Maria Callas Live - Remastered Recordings 1949-1964

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Annotation

24-Bit/44.1 kHz
Even though the booklet lists the operas in chronological recording order, the tracks are in reverse chronological recording order.

Annotation last modified on 2026-10-30 22:36 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶Digital Media: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca (Act 1)
2▶Digital Media: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca (Acts 2 & 3)
3▶Digital Media: Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto (Act 1)
4▶Digital Media: Gaetano Donizetti: Poliuto (Acts 2 & 3)
5▶Digital Media: Vincenzo Bellini: Il pirata (Act 1)
6▶Digital Media: Vincenzo Bellini: Il pirata (Act 2)
7▶Digital Media: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata (Act 1 • Act 2, Scene 1)
8▶Digital Media: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata (Act 2, Scene 2 • Act 3)
9▶Digital Media: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Ifigenia in Tauride (Acts 1 & 2)
10▶Digital Media: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Ifigenia in Tauride (Acts 3 & 4)
11▶Digital Media: Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena (Act 1)
12▶Digital Media: Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena (Act 2)
13▶Digital Media: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Act 1)
14▶Digital Media: Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Acts 2 & 3)
15▶Digital Media: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula (Act 1 beginning)
16▶Digital Media: Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula (Act 1 conclusion • Act 2)
17▶Digital Media: Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier (Acts 1 & 2)
18▶Digital Media: Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier (Acts 3 & 4)
19▶Digital Media: Gaspare Spontini: La vestale (Act 1)
20▶Digital Media: Gaspare Spontini: La vestale (Acts 2 & 3)
21▶Digital Media: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste (Act 1)
22▶Digital Media: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste (Acts 2 & 3)
23▶Digital Media: Luigi Cherubini: Medea (Act 1)
24▶Digital Media: Luigi Cherubini: Medea (Acts 2 & 3)
25▶Digital Media: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth (Acts 1 & 2)
26▶Digital Media: Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth (Acts 3 & 4)
27▶Digital Media: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 1, Scene 1 • Act 1, Scene 2 beginning)
28▶Digital Media: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma (Act 1, Scene 2 conclusion • Act 2)
29▶Digital Media: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto (Act 1)
30▶Digital Media: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto (Acts 2 & 3)
31▼Digital Media: Gioachino Rossini: Armida (Act 1)
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1Armida: Sinfonia (Orchestra)
recorded in:
Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (on 1952-04-26)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Firenze (on 1952-04-26)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (on 1952-04-26)
recorded at:
Teatro Communale du Firenze in Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (on 1952-04-26)
live recording of:
Armida: Sinfonia (on 1952-04-26)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
part of:
Armida. Dramma per musica in tre atti
Gioachino Rossini6:22
2Armida: Atto primo. “Lieto, ridente oltre l'usato” (Coro di Paladini, Goffredo)
recorded in:
Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (on 1952-04-26)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro Comunale di Firenze (on 1952-04-26)
tenor vocals [Goffredo]:
Alessandro Ziliani (tenor) (on 1952-04-26)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Firenze (on 1952-04-26)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (on 1952-04-26)
recorded at:
Teatro Communale du Firenze in Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (on 1952-04-26)
live recording of:
Armida: Atto I. N. 1 Introduzione “Arditi, all'ire“ (Goffredo, Coro) (on 1952-04-26)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
part of:
Armida: Atto I
live recording of:
Armida: Atto I. N. 1 Introduzione “Lieto, ridente oltre l'usato” (Coro) (on 1952-04-26)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
part of:
Armida: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini5:50
3Armida: Atto primo. “Sì! guerrieri, fian sacre” (Goffredo)
recorded in:
Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (on 1952-04-26)
tenor vocals [Goffredo]:
Alessandro Ziliani (tenor) (on 1952-04-26)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Firenze (on 1952-04-26)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (on 1952-04-26)
recorded at:
Teatro Communale du Firenze in Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (on 1952-04-26)
