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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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I am still in shock at the great value for money this collection offers.
There are 25, yes 25, full operas, plus several other CDs. The quality is superb, and though the presentation may be no frills, who cares! This collection really does deserve a home with any Callas afficionada - at this price take it and enjoy
There are 25, yes 25, full operas, plus several other CDs. The quality is superb, and though the presentation may be no frills, who cares! This collection really does deserve a home with any Callas afficionada - at this price take it and enjoy
34 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
To quote Tony Locantro in the booklet, Callas is the prima donna assoluta for now and all time. Her life itself was like a great Romantic opera, he said, a story of triumph, drama, and, finally, tragedy. But her art and life are too well known to discuss here.
What is left is, apart from the legend, the voice, of which fortunately a lot is recorded. This set has all the studiorecordings she ever made with EMI. Individually these records would add up to a lot of $$ to buy, so this set is wonderful. It comes in a nice box, and in compact paper cases. Of course, EMI could have made this set look more fancy, but then this atrractive price would not be possible I guess. For people who like nice boxes, in november a Deluxe Limited Edition will come out! It is all about the music in the end, and the quality of the cd's itself is superb. This set has I believe the latest remasters from Abbey Road Studio's, so it does not get better than this. It also comes with a good booklet, and extra info in pdf format can be downloaded at callas30.com
Get this set, whether you are a fan, or just thinking about giving opera a try, since, as in art so seldom happens (apart from Shakespeare, Rembrandt, Caruso and La Callas), this is undisputed the best opera can get when it comes to a female voice. All that on 70 cds for almost nothing, what more could one want? Great EMI, hope a similar set on all live performances will follow?
What is left is, apart from the legend, the voice, of which fortunately a lot is recorded. This set has all the studiorecordings she ever made with EMI. Individually these records would add up to a lot of $$ to buy, so this set is wonderful. It comes in a nice box, and in compact paper cases. Of course, EMI could have made this set look more fancy, but then this atrractive price would not be possible I guess. For people who like nice boxes, in november a Deluxe Limited Edition will come out! It is all about the music in the end, and the quality of the cd's itself is superb. This set has I believe the latest remasters from Abbey Road Studio's, so it does not get better than this. It also comes with a good booklet, and extra info in pdf format can be downloaded at callas30.com
Get this set, whether you are a fan, or just thinking about giving opera a try, since, as in art so seldom happens (apart from Shakespeare, Rembrandt, Caruso and La Callas), this is undisputed the best opera can get when it comes to a female voice. All that on 70 cds for almost nothing, what more could one want? Great EMI, hope a similar set on all live performances will follow?
30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
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This is the ultimate Maria Callas box set.
A 70 CD set featuring everything Maria Callas ever recorded in the studio, including licensed and newly-remastered material. It contains 26 complete operas, 4 of which are stereo repeats, plus the ocmplete sudio recitals made during her recording career, from 1949-69.
All titles have been digitally remastered at Abbey Road Sudios. There are new remasterings of the Fonit-Vetra recordings which were made especailly for this anniversary box set:Ponchielli's La Gioconda, Verdi's La Traviata, plus her first recital.
All of her studio recordings are lovingly presented in a hardcover slipcase, CDs in printed cardboard wallets, colour booklet including a broad selection of photos. The 70th CD will be a CD-ROM containing the tracklists and more photos and the libretti (translations in English, French and German).
