Verdi Arias III

1. O Madre, Dal Cielo Soccorri
2. Liberamente Or Piangi... Oh! Nel Fuggente Nuvolo
3. Egli Non Riede Ancora... Non Se Le Tetre Immagini
4. Né Sulla Terra...
5. Tacea La Notte Placida... Di Tale Amor
6. Arrigo! Ah, Parli A Un Core
7. 1. Ecco L'orrido Campo... Ma Dell'arido Stelo Divulsa
8. Morrò, Ma Prima In Grazia
9. Ritorna Vincitor!

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 in maschera, I vespri siciliani 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.”