Remastered: The Complete Studio Recordings (1949-1969)

~ Release by Maria Callas (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: The First Recordings
▶ CD 2: La Gioconda: Act 1
▶ CD 3: La Gioconda: Act 2
▶ CD 4: La Gioconda: Acts 3 & 4
▶ CD 5: Lucia di Lammermoor: Act 1
▶ CD 6: Lucia di Lammermoor: Acts 2 & 3
▶ CD 7: I puritani: Act 1
▶ CD 8: I puritani: Acts 2 & 3
▶ CD 9: Cavalleria rusticana
▶ CD 10: Tosca: Act 1
▶ CD 11: Tosca: Acts 2 & 3
▶ CD 12: La traviata: Act 1 · Act 2, Scene 1
▶ CD 13: La traviata: Act 2, Scene 2 · Act 3
▶ CD 14: Norma: Act 1, Scene 1
▶ CD 15: Norma: Act 1, Scene 2
▶ CD 16: Norma: Act 2
▶ CD 17: Pagliacci
▶ CD 18: La forza del destino: Acts 1 & 2
▶ CD 19: La forza del destino: Act 3
▶ CD 20: La forza del destino: Act 4
▶ CD 21: Il turco in Italia: Act 1
▶ CD 22: Il turco in Italia: Act 2
▶ CD 23: Puccini Arias
▶ CD 24: Lyric and Coloratura Arias
▶ CD 25: Callas at La Scala
▶ CD 26: Madama Butterfly: Act 1 · Act 2 beginning
▶ CD 27: Madama Butterfly: Act 2 conclusion
▶ CD 28: Aida: Acts 1 & 2
▶ CD 29: Aida: Acts 3 & 4
▶ CD 30: Rigoletto: Act 1
▶ CD 31: Rigoletto: Acts 2 & 3
▶ CD 32: Il trovatore: Acts 1 & 2
▶ CD 33: Il trovatore: Acts 3 & 4
▶ CD 34: La bohème: Acts 1 & 2
▶ CD 35: La bohème: Acts 3 & 4
▶ CD 36: Un ballo in maschera: Act 1 · Act 2 beginning
▶ CD 37: Un ballo in maschera: Act 2 conclusion · Act 3
▶ CD 38: Il barbiere di Siviglia: Act 1 beginning
▶ CD 39: Il barbiere di Siviglia: Act 1 conclusion · Act 2
▶ CD 40: La sonnambula: Act 1
▶ CD 41: La sonnambula: Act 2
▶ CD 42: Turandot: Acts 1 & 2
▶ CD 43: Turandot: Act 3
▶ CD 44: Manon Lescaut: Acts 1 & 2
▶ CD 45: Manon Lescaut: Acts 3 & 4
▶ CD 46: Medea: Act 1
▶ CD 47: Medea: Acts 2 & 3
▶ CD 48: Verdi Arias I
▶ CD 49: Mad Scenes
▶ CD 50: Lucia di Lammermoor: Act 1
▶ CD 51: Lucia di Lammermoor: Acts 2 & 3
▶ CD 52: La Gioconda: Act 1
▶ CD 53: La Gioconda: Act 2
▶ CD 54: La Gioconda: Acts 3 & 4
▶ CD 55: Norma: Act 1 beginning
▶ CD 56: Norma: Act 1 conclusion
▶ CD 57: Norma: Act 2
▼ CD 58: Callas à Paris I
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1Orphée et Eurydice : Acte III. « J’ai perdu mon Eurydice »
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
editor:
Jennifer Howells
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
soprano vocals [Orphée]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion Française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
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 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
recording of:
Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41 : Acte III, N° 43. Air “J’ai perdu mon Eurydice” (Orphée) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
additional librettist:
Pierre-Louis Moline
translator:
Pierre-Louis Moline
translated version of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III. Aria “Che farò senza Euridice?” (Orfeo)
part of:
Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41 : Acte III
recording of:
Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41 : Acte III, N° 43. Air “J’ai perdu mon Eurydice” (Orphée) (from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
additional librettist:
Pierre-Louis Moline
translator:
Pierre-Louis Moline
translated version of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III. Aria “Che farò senza Euridice?” (Orfeo)
part of:
Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41 : Acte III
Christoph Willibald Gluck4:29
2Alceste : Acte I. « Divinités du Styx »
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion Française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
balance engineer:
Francis Dillnutt (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
recording of:
Alceste, Wq. 44 : Acte I. Air « Divinités du Styx » (Alceste) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
translator:
François Louis Gaud Lebland du Roullet
part of:
Alceste, Wq. 44 : Acte I
recording of:
Alceste, Wq. 44 : Acte I. Air « Divinités du Styx » (Alceste) (from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
translator:
François Louis Gaud Lebland du Roullet
part of:
Alceste, Wq. 44 : Acte I
Christoph Willibald Gluck4:27
3Carmen : Acte I. « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle »
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion Française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
balance engineer:
Francis Dillnutt (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur) (from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:05
4Carmen : Acte I. « Près des remparts de Séville »
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion Française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
balance engineer:
Francis Dillnutt (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 10 Séguedille « Près des remparts de Séville » (Carmen, Don José) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 10 Séguedille « Près des remparts de Séville » (Carmen, Don José) (from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet2:05
5Samson et Dalila : Acte I. « Printemps qui commence »
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion Française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
balance engineer:
Francis Dillnutt (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte I, scène 6. « Printemps qui commence » (Dalila, un vieillard hébreu) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte I
