℗ 1964 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Digital remastering (p) 2014 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Music Group Company
| Released | September 19, 2014 |
| Duration | 39m 59s |
| Record Label | Warner Classics |
| Genre | Classical (Opera) |
Callas sings Verdi Arias - Callas Remastered
Maria Callas, Nicola Rescigno, Orchestre De La Societe des Concerts Du Conservatoire
Available in MQA and 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Otello, Act 4
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1.1
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"Mia madre aveva una povera ancella" (Desdemona)
Giuseppe Verdi; Maria Callas; Nicola Rescigno; Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire |
5:09 | |||
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1.2
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"Piangea cantando" (Willow Song / Desdemona)
Giuseppe Verdi; Maria Callas; Nicola Rescigno; Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire |
7:15 | |||
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1.3
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"Ave Maria" (Desdemona)
Giuseppe Verdi; Maria Callas; Nicola Rescigno; Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire |
4:49 | |||
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Aroldo, Act 1
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1.4
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"Ciel, ch'io respiri!...Salvami, salvami tu gran dio" (Mina)
Giuseppe Verdi; Maria Callas; Nicola Rescigno; Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire |
3:25 | |||
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Don Carlo, Act 3
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1.5
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"O don fatale" (Élisabeth)
Giuseppe Verdi; Maria Callas; Nicola Rescigno; Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire |
4:44 | |||
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Aroldo, Act 2
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1.6
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"Oh cielo! Ove son io?" (Mina)
Giuseppe Verdi; Maria Callas; Nicola Rescigno; Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire |
9:43 | |||
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Don Carlo, Act 2
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1.7
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"Non pianger, mia compagna" (Élisabeth)
Giuseppe Verdi; Maria Callas; Nicola Rescigno; Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire |
4:54 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"The vivid pronunciation of the words, the burning emotion conveyed by tone-colour, and the powerful and eloquent sense of rhythm, are all memorable. So is the fearless quality of Callas’s singing [...] Verdi’s music is brought to life as by no other artist. Her voice is in fine state: very beautiful, and drawing a full glorious line."
- Gramophone
Only one of the roles represented in this Verdi recital figured in Callas’s stage repertoire: Elisabetta in Don Carlo, which she performed at La Scala in 1954. From the same opera she also sings Eboli’s mezzo-soprano showpiece “O don fatale”, a feature of her recitals in the early 1960s. An adventurous choice are Mina’s arias from the rarely-heard Aroldo (Verdi’s reworking of Stiffelio).
This edition has been delivered from Callas Remastered: The Complete Studio Recordings. The epitome of the operatic diva, the American-born Greek soprano is recognised as a singer who defined, and even redefined opera in the 20th century and she has never lost her place among the world’s top-selling classical artists. With the release of Callas Remastered: The Complete Studio Recordings, opera lovers will now be able to hear her as never before.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Warner Classics Studio Masters
Tracks 1-7 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-7 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.74 -6.22 to -0.30 | -22.35 -28.75 to -18.56 | -17.89 -23.70 to -14.70 | 11 9 to 13 | |
| 1 | "Mia madre aveva una povera ancella" (Desdemona) | -6.22 | -28.75 | -23.7 | 13 |
| 2 | "Piangea cantando" (Willow Song / Desdemona) | -1.70 | -23.21 | -18.8 | 12 |
| 3 | "Ave Maria" (Desdemona) | -4.44 | -25.27 | -20.6 | 11 |
| 4 | "Ciel, ch'io respiri!...Salvami, salvami tu gran dio" (Mina) | -1.55 | -19.21 | -15.1 | 10 |
| 5 | "O don fatale" (Élisabeth) | -0.30 | -18.56 | -14.7 | 11 |
| 6 | "Oh cielo! Ove son io?" (Mina) | -1.21 | -20.35 | -15.7 | 10 |
| 7 | "Non pianger, mia compagna" (Élisabeth) | -3.78 | -21.11 | -16.6 | 9 |