Birth Of A Diva — Legendary Early Recordings

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La Traviata - Act 1
1	Brindisi: Libiamo Ne' Lieti Calici Chorus – Coro CetraChorus Master – Giulio Mogliotti	3:15
2	Un Dì Felice, Eterea	5:08
3	È Strano! ... È Strano!	1:35
4	Ah, Fors'è Lui Che L'anima	2:51
5	Follie! Delirio Vano È Questo	5:04
La Traviata - Act 2
6	Dammi Tu Forza, O Cielo! ... Amami, Alfredo	4:25
La Traviata - Act 3
7	Teneste La Promessa	1:57
8	Addio, Del Passato Bei Sogni Ridenti	3:24
9	Parigi, O Cara, Noi Lasceremo	4:28
La Gioconda - Act 2
10	È Un Anatema!	1:50
11	L'amo Come Il Fulgor Del Creato!	2:04
La Gioconda - Act 3
12	O Madre Mia	1:58
La Gioconda - Act 4
13	Suicidio! ... In Questi Fieri Momenti	4:42
14	Ora Posso Morir	2:28
Tristano E Isotta (Tristan Und Isolde) - Liebestod (Final Scene)
15	Dolce E Calmo (Mild Und Leise) (Sung In Italian)	7:34
Norma - Act 1
16	Casta Diva	6:53
17	Ah! Bello A Me Ritorna	2:13
I Puritani - Act 2
18	O Rendetemi La Speme	1:05
19	Qui La Voce Sua Soave	3:41
20	Vien, Diletto, È In Ciel Le Luna!	2:23

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Music Italia Srl
• Copyright (c) – Warner Classics & Jazz
• Copyright (c) – Warner Music UK Ltd.

Credits

• Art Direction – Claudia Wafer
• Composed By – Amilcare Ponchielli (tracks: 10 to 14), Giuseppe Verdi (tracks: 1 to 9), Richard Wagner (tracks: 15), Vincenzo Bellini (tracks: 16 to 20)
• Conductor – Antonio Votto* (tracks: 10 to 14), Arturo Basile (tracks: 15 to 20), Gabriele Santini (tracks: 1 to 9)
• Libretto By – Count Carlo Pepoli* (tracks: 18 to 20), Felice Romani (tracks: 16, 17), Francesco Maria Piave (tracks: 1 to 9), Tobia Gorrigo (tracks: 10 to 14)
• Liner Notes [Booklet Editor] – Fabian Watkinson
• Orchestra – Orchestra Sinfonica Di Torino Della Rai
• Vocals [Alfredo] – Francesco Albanese (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9)
• Vocals [Annina] – Ines Mariette (tracks: 6)
• Vocals [Barnaba] – Paolo Silveri (tracks: 14)
• Vocals [Elvira] – Maria Callas (tracks: 18 to 20)
• Vocals [Gastone] – Mariano Caruso (tracks: 2)
• Vocals [Isotta (isolde)] – Maria Callas (tracks: 15)
• Vocals [La Gioconda] – Maria Callas (tracks: 10 to 14)
• Vocals [Laura] – Fedora Barbieri (tracks: 10, 11)
• Vocals [Norma] – Maria Callas (tracks: 16, 17)
• Vocals [Violetta] – Maria Callas (tracks: 1 to 9)

Notes

Total length: 68:53
Title also listed as "The Birth Of A Diva — Legendary Early Recordings" on the spine.

Recording descriptions as given in the liner notes:

Tracks 1 to 9: Highlights from Maria Callas's only studio recording of La traviata
Recorded in the Rai Auditorium, Turin, 15-20 September 1952
Tracks 10 to 14: Highlights from Maria Callas's first studio recording of a complete opera
Recorded in the Rai Auditorium, Turin, 6-10 September 1952
Tracks 15 to 20: Maria Callas's first official recordings, made on 8-10 November 1949

Tracks 15 to 20 ℗ 1950 Warner Music Italia Srl
Tracks 10 to 14 ℗ 1953 Warner Music Italia Srl
Tracks 1 to 9 ℗ 1954 Warner Music Italia Srl
© 2007 Warner Classics & Jazz / Warner Music UK Ltd., a Warner Music Group company
Cover photo © akg-images / ullstein bild
Made in the EU.
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Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 825646981441
• Matrix / Runout: [Warner W] 256469814-4 V01 RXS
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L016
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 507T
• Rights Society: GEMA / BIEM
• Label Code: LC 04281