Maria Callas - Life And Art - Laserdisc, 12", Mono, PAL, gat - Near Mint (NM or M-)

Format:                      Laserdisc, 12", Mono, PAL, gat

Media Condition:     Near Mint (NM or M-)

Sleeve Condition:     Very Good Plus (VG+)

Country:                       UK  

Record Label:              Picture Music International

Catalog No:                  F PM 841

Released:                     1991

Genre:                           Non-Music, Classical, Stage & Screen

Style:                             Opera, Interview

Tracklist:

A1. Introductory Comments 03:43
A2. Opening Titles; Birth (1923) And Childhood In New York 03:13
A3. Students Days In Athens (1937); First Performances With Athens Opera (1942) 03:32
A4. Italian Debut At Verona (1947); Callas Meets Conductor Tullio Serafin And Elderly Businessman Nattista Meneghini 02:21
A5. Callas Marries Meneghini (1949); She Sings Major Dramatic Roles Including Turandot; Isolde And Brünhilde Under Serafin's Guidance 02:16
A6. Serafin Persuades Callas To Sing Ipuritani, Establishing Her In The Bel Canto Repertoire (1949) 02:55
A7. First la Scale Season (1951); Norma At Covent Garden (1952) 04:42
A8. Tour Of South America; First Performances With Tenor Giuseppe di Stefano 01:54
A9. Emi Producer Walter Legge Signs Callas To Recording Contract And Begins Major Catalogue Of Complete Operas And Recital Albums (1953). Bellini "Casta Diva" (Norma, Act 1) 02:29
A10. Callas First Sings In Usa In Chicago (1954); She Loses Weight And Adopts Glamorous New Image 04:10
A11. Collaboration With Film And Theatre Director Luchino Visconti Begins With la Vestale (1955) 03:14
A12. Paris Debut (1958) Rossini : "una Voce Poco Fa" (il Barbiere di Siviglia, Act 1) 02:35
A13. Callas Attracts More Media Attention, Often Hostile - Writ Served In Chicago; la Somnanbula At The Edinburgh Festival; Norma Walkout In Rome 04:35
A14. Contract At The Metropolitan Opera, New York Not Renewed After Only Two Seasons (1958) Following Disagreement With Met Manager Rudolf Bing Over Termes 02:11
A15. Callas Is Drawn Into The International Set; She Begins A Relation With Greek Tycoon Aristotle Onassis, Cruising With Him On His Yacht "Christina" 02:48
A16. Callas, Now Living With Onassis, Obtains A Legal Separation From Menghini; Her Operatic Career Declines Although Concerts Continue; Bizet : Habanera (Carmen, Act 1) 04:14
B1. Zeffirelli Brings Callas Back To Opera In Tosca At Covent Garden (1964). Puccini : Tosca - Extracts (Act 2) 04:12
B2. Norma In Paris (1964); Callas Relinquishes Us Citizenship To Establish Legally Her Divorce From Meneghini But Onassis Does Not Marry Her 03:30
B3. Onassis Marries Jackie Kennedy (1968); Callas Becomes A Recluse In Paris 01:03
B4. While Giving Master Classes At The Juillard School In New York (1971/2) Callas Meet di Stefano Again And Ask Him To Work With Her On A Comeback 01:34
B5. Callas And di Stefano Begin World-wide Recital Tour (1973); Final Concerts In Japan (1974). Mascagni : "No, No Turiddu" (cavalleria Rusticana); Donizetti : L'elisir D'amore - Extract (act 1) 07:19
B6. Callas Returs To Lonely Existence In Her Elegant Flat Avenue Georges Mandel In Paris; She Loses Interest In Life After The Death Of Onassis (1975) 04:29
B7. Callas Dies In September 1977. Her Body Is Cremated And Later The Ashes Are Taken To Greece And Scattered Over The Aegean Sea 02:56

Comments:
Laserdisc and sleeve have minimal wear. Some edge wear to sleeve and slight crease top right.

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Exists also in VHS

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