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte I, scène 6. « Printemps qui commence » (Dalila, un vieillard hébreu) (from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte I
Camille Saint‐Saëns5:18
6Samson et Dalila : Acte II. « Samson, recherchant ma présence … Amour, viens aider ma faiblesse ! »
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion Française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
balance engineer:
Francis Dillnutt (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 1. « Samson, recherchant ma présence … Amour, viens aider ma faiblesse ! » (Dalila) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 1. « Samson, recherchant ma présence … Amour, viens aider ma faiblesse ! » (Dalila) (from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II
Camille Saint‐Saëns4:13
7Samson et Dalila : Acte II. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix »
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion Française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
balance engineer:
Francis Dillnutt (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila) (from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II
Camille Saint‐Saëns5:21
8Romeo et Juliette : Acte I. « Ah ! Je veux vivre dans ce rêve »
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion Française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
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 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
recording of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I. No. 3 Ariette « Je veux vivre dans ce rêve » (Juliette) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (from 1865 until 1866)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
publisher:
Choudens
part of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I
recording of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I. No. 3 Ariette « Je veux vivre dans ce rêve » (Juliette) (from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (from 1865 until 1866)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
publisher:
Choudens
part of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I
Charles‐François Gounod3:41
9Mignon : Acte II. « Ah, pour ce soir … Je suis Titania »
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion Française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
balance engineer:
Francis Dillnutt (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
recording of:
Mignon : Acte II, no. 12ter. Polonaise « Oui ! Pour ce soir » ... « Je suis Titania, la blonde » (Philine) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31)
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer)
part of:
Mignon : Acte II. Un boudoir élégant / Un coin du parc
recording of:
Mignon : Acte II, no. 12ter. Polonaise « Oui ! Pour ce soir » ... « Je suis Titania, la blonde » (Philine) (from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer)
part of:
Mignon : Acte II. Un boudoir élégant / Un coin du parc
Ambroise Thomas5:11
10Le Cid : Acte III. « De cet affreux combat ... Pleurez, mes yeux ! »
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion Française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
balance engineer:
Francis Dillnutt (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
recording of:
Le Cid : Acte III, scène 1. No. 10 Air « Pleurez ! pleurez mes yeux » (Chimène) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (from 1884 until 1885)
part of:
Le Cid : Acte III
recording of:
Le Cid : Acte III, scène 1. No. 10 Air « Pleurez ! pleurez mes yeux » (Chimène) (from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (from 1884 until 1885)
part of:
Le Cid : Acte III
Jules Massenet6:09
11Louise : Acte III. « Depuis le jour »
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion Française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
balance engineer:
Francis Dillnutt (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
recording of:
Louise: Acte III, Scène I. “Depuis le jour” (Louise) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31)
composer:
Gustave Charpentier (composer)
part of:
Louise: Acte III, Scène I.
recording of:
Louise: Acte III, Scène I. “Depuis le jour” (Louise) (from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
composer:
Gustave Charpentier (composer)
part of:
Louise: Acte III, Scène I.
Gustave Charpentier4:47
▶ CD 59: Callas à Paris II
▶ CD 60: Mozart, Beethoven & Weber
▶ CD 61: Verdi Arias II
▶ CD 62: Rossini & Donizetti Arias
▶ CD 63: Carmen: Act 1 · Act 2 beginning
▶ CD 64: Carmen: Act 2 conclusion · Acts 3 & 4
▶ CD 65: Tosca: Act 1
▶ CD 66: Tosca: Acts 2 & 3
▶ CD 67: Verdi Arias III
▶ CD 68: The Callas Rarites 1953-61
▶ CD 69: The Callas Rarities 1962-69
▶ Data CD 70: 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 (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 (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 (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 (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), Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor), Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano), Rolando Panerai (baritone), Coro e 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 Giacomo 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 (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)