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Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor Berlin, 29/09/1955

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Maria Callas (Artist) Format: Audio CD
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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1 Lucia di Lammermoor: Prelude to Act 1 (Live)
2 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 1: "Precorrete ... Percorriamo le spiagge vicine" (Normanno, Chorus) [Live]
3 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 1: "Tu sei turbato! ... E n'ho ben d'onde" (Normanno, Enrico, Raimondo) [Li
4 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 1: "Cruda, funesta smania" (Normanno, Enrico, Raimondo) [Live]
5 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 1: "Il tuo dubbio è omai certezza ... Come vinti da stanchezza" (Chorus, No
6 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 1: "La pietade in suo favore" (Enrico, Raimondo, Chorus) [Live]
7 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 1: "Ancor non giunse?" (Lucia, Alisa) [Live]
8 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 1: "Regnava nel silenzio alta la notte e bruna" (Lucia, Alisa) [Live]
9 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 1: "Quando rapito in estasi" (Lucia) [Live]
10 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 1: "Egli s'avanza ... Lucia, perdona se ad ora inusitata" (Alisa, Edgardo,
11 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 1: "Sulla tomba che rinserra il tradito genitore" (Edgardo, Lucia) [Live]
12 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 1: "Qui di sposa eterna fede ... Ah, soltanto il nostro foco" (Edgardo, Luc
13 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 1: "Ah, talor del tuo pensiero venga un foglio messaggero" (Edgardo, Lucia)
14 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 1: "Verranno a te sull'aure i miei sospiri ardenti" (Edgardo, Lucia) [Live]

Disc: 2

1 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 2: "Lucia fra poco a te verrà ... Tremante l'aspetto" (Normanno, Enrico) [L
2 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 2: "Appressati, Lucia ... Il pallor funesto, orrendo" (Enrico, Lucia) [Live
3 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 2: "Soffriva nel pianto ... Un folle t'accese" (Enrico, Lucia) [Live]
4 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 2: "Che fia? ... Suonar di giubilo" (Enrico, Lucia) [Live]
5 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 2: "Se tradirmi tu potrai ... Tu che vedi il pianto mio" (Enrico, Lucia) [L
6 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 2: "Per te d'immenso giubilo ... Per poco fra le tenebre sparì la vostra st
7 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 2: "Dov'è Lucia? ... Qui giungere or la vedrem" (Arturo, Enrico, Chorus) [L
8 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 2: "Piange la madre estinta" (Enrico, Lucia, Arturo, Raimondo) [Live]
9 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 2: "Chi mi frena in tal momento" (Edgardo, Enrico, Lucia, Raimondo, Arturo,
10 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 2: "T'allontana, sciagurato ... Rispettate in me di Dio" (Arturo, Enrico, C
11 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 2: "Sconsigliato! In queste porte chi ti guida?" (Enrico, Edgardo, Raimondo
12 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 2: "Esci, fuggi, il furor che m'accende" (Arturo, Enrico, Chorus, Raimondo,
13 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 3: "D'immenso giubilo s'innalzi un grido" (Chorus, Raimondo) [Live]
14 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 3: "Dalle stanze ove Lucia tratta avea col suo consorte" (Raimondo) [Live]
15 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 3: "Oh! Qual funesto avvenimento!" (Chorus, Raimondo) [Live]
16 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 3: "Il dolce suono mi colpì di sua voce! ... Ardon gli incensi" (Lucia, Rai
17 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 3: "Spargi d'amaro pianto" (Lucia, Raimondo, Chorus, Enrico) [Live]
18 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 3: "Tombe degli avi miei" (Edgardo) [Live]
19 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 3: "Fra poco a me ricovero darà negletto avello" (Edgardo) [Live]
20 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 3: "Oh, meschina! Oh, fato orrendo!" (Chorus, Edgardo) [Live]
21 Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 3: "Tu che a Dio spiegasti l'ali" (Edgardo, Raimondo, Chorus) [Live]

Editorial Reviews

Lucia di Lammermoor–likeLa sonnambula–had become associated with light-voiced sopranos, so when Callas took onthe title role in the early 1950s she proved revelatory with her combination of visceral power, technical refinement and interpretative insight. In 1955, she and the La Scala company visited Berlin to performLuciaand the result was what the Germans call a ‘Sternstunde’–a shining hour. It brought her together with another musical titan, Herbert von Karajan, andthe results were phenomenal, the more so for a cast that also included the tenor Giuseppe di Stefano, the baritone Rolando Panerai and the bass Nicola Zaccaria.

