Il Trovatore - Giuseppe Verdi Performance of February 23th, 1953 at Teatro alla Scala, Milano conducted by A. Votto Teatro alla Scala Orchestra & Chorus Azucena: E. Stignani Manrico: G. Penno Il conte di Luna: C. Tagliabue Ferrando : G. Modesti LEGENDARY LR-CD-1007-2 1990 MYTO 2MCD90213 1990 G.O.P. 779-CD2 1995 SAKKARYS PR.SR.261/262 1997 SAKKARYS SR.DIVA1115/1116 1999 Musical Excerpts Live performance Official recording Callas worked with conductors that were already known as the greatest of their time, think of Serafin, De Sabata, Giulini, Votto, Rescigno, Prêtre… but also with young conductors that were going to be amongst the greatest of the twentieth century: Herbert von Karajan, with whom she recorded Il trovatore as previously said, and Leonard Bernstein.

This is one of the most beautiful testimonies, all origins considered, that Callas left us: the breath and the high notes, the purest, the most magnificent, the most beautiful trill in the world, a captivating tone, an emotion beyond all description – perfection. The public, essential for the feeling quality of a dal vivo recording, is here stricken with awe: as hard to please as it is grateful. Discography Live performances Performance of June 20th, 1950 at Palacio de Bellas-Artes, Mexico-City conducted by G. Picco Palacio de Bellas-Artes Orchestra & Chorus Azucena: G. Simionato Manrico: K. Baum Il conte di Luna: L. Warren Ferrando: N. Moscona MELODRAM MEL 26017 1998 MELODRAM GM 2.0015-10CD 1997 OPERA D'ORO COPD-1229 1999 MYTO 2CD002.H041 2000 FONO ENTERPRISE 1020.21 2001 ARKADIA 2CDGA2048 2001 Performance of January 27th, 1951 at Teatro San Carlo, Napoli conducted by T. Serafin Teatro San Carlo Orchestra & Chorus Azucena: C. Elmo Manrico: G. Lauri-Volpi Il conte di Luna: P. Silveri Ferrando : I. Tajo MELODRAM MEL 26001 1989 ENTERPRISE LV 948/49 1994 PANTHEON PHE 6636 1995 IDIS 6352/53 2001 Radio broadcast of March 13th, 1950 at Rai Auditorium, Torino conducted by A. Simonetto Concert of August 5th, 1957 at Anfiteatro Herodes Atticus, Athinai conducted by A. Votto CLS EMI Concert of December 19th, 1958 at Palais Garnier, Paris D'amor sull'ali rosee conducted by G. Sebastian FOYER; ERR 18 EMI Official recordings Recorded from 3rd to 9th of August, 1956 at Teatro Alla Scala, Milano conducted by H. von Karajan Chorus Master: N. Mola Teatro alla Scala Orchestra & Chorus Azucena: F. Barbieri Manrico: G. di Stefano Il conte di Luna: R. Panerai Ferrando: N. Zaccaria EMI