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Verdi: Un ballo in maschera

Giuseppe di Stefano (Riccardo), Tito Gobbi (Renato), Maria Callas (Amelia), Fedora Barbieri (Ulrica), Eugenia Ratti (Oscar), Silvio Maionica (Samuele), Nicola Zaccaria (Tom), Ezio Giordano (Silvano)

Orhcestra and Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala, Antonino Votto

Verdi: Un ballo in maschera

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Gobbi's chocolate-smooth tones almost steal the show, but Callas gives a touching Amelia, and di Stefano is dashing and irresponsible. There is a strong cast and theatrical conducting from...

BBC Music Magazine, July 20085 out of 5 stars

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Verdi: Un ballo in maschera

Giuseppe di Stefano (Riccardo), Tito Gobbi (Renato), Maria Callas (Amelia), Fedora Barbieri (Ulrica), Eugenia Ratti (Oscar), Silvio Maionica (Samuele), Nicola Zaccaria (Tom), Ezio Giordano (Silvano)

Orhcestra and Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala, Antonino Votto

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Gobbi's chocolate-smooth tones almost steal the show, but Callas gives a touching Amelia, and di Stefano is dashing and irresponsible. There is a strong cast and theatrical conducting from...

BBC Music Magazine, July 20085 out of 5 stars

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This 1956 recording of Un ballo in maschera was made before Maria Callas undertook the role of Amelia on stage.

Contents and tracklist

Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Work length2:11:35
Prelude
Track length4:16
Act I Scene 1: Posa in pace, a' bei sogni ristora (Officers, Gentlemen, Samuel, Tom, Henchmen)
Track length1:35
Act I Scene 1: S'avanza il Conte (Oscar, Riccardo)
Track length1:36
Act I Scene 1: La rivedra nell'estasi (Riccardo, Oscar, Officers, Gentlemen, Samuel, Tom, Henchmen)
Track length1:58
Act I Scene 1: Il cenno mio di la con essi attendi (Riccardo, Oscar, Renato)
Track length2:34
Act I Scene 1: Alla vita che t'arride (Renato)
Track length2:50
Act I Scene 1: Il primo giudice (Oscar, Riccardo, Judge)
Track length1:30
Act I Scene 1: Volta la terrea (Oscar, Riccardo, Judge, Renato, Samuel, Tom, Henchmen)
Track length2:37
Act I Scene 1: Ogni cura si doni al diletto (Riccardo, Renato, Oscar, Samuel, Tom, Henchmen, Officers, Gentlemen)
Track length2:17
Act I Scene 2: Zitti … l'incanto non dessi turbare (Women, Children)
Track length2:02
Act I Scene 2: Re dell'abisso, affrettati (Ulrica)
Track length1:59
Act I Scene 2: Arrivo il primo! (Riccardo, Women, Ulrica)
Track length2:30
Act I Scene 2: Su, fatemi largo, saper vo' il mio fato (Silvano, Ulrica, Riccardo, Chorus, Servant)
Track length3:26
Act I Scene 2: Che v'agita cosi? (Ulrica, Amelia, Riccardo)
Track length1:27
Act I Scene 2: Della citta all'occaso (Ulrica, Amelia, Riccardo)
Track length1:30
Act I Scene 2: Consentimi, o Signore (Amelia, Ulrica, Riccardo, Chorus)
Track length2:28
Act I Scene 2: Su, profetessa, monta il treppie (Chorus, Oscar, Riccardo)
Track length0:48
Act I Scene 2: Di' tu se fedele (Riccardo, Chorus)
Track length3:21
Act I Scene 2: Chi voi siate, l'audace parola (Ulrica, Riccardo, Samuel, Oscar, Chorus)
Track length2:27
Act I Scene 2: E scherzo od e follia (Riccardo, Ulrica, Samuel, Tom, Oscar, Chorus)
Track length3:26
Act I Scene 2: Finisici il vaticinio (Riccardo, Ulrica, Chorus, Samuel, Tom, Renato, Silvano, Oscar, Henchmen)
Track length4:28
Act II: Prelude
Track length2:23
Act II: Ecco l'orrido campo ove s'accoppia (Amelia)
Track length1:30
Act II: Ma dall'arido stelo divulsa (Amelia)
Track length5:13
Act II: Teco io sto (Riccardo, Amelia)
Track length1:32
Act II: Non sai tu che se l'anima mia (Riccardo, Amelia)
Track length3:39
Act II: M'ami, m'ami! … Oh, qual soave brivido (Riccardo, Amelia)
Track length4:23
Act II: Ahime! S'appressa! (Amelia, Riccardo, Renato)
Track length2:11
Act II: Amico, gelosa t'affido una cura (Riccardo, Renato)
Track length0:55
Act II: Odi tu come fremono cupi (Amelia, Renato, Riccardo)
Track length1:57
Act II: Seguitemi (Renato, Amelia, Chorus, Samuel, Tom)
Track length2:39
Act II: Ve', se di notte qui colla sposa (Samuel, Tom, Renato, Amelia, Chorus)
Track length5:05
Act III Scene 1: A tal colpa e nulla il pianto (Renato, Amelia)
Track length2:18
Act III Scene 1: Morro, ma prima in grazia (Amelia)
Track length4:33
Act III Scene 1: Alzati! La tua figlio (Renato)
Track length1:35
Act III Scene 1: Eri tu che macchiavi quell'anima (Renato)
Track length4:37
Act III Scene 1: Siam soli. Udite (Renato, Tom, Samuel)
Track length2:37
Act III Scene 1: Dunque l'onta di tutti sol una (Renato, Samuel, Tom)
Track length0:55
Act III Scene 1: D'una grazia vi supplico (Renato, Samuel, Tom, Amelia)
Track length4:06
Act III Scene 1: Qual e dunque l'eletto? (Renato, Samuel, Amelia, Tom)
Track length1:15
Act III Scene 1: Il messaggio entri (Renato, Oscar, Amelia, Samuel, Tom)
Track length1:05
Act III Scene 1: Ah! Di che fulgor, che musiche (Oscar, Amelia, Renato, Samuel, Tom)
Track length2:42
Act III Scene 2: Forse la soglia attinse (Riccardo)
Track length2:41
Act III Scene 2: Ma se m'e forza perderti (Riccardo)
Track length2:42
Act III Scene 2: Ah! Dessa e la (Riccardo, Oscar)
Track length1:54
Act III Scene 3: Fervono amori e danze (Chorus, Samuel, Renato, Tom, Oscar)
Track length1:54
Act III Scene 3: Saper vorreste (Oscar)
Track length2:03
Act III Scene 3: Fervono amori e danze (Chorus, Renato, Oscar)
Track length1:29
Act III Scene 3: Ah! Perche qui! Fuggite (Amelia, Riccardo)
Track length4:40
Act III Scene 3: E tu ricevi il mio! (Renato, Riccardo, Amelia, Oscar, Chorus)
Track length1:15
Act III Scene 3: Ella e pura: in braccio a morte (Riccardo, Amelia, Oscar, Renato, Chorus)
Track length4:42

Awards and reviews

July 2008

Gobbi's chocolate-smooth tones almost steal the show, but Callas gives a touching Amelia, and di Stefano is dashing and irresponsible. There is a strong cast and theatrical conducting from Votto.
5 out of 5 stars

2010 edition

cast from strength, with all the principals - notably Gobbi and Giuseppe di Stefano - on top form, this is indispensable for Callas's admirers.
3 out of 4 stars
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