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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
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Nina Simone
Mask
Paul Anka
Nina Simone
Chuck Berry
Fats Domino
Various Artists
Maria Callas
Maria Callas
Maria Callas
Maria Callas
Callas
Maria Callas
Maria Callas
