Maria Callas - Pure (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 77:54 minutes | 1,15 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet
Opera singers come and go, but just a few – the legends – live on. And Maria Callas was the greatest legend of them all, though not just for the wonder of her voice. She changed the way people thought about opera, but she also became famous as the glamorous celebrity who fell in love with Aristotle Onassis, leaving her elderly husband to live with him on his yacht Christina and enjoy the high life with the international jet set.
Of course it ended badly. She lived her life like one of her own tragic heroines who (as women tend to do in opera) sing, suffer and die. And her own death came at just 53, after a dazzling but short career that took in heavy roles alongside decorative, nightingale-like ones – ignoring the established rules of vocal health and probably explaining why her voice finally gave out as it did.
But in that time she did extraordinary things, using the muscle of those heavy heroines to empower the nightingales with strength and depth of feeling nobody had thought to offer them before. She gave them credibility as drama. Her performances were absolute and self-exposing: she held nothing back. And she was even tougher on herself than she could be on others – which is why her voice was never quite the flawless instrument singers are meant to cultivate. Her personality was far too volatile and too self-sacrificing in its love affair with risk.
In the mythology of opera, though, that’s what the audience demands. We want the diva to be both a goddess and a slave: to give her life for art. We thrill to the dimension of that sacrifice. And Callas dutifully obliged.
Tracklist:
01 - Carmen, Act 1: "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Carmen, Chorus) [Habanera]
02 - Norma, Act 1: "Casta diva" (Norma, Chorus)
03 - Gianni Schicchi, Act 1: "O mio babbino caro" (Lauretta)
04 - La Wally, Act 1: "Ebben?…Ne andrò lontana" (Wally)
05 - La Traviata, Act 1: "Ah fors'e lui" (Violetta)
06 - La Traviata, Act 1: "Sempre libera" (Violetta, Alfredo)
07 - Tosca, Act 2: "Vissi d'arte" (Tosca)
08 - Madama Butterfly, Act 2: "Un bel di vedremo" (Butterfly)
09 - Andrea Chénier, Act 3: "La mamma morta" (Maddalena)
10 - La Bohème, Act 3: "Donde lieta uscì al tuo grido d'amore" (Mimì)
11 - Adriana Lecouvreur, Act 1: "Ecco: respiro appena…Io son l'umile ancella" (Adriana Lecouvreur)
12 - Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 3: "Il dolce suono … Ardon gli incensi" (Lucia, Raimondo, Normanno, Chorus)
13 - Il Trovatore, Act 4: "D'amor sull'ali rosee" (Leonora)
14 - Otello, Act 4: "Ave Maria" (Desdemona)
15 - Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Act 1: "Una voce poco fa" (Rosina)
16 - Orphée et Eurydice, Act 4: "J'ai perdu mon Eurydice" (Orfeo)
17 - Samson et Dalila, Act 2: "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix" (Dalila)
18 - Carmen, Act 2: "Les tringles des sistres tintaient" (Camen, Frasquita, Mercédès)
Analyzed: Maria Callas, Coro Cetra, Orchestra Sinfonica della Rai & Gabriele Santini / Pure - Maria Callas (1)
Maria Callas, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano & Tullio Serafin / Pure - Maria Callas (2)
Maria Callas, Jean Laforge, Choeurs Rene Duclos, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris & Georges Prêtre / Pure - Maria Callas (3)
Maria Callas, Nadine Sautereau, Jane Berbié, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris & Georges Prêtre / Pure - Maria Callas (4)
Maria Callas, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano & Antonino Votto / Pure - Maria Callas (5)
Maria Callas, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano & Herbert von Karajan / Pure - Maria Callas (6-7)
Maria Callas, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano & Victor de Sabata / Pure - Maria Callas (8)
Maria Callas, Orchestra Sinfonica della Rai & Gabriele Santini / Pure - Maria Callas (9)
Maria Callas, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire & Nicola Rescigno / Pure - Maria Callas (10)
Maria Callas, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française & Georges Prêtre / Pure - Maria Callas (11-12)
Maria Callas, Philharmonia Orchestra & Alceo Galliera / Pure - Maria Callas (13)
Maria Callas, Philharmonia Orchestra & Tullio Serafin / Pure - Maria Callas (14-17)
Maria Callas, Renzo Casellato, Bernard Ladysz, Roberto Benaglio, Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra & Tullio Serafin / Pure - Maria Callas (18)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -1.99 dB -15.96 dB 4:03 06-La Traviata, Act 1: "Sempre libera" (Violetta, Alfredo)
DR9 -1.99 dB -16.92 dB 5:40 02-Norma, Act 1: "Casta diva" (Norma, Chorus)
DR13 -0.97 dB -19.46 dB 4:29 01-Carmen, Act 1: "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Carmen, Chorus) [Habanera]
DR12 -0.20 dB -17.72 dB 4:28 18-Carmen, Act 2: "Les tringles des sistres tintaient" (Camen, Frasquita, Mercédès)
