Maria Callas is credited with changing the history of opera. Known as La Divina, she continues to fascinate as a supreme artist, but also as a woman and an icon of style. Her interpretations were as compelling for their dramatic truth as for their musical integrity. Her voice, with its extraordinary range, was as distinctive as her infallible sense for a phrase. A magnetic presence, she brought operatic heroines to vivid life, magically shaping and colouring her tone, and making insightful use of the text of the libretto. La Divina Maria Callas BEST OF VINYL is a glittering selection of opera favorites that showcases, both in the studio (Side A) and on stage (Side B), her unique voice and her heartbreaking portrayal of tragic heroines.

Artists
Maria Callas (soprano)
Gabriella Carturan (mezzo-soprano)
Renato Ercolani (tenor)
Gianni Raimondi (tenor)
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
William Dickie (baritone)
Plinio Clabassi (bass)
Carlo Forti (bass)
Choeur et Orchestre du Theatre national de l’Opera de Paris
Choeurs Rene Duclos
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano
Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire
Orchestre National de la RTF
Philharmonia Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductors
Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Carlo Maria Giulini
Georges Pretre
Georges Sebastian
Malcolm Sargent
Tullio Serafin