*******Maria Callas*******

Recordings of Selected Arias, Excerpts, etc.

Note: excerpts from complete recordings are not listed.
Last edited Thursday, March 05, 1998

This discography is based on my original webpage (which was in turn based on information in The Callas Legacy, CD searches on the internet, and my own CD collection), now with additional information from Milan Petkovic's Callas Discography and Frank Hamilton's Callas Files.

For information on the newly listed Divina CDs, send an e-mail to eescolar@internet.siscotel.com.


[Beethoven] [Bellini] [Berlioz] [Bizet] [Boito] [Catalani] [Charpentier] [Cherubini] [Cilea] [Delibes] [Donizetti] [Giordano] [Gluck] [Gounod] [Mascagni] [Massenet] [Meyerbeer] [Mozart] [Proch] [Puccini] [Rossini] [Saint-Saëns] [Schumann] [Spontini] [Thomas] [Verdi] [Wagner] [Weber]



Ponchielli, Amilcare
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Gioconda, La - Suicidio!

  1. Concert - Royal Albert Hall, London
    Monday, November 26, 1973
    - Ivor Newton
    Divina Records DVN-5 London Farewell Concert
  2. Concert - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
    Tuesday, December 11, 1973
    - Robert Sutherland, piano
    Eklipse P-3
  3. Concert - Symphony Hall, Boston
    Wednesday, February 27, 1974
    - Robert Sutherland, piano
    Ombra Records
  4. Concert - C. W. Post Center Auditorium, Brookville, Long Island, New York
    Tuesday, April 09, 1974
    - Robert Sutherland, piano
    Legato LCD-137-1
  5. Concert - Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Place des Arts, Montréal
    Monday, May 13, 1974
    - Robert Sutherland, piano
    Fonovox Vox 7812-2
  6. Concert - NHK Hall, Tokyo
    Saturday, October 19, 1974
    - Robert Sutherland, piano
    CIN CIN CCCD 1037/38

Proch, Heinrich
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- - Deh! torna, mio ben

  1. Concert - RAI Auditorium, Turin
    Monday, March 12, 1951
    - Manno Wolf-Ferrari
    Divina Records DVN-1 The Real Unknown Callas, Volume I
    DVN-1 includes 9 seconds more than other releases at the beginning of the recording.
    EMI remastered 5 72030 - Live in Concert
    Foyer 2-CF 2020
    Gala GL 100.515
    Intermusic (Gala) CED 100341
    Legato 162
    Melodram 36032

Puccini, Giacomo
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Bohème, La - Donde lieta uscì

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Watford Town Hall, London
    Wednesday, September 15, 1954
    September 21, 1954
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Tullio Serafin
    EMI CDC 7 47966 - Puccini & Bellini Arias
    EMI remastered 5 66463 2 - Puccini Arias
    Gala GL 301 - Maria Callas: The Voice within the Heart

Bohème, La - Quando m'en vo

  1. Concert - Deutsche Oper, Berlin
    Friday, May 17, 1963
    - Georges Prêtre
    Eklipse P-13
  2. Concert - Liederhalle, Stuttgart
    Thursday, May 23, 1963
    Orchester des Süddeutschen Rundfunk - Georges Prêtre
    Eklipse P-13
    Melodram 26035
  3. Concert - Royal Festival Hall, London
    Friday, May 31, 1963
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Georges Prêtre
    Divina Records DVN-4 The Real Unknown Callas, Volume II
  4. Concert - Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris
    Wednesday, June 05, 1963
    Orchestre Philharmonique de la Radio-Télévision Française - Georges Prêtre
    Gala GL 321
    Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 724
    Melodram 16502
    Verona 27069

Bohème, La - Sì, mi chiamano Mimì

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Watford Town Hall, London
    Wednesday, September 15, 1954
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Tullio Serafin
    EMI CDC 7 47966 - Puccini & Bellini Arias
    EMI remastered 5 66463 2 - Puccini Arias
    Gala GL 301 - Maria Callas: The Voice within the Heart
  2. Concert (TV) - BBC TV, Wood Green Empire, London
    Saturday, October 03, 1959
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Malcolm Sargent
    Cetra CDE 1027
    Cetra CDE 3001
    Gala GL 316 - The 1957 Athens Concert +
    Gala GL 321
    Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 741
    Legato 162
    Melodram 26034

Gianni Schicchi - O mio babbino caro

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Watford Town Hall, London
    Wednesday, September 15, 1954
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Tullio Serafin
    EMI CDC 7 47966 - Puccini & Bellini Arias
    EMI remastered 5 66463 2 - Puccini Arias
  2. Concert - Royal Festival Hall, London
    Friday, May 31, 1963
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Georges Prêtre
    Divina Records DVN-4 The Real Unknown Callas, Volume II
  3. Concert - Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris
    Wednesday, June 05, 1963
    Orchestre Philharmonique de la Radio-Télévision Française - Georges Prêtre
    Gala GL 321
    Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 724
    Melodram 16502
    Verona 27069
  4. Concert - RTF Studios, Paris
    Sunday, May 02, 1965
    May 18, 1965 broadcast
    Orchestre National de la Radio-Télévision Française - Georges Prêtre
    Melodram 36513
  5. Concert - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
    Tuesday, December 11, 1973
    - Robert Sutherland, piano
    Eklipse P-3
  6. Concert - Symphony Hall, Boston
    Wednesday, February 27, 1974
    - Robert Sutherland, piano
    Ombra Records
  7. Concert - C. W. Post Center Auditorium, Brookville, Long Island, New York
    Tuesday, April 09, 1974
    - Robert Sutherland, piano
    Legato LCD-137-1
  8. Concert - NHK Hall, Tokyo
    Saturday, October 19, 1974
    - Robert Sutherland, piano
    CIN CIN CCCD 1037/38

