Callas, Maria 1923-1977

Tosca by Giacomo Puccini ( Recording )
233 editions published between 1950 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 2,480 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Tosca: Melodramma in tre atti. Libretto: Giuseppe Giacosa e Luigi Illica

Norma by Vincenzo Bellini ( Recording )
245 editions published between 1951 and 2012 in 7 languages and held by 2,174 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Pollione, a Roman Proconsul, has two children by Norma, a Druid priestess, in the course of a long relationship. Norma isn't as young and beautiful as once she was. A temple virgin, Adalgisa, is young and beautiful. Pollione must have her. He has importuned the young virgin to run away with him to Rome, and she has finally agreed. When Norma learns of Pollione's faithlessness, she threatens to kill the two children. Before she can do this, the Druid temple priests apprehend Pollione as he attempts to abscond with their sacred virgin, Adalgisa. The priests build a pyre to burn Pollione to death. Norma relents. Instead of killing the children, she blames herself for her misery and climbs onto the pyre to die with Pollione

Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti ( Recording )
207 editions published between 1950 and 2013 in 6 languages and held by 1,979 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Maria Callas, soprano ; Chor und Orchester der rai Roma ; Tullio Serafin, con

Callas at Juilliard the master classes by Maria Callas ( Book )
15 editions published between 1987 and 1998 in English and held by 1,513 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"John Ardoin's transcription, returned to print in this volume, captures the insights of a supremely self-aware artist of impeccable musicianship. In detailed commentaries on seventy-five arias, she talks and sings her way through famous passages of Norma, Violetta, Mimi, and other heroines, not as the imperious diva of her reputation but as a thoughtful artist passing on a great tradition. The intensity that she brought to her roles derived from the clear artistic insight she demonstrates here. With hundreds of music examples, Callas at Juilliard is a truly invaluable resource for every young singer and serious opera lover, and for all those who must have Callas in her own words."--BOOK JACKET

La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini ( Recording )
117 editions published between 1930 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 1,043 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The opera is set in a Swiss village in the early 19th century

Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini ( Recording )
76 editions published between 1957 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 973 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story involves Rosina who is kept under lock and key by her guardian, Dr. Bartolo, who intends to marry her. However, she is being wooed by Count Almaviva disguised as Lindoro, a student. Bartolo is alerted to the scheme as the comic love story unravels

I Puritani by Vincenzo Bellini ( Recording )
81 editions published between 1950 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 958 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When this production opened, it had been more than half a century since Met audiences had last heard Bellini's gem of an opera. It was well worth the wait. "The best cast in the world," was how one critic described the legendary performers the Met brought together. The pair sent audiences into a frenzy with their sumptuous, dazzling singing. Joan Sutherland, dubbed "La Stupenda" by her fans and the press, is the hapless heroine Elvira who loses her heart--and her sanity--over Luciano Pavarotti, the Cavalier hero torn between love and duty

Medea by Luigi Cherubini ( Recording )
137 editions published between 1953 and 2013 in 6 languages and held by 943 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli ( Recording )
99 editions published between 1952 and 2008 in 6 languages and held by 867 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
La Gioconda. Maria Callas,soprano Maria Amadini,mezzo-soprano Fedora Barbieri,mezzo-soprano Paolo Silveri,baritone Giulio Neri, bass Piero Poldi,bass Armando Benzi,tenor Gianni Poggi, tenor Symphony orchestra and chorus of Torino Della Radio-Televisione in Italiana. Antonio Votto, conductor. Giulio Mogliotti, choral director

Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini ( Recording )
46 editions published between 1955 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 828 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Madama Butterfly concerns the disastrous results of a young American naval officer's marriage to a pretty geisha