Maria Callas Live - Remastered Recordings 1949-1964

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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)
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1Lucia di Lammermoor: Preludio (Orchestra)
vocals:
Mario Carlin (tenor) (on 1955-09-29)
orchestra:
RIAS Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin (aka RIAS‐Symphonie‐Orchester, 1946–1956 / Radio‐Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, 1956–1993) (on 1955-09-29)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1955-09-29)
recorded at:
Städtische Oper (Städtische Oper, Deutsche Oper Berlin) in Berlin, Germany (on 1955-09-29)
live partial recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, scena 1. (no. 1) Preludio e coro d'introduzione “Percorrete le spiagge vicine” (Normanno, Coro) (on 1955-09-29)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti2:07
2Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto primo, scena prima. “Percorrete … Percorriamo le spiagge vicine” (Normanno, Coro)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala (on 1955-09-29)
tenor vocals [Normanno]:
Mario Carlin (tenor) (on 1955-09-29)
orchestra:
RIAS Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin (aka RIAS‐Symphonie‐Orchester, 1946–1956 / Radio‐Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, 1956–1993) (on 1955-09-29)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1955-09-29)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (on 1955-09-29)
recorded at:
Städtische Oper (Städtische Oper, Deutsche Oper Berlin) in Berlin, Germany (on 1955-09-29)
live partial recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, scena 1. (no. 1) Preludio e coro d'introduzione “Percorrete le spiagge vicine” (Normanno, Coro) (on 1955-09-29)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti2:28
3Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto primo, scena prima. “Tu sei turbato!…E n'ho ben d'onde” (Normanno, Enrico, Raimondo)
baritone vocals [Enrico]:
Rolando Panerai (baritone) (on 1955-09-29)
bass vocals [Raimondo]:
Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass) (on 1955-09-29)
tenor vocals [Normanno]:
Mario Carlin (tenor) (on 1955-09-29)
orchestra:
RIAS Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin (aka RIAS‐Symphonie‐Orchester, 1946–1956 / Radio‐Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, 1956–1993) (on 1955-09-29)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1955-09-29)
recorded at:
Städtische Oper (Städtische Oper, Deutsche Oper Berlin) in Berlin, Germany (on 1955-09-29)
live recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, scena 1. (no. 2a) “Tu sei turbato!” (Normanno, Enrico, Raimondo) (on 1955-09-29)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti2:52
4Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto primo, scena prima. “Cruda, funesta smania” (Normanno, Enrico, Raimondo)
baritone vocals [Enrico]:
Rolando Panerai (baritone) (on 1955-09-29)
bass vocals [Raimondo]:
Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass) (on 1955-09-29)
tenor vocals [Normanno]:
Mario Carlin (tenor) (on 1955-09-29)
orchestra:
RIAS Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin (aka RIAS‐Symphonie‐Orchester, 1946–1956 / Radio‐Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, 1956–1993) (on 1955-09-29)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1955-09-29)
recorded at:
Städtische Oper (Städtische Oper, Deutsche Oper Berlin) in Berlin, Germany (on 1955-09-29)
live recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, scena 1. (no. 2b) “Cruda, funesta smania” (Enrico, Normanno) (on 1955-09-29)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti2:19
5Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto primo, scena prima. “Il tuo dubbio è omai certezzo…Come vinti da stanchezza” (Coro, Normanno, Enrico, Raimondo)
baritone vocals [Enrico]:
Rolando Panerai (baritone) (on 1955-09-29)
bass vocals [Raimondo]:
Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass) (on 1955-09-29)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala (on 1955-09-29)
tenor vocals [Normanno]:
Mario Carlin (tenor) (on 1955-09-29)
orchestra:
RIAS Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin (aka RIAS‐Symphonie‐Orchester, 1946–1956 / Radio‐Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, 1956–1993) (on 1955-09-29)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1955-09-29)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (on 1955-09-29)
recorded at:
Städtische Oper (Städtische Oper, Deutsche Oper Berlin) in Berlin, Germany (on 1955-09-29)
live recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, scena 1. (no. 2c) “Il tuo dubbio è ormai certezza … Come vinti da stanchezza” (Coro, Normanno, Enrico, Raimondo) (on 1955-09-29)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti2:11
6Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto primo, scena prima. “La pietade in suo favore” (Enrico, Raimondo, Coro)
baritone vocals [Enrico]:
Rolando Panerai (baritone) (on 1955-09-29)
bass vocals [Raimondo]:
Nicola Zaccaria (operatic bass) (on 1955-09-29)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala (on 1955-09-29)
orchestra:
RIAS Sinfonie‐Orchester Berlin (aka RIAS‐Symphonie‐Orchester, 1946–1956 / Radio‐Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, 1956–1993) (on 1955-09-29)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1955-09-29)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (on 1955-09-29)
recorded at:
Städtische Oper (Städtische Oper, Deutsche Oper Berlin) in Berlin, Germany (on 1955-09-29)
live recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, scena 1. (no. 2d) “La pietade in suo favore” (Enrico, Coro, Raimondo) (on 1955-09-29)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti1:48
7Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto primo, scena seconda. “Ancor non giunse?” (Lucia, Alisa)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Alisa]:
Luisa Villa (mezzo-soprano) (on 1955-09-29)
soprano vocals [Lucia]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1955-09-29)
orchestra:
RIAS Sinfonie‐Orchester Berlin (aka RIAS‐Symphonie‐Orchester, 1946–1956 / Radio‐Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, 1956–1993) (on 1955-09-29)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1955-09-29)
recorded at:
Städtische Oper (Städtische Oper, Deutsche Oper Berlin) in Berlin, Germany (on 1955-09-29)
live recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, scena 2. (no. 3a) Scena “Ancor non giunse!” (Lucia, Alisa) (on 1955-09-29)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti4:21
8Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto primo, scena seconda. “Regnava nel silenzio alta la notte e bruna” (Lucia, Alisa)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Alisa]:
Luisa Villa (mezzo-soprano) (on 1955-09-29)
soprano vocals [Lucia]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1955-09-29)
orchestra:
RIAS Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin (aka RIAS‐Symphonie‐Orchester, 1946–1956 / Radio‐Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, 1956–1993) (on 1955-09-29)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1955-09-29)
recorded at:
Städtische Oper (Städtische Oper, Deutsche Oper Berlin) in Berlin, Germany (on 1955-09-29)
live recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, scena 2. (no. 3b) “Regnava nel silenzio” (Lucia, Alisa) (on 1955-09-29)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti4:07
9Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto primo, scena seconda. “Quando rapito in estasi” (Lucia)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Alisa]:
Luisa Villa (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Lucia]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1955-09-29)
orchestra:
RIAS Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin (aka RIAS‐Symphonie‐Orchester, 1946–1956 / Radio‐Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, 1956–1993) (on 1955-09-29)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1955-09-29)
recorded at:
Städtische Oper (Städtische Oper, Deutsche Oper Berlin) in Berlin, Germany (on 1955-09-29)
live recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, scena 2. (no. 3c) Stretta “Quando rapito in estasi” (Lucia, Alisa) (on 1955-09-29)
lyricist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, scena 2. (no. 3c) Stretta “Quando rapito in estasi” (Lucia, Alisa)
lyricist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti4:30
10Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto primo, scena seconda. “Egli s'avanza…Lucia, perdona se ad ora inusitata” (Alisa, Edgardo, Lucia)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Alisa]:
Luisa Villa (mezzo-soprano) (on 1955-09-29)
soprano vocals [Lucia]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1955-09-29)
tenor vocals [Edgardo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (on 1955-09-29)
orchestra:
RIAS Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin (aka RIAS‐Symphonie‐Orchester, 1946–1956 / Radio‐Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, 1956–1993) (on 1955-09-29)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1955-09-29)
recorded at:
Städtische Oper (Städtische Oper, Deutsche Oper Berlin) in Berlin, Germany (on 1955-09-29)
live recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, scena 2. (no. 4a) “Egli s'avanza” (“Lucia perdona”) (Alisa, Edgardo, Lucia) (on 1955-09-29)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti2:30
11Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto primo, scena seconda. “Sulla tomba che rinserra il tradito genitore” (Edgardo, Lucia)
soprano vocals [Lucia]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1955-09-29)
tenor vocals [Edgardo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (on 1955-09-29)
orchestra:
RIAS Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin (aka RIAS‐Symphonie‐Orchester, 1946–1956 / Radio‐Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, 1956–1993) (on 1955-09-29)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1955-09-29)
recorded at:
Städtische Oper (Städtische Oper, Deutsche Oper Berlin) in Berlin, Germany (on 1955-09-29)
live recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, scena 2. (no. 4b) Duetto "Sulla tomba che rinserra" (Edgardo, Lucia) (on 1955-09-29)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti3:06
12Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto primo, scena seconda. “Qui di sposa eterna fede…Ah, soltanto il nostro foco” (Edgardo, Lucia)
soprano vocals [Lucia]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1955-09-29)
tenor vocals [Edgardo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (on 1955-09-29)
orchestra:
RIAS Sinfonie‐Orchester Berlin (aka RIAS‐Symphonie‐Orchester, 1946–1956 / Radio‐Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, 1956–1993) (on 1955-09-29)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1955-09-29)
recorded at:
Städtische Oper (Städtische Oper, Deutsche Oper Berlin) in Berlin, Germany (on 1955-09-29)
live partial recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, scena 2. (no. 4c) “Qui di sposa eterna fede” … “Ah, talor del tuo pensiero” (Edgardo, Lucia) (on 1955-09-29)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti1:35
13Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto primo, scena seconda. “Ah, talor del tuo pensiero venga un foglio messaggero” (Edgardo, Lucia)
soprano vocals [Lucia]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1955-09-29)
tenor vocals [Edgardo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (on 1955-09-29)
orchestra:
RIAS Sinfonie‐Orchester Berlin (aka RIAS‐Symphonie‐Orchester, 1946–1956 / Radio‐Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, 1956–1993) (on 1955-09-29)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1955-09-29)
recorded at:
Städtische Oper (Städtische Oper, Deutsche Oper Berlin) in Berlin, Germany (on 1955-09-29)
live partial recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, scena 2. (no. 4c) “Qui di sposa eterna fede” … “Ah, talor del tuo pensiero” (Edgardo, Lucia) (on 1955-09-29)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti0:54
14Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto primo, scena seconda. “Verranno a te sell'aure i miei sospiri ardenti” (Edgardo, Lucia)
soprano vocals [Lucia]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1955-09-29)
tenor vocals [Edgardo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (on 1955-09-29)
orchestra:
RIAS Sinfonie‐Orchester Berlin (aka RIAS‐Symphonie‐Orchester, 1946–1956 / Radio‐Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, 1956–1993) (on 1955-09-29)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1955-09-29)
recorded at:
Städtische Oper (Städtische Oper, Deutsche Oper Berlin) in Berlin, Germany (on 1955-09-29)
live recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, scena 2. (no. 4c) “Qui di sposa eterna fede” … “Ah, talor del tuo pensiero” (Edgardo, Lucia) (on 1955-09-29)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
live recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, scena 2. (no. 4d) “Verranno a te sull’aure” (Edgardo, Lucia) (on 1955-09-29)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti5:13
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)
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)