Cherubini: Medea (complete opera live 1953) with Maria Callas, Fedora Barbieri, Leonard Bernstein, Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan
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Edition: Music CDFormat: Live, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2002-11-05
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Sinfonia
- Act One: Che? Quando Gia Corona Amor
- Act One: O Amore, Vieni A Me!
- Act One: No, Non Temer
- Act One: O Bella Glauce
- Act One: Colco! Pensier Fatal!
- Act One: Or Che Piu Non Vedro
- Act One: Ah, Gia Troppo Turbo
- Act One: Pronube Dive
- Act One: Signor! Ferma Una Donna
- Act One: Qui Tremar Devi Tu
- Act One: Taci, Giason
- Act One: Dei Tuoi Figli La Madre
- Act One: Son Vane Qui Minacce
- Act One: Nemici Senza Cor
- Act Two: Introduzione
- Act Two: Soffrir Non Posso
- Act Two: Date Almen Per Pieta
- Act Two: Medea, O Medea!
- Act Two: Solo Un Pianto Con Te Versare
- Act Two: Creonte A Me Solo Un Giorno Da?
- Act Two: Figli, Miei, Miei Tesor
- Act Two: Hai Dato Pronto Ascolto
- Act Two: Ah! Triste Canto!...Dio Dell'Amor!
- Act Three: Introduzione
- Act Three: Numi, Venite A Me
- Act Three: Del Fiero Duol Che Il Cor Mi Frange
- Act Three: Neris, Che Hai Fatto
- Act Three: E Che? Lo Son Medea!
Free Music Notes for Cherubini: Medea (complete opera live 1953) with Maria Callas, Fedora Barbieri, Leonard Bernstein, Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan
Free Music Review: Callas Great - Sound Quality Lousy
Hit: 2 Stars
Cherubini's Medea is most likely one of the most beautiful and powerful operas ever written, and Maria Callas sure knows how to sing it. Bernstein does a typical Bernstein job to conduct it, and it is life. However, I personally didn't like the recording, and find the sound quality too bad. There is another recording out there conducted by Tullio Serafin, with much better sound quality and at least the same drama. Do not make the mistake and mistake one for the other. In particular, you can try to buy the Serafin version on Amazon, and you might just get the Bernstein version (this is how I ended up with my version).
Cherubini: Medea (complete opera live 1953) with Maria Callas, Fedora Barbieri, Leonard Bernstein, Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan Poster
Leonard Bernstein learned the score to Medea in five days after another conductor fell ill. It was also the first time he worked with Maria Callas. The result is electrifying. Bernstein hardly sees the score as the "classical" composition it had been considered, and Callas agrees--this is high drama, as close to verismo as possible. The performance, taped live in 1953, is a whirlwind of emotions. Callas, at her vocal best, with high notes blazing and solid and chest voice so dangerously pushed that it's a wonder her career lasted as long as it did, is an utterly malignant Medea, spitting out her rage in a way that is almost visible. The rest of the cast is good enough (or better than that), and the La Scala forces are in a controlled frenzy. EMI has cleaned up the sound of this (previously) "private" recording and eliminated much of the applause (after her first aria, Callas received a 10-minute standing ovation). Even if you own the old, studio-recorded Callas Medea, this will open your ears to the opera anew. Simply staggering--and midprice. --Robert LevineOpera & Vocal Music CDs
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