Callas,Maria Live Recordings CD

Maria Callas: The Live Recordings (42CD/3BD) Marking the 40th anniversary of Maria Callas' death (16th September 1977), Maria Callas Livecaptures the legendary soprano in action on the stages of the world's great opera houses and concert halls. Thanks to new audio remastering from the best available sources, this 45-disc set reveals Callas' compelling genius as a singing actress with a new truthfulness and immediacy. Containing 20 complete operas - including 12 works she never recorded in the studio - and five complete filmed recitals (with two different stagings of Act 2 ofTosca) on Blu-ray, Maria Callas Live is the indispensable complement toCallas Remastered, Warner Classics' landmark collection of her studio recordings. This luxury boxset comprises42 CDs (20 complete operas) and3 Blu-ray discs(5 recitals). Twelve of the operas were never recorded by Callas in the studio: Verdi: Nabucco, Verdi: I vespri siciliani, Verdi: MacBeth, Wagner: Parsifal, Donizetti: Anna Bolena, Donizetti: Poliuto, Rossini: Armida, Bellini: Il pirata, Gluck: Alceste, Gluck: Ifigenia in Tauride, Spontini: La vestaleand Giordano: Andrea Ch?nier. Apart from that, we are also able to witness the historic performance of Verdi'sAidain Mexico City, where she interpolated a high E flat at the end of the Triumphal Scene, exciting the audience to ecstatic applause;La traviata (Lisbon 1958), conducted by Franco Ghione with Alfredo Kraus; her only incarnation on stage of Gilda inRigoletto; Bellini'sNorma, at the height of her vocal powers in London; Donizetti'sLucia di Lammermoorin the legendary perfomance with Karajan at the St?dtische Oper Berlin; Cherubini'sMedeaand Bellini'sLa sonnambulaunder Leonard Bernstein at La Scala, and the heartbreaking PucciniToscafrom Covent Garden, 1964.

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 42. Parsifal, WWV 111: Prelude to Act 1 (Live) 43. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 1: "Eh! Oh! Guardia Cos? Fate Voi Dormendo?" (Gurnemanz, Knights, Esquires, K 44. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 1: "S? Qui!... Sta Ben!... Possiamo Un Po'" (Amfortas, Knight, Gurnemanz) [ 45. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 1: "Non Dir! Ah, Ah... E Se Non Giova?" (Kundry, Esquires, Gurnemanz) [Live] 46. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 1: "Oh, Santa Lascia, Prodigioso Acciar!" (Gurnemanz, Esquires) [Live] 47. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 1: "Titurel, Il Pio Campion" (Gurnemanz, Esquires) [Live] 48. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 1: "Ah! Chi Fu Quell'empio?" (Esquires, Gurnemanz, Knights, Parsifal) [Live] 49. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 1: "Or Di'. Sinor a Nulla Hai Risposto" (Gurnemanz, Parsifal, Kundry) [Live] 50. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 1: "Dal Bagno Gi? Ritorna Il Re" (Gurnemanz, Parsifal) [Live] 51. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 1: "Il Tempo Qui, Figliuolo, Diventa Spazio" (Gurnemanz) [Live] 52. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 1: "Tu Bada Ben - or Si Vedr?" (Gurnemanz, Knights, Flowermaidens) [Live] 53. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 1: "Mio Figlio Amfortas, Sei Pronto Al Rito?" (Titurel, Amfortas) [Live] 54. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 1: "Piet? Fa Saggio" (Voice from Above, Knights, Titurel) [Live] 55. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 1: "Il Mio Sangue Sia Vin" (Voice from Above) [Live] 56. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 1: "O Giubilo Santo!" (Titurel, Flowermaidens, Knights, Chorus) [Live] 57. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 1: "Che Fai Tu Qui?" (Gurnemanz, Chorus) [Live] 58. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 2: "? Giunto Il Di" (Klingsor, Kundry) [Live] 59. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 2: "Il Pi? Forte Convien Quest'oggi Domar" (Klingsor, Kundry) [Live] 60. