Maria Callas
Basilica di Sant’Eufemia, Milano 30 Mar 1953
Studio Remastered 2014
2CD 0825646341184 - DIGITAL

Bellini: I puritani

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Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano

Tullio Serafin

Until she achieved a triumph in the delicate coloratura role of Elvira in I puritani – in Venice in 1949 under the tutelage of maestro Tullio Serafin – Maria Callas had been making her name in dramatic roles, such as the epically- scaled title role in Die Walküre, which she had been singing just days before. Her success in Bellini’s final opera set her firmly on the path to bel canto supremacy. Joining her as Arturo in this 1953 recording is one of her best-loved colleagues, the tenor Giuseppe Di Stefano.

Bellini: I puritani

Elvira: Maria Callas
Arturo: Giuseppe Di Stefano
Riccardo: Rolando Panerai
Giorgio: Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Bruno: Angelo Mercuriali
Gualtiero Valton: Carlo Forti
Enrichetta: Aurora Cattelani