Maria Callas
A Golden Hour from the Royal Opera House
Complete Gala
Royal Opera House
London, November 4, 1962
78.28 min. (mono)
DVN-31
DESCRIPTION
• Remastered from a digital transfer of the 16mm Kinescope soundtrack
• First-ever release of the complete gala as it was originally broadcast
• Best sound available
Sound Restoration © 2025 Divina Records
Restored and Remastered by Pablo Berruti
This performance is also available on full high definition video:
PART I
1 • Prelude – Act III (Lohengrin, Richard Wagner) [3.29]
JOSÉ GRECO AND COMPANY
2 • Introduction by Sir David Wester [1.31]
3 • Las Farrucas (Roger Machado – José Greco) [2.26]
4 • Las Soleares (Roger Machado – José Greco) [1.30]
5 • Las Seguiriyas (Roger Machado – José Greco) [5.10]
6 • Por Bulerías (Roger Machado – José Greco) [0.55]
7 • El Cortijo – zapateado (Tomás Bretón) [3.31]
PART II
MISCHA ELMAN, VIOLIN
8 • Introduction by Sir David Wester [1.31]
9 • Méditation (Thaïs, Jules Massenet) [4.54]
10 • Liebesfreud (Fritz Kreisler) [3.51]
SVETLANA BERIOSOVA & DONALD MACLEARY, DANCERS
11 • Introduction by Sir David Wester [1.09]
12 • Raymonda – Pas de deux (Aleksandr Glazunov) [6.38]
GIUSEPPE DI STEFANO
13 • Introduction by Sir David Wester [1.32]
14 • Che gelida manina (La bohème, Giacomo Puccini) [4.56]
15 • Introduction by Giuseppe di Stefano [0.39]
16 • Tu ca nun chiagne (Ernesto de Curtis) [3.34]
17 • Dicitencello vuje (Rodolfo Falvo) [3.34]
MARIA CALLAS
18 • Introduction by Sir David Wester [2.51]
19 • Tu que le vanità (Don Carlo, Giuseppe Verdi) [11.57]
20 • Prélude – Act I (Carmen, G. Bizet) [2.01]
21 • L’amour est un oiseau rebelle | Habanera (Carmen, G. Bizet) [4.31]
22 • Entr’acte – Act III (Carmen, G. Bizet) [2.24]
23 • Près des remparts de Séville | Séguedille (Carmen, G. Bizet) [3.37]