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Maria Callas: we celebrate La Divina on her 100th anniversary
Maria Callas: we celebrate La Divina on her 100th anniversary
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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Dec 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The soprano Maria Callas was born on December 2, 1923, and during her short life – she died aged 53 – rose to become one of the most celebrated singers of all time. And even 46 years after her death she remains a unique and unassailable figure in the world of opera and its interpretation. She left a substantial recorded catalogue – both commercially for Columbia/EMI/Warner Classics and on the myriad pirate recordings that still circulate. To mark this milestone anniversary Warner Classics has issued a 131-CD and one DVD set celebrating her art, 'La Divina – Callas in all her roles', a wonderful survey of her musical career. This Warner Classics Icons podcast has been made by Gramophone, and on it James Jolly talks to Richard Fairman, a regular contributor to Gramophone and also the music critic of The Financial Times.
Released:
Dec 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Murray Perahia and Christophe Rousset - the Gramophone Podcast, January 2011: Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Murray Perahia and Christophe Rousset - the Gramophone Podcast, January 2011 by The Gramophone Classical Music Podcast