Puccini: Manon Lescaut (complete opera recorded in 1957)

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GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Manon Lescaut (complete opera recorded in 1957)
Giuseppe Di Stefano, Maria Callas / La Scala Orchestra and Chorus / Serafin

[ Naxos / CD ]

Release Date: Monday 1 February 2010

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Transferred by the award-winning Mark Obert-Thorn, this 1957 recording of Manon Lescaut with Callas singing the title rôle and Di Stefano as des Grieux, was one of Callas's last complete recordings at La Scala, Milan. Although the strain of her recent recording of Turandot sometimes takes its toll, her command of Manon is complete. Those pages that are rarely sung accurately by other lyric sopranos, for example 'L'ora, o Tirsi' from Act II, Callas sings with polish and precision, executing the triplets with perfect rhythmic command.

Tracks:

Manon Lescaut
Tosca, Act I: Recondita armonia
La Fanciulla del West, Act III: Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano
Gianni Schicchi: Avete torto … Firenze e come un albero fiorito
Turandot (excerpts)