Sol En Si V.4 [Import]

Product Description
1999 French Music Compilation: France's Most Famous Pop Artists Get Together for an Aids Benefit: Cabrel, Jj Goldman, Souchon, M.jonasz, Maxime Leforestier, Cheb Mami, Lara Fabian, etc.

Sol En Si V.4,Various Artists,Wea,World Music

Average customer rating: Just the best of the best.

Maria Callas Live Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bellini, Vincenzo | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Boito, Arrigo | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Cherubini, Luigi | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Delibes, Léo | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gluck | Gluck, Christoph W. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Meyerbeer | Meyerbeer, Giacomo | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thomas | Thomas, Ambroise | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Maria Callas 100 Best Classics Maria Callas: The Platinum Collection Maria Callas - Passion / A Film by Gerard Caillat Callas: La Divina [Limited Edition] Lyric & Coloratura Arias by Maria Callas (EMI's Great Recordings of the Century) ASIN: B000AMUU9E Release Date: 2005-11-08

Tracks:

1. Casta Diva...Fino Al Rito...Ah! Bello A Me Ritorna
2. Oh, Rimembranza!...Ah Si, Fa Core
3. Perfido! Or Basti!
4. Mira, O Norma...Cedi, Deh Cedi!...Si, Fino All'ore Estreme
5. In Mia Man Alfin Tu Sei
6. Deh! Non Volerli Vittime
7. Sorgete; E In Me Dover...Quando A Un Tratto - Various Artists
8. Ah! Lo Sento
9. Cedo Al Destin Orribile
10. Oh! S'io Potessi Dissipar Le Nubi...Col Sorriso D'innocenza..Oh, Sole! Ti Vela Di Tenebra Fonda

Tracks:

1. Care Compagne...Come Per Me Sereno...Sovra Il Sen
2. Son Geloso Del Zefiro Errante
3. D'Un Pensiero E D'un Accento...Non Piu Nozze - Various Artists
4. Ah! Non Credea Mirarti
5. Ah! Non Giunge
6. Regnava Nel Silenzio...Quando Rapito In Estasi
7. Qui Di Sposa...Verranno A Te
8. Soffriva Nel Pianto...Tu Che Vedi Il Pianto Mio
9. Chi Mi Frena - Various Artists
10. Il Dolce Suono...Ardon Gli Incensi...Spargi D'amaro Pianto - Various Artists

Tracks:

1. Dei Tuo figli...O Fatal Vello D'or
2. Creonte A Me Solo
3. E Che? Io Son Medea!
4. Come, Innocente Giovane...Non V'ha Sguardo
5. Io Sentii Sulla Mia Mano - Various Artists
6. Ove Sono?...In Quegli Sguardi Impresso...Ah! Segnata E La Mia Sorte - Various Artists
7. Va, Infelice
8. Fin Dall'eta Piu Tenera...Salira D'Inghilterra Sul Trono
9. Piangete Voi?...Al Dolce Guidami...Qual Mesto Suon?...Coppia Iniqua - Various Artists

Tracks:

1. Di Mio Padre...Deh! Pelopea Stirpe!...O Tu, Che In Tua Pieta Crudel
2. Sommi Dei!...O Sventurata Ifigenia
3. Il Voto Pago Andra...Io Ti Veggio
4. Ah! L'esecrando Rito...Io T'imploro Anelante
5. Di Quai Soavi Lagrime
6. Omai Da Lunge...Perche Di Stolto Giubilo
7. Donna...Che! Possente Numi!...Quest'alma E Troppo Debole
8. Ah! Fuggi Da Morte
9. Ecco Il Segnal!
10. Ecco L'orrido Campo...Ma Dall'arido Stela Divulsa
11. Teco Io Sto...O Qual Soave Brivido
12. A Tal Colpo...Morro, Ma Prima In Grazia

Tracks:

1. Libiamo, Ne' Lieti Calici
2. E Strano! E Strano...Ah! Fors'e Lui...Sempre Libera
3. Non Sapete...Ah! Dite Alla Giovine
4. Dammi Tu Forza, O Cielo!
5. Teneste La Promessa...Addio Del Passato
6. Ah, Violetta!...Se Una Pudica Vergine - Various Artists
7. Ritorna Vincitor!
8. Al Tuo Consiglio Io Cedo...Gloria All'egitto - Various Artists
9. Qui Radames Verra!...O Patria Mia
10. Ciel! Mio Padre!
11. O Terra, Addio

