℗ 1955 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Digital remastering (p) 2014 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK A Warner Music Group Company
| Released | September 19, 2014 |
| Duration | 48m 54s |
| Record Label | Warner Classics |
| Genre | Classical (Opera) |
Callas sings Operatic Arias - Callas Remastered
Maria Callas, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin
Available in MQA and 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Cilea
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1.1
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Adriana Lecouvreur, Act 1: "Ecco - respiro appena...Io son l'umile ancella" (Adriana Lecouvreur)
Francesco Ciléa; Maria Callas; Philharmonia Orchestra; Tullio Serafin |
3:51 | |||
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1.2
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Adriana Lecouvreur, Act 4: "Poveri fiori" (Adriana Lecouvreur)
Francesco Ciléa; Maria Callas; Philharmonia Orchestra; Tullio Serafin |
3:12 | |||
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Andrea Chénier, Act 3
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1.3
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"La mamma morta" (Maddalena)
Umberto Giordano; Maria Callas; Philharmonia Orchestra; Tullio Serafin |
4:53 | |||
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La Wally, Act 1
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1.4
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"Ebben?...Ne andrò lontana" (Wally)
Alfredo Catalani; Maria Callas; Philharmonia Orchestra; Tullio Serafin |
4:51 | |||
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Mefistofele, Act 3
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1.5
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"L'altra notte" (Elena)
Arrigo Boito; Maria Callas; Philharmonia Orchestra; Tullio Serafin |
7:27 | |||
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Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act 1
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1.6
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"Una voce poco fa" (Rosin)
Gioachino Rossini; Maria Callas; Philharmonia Orchestra; Tullio Serafin |
6:52 | |||
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Dinorah, 'Le pardon de Ploërmel', Act 2
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1.7
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"Ombre légère" (Dinorah - Shadow Song) Sung in Italian
Giacomo Meyerbeer; Maria Callas; Philharmonia Orchestra; Tullio Serafin |
5:41 | |||
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Lakmé, Act 2
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1.8
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"Où va la jeune indoue" (Lakmé) - Sung in Italian
Léo Delibes; Maria Callas; Philharmonia Orchestra; Tullio Serafin |
8:05 | |||
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I vespri Siciliani, Act 5
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1.9
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"Mercè, dilette amiche" (Elena)
Giuseppe Verdi; Maria Callas; Philharmonia Orchestra; Tullio Serafin |
4:02 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"There is great tenderness and simplicity, deep emotion, and the most lovely moulding of the vocal phrases. Madame Callas’s characterisations … are nothing less than superb, and altogether there is some of her finest singing yet recorded."
- Gramophone
As this recital amply demonstrates, Maria Callas encompassed an extraordinary range of roles. She is as convincing in the pinpoint coloratura of Lakmé’s "Bell Song" ("Her chromatic scale is beautifully done and she sails up to the region known as in alt with the greatest ease," said Gramophone) as in the sweeping, richly-coloured lines of Maddalena’s "La mamma morta" from Andrea Chénier, famously and movingly featured on the soundtrack of the 1993 Hollywood film Philadelphia.
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 1-9 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-9 – 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 | -1.28 -1.97 to -0.61 | -21.32 -23.17 to -19.35 | -16.32 -18.90 to -14.10 | 11 8 to 14 | |
| 1 | Adriana Lecouvreur, Act 1: "Ecco - respiro appena...Io son l'umile ancella" (Adriana Lecouvreur) | -1.97 | -23.12 | -18.9 | 12 |
| 2 | Adriana Lecouvreur, Act 4: "Poveri fiori" (Adriana Lecouvreur) | -1.71 | -20.25 | -15.9 | 8 |
| 3 | "La mamma morta" (Maddalena) | -0.67 | -19.35 | -14.1 | 10 |
| 4 | "Ebben?...Ne andrò lontana" (Wally) | -1.49 | -19.35 | -14.7 | 9 |
| 5 | "L'altra notte" (Elena) | -1.74 | -22.84 | -16.9 | 12 |
| 6 | "Una voce poco fa" (Rosin) | -1.68 | -21.68 | -15.6 | 10 |
| 7 | "Ombre légère" (Dinorah - Shadow Song) Sung in Italian | -0.83 | -22.21 | -17.3 | 13 |
| 8 | "Où va la jeune indoue" (Lakmé) - Sung in Italian | -0.61 | -23.17 | -18.7 | 14 |
| 9 | "Mercè, dilette amiche" (Elena) | -0.82 | -19.88 | -14.8 | 10 |