First Recital - Bellini and Wagner
(Recorded November 1949 in Turin), remast. 2007 (1 CD)
RAI Orchestra, Turin, Arturo Basile
Puccini Arias
(Recorded September 1954, London)
Philharmonia, Tullio Serafin
Lyric & Coloratura Arias
(Recorded September 1954, London)
Philharmonia, Tullio Serafin
Callas at la Scala
(Recorded June 1955)
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin
Mad Scenes
(Recorded September 1958, London)
Philharmonia, Nicola Rescigno
Verdi Arias I
(Recorded September 1958, London)
Philharmonia, Nicola Rescigno
Verdi Arias II
(Recorded December 1963 & February 1964, Paris)
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno
Verdi Arias III
(Recorded 1964 to 1969)
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra & Paris Opéra Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno
Callas à Paris I
(Recorded March-April 1961, Paris)
French Radio National Orchestra, Georges Prêtre
Callas à Paris II
(Recorded May 1963, Paris)
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Georges Prêtre
Rossini & Donizetti Arias
(Recorded April, 1964)
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno
Mozart, Beethoven & Weber Arias
(Recorded December 1963 & January 1964, Paris)
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno
The EMI Rarities
(2 CDs)
CD-ROM (Opera-Libretti & Callas-Photos)
Bellini:
Norma
(Recorded April 1954) - Mono (3 CDs)
Mario Filippeschi, Ebe Stignani
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin
Norma
(Recorded September 1960) - Stereo (3 CDs)
Christa Ludwig, Franco Corelli
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin
I Puritani
(Recorded March 1953) (2 CDs)
Giuseppe di Stefano, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, Rolando Panerai
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin
La Sonnambula
(Recorded March 1957) (2 CDs)
Eugenia Ratti, Fiorenza Cossotto, Nicola Monti
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Antonino Votto
Bizet:
Carmen
(Recorded July 1964, Paris) (2 CDs)
Nicolai Gedda, Robert Massard
Paris Opéra Orchestra, Georges Prêtre
Cherubini:
Medea
(Recorded September 1957), remast. 2007 (2 CDs)
Renata Scotto, Mirto Picchi
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin
Donizetti:
Lucia di Lammermoor
(Recorded February 1953, Florence) - Mono (2 CDs)
Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi
Chorus & Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Tullio Serafin
Lucia di Lammermoor
(Recorded March 1959, London) - Stereo (2 CDs)
Ferruccio Tagliavini, Piero Cappuccilli
Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, Tullio Serafin
Leoncavallo:
Pagliacci
(Recorded May 1954)
Giuseppe di Stefano
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin
Mascagni:
Cavalleria Rusticana
(Recorded August 1953)
Giuseppe di Stefano
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin
Ponchielli:
La Gioconda
(Recorded September 1959) (3CDs)
Fiorenza Cossotto, Piero Cappuccilli
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Antonino Votto
La Gioconda
(Recorded September 1952, Turin) (3 CDs)
Fedora Barbieri, Gianni Poggi, Paolo Silveri
RAI Turin Chorus & Orchestra, Antonino Votto
Puccini:
La Bohème
(Recorded August-September 1956) (2 CDs)
Giuseppe di Stefano, Anna Moffo, Rolando Panerai
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Antonino Votto
Madama Butterfly
(Recorded August 1955) (2 CDs)
Nicolai Gedda, Lucia Danielli
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Herbert von Karajan
Manon Lescaut
(Recorded July 1957) (2 CDs)
Giuseppe di Stefano
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin
Tosca
(Recorded August 1953) - Mono (2 CDs)
Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Victor de Sabata
Tosca
(Recorded December 1964, Paris) - Stereo (2 CDs)
Carlo Bergonzi, Tito Gobbi
Paris Opéra Chorus & Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Georges Prêtre
Turandot
(Recorded July 1957) (2 CDs)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eugenio Fernandi
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin
Rossini:
Il barbiere di Siviglia
(Recorded February 1957, London) (2 CDs)
Luigi Alva, Tito Gobbi
Philharmonia Orchestra, Alceo Galliera
Il Turco in Italia
(Recorded August-September 1954) (2 CDs)
Nicolai Gedda, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Verdi:
La Traviata
(Recorded September 1953, Turin), remast. 2007 (2 CDs)
Francesco Albanese, Ugo Savarese
RAI Chorus and Orchestra, Turin, Gabriele Santini
Aida
(Recorded August 1955) (2 CDs)
Richard Tucker, Fedora Barbieri, Tito Gobbi
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin
Un ballo in maschera
(Recorded September 1956) (2 CDs)
Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Antonino Votto
Rigoletto
(Recorded September 1955) (2 CDs)
Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin
La forza del destino
(Recorded August 1954) (3 CDs)
Richard Tucker, Carlo Tagliabue
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin
Il Trovatore
(Recorded August 1956) (2 CDs)
Giuseppe di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Fedora Barbieri
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Herbert von Karajan
A 70 CD set featuring everything Maria Callas ever recorded in the studio, including licensed and newly-remastered material. It contains 26 complete operas, 4 of which are stereo repeats, plus the ocmplete sudio recitals made during her recording career, from 1949-69.
All titles have been digitally remastered at Abbey Road Sudios. There are new remasterings of the Fonit-Vetra recordings which were made especailly for this anniversary box set:Ponchielli's La Gioconda, Verdi's La Traviata, plus her first recital.
All of her studio recordings are lovingly presented in a hardcover slipcase, CDs in printed cardboard wallets, colour booklet including a broad selection of photos. The 70th CD will be a CD-ROM containing the tracklists and more photos and the libretti (translations in English, French and German).
