Mad Scenes Maria Callas SKU: SAX2320 Barcode: SAX2320 21.00 £21.00 Genre: Classical Label: Testament Released Date: 25th June 2011 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Callas did not make complete recordings of Donizetti’s Anna Bolena and Bellini’s Il pirata, though, as the queen of La Scala, she enjoyed triumphs in both roles in 1957–1958. The vocally and dramatically demanding final scenes of both operas feature in this recital with Ophélie’s mad scene from Ambroise Thomas’s Hamlet, another coloratura extravaganza. When this recital first appeared in 1959, Gramophone wrote: “This is a most remarkable record, not only for its material… But for its astonishing vividness and dramatic poetry… It has been a thing of much wonder for me.” This is Callas’ most famous single recital record. It contains three long scenes, each of which depicts an operatic heroine who has descended to a state of madness. No subject matter could have given the legendary soprano more scope to show the range of her dramatic and interpretative skill, and Callas sings with extraordinary intensity and sense of tragedy. The recordings were made in the space of just two days in September 1958. The Philharmonia Orchestra play with great flair and imagination under one of Callas’ favorite conductors, and these great performances were perfectly captured by EMI in vintage stereo sound. Testament’s new transfer conveys the atmosphere and range of the original recordings to perfection. Musicians: Maria Callas The Philharmonia Orchestra Nicola Rescigno, conductor Artist Maria Callas Genre Classical Label Testament Buying Options 180g 1LP Format 180g , 1LP Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings Donizetti (Opera on the tragedy of Anne Boleyn) 1. Anna Bolena Monica Sinclair, contralto John Lanigan, tenor Joseph Rouleau, bass Duncan Robertson, tenor Chorus Thomas (Ophelia's mad scene in Shakespeare's Hamlet) 2. Hamlet a. A vos jeux b. Partagez-vous mes fleurs c. Et maintenant ecoutez ma chanson (Act 4) Bellini (His Second Opera) 3. Il Pirata a. Oh! s'io potessi b. Col sorriso d'innocenza (Act 2) Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Maria Callas View Product Quick View Maria Callas La Divina Classical | Warner Classics | 1LP, Picture Disc Released 27th October 2023 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Maria Callas La Divina £25.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Classics SKU: 5054197685132 Formats: 1LP, Picture Disc Released Date: 27th October 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Maria Callas Lucia di Lammermoor Berlin 1955 (The Lost Recordings) Classical | The Lost Recordings | 180g, 3LP, Box Set Released 11th September 2023 £200.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Maria Callas Lucia di Lammermoor Berlin 1955 (The Lost Recordings) £200.00 Genre: Classical Label: The Lost Recordings SKU: TLR 2303047V Formats: 180g, 3LP, Box Set Released Date: 11th September 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Maria Callas La Divina Classical | Warner Classics | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 22nd September 2023 £20.00 - £22.00 Select options Maria Callas La Divina £20.00 - £22.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Classics Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 22nd September 2023 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Maria Callas Assoluta Classical | Warner Classics | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 22nd September 2023 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Maria Callas Assoluta £22.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Classics SKU: 5054197685125 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 22nd September 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Maria Callas Puccini: Turandot Classical | Warner Classics | 3LP Released 8th September 2023 £56.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Maria Callas Puccini: Turandot £56.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Classics SKU: 5054197604836 Formats: 3LP Released Date: 8th September 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Maria Callas From Studio to Screen Classical | Warner Classics | 180g, 1LP Released 12th May 2023 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Maria Callas From Studio to Screen £21.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Classics SKU: 5054197483523 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 12th May 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Maria Callas Bizet: Carmen Classical | Warner Classics | 180g, 3LP Released 12th May 2023 £56.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Maria Callas Bizet: Carmen £56.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Classics SKU: 5054197464324 Formats: 180g, 3LP Released Date: 12th May 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Maria Callas Bellini: Norma (1960) Classical | Warner Classics | 4LP Released 10th March 2023 £72.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Maria Callas Bellini: Norma (1960) £72.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Classics SKU: 5054197344633 Formats: 4LP Released Date: 10th March 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Maria Callas Operatic Arias (Lyric & coloratura) Classical | Warner Bros | 180g, 1LP Released 2nd March 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Maria Callas Operatic Arias (Lyric & coloratura) £19.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Bros SKU: 0190295736002 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 2nd March 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Maria Callas Portrays Verdi Heroines Classical | Warner Classics | 180g, 1LP Released 11th September 2017 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Maria Callas Portrays Verdi Heroines £18.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Classics SKU: 0190295844431 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 11th September 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more from Maria Callas Start again More from Classical View Product Quick View Henryk Szeryng - Lalo Symphonie Espagnole Classical | Analogue Productions | 1LP, 200g Released 1st February 2016 £37.