Maria Callas
Basilica di Sant’Eufemia, Milano 04 Aug 1953
Studio Remastered 2014
CD 0825646340903 - DIGITAL

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana

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Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano

Tullio Serafin

In 1939, as a 15-year-old student in Athens, Maria Callas made her stage debut in the demanding role of Santuzza in Cavalleria rusticana. Five years later she sang it professionally with the Greek National Opera Company. In 1953, when she was already a star shortly to record Tosca – Tullio Serafin enlisted her as the last-minute replacement for an indisposed colleague at the sessions for Mascagni’s one-acter at La Scala. The result was a recording in which full-blooded verismo was raised to new interpretative heights.

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana

Santuzza: Maria Callas
Turiddu: Giuseppe Di Stefano
Alfio: Rolando Panerai
Lola: Anna Maria Canali
Mamma Lucia: Ebe Ticozzi