The sound of the original tapes! Unlike EMI's 1980 commercial release of irritatingly poor quality, this legendary CD edition of the 'Lisbon Traviata' was issued by RDP in December 2000 from its original source tape, with no commercial intentions. The true glory of RDP's Lisbon Traviata remains its sound, limpid and crystalline. Though its source is monophonic, it reveals to the listener the completeness of what took place on the Sao Carlos stage on the evening of March 27th, 1958, capturing even the subtlest details of Kraus and La Divina's operatic genius.
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La traviata is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on La dame aux Camélias (1852), a play adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils. The title "La traviata" means literally The Woman Gone Astray, or perhaps more figuratively, The Fallen Woman. It was originally entitled Violetta, after the main character.
Much has been said about the detailed web of vocal inflections in which Callas created her characters. Her Violetta breathes through the subtle embroidery of vocal colours. One only needs to listen to the courtesan's entrance in the first act in order to witness the first sublime strokes made by the Greek soprano. A willful "lo voglio?". A skeptical smile in "Scherzate", the refined irony in "Voi, Barone, non foste altrettanto", followed by delicate dynamic contrasts in the famous "Brindisi". Thanks to the superior sound quality of RDP's Traviata, listeners can feast and be marveled by many more examples of Callas miraculous artistry. In previous releases, those same examples are muffled and obscured, seem diluted and almost disappear. To paraphrase La Divina, when comparing RDP's reissue and previous bootleg editions, the differences are dramatic as champagne and water.
At the conclusion of the recording, a bonus track reveals a message from Maria Callas dedicated to the portuguese audience in a bonus track, taped in anticipation of her performance.
Since the first edition (issued solely in Portugal) is already sold out, it is only natural that opera lovers worldwide will long for a future reissue, but the prospects are not encouraging. Joao Pereira Bastos admitted that a Lisbon Traviata reissue is not a priority for RDP as a public radio station, and only in the most exceptional and justifiable circumstances does the organization produce CD editions of tapes from its archives. The project is dependent upon the will of the stations administration as well as favourable counsel from the RDP's legal department.
Avaxhome's opera lovers won't have to wait for such reissue and can enjoy left now a lossless version of this excellent edition, carefully ripped from one of the just 2.000 copies put in circulation.
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download includes La Traviata Vocal and Orchestral Scoresheets in PDF format, together with a text file relating the interesting story of this fabulous edition.
Principal Roles
Maria Callas - Violetta Valéry, a courtesan, soprano,
Alfredo Kraus - Alfredo Germont, a young aristocrat, tenor,
Mario Sereni - Giorgio Germont, Alfredo's father, baritone,
Laura Zanini - Flora Bervoix, Violetta's friend, mezzo-soprano,
Maria Cristina De Castro - Annina, Violetta's maid, soprano,
Piero De Palma - Gastone, Alfredo's friend, tenor,
Alvaro Malta - Barone Douphol, Violetta's lover, baritone,
Vito Susca - Marchese d'Obigny, bass,
Alessandro Maddalena - Dottore Grenvil, bass,
Manuel Leitao - Commissioner, bass,
Orchestra
Orquestra Sinfónica Nacional Portuguesa (Portugal's National Symphony Orchestra)
Director : Franco Ghione
Disc 1
01. Preludio (4:19)
Acto I
02. Acto 1 - Dell'invito trascorsa è gia l'ora (5:19)
03. Acto 1 - Libiamo ne' lieti calici (3:08)
04. Acto 1 - Che è ciò (2:22)
05. Acto 1 - Un di felice, eterea (4:14)
06. Acto 1 - Ebben? che diavol fate? (3:04)
07. Acto 1 - È strano! è strano! (4:33)
08. Acto 1 - Follie! Follie! Delirio vano è questo (5:55)
Acto II (1° cena)
09. Acto 2 - Lunge da lei per me non v'ha diletto (1:55)
10. Acto 2 - De' miei bollenti spiriti (3:42)
11. Acto 2 - Alfredo? (0:48)
12. Acto 2 - Madamigella Valéry? (3:04)
13. Acto 2 - Pura siccome un angelo (1:28)
14. Acto 2 - Ah! comprendo (5:54)
15. Acto 2 - Ah! Dite alla giovine si bella e pura (5:49)
16. Acto 2 - Morrò! (4:26)
17. Acto 2 - Dammi tu forza, o cielo! (6:13)
18. Acto 2 - Di Provenza il mar, il suol (5:54)
Total time : 01:12:06
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