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Henryk Szeryng - Lalo Symphonie Espagnole £37.00 Genre: Classical Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AAPC2456 Formats: 1LP, 200g Released Date: 1st February 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Katie Mahan Plays Gershwin Classical | Berliner Meister Schallplatten | 180g, 1LP Released 7th July 2017 £32.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Katie Mahan Plays Gershwin £32.00 Genre: Classical Label: Berliner Meister Schallplatten SKU: BMS1706 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 7th July 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Daniel Barenboim & Chicago Symphony Orchestra Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 – Original Source Series Classical | Decca (UMO) / Classics / Deutsche Grammophon | 180g, 2LP Released 3rd May 2024 £60.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Daniel Barenboim & Chicago Symphony Orchestra Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 – Original Source Series £60.00 Genre: Classical Label: Decca (UMO) / Classics / Deutsche Grammophon SKU: 4865629 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 3rd May 2024 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Tchaikovsky/New York Philharmonic Orchestra/Dimitri Mitropoulos Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique) Classical | Speakers Corner | 180g, 1LP Released 15th July 2016 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Tchaikovsky/New York Philharmonic Orchestra/Dimitri Mitropoulos Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique) £34.00 Genre: Classical Label: Speakers Corner SKU: MS6006 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 15th July 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Leopold Stokowski Rhapsodies Classical | Analogue Productions | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 15th September 2017 £65.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Leopold Stokowski Rhapsodies £65.00 Genre: Classical Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AAPC2471-45 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 15th September 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Leonard Elschenbroich Alexei Grynyuk Brahms Analogue, Brahms Cello Sonatas 1 & 2, Four Serious Songs, Arr. for Cello & Piano Classical | Onyx Classics | 2LP Released 24th March 2023 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Leonard Elschenbroich Alexei Grynyuk Brahms Analogue, Brahms Cello Sonatas 1 & 2, Four Serious Songs, Arr. for Cello & Piano £26.00 Genre: Classical Label: Onyx Classics SKU: ONYXSET4226 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 24th March 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Peter Gregson Recomposed by Peter Gregson – Bach: The Cello Suites Classical | Deutsche Grammophon | 3LP Released 19th October 2018 £36.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Peter Gregson Recomposed by Peter Gregson – Bach: The Cello Suites £36.00 Genre: Classical Label: Deutsche Grammophon SKU: 4835532 Formats: 3LP Released Date: 19th October 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View John Eliot Gardiner Handel: Water Music Classical | Erato | 1LP Released 7th April 2023 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders John Eliot Gardiner Handel: Water Music £22.00 Genre: Classical Label: Erato SKU: 5054197452536 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 7th April 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Choir of King's College, Cambridge Handel: Messiah Classical | Warner Classics | 3LP Released 18th September 2020 £30.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Choir of King's College, Cambridge Handel: Messiah £30.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Classics SKU: 0190295193058 Formats: 3LP Released Date: 18th September 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ludovico Einaudi Le Onde Classical | Decca | 2LP Released 4th October 2019 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ludovico Einaudi Le Onde £22.00 Genre: Classical Label: Decca SKU: 4818456 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 4th October 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Classical Start again
View Product Quick View Maria Callas La Divina Classical | Warner Classics | 1LP, Picture Disc Released 27th October 2023 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Maria Callas La Divina £25.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Classics SKU: 5054197685132 Formats: 1LP, Picture Disc Released Date: 27th October 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Maria Callas Lucia di Lammermoor Berlin 1955 (The Lost Recordings) Classical | The Lost Recordings | 180g, 3LP, Box Set Released 11th September 2023 £200.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Maria Callas Lucia di Lammermoor Berlin 1955 (The Lost Recordings) £200.00 Genre: Classical Label: The Lost Recordings SKU: TLR 2303047V Formats: 180g, 3LP, Box Set Released Date: 11th September 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Maria Callas La Divina Classical | Warner Classics | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 22nd September 2023 £20.00 - £22.00 Select options Maria Callas La Divina £20.00 - £22.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Classics Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 22nd September 2023 Read More Select options
View Product Quick View Maria Callas Assoluta Classical | Warner Classics | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 22nd September 2023 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Maria Callas Assoluta £22.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Classics SKU: 5054197685125 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 22nd September 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Maria Callas Puccini: Turandot Classical | Warner Classics | 3LP Released 8th September 2023 £56.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Maria Callas Puccini: Turandot £56.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Classics SKU: 5054197604836 Formats: 3LP Released Date: 8th September 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Maria Callas From Studio to Screen Classical | Warner Classics | 180g, 1LP Released 12th May 2023 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Maria Callas From Studio to Screen £21.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Classics SKU: 5054197483523 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 12th May 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Maria Callas Bizet: Carmen Classical | Warner Classics | 180g, 3LP Released 12th May 2023 £56.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Maria Callas Bizet: Carmen £56.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Classics SKU: 5054197464324 Formats: 180g, 3LP Released Date: 12th May 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket
