Album review: Mama Callas - Remastered: The Complete Studio Recording

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It is four decades since the final public appearance of Maria Callas, the legendary Greek soprano who was dubbed ‘La Divina, prima donna assoluta’ for her riveting theatrical performances and the supremacy of her bel canto technique.

The last complete set of Callas recordings was released by EMI in 1997. Warner Classics have acquired the rights to the Callas archive and have released a new boxset of her recordings. Maria Callas Remastered, The Complete Studio Recordings comprises recordings of 26 operas and 13 recital albums, on 69 compact discs, from 1949 to 1969. It includes the early wax recordings for the Italian Cetra label, which are not included in the 1997 EMI Collection. Each of the 39 recordings is available separately and as a download.