Maria Callas Live in Milan 1956 and Athens 1957 (2002)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 327 Mb | Total time: 77:21 | Scans included
Classical | Label: EMI Classics | # 5 67917 2 | Recorded: 1956, 1957
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 327 Mb | Total time: 77:21 | Scans included
Classical | Label: EMI Classics | # 5 67917 2 | Recorded: 1956, 1957
Callas fans prefer her "live" recordings to studio outings for their extra charge of intensity, whether the singer's on the operatic stage or in concert, as she is on this disc, which is part of a series of new reissues from EMI. The first four items derive from a 1956 Radio Italiana program; the final six from her first concert in Greece after an absence of 12 years. Of course, Callas fans will want every scrap of salvaged recorded material they can find, but this will hold interest for anyone interested in the Callas phenomenon and great singing. Not that she's in prime voice here, but she never fails to thrill and enlighten.