Maria Callas Assoluta Maria Callas Best Of Vinyl LP Crystal Clear 2023

1. Norma, Act 1: "Casta diva" (Norma, Coro)
2. La traviata, Act 1: "Follie! Follie! Delirio vano e questo!" (Violetta)
3. La traviata, Act 1: "Sempre libera" (Violetta, Alfredo)
4. Turandot, Act 1: "Signore, ascolta!" (Liu)
5. La boheme, Act 1: "Si Mi chiamano Mimi" (Mimi)
6. Andrea Chenier, Act 3: "La mamma morta" (Maddalena)
7. Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro" (Lauretta)
8. Carmen, WD 31, Act 1: Habanera. "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Carmen) [Live, London, 1962]
9. Rigoletto, Act 1: "Gualtier Malde! Caro nome" (Gilda, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo) [Live]
10. Les vepres siciliennes, Act 5: "Merce, dilette amiche" (Elena, Chorus) [Live]
11. Madama Butterfly, Act 2: "Un bel di vedremo" (Butterfly) [Live, London, 1958]
12. Tosca: "Vissi d'arte" (Tosca, Scarpia) [Live, Paris, 1958]

Maria Callas is credited with changing the history of opera. Known as prima donna assoluta, she continues to fascinate as a supreme artist, but also as a woman and an icon of style. Her interpretations were as compelling for their dramatic truth as for their musical integrity. Her voice, with its extraordinary range, was as distinctive as her infallible sense for a phrase. A magnetic presence, she brought operatic heroines to vivid life, magically shaping and colouring her tone, and making insightful use of the text of the libretto.