Madama Butterfly - Tu? tu? piccolo Iddio!

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Watford Town Hall, London
    Friday, September 17, 1954
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Tullio Serafin
    EMI CDC 7 47966 - Puccini & Bellini Arias
    EMI remastered 5 66463 2 - Puccini Arias
  2. Concert - Deutsche Oper, Berlin
    Friday, May 17, 1963
    - Georges Prêtre
    Eklipse P-13
  3. Concert - Liederhalle, Stuttgart
    Thursday, May 23, 1963
    Orchester des Süddeutschen Rundfunk - Georges Prêtre
    Eklipse P-13
    Melodram 26035
  4. Concert - Royal Festival Hall, London
    Friday, May 31, 1963
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Georges Prêtre
    Divina Records DVN-4 The Real Unknown Callas, Volume II
  5. Concert - Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris
    Wednesday, June 05, 1963
    Orchestre Philharmonique de la Radio-Télévision Française - Georges Prêtre
    Gala GL 321
    Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 724
    Melodram 16502
    Verona 27069

Madama Butterfly - Un bel dì

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Watford Town Hall, London
    Thursday, September 16, 1954
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Tullio Serafin
    EMI CDC 7 47966 - Puccini & Bellini Arias
    EMI remastered 5 66463 2 - Puccini Arias
    Gala GL 301 - Maria Callas: The Voice within the Heart
  2. Concert (TV) - BBC TV, Chelsea Empire, London
    Tuesday, September 23, 1958
    - John Pritchard
    Gala GL 321
    Legato 162

Madama Butterfly - Un bel dì (abridged)

  1. Radio - Major Bowes Amateur Hour
    Sunday, April 07, 1935
    Nina Foresti (Maria Callas?) - J. Callas?, piano
    Divina Records DVN-1
    Eklipse 33
    EMI remastered 5 72030 2 - Live in Concert
    Ornamenti FE 109

Manon Lescaut - In quelle trine morbide

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Watford Town Hall, London
    Wednesday, September 15, 1954
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Tullio Serafin
    EMI CDC 7 47966 - Puccini & Bellini Arias
    EMI remastered 5 66463 2 - Puccini Arias

Manon Lescaut - Sola, perduta, abbandonata

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Watford Town Hall, London
    Friday, September 17, 1954
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Tullio Serafin
    EMI CDC 7 47966 - Puccini & Bellini Arias
    EMI remastered 5 66463 2 - Puccini Arias
  2. Concert - Symphony Hall, Boston
    Wednesday, February 27, 1974
    - Robert Sutherland, piano
    Ombra Records

Suor Angelica - Senza mamma

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Watford Town Hall, London
    Thursday, September 16, 1954
    September 20, 1954
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Tullio Serafin
    EMI CDC 7 47966 - Puccini & Bellini Arias
    EMI remastered 5 66463 2 - Puccini Arias

Tosca - Act II

  1. Concert - Théâtre National de l'Opéra, Paris
    Friday, December 19, 1958
    Albert Lance, Tito Gobbi, Jacques Mars, Louis Rialland - Georges Sebastian
    EMI CDV 9 91258 1 - Laserdisc - Débuts à Paris
    EMI MVD 99 1258 3 - Video - Débuts à Paris (PAL)
    Frequenz CMN1
    Pioneer PA-92-432 - Laserdisc
    Rodolphe RPC 32495
  2. Live performance - Covent Garden, London
    Sunday, February 09, 1964
    Renato Cioni, Tito Gobbi - Carlo Felice Cillario
    EMI 7243 4 77789-1 9 (NTSC)
    EMI MVD 4 91283 3 - Video - Maria Callas at Covent Garden: 1962 and 1964

Tosca - Act II, excerpts

  1. Television - The Ed Sullivan Show, New York
    Sunday, November 25, 1956
    George London, Metropolitan Opera orchestra - Dimitri Mitropoulos
    Gala GL 100.515
    Gala GL 316 - The 1957 Athens Concert +
    Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 714
    Hunt CD 537
    Melodram 26011
    Melodram 36513
    MIA Video DCL 1093 (Vissi d'arte only) - Classic Opera

Tosca - Acts I & III

  1. Live performance - Covent Garden, London
    Tuesday, January 21, 1964
    Renato Cioni, Tito Gobbi - Carlo Felice Cillario
    Verona 27027/28

