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Maria Callas is credited with changing the history of opera. Known as La Divina, she continues to fascinate as a supreme artist, but also as a woman and an icon of style. Her interpretations were as compelling for their dramatic truth as for their musical integrity. Her voice, with it's extraordinary range, was as distinctive as her infallible sense for a phrase. A magnetic presence, she brought operatic heroines to vivid life, magically shaping and colouring her tone, and making insightful use of the text of the libretto. La Divina Maria Callas BEST OF VINYL is a glittering selection of opera favorites that showcases, both in the studio (Side A) and on stage (Side B), her unique voice and her heartbreaking portrayal of tragic heroines. Album Tracks 1. Puccini Vissi D'arte (From Tosca) 2. Bizet L'amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle 'Habanera' (From Carmen) 3. Puccini Un Bel Di Vedremo (From Madama Butterfly) 4. Verdi Caro Nome (From Rigoletto) 5. Catalani Ebben? Ne Andrò Lontana (From la Wally) 6. Bellini Casta Diva (From Norma) 7. Verdi È Strano! È Strano!... Ah! Fors È Lui... Sempre Libera (From la Traviata) 8. Puccini Si, Mi Chiamano Mimi (From la Bohème) 9. Donizetti Cielo, a Miei Lunghi Spasimi... Coppia Iniqua (From Anna Bolena) 10. Puccini O Mio Babbino Caro (From Gianni Schicchi)