Verdi Callas Di Stefano - Verdi Un Ballo In Maschera complete opera with Maria Callas Giuseppe di Stefano Tito Gobbi Antonino Votto Chorus Orchestra of La Scala Milan (52 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Verdi: Un Ballo In Maschera (complete opera) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, Antonino Votto, Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan

Verdi, Callas, Di Stefano
Verdi: Un Ballo In Maschera (complete opera) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, Antonino Votto, Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (28) - Disc #1
1. Un Ballo in Maschera: Prelude
2. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act I, Scene 1: Posa in pace, a'bei sogni ristora
3. Un Ballo in Maschera: Scene 1: S'avanza il Conte
4. Un Ballo in Maschera: Scene 1: La rivedr? nell'estasi
5. Un Ballo in Maschera: Scene 1: Il cenno mio di l? con essi attendi
6. Un Ballo in Maschera: Scene 1: Alla visa che t'arride
7. Un Ballo in Maschera: Scene 1: Il primo giudice
8. Un Ballo in Maschera: Scene 1: Volta la terrea
9. Un Ballo in Maschera: Scene 1: Ogni cura si doni al diletto
10. Un Ballo in Maschera: Scene 2, Zitti... l'incanto non dessi turbare... Re dell'abisso, affret
11. Un Ballo in Maschera: Arrivo il primo!... ? lui, ? lui!
12. Un Ballo in Maschera: Su, fatemi largo, saper vo'il mio fato
13. Un Ballo in Maschera: Rallegrati omai
14. Un Ballo in Maschera: Che v'agita cosi?
15. Un Ballo in Maschera: Della citt? all'occaso
16. Un Ballo in Maschera: Consentimi, o Signore
17. Un Ballo in Maschera: Figlia d'averno, schiudi la chiostra
18. Un Ballo in Maschera: Su, profetessa, monte il treppi?
19. Un Ballo in Maschera: Di' tu se fedele
20. Un Ballo in Maschera: Chi voi siate, l'audace parola
21. Un Ballo in Maschera: ? scherzo od ? follia
22. Un Ballo in Maschera: Finisci il vaticinio
23. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act II, Prelude
24. Un Ballo in Maschera: Ecco l'orrido campo ove s'accoppia
25. Un Ballo in Maschera: Ma dall'arido stelo divulsa
26. Un Ballo in Maschera: Teco io sto
27. Un Ballo in Maschera: Non sai tu che se l'anima mia
28. Un Ballo in Maschera: Oh, qual soave brivido
Track Listings (24) - Disc #2
1. Un Ballo in Maschera: Ahim?! S'appressa alcun
2. Un Ballo in Maschera: Amico, gelosa t'affido una cura
3. Un Ballo in Maschera: Odi tu come fremono cupi
4. Un Ballo in Maschera: Seguitemi
5. Un Ballo in Maschera: Ve', se di notte qui colla sposa
6. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act III, Scene 1: A tal colpa ? nulla il pianto
7. Un Ballo in Maschera: Scene 1: Morr?, ma prima in grazia
8. Un Ballo in Maschera: Scene 1: Alzati! l? tuo figlio
9. Un Ballo in Maschera: Scene 1: Eri tu che macchiavi quedll'anima... O dolcezze perdute! O memorie
10. Un Ballo in Maschera: Scene 1: Siam Soli. Udite
11. Un Ballo in Maschera: Scene 1: Dunque l'onta di tutti sol una
12. Un Ballo in Maschera: Scene 1: D'una grazia vi supplico
13. Un Ballo in Maschera: Scene 1: Qual ? dunque l'eletto... Ah! del Conte la morte si vuole!
14. Un Ballo in Maschera: Scene 1: Il messaggio entri
15. Un Ballo in Maschera: Scene 1: Ah! Di che fulgor, che musiche
16. Un Ballo in Maschera: Scene 2: Forse la soglia attinse
17. Un Ballo in Maschera: Scene 2: Ma se m'? forza perderti
18. Un Ballo in Maschera: Scene 2: Ah! dessa ? l?
19. Un Ballo in Maschera: Scene 3: Fervono amori e danze
20. Un Ballo in Maschera: Scene 3: Saper vorreste di che si veste
21. Un Ballo in Maschera: Scene 3: ervono amori e danze
22. Un Ballo in Maschera: Scene 3: Ah! Perch? qui! fuggite
23. Un Ballo in Maschera: Scene 3: E tu ricevi il mio!
24. Un Ballo in Maschera: Scene 3: Ella ? pura: in braccio a morte

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CD Details

All Artists: Verdi, Callas, Di Stefano, Gobbi, Votto
Title: Verdi: Un Ballo In Maschera (complete opera) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, Antonino Votto, Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: EMI Classics
Release Date: 8/19/1997
Genre: Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 724355632029

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CD Reviews

In spite of Votto, the greatest Ballo ever.

