Ses plus belles scènes d'amour

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

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1Madama Butterfly: “Un bel dì vedremo”
soprano vocals [Butterfly]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:44
2La Bohème: “O soave fanciulla”
baritone vocals [Marcello]:
Rolando Panerai (baritone)
soprano vocals [Mimì]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (in 1896)
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:13
3La sonnambula: Atto I. “Come per me sereno”
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
soprano vocals [Amina]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
La sonnambula: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo e cavatina “Care compagne, teneri amici… Come per me sereno” (Amina, Tutti)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
La sonnambula: Atto I
part of:
La sonnambula: Atto I
part of:
La sonnambula: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini6:18
4Rigoletto: “È il sol dell’anima“
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
mezzo-soprano vocals [Giovanna]:
Giuse Gerbino (Italian mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. “È il sol dell’anima” (Duca, Gilda, Ceprano, Borsa, Giovanna)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1850)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (in 1850)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi5:13
5Rigoletto: “Caro nome”
bass vocals:
William Dickie (british bass-baritone) and Carlo Forti (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Renato Ercolani (tenor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. N°6 Aria & scena “Gualtier Maldè! … Caro nome” (Gilda, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo)
lyricist and librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi7:36
6La traviata: “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici”
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi3:15
7Un ballo in maschera: “Non sai tu che se l’anima mia”
soprano vocals [Amelia]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II. Nº 13b. Duetto "Non sai tu che se l'anima mia" (Riccardo, Amelia)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi8:01
8Il trovatore: “Tacea la notte placida”
mezzo-soprano vocals [Ines]:
Luisa Villa (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto I, scena 2. “Tacea la notte placida!” (Leonora, Ines)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto I. Il duello
Giuseppe Verdi6:06
9Tosca: “Non la sospiri, la nostra casetta”
soprano vocals [Tosca]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Non la sospiri la nostra casetta” (Tosca, Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini2:32
10Pagliacci: “Qual fiamma avea nel guardo!”
soprano vocals [Nedda]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Qual fiamma avea nel guardo!” (Nedda)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)
Ruggero Leoncavallo4:44
11Madama Butterfly: “Vogliatemi bene, un bene piccolino”
soprano vocals [Butterfly]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
tenor vocals [Pinkerton]:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Vogliatemi bene, un bene piccolino” … “Un pò'di vero c'è” … “Oh quanti occhi fisi” (Butterfly, Pinkerton) (Love Duet)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A.
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I (Madame Butterfly: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini7:23
12Aida: “O terra, addio”
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
mezzo-soprano vocals [Amneris]:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Aida]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
Richard Tucker (tenor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 2: Finale Ultimo: “O terra addio” (Aida, Radamès, coro, Amneris)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi4:58
13Lucia di Lammermoor: “Regnava nel silenzio”
mezzo-soprano vocals [Alisa]:
Anna Maria Canali (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Lucia]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, Scena 2. (no. 3b) “Regnava nel silenzio” (Lucia, Alisa)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti8:06
14Lucia di Lammermoor: “Verranno a te sull'aure”
soprano vocals [Lucia]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
tenor vocals [Edgardo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, Scena 2. (no. 4d) “Verranno a te sull’aure” (Edgardo, Lucia)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti5:00
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1Samson et Dalila : « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix »
soprano vocals [Dalila]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II
Camille Saint‐Saëns5:23
2Carmen: « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle »
choir vocals:
Chœurs René Duclos
soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:51
3Werther : « Werther ! Qui m'aurait dit »
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1963-05-03 until 1963-05-04, from 1963-05-06 until 1963-05-08)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (from 1963-05-03 until 1963-05-04, from 1963-05-06 until 1963-05-08)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1963-05-03 until 1963-05-04, from 1963-05-06 until 1963-05-08)
balance engineer:
Francis Dillnutt (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (EMI Records Limited, not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1963-05-03 until 1963-05-04, from 1963-05-06 until 1963-05-08)
recording of:
Werther : Acte III. « Werther ! Qui m'aurait dit » (Charlotte) (from 1963-05-03 until 1963-05-04)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
part of:
Werther : Acte III (Charlotte et Werther)
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) (from 1963-05-06 until 1963-05-08)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
part of:
Werther : Acte III (Charlotte et Werther)
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) (from 1963-05-06 until 1963-05-08)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
part of:
Werther : Acte III (Charlotte et Werther)
recording of:
Werther : Acte III. « Werther ! Qui m'aurait dit » (Charlotte) (from 1963-05-06 until 1963-05-08)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
part of:
Werther : Acte III (Charlotte et Werther)
Jules Massenet7:06
4La Damnation de Faust : « D’amour l’ardente flamme »
soprano vocals [Marguerite]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
La damnation de Faust, op. 24: Quatrième Partie, scène 15. « D'amour l'ardente flamme » … « Au son des trompettes » (Marguerite, Chœur)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (composer)
part of:
La Damnation de Faust, op. 24: Quatrième Partie
Hector Berlioz8:16
5Turandot: “Tu che di gel sei cinta”
soprano vocals [Liù]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. “Tu, che di gel sei cinta” (Liù, La folla)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini2:49
6Don Carlo: “O don fatale”
soprano vocals [Eboli]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
Don Carlo: Atto III, scena 1. N°13 “O don fatale, o don crudel” (Eboli)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlo: Atto III (IV)
Giuseppe Verdi4:45
7Norma: “Mira, o Norma” … “Si, fino all’ore estreme”
mezzo-soprano vocals [Adalgisa]:
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Norma]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
Norma: Atto II, scena 1. “Si, fino all’ore estreme” (Adalgisa, Norma)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
Norma: Atto II
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 Bellini7:33
8La Gioconda: “Suicidio!”
soprano vocals [Gioconda]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. Aria “Suicidio!” (Gioconda)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. Canal orfano
Amilcare Ponchielli4:19
9Mefistofele: “L’altra notte in fondo al mare”
soprano vocals [Margherita]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
Mefistofele: Atto III. “L’altra notte in fondo al mare” (Margherita, Faust, Mefistofele)
composer and librettist:
Arrigo Boϊto (librettist, composer)
publisher:
G. Ricordi & Co.
part of:
Mefistofele: Atto III
Arrigo Boito7:31
10Cavalleria rusticana: “Voi lo sapete, o mamma”
contralto vocals [Lucia]:
Ebe Ticozzi (contralto)
soprano vocals [Santuzza]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Voi lo sapete, o mamma” (Santuzza, Lucia)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Guido Menasci (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni4:26
11Adriana Lecouvreur: “Poveri fiori”
soprano vocals [Adriana]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV. “Poveri fiori” (Adriana)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
publisher:
Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew and MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto IV
Francesco Cilea3:18
12Manon Lescaut: “Oh, saro la più bella”
soprano vocals [Manon]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
tenor vocals [Des Grieux]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Oh, sarò la più bella … Tu, tu amore?” (Manon, Des Grieux)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini8:24
13La forza del destino: “Pace, pace, mio Dio”
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 2. “Pace, pace, mio Dio” (Leonora)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi6:24