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a collection of aria albums by Maria Callas, August 8, 2000
This review is from: Recitals 1954-1969 (Audio CD)
This 11-CD set is titled "Recitals 1954-1969." The title can be misleading although maybe not intentional. These CD's are not "live" recordings of actual recitals Callas gave in 1954-1969; instead, these are official studio recordings of opera arias she made for EMI during this period.
This set includes 11 of the aria albums of the new EMI Callas Edition (not including "Live in Concert" and "The EMI Rarities"):
CD 1: Maria Callas at La Scala; CD 2: Lyric & Coloratura Arias; CD 3: Mad Scenes; CD 4: Verdi Arias Vol. I; CD 5: Verdi Arias Vol. II; CD 6: Verdi Arias, Vol. III; CD 7: Puccini Arias; CD 8: Rossini & Donizetti Arias; CD 9: Mozart, Beethoven & Weber; CD 10: Callas in Paris, Vol. I; CD 11: Callas in Paris, Vol. II
The CD's in this set are all individually packaged (each CD has its own case and booklet) just as what you'll get when you buy them separately.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Can A Callas Fan actually live without this?, November 7, 2004
This review is from: Recitals 1954-1969 (Audio CD)
This collection is the best because it does not only allow you to have to whole set in a cheaper price but it lets you feel Callas in her intimate moment without other singers. That way we get to feel her voice alone. What is great about the la Divina is that her voice does not only sound good but it acts by itself. You don't have to see her to feel the character is singing. Some recordings are not in her "prime" but who cares. No soprano in living memory can surpass her acting and emotional voice. Other sopranos may sound like an angel but you would have to look at the libretto to understand and create the emotion. For someone like me whose native tough is not Italian, or French emotion to the song is more important. I can boldly say that some arias here are better performed that her complete opera series just like In Questa Reggia in Turandot and the Madam Butterfly arias. So if you have the buck don't hesitate buy this complete collection. This is a Maria Callas collection that is indispensable.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Long Day's Journey. . ., June 17, 2005
This review is from: Recitals 1954-1969 (Audio CD)
This is a must have for the serious Callas fan, and perhaps will only
be completely understood by one who knows the long journey of
this artist. From the "fat" Callas with voice to spare to the soignee
diva with only a shred of sound left, her musical and interpretive
intent is always clear, always penetrating, always atonishing.
Compare these studio recordings to the re-issued live concert recordings on EMI to get a more complete picture of Callas. For the new listener, some of the later recordings on the recital set will be
troubling, for many times you have to listen "past" the voice itself.
For those of us who already owned these recordings in some form, it
is nice to have them new and clean.
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