J. Luis Juarez Echenique | Mexico City | 09/03/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It's hard to understand how such a mediocre conductor like Antonino Votto got these important recordings in an era when Mitropoulous, Szell, Reiner, Fricsay, Walter and Gavazzeni were all active and available. Votto's conducting is good routine, but Maria Callas and Giuseppe Di Stefano have to conduct themselves. The two greatest singers of the Century sing like gods, sparking fireworks just like no one else. Tito Gobbi brings insights to the role of Renato, but this role needs a different kind of singer, a baritono-cantante like Ettore Bastianini or Renato Bruson. Gobbi nevertheless, is as usual, a very great artist. This Ballo for ever will be the greatest recording of this opera, if only Claudio Abbado could have conducted it."

Callas and Gobbi have it all!

harrmor | Athens, Greece | 06/10/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Well, this recording dates back to 1956 and is the last studio recording that Callas made with di Stefano (their relationships were getting worse and they didn't collaborate again until 1973!!). Although they were not in very good terms, this fact does not appear at all in this recording. Their love duet in the second act is magnificently sung both artistically and dramatically.
Callas is in quite in good voice here and sings the role of Amelia with conviction. We really sympathize with her in her pleadings to see for the last time her son and in her agony about the proximent death of the Count.
But most of all I admire Gobbi interpretation of Renato. He is a wonderful actor. At first, he is nice, good, cares a lot about his friend's life and all these can be heard. But, when he discovers his wife with his best friend, jealousy bursts in him and fury overtakes him. His voice becomes menacing full of anger. But in the end, when he learns the whole truth, his voice is filled with remorse and pity. WOW!
So, this recording is higly recommended. We have 3 wonderful voices and 2 more than wonderful actors."

The best studio-Ballo ever!

Melanie | 03/18/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"There are two recordings of Ballo with Callas, one is live (Also available on Amazon) and the other is this studio-recording. The cast is almost the same, only on the live-recording Bastianini sang the part of Renato. Both are amazing, I slightly prefer the live-recording though because Callas&di Stefano were at their very best then."

Wonderful - but mono and vocally flawed,

Ralph Moore | Bishop's Stortford, UK | 07/11/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I prefer this to the much vaunted alternative live recording from the following year featuring Bastianini rather than Gobbi; I do not think the added electricity of that live performance outweighs the pleasure derived from hearing the opera in the clear sound of the studio version. Dramatically there really isn't that much difference. All three principals, although impassioned and vivid in their acting, evince their usual vocal flaws: Callas mixes velvety tone and trenchant lower register with some strident top notes, Gobbi also strains on top, Di Stefano often sounds sharp and he yelps a bit. The best all round performance is the Leinsdorf with Price, Bergonzi and Merrill, the latter bringing a subtlety to his performance which he did not always strive to apply - and he simply has the better Verdi voice, for all Gobbi's artistry. Price is often as magnificent as Callas with her smoky, soaring spinto and Bergonzi is much more at ease with Riccardo's yearning phrases. - and the lighter, more humorous sections of the score.

I still want to own the Votto for Callas' unique plangency and psychological insight but the Leinsdorf remains the best choice for the collector - especially as Verrett, too, is more characterful and has a more integrated voice than the stentorian Barbieri as Ulrica.

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Brilliant performance!!!!

Emma de Soleil | On a holiday In Ibiza, then back to the UK for stu | 03/06/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"To discover why Callas is still the greatest Verdi-soprano to this day this Ballo in addition to her sublime Traviata (Also available on EMI) is a perfect start. Callas only sang one run of Amelias at La Scala and since a live-performance also exists it's interesting to compare the two. She shines in Amelia's aria before the GLORIOUS love-duet. Has there ever been a more beautiful, more colourful Amelia than this one? I doubt it. And I have heard Tebaldi, Milanov and Caballe. Di Stefano and Callas create magic in the ardent love duet. Listen how Callas spins the phrase "Si! T'AMO!" Unbelieveable! Tito Gobbi portrays the wronged Renato as exquisitely as he did Scarpia and Falstaff. One of his best roles. You want a great Ballo with the best cast in good sound? Get this one and be enchanted!"