Bellini: La Sonnambula
Maria Callas (Amina), Nicola Monti (Elvino), Eugenia Ratti (Lisa), Fiorenza Cossotto (Teresa), Nicola Zaccaria (Rodolfo), Giuseppe Morresi (Alessio), Franco Ricciardi (Notaro)
Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala Milan, Antonino Votto
Bellini: La Sonnambula
Maria Callas (Amina), Nicola Monti (Elvino), Eugenia Ratti (Lisa), Fiorenza Cossotto (Teresa), Nicola Zaccaria (Rodolfo), Giuseppe Morresi (Alessio), Franco Ricciardi (Notaro)
Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala Milan, Antonino Votto
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Like Lucia di Lammermoor and Elvira (I puritani), Amina, the gentle heroine of La sonnambula, was a role that had become associated with light-voiced coloratura sopranos. Callas brought both a new substance and subtlety to the role when Luchino Visconti staged it for her at La Scala in 1955. This recording was made two years later, when the production was revived.
Contents and tracklist
- Maria Callas (soprano), Nicola Monti (tenor), Nicola Zaccaria (bass), Giuseppe Morresi (bass), Noberto Mola (director), Eugenia Ratti (tenor), Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo-soprano), Eugenia Ratti (soprano), Franco Ricciardi (tenor)
- Teatro alla Scala
- Antonino Votto