Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (1956 - Votto) - Callas Remastered
9/19/2014, 52 Tracks, 2:11:33
Featuring
Antonino Votto
Nicola Zaccaria
Silvio Maionica
Eugenia Ratti
Giuseppe di Stefano
Tito Gobbi
Renato Ercolani
Fedora Barbieri
Ezio Giordano
Maria Callas
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
Giuseppe Verdi
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Performer Biography
Maria Callas sang more operas by Giuseppe Verdi than by any other composer, with the role of Amelia in "Un ballo in maschera" holding a special place in her repertoire.
Recording & Production
This recording was made in cooperation with E.A. Teatro alla Scala, Milan, and newly remastered from the original tapes at Abbey Road Studios.
Performer Biography
Maria Callas performed her first Verdi role, Leonora in "La forza del destino," in Trieste in 1948.
Performer Biography
Maria Callas tackled ten Verdi operas in an exceptionally intense ten-year period, culminating in "Un ballo in maschera" in 1957.
Recording & Production
This 1956 studio recording of "Un ballo in maschera" was one of only two instances where Maria Callas recorded an opera before performing it on stage.
Performer Biography
Maria Callas made her professional debut in Europe in 1947 in "La Gioconda" in Verona, after failing to secure engagements in New York.
Performer Biography
Maria Callas first encountered the complex role of Amelia in "Un ballo in maschera" in 1939, performing an extract from Act III as a pupil.
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