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This recording was made near the end of Maria Callas’s career. It is a role she never sang onstage, but it suited her almost perfectly, and she gives a deep, compelling performance on this recording. The mezzo-soprano tessitura was comfortable for her voice, and the role did not call for a pretty sound. Nor did the recording studio require the kind of huge vocal power expected in an opera house. And furthermore, the character of a strong-willed, capriciou… More >>

Bizet: Carmen with Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda, Georges Pretre, Paris Opera Orchestra

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