Tracks:

1. Nel Di Della Vittoria...Vieni! T'afferetta!...Or Tutti Sorgete
2. La Luce Langue
3. Una Macchia E Qui Tuttora
4. Gente La Dentro!...Mario! Mario!...Non La Sospiri, La Nostra Casetta
5. Orsu, Tosca, Parlate - Various Artists
6. Vissi D'arte
7. Senti, L'ora E Vicina...Amaro Sol Per Te...Presto! Su, Mario! - Various Artists
8. Ecco L'altare...Ervate Possente
9. Come Sa Amare!...La Mamma Morta
10. Benedico Il Destino! - Various Artists

Tracks:

1. Ben Io T'invenni...Anch'io Dischiuso Un Giorno (Abigaille, Act II)
2. Dov'e L'indiana Bruna? (Bell Song) (Lakme, Act II)
3. Tutte Le Torture (Costanze, Act II)
4. Ahime! Che Notte Oscura...Ombra Leggera (Shadow Song) (Dinorah, Act II)
5. Depuis Le Jour (Louise, Act III)
6. D'amore Al Dolce Impero (Armida, Act II)
7. Bel Raggio Lusinghier (Smiramide, Act I)
8. Ma Chi E Questa Bella...Ai Vostri Giochi...Ed Ora A Voi (Ofelia, Act IV)
9. Vanne, Lasciami...D'amor Sull'ali Rosee (Leonora, Act IV)
10. Pace, Pace, Mio Dio! (Leonora, Act IV)
11. Dolce E Calmo (Liebestod) Isolde, Act III)

Tracks:

1. Una Voce Poco Fa (Rosina, Act I)
2. Tu Che Vedi Il Mio Tormento (Tu Che Invoco) (Giulia, Act II)
3. Surta E La Notte...Ernani! Nernai, Involami (Elvira, Act I)
4. Tu Che Le Vanita (Elsabetta, Act IV)
5. Si. Mi Chiamano Mimi (Mimi, Act I)
6. L'altra Notte In Fondo Al Mare (Margherita, Act III)
7. L'amour Est Un Oiseau rebelle (Habanera) (Carmen, Act I)
8. Pres Des Remparts De Seville (Seguedille) (Carmen, Act I)
9. Nacqui All'affanno...Non Piu Mesta (Cenerentola, Act II)
10. Je Ne Suis Que Faiblesse...Adieu, Notre Petite Table (Manon, Act II)
11. Werther! Qui M'aurait Dit...Des Cris Joyeux (Charlotte, Act III)
12. Tu? Tu? Piccolo Iddio (Butterfly, Act II)
13. O Mio Babbino Caro (Lauretta)

Customer Reviews:

Just the best of the best........2006-02-08

From all the compilations of Maria Callas EMI has issued this is BY FAR the best one.

Unlike her studio recitals, unequal and mostly recorded when her voice was starting to decay, this live records take you back to the glorious early fifties when the young Callas was changing the history of opera forever.

The first 6 CD's are scenes from stage performances and the last 2 from recitals.

Chronollogically, this compilation starts with the legendary (and controversial) 1951 Mexico-City "Aida" and ends with the 1964 Covent Garden "Tosca" (when Callas' voice was just the shade of itself but at the peak of her dramatic skills).
Listen to the electrifying poetry of the 1952 "La sonnambula", to the devorating flame of 1955 "La traviata" and "Lucia". Not to forget the 1952 "Norma", the 1957 "Ana Bolena" and some rarities like "Andrea Chénier", "Ifigenia in Tauride" and "Poliuto".
The only great absent of this collection is "Armida"...

As for the the 2 recital CD's, the first one contains arias from concerts between 1952 and 1958, when Callas was in full command of her voice. Nobody else was capable of singing arias from Nabucco and Lakmé on the same recital! And listen to the last aria: Wagner's Isolde's dead.

The second one, contains arias from 1959 to 1963. Here, Callas voice had diminished considerably and she was not anymore capable of the same technical miracles, but she still managed to give thrilling dramatical interpretations (listen to the dead scene of Madama Butterfly of the 1963 Paris recital!!!)

