Credits:

Maria Callas

Description:

2014MariaCallasre-masteredseriesreissue.WiththisAbbeyRoad24-bit96kHzre-master,engineersreturnedtotheoriginalmastertapes,bringingnewclarity&brilliancetoherlegendarystudiorecordings.ThisLuciadiLammermoorwasthefirstcompleterecordingthatCallasmadeundertheaegisofWalterLeggeforEMI/Columbia-andalsoherfirstrecordingwithGiuseppediStefano,TitoGobbiandhermentorTullioSerafin.ShehadmadeherroledebutasLuciathepreviousyear(1952),bringingtragicstaturetothearchetypalfragilebelcantoheroine.Gramophonedescribedherrecordedperformanceas’certainlysomeofthefinestsingingofourtime’.

Tracklisting:

1.Lucia di Lammermoor: Preludio
2.Lucia di Lammermoor: Act One: Scene One: Percorrete… Percorriamo le spiagge vicine
3.Lucia di Lammermoor: Act One: Scene One: Tu sei turbato!… E n’ho ben d’onde
4.Lucia di Lammermoor: Act One: Scene One: Cruda, funesta smania
5.Lucia di Lammermoor: Act One: Sce