live recording of:
Armida: Atto I. N. 2 Coro di Paladini: “Germano, a te richiede” (Eustazio, Goffredo, coro) (on 1952-04-26)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
part of:
Armida: Atto I
live recording of:
Armida: Atto I. Recitativo “Si, guerrieri” (Goffredo) (on 1952-04-26)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
part of:
Armida: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini2:55
4Armida: Atto primo. “Signor, tanto il tuo nome” (Armida, Goffredo, Idraote, Eustazio, Coro)
recorded in:
Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (on 1952-04-26)
bass vocals [Idraote]:
Mario Frosini (bass-baritone) (on 1952-04-26)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro Comunale di Firenze (on 1952-04-26)
soprano vocals [Armida]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1952-04-26)
tenor vocals [Eustazio]:
Antonio Salvarezza (tenor) (on 1952-04-26)
tenor vocals [Goffredo]:
Alessandro Ziliani (tenor) (on 1952-04-26)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Firenze (on 1952-04-26)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (on 1952-04-26)
recorded at:
Teatro Communale du Firenze in Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (on 1952-04-26)
recording of:
Armida: Atto I. Recitativo “Signor, tanto il tuo nome” (Armida, Goffredo, Idraote, Eustazio) (on 1952-04-26)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
part of:
Armida: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini3:29
5Armida: Atto primo. “Sventurata! or che mi resta?” (Armida, Goffredo, Idraote, Eustazio, Coro)
recorded in:
Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (on 1952-04-26)
bass vocals [Idraote]:
Mario Frosini (bass-baritone) (on 1952-04-26)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro Comunale di Firenze (on 1952-04-26)
soprano vocals [Armida]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1952-04-26)
tenor vocals [Eustazio]:
Antonio Salvarezza (tenor) (on 1952-04-26)
tenor vocals [Goffredo]:
Alessandro Ziliani (tenor) (on 1952-04-26)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Firenze (on 1952-04-26)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (on 1952-04-26)
recorded at:
Teatro Communale du Firenze in Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (on 1952-04-26)
live recording of:
Armida: Atto I. N. 3 Quartetto “Sventurata! or che mi resta” (Armida, Goffredo, Idraote, Eustazio, Coro) (on 1952-04-26)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
part of:
Armida: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini3:46
6Armida: Atto primo. “Or che farò? Ceder dovrò?” (Armida, Goffredo, Idraote, Eustazio, Coro)
recorded in:
Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (on 1952-04-26)
bass vocals [Idraote]:
Mario Frosini (bass-baritone) (on 1952-04-26)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro Comunale di Firenze (on 1952-04-26)
soprano vocals [Armida]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1952-04-26)
tenor vocals [Eustazio]:
Antonio Salvarezza (tenor) (on 1952-04-26)
tenor vocals [Goffredo]:
Alessandro Ziliani (tenor) (on 1952-04-26)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Firenze (on 1952-04-26)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (on 1952-04-26)
recorded at:
Teatro Communale du Firenze in Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (on 1952-04-26)
live recording of:
Armida: Atto I. N. 3 Quartetto “Or che faro?” (Goffredo, Armida, Eustazio, Idraote, Coro) (on 1952-04-26)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
part of:
Armida: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini5:23
7Armida: Atto primo. “Cedei, guerrieri, è ver” (Goffredo)
recorded in:
Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (on 1952-04-26)
tenor vocals [Goffredo]:
Alessandro Ziliani (tenor) (on 1952-04-26)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Firenze (on 1952-04-26)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (on 1952-04-26)
recorded at:
Teatro Communale du Firenze in Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (on 1952-04-26)
live recording of:
Armida: Atto I. Recitativo “Cedei, guerrieri, e ver'” (Goffredo) (on 1952-04-26)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
part of:
Armida: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini3:53
8Armida: Atto primo. “Non soffrirò l'offesa … Ah, tutti v'unite” (Gernando)
recorded in:
Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (on 1952-04-26)
tenor vocals [Gernando]:
Mario Filippeschi (tenor) (from 1952-04-26 to present, on 1952-04-26)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Firenze (on 1952-04-26)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (on 1952-04-26)
recorded at:
Teatro Communale du Firenze in Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (on 1952-04-26)
live recording of:
