Maria Callas - Rehearsal In Dallas 1957
EMI Classics  (2007)
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Rehearsal In Dallas 1957  (73:23)
   01   La Traviata: E Strano! ... Ah! Fors' è Lui ... Sempre Libera             07:34
   02   I Puritani: O Rendetemi La Speme ... Qui La Voce Sua Soave Mi Chiamava             09:23
   03   I Puritani: Vien, Diletto             04:15
   04   Anna Bolena: Piangete Voi?             05:24
   05   Anna Bolena: Al Dolce Guidami             04:19
   06   Anna Bolena: Qual Mesto Suon?             07:10
   07   Anna Bolena: Suon Festivo?             01:37
   08   Anna Bolena: Coppia Iniqua             09:58
   09   Macbeth: Nel Di Della Vittoria ... Vieni, T'affretta             10:07
   10   Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail: Tutte Le Torture             13:36
In Conversation With Edward Downes  (52:09)
   01   Downes: "Well, Madame Callas...It's A Surprising Experience To Sit And Talk To A Legend"             03:26
   02   Downes: "And The Same Thing Seems To Me To Apply To Your Career In General..."             03:17
   03   Downes: "But – You Know – You Are Speaking Of Not Being Traditional And So On..."             01:30
   04   Downes: "You Were Speaking A Moment Ago About Your 'first' Career."             06:01
   05   Callas: "There Is Always A Certain Limit, Even In 'corone,' As They Say – In Long Held Notes..."             04:54
   06   Downes: "Tell Me...You Were At One Stage Of Your Career A Very Heavy Woman..."             05:44
   07   Downes: "You Know...What Attracts You At A Given Time To A Certain Role?"             04:23
   08   Downes: "You Said You Have Had To Struggle And Yet It Seems Very Hard To Believe..."             03:58
   09   Downes: "I've Heard Many Stories About You Before You Came To This Country..."             08:22
   10   Downes: "Well – Now Tell Me – When You're Singing The Bel Canto Roles..."             07:07
   11   Callas: "Music Has To Be Well Performed."             03:27
Lyric And Coloratura Arias  (48:53)
   01   Francesco Cilea - Adriana Lecouvreur : 'ecco: Respira Apena. Io Son L'umile Anacella' (Atto I)             03:48
   02   Francesco Cilea - Adriana Lecouvreur: 'poveri Fiori' (Atto Iv)             03:12
   03   Umberto Giordano - Andrea Chénier: 'la Mamma Morta' (Atto Iii)             04:52
   04   Alfredo Catalani - La Wally: 'ebben? Ne Andro Lontana' (Atto I)             04:52
   05   Arrigo Boito - Mefistofele: 'l'altra Notte In Fondo Al Mare' (Atto Iii)             07:28
   06   Gioachino Rossini - Il Barbiere Di Siviglia: 'una Voce Poco Fa' (Atto I)             06:52
   07   Giacomo Meyerber - Dinorah: 'ombra Leggiera' (Atto Ii)             05:42
   08   Lé Delibes - Lakm? 'dov'è L'indiana Bruna?' (Atto Ii)             08:05
   09   Giuseppe Verdi: I Vespri Siciliani: 'merc? Dilette Amiche' (Atto V)             04:02
Verdi Arias  (49:12)
   01   Nel Di Della Vittoria...Vieni! T'affretta (Macbeth Atto I)             07:47
   02   La Luce Langue (Mackbeth Atto Ii)             04:11
   03   Una Macchia E Qui Tuttora (Mackbeth Atto Iv)             11:13
   04   Ben Io T'invenni...Anch'io Dischiuso Un Giorno (Nabucco Atto Ii)             09:10
   05   Surta E La Notte...Erani, Erani, Involami (Erani Atto I)             06:15
   06   Tu Che Le Vanita (Don Carlo Atto Iv)             10:36
The Emi Rarities  (63:23)
   01   Mozart: Don Giovanni - Non Mir Dir (Atto Ii) (Take 1)             05:26
   02   Mozart: Don Giovanni - Non Mir Dir (Atto Ii) (Take 2)             05:12
   03   Verdi: Macbeth - Una Macchia è Qui Tuttora (Atto Iv)             11:19
   04   Rossini: Semiramide - Bel Raggio Lusinghier (Atto I) No. 1             05:41
   05   Verdi: I Vespri Siciliani - Arrigo! Ah, Pari A Un Core (Atto Iv)             04:12
   06   Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia - Tranquillo Ei Posa...Com'è Bello (Atto I)             08:10
   07   Rossini: Guglielmo Tell - S'allontanano Alfine...Selva Opaca (Atto Ii)             08:31
   08   Rossini: Semiramide - Bel Raggio Lusinghier (Atto I) No. 2             05:29
   09   Bellini: Il Pirata - Sorgete...Lo Sognai Ferito, Esangue (Atto I)             09:23
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Credits

Chorus – Dallas Symphony Chorus (tracks: 1-1 to 1-10)
Composed By – Alfredo Catalani (tracks: 3-4), Arrigo Boito (tracks: 3-5), Francesco Cilea (tracks: 3-1, 3-2), Gaetano Donizetti (tracks: 1-4 to 1-8, 5-6), Giacomo Meyerbeer (tracks: 3-7), Gioacchino Rossini (tracks: 3-6, 5-4, 5-7, 5-8), Giuseppe Verdi (tracks: 1-1, 1-9, 3-9, 4-1 to 4-6, 5-3, 5-5), Léo Delibes (tracks: 3-8), Umberto Giordano (tracks: 3-3), Vincenzo Bellini (tracks: 1-2, 1-3, 5-9), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (tracks: 1-10, 5-1, 5-2)
Conductor – Nicola Rescigno (tracks: 1-1 to 1-10, 4-1 to 4-6), Tullio Serafin (tracks: 3-1 to 3-9)
Orchestra – Dallas Symphony Orchestra (tracks: 1-1 to 1-10), Philharmonia Orchestra (tracks: 3-1 to 3-9, 4-1 to 4-6)
Soprano Vocals – Maria Callas

2007 Ελεύθερος Τύπος under license from Minos EMI A

Box contains the releases:

1. Rehearsals In Dallas 1957;
2. Disc 4 from the box La Divina Complete;
3. Lyric And Coloratura Arias;
4. Verdi Arias I;
5. Disc 1 from release The EMI Rarities.

Tracks on disc 1: Recorded live: 20 XI 1957, State Fair Music Hall, Dallas.
Tracks on disc 2: Broadcast in the USA in December 1967 & January 1968.
Tracks on disc 3: Recorded: 17, 18, 20 & 21 IX.1954, Watford Town Hall.
Tracks on disc 4: Recorded: 19-21 & 24 IX.1958, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Tracks 5-1 & 5-2 : The 1953 Test; Recorded 27 I.1953, Teatro Comunale, Firenze.
Track 5-3: The mono version of the sleepwalking scene from Macbeth; Recorded IX.1958, Abbey Road Studios.
Tracks 5-4 & 5-5: The 1960 and 1961 Tonini sessions; Recorded VII.1960, Watford Town Hall.
Tracks 5-6 to 5-9: Recorded XI.1961, Kingsway Hall, London.