View Product Quick View Maria Callas Bellini: Norma (1960) Classical | Warner Classics | 4LP Released 10th March 2023 £72.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Maria Callas Bellini: Norma (1960) £72.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Classics SKU: 5054197344633 Formats: 4LP Released Date: 10th March 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Maria Callas Operatic Arias (Lyric & coloratura) Classical | Warner Bros | 180g, 1LP Released 2nd March 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Maria Callas Operatic Arias (Lyric & coloratura) £19.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Bros SKU: 0190295736002 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 2nd March 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Maria Callas Portrays Verdi Heroines Classical | Warner Classics | 180g, 1LP Released 11th September 2017 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Maria Callas Portrays Verdi Heroines £18.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Classics SKU: 0190295844431 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 11th September 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Henryk Szeryng - Lalo Symphonie Espagnole Classical | Analogue Productions | 1LP, 200g Released 1st February 2016 £37.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Henryk Szeryng - Lalo Symphonie Espagnole £37.00 Genre: Classical Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AAPC2456 Formats: 1LP, 200g Released Date: 1st February 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Katie Mahan Plays Gershwin Classical | Berliner Meister Schallplatten | 180g, 1LP Released 7th July 2017 £32.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Katie Mahan Plays Gershwin £32.00 Genre: Classical Label: Berliner Meister Schallplatten SKU: BMS1706 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 7th July 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Daniel Barenboim & Chicago Symphony Orchestra Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 – Original Source Series Classical | Decca (UMO) / Classics / Deutsche Grammophon | 180g, 2LP Released 3rd May 2024 £60.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Daniel Barenboim & Chicago Symphony Orchestra Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 – Original Source Series £60.00 Genre: Classical Label: Decca (UMO) / Classics / Deutsche Grammophon SKU: 4865629 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 3rd May 2024 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Tchaikovsky/New York Philharmonic Orchestra/Dimitri Mitropoulos Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique) Classical | Speakers Corner | 180g, 1LP Released 15th July 2016 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Tchaikovsky/New York Philharmonic Orchestra/Dimitri Mitropoulos Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique) £34.00 Genre: Classical Label: Speakers Corner SKU: MS6006 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 15th July 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Leopold Stokowski Rhapsodies Classical | Analogue Productions | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 15th September 2017 £65.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Leopold Stokowski Rhapsodies £65.00 Genre: Classical Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AAPC2471-45 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 15th September 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Leonard Elschenbroich Alexei Grynyuk Brahms Analogue, Brahms Cello Sonatas 1 & 2, Four Serious Songs, Arr. for Cello & Piano Classical | Onyx Classics | 2LP Released 24th March 2023 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Leonard Elschenbroich Alexei Grynyuk Brahms Analogue, Brahms Cello Sonatas 1 & 2, Four Serious Songs, Arr. for Cello & Piano £26.00 Genre: Classical Label: Onyx Classics SKU: ONYXSET4226 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 24th March 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Peter Gregson Recomposed by Peter Gregson – Bach: The Cello Suites Classical | Deutsche Grammophon | 3LP Released 19th October 2018 £36.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Peter Gregson Recomposed by Peter Gregson – Bach: The Cello Suites £36.00 Genre: Classical Label: Deutsche Grammophon SKU: 4835532 Formats: 3LP Released Date: 19th October 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View John Eliot Gardiner Handel: Water Music Classical | Erato | 1LP Released 7th April 2023 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders John Eliot Gardiner Handel: Water Music £22.00 Genre: Classical Label: Erato SKU: 5054197452536 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 7th April 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Choir of King's College, Cambridge Handel: Messiah Classical | Warner Classics | 3LP Released 18th September 2020 £30.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Choir of King's College, Cambridge Handel: Messiah £30.00 Genre: Classical Label: Warner Classics SKU: 0190295193058 Formats: 3LP Released Date: 18th September 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Ludovico Einaudi Le Onde Classical | Decca | 2LP Released 4th October 2019 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ludovico Einaudi Le Onde £22.00 Genre: Classical Label: Decca SKU: 4818456 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 4th October 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders