Maria Callas, Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin – Bellini: I Puritani (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Maria Callas, Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin – Bellini: I Puritani (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:22:04 minutes | 1,35 GB | Genre: Classical, Opera
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Maria Callas was born on December 2, 1923, in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood, the second daughter of Greek immigrants George Kalogeropoulos (1881-1972) and Elmina Evangelia Dimitriadou (1894-1982) of Meligalas. Their older brother Vassilios had died of typhoid fever in Greece. The parents had been living in the United States for six months at that time. The father changed the family name to Callas in 1929 after opening a low-earning pharmacy in the Greek section of Manhattan in 1927. In 1937, after the separation of her parents, Maria went to Athens with mother Evangelia and sister Yakynthy (Jackie). She made her first public appearance in Cavalleria rusticana in Athens in November 1938, while still studying at the Athens Conservatory with Maria Trivella. From the beginning of 1938 she studied singing with Elvira de Hidalgo, also at the Athens Conservatory. In August 1942 she sang the role of Tosca for the first time at the National Opera of Athens, and in April 1944 she took on the role of Marta in Tiefland for the first time. In the Greek premiere of Fidelio at the Herod Atticus Theater on August 14, 1944, she took the title role. In 1949 she married the Italian entrepreneur Giovanni Battista Meneghini and took Italian citizenship.

Maria Callas appeared in many roles. Her repertoire included 43 complete roles as well as arias from another 34 operas. Her vocal range extended from f-sharp in Verdi’s Sicilian Vespers to f3 in Rossini’s Armida. In addition to a range of nearly three octaves, her voice possessed great flexibility. Callas mastered all the vocal tonal techniques of bel canto singing. In 1951, she appeared as Aida at the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City. She concluded the end of the victory scene in Act 2, deviating from the score, with a crystal-clear es3. “The audience went crazy,” the EMI record company described the reaction. The historic recording survives and was issued on CD by EMI in the 1990s as Aida Live 1951.

