La Divina: Maria Callas in All Her Roles (131-CD + 3-Blu-Ray + 1 DVD-ROM + Hardcover BOX SET)

Composers: Various
Artists: Maria Callas, et al
Conductors: Various
Number of Discs: 135
Hardcover: 148 pages (French, English, German)
Label: Warner Classics
Release Date: June 29, 2023

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, and her voice, with its extraordinary range, was as distinctive as her infallible sense for a phrase. A magnetic presence, Callas brought operatic heroines to vivid life, magically shaping and coloring her tone, and making insightful use of the text of the libretto. 

This is the most comprehensive box of Callas recordings ever released, presenting La Divina in all 74 roles for which audio documents exist. It comprises her complete studio recordings, an extensive collection of her best live recordings, the masterclasses she gave at the Juilliard School, videos, and a bonus CD of world premiere releases, which include alternate takes and working sessions from studio recordings of the 1960s.

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