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Callas A Paris

Maria Callas

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Format: LP

Cat No: VPC85073

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Format Details: LTD, Solid Gold & Solid Orange Mixed Vinyl

Release Date:  18 October 2019

Label:  Vinyl Passion

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  8719039005734

Genres:  Classical  

Composer/Series:  Callas A Paris

Release Date:  17 July 2026

Label:  Vinyl Passion

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  8719039008261

Genres:  Classical  

Composer/Series:  Callas A Paris

  • Description

    Callas' recordings of French music are rare, exquisite jewels indeed. Singing the French version of Gluck's "Alceste", a role she had sung brilliantly in Italian, she dazzles with a dignified elegance and brilliant style for Gluck as well as crystal clear diction and perfect phrasing. Her "Carmen" breathes fire and is maybe the most dangerously sexy gypsy you'll ever hear. Saint-Saëns evil seductress "Dalilah" is sung with a totally different voice. Silken, husky and erotic, it is almost unbearable not to fall prey to this siren. Her Mignon is deliciously beautiful. But the highlight is her "Pleurez mes yeux". Callas finds colours and incredibly haunting pathos here.

    Description

    This remarkable LP captures Maria Callas in her Paris recordings, performing some of the most celebrated arias from the French operatic repertoire. From Gluck's deeply moving "J'ai perdu mon Eurydice" to the seductive "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" from Bizet's Carmen and the lyrical beauty of Charpentier's "Depuis le jour", this album highlights Callas' unparalleled dramatic intensity, vocal power, and expressive nuance. Callas a Paris is an essential recording for opera lovers and a timeless tribute to one of the greatest sopranos in music history.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. J'ai perdu on Eurydice (Act IV)
      • 2. Divinites du Styx (Act I)
      • 3. L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera) (Act I)
      • 4. Pres des ramparts de Seville (Seguidille) (Act I)
      • 5. Printemps qui commence (Act I)
      • 6. Amour! viens aider ma faiblesse! (Act II)

      Side 2

      • 1. Je veux vivre dans le reve (Act I)
      • 2. Ah, pour ce soir... Je suis Titania (Polonaise) (Act II)
      • 3. De cet affreux combat... pleurez, mes yeux! (Act III)
      • 4. Depuis le jour