First Recital - Bellini and Wagner
(Recorded November 1949 in Turin), remast. 2007 (1 CD)
RAI Orchestra, Turin, Arturo Basile
Puccini Arias
(Recorded September 1954, London)
Philharmonia, Tullio Serafin
Lyric & Coloratura Arias
(Recorded September 1954, London)
Philharmonia, Tullio Serafin
Callas at la Scala
(Recorded June 1955)
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin
Mad Scenes
(Recorded September 1958, London)
Philharmonia, Nicola Rescigno
Verdi Arias I
(Recorded September 1958, London)
Philharmonia, Nicola Rescigno
Verdi Arias II
(Recorded December 1963 & February 1964, Paris)
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno
Verdi Arias III
(Recorded 1964 to 1969)
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra & Paris Opéra Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno
Callas à Paris I
(Recorded March-April 1961, Paris)
French Radio National Orchestra, Georges Prêtre
Callas à Paris II
(Recorded May 1963, Paris)
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Georges Prêtre
Rossini & Donizetti Arias
(Recorded April, 1964)
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno
Mozart, Beethoven & Weber Arias
(Recorded December 1963 & January 1964, Paris)
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Nicola Rescigno
The EMI Rarities
(2 CDs)
CD-ROM (Opera-Libretti & Callas-Photos)
Bellini:
Norma
(Recorded April 1954) - Mono (3 CDs)
Mario Filippeschi, Ebe Stignani
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin
Norma
(Recorded September 1960) - Stereo (3 CDs)
Christa Ludwig, Franco Corelli
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin
I Puritani
(Recorded March 1953) (2 CDs)
Giuseppe di Stefano, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, Rolando Panerai
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin
La Sonnambula
(Recorded March 1957) (2 CDs)
Eugenia Ratti, Fiorenza Cossotto, Nicola Monti
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Antonino Votto
Bizet:
Carmen
(Recorded July 1964, Paris) (2 CDs)
Nicolai Gedda, Robert Massard
Paris Opéra Orchestra, Georges Prêtre
Cherubini:
Medea
(Recorded September 1957), remast. 2007 (2 CDs)
Renata Scotto, Mirto Picchi
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin
Donizetti:
Lucia di Lammermoor
(Recorded February 1953, Florence) - Mono (2 CDs)
Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi
Chorus & Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Tullio Serafin
Lucia di Lammermoor
(Recorded March 1959, London) - Stereo (2 CDs)
Ferruccio Tagliavini, Piero Cappuccilli
Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, Tullio Serafin
Leoncavallo:
Pagliacci
(Recorded May 1954)
Giuseppe di Stefano
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin
Mascagni:
Cavalleria Rusticana
(Recorded August 1953)
Giuseppe di Stefano
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin
Ponchielli:
La Gioconda
(Recorded September 1959) (3CDs)
Fiorenza Cossotto, Piero Cappuccilli
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Antonino Votto
La Gioconda
(Recorded September 1952, Turin) (3 CDs)
Fedora Barbieri, Gianni Poggi, Paolo Silveri
RAI Turin Chorus & Orchestra, Antonino Votto
Puccini:
La Bohème
(Recorded August-September 1956) (2 CDs)
Giuseppe di Stefano, Anna Moffo, Rolando Panerai
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Antonino Votto
Madama Butterfly
(Recorded August 1955) (2 CDs)
Nicolai Gedda, Lucia Danielli
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Herbert von Karajan
Manon Lescaut
(Recorded July 1957) (2 CDs)
Giuseppe di Stefano
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin
Tosca
(Recorded August 1953) - Mono (2 CDs)
Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Victor de Sabata
Tosca
(Recorded December 1964, Paris) - Stereo (2 CDs)
Carlo Bergonzi, Tito Gobbi
Paris Opéra Chorus & Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Georges Prêtre
Turandot
(Recorded July 1957) (2 CDs)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eugenio Fernandi
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin
Rossini:
Il barbiere di Siviglia
(Recorded February 1957, London) (2 CDs)
Luigi Alva, Tito Gobbi
Philharmonia Orchestra, Alceo Galliera
Il Turco in Italia
(Recorded August-September 1954) (2 CDs)
Nicolai Gedda, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Verdi:
La Traviata
(Recorded September 1953, Turin), remast. 2007 (2 CDs)
Francesco Albanese, Ugo Savarese
RAI Chorus and Orchestra, Turin, Gabriele Santini
Aida
(Recorded August 1955) (2 CDs)
Richard Tucker, Fedora Barbieri, Tito Gobbi
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin
Un ballo in maschera
(Recorded September 1956) (2 CDs)
Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Antonino Votto
Rigoletto
(Recorded September 1955) (2 CDs)
Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin
La forza del destino
(Recorded August 1954) (3 CDs)
Richard Tucker, Carlo Tagliabue
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Tullio Serafin
Il Trovatore
(Recorded August 1956) (2 CDs)
Giuseppe di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, Fedora Barbieri
Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Herbert von Karajan
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