Maria Callas – La Divina (LP, Colored, Warner)

Maria Callas is credited with changing the history of opera. Known as La Divina, she continues to fascinate as a supreme artist, but also as a woman and an icon of style. Her interpretations were as compelling for their dramatic truth as for their musical integrity. Her voice, with it’s extraordinary range, was as distinctive as her infallible sense for a phrase. A magnetic presence, she brought operatic heroines to vivid life, magically shaping and colouring her tone, and making insightful use of the text of the libretto. La Divina Maria Callas BEST OF VINYL is a glittering selection of opera favorites that showcases, both in the studio (Side A) and on stage (Side B), her unique voice and her heartbreaking portrayal of tragic heroines. Track List: Disc: 1 1. Puccini: Vissi D’arte (From Tosca) 2. Bizet: L’amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle ‘Habanera’ (From Carmen) 3. Puccini: Un Bel Di Vedremo (From Madama Butterfly) 4. Verdi: Caro Nome (From Rigoletto) 5. Catalani: Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana (From la Wally) 6. Bellini: Casta Diva (From Norma) 7. Verdi: E Strano! E Strano!.. Ah! Fors E Lui.. Sempre Libera (From la Traviata) 8. Puccini: Si, Mi Chiamano Mimi (From la Boheme) 9. Donizetti: Cielo, a Miei Lunghi Spasimi.. Coppia Iniqua (From Anna Bolena) 10. Puccini: O Mio Babbino Caro (From Gianni Schicchi).