In 80% of this compilation you can hear the young Callas creating her own legend, giving herself completly on the stage.

Average customer rating: Lovely French music

Sol En Si V.4 Various Artists Manufacturer: Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00003IQVH Release Date: 1999-10-18

Tracks:

1. T'as Beau Pas Etre Beau
2. Fille Du Nord
3. Fils De
4. Berceuse A Pepe
5. Ca Va Ca Vient
6. Quand Tu Danses
7. Michele
8. Siffler Sur La Colline
9. L'ocean Des Possibles
10. Grtacias A La Vida
11. Carte Du Tendre
12. Avec Le Temps
13. Maison Pres De La Fontain
14. Memoire Qui Flanche
15. L
16. Dansez Sur Moi

Album Details

1999 French Music Compilation: France's Most Famous Pop Artists Get Together for an Aids Benefit: Cabrel, Jj Goldman, Souchon, M.jonasz, Maxime Leforestier, Cheb Mami, Lara Fabian, etc.

Customer Reviews:

Lovely French music.......2000-12-26

I am very lucky because I recieved this wonderful CD for Christmas! :) I first heard these songs when I was in France and my host family played this CD all the time. I loved this music, and missed it when I came home. Luckily, it was avaliable here at Amazon.com. These songs are all different in style and recorded by different artists and compiled as a benefit to help children with AIDS. Some of the songs are fast and some are slow and all are beautiful -- and all in French! So if you like French music, you'll love this CD.

Average customer rating: Wretched marketing excess! Long Day's Journey. . . Can A Callas Fan actually live without this? Indispensable

Recitals 1954-1969 Christoph Willibald Gluck , Charles Gounod , Jules Massenet , Giacomo Meyerbeer , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Giacomo Puccini , Gioachino Rossini , Camille Saint-Saens , Gaspare Spontini , Ambroise Thomas , Giuseppe Verdi , Carl Maria von Weber , Georges Prêtre , Nicola Rescigno , Tullio Serafin , and Duncan Robertson Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Bellini, Vincenzo | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Berlioz | Berlioz, Hector | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Boito, Arrigo | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Cherubini, Luigi | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Delibes, Léo | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gluck | Gluck, Christoph W. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Meyerbeer | Meyerbeer, Giacomo | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thomas | Thomas, Ambroise | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weber | Weber, Carl Maria von | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000631A Release Date: 2002-08-12

Tracks:

1. Medea: Dei tuoi figli (Atto 1)
2. La Vestale: Tu che invovo (Atto II)
3. La Vestale: O Nume tutelar (Atto II)
4. La Vestale: Caro oggetto (Atto III)
5. La Sonnambula: Compagne, teneri amici...Come per me serano (Atto I)
6. La Sonnambula: Oh! se una volta sola...Ah! non creda mirarti..Ah! non giunge (Atto III)

Tracks:

1. Adriana Lecouvreur: Ecco: respiro appena. Io son l'umile ancella (Atto I)
2. Adriana Lecouvreur: Poveri fiori (Atto IV)
3. Andrea Cher: La mamma morta (Atto III)
4. La Wally: Ebben?... ne andrntana (Atto I)
5. Mefistofele: L'altra notte in fondo al mare (Atto III)
6. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Una voce poco fa (Atto I)
7. Dinorah: Ombra leggiera
8. LakmDov'e l'indiana bruna? (Atto II)
9. I Vespri Siciliani: Mercdilette amiche

Tracks:

1. Anna Bolena: Piangete voi?...Al dolce guidami castel natio (Atto II)
2. Hamlet: A vos jeux... Partagez-vous mes fleurs... Et maintenant, ecoutez ma chanson (Acte IV)
3. Il pirata: Oh! s'io potessi...Col sorriso d'innocenza (Atto II)

Tracks:

1. Macbeth: Nel di della vittoria...Vieni! t'affretta (Atto I)
2. Macbeth: La luce langue (Atto II)
3. Macbeth: Una macchia e qui tuttora (Atto IV)
4. Nabucco: Ben io t'invenni... Anch'io dischiuso un giorno (Atto II)
5. Ernami: Surta e la notte... Ernani, Ernani, involami (Atto I)
6. Don Carlo: Tu che le vanita (Atto IV)

Tracks:

