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"Maria Callas, Commendatore OMRI (Greek: Μαρία Κάλλας; December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned opera singers of the 20th century. Critics praised her bel canto technique, wide-ranging voice and dramatic gifts. Her repertoire ranged from classical opera seria to the bel canto operas of Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini; further, to the works of Verdi and Puccini; and, in her early career, to the music dramas of Wagner. Her musical and dramatic talents led to her being hailed as La Divina. Born in New York City and raised by an overbearing mother, she received her musical education in Greece and established her career in Italy. Forced to deal with the exigencies of wartime poverty and with myopia that left her nearly blind onstage, she endured struggles and scandal over the course of her career. She turned herself from a heavy woman into a svelte and glamorous one after a mid-career weight loss, which might have contributed to her vocal decline and the premature end of her career. The press exulted in publicizing Callas's allegedly temperamental behaviour, her supposed rivalry with Renata Tebaldi and her love affair with Aristotle Onassis. Her dramatic life and personal tragedy have often overshadowed Callas the artist in the popular press. However, her artistic achievements were such that Leonard Bernstein called her "The Bible of opera"; and her influence was so enduring that, in 2006, Opera News wrote of her: "Nearly thirty years after her death, she's still the definition of the diva as artist—and still one of classical music's best-selling vocalists."

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• CD 1
• Verdi, Giuseppe
• Ghislanzoni, Antonio - lyricist(s)
• Aida - 02:23:54
• 1. Act I: Prelude - 03:35
• 2. Act I Scene 1: Si, Corre voce che l'Etiope - 01:46
• 3. Act I Scene 1: Se quel guerrier io fossi! … Celeste Aida - 04:49
• 4. Act I Scene 1: Quale insolita gioia nel tuo sguardo! (Amneris) - 03:04
• 5. Act I Scene 1: Vieni, o diletta appressati (Amneris) - 02:31
• 6. Act I Scene 1: Alta cagion v'aduna o fidi egizii (Il Re) - 03:10
• 7. Act I Scene 1: Su! Del Nilo al sacro lido (Il Re) - 02:48
• 8. Act I Scene 1: Ritorna vincitor! (Aida) - 06:41
• 9. Act I Scene 2: Possente possente Ftha (Sacerdotessa) - 02:03
• 10. Act I Scene 2: Immenso Ftha (Sacerdotesse) - 02:52
• 11. Act I Scene 2: Nume, custode e vindice (Ramfis) - 04:00
• 12. Act II Scene 1: Chi mai fra gl'inni e i plausi (Schiave) - 02:38
• 13. Act II Scene 1: Dance of the Moorish Slaves - 01:44
• 14. Act II Scene 2: Vieni, sul crin ti piovano (Schiave) - 01:33
• 15. Act II Scene 1: Fu la sorte dell'armi (Amneris) - 05:21
• 16. Act II Scene 2: Pieta ti prenda del mio dolor (Aida) - 04:53
• 17. Act II Scene 2: Gloria all'Egitto ad Iside (Popolo) - 02:34
• 18. Act II Scene 2: Marcia (Triumphal March) - 01:32
• 19. Act II Scene 2: Ballet - 04:55
• 20. Act II Scene 2: Vieni o guerriero vindice (Popolo) - 02:22
• 21. Act II Scene 2: Salvator della patria io ti saluto (Il Re) - 02:04
• 22. Act II Scene 2: Che veggo! Egli? Mio padre! … Anch'io pugnai … Ma tu, Re, Tu signore possente (Aida) - 05:57
• CD 2
• Verdi, Giuseppe
• Ghislanzoni, Antonio - lyricist(s)
• Aida - 02:23:54
• 1. Act II Scene 2: O re pei sacri numi (Radames) - 06:01
• 2. Act III: O tu che sei d'Osiride (Chorus) - 05:44
• 3. Act III: Qui Radames verra! (Aida) - 00:51
• 4. Act III: O patria mia (Aida) - 06:02
• 5. Act III: Ciel Mio padre! (Aida) - 08:00
• 6. Act III: Pur ti riveggo, mia dolce Aida (Radames) - 02:53
• 7. Act III: Fuggiam gli ardori inospiti (Aida) - 06:26
• 8. Act III: Ma dimmi; per qual via (Aida) - 03:53
• 9. Act IV Scene 1: L'aborrita rivale a me sfuggia (Amneris) - 02:36
• 10. Act IV Scene 1: Gia i sacerdoti adunansi (Amneris) - 06:31
• 11. Act IV Scene 1: Ohime! Morir mi sento (Amneris) - 06:49
• 12. Act IV Scene 1: A lui vivo, la tomba! (Amneris) - 03:40
• 13. Act IV Scene 2: La fatal pietra sovra me si chiuse (Radames) - 06:08
• 14. Act IV Scene 2: O terra addio; addio valle di pianti (Aida) - 05:28