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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Great value selection of a wide ranging set of arias from well and lesser known operas. Callas' voice is overwhelming sometimes and very emotional but always on the money. Not sure any modern artists come close to her - can't think of any good reasons not to buy this if it is your type of music,
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At its current (May 2012) price this is a steal. 6 CDs, each of them over 70 minutes long, featuring excerpts from Callas's complete opera recordings. Not all of these are solo arias - you even get the delightful sextet from Lucia - which means you get a good array of other singers, including Cossotto, Corelli, Gobbi, di Stefano, Tucker, Panerai and Gedda. The sound is pretty good, given the age and provenance of the recordings, most of which were made in the fifties, when Callas was (arguably?) at her vocal best.
I am not always in the mood for the Callas voice, it has to be said. When I need something a bit less 'shrill' I listen to Caballé, Kiri, Tebaldi or Ella Fitzgerald. But when I am in the mood, the excitement of this voice is wonderful. She is noted for her acting ability, but it wasn't just body-acting: she acted with her voice as well.
This is an excellent set; I already had quite a few of the items in other collections, but it was well worth the price to get the ones that are new to me.
The packaging isn't brilliant - you need to be careful when closing the box or else you could end up with splintered plastic - and the booklet is only a dozen or so sides long, just giving the track listings and the recording dates. But I certainly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a good first Callas set, or to those who want to hear a few samples of her complete opera recordings.
I am not always in the mood for the Callas voice, it has to be said. When I need something a bit less 'shrill' I listen to Caballé, Kiri, Tebaldi or Ella Fitzgerald. But when I am in the mood, the excitement of this voice is wonderful. She is noted for her acting ability, but it wasn't just body-acting: she acted with her voice as well.
This is an excellent set; I already had quite a few of the items in other collections, but it was well worth the price to get the ones that are new to me.
The packaging isn't brilliant - you need to be careful when closing the box or else you could end up with splintered plastic - and the booklet is only a dozen or so sides long, just giving the track listings and the recording dates. But I certainly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a good first Callas set, or to those who want to hear a few samples of her complete opera recordings.
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Tremendous value. An excellent introduction to the great diva with the separate CDs in the package covering different points in Callas' career.
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I have all the Callas CDs from the 80s. This is a wonderful selection, well engineered and a incredible bargain. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Gordon
Album download: never again
Apologies to my friends at EMI - there's nothing wrong with the music but he download process was a Disaster! I might never download an album from Amazon again. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Dr. G. Kruse
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