Medea

~ Release by Luigi Cherubini; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Nicola Rescigno, Maria Callas, Jon Vickers, Fiorenza Cossotto (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Recorded live: 1959.6.30 London, Covent Garden

“First legitimate publication of the live recording …, under license by Maria Callas estate.”

Erratum:
Tracklist has CD1: 13 tracks, CD2: 18 tracks, with individual as well as composite timings. Actual tracks are CD1: 2 tracks, CD2: 2 tracks.

Booklet has full libretto (Italian only) with track cues faulty as above.

Annotation last modified on 2020-01-31 09:51 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Medea: Ouverture
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1959-06-30)
conductor:
Nicola Rescigno (conductor) (on 1959-06-30)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1959-06-30)
live recording of:
Médée: Overture (on 1959-06-30)
composer:
Luigi Cherubini (composer)
part of:
Medea (Italian translation of Franz Lachner's 1855 German version of the Cherubini/Hoffmann French opéra-comique Médée)
part of:
Médée
Luigi Cherubini6:55
2Medea: Atto I
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1959-06-30)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1959-06-30)
conductor:
Nicola Rescigno (conductor) (on 1959-06-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sakkaris Records Ltd. (Greek record and distribution company) (in 1997)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1959-06-30)
live recording of:
Medea: Atto I (on 1959-06-30)
composer:
Luigi Cherubini (composer)
librettist:
François Benoît Hoffmann
translator:
Carlo Zangarini (in 1909)
part of:
Medea (Italian translation of Franz Lachner's 1855 German version of the Cherubini/Hoffmann French opéra-comique Médée)
Luigi Cherubini49:07
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Medea: Atto II
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1959-06-30)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1959-06-30)
conductor:
Nicola Rescigno (conductor) (on 1959-06-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sakkaris Records Ltd. (Greek record and distribution company) (in 1997)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1959-06-30)
live recording of:
Medea: Atto II (on 1959-06-30)
composer:
Luigi Cherubini (composer)
librettist:
François Benoît Hoffmann
translator:
Carlo Zangarini (in 1909)
part of:
Medea (Italian translation of Franz Lachner's 1855 German version of the Cherubini/Hoffmann French opéra-comique Médée)
Luigi Cherubini43:52
2Medea: Atto III
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1959-06-30)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (on 1959-06-30)
conductor:
Nicola Rescigno (conductor) (on 1959-06-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sakkaris Records Ltd. (Greek record and distribution company) (in 1997)
recorded at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1959-06-30)
live recording of:
Medea: Atto III (on 1959-06-30)
composer:
Luigi Cherubini (composer)
librettist:
François Benoît Hoffmann
translator:
Carlo Zangarini (in 1909)
part of:
Medea (Italian translation of Franz Lachner's 1855 German version of the Cherubini/Hoffmann French opéra-comique Médée)
Luigi Cherubini30:01

Credits

Release

artwork:alfa‐mi S.A. (credited for artwork)
licensed from:Maria Callas estate (soprano)
distributed by:Sakkaris Records Ltd. (Greek record and distribution company)
copyrighted (©) by:Sakkaris Records Ltd. (Greek record and distribution company) (in 1997)
part of:The Greatest Years of Maria Callas (order: 3)
ASIN:US: B0030BUXIA [info]