Mad Scenes Maria Callas SKU: SAX2320 Barcode: SAX2320 21.00 £21.00 Genre: Classical Label: Testament Released Date: 25th June 2011 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Callas did not make complete recordings of Donizetti’s Anna Bolena and Bellini’s Il pirata, though, as the queen of La Scala, she enjoyed triumphs in both roles in 1957–1958. The vocally and dramatically demanding final scenes of both operas feature in this recital with Ophélie’s mad scene from Ambroise Thomas’s Hamlet, another coloratura extravaganza. When this recital first appeared in 1959, Gramophone wrote: “This is a most remarkable record, not only for its material… But for its astonishing vividness and dramatic poetry… It has been a thing of much wonder for me.” This is Callas’ most famous single recital record. It contains three long scenes, each of which depicts an operatic heroine who has descended to a state of madness. No subject matter could have given the legendary soprano more scope to show the range of her dramatic and interpretative skill, and Callas sings with extraordinary intensity and sense of tragedy. The recordings were made in the space of just two days in September 1958. The Philharmonia Orchestra play with great flair and imagination under one of Callas’ favorite conductors, and these great performances were perfectly captured by EMI in vintage stereo sound. Testament’s new transfer conveys the atmosphere and range of the original recordings to perfection. Musicians: Maria Callas The Philharmonia Orchestra Nicola Rescigno, conductor Artist Maria Callas Genre Classical Label Testament Buying Options 180g 1LP Format 180g , 1LP Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings Donizetti (Opera on the tragedy of Anne Boleyn) 1. Anna Bolena Monica Sinclair, contralto John Lanigan, tenor Joseph Rouleau, bass Duncan Robertson, tenor Chorus Thomas (Ophelia's mad scene in Shakespeare's Hamlet) 2. Hamlet a. A vos jeux b. Partagez-vous mes fleurs c. Et maintenant ecoutez ma chanson (Act 4) Bellini (His Second Opera) 3. Il Pirata a. Oh! s'io potessi b. 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