DR10 -1.63 dB -18.16 dB 3:26 10-La Bohème, Act 3: "Donde lieta uscì al tuo grido d'amore" (Mimì)
DR8 -3.87 dB -17.22 dB 4:47 08-Madama Butterfly, Act 2: "Un bel di vedremo" (Butterfly)
DR9 -2.13 dB -17.97 dB 4:08 13-Il Trovatore, Act 4: "D'amor sull'ali rosee" (Leonora)
DR11 -0.32 dB -15.82 dB 3:19 07-Tosca, Act 2: "Vissi d'arte" (Tosca)
DR8 -4.54 dB -18.27 dB 3:07 05-La Traviata, Act 1: "Ah fors'e lui" (Violetta)
DR11 -4.44 dB -22.30 dB 4:50 14-Otello, Act 4: "Ave Maria" (Desdemona)
DR11 -4.74 dB -20.92 dB 4:29 16-Orphée et Eurydice, Act 4: "J'ai perdu mon Eurydice" (Orfeo)
DR12 -2.01 dB -21.29 dB 5:24 17-Samson et Dalila, Act 2: "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix" (Dalila)
DR12 -1.64 dB -20.82 dB 6:24 15-Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Act 1: "Una voce poco fa" (Rosina)
DR11 -2.89 dB -18.96 dB 2:38 03-Gianni Schicchi, Act 1: "O mio babbino caro" (Lauretta)
DR9 -1.49 dB -16.43 dB 4:55 04-La Wally, Act 1: "Ebben?…Ne andrò lontana" (Wally)
DR10 -0.67 dB -16.40 dB 4:56 09-Andrea Chénier, Act 3: "La mamma morta" (Maddalena)
DR12 -1.97 dB -20.13 dB 3:50 11-Adriana Lecouvreur, Act 1: "Ecco: respiro appena…Io son l'umile ancella" (Adriana Lecouvreur)
DR12 -1.79 dB -19.08 dB 3:02 12-Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 3: "Il dolce suono … Ardon gli incensi" (Lucia, Raimondo, Normanno, Chorus)
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Number of tracks: 18
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1324 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Maria Callas, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano & Tullio Serafin / Pure - Maria Callas (2)
Maria Callas, Jean Laforge, Choeurs Rene Duclos, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris & Georges Prêtre / Pure - Maria Callas (3)
Maria Callas, Nadine Sautereau, Jane Berbié, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris & Georges Prêtre / Pure - Maria Callas (4)
Maria Callas, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano & Antonino Votto / Pure - Maria Callas (5)
Maria Callas, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano & Herbert von Karajan / Pure - Maria Callas (6-7)
Maria Callas, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano & Victor de Sabata / Pure - Maria Callas (8)
Maria Callas, Orchestra Sinfonica della Rai & Gabriele Santini / Pure - Maria Callas (9)
Maria Callas, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire & Nicola Rescigno / Pure - Maria Callas (10)
Maria Callas, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française & Georges Prêtre / Pure - Maria Callas (11-12)
Maria Callas, Philharmonia Orchestra & Alceo Galliera / Pure - Maria Callas (13)
Maria Callas, Philharmonia Orchestra & Tullio Serafin / Pure - Maria Callas (14-17)
Maria Callas, Renzo Casellato, Bernard Ladysz, Roberto Benaglio, Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra & Tullio Serafin / Pure - Maria Callas (18)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -1.99 dB -15.96 dB 4:03 06-La Traviata, Act 1: "Sempre libera" (Violetta, Alfredo)
DR9 -1.99 dB -16.92 dB 5:40 02-Norma, Act 1: "Casta diva" (Norma, Chorus)
DR13 -0.97 dB -19.46 dB 4:29 01-Carmen, Act 1: "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Carmen, Chorus) [Habanera]
DR12 -0.20 dB -17.72 dB 4:28 18-Carmen, Act 2: "Les tringles des sistres tintaient" (Camen, Frasquita, Mercédès)
DR10 -1.63 dB -18.16 dB 3:26 10-La Bohème, Act 3: "Donde lieta uscì al tuo grido d'amore" (Mimì)
DR8 -3.87 dB -17.22 dB 4:47 08-Madama Butterfly, Act 2: "Un bel di vedremo" (Butterfly)
DR9 -2.13 dB -17.97 dB 4:08 13-Il Trovatore, Act 4: "D'amor sull'ali rosee" (Leonora)
DR11 -0.32 dB -15.82 dB 3:19 07-Tosca, Act 2: "Vissi d'arte" (Tosca)
DR8 -4.54 dB -18.27 dB 3:07 05-La Traviata, Act 1: "Ah fors'e lui" (Violetta)
DR11 -4.44 dB -22.30 dB 4:50 14-Otello, Act 4: "Ave Maria" (Desdemona)
DR11 -4.74 dB -20.92 dB 4:29 16-Orphée et Eurydice, Act 4: "J'ai perdu mon Eurydice" (Orfeo)
DR12 -2.01 dB -21.29 dB 5:24 17-Samson et Dalila, Act 2: "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix" (Dalila)
DR12 -1.64 dB -20.82 dB 6:24 15-Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Act 1: "Una voce poco fa" (Rosina)
DR11 -2.89 dB -18.96 dB 2:38 03-Gianni Schicchi, Act 1: "O mio babbino caro" (Lauretta)
DR9 -1.49 dB -16.43 dB 4:55 04-La Wally, Act 1: "Ebben?…Ne andrò lontana" (Wally)
DR10 -0.67 dB -16.40 dB 4:56 09-Andrea Chénier, Act 3: "La mamma morta" (Maddalena)
DR12 -1.97 dB -20.13 dB 3:50 11-Adriana Lecouvreur, Act 1: "Ecco: respiro appena…Io son l'umile ancella" (Adriana Lecouvreur)
DR12 -1.79 dB -19.08 dB 3:02 12-Lucia di Lammermoor, Act 3: "Il dolce suono … Ardon gli incensi" (Lucia, Raimondo, Normanno, Chorus)
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Number of tracks: 18
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1324 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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