PUCCINI Tosca Opera MARIA CALLAS 2CD Set 🎧 EMI Classics 1997 Teatro alla Scala

Description: Item: Music / CD 🎧 2 CD Box SetTitle(s): Puccini - ToscaPerformer(s): Maria CallasLabel/Publisher: EMI Classics#D 221606 ADD Format / MonoConductor: Victor De SabataFrom the Original Performance at La Scala in 1953c. 1997Condition: Excellent Used/Played shape - Insert(s) is/are in Excellent shape Case is in Very Good+ shape (light wear / opens and closes without problem) Some price sticker residue on the back of the jewel caseShould play finePart of a very large and awesome collection of vintage music (all genres) from several radio stations from this region. I'm sloooowly getting them listed as I go through them (so check back in from time to time 🎧) Please view the pictures to grade for yourself.Streaming and Music Memberships are staring to increase in price and remove/limit access to certain artists/movies - might be time to start restocking your collectionDon't let someone else buy this and let this one slip by....Plenty of listings & auctions to be listed. Proceeds will be heading to one of our local effective charities and help pay for my daughter's college books and other costly things.... All who bid you have my deepest thanks to help further her indoctrination um errr, education 😁___________________________________________________________________ Note: You are buying, bidding or making an offer on the item listed in the title of this listing and description above. If multiple cards/items are shown - they are in separate listings. Scans/Photos of the actual items are shown.Maria CallasCommendatore OMRICallas in 1958BornMaria Anna Cecilia Sofia Kalogeropoulos December 2, 1923 New York City, U.S.DiedSeptember 16, 1977 (aged 53) Paris, FranceEducationAthens Conservatoire, George Washington Educational Campus.OccupationSopranoSpouseGiovanni Battista Meneghini(m. 1949; div. 1959)PartnerAristotle Onassis (1959–1968)AwardsGrammy Lifetime Achievement AwardMaria Callas[a] Commendatore OMRI[1] (born Maria Anna Cecilia Sofia Kalogeropoulos;[b] December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano[2] who was one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. Many critics praised her bel canto technique, wide-ranging voice and dramatic interpretations. Her repertoire ranged from classical opera seria to the bel canto operas of Donizetti, Bellini, and Rossini, and further to the works of Verdi and Puccini, and in her early career to the music dramas of Wagner. Her musical and dramatic talents led to her being hailed as La Divina ("The Divine One").Born in Manhattan, New York City, to Greek immigrant parents, she was raised by an overbearing mother who had wanted a son. Maria received her musical education in Greece at age 13 and later established her career in Italy. Forced to deal with the exigencies of 1940s wartime poverty and with near-sightedness that left her nearly blind onstage, she endured struggles and scandal over the course of her career. She underwent a mid-career weight loss, which might have contributed to her vocal decline and the premature end of her career.The press exulted in publicizing Callas' temperamental behavior, the alleged Callas-Tebaldi rivalry, and her love affair with Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis. Although her dramatic life and personal tragedy have often overshadowed Callas the artist in the popular press, her artistic achievements were such that Leonard Bernstein called her "the Bible of opera",[3] and her influence so enduring that, in 2006, Opera News wrote of her: "Nearly thirty years after her death, she's still the definition of the diva as artist—and still one of classical music's best-selling vocalists ToscaOpera by Giacomo PucciniOriginal poster, depicting the death of ScarpiaLibrettistLuigi IllicaGiuseppe GiacosaLanguageItalianBased onLa Tosca by Victorien SardouPremiere14 January 1900 Teatro Costanzi, RomeTosca is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900. The work, based on Victorien Sardou's 1887 French-language dramatic play, La Tosca, is a melodramatic piece set in Rome in June 1800, with the Kingdom of Naples's control of Rome threatened by Napoleon's invasion of Italy. It contains depictions of torture, murder, and suicide, as well as some of Puccini's best-known lyrical arias.Puccini saw Sardou's play when it was touring Italy in 1889 and, after some vacillation, obtained the rights to turn the work into an opera in 1895. Turning the wordy French play into a succinct Italian opera took four years, during which the composer repeatedly argued with his librettists and publisher. Tosca premiered at a time of unrest in Rome, and its first performance was delayed for a day for fear of disturbances. Despite indifferent reviews from the critics, the opera was an immediate success with the public. Giacomo PucciniGiacomo Puccini: photograph of uncertain date.BornGiacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini 22 December 1858 Lucca, Grand Duchy of TuscanyDied29 November 1924 (aged 65) Brussels, BelgiumLa ScalaExterior of La ScalaLa Scala (UK: /læ ˈskɑːlə/, US: /lɑː -/,[1] Italian: [la ˈskaːla]; officially Teatro alla Scala [teˈaːtro alla ˈskaːla], lit. 'Theatre at the Scala') is a historic opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as il Nuovo Regio Ducale Teatro alla Scala (lit. 'the New Royal Ducal Theatre at the Scala',[2][3] which was the former location of a church). The premiere performance was Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.Most of Italy's greatest operatic artists, and many of the finest singers from around the world, have appeared at La Scala. The theatre is regarded as one of the leading opera and ballet theatres globally. It is home to the La Scala Theatre Chorus, La Scala Theatre Ballet, La Scala Theatre Orchestra, and the Filarmonica della Scala orchestra. The theatre also has an associate school, known as the La Scala Theatre Academy (Italian: Accademia Teatro alla Scala), which offers professional training in music, dance, stagecraft, and stage management.You can check vintage music stores, conventions and flea markets. Risk losing an auction in the finals seconds, if another one is ever available..ORIf you really want it, I'll send it from my collection to yours for the price listed 🎁🎄🌮😹💗🍻 Looking for something to enhance your collection? Trying to find that gift for a family member or close friend? I have over 15,000 listings currently on eBay.Check back in & Save me as a favorite seller! All reasonable offers considered - Click on the 'make an offer' button and feel free to negotiate - however, other people interested can still purchase the item pending my reply... just wanted to clarify that because it's happened several timesI'll always be listing new Items weekly:Cards, books, comics, mags, music, older and newer releases, etc... Listings are sometimes a little less descriptive than what I usually do in order to get more posted - Please ask if you have any questionsI’ve bought and sold on eBay since 1997 – collecting and selling just about everything – if you’re looking for something let me know, a large portion of my proceeds will be going to my daughter’s (aka: Little Nubby) college fund. Please check out my eBay store. Many great and interesting items will be listed…I treat everyone fairly and my feedback shows that. Special requests, wish lists and all inquiries will be answered to the best of my ability. 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