Maria Callas, Orchestra of Teatro Giuseppe Verdi Trieste - Bellini - Norma Excerpts (Live) (2022) [Official Digital Download]

Maria Callas[a] Commendatore OMRI (born Sophie Cecilia Kalos; December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano who was one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. Many critics praised her bel canto technique, wide-ranging voice and dramatic interpretations. Her repertoire ranged from classical opera seria to the bel canto operas of Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini and, further, to the works of Verdi and Puccini; and, in her early career, to the music dramas of Wagner. Her musical and dramatic talents led to her being hailed as La Divina ("the Divine one").

Born in Manhattan, New York City, to Greek immigrant parents, she was raised by an overbearing mother who had wanted a son. Maria received her musical education in Greece at age 13 and later established her career in Italy. Forced to deal with the exigencies of 1940s wartime poverty and with near-sightedness that left her nearly blind onstage, she endured struggles and scandal over the course of her career. She notably underwent a mid-career weight loss, which might have contributed to her vocal decline and the premature end of her career.

The press exulted in publicizing Callas's temperamental behavior, her supposed rivalry with Renata Tebaldi and her love affair with Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis. Although her dramatic life and personal tragedy have often overshadowed Callas the artist in the popular press, her artistic achievements were such that Leonard Bernstein called her "the Bible of opera" and her influence so enduring that, in 2006, Opera News wrote of her: "Nearly thirty years after her death, she's still the definition of the diva as artist—and still one of classical music's best-selling vocalists."

TRACKLIST

1. Orchestra of Teatro Giuseppe Verdi Trieste - Ite sul colle. o Druidi [1] [Live]
2. Orchestra of Teatro Giuseppe Verdi Trieste - Svanir le voci! [Live]
3. Orchestra of Teatro Giuseppe Verdi Trieste - Meco all'altar di Venere [Live]
4. Orchestra of Teatro Giuseppe Verdi Trieste - Me protegge, me difende [Live]
5. Orchestra of Teatro Giuseppe Verdi Trieste - Sediziose voci, voci di guerra [Live]
6. Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi Triest - Casta Diva, che inargenti [Live]
7. Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi Triest - Ah! Bello a me ritorna [Live]
8. Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi Triest - Oh! Di qual sei tu vittima [Live]
9. Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi Triest - Perfido! … Or basti. [Live]
10. Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi Triest - Non vedran la mano [Live]
11. Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi Triest - Mi chiami, o Norma (Excerpts)? [Live]
12. Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi Triest - Deh! Con te, con te li prendi… [Live]
13. Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi Triest - Mira, o Norma (Excerpts), a’ tuoi ginocchi [Live]
14. Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi Triest - Cedi!… Deh! Cedi! [Live]
15. Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi Triest - Ah! Del Tebro al giogo indegno [Live]
16. Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi Triest - In mia mano alfin tu sei; [Live]
17. Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi Triest - Dammi quel ferro! [Live]
18. Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi Triest - Qual cor tradisti, qual cor perdesti [Live]
19. Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Giuseppe Verdi Triest - Norma (Excerpts)!…Deh! Norma (Excerpts)! Scòlpati… [Live]
20. Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Colón - Ouverture [Live]
21. Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Colón - Ite sul colle, o Druidi, 1 [Live]
22. Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Colón - Lo fui così sedotta! [Live]
23. Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Colón - Radio Announcement about the performance [Live]
24. Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Colón - Radio Announcment Gala Concerto [Live]
25. Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Colón - Argentine National Anthem (Live)
26. Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Colón - Radio Announcement about the performance 5 [Live]
27. Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Colón - Ouverture 3 [Live]
28. Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Colón - Le cinge la chioma [Live]
29. Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Colón - Sedizïose voci [Live]
30. Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Colón - Casta Diva, che inargenti 2 [Live]
31. Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Colón - Ah! Bello a me ritorna 1 [Live]



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