Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 1: "N� venne il Re?"
2. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 1: "Ella di me, sollecita"
3. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 1: "S� taciturna e mesta mai non vidi assemblea"
4. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 1: "Deh! non voler costringere"
5. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 1: "Come, innocente giovane"
6. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 1: "Ma poche omai rimangono"
7. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 1: "Non v'ha sguardo cui sia dato"
8. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 1: "O! qual parlar fu il suo!"
9. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 1: "Tremate voi? S�, tremo"
10. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 1: "La mia fama � a' pi� dell'ara"
11. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 1: "Anna pure amor m'offria"
12. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 1: "Tu mi lasci?"
13. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 1: "Ah! qual sia cercar non oso"
14. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 2: "Chi veggo? In Inghilterra"
15. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 2: "Da quel d� che, lei perduta"
16. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 2: "Gi� la caccia si raduna"
17. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 2: "Ah! cos� nei d� ridenti"
18. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 2: "Desta s� tosto"
19. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 2: "Voi, Regina! E fia pur vero"
20. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 2: "Io sentii sulla mia mano"
21. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 2: "Or che reso ai patrii lidi"
22. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 2: "Questo d� per noi spuntato"
23. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 3: "Tutto � deserto"
24. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 3: "Bada, bada, tropp'oltra vai"
25. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 3: "N� uscir poss'io!"
26. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 3: "S'ei t'aborre, io t'amo ancora"
27. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 3: "Alcun potria ascoltarti in queste mura"
28. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 3: "Tace ognuno, � ognun tremante!"
29. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 3: "In quegli sguardi impresso"
30. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 3: "In seperato carcere tutti costor sien tratti"
31. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 1, scene 3: "Ah! segnata � la mia sorte"

Disc 2:

1. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 2, scene 1: "Oh! Doce mai ne andarono le turbe adulatrici"
2. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 2, scene 1: "Regina! Duolmi l'amaro incarco"
3. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 2, scene 1: "Dio, che me vedi in core"
4. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 2, scene 1: "Piange l'afflitta"
5. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 2, scene 1: "Tali son trame ordite"
6. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 2, scene 1: "Sul guanciale del regio letto"
7. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 2, scene 1: "Dal mio cor punita io sono"
8. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 2, scene 1: "Va, infelice, e teco reca"
9. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 2, scene 2: "Ebben? dinanzi ai giudici"
10. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 2, scene 2: "Ecco, ecco Hervey"
11. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 2, scene 2: "Scostatevi, il Re giunge"
12. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 2, scene 2: "Arresta, Enrico"
13. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 2, scene 2: "Sar� fra poco innanzi"
14. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 2, scene 2: "Fin dall'et� pi� tenera"
15. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 2, scene 2: "Salir� d'Inghilterra sul trono"
16. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 2, scene 2: "Sposa a Percy"
17. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 2, scene 2: "Anna vid'io, l'intesi"
18. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 2, scene 2: "Stolta! non sai"
19. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 2, scene 2: "Ah! pensate che rivolti"
20. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 2, scene 3: "Chi pu� vederla a ciglio asciutto"
21. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 2, scene 3: "Piangete voi? D'onde tal pianto?"
22. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 2, scene 3: "Al dolce guidami castel natio"
23. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 2, scene 3: "Qual mesto suon?"
24. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 2, scene 3: "Cielo, a' miei lunghi spasimi"
25. Anna Bolena, opera: Act 2, scene 3: "Coppia iniqua, l'estrema vendetta"

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #183082 in Music
• Released on: 1998-03-17
• Number of discs: 2
• Dimensions: .51 pounds

Customer Reviews

CALLAS' GREATEST LA SCALA REVIVAL
The historical setting of the confllict between King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn provided Donizetti with his "Anna Bolena", and Maria Callas with one of her greatest roles. This is still another opera that Callas should have recorded in the studio, but since she didn't, we are lucky to have this live 1957 La Scala broadcast of the famous revival. The sound isn't great, but it's much better than many other performances of this genre. Callas is in as good vocal form as she could be expected to be in 1957, in other words, very good indeed. She plays the martyred and injured queen for all she's worth, and the effect is riveting. Callas was also fortunate in having at her side the great Italian mezzo Gulietta Simionato, who, as Jane Seymour, her rival for the affections of Henry, sings magnificently, matching Callas note for note in the great duet in Act II.Simionato also does some very wonderful singing on her own. Nicola Rossi-Lemeni is a menacing Henry and Gianni Raimondi is a lyrical Percy, Anna's great friend and confidante. Gavazzeni's conducting is taut and appropriate intense. It is fortunate that EMI issued this performance on its Callas Edition series. The performance, by the way, is somewhat cut down to essentials, which was in keeping with the performance standards of the time. Very strongly recommended.

WOW! And this from a Gruberova-Fan!
I never thought ANYONE could surpass my beloved Edita as Anna Bolena (I heard her live) but this just DID IT! I do prefer Gruberova in several roles but Callas OWNS Anna Bolena now. The best performance imaginable with a fantastic cast and a brilliant conductor! BRAVA!

Reviving a rarity - Callas ultimate La Scala triumph
A critic once called this his desert island recording. I'd like to repeat that. Even though it was already in the late fifties (Her 1956 Lucia wasn't very good, the 1955 was much better) here Callas had a top night. No wobbles, no screamed high notes and she is simply on fire. The problem here are the cuts and that is why my Nr. 1 Anna Bolena recording is the Sills-recording (Whose intensity was equally stunning) but I also LOVE this one. Callas sounds so beautiful in the duet with Giovanna... (The EXCELLENT Simionato) and her "Al dolce guidami" is dulcet indeed. I wonder why Gianni Raimondi never got more famous. He's an AMAZING Percy. The sound is pretty good for its time... IMHO no opera-collection is complete without it. (And the Sills-rec)