Tracklist:
1-01. Tullio Serafin – I Puritani: Preludio (03:36)
1-02. Tullio Serafin – I puritani, Act 1: “All’erta! All’erta!” (Bruno, Coro) (04:29)
1-03. Maria Callas – I Puritani, Act 1: “O di Cromvel guerrieri” (Bruno, Elvira, Arturo, Riccardo, Giorgio, Coro) (03:30)
1-04. Tullio Serafin – I Puritani, Act 1: “A festa!” (Coro) (02:26)
1-05. Tullio Serafin – I Puritani, Act 1: “Or dove fuggo io mai?” (Riccardo, Bruno) (02:54)
1-06. Tullio Serafin – I Puritani, Act 1: “Ah! per sempre io ti perdei” (Riccardo) (03:07)
1-07. Tullio Serafin – I Puritani, Act 1: “T’appellan le schiere” – “Bel sogno beato” (Bruno, Riccardo) (01:57)
1-08. Maria Callas – I Puritani, Act 1: “O amato zio, o mio secondo padre!” (Elvira, Giorgio) (02:19)
1-09. Maria Callas – I Puritani, Act 1: “Sai com’arde in petto mio” (Elvira, Giorgio) (02:12)
1-10. Maria Callas – I Puritani, Act 1: “Piangi, o figlia, sul mio seno” (Elvira, Giorgio) (04:44)
1-11. Maria Callas – I Puritani, Act 1: “Odi” – “Qual suon si desta?” (Elvira, Giorgio, Coro) (02:47)
1-12. Tullio Serafin – I Puritani, Act 1: “Ad Arturo onore” (Coro) (02:29)
1-13. Maria Callas – I Puritani, Act 1: “A te, o cara, amor talora” (Arturo, Elvira, Giorgio, Valton, Coro) (06:29)
1-14. Tullio Serafin – I Puritani, Act 1: “Il rito augusto si compia senza mei!” (Valton, Enrichetta, Arturo, Giorgio) (01:56)
1-15. Tullio Serafin – I Puritani, Act 1: “Com’io, vi unisca” (Valton, Enrichetta, Arturo) (04:21)
1-16. Tullio Serafin – I Puritani, Act 1: “Son vergin vezzosa” (Elvira, Enrichetta, Arturo, Giorgio, Valton, Coro) (03:34)
1-17. Tullio Serafin – I Puritani, Act 1: “Sulla virginea testa” (Enrichetta, Arturo) (00:42)
1-18. Tullio Serafin – I Puritani, Act 1: “Ferma. Invan rapir pretendi” (Riccardo, Arturo, Enrichetta, Coro) (04:30)
1-19. Maria Callas – I Puritani, Act 1: “È già al ponte – passa il forte” (Riccardo, Elvira, Giorgio, Valton, Coro, Bruno) (03:44)
1-20. Maria Callas – I Puritani, Act 1: “Ah, vieni al tempio – fedele Arturo” (Elvira, Bruno, Coro, Riccardo, Giorgio) (04:58)
1-21. Maria Callas – I Puritani, Act 1: “Ma tu già mi fuggi?” (Elvira, Bruno, Riccardo, Giorgio, Coro) (02:08)
1-22. Tullio Serafin – I Puritani, Act 2: “Ah!…dolor! Ah, terror!” (Coro) (05:33)
1-23. Tullio Serafin – I Puritani, Act 2: “Qual novella?” (Coro, Giorgio) (03:00)
1-24. Tullio Serafin – I Puritani, Act 2: “Cinta di fiori e col ben crin disciolto” (Giorgio, Coro) (04:14)
1-25. Tullio Serafin – I Puritani, Act 2: “E di morte lo stral non sarà lento” (Riccardo, Coro) (01:50)
1-26. Tullio Serafin – I Puritani, Act 2: “Di Valton l’innocenza a voi proclama” (Riccardo, Coro, Giorgio) (01:12)
1-27. Maria Callas – I Puritani, Act 2: “O rendetemi la speme” – “Qui la voce sua soave mi chiamava” (Elvira, Giorgio, Riccardo) (10:00)
1-28. Maria Callas – I Puritani, Act 2: “Vien, diletto, è in ciel la luna!” (Elvira) (02:50)
1-29. Tullio Serafin – I puritani, Act 2: “Il rival salvar tu dei” (Giorgio, Riccardo) (04:45)
1-30. Tullio Serafin – I Puritani, act 2: “Se tra il buio un fantasma vedrai” (Giorgio, Riccardo) (02:26)
1-31. Tullio Serafin – I Puritani, Act 2: “Riccardo! Riccardo!” (Giorgio, Riccardo) (02:07)
1-32. Tullio Serafin – I Puritani, Act 2: “Suoni la tromba e intrepido” (Giorgio, Riccardo) (03:20)
1-33. Tullio Serafin – I Puritani, Act 3: “Son salvo, alfin son salvo” (Arturo) (04:36)
1-34. Maria Callas – I Puritani, Act 3: “A una fonte afflitto e solo” (Elvira, Arturo) (02:34)
1-35. Tullio Serafin – I Puritani, Act 3: “Qual suon! Alcun s’appressa” (Arturo, Coro) (02:06)
1-36. Tullio Serafin – I Puritani, Act 3: “Son già lontani!” (Arturo) (03:15)
1-37. Maria Callas – I Puritani, Act 3: “Finì… Me lassa!” (Elvira, Arturo) (03:05)
1-38. Maria Callas – I Puritani, Act 3: “Ch’ei provò lontan da me?” (Elvira, Arturo) (03:09)
1-39. Maria Callas – I Puritani, Act 3: “Vieni fra queste braccia” (Elvira, Arturo) (02:43)
1-40. Maria Callas – I Puritani, Act 3: “Alto là! Fedel drappello!” (Coro, Arturo, Elvira, Riccardo, Giorgio) (01:10)
1-41. Maria Callas – I Puritani, Act 3: “Cavalier, ti colse il Dio” (Riccardo, Giorgio, Coro, Elvira) (02:09)
1-42. Maria Callas – I Puritani, Act 3: “Credeasi, misera!” (Arturo, Elvira, Giorgio, Riccardo, Coro, Bruno) (05:31)
1-43. Maria Callas – I Puritani, Act 3: “Suon d’araldi?” (Riccardo, Giorgio, Coro, Elvira, Arturo) (01:17)

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