These recordings reflect the best choices from many for a single disc of ‘La Divina’.

“These are (mainly) recordings from the 1950s when the voice was still in fine condition and the artistry at its most magnetic” (Penguin Guide)

Contents:
1. Casta diva (Norma - Bellini)

2. Qui la voce (I Puritani - Bellini)
Orchestra of RAI, Turin conducted by Arturo Basile, 1949

3. Ah non credea mirarti (La Sonnambulla - Bellini)
with Nicola Monti,  La Scala, Milan / Antonino Votto, 1957

4. Mad scene (Final section) -  Spargi d’amaro pianto (Lucia di Lammermoor - Donizetti)
Orchestra of RIAS, Berlin / Herbert von Karajan, 1955

5. D’amore al dolce impero (Armida - Rossini) 
Orchestra of RAI San Remo / Alfredo Simonetto, 1954

6. Anch’io dischiuso (Nabucco - Verdi)

7. Vieni! t’affretta  (Macbeth - Verdi)
Orchestra of RAI Turin / Oliviero de Fabritiis, 1952

8. Ah fors’ e lui.. sempre libera (La Traviata - Verdi)
with Cesare Valetti

9. Addio del passato (La Traviata - Verdi)
Orchestra of Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Nicola Rescigno, 1958

10. Suicidio ! (La Gioconda - Ponchielli)
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan / Antonino Votto, 1959

11. Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix (Samson et Dalila - Saint-Saens)
French National Radio Orchestra / Georges Pretre, 1961

12. Ebben? ne andro lontano (La Wally - Catalani)
Philharmonia Orchestra / Tullio Serafin, 1954    

13. Un bel di vedremo (Madama Butterfly - Puccini)
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan / Herbert von Karajan, 1955

14. Vissi d’arte (Tosca - Puccini)
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan / Victor de Sabata, 1953