Tosca - Excerpts

  1. Live performance - Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro
    Monday, September 24, 1951
    Gianni Poggi, Paolo Silveri - Antonino Votto
    Melodram 36032

Tosca - Vissi d'arte

  1. Concert (TV) - BBC TV, Chelsea Empire, London
    Tuesday, June 17, 1958
    BBC Symphony Orchestra - John Pritchard
    Gala GL 321
    Legato 162
  2. Concert - Symphony Hall, Boston
    Wednesday, February 27, 1974
    - Robert Sutherland, piano
    Ombra Records

Turandot - Excerpts - Act II (from Dal deserto al mar to the end of the act) & Act III (Io son Calaf/Padre

  1. Live performance - Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires
    Friday, May 20, 1949
    Mario del Monaco, Helena Arizmendi, Virgilio Tavini - Tullio Serafin
    Eklipse 44
    Rodolphe RPC 32484/7 (Act II excerpts only)

Turandot - In questa reggia

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Watford Town Hall, London
    Saturday, September 18, 1954
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Tullio Serafin
    EMI CDC 7 47966 - Puccini & Bellini Arias
    EMI remastered 5 66463 2 - Puccini Arias

Turandot - Signore ascolta

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Watford Town Hall, London
    Wednesday, September 15, 1954
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Tullio Serafin
    EMI CDC 7 47966 - Puccini & Bellini Arias
    EMI remastered 5 66463 2 - Puccini Arias

Turandot - Tu che di gel sei cinta

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Watford Town Hall, London
    Wednesday, September 15, 1954
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Tullio Serafin
    EMI CDC 7 47966 - Puccini & Bellini Arias
    EMI remastered 5 66463 2 - Puccini Arias

Rossini, Gioacchino
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Armida - D'amor al dolce impero

  1. Concert - Teatro del Casinò, San Remo
    Monday, December 27, 1954
    - Alfredo Simonetto
    EMI CDC 7 54437 2 - Maria Callas Rarities
    EMI remastered 5 72030 2 - Live in Concert
    Fonit Cetra 5
    Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 730
    Verona 27058/59

Barbiere di Siviglia, Il - Una voce poco fa

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Watford Town Hall, London
    Tuesday, September 21, 1954
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Tullio Serafin
    EMI CDC 7 47282 2 - Opera Arias
    EMI remastered 5 66458 2 - Maria Callas Lyric & Coloratura Arias
  2. Concert (TV) - BBC TV, Chelsea Empire, London
    Tuesday, June 17, 1958
    BBC Symphony Orchestra - John Pritchard
    Gala GL 321
    Legato 162
    Melodram 16038
  3. Concert - Théâtre National de l'Opéra, Paris
    Friday, December 19, 1958
    - Georges Sebastian
    EMI CDV 9 91258 1 - Laserdisc - Débuts à Paris
    EMI MVD 99 1258 3 - Video - Débuts à Paris (PAL)
    Frequenz CMN1
    Pioneer PA-92-432 - Laserdisc
    Rodolphe RPC 32495
  4. Concert - Musikhalle, Hamburg
    Friday, May 15, 1959
    Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks - Nicola Rescigno
    Arkadia 410.1
    Gala GL 325
    Hunt 34010
    Pioneer Laser Disc PA 85-150
  5. Concert - Liederhalle, Stuttgart
    Tuesday, May 19, 1959
    Südfunk Sinfonieorchester - Nicola Rescigno
    Eklipse 37

Cenerentola, La - Nacqui all'affanno

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Kingsway Hall, London
    Monday, November 13, 1961
    April 13, 1962
    Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus - Antonino Tonini
    EMI CDC 7 49428 2 - The Unknown Recordings
    EMI remastered 5 66468 2 - The EMI Rarities
  2. Concert - Royal Festival Hall, London
    Tuesday, February 27, 1962
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Georges Prêtre
    Melodram 36513
  3. Concert - Musikhalle, Hamburg
    Friday, March 16, 1962
    Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks - Georges Prêtre
    Arkadia 410.1
    EMI MVD 4 91711 3 - Video - Maria Callas in Concert: Hamburg, 1959 and 1962
    Gala GL 322 - Hamburg 1962 & the Rarest Material
    Pioneer Laser Disc PA85-150
  4. Concert - Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris
    Wednesday, June 05, 1963
    Orchestre Philharmonique de la Radio-Télévision Française - Georges Prêtre
    Gala GL 321
    Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 724
    Melodram 16502
    Verona 27069
  5. EMI - Studio Recording - Salle Wagram, Paris
    Monday, December 23, 1963
    December 30, 1963 & Januray 6, 1964
    Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 49005 2 - Operatic Arias
    EMI remastered 5 66464 2 - Rossini & Donnizetti Arias

Guglielmo Tell - Selva opaca

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Kingsway Hall, London
    Monday, November 13, 1961
    November 14, 1961
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Antonino Tonini
    EMI CDC 7 49428 2 - The Unknown Recordings
    EMI remastered 5 66468 2 - The EMI Rarities
  2. EMI - Studio Recording - Salle Wagram, Paris
    Wednesday, December 04, 1963
    Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 49005 2 - Operatic Arias
    EMI remastered 5 66464 2 - Rossini & Donnizetti Arias

