Arias III (1964-1969)

2014 Maria Callas re-mastered series reissue. With this Abbey Road 24-bit 96kHz re-master, engineers returned to the original master tapes, bringing new clarity & brilliance to her legendary studio recordings. This third Verdi collection was the last recital that Callas recorded, over an extended period between 1964 and 1969. Arias from operas in her stage repertoire - Aida, Un ballo inmaschera, I vespri Sicilian and Il trovatore - were complemented by numbers from more rarely heard works from Verdi's 'galley years': When five of the tracks from this recital were originally released as Callas by Request, Gramophone admired the way: 'Callas revealed her matchless command of line, verbal declamation and musical insight.'