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 2: "Qui Fu Il Clamore - Armi, Fiere Grida!" (Flowermaidens, Parsifal) [Live] 61. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 2: "Vien, Vien, Mio Bel Damo" (Flowermaidens, Parsifal) [Live] 62. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 2: "Parsifal, Resta!" (Kundry, Parsifal, Flowermaidens) [Live] 63. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 2: "Un Sogno Tutto Ci? Non ?? (Parsifal, Kundry) [Live] 64. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 2: "Ho Visto, Il Figlio Sul Materno Sen" (Kundry) [Live] 65. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 2: "Ahim?! Ahim?! Che Feci?" (Parsifal, Kundry) [Live] 66. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 2: "Amfortas! la Piaga! la Piaga!" (Parsifal, Kundry) [Live] 67. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 2: "Ah Crudel! Gli Altrui Dolori Atroci Nel Cor Tu Senti" (Kundry, Parsifal) 68. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 2: "Va Via, O Femmina Vil!" (Parsifal, Kundry, Klingsor) [Live] 69. Parsifal, WWV 111: Prelude to Act 3 (Live) 70. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 3: "Di L? Venuto ? Il Grido... " (Gurnemanz, Kundry) [Live] 71. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 3: "Salve, Frate! Smarrito Qui" (Gurnemanz) [Live] 72. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 3: "Dio Mi la Ritrovarti!" (Parsifal, Gurnemanz) [Live] 73. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 3: "Signor, Se Un Reo Poter Ti Devi? Dal Tuo Cammin" (Gurnemanz, Parsifal) [ 74. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 3: "No! No! la Sacra Fonte Sia Vital Lavacro Al Pellegrin... " (Gurnemanz, P 75. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 3: "Con L'onda Pura Sii Tu" (Gurnemanz, Parsifal, Kundry) [Live] 76. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 3: "Ma Pur Non ? Cosi" (Gurnemanz, Kundry, Parsifal) [Live] 77. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 3: "Mezzodi... ? Questa L'ora" (Gurnemanz) [Live] 78. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 3: "Nell'arca Qui Rinchiuso Scortiam Il Gral Pel Mistico Rito" (Chorus) [Live 79. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 3: "Si, Onta, Onta Su Di Me!" (Amfortas, Chorus) [Live] 80. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 3: "Soltanto Un'arma Val... " (Parsifal) [Live] 81. Parsifal, WWV 111, Act 3: "O Divin Prodigo" (Chorus) [Live] 82. Les V?pres Siciliennes: Overture to Act 1 (Live) 83. Les V?pres Siciliennes, Act 1: "A Te, Ciel Natio" (Tebaldo, Roberto, Chorus) [Live] 84. Les V?pres Siciliennes, Act 1: "Qual S'offre Al Mio Sguardo" (Vaudemont, Bethune, Danieli, Elena, Ro 85. Les V?pres Siciliennes, Act 1: "In Alto Mare E Battuto Dai Venti" (Elena, Ninetta, Danieli, Chorus 86. Les V?pres Siciliennes, Act 1: "O Donna!" (Arrigo, Elena, Ninetta, Monforte) [Live] 87. Les V?pres Siciliennes, Act 1: "Qual ? Il Tuo Nome?" (Monforte, Arrigo) [Live] 88. Les V?pres Siciliennes, Act 1: "Ah, Fuggi! Fuggi! Il Tel Comando!" (Monforte, Arrigo) [Live] 89. Les V?pres Siciliennes, Act 2: "O Patria, O Cara Patria" (Procida) [Live] 90. Les V?pres Siciliennes, Act 2: "O Tu, Palermo, Terra Adorata" (Procida) [Live] 91. Les V?pres Siciliennes, Act 2: "Miei Fidi Amici, Alfine Io VI Riveggo!" (Procida, Elena, Arrigo) [Li 92. Les V?pres Siciliennes, Act 2: "Quale, O Prode, Al Tuo Coraggio" (Elena, Arrigo) [Live] 93. Les V?pres Siciliennes, Act 2: "Cavalier, Questo Foglio" (Bethune, Arrigo, Elena, Procida) [Live] 94. Les V?pres Siciliennes, Act 2: Finale - Tarantella (Roberto, Procida, Tebaldo, Chorus, Ninetta) [Liv 95. Les V?pres Siciliennes, Act 2: "Il Rossor Mi Copri!" (Danieli, Chorus, Elena, Procida, Manfredo, Vau 96. Les V?pres Siciliennes, Act 3: "S?, M'aborriva Ed a Ragion!" (Monforte, Bethune) [Live] 97. Les V?pres Siciliennes, Act 3: "In Braccio Alle Dovizie" (Monforte) [Live] 98. Les V?pres Siciliennes, Act 3