Semiramide - Bel raggio lusinghier

  1. Concert - RAI Studios, Milan
    Thursday, September 27, 1956
    - Alfredo Simonetto
    Cetra CDMR 5007
    Fonit Cetra 5
    Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 730
    Verona 27058/59
  2. EMI - Studio Recording - Watford Town Hall, London
    Wednesday, July 13, 1960
    July 15, 1960
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Antonino Tonini
    EMI CDC 7 49428 2 - The Unknown Recordings
    EMI remastered 5 66468 2 - The EMI Rarities
  3. Concert - Deutsche Oper, Berlin
    Friday, May 17, 1963
    - Georges Prêtre
    Eklipse P-13
  4. Concert - Liederhalle, Stuttgart
    Thursday, May 23, 1963
    Orchester des Süddeutschen Rundfunk - Georges Prêtre
    Eklipse P-13
    Melodram 26035
  5. Concert - Royal Festival Hall, London
    Friday, May 31, 1963
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Georges Prêtre
    Divina Records DVN-4 The Real Unknown Callas, Volume II
  6. Concert - Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris
    Wednesday, June 05, 1963
    Orchestre Philharmonique de la Radio-Télévision Française - Georges Prêtre
    Gala GL 321
    Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 724
    Melodram 16502
    Verona 27069
  7. EMI - Studio Recording - Salle Wagram, Paris
    Monday, December 09, 1963
    January 6 & February 21, 1964
    Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 49005 2 - Operatic Arias
    EMI remastered 5 66464 2 - Rossini & Donnizetti Arias

Saint-Saëns, Camille
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Samson et Dalila - Amour! viens aider ma faiblesse!

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Salle Wagram, Paris
    Wednesday, March 29, 1961
    April 05, 1961
    Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française - Georges Prêtre
    EMI CDC 7 49059 2 - Callas à Paris
    EMI remastered 5 66466 2 - Callas à Paris I

Samson et Dalila - Mon couer s'ouvre à ta voix

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Salle Wagram, Paris
    Friday, March 31, 1961
    April 05, 1961
    Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française - Georges Prêtre
    EMI CDC 7 49059 2 - Callas à Paris
    EMI CDC 7 63182 2 - The Incomparable Callas
    EMI remastered 5 66466 2 - Callas à Paris I

Samson et Dalila - Printemps qui commence

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Salle Wagram, Paris
    Tuesday, March 28, 1961
    April 05, 1961
    Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française - Georges Prêtre
    EMI CDC 7 49059 2 - Callas à Paris
    EMI remastered 5 66466 2 - Callas à Paris I

Schumann, Robert
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- - Im wunderschönen Monat Mai

  1. Concert (private) - Paris

    1976
    -
    Divina Records DVN-4 The Real Unknown Callas, Volume II

Spontini, Gasparo
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Vestale, La - Caro oggetto

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Teatro alla Scala, Milan
    Friday, June 10, 1955
    - June 12, 1955
    Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala, Milan - Tullio Serafin
    EMI CDC 7 47282 2 - Opera Arias
    EMI remastered 5 66457 2 - Callas at La Scala

Vestale, La - O nume tutelar

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Teatro alla Scala, Milan
    Friday, June 10, 1955
    - June 12, 1955
    Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala, Milan - Tullio Serafin
    EMI CDC 7 47282 2 - Opera Arias
    EMI remastered 5 66457 2 - Callas at La Scala

Vestale, La - Tu che invoco

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Teatro alla Scala, Milan
    Friday, June 10, 1955
    - June 12, 1955
    Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala, Milan - Tullio Serafin
    EMI CDC 7 47282 2 - Opera Arias
    EMI remastered 5 66457 2 - Callas at La Scala
  2. Concert - RAI Studios, Milan
    Thursday, September 27, 1956
    - Alfredo Simonetto
    Cetra CDMR 5007
    Fonit Cetra 5
    Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 730
    Verona 27058/59
  3. Concert - Musikhalle, Hamburg
    Friday, May 15, 1959
    Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks - Nicola Rescigno
    Arkadia 410.1
    Gala GL 325
    Hunt 34010
    Pioneer Laser Disc PA 85-150
  4. Concert - Liederhalle, Stuttgart
    Tuesday, May 19, 1959
    Südfunk Sinfonieorchester - Nicola Rescigno
    Eklipse 37
  5. Concert - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
    Saturday, July 11, 1959
    - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI remastered 5 72030 2 - Live in Concert
    Legato 162
    Verona 27069

Thomas, Ambroise
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Hamlet - A vos jeux, mes amis

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Kingsway Hall, London
    Thursday, September 25, 1958
    Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 47283 2 - Mad Scenes and Bel Canto Arias
    EMI remastered 5 66459 2 - Maria Callas Mad Scenes

Hamlet - A vos jeux, mes amis (Ai vostri giochi)