1. Otello: Mi parea. M'ingiunse di coricarmi... Mia madre aveva una povera ancella (Atto IV)
2. Otello: Piangea cantando (Atto IV)
3. Otello: Ave maria piena di grazia (Atto IV)
4. Aroldo: Ciel, ch'io respiri!...Salvami, salvami tu gran Dio! (Atto I)
5. Aroldo: O Cielo! Dove son io? (Atto II)
6. Don Carlo: Non pianger, mia compagna (Atto II)
7. Don Carlo: O don fatale (Atto III)

Tracks:

1. I Lombardi Alla Prima Crociata: O Madre, dal cielo soccori (Atto II)
2. Attila: Liberamente or piangi...Oh! nel fuggente nuvolo (Atto I)
3. Il corsaro: Egli non riede ancor...Non so le tetre immagini (Atto I)
4. Il corsaro: Nulla terra... Vola talor dal carcere... Verro... Ah, conforto e sol la speme (Atto II)
5. Il Trovatore: Tacea la notte placida... Di tale amor (Atto I)
6. Ivespri siciliani: Arrigo! ah, parli a un core (Atto IV)
7. Un Ballo in Maschera: Ecco l'orrido campo... Ma dell'arindo stelo divulsa (Atto II)
8. Un Ballo in Maschera: Morra prima in grazia (Atto III)
9. Aida: Ritorna vincitor! (Atto I)

Tracks:

1. Manon Lescaut: In quelle trine morbide (Atto II)
2. Manon Lescaut: Sola, perduta, abbandonata (Atto IV)
3. Madama Butterfly: Un bel di vedremo (Atto II)
4. Madama Butterfly: Con onor muore (Atto II)
5. La Boheme: Si. Mi chiamano Mimi (Atto I)
6. La Boheme: Donde lieta usci (Atto III)
7. Suor Angelica: Senza mamma
8. Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
9. Turandot: Signore, ascolta (Atto I)
10. Turandot: In questa reggia (Atto I)
11. Turandot: Tu che di gel sei cinta (Atto III)

Tracks:

1. La Cenerentola: Nacqui all'affanno...Non pita (Atto II)
2. Guglielmo Tell: S'allontanano alfine...Selva opaca (Atto II)
3. Semiramide: Bel raggio lusinghier (Atto I)
4. La Figlia del Reggimento: Convien partier (Atto I)
5. Lucrezia Borgia: Tranquillo ei posa...Com'ello (Atto I)
6. L'Elisir d'Amore: Prendi, prendi; per me sei libero (Atto II)

Tracks:

1. Scena & Aria: Ah! perfido, Op. 65
2. Oberon: Ocean! thou mighty monster
3. Le nozze di Figaro: Porgi, amor
4. Don Giovanni: Or sai chi l'onore (Atto I)
5. Don Giovanni: Crudele?... Non mi dir (Atto II)
6. Don Giovanni: In quali eccessi, o Numi!...Mi tradi quell'alma ingrata (Atto II)

Tracks:

1. Orphee et Eurydice: J'ai perdu mon Eurydice (Acte IV)
2. Alceste: Divinites du Styx (Acte I)
3. Carmen: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera) (Acte I)
4. Carmen: Pres des remparts de Seville (Seguedille) (Acte I)
5. Samson et Dalila: Printemps qui commence (Acte I)
6. Samson et Dalila: Samson, recherchant ma presence ... Amour! viens aider ma faiblesse! (Acte II)
7. Samson et Dalila: Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix (Acte II)
8. Romeo et Juliette: Ah! Je veux vivre dans ce reve (Acte I)
9. Mignon: Ah, pour ce soir ... Je suis Titania (Polonaise) (Acte I)
10. Le Cid: De cet affreux combat ... Pleurez, mes yeux! (Acte III)
11. Louise: Depuis le jour (Acte III)

Tracks:

1. Iphige en Tauride: O malheureuse Iphige (Acte II)
2. La Damnation de Faust: D'amour l'ardente flamme (4e Partie)
3. Les peurs de perles: Me voilule ... Comme autrefois (Acte II)
4. Manon: Je ne suis que faiblesse ... Adieu, notre petite table (Acte II)
5. Manon: Suis-je gentille ainsi? ... Je marche sur tous les chemins (Acte III)
6. Werther: Werther! Qui m'aurait dit ... Des cris joyeux (Air des lettres) (Acte III)
7. Faust: Je voudrais bien savoir ... Il it un Roi de Thul.. Dieu! que de bijoux ... Ah! Je ris (Air des bijoux) (Acte III)

Customer Reviews:

Wretched marketing excess!.......2005-06-28

I am driven to give such a low rating to this collection of the work of one of the greatest artists ever to be recorded because it is a massive distortion of her legacy.