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.55 x 4.96 x 0.59 inches; 4.44 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Warner Classics
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 0190295844585
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2017
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ July 26, 2017
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Warner Classics
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B071GB8K71
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
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4.6 out of 5 stars
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Stephen Grabow
5.0 out of 5 stars The best of the three commercial releases of Callas as Lucia
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2018
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Of the three commercial releases of Maria Callas as Lucia di Lamermoor -- Florence 1953 with Di Stefano, Gobbi, and Serafin; Berlin 1955 with di Stefano, Panerai, and von Karajan; and London 1959 with Tagliavini, Cappuccilli, and Serafin -- this Berlin recording with La Scala and the RIAS Symphony under Karajan is the best, especially in this most recently (2017) digitally remastered version by Parlophone for Warne. Of the three it is the only live recording and captures the magic of the special Callas-Karajan- La Scala partnership from 1954 to 1955 which also brings out the best of di Stefano and Panerai. In the 'Mad Scene,' Callas actually seems to come unhinged -- so palpable is her identification with the role. No matter how much you may like the other versions -- or even the three by Sutherland and a fine one by Sills -- this unique live Callas-Karajan version should be in any serious Lucia collection.
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Opera Man
5.0 out of 5 stars A legendary recording.
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2020
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Callas is brilliant in this live recording of Lucia.It is her greatest performance of the role. And it is the greatest Lucia that I have ever heard. I own the Sills and the Sutherland recordings, and they are great. But Callas surpasses both of them. Her depth of feeling, her emotional portrayal, and the beauty of her voice are far above all others who have recorded the role. The recording is essential to any collector of opera recordings.
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Robert Shaw
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Lucia EVER
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2022
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Callas in top form. Same for di Stefano. This Lucia is superlative in every way.
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Vincent Freeman
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2018
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This remastered of a superior analogue source is simply amazing. The sound stage is more spacious and warm, and the space around the voices is more natural. Some distortions here and there remain. However, this is a vast improvement over the previous CD incarnations of this legendary performance.
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bsinj
4.0 out of 5 stars True, live performance
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2019
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This is the first live performance of Lucia that I have ever listened to (except Opus Arte DVD /La Scala/1992).

The atmosphere of the performance is captured very clearly even though the sound is clearly somewhat dated. The excitement compared to a studio recording is palpable.
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Nicholas Bartlett
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply essential for your music collection
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2017
This is considered by many to be Callas' greatest performance of any role at any time and they may be right. Warner tells us that they used a new analogue source for this and there are a few differences compared with the EMI release form 1997, so this is backed up by listening. Warner make the surprising claim that their source is warmer, broader *and* brighter than others, quite a claim! However, the proof of the recording is in the listening...

Richard Osborne reviewed the first EMI CD release in Gramophone "offering those of us who weren't there the chance to sample a sensation and discover why some normally robust critics were robbed of sleep for a week by the experience." I have been listening to this Lucia constantly over the last few days, it's a wonder I've got any sleep either. I find Divina record's release of the same recording disappointing, it's muddy in a lot of places where EMI isn't and the best version would be a composite of EMI and Divina (Divina has better clarity in the mad scene for example). EMI's mad scene is incredibly flat with the flute on one level and Callas in the background in the opening section. Divina has a totally different soundscape here with Callas clearly heard without the muffled effect that mars the EMI and the flute swirls around Callas in a way that gives it a 3D character. Unfortunately there is some radio static and electronic hum during the Divina mad scene which isn't on the EMI. It's hard to choose between the two, swings and roundabouts.

