Maria Callas rare live Rarities Verdi and Beethoven
11/5/2021, 15 Tracks, 1:13:08
Featuring
Maria Callas
Vincenzo Bellezza
Raffaele De Falchi
Ebe Stignani
Giulio Neri
Mirto Picchi
Guido Picco
Kurt Baum
Nicola Moscona
Giulietta Simionato
Carlos Sagarminaga
Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Orchestra de el Palacio de Bellas Artes de Mexico
Coro del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City
Giuseppe Verdi
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Performer Biography
This album features Maria Callas, a renowned soprano, in her third-ever performance of the role of Leonora in Verdi's Il Trovatore.
Recording & Production
This issue presents the complete surviving excerpts from the third performance of Il Trovatore during the 1950 Mexican opera season, making it the first complete issue of these broadcast excerpts.
Performer Biography
A 1976 recording of Maria Callas rehearsing 'Ah, perfido' indicates that her voice had not collapsed, contrary to contemporary newspaper reports, and was more secure than during her final tour.
Performer Biography
The Il Trovatore broadcast featured a cast change from the previous week, with Bulgarian Baritone Ivan Petroff replacing Leonard Warren.
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