Since you are interested in A Portrait [3 CD set], here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
Joan Hammond, soprano
Last Rose of Summer [ Regis Records / CD - released 16/Feb/2005 ] "Truly stunning and luminous singing" MusicWeb April 2005 |
VERDI
La Traviata (Complete opera) plus bonus Verdi arias Maria Callas (soprano) Francesco Albanese (tenor) Ugo Savarese (bass) Turin RAI Orchestra. Conducted by Gabriele Santini [ Regis Records / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2004 ] "... reissue worth having alone for [her] very moving closing scene... " Penguin Guide |
DONIZETTI
Lucia Di Lammermoor (complete) plus 3 Bellini arias Maria Callas (soprano) Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor) Tito Gobbi (baritone) Orchestra & Chorus of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino / Tullio Serafin [ Regis Records / 2 CD - released 20/May/2007 ] "The Diva is better controlled than in her later stereo set, and indeed some of the coloratura is excitingly brilliant... there are memorable contributions from di Stefano and Gobbi..." Penguin Guide |