶CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Act 1) (1959)
51▶CD: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Acts 2 & 3) (1959)
52▶CD: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda (Act 1) (1959)
53▶CD: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda (Act 2) (1959)
54▶CD: Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda (Acts 3 & 4) (1959)
55▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 1 beginning) (1960)
56▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 1 conclusion) (1960)
57▶CD: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 2) (1960)
58▶CD: Great Arias from French Opera (Callas à Paris I) (1961)
59▶CD: More Arias from French Opera (Callas à Paris II) (1963)
60▶CD: Mozart, Beethoven, Weber Recital (1963 & 1964)
61▶CD: Verdi Arias II (1963 & 1964)
62▶CD: Rossini & Donizetti Arias (1963 & 1964)
63▶CD: Georges Bizet: Carmen (Act 1, Act 2 beginning) (1964)
64▶CD: Georges Bizet: Carmen (Act 2 conclusion, Acts 3 & 4) (1964)
65▶CD: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca (Act 1) (1964 & 1965)
66▶CD: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca (Acts 2 & 3) (1964 & 1965)
67▶CD: Verdi Arias III (1965 & 1969)
68▶CD: The Callas Rarities (1953-1969) (1953, 1958, 1960 & 1961)
69▶CD: The Callas Rarities (1953-1969) (1962, 1964, 1965 & 1969)
70▶Data CD: Libretti

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includes:Aida (1955 studio cast) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestra (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Callas à Paris (Album II) by Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Georges Prêtre (French conductor)
Callas à Paris I by Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France), Georges Prêtre (French conductor)
Callas at La Scala by Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Callas sings Rossini and Donizetti Arias by Rossini (composer), Donizetti (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Nicola Rescigno (conductor)
Callas Sings Verdi Arias by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Nicola Rescigno (conductor)
Carmen (1964 studio cast) by Georges Bizet (French composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Andréa Guiot (soprano), Robert Massard (baritone), Nadine Sautereau (French soprano), Jane Berbié (mezzo-soprano), Claude Calès (French baritone), Chœurs René Duclos, Chœurs d’enfants Jean Pesneaud, Orchestre du Théâtre national de l’Opéra de Paris, Georges Prêtre (French conductor)
Cavalleria rusticana (1953 EMI recording) by Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor); Maria Callas (soprano) - Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
I puritani (1953 Milan studio cast) by Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor), Nicola Rossi‐Lemeni (operatic bass), Rolando Panerai (baritone), Coro & Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Il barbiere di Siviglia (1957 studio recording) by Rossini (composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Tito Gobbi (baritone), Alva (tenor), Carturan (mezzo-soprano), Ollendorff (operatic bass), Zaccaria (operatic bass), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) & Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977), Alceo Galliera (organist, conductor and composer)
Il trovatore (1956 recording) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Il turco in Italia (1954 studio cast) by Gioachino Rossini (composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Nicola Rossi‐Lemeni (operatic bass), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Mariano Stabile (baritone), Orchestra (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor)
La bohème (1956 studio cast) by Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor), Rolando Panerai (baritone), Anna Moffo (soprano), Orchestra (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Antonino Votto (conductor)
La forza del destino (1954 Milan recording) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Richard Tucker (tenor), Carlo Tagliabue (baritone), Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
La Gioconda (1959 recording) by Ponchielli (composer); Callas (soprano), Cossotto (mezzo-soprano), Companeez (mezzo-soprano / contralto), Vinco (operatic bass), Ferraro (tenor), Cappuccilli (baritone), Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Antonino Votto (conductor)
La Gioconda (1952 recording) by Amilcare Ponchielli (composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano), Giulio Neroni, Maria Amadini (mezzo-soprano), Gianni Poggi (tenor), Paolo Silveri (baritone), Piero Poldi (bass vocalist), Armando Benzi (operatic tenor), Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI, Antonino Votto (conductor)
La sonnambula (1957 studio cast) by Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer); Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass), Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo-soprano), Maria Meneghini Callas (soprano), Eugenia Ratti (soprano), Nicola Monti (tenor), Giuseppe Morresi (operatic bass), Franco Ricciardi (Italian tenor), Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Antonino Votto (conductor)
La traviata (1953 studio recording) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Francesco Albanese (tenor), Ugo Savarese (Italian baritone), Coro Cetra, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI (RAI National Symphony Orchestra, formed in 1994, merging the four former RAI orchestras of Turin, Rome, Naples, and Milan), Gabriele Santini (conductor)
Lucia di Lammermoor (1959 London Recording) by Donizetti (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Ferruccio Tagliavini (tenor), Piero Cappuccilli (baritone), Bernard Ładysz (bass-baritone), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) and Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Lucia di Lammermoor (1953 Florence Recording) by Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Lyric and Coloratura Arias by Maria Callas (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Manon Lescaut (1957 studio cast) by Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor), Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Maria Meneghini Callas Sings Arias From Tristano e Isotta, Norma, I puritani by Wagner (Richard Wagner, composer), Bellini (Sicilian opera composer); Maria Meneghini Callas (soprano), Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI, Arturo Basile (Italian opera conductor)
Medea (1957 Milan recording) by Luigi Cherubini (composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Renata Scotto (operatic soprano), Miriam Pirazzini (mezzo soprano), Mirto Picchi (tenor), Orchestra (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Mozart, Beethoven & Weber Arias by Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, classical composer), Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer), Weber (composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno (conductor)
Norma (1960 studio cast) by Bellini (Sicilian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Franco Corelli (tenor), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass), Piero de Palma (tenor), Edda Vincenzi (soprano), Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Norma (1954 studio cast) by Bellini (Sicilian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Mario Filippeschi (tenor), Ebe Stignani (mezzo soprano), Orchestra (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Pagliacci (1954 Scala cast) by Leoncavallo (composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor), Tito Gobbi (baritone), Rolando Panerai (baritone), Nicola Monti (tenor), Orchestra (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Puccini Arias by Puccini (Italian composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Rigoletto (1955 studio cast) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor), Tito Gobbi (baritone), Maria Meneghini Callas (soprano), Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass), Adriana Lazzarini (mezzo-soprano), Giuse Gerbino (Italian mezzo-soprano), Plinio Clabassi (operatic bass), William Dickie (british bass-baritone), Renato Ercolani (tenor), Carlo Forti (operatic bass), Elvira Galassi (soprano / mezzo-soprano), Tullio Serafin (conductor), Norberto Mola (chorus master), L'Ente Autonomo del Teatro alla Scala (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
The Callas Rarities
Tosca (1964 studio cast) by Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Carlo Bergonzi (tenor), Tito Gobbi (baritone), Chœurs du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris (Paris National Opera Chorus), Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Georges Prêtre (French conductor)
Turandot (1957 studio cast) by Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Eugenio Fernandi (tenor), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano), Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass), Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan), Tullio Serafin (conductor)
Un ballo in maschera (1956 studio cast) by Verdi (Giuseppe Verdi, Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor), Tito Gobbi (baritone), Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano), Eugenia Ratti (soprano), Orchestra (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Antonino Votto (conductor)
Verdi Arias I by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), Nicola Rescigno (conductor)
Verdi Arias III by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Maria Callas (soprano), Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris, Nicola Rescigno (conductor)