Verdi

Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian opera composer. He was born near Busseto to a provincial family of moderate means, and developed a musical education with the help of a local patron. Verdi came to dominate the Italian opera scene after the era of Vincenzo Bellini, Gaetano Donizetti, and Gioachino Rossini, whose works significantly influenced him.

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MARIA CALLAS Arias, Vol. 1: Puccini & Verdi (1954, 1958) - PACO225

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PUCCINI Manon Lescaut, Madama Butterfly, La bohème, Gianni Schicchi, Turandot
VERDI Macbeth, Nabucco, Ernani

Ambient Stereo & Stereo studio recordings, 1954 & 1958
Total duration: 78:12

Maria Callas, soprano
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Tullio Serafin & Nicola Rescigno

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MARIA CALLAS Arias, Vol. 2: Lyric & Coloratura (1954, 1955) - PACO239

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LYRIC ARIAS Suor Angelica, Adriana Lecouvreur, Andrea Chénier, La Wally, Mefistofele
COLORATURA ARIAS Il barbiere di Siviglia, Dinorah, Lakmé, I vespri siciliani
LA SCALA SCENES Medea, La sonnambula

Studio recordings, 1954 & 1955
Total duration: 79:15

Maria Callas, soprano
Philharmonia Orchestra
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milan
conducted by Tullio Serafin

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MARIA CALLAS The Verdi Opera Collection (studio recordings, 1953-1956) - PABX048

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VERDI Aïda (r. 1955)
VERDI Il trovatore (r. 1956)
VERDI La forza del destino (r. 1954)
VERDI La traviata (r. 1953)
VERDI Rigoletto (r. 1955)
VERDI Un ballo in maschera (r. 1956)

Six studio opera recordings in Ambient Stereo XR remasters

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MILANOV Verdi - Aïda (Met Opera, 1953) - PACO147

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VERDI Aïda

Live broadcast recording, 1953
Total duration: 2hr 24:33

Aida - Zinka Milanov
Radamès - Mario Del Monaco
Amneris - Blanche Thebom
Amonasro - George London
Ramfis - Jerome Hines
King - Luben Vichey

Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera
conducted by Fausto Cleva

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MOLAJOLI Verdi: Aida (1928) - PACO054

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VERDI Aïda

Recorded in Milan, 1928
Total duration: 2hr 17:19

Giannina Arangi-Lombardi
Maria Capuana
Tancredi Pasero
Chorus of La Scala, Milan
Milan Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Lorenzo Molajoli

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PERTILE Verdi: Il Trovatore (1930) - PACO220

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VERDI Il Trovatore

Studio recording, 1930
Total duration: 1hr 54:09

Manrico - Aureliano Pertile
Azucena - Irene Minghini-Cattaneo
Leonora - Maria Carena
Conte di Luna - Apollo Granforte
Ferrando - Bruno Carmassi

Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
conducted by Gino Nastrucci

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