  1. Concert - RAI Studios, Milan
    Thursday, September 27, 1956
    - Alfredo Simonetto
    Cetra CDMR 5007
    EMI remastered 5 72030 2 - Live in Concert
    Fonit Cetra 5
    Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 730
    Verona 27058/59
  2. Concert - Arena Herodes Atticus, Athens
    Monday, August 05, 1957
    Athens Festival Orchestra - Antonino Votto
    Gala GL 316 - The 1957 Athens Concert +
    Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 724
    Hunt 537
    Intermusic (Gala) CED 100341

Mignon - Je suis Titania

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Salle Wagram, Paris
    Tuesday, April 04, 1961
    April 05, 1961
    Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française - Georges Prêtre
    Classics for Pleasure CD-CFP 4562 - French Operatic Favourites (The Best of French
    EMI CDC 7 49059 2 - Callas à Paris
    EMI CDC 7 63182 2 - The Incomparable Callas
    EMI remastered 5 66466 2 - Callas à Paris I

Mignon - Je suis Titania (Io son Titania)

  1. Concert - RAI Auditorium, Turin
    Monday, March 12, 1951
    - Manno Wolf-Ferrari
    Divina Records DVN-1 The Real Unknown Callas, Volume I
    Intermusic (Gala) CED 100341

Verdi, Giuseppe
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Aida - 4 excerpts - "Ritorna vincitor!", "Fu la sorte", "O patria mia", Tomb Scene

  1. Live performance - Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City
    Saturday, June 03, 1950
    Kurt Baum, Giulietta Simionato, Robert Weede, Nicola Moscona - Guido Picco
    Eklipse 44

Aida - Act III (from the end of O patria mia)

  1. Live performance - Teatro dell'Opera, Rome
    Monday, October 02, 1950
    Mirto Picchi, Raffaele de Falchi, Augusto Romani - Vincenzo Belezza
    Melodram 26019

Aida - Pur ti riveggo, mia dolce Aida

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Salle Wagram, Paris
    Wednesday, June 17, 1964
    Franco Corelli, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris - Georges Prêtre
    EMI CDC 7 54437 2 - Maria Callas Rarities
    EMI remastered 5 66468 2 - The EMI Rarities

Aida - Ritorna vincitor!

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Salle Wagram, Paris
    Wednesday, April 22, 1964
    April 24, 1964
    Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 47730 2 - Verdi Arias I
    EMI CDC 7 63182 2 - The Incomparable Callas
    EMI remastered 5 66462 2 - Verdi Arias III

Aroldo - Ah! dagli scanni

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Salle Wagram, Paris
    Monday, December 30, 1963
    January 6, April 10, 22 & 24, 1964
    Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 47943 2 - Verdi Arias II
    EMI remastered 5 66461 2 - Verdi Arias II

Aroldo - Salvami, salvami, tu gran Dio!

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Salle Wagram, Paris
    Thursday, February 20, 1964
    Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 47943 2 - Verdi Arias II
    EMI remastered 5 66461 2 - Verdi Arias II

Attila - Oh! nel fuggente nuvolo

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Salle Wagram, Paris
    Tuesday, April 07, 1964
    April 24, 1964
    Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 47943 2 - Verdi Arias II
    EMI remastered 5 66462 2 - Verdi Arias III
  2. EMI - Studio Recording - Salle Wagram, Paris

    February & March 1969
    Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 49428 2 - The Unknown Recordings
    EMI remastered 5 66468 2 - The EMI Rarities

Ballo in maschera, Un - Ecco l'orrido campo

  1. Concert - RAI Auditorium, Turin
    Monday, March 12, 1951
    - Manno Wolf-Ferrari
    Divina Records DVN-1 The Real Unknown Callas, Volume I
    Intermusic (Gala) CED 100341
  2. EMI - Studio Recording - Salle Wagram, Paris
    Saturday, January 25, 1964
    April 8, 13 & 24, 1964
    Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 47730 2 - Verdi Arias I
    EMI remastered 5 66462 2 - Verdi Arias III

Ballo in maschera, Un - Morrò, ma prima in grazie

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Salle Wagram, Paris
    Wednesday, April 22, 1964
    April 24, 1964
    Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 47943 2 - Verdi Arias II
    EMI remastered 5 66462 2 - Verdi Arias III

Corsaro, Il - Romanza di Medora

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Salle Wagram, Paris
    Thursday, February 20, 1969
    February 24, & March 5, 1969
    Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 47943 2 - Verdi Arias II
    EMI remastered 5 66462 2 - Verdi Arias III

Corsaro, Il - Verrò...Ah, conforto è sol la speme

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Salle Wagram, Paris
    Wednesday, March 05, 1969
    Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI remastered 5 66462 2 - Verdi Arias III

Corsaro, Il - Vola talor dal carcere

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Salle Wagram, Paris
    Thursday, February 20, 1969
    February 24, & March 5, 1969
    Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 47943 2 - Verdi Arias II
    EMI remastered 5 66462 2 - Verdi Arias III

