Callas,Mari Verdi: Nabucco (Napoli 20/12/1949) CD

Maria Callas - Verdi: Nabucco (Napoli, 20/12/1949)(2CD) The temperament-filled role of Abigaille inNabuccois notorious for it's extreme vocal demands, but the young Callas - just 26 when she performed the role at Naples' Teatro San Carlo - conquers it confidently and commandingly. Her astonishing capacities for both barnstorming power and intricate delicacy are called into play in this, her earliest live recording of a complete opera. These performances at one of Italy's most celebrated opera houses represent the only occasion Callas sang the role of Abigaille on stage.

1. Nabucco: Overture to Act 1 (Live) 2. Nabucco, Act 1: "Gil Arredi Festivi" (Chorus) [Live] 3. Nabucco, Act 1: "Sperate, O Figli!" (Zaccaria, Chorus) [Live] 4. Nabucco, Act 1: "D'egitto L? Sui Lidi" (Zaccaria, Chorus, Ismaele) [Live] 5. Nabucco, Act 1: "Come Notte a Sol Fulgente" (Zaccaria, Chorus) [Live] 6. Nabucco, Act 1: "Fenena!... O Mia Diletta!" (Ismaele, Fenena, Abigaille) [Live] 7. Nabucco, Act 1: "Io T'amava! Una Furia ? Quest'amore" (Abigaille, Fenena, Ismaele) [Live] 8. Nabucco, Act 1: "Lo Vedeste? Fulminando Egli Irrompe Nella Folta" (Chorus, Zaccaria) [Live] 9. Nabucco, Act 1: "Viva Nabucco!" (Abigaille, Chorus, Zaccaria, Ismaele) [Live] 10. Nabucco, Act 1: "Che Tenti?" (Zaccaria, Nabucco) [Live] 11. Nabucco, Act 1: "Tremin Gl'insani" (Nabucco, Fenena, Anna, Ismaele, Zaccaria, Abigaille, Chorus) [Li 12. Nabucco, Act 1: "O Vinti, Il Capo" (Nabucco, Zaccaria, Ismaele) [Live] 13. Nabucco, Act 1: "Mio Furor" (Nabucco, Abigaille, Anna, Fenena, Ismaele, Zaccaria, Chorus) [Live] 14. Nabucco, Act 2: "Ben Io T'invenni O Fatal Scritto!" (Abigaille) [Live] 15. Nabucco, Act 2: "Anch'io Dischiuso Un Giorno" (Abigaille) [Live] 16. Nabucco, Act 2: "Chi S'avanza?" (Abigaille, High Priest, Chorus) [Live] 17. Nabucco, Act 2: "Vieni, O Levita!" (Zaccaria) [Live] 18. Nabucco, Act 2: "Tu Sul Labbro De'veggenti Fulminasti" (Zaccaria) [Live] 19. Nabucco, Act 2: "Che Si Vuol?" (Chorus) [Live] 20. Nabucco, Act 2: "Il Maledetto Non Ha Fratelli" (Chorus, Ismaele) [Live] 21. Nabucco, Act 2: "Deh, Fratelli, Perdonate!" (All) [Live] 22. Nabucco, Act 2: "S'appressan Gl'istanti D'un'ira Fatale" (All) [Live] 23. Nabucco, Act 2: "S'oda or Me!" (All) [Live] 24. Nabucco, Act 2: "Chi Mi Toglie Il Regio Scettro?" (All) [Live] 25. Nabucco, Act 3: "? L'assiria Una Regina" (Chorus) [Live] 26. Nabucco, Act 3: "Eccelsa Donna" (High Priest, Abigaille, Nabucco, Abdallo) [Live] 27. Nabucco, Act 3: "Donna, Chi Sei?" (Nabucco, Abigaille) [Live] 28. Nabucco, Act 3: "Va Pensiero, Sull'ali Dorate" (Chorus of Hebrew Slaves) [Live] 29. Nabucco, Act 3: Oh, Chi Piange?" (Zaccaria) [Live] 30. Nabucco, Act 3: "Del Futuro Nel Buio Discerno" (Zaccaria, Chorus) [Live] 31. Nabucco, Act 4: "Son Pur Queste Mie Membral" (Nabucco, Chorus) [Live] 32. Nabucco, Act 4: "Dio Di Giuda! L'ara E Il Tempio" (Nabucco) [Live] 33. Nabucco, Act 4: "Porta Fatal, Oh, T'aspira" (Nabucco, Chorus, Abdallo) [Live] 34. Nabucco, Act 4: "Cadran, Cadranno I Perfidi" (Abdallo, Chorus, Nabucco) [Live] 35. Nabucco, Act 4: Marcia Funebra (Live) 36. Nabucco, Act 4: "Va! la Palma Del Martirio" (Zaccaria) [Live] 37. Nabucco, Act 4: "Oh, Dischiuso E Il Firmamento" (Fenena) [Live] 38. Nabucco, Act 4: "Viva Nabucco! " (Chorus, Anna, Fenena, Ismaele, Zaccaria, Nabucco) [Live] 39. Nabucco, Act 4: "Ah, Torna Israello" (All) [Live] 40. Nabucco, Act 4: "Oh! Chi Vegg'io?" (Nabucco, Chorus) [Live] 41. Nabucco, Act 4: "Su Me... Morente... Esanime... Discenda Il Tuo Perdono!" (Abigaille, Chorus, Zac