The 1949 Cetra Recordings: Works by Bellini, Mozart & Wagner (The Original Sound of Maria Callas)

Maria Callas

2023-12-13 • Classical

Tracklist

• 1
  Norma, Act I Scene 4: Aria, "Casta diva" (Norma) [Unreleased 1949 CETRA Take - Orchestral Introduction and First Verse Only]
  4:22
• 2
  Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90, Act III Final Scene: "Mild und leise" (Isolde) [Sung in Italian]
  7:34
• 3
  Norma, Act I Scene 4: Aria, "Casta diva" (Norma) [1949 CETRA Recording - Version without Chorus]
  6:40
• 4
  Norma, Act I Scene 4: Cavatina, "Ah! bello a me ritorna" (Norma) [1949 CETRA Recording - Version without Chorus]
  2:12
• 5
  I puritani, Act II Scene 3: Scena, "O rendetemi la speme" (Elvira) [1949 CETRA Recording]
  1:04
• 6
  I puritani, Act II Scene 3: Cavatina, "Qui la voce sua soave" (Elvira) [1949 CETRA Recording]
  3:36
• 7
  I puritani, Act II Scene 3: Cabaletta, "Vien, diletto, è in ciel la luna" (Elvira) [1949 CETRA Recording]
  2:27
• 8
  I puritani, Act II Scene 3: Scena e Cavatina, "O rendetemi la speme ... Qui la voce sua soave" (Elvira) [1949 CETRA Recording - Alternative Take and Second Official Recording]
  4:40
• 9
  I puritani, Act II Scene 3: Cabaletta, "Vien, diletto, è in ciel la luna" (Elvira) [1949 CETRA Recording - Repeat of Track 7]
  2:25
• 10
  Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II Scene 12: No. 23b. Rondo, "Non mi dir, bell'idol mio" (Donna Anna) [First Take]
  5:31
• 11
  Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II Scene 12: No. 23b. Rondo, "Non mi dir, bell'idol mio" (Donna Anna) [Second Take]
  4:59