Maria Callas, Orch del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin – Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana (1953/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Maria Callas, Orch del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin – Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana (1953/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:17:59 minutes | 650 MB | Genre: Classical
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Playing Santuzza in a student production of Cavalleria rusticana in Athens in April 1939 was the very first time that Maria Callas, then aged 15, appeared in a leading role in a complete opera, albeit a short one. Her performance went well, both vocally and histrionically, despite the fact that she was suffering from toothache, and her shortsightedness on stage proved to be a problem that needed to be overcome, both then and throughout her career. She later sang Santuzza professionally with the Greek National Opera Company in 1944. After her sensational triumph in I puritani in Venice in 1949 she embarked on a glittering international career and became established as the leading star of La Scala, Milan, which became her artistic home throughout the 1950s. It was with the forces of La Scala that she would go on to make a series of opera recordings that remain unsurpassed to this day, beginning with I puritani in March 1953. Her next recording at La Scala was to be Tosca in August, but before then a recording of Cavalleria rusticana was being made in June at La Scala with a distinguished mezzo-soprano as Santuzza. Despite the fact that this singer was appearing in the role successfully in live performances around that time, she spectacularly failed to hit the top note at the recording sessions, even after repeated tries. The mezzo was given a period of rest and the sessions were postponed until early August, but just before they were about to resume she announced that she was ill and was dropped completely from the project. In a desperate attempt to save the situation, Callas was asked to step in and, despite pressing engagements elsewhere, she agreed. After two days’ rehearsal with Maestro Serafin, she ran through the performance in fine style and the recording now takes its rightful place in the Callas catalogue. –TONY LOCANTRO, 2014

Tracklist:
01. Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Anna Maria Canali, Ebe Ticozzi, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin – Prelude (02:34)
02. Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Anna Maria Canali, Ebe Ticozzi, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin – “O Lola ch’hai di lattl la cammisa” (Turiddu) (02:34)
03. Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Anna Maria Canali, Ebe Ticozzi, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin – Prelude – conclusion (03:27)
04. Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Anna Maria Canali, Ebe Ticozzi, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin – “Gli aranci olezzano” (Chorus) (08:31)
05. Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Anna Maria Canali, Ebe Ticozzi, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin – “Dite, Mamma Lucia” (Santuzza, Mamma Lucia) (05:03)
06. Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Anna Maria Canali, Ebe Ticozzi, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin – “Il cavallo scalpita” (Alfio, Chorus) (02:38)
07. Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Anna Maria Canali, Ebe Ticozzi, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin – “Beato voi, compar Alfio” (Mamma Lucia, Alflio, Santuzza) (00:55)
08. Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Anna Maria Canali, Ebe Ticozzi, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin – “Regina Coeli” [Easter Hymn] (Chorus) (02:32)
09. Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Anna Maria Canali, Ebe Ticozzi, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin – “Inneggiamo, il Signor non è morto” (Santuzza, Chorus, Mamma Lucia) (04:23)
10. Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Anna Maria Canali, Ebe Ticozzi, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin – “Voi lo sapete, o mamma” (Santuzza, Mamma Lucia) (06:10)
11. Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Anna Maria Canali, Ebe Ticozzi, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin – “Tu qui, Santuzza?” (Turiddu, Santuzza) (03:45)
12. Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Anna Maria Canali, Ebe Ticozzi, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin – “Fior di giaggiolo” (Lola, Turiddu, Santuzza) (03:11)
13. Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Anna Maria Canali, Ebe Ticozzi, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin – “Ah! Lo vedi, che hati tu detto?” (Turiddu, Santuzza) (00:37)
14. Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Anna Maria Canali, Ebe Ticozzi, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin – “No, no, Turiddu, rimani” (Santuzza, Turiddu) (05:26)
15. Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Anna Maria Canali, Ebe Ticozzi, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin – “Oh! Il Signore vi manda” (Santuzza, Alfio) (05:33)
16. Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Anna Maria Canali, Ebe Ticozzi, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin – Intermezzo (03:55)
17. Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Anna Maria Canali, Ebe Ticozzi, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin – “A casa, a casa, amici” (Chorus, Turiddu, Lola) (02:56)
18. Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Anna Maria Canali, Ebe Ticozzi, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin – “Viva il vino spumeggiante” (Turiddu, Chorus, Lola) (02:44)
19. Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Anna Maria Canali, Ebe Ticozzi, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin – “A voi tutti salute!” (Alfio, Chorus, Turiddu, Lola) (05:07)
20. Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Anna Maria Canali, Ebe Ticozzi, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin – “Mamma, quel vino è generoso (Turiddu, Mamma Lucia, Santuzza, Una donna) (05:50)

Personnel:
Maria Callas, soprano (Santuzza)
Giuseppe di Stefano, tenor (Turiddu)
Rolando Panerai, baritone (Alfio)
Anna Maria Canali, mezzo soprano (Lola)
Ebe Ticozzi, alto (Lucia)
Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala Milan
Tullio Serafin, conductor

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