Verdi: Nabucco

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Orchestra e Coro del Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Vittorio Gui

The temperament-filled role of Abigaille in Nabucco is notorious for its extreme vocal demands, but the young Callas – just 26 when she performed the role at Naples’ Teatro San Carlo – conquers it confidently and commandingly. Her astonishing capacities for both barnstorming power and intricate delicacy are called into play in this, her earliest live recording of a complete opera. These performances at one of Italy’s most celebrated opera houses represent the only occasion Callas sang the role of Abigaille on stage.

Nabucco: Gino Bechi

Ismaele: Gino Sinimberghi

Zaccaria: Luciano Neroni

Abigaille: Maria Callas

Fenena: Amalia Pini

Il Gran Sacerdote - The High Priest: Iginio Riccò

Abdallo: Luciano Della Pergola

Anna: Silvana Tenti