The Warner, however is a miracle. This remaster from an obviously superior source doesn't sound like a live recording from 1955, it could easily be mistaken for a 1940s studio recording. In fact there is something of a stereo feel to the sound. I don't hesitate to recommend the Warner it is indeed warmer, broader and brighter and every detail of the performance is there presented to us with the utmost fidelity.
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Erik Aleksander Moe
5.0 out of 5 stars So wonderful
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2019
This is some of the most beautiful (and I really mean that) singing I have ever heard, especially from Callas. The meaning and passion she injects into every note and syllable is something I haven't heard anybody I have heard in this role. This is the reason I fell in love with Callas' voice.
Not to mention the incredible performance of Giuseppe di Stefano, all under the leadership of a brilliant Karajan.
Simply put, perfect.
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Indiana Opera Buff
3.0 out of 5 stars DI STEFANO EXCELS BUT CALLAS DISAPPOINTS
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2019
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Based on the reviews, I assumed that I was finally going to hear Callas at her best. Alas! I hardly recognized her. The voice sounded thin and somewhat hoarse, and the vibrato was usually too fast except on some of the high notes where the well-known wobble was already starting to assert itself, and she was only 31 years old. The Mad Scene, of course, was very dramatic, as one might expect from Callas, but I could not get past the sound of the voice. Di Stefano, on the other hand, was a revelation. I have to admit that I had never heard a young Di Stefano before, and now I finally understand why he became famous. The applause following his big aria actually exceeded that of Callas after her mad scene, and he deserved it. His high note was glorious. I am going to give this recording to a friend. Any of the Lucia recordings of Sutherland or Sills exceeds this one, and for lack of space in my home, I will make do with them....
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Tomás Segura Salvador
5.0 out of 5 stars Una visión de la ópera.
Reviewed in Spain on September 10, 2020
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Me ha gustado todo.
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Cliente Amazon
4.0 out of 5 stars Storica è bella esecuzione
Reviewed in Italy on August 23, 2020
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Una bella storica edizione di quest’opera.
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captain cuttle
5.0 out of 5 stars A classic performance in very fine sound
Reviewed in Canada on April 28, 2018
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A superb performance, which I expected, but also very acceptable sound. Warner is working miracles with their remastering. I wish they'd get their hands on the DGG Karajan recordings of the 60's. DGG still haven't learnt how to digitize them without losing the subtleties of the original vinyl issues.
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Heinrich Neudhart
5.0 out of 5 stars Sternstunden der Oper in den 50er Jahren
Reviewed in Germany on November 7, 2019
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Erstklassiges Tondokument einer legendären Aufführung in Berlin. Der "kleine" Herbert von Karajan erweist sich als genialer Begleiter der "großen" Callas. Soweit mir bekannt ist, hat Karajan zu seinen Lebenszeiten die Wiedergabe dieser Aufnahme wegen künstlerischer Unvollkommenheiten untersagt. Solche Unvollkommenheiten lasse ich mir gerne gefallen !

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Dr. D. C. Palmer
5.0 out of 5 stars A Legendary Recording - Now with Better Sound
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 16, 2019
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This is a newly-sourced recording of a legendary live performance from Berlin in 1955. The combination of Maria Callas at the height of her powers and Herbert von Karajan is quite simply stunning. Karajan gives Callas the space and focus to make the part of Lucia entirely her own, and we remain spellbound throughout.

The recording isn't perfect - there are lots of thumps, bumps and creak from the stage - plus audience noise. Somewhat ironically, we get less of the latter when we really need it, for example, much of the applause has been cut, which makes the repeat of one aria seem a little self-indulgent on the part of the performers, rather than a response to a clearly-ecstatic audience.

Compared to the "original" EMI release of this recording there are certainly changes (as others have noted) - but it isn't all positive. Yes, the sound is fuller - the old EMI release sounds thin and constricted by comparison. However, no one else seems to have noted the absolutely horrendous tape print-through that permeates this release! We hear pre-echoes of almost every fortissimo, and this goes on and on and on. It would appear that, despite the superior technical quality of this tape, the tape itself wasn't stored very well, resulting in the very noticeable print-through. (I'm - frankly - rather amazed that the Abbey Road remastering engineers didn't see fit to expunge these effects - as they have done for street noises in the Maria Callas Remastered collection.)

Finally, why, oh why, can't Warner include a physical libretto these days? I'd have thought that most collectors would be happy to pay extra for this - especially if it included historical photos and was nicely packaged into a hardback "book" edition (as Decca and Deutsche Gramophone have done for their Limited Edition CD/Blu-Ray releases).
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