Armida: Atto I. N. 4 Aria “Non soffriro l'offesa” (Gernando) (on 1952-04-26)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
part of:
Armida: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini2:33
9Armida: Atto primo. “Grata quest'alma! … Amor! Possente nome!” (Rinaldo, Armida)
soprano vocals [Armida]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1952-04-26)
tenor vocals [Rinaldo]:
Francesco Albanese (tenor) (on 1952-04-26)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Firenze (on 1952-04-26)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (on 1952-04-26)
recorded at:
Teatro Communale du Firenze in Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (on 1952-04-26)
live recording of:
Armida: Atto I. “Grata quest'alma! … Amor! Possente nome!” (Rinaldo, Armida) (on 1952-04-26)
Gioachino Rossini5:58
10Armida: Atto primo. “Vacilla a quegli accenti” (Rinaldo, Armida)
recorded in:
Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (on 1952-04-26)
soprano vocals [Armida]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1952-04-26)
tenor vocals [Rinaldo]:
Francesco Albanese (tenor) (on 1952-04-26)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Firenze (on 1952-04-26)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (on 1952-04-26)
recorded at:
Teatro Communale du Firenze in Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (on 1952-04-26)
live recording of:
Armida: Atto I. N. 5 Duetto “Vacilla a quegli accenti” (Rinaldo, Armida) (on 1952-04-26)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
part of:
Armida: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini6:25
11Armida: Atto primo. “Ecco il guerriero, il duce” (Gernando, Coro)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro Comunale di Firenze (on 1952-04-26)
tenor vocals [Gernando]:
Mario Filippeschi (tenor) (from 1952-04-26 to present)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Firenze (on 1952-04-26)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (on 1952-04-26)
recorded at:
Teatro Communale du Firenze in Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (on 1952-04-26)
live recording of:
Armida: Atto I. Recitativo “Ecco il guerriero, il duce” (Gernando, Rinaldo, Coro) (on 1952-04-26)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
part of:
Armida: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini3:25
12Armida: Atto primo. “Se pari agli accenti” (Rinaldo, Gernando)
recorded in:
Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (on 1952-04-26)
tenor vocals [Gernando]:
Mario Filippeschi (tenor) (from 1952-04-26 to present)
tenor vocals [Rinaldo]:
Francesco Albanese (tenor) (on 1952-04-26)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Firenze (on 1952-04-26)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (on 1952-04-26)
recorded at:
Teatro Communale du Firenze in Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (on 1952-04-26)
live recording of:
Armida: Atto I. N. 6 Finale primo “'Se pari agli accenti” (Rinaldo, Gernando, Armida, Coro) (on 1952-04-26)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
part of:
Armida: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini5:38
13Armida: Atto primo. “Deh! se cara a te io sono” (Armida, Rinaldo)
recorded in:
Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (on 1952-04-26)
soprano vocals [Armida]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1952-04-26)
tenor vocals [Rinaldo]:
Francesco Albanese (tenor) (on 1952-04-26)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Firenze (on 1952-04-26)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (on 1952-04-26)
recorded at:
Teatro Communale du Firenze in Firenze (Florence), Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy (on 1952-04-26)
live recording of:
Armida: Atto I. N. 6 Finale primo “Deh! se cara a te son io” (Armida, Rinaldo) (on 1952-04-26)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Giovanni Schmidt (librettist)
part of:
Armida: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini6:25
32▶Digital Media: Gioachino Rossini: Armida (Acts 2 & 3)
33▶Digital Media: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida (Acts 1 & 2)
34▶Digital Media: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida (Acts 3 & 4)
35▶Digital Media: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani (Acts 1 & 2)
36▶Digital Media: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani (Act 3)
37▶Digital Media: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliani (Acts 4 & 5)
38▶Digital Media: Richard Wagner: Parsifal (Act 1 beginning)
39▶Digital Media: Richard Wagner: Parsifal (Act 1 conclusion • Act 2)
40▶Digital Media: Richard Wagner: Parsifal (Act 3)
41▶Digital Media: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco (Parts 1 & 2)
42▶Digital Media: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco (Parts 3 & 4)