Verdi: La Traviata [Import]

Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Carlo Maria Giulini (Conductor), Gianandrea Gavazzeni (Conductor), La Scala Theater Orchestra (Orchestra), Arturo La Porta (Performer), Dario Caselli (Performer), Ettore Bastianini (Performer), Franco Ricciardi (Performer), Gianni Raimondi (Performer), Giuseppe Zampieri (Performer), Luisa Mandelli (Performer), Maria Callas (Performer), Silvana Zanolli (Performer), Silvio Maionica (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Arturo La Porta, Dario Caselli, Ettore Bastianini, Franco Ricciardi, Gianni Raimondi, et al.
• Orchestra: La Scala Theater Orchestra
• Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini, Gianandrea Gavazzeni
• Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
• Audio CD (March 14, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Myto Records Italy
• ASIN: B000001MI1
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,382,294 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. La Traviata, opera: Act 1. Introduzione

2. La Traviata, opera: Act 1. Dell'invito trascorsa è già l'ora...

3. La Traviata, opera: Act 1. Libiam ne' lieti calici...

4. La Traviata, opera: Act 1. Che è ciò?...

5. La Traviata, opera: Act 1. Un dì, felice, eterea, ...

6. La Traviata, opera: Act 1. Ebben?... che diavol fate?

7. La Traviata, opera: Act 1. E' strano!... è strano!...

8. La Traviata, opera: Act 1. Follie!... follie... Sempre libera degg'io

9. La Traviata, opera: Act 2. Lunge da lei per me non v'ha diletto!

10. La Traviata, opera: Act 2. De' miei bollenti spiriti

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. La Traviata, opera: Act 2. Avrem lieta di maschere la notte:

2. La Traviata, opera: Act 2. Noi siamo zingarelle

3. La Traviata, opera: Act 2. Di Madride noi siam mattadori,

4. La Traviata, opera: Act 2. Alfredo!... Voi!

5. La Traviata, opera: Act 2. Invitato a qui seguirmi,

6. La Traviata, opera: Act 2. Ogni suo aver tal femmina

7. La Traviata, opera: Act 2. Di sprezzo degno se stesso rende

8. La Traviata, opera: Act 2. Alfredo, Alfredo, di questo core

9. La Traviata, opera: Act 3. Introduzione

10. La Traviata, opera: Act 3. Annina?... Comandate?

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Just a hint at a great voice, April 22, 2000

By 

Ron Parker (Minnetonka, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Verdi: La Traviata (Audio CD)

Others have noted that this recording was made in 1956. Of course it is not in stereo, and it sounds like an old acoustic recording. One needs to be a profound Callas-ophile to want to have this album in your collection.

Giulini gets a pretty good hand from the hyper-critics at La Scala for his overture.

Listening to Callas on this recording is a bit like looking at beautiful scenery through a very dirty window: you can sense the greatness of the voice or the beauty of the scene, but you aren't going to get much else out of this recording.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Callas shines in a legendary performance., June 26, 1999

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Boz - See all my reviews

This review is from: Verdi: La Traviata (Audio CD)

This performance by Maria Callas is remarkable for its depth and emotional power. Callas was in good voice during this period and made some great recordings. This preserves a live performance and the sound is above average.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Maybe for purests, January 21, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Verdi: La Traviata (Audio CD)

I was disappointed in the recording quality. This was an early "live" recording and is reflective of that fact. For musical quality stick with either an enhanced recording or a more recent recording. The muffled sound is a definite hinderance to enjoying this otherwise fine opera and magnificent cast.