Don Carlo - Io vengo a domandar

  1. Concert - Royal Albert Hall, London
    Monday, November 26, 1973
    Giuseppe di Stefano - Ivor Newton
    Divina Records DVN-5 London Farewell Concert
  2. Concert - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
    Tuesday, December 11, 1973
    Giuseppe di Stefano - Robert Sutherland, piano
    Eklipse P-3
  3. Concert - C. W. Post Center Auditorium, Brookville, Long Island, New York
    Tuesday, April 09, 1974
    Giuseppe di Stefano - Robert Sutherland, piano
    Legato LCD-137-1
  4. Concert - NHK Hall, Tokyo
    Saturday, October 19, 1974
    Giuseppe di Stefano - Robert Sutherland, piano
    CIN CIN CCCD 1037/38

Don Carlo - Non pianger, mia compagna

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Salle Wagram, Paris
    Friday, December 27, 1963
    February 20, 1964
    Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 47943 2 - Verdi Arias II
    EMI remastered 5 66461 2 - Verdi Arias II

Don Carlo - O don fatale!

  1. Concert - Musikhalle, Hamburg
    Friday, March 16, 1962
    Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks - Georges Prêtre
    Arkadia 410.1
    EMI MVD 4 91711 3 - Video - Maria Callas in Concert: Hamburg, 1959 and 1962
    Gala GL 322 - Hamburg 1962 & the Rarest Material
    Pioneer Laser Disc PA85-150
  2. EMI - Studio Recording - Kingsway Hall, London
    Monday, April 09, 1962
    April 13, 1962
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Antonino Tonini
    EMI CDC 7 54437 2 - Maria Callas Rarities
    EMI remastered 5 66468 2 - The EMI Rarities
  3. EMI - Studio Recording - Salle Wagram, Paris
    Tuesday, December 17, 1963
    December 30, 1963 & February 21, 1964
    Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 47943 2 - Verdi Arias II
    EMI remastered 5 66461 2 - Verdi Arias II

Don Carlo - Tu che le vanità!

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - EMI Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London
    Saturday, September 20, 1958
    September 21 & 24, 1958
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 47730 2 - Verdi Arias I
    EMI remastered 5 66460 2 - Verdi Arias I
  2. Concert - Musikhalle, Hamburg
    Friday, May 15, 1959
    Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks - Nicola Rescigno
    Arkadia 410.1
    Gala GL 325
    Hunt 34010
    Pioneer Laser Disc PA 85-150
  3. Concert - Liederhalle, Stuttgart
    Tuesday, May 19, 1959
    Südfunk Sinfonieorchester - Nicola Rescigno
    Eklipse 37
  4. Concert - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
    Saturday, July 11, 1959
    Concertgebouworkest - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 49428 2 - The Unknown Recordings
    EMI remastered 5 72030 2 - Live in Concert
    Verona 27069
  5. Concert - St. James' Palace, London
    Tuesday, May 30, 1961
    - Malcolm Sargent, piano
    Gala GL 322 - Hamburg 1962 & the Rarest Material
    Legato 162
  6. Concert - Covent Garden, London
    Sunday, November 04, 1962
    - Georges Prêtre
    EMI 7243 4 77789-1 9 (NTSC)
    EMI MVD 4 91283 3 - Video - Maria Callas at Covent Garden: 1962 and 1964
    Verona 27058
    Verona 27058/59
  7. Concert - Symphony Hall, Boston
    Wednesday, February 27, 1974
    - Robert Sutherland, piano
    Ombra Records
  8. Concert - NHK Hall, Tokyo
    Saturday, October 19, 1974
    - Robert Sutherland, piano
    CIN CIN CCCD 1037/38

Ernani - Ernani, involami

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - EMI Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London
    Sunday, September 21, 1958
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 47730 2 - Verdi Arias I
    EMI CDC 7 63182 2 - The Incomparable Callas
    EMI remastered 5 66460 2 - Verdi Arias I
  2. Concert - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
    Saturday, July 11, 1959
    - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI remastered 5 72030 2 - Live in Concert
    Legato 162
    Verona 27069
  3. Concert - Musikhalle, Hamburg
    Friday, March 16, 1962
    Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks - Georges Prêtre
    Arkadia 410.1
    EMI MVD 4 91711 3 - Video - Maria Callas in Concert: Hamburg, 1959 and 1962
    Gala GL 322 - Hamburg 1962 & the Rarest Material
    LaserLight 15 223 - Maria Callas: Live Recordings, Volume 1
    Pioneer Laser Disc PA85-150

Forza del destino, La - Deh non m'abbandonar

  1. Rehearsal - 36 Avenue Georges Mandel, Paris

    August 1977
    - Vasso Devetzi, piano
    Divina Records DVN-4 The Real Unknown Callas, Volume II

Forza del destino, La - Pace, pace, mio Dio;

  1. Concert - Arena Herodes Atticus, Athens
    Monday, August 05, 1957
    Athens Festival Orchestra - Antonino Votto
    Gala GL 316 - The 1957 Athens Concert +
    Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 724
    Hunt 537
    Intermusic (Gala) CED 100341

Lombardi, I - Se vano è il pregare

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Salle Wagram, Paris
    Friday, April 10, 1964
    April 22, 1964 & January 20, 1965
    Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 47730 2 - Verdi Arias I
    EMI remastered 5 66462 2 - Verdi Arias III

Lombardi, I - Te, Vergin santa, invoco!

