Maria Callas
Basilica di Sant’Eufemia, Milano 09 Mar 1957
Studio Remastered 2014
2CD 0825646341146 - DIGITAL

Bellini: La sonnambula

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Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano

Antonino Votto

Like Lucia di Lammermoor and Elvira (I puritani), Amina, the gentle heroine of La sonnambula, was a role that had become associated with light-voiced coloratura sopranos. Callas brought both a new substance and subtlety to the role when Luchino Visconti staged it for her at La Scala in 1955. This recording was made two years later, when the production was revived.

Bellini: La sonnambula

Amina: Maria Callas
Teresa: Fiorenza Cossotto
Il conte Rodolfo: Nicola Zaccaria
Elvino: Nicola Monti
Lisa: Eugenia Ratti
Alessio: Giuseppe Morresi
Un notaro: Franco Ricciardi