Maria Callas - Anna Bolena Mad Scene SAX 2320 1958
My absolute favourite recording of Maria, completely stunning, epic and marvelous! From SAX 2320. Some light pops and light distortion towards the end, but excellent for a 50 year old ebay purchase :)
Images from the 1957 and 1958 live performances at La Scala.
Maria Callas as Anna
Monica Sinclair as Smeton
John Lanigan as Percy
Joseph Rouleau as Rochefort
Duncan Robertson as Hervey
with The Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus
Conducted by Nicola Rescigno
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Recorded Kingsway Hall, London, 24 and 25 Spetember, 1958.
English Translation
Anna
You all weep? From whence are tears?
And on this, the morning of the wedding.
The King awaits me... The altar is covered with
flowers. Quickly, give me my chaste robes
— bedeck my head with my crown of roses.
Let Percy not know i t! The King forbids it.
Chorus
Oh, dark memory!
Anna
Oh... who weeps?
Who s
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