Verdi / Callas - Rigoletto - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

2014 Maria Callas re-mastered series reissue. With this Abbey Road 24-bit 96kHz re-master, engineers returned to the original master tapes, bringing new clarity & brilliance to her legendary studio recordings. Callas only sang Gilda in Rigoletto in one run of performances, in Mexico City in 1952, and she recorded the role three years later. She moves beyond the girlish tone and sparkling coloratura of the character's first scenes to create a figure of tragic stature as events unfold. 'Once heard, this rendering is never likely to be forgotten, ' was Gramophone's judgment on her interpretation, and the same could apply to Tito Gobbi's, embodying every aspect of the accursed court jester. Album Tracks 1. Rigoletto, Act 1 Prelude - Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Tullio Serafin 2. Rigoletto, Act 1 InchDella Mia Bella Incognita BorgheseInch (The Duke of Mantua, Borsa) - Giuseppe Di Stefano, Renato Ercolani, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Tullio Serafin 3. Rigoletto, Act 1 InchQuesta O QuellaInch (The Duke of Mantua) - Giuseppe Di Stefano, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Tullio Serafin 4. Rigoletto, Act 1 InchPartite? Crudele!Inch (The Duke of Mantua, Contessa Ceprano) - Giuseppe Di Stefano, Elvira Galassi, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Tullio Serafin 5. Rigoletto, Act 1 InchIn Testa Che AveteInch (Rigoletto, Borsa, Chorus) - Tito Gobbi, Renato Ercolani, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Tullio Serafin 6. Rigoletto, Act 1 InchGran Nuova! Gran Nuova!Inch (Marullo, Borsa, the Duke of Mantua, Ceprano, Rigoletto, Chorus) - William Dickie, Renato Ercolani, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Carlo Forti, Tito Gobbi, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla SC 7. Rigoletto, Act 1 InchCh'io Gli ParliInch (Monterone, the Duke of Mantua, Borsa, Rigoletto, M