Maria Callas (soprano)
Renato Ercolani (tenor)
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
William Dickie (baritone)
Carlo Forti (bass)
Choeur du Theatre national de l’Opera de Paris
Choeurs Rene Duclos
Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano
Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire
Orchestre du Theatre national de l’Opera de Paris
Orchestre National de la RTF
Philharmonia Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductors

Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Carlo Maria Giulini
Georges Pretre
Malcolm Sargent
Georges Sebastian
Tullio Serafin

Works

Bellini, Vincenzo

Norma

» Casta diva

Bizet, Georges

Carmen

» Habanera 'L'amour est un oiseau rebelle' (Love is a rebellious bird) (Act 1)

Catalani, Alfredo

La Wally

» Ebben? Ne andro lontana

Donizetti, Gaetano

Anna Bolena

» Coppia iniqua

Puccini, Giacomo

Gianni Schicchi

» O mio babbino caro

La Boheme

» Si. Mi chiamano Mimi (Act 1)

Madama Butterfly

» Un bel di vedremo (Act 2)

Tosca

» Vissi d'arte (Act 2)

Verdi, Giuseppe

La Traviata

» Ah! Fors'e lui ...Sempre libera

Rigoletto

» Gualtier Malde ...Caro nome (Act 1)

Artists

Conductors

Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Carlo Maria Giulini
Georges Pretre
Malcolm Sargent
Georges Sebastian
Tullio Serafin

About

*** 180g Black Vinyl Gatefold LP ***

Maria Callas is credited with changing the history of opera. Known as La Divina, she continues to fascinate as a supreme artist, but also as a woman and an icon of style. Her interpretations were as compelling for their dramatic truth as for their musical integrity. Her voice, with its extraordinary range, was as distinctive as her infallible sense for a phrase. A magnetic presence, she brought operatic heroines to vivid life, magically shaping and colouring her tone, and making insightful use of the text of the libretto.

La Divina: Maria Callas (Best of Vinyl) is a glittering selection of opera favourites that showcases, both in the studio (Side A) and on stage (Side B), her unique voice and her heartbreaking portrayal of tragic heroines.