Release Date
Original Release
November 4, 1962
1h 10m
Maria Callas: At Covent Garden, 1962 and 1964 (1962)
Overview
Maria Callas’ legendary live performances from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, from 1962 and 1964 celebrate her triumphant return to the Covent Garden stage. Repertoire from these performances include Verdi: Tu che le vanità (Don Carlo), Bizet: Habanera & Séguedille (Carmen) and Puccini: Tosca (Act II complete). Her vivid portrayals of the tragic Elisabeth de Valois, the tantalising Carmen, and her vulnerable Tosca (directed by Franco Zeffirelli) captured the hearts of the London audiences. This is Maria Callas as the world remembers her. Renato Cioni, Tito Gobbi, Robert Bowman, Dennis Wicks Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden- Conducted by Georges Prêtre & Carlo Felice Cillario.
Cast
Maria Callas
Soprano (Don Carlo, Atto IV • Carmen • Tosca, Atto II)
Renato Cioni
Cavaradossi, Giacomo Puccini « Tosca, Atto II » extracts (9th February 1964)
Tito Gobbi
Giacomo Puccini « Tosca, Atto II » extracts (9th February 1964)
Robert Bowman
Spoletta, Giacomo Puccini « Tosca, Atto II » extracts (9th February 1964)
Dennis Wicks
Sciarrone, Giacomo Puccini « Tosca, Atto II » extracts (9th February 1964)
Edgar Boniface
Giacomo Puccini « Tosca, Atto II » extracts (9th February 1964)
0Victor Godfrey
Giacomo Puccini « Tosca, Atto II » extracts (9th February 1964)
Eric Garrett
Giacomo Puccini « Tosca, Atto II » extracts
Joan Sutherland
Vincezo Bllini « Norma » extracts
Mirto Piicchi
Vincezo Bllini « Norma » extracts
