| Management number | 254498973 | Release Date | 2026/11/07 | List Price | US$7.70 | Model Number | 254498973 | ||
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Maria Callas TITLE: Verdi: Rigoletto (Mexico, 17/06/1952)(2CD) Callas only sang Gilda in Rigolettotwice on stage, in Mexico City in 1952, and this recording was taken from the first of those performances. She brought tonal substance and deep interpretative insight to a role that had sometimes been treated by light-voiced sopranos as an opportunity for coloratura display. Gilda's father, Rigoletto himself, is sung by Piero Campolonghi, an Italian baritone closely associated with the role, while Giuseppe di Stefano, is the dashing, but unscrupulous Duke of Mantua. He partnered Callas frequently during her career - on stage, in the recording studio and on a final concert tour of Europe, North America and Japan in 1974.
| Performer | Maria Callas |
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| Music genre | Classical |
| Music subgenre | Opera/Stage Works |
| Music release type | Release |
| Media format | CD |
| Original release date | 17/06/1952 |
| Edition | Standard |
| Has parental advisory label | N |
| Number of discs | 2 |
| Series title | Maria Callas - Verdi: Rigoletto (mexico 17/06/1952) [COMPACT DISCS] |
| Track listing | Rigoletto: Prelude to Act 1 (Live), Rigoletto, Act 1: "Della Mia Bella Incognita Borghese" (Duca, Borsa) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 1: "Questa O Quella" (Duca) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 1: "Partite? Crudele!" (Duca, Contessa) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 1: "In Testa Che Avete" (Rigoletto, Borsa, Chorus) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 1: "Gran Nuova! Gran Nuova!" (Marullo, Borsa, Chorus, Duca, Ceprano, Rigoletto) [Live, Rigoletto, Act 1: "Ch'io Gli Parli" (Monterone, Duca, Borsa, Rigoletto, Marullo, Ceprano, Chorus) [L, Rigoletto, Act 1: "O Tu Che la Festa Audace" (Duca, Borsa, Rigoletto, Marullo, Ceprano, Chorus) [Liv, Rigoletto, Act 1: "Quel Vecchio Maledivami!" (Rigoletto, Sparafucile) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 1: "Pari Siamo!" (Rigoletto) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 1: "Figlia!... Mio Padre!" (Rigoletto, Gilda, Giovanna) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 1: "Ah! Veglia, O Donna" (Rigoletto, Gilda, Giovanna, Duca) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 1: "Giovanna, Ho Dei Rimorsi" (Gilda, Giovanna, Duca) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 1: "È Il Sol Dell'anima" (Duca, Gilda, Ceprano, Borsa, Giovanna) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 1: "Addio! Speranza Ed Anima" (Duca, Gilda) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 1: "Gualtier Maldè!... Caro Nome" (Gilda, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 1: "Riedo!... Perché?... Silenzio!" (Rigoletto, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 1: "Zitti, Zitti, Moviamo a Vendetta" (Borsa, Marullo, Ceprano, Chorus) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 1: "Soccorso, Padre Mio!" (Gilda, Borsa, Marullo, Ceprano, Chorus, Rigoletto) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 2: "Ella Mi Fu Rapita!" (Duca) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 2: "Parmi Veder Le Lagrime" (Duca) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 2: "Duca, Duca!... Ebben?" (Borsa, Marullo, Ceprano, Chorus, Duca) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 2: "Povero Rigoletto!" (Marullo, Rigoletto, Chorus, Borsa, Ceprano) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 2: "Cortigiani, Vil Razza Dannata" (Rigoletto) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 2: "Mio Padre!... Dio! Mia Gilda!" (Gilda, Rigoletto) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 2: "Tutte Le Feste Al Tempio" (Rigoletto, Gilda) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 2: "Compiuto Pur Quanto" (Rigoletto, Gilda, Chorus, Monterone) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 2: "SÌ, Vendetta, Tremenda Vendetta" (Rigoletto, Gilda) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 3: "E L'ami?" (Rigoletto, Gilda, Duca, Sparafucile) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 3: "La Donna È Mobile (Duca, Sparafucile, Rigoletto) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 3: "Un DÌ, Se Ben Rammentomi" (Duca, Gilda, Maddalena, Rigoletto) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 3: "Bella Figlia Dell'amore" (Duca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 3: "Venti Scudi Hai Tu Detto?" (Rigoletto, Gilda, Duca, Maddalena) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 3: "È Amabile Invero" (Maddalena, Sparafucile, Gilda, Chorus) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 3: "Della Vendetta Alfin Giunge L'istante!" (Rigoletto, Sparafucile, Duca) [Live], Rigoletto, Act 3: "Chi È Mai, Chi È Qui in Sua Vece?" (Rigoletto, Gilda) [Live] |
| Record label | Warner Classics |
| Composer | Verdi |
| Songwriter | Maria Callas |
| Character | Gilda |
| Track name | Rigoletto: Prelude to Act 1, Rigoletto: Piero Campolonghi, Gilda: Maria Callas, Duca di Mantova: Giuseppe Di Stefano, Sparafucile: Ignacio Ruffino, Maddalena: María Teresa García, Giovanna: Ana María Feuss, Monterone: Gilberto Cerda, Marullo: Alberto Herrera, Borsa: Carlos Sagarminaga, Conte di Ceprano: Francisco Alonso, Contessa di Ceprano: Edna Patoni |
| Digital audio file format | CD |
| Music media format | CD |
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