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Salle Wagram, Paris
    Tuesday, April 07, 1964
    Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 54437 2 - Maria Callas Rarities
    EMI remastered 5 66468 2 - The EMI Rarities
  2. EMI - Studio Recording - Salle Wagram, Paris

    February & March 1969
    Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 49428 2 - The Unknown Recordings
    EMI remastered 5 66468 2 - The EMI Rarities

Macbeth - La luce langue

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - EMI Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London
    Friday, September 19, 1958
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 47730 2 - Verdi Arias I
    EMI remastered 5 66460 2 - Verdi Arias I
  2. Concert - Royal Festival Hall, London
    Tuesday, February 27, 1962
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Georges Prêtre
    Melodram 36513

Macbeth - Una macchia è qui tutt'ora

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - EMI Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London
    Friday, September 19, 1958
    September 21 & 24, 1958
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 47730 2 - Verdi Arias I
    EMI remastered 5 66460 2 - Verdi Arias I
    EMI remastered 5 66468 2 - The EMI Rarities (mono version with alternate take (ending))
  2. Concert - Royal Festival Hall, London
    Wednesday, September 23, 1959
    London Symphony Orchestra - Nicola Rescigno
    Divina Records DVN-1 The Real Unknown Callas, Volume I

Macbeth - Vieni! t'affretta

  1. Concert - RAI Studios, Turin
    Monday, February 18, 1952
    - Oliviero de Fabritiis
    Cetra CDMR 5001
    EMI remastered 5 72030 2 - Live in Concert
    Fonit Cetra 5
    Foyer 2-CF 2020
    Gala GL 100.515
    Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 730
    Hunt 536
    Rodolphe RPC 32484/7
    Verona 27058/59
  2. Rehearsal - State Fair Music Hall, Dallas
    Wednesday, November 20, 1957
    Dallas Symphony - Nicola Rescigno
    G.O.P 724
    Gala GL 323
    Legato 131
    Verona 28007/9
  3. EMI - Studio Recording - EMI Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London
    Friday, September 19, 1958
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 47730 2 - Verdi Arias I
    EMI remastered 5 66460 2 - Verdi Arias I
  4. Concert - Musikhalle, Hamburg
    Friday, May 15, 1959
    Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks - Nicola Rescigno
    Arkadia 410.1
    Gala GL 325
    Hunt 34010
    LaserLight 15 223 - Maria Callas: Live Recordings, Volume 1
    Pioneer Laser Disc PA 85-150
  5. Concert - Liederhalle, Stuttgart
    Tuesday, May 19, 1959
    Südfunk Sinfonieorchester - Nicola Rescigno
    Eklipse 37

Nabucco - Anch'io dischiuso un giorno

  1. Concert - RAI Studios, Turin
    Monday, February 18, 1952
    - Oliviero de Fabritiis
    Cetra CDMR 5001
    EMI remastered 5 72030 2 - Live in Concert
    Fonit Cetra 5
    Foyer 2-CF 2020
    Gala GL 100.515
    Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 730
    Hunt 536
    Rodolphe RPC 32484/7
    Verona 27058/59
  2. EMI - Studio Recording - EMI Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London
    Saturday, September 20, 1958
    September 24, 1958
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 47730 2 - Verdi Arias I
    EMI remastered 5 66460 2 - Verdi Arias I
  3. Concert - Deutsche Oper, Berlin
    Friday, May 17, 1963
    - Georges Prêtre
    Eklipse P-13
  4. Concert - Liederhalle, Stuttgart
    Thursday, May 23, 1963
    Orchester des Süddeutschen Rundfunk - Georges Prêtre
    Eklipse P-13
    Melodram 26035
  5. Concert - Royal Festival Hall, London
    Friday, May 31, 1963
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Georges Prêtre
    Divina Records DVN-4 The Real Unknown Callas, Volume II
  6. Concert - Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris
    Wednesday, June 05, 1963
    Orchestre Philharmonique de la Radio-Télévision Française - Georges Prêtre
    Gala GL 321
    Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 724
    Melodram 16502
    Verona 27069

Otello - Salce, salce...Ave Maria

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Salle Wagram, Paris
    Monday, December 16, 1963
    December 17, 1963
    Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 47943 2 - Verdi Arias II
    EMI remastered 5 66461 2 - Verdi Arias II

Traviata, La - Ah! fors'è lui...Sempre libera

  1. Rehearsal - State Fair Music Hall, Dallas
    Wednesday, November 20, 1957
    Dallas Symphony - Nicola Rescigno
    G.O.P 724
    Gala GL 323
    Legato 131
    Verona 28007/9