The greatness of Maria Callas did not arise from her skills as a mere songbird or as a concert singer. Callas was a singing actress with a phenomenal ability to create living, breathing characters on the opera stage. She succeeded in this to a degree largely unmatched by her contemporaries, not at all by her successors, and seldom (if ever) by her predecessors. Many, perhaps most of her truly telling moments did not occur in arias that could be lifted out of context and placed on the disks of this set.

Consider her famous studio recording of "Tosca" with diStefano and Gobbi. I assert that there is as much art and genius in her entrance lines, "Mario. Mario! Mario!!" as there is in her brilliantly sung "Vissi d'arte." (Speaking of that, just where are her Tosca and her Norma among these eleven disks and 78 tracks? Such omissions are major distortions in themselves.)

There is no shortage of fine Callas recital material on the market for those casually interested in Maria Callas as a singer. For those who would experience Maria Callas as an artist, her complete operatic performances must be savored.

One earlier Amazon reviewer asked "Can a Callas fan actually live without this?" With all respect to that person's opinion, which I take to be honest and heartfelt, my answer to that question is "Yes, easily." In the same way, to the reviewer who described the set as "Indispensable," I am forced to respond, "Not hardly!"

Long Day's Journey. . ........2005-06-18

This is a must have for the serious Callas fan, and perhaps will only
be completely understood by one who knows the long journey of
this artist. From the "fat" Callas with voice to spare to the soignee
diva with only a shred of sound left, her musical and interpretive
intent is always clear, always penetrating, always atonishing.

Compare these studio recordings to the re-issued live concert recordings on EMI to get a more complete picture of Callas. For the new listener, some of the later recordings on the recital set will be
troubling, for many times you have to listen "past" the voice itself.

For those of us who already owned these recordings in some form, it
is nice to have them new and clean.

Can A Callas Fan actually live without this?.......2004-11-08

This collection is the best because it does not only allow you to have to whole set in a cheaper price but it lets you feel Callas in her intimate moment without other singers. That way we get to feel her voice alone. What is great about the la Divina is that her voice does not only sound good but it acts by itself. You don't have to see her to feel the character is singing. Some recordings are not in her "prime" but who cares. No soprano in living memory can surpass her acting and emotional voice. Other sopranos may sound like an angel but you would have to look at the libretto to understand and create the emotion. For someone like me whose native tough is not Italian, or French emotion to the song is more important. I can boldly say that some arias here are better performed that her complete opera series just like In Questa Reggia in Turandot and the Madam Butterfly arias. So if you have the buck don't hesitate buy this complete collection. This is a Maria Callas collection that is indispensable.

Indispensable.......2000-08-09

This 11-CD set is titled "Recitals 1954-1969." The title can be misleading although it's not intentional. These CD's are not "live" recordings of actual recitals Callas gave in 1954-1969; instead, these are official studio recordings of opera arias she made for EMI during this period.

This beautiful set includes all 11 of the aria albums of the new EMI Callas Edition (except "Live in Concert" and "The EMI Rarities"):

CD 1: Maria Callas at La Scala; CD 2: Lyric & Coloratura Arias; CD 3: Mad Scenes; CD 4: Verdi Arias Vol. I; CD 5: Verdi Arias Vol. II; CD 6: Verdi Arias, Vol. III; CD 7: Puccini Arias; CD 8: Rossini & Donizetti Arias; CD 9: Mozart, Beethoven & Weber; CD 10: Callas in Paris, Vol. I; CD 11: Callas in Paris, Vol. II

The CD's in this set are all individually packaged (each CD has its own case and booklet) just as what you'll get when you buy them separately. The advantage of buying this set, therefore, is its reduced price and the slipcase that holds these 11 single CD's. This is a convenient way to collect all of Callas's official solo albums.

A lot of these performances are legendary and absolutely essential, and no serious Callas collector will regret buying this set.

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