Trovatore, Il - D'amor sull'ali rosee

  1. Concert - Arena Herodes Atticus, Athens
    Monday, August 05, 1957
    Athens Festival Orchestra - Antonino Votto
    Gala GL 316 - The 1957 Athens Concert +
    Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 724
    Hunt 537
    Intermusic (Gala) CED 100341
  2. Concert - Théâtre National de l'Opéra, Paris
    Friday, December 19, 1958
    - Georges Sebastian
    EMI CDV 9 91258 1 - Laserdisc - Débuts à Paris
    EMI MVD 99 1258 3 - Video - Débuts à Paris (PAL)
    Frequenz CMN1
    Pioneer PA-92-432 - Laserdisc
    Rodolphe RPC 32495
  3. EMI - Studio Recording - Salle Wagram, Paris
    Wednesday, April 22, 1964
    Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 54437 2 - Maria Callas Rarities
    EMI remastered 5 66468 2 - The EMI Rarities

Trovatore, Il - Excerpts - "Tacea la notte", Act I finale, "Mira, d'acerbe lagrime", Finale of the opera

  1. Live performance - Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City
    Tuesday, June 27, 1950
    Kurt Baum, Giulietta Simionato, Ivan Petroff - Guido Picco
    Eklipse 14

Trovatore, Il - Miserere

  1. Concert - Théâtre National de l'Opéra, Paris
    Friday, December 19, 1958
    Albert Lance - Georges Sebastian
    EMI CDV 9 91258 1 - Laserdisc - Débuts à Paris
    EMI MVD 99 1258 3 - Video - Débuts à Paris (PAL)
    Frequenz CMN1
    Pioneer PA-92-432 - Laserdisc
    Rodolphe RPC 32495

Trovatore, Il - Tacea la notte placida

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Salle Wagram, Paris
    Wednesday, April 15, 1964
    January 20, 1965
    Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 47943 2 - Verdi Arias II
    EMI remastered 5 66462 2 - Verdi Arias III

Vespri siciliani, I - Arrigo! ah parli a un core

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Watford Town Hall, London
    Friday, July 15, 1960
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Antonino Tonini
    EMI remastered 5 66468 2 - The EMI Rarities
  2. EMI - Studio Recording - Salle Wagram, Paris
    Friday, February 21, 1964
    January 8 & 22, 1965
    Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 47730 2 - Verdi Arias I
    EMI remastered 5 66462 2 - Verdi Arias III
  3. EMI - Studio Recording - Salle Wagram, Paris

    February & March 1969
    Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 49428 2 - The Unknown Recordings
    EMI remastered 5 66468 2 - The EMI Rarities

Vespri siciliani, I - Mercè, dilette amiche

  1. EMI - Studio Recording - Watford Town Hall, London
    Tuesday, September 21, 1954
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Tullio Serafin
    EMI CDC 7 47282 2 - Opera Arias
    EMI remastered 5 66458 2 - Maria Callas Lyric & Coloratura Arias
    Gala GL 301 - Maria Callas: The Voice within the Heart

Vespri siciliani, I - Quale, o prode, al tuo coraggio

  1. Concert - Royal Albert Hall, London
    Monday, November 26, 1973
    Giuseppe di Stefano - Ivor Newton
    Divina Records DVN-5 London Farewell Concert
  2. Concert - Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
    Tuesday, December 11, 1973
    Giuseppe di Stefano - Robert Sutherland, piano
    Eklipse P-3
  3. Concert - Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Place des Arts, Montréal
    Monday, May 13, 1974
    Giuseppe di Stefano - Robert Sutherland, piano
    Fonovox Vox 7812-2
  4. Concert - NHK Hall, Tokyo
    Saturday, October 19, 1974
    Giuseppe di Stefano - Robert Sutherland, piano
    CIN CIN CCCD 1037/38

Wagner, Richard
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Tristan und Isolde - Liebestod (Dolce e calmo sorridente)

  1. CETRA - Studio Recording - Auditorium RAI, Turin
    Tuesday, November 08, 1949
    - November 10, 1949
    RAI Orchestra (Turin) - Arturo Basile
    Fonit Cetra 5
    Gala GL 100.515
    Intermusic (Gala) CED 10034
    Rodolphe RPC 32484/7
    Verona 27058/59
  2. Concert - Arena Herodes Atticus, Athens
    Monday, August 05, 1957
    Athens Festival Orchestra - Antonino Votto
    EMI CDC 7 49428 2 - The Unknown Recordings
    EMI remastered 5 72030 2 - Live in Concert
    Gala GL 316 - The 1957 Athens Concert +
    Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 724
    Hunt 537
    Intermusic (Gala) CED 100341

Weber, Carl Maria von
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Oberon - Ocean! Thou mighty monster

  1. Concert - Royal Festival Hall, London
    Tuesday, February 27, 1962
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Georges Prêtre
    Melodram 36513
  2. EMI - Studio Recording - Kingsway Hall, London
    Monday, April 09, 1962
    April 13, 1962
    Philharmonia Orchestra - Antonino Tonini
    EMI CDC 7 54437 2 - Maria Callas Rarities
    EMI remastered 5 66468 2 - The EMI Rarities
  3. EMI - Studio Recording - Salle Wagram, Paris
    Friday, December 13, 1963
    January 8, 1964
    Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire - Nicola Rescigno
    EMI CDC 7 49005 2 - Operatic Arias
    EMI remastered 5 66465 2 - Mozart, Beethoven & Weber Arias

Arias - Beethoven through Mozart
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