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Below is a list of all the operas of which at least one complete recording, with Maria Callas in the female lead role, exists.

The list includes many of the important commercial as well as several "live" recordings.  It is not a complete or definitive listing.

BELLINI: NORMA  (Maria Callas as "Norma")

1)Live recording from México (23 May '50) - with Kurt Baum, Giulietta Simionato, etc.

2)Live recording from London (18 Nov '52) - with Mirto Picchi, Ebe Stignani, etc.

3)Commercial recording from Milano (23 Apr - 3 May '54)

with Mario Filippeschi, Ebe Stignani, etc.

4)Radio broadcast from Roma (29 Jun '55) - with Mario del Monaco, Ebe Stignani, etc.

5)Live recording from Milano (7 Dec '55) - with Mario del Monaco, Giulietta Simionato, etc.

6)Commercial recording from Milano (5-12 Sep '60)

with Franco Corelli, Christa Ludwig, etc.

7)Live recording from Paris (14 May '65) - with Ginafranco Cecchele, Giulietta Simionato, etc.

BELLINI: IL PIRATA  (Maria Callas as "Imogene")

1)Concert performance at Carnegie Hall, New York (27 Jan '59) - with Pier Miranda Ferraro, etc.

BELLINI: I PURITANI  (Maria Callas as "Elvira")

1)Live recording from México (29 May '52) - with Giuseppe di Stefano, etc.

2)Commercial recording from Milano (24 Mar - 3 Apr '53)

with Giuseppe di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, etc.

BELLINI: LA SONNAMBULA  (Maria Callas as "Amina")

1)Live recording from Milano (5 Mar '55) - with Cesare Valletti, etc.

2)Commercial recording from Milano (3-9 Mar '57)

with Nicola Monti, Fiorenza Cossotto, Nicola Zaccaria, etc.

3)Live recording from Köln (4 Jul '57) - with Nicola Monti, Fiorenza Cossotto, Nicola Zaccaria, etc.

4)Live recording from Edinburgh (21 Aug '57) - with Nicola Monti, Fiorenza Cossotto, etc.

BIZET: CARMEN  (Maria Callas as "Carmen")

1)Commercial recording from Paris (5-20 Jul '64)

with Nicolai Gedda, Robert Massard, etc.

Even though she recorded the complete role, Maria Callas never performed the role of Carmen in a stage production (however, she sang arias from Carmen in concerts).

CHERUBINI: MEDEA  (Maria Callas as "Medea")

1)Live recording from Firenze (7 May '53) - with Carlos Guichandut, Gabriella Tucci, Fedora Barbieri,

Mario Petri, etc.

2)Live recording from Milano (10 Dec '53) - with Gino Penno, Maria Luisa Nache, Fedora Barbieri,

Giuseppe Modesti, etc.

3)Commercial recording from Milano (14-20 Sep '57)

with Mirto Picchi, Renata Sotto, Miriam Pirazzini, Giuseppe Modesti, etc.

4)Live recording from Dallas (8 Nov '58) - with Jon Vickers, Elizabeth Carron, Teresa Berganza, Nicola

Zaccaria, etc.

5)Live recording from London (30 Jun '59) - with Jon Vickers, Joan Carlyle, Fiorenza Cossotto, Nicola

Zaccaria, etc.

6)Live recording from Milano (11 Dec '61) - with Jon Vickers, Ivana Tosini, Giulietta Simionato, Nicolai

Ghiaurov, etc.

DONIZETTI: ANNA BOLENA  (Maria Callas as "Anna Bolena")

1)Live recording from Milano (4 Apr '57) - with Gianni Raimondi, Giulietta Simionato, Nicola Rossi

Lemeni, etc.

DONIZETTI: LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR  (Maria Callas as "Lucia")

1)Live recording from México (10 Jun '52) - with Giuseppe di Stefano, Piero Campolonghi, etc.

2)Commercial recording from Firenze (29 Jan - 6 Feb '53)

with Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, etc.

3)Live recording from Milano (18 Jan '54) - with Giuseppe di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, etc.

4)Live recording from Berlin (29 Sep '55) - with Giuseppe di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, etc.

5)Live recording from Napoli (22 Mar '56) - with Gianni Raimondi, Rolando Panerai, etc.

6)Live recording from New York (8 Dec '56) - with Giuseppe Campora, Enzo Sordello, etc.

7)Radio broadcast from Roma (26 Jun '57) - with Eugenio Fernandi, Rolando Panerai, etc.

8)Commercial recording from London (16-21 Mar '59)

with Ferruccio Tagliavini, Piero Cappuccilli, etc.

DONIZETTI: POLIUTO  (Maria Callas as "Paolina")

1)Live recording from Milano (7 Dec '60) - with Franco Corelli, Ettore Bastianini, etc.

GIORDANO: ANDREA CHENIER  (Maria Callas as "Maddalena")

1)Live recording from Milano (8 Jan '55) - with Mario del Monaco, Aldo Protti, etc.

GLUCK: ALCESTE  (Maria Callas as "Alceste")

1)Live recording from Milano (4 Apr '54) - with Rolando Panerai, etc.

GLUCK: IFIGENIA IN TAURIDE  (Maria Callas as "Ifigenia")

1)Live recording from Milano (1 Jun '57) - with Francesco Albanese, Fiorenza Cossotto, etc.

LEONCAVALLO: I PAGLIACCI  (Maria Callas as "Nedda")

1)Commercial recording from Milano (12-17 Jun '54)

with Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, Rolando Panerai, etc.

Even though she recorded the complete role, Maria Callas never performed the role of Nedda in a stage production (she also never sang an aria from I Pagliacci in concerts).

MASCAGNI: CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA  (Maria Callas as "Santuzza")

1)Commercial recording from Milano (3-4 Aug '53)

with Giuseppe di Stefano, Rolando Panerai, etc.

PONCHIELLI: LA GIOCONDA  (Maria Callas as "Gioconda")

1)Commercial recording from Torino (Sep '52)

with Gianni Poggi, Fedora Barbieri, Paolo Silveri, etc.

2)Commercial recording from Milano (4-11 Sep '59)

with Pier Miranda Ferraro, Fiorenza Cossotto, Piero Cappuccilli, etc.

PUCCINI: LA BOHEME  (Maria Callas as "Mimi")

1)Commercial recording from Milano (20 Aug - 12 Sep '56)

with Giuseppe di Stefano, Anna Moffo, Rolando Panerai, etc.

Even though she recorded the complete role, Maria Callas never performed the role of Mimi in a stage production (however, she sang arias from La Boheme in concerts).

PUCCINI: MADAMA BUTTERFLY  (Maria Callas as "Cio-Cio-San")

1)Commercial recording from Milano (1-6 Aug '55)

with Nicolai Gedda, Mario Borriello, etc.

PUCCINI: MANON LESCAUT  (Maria Callas as "Manon Lescaut")

1)Commercial recording from Milano (18-27 Jul '57)

with Giuseppe di Stefano, etc.

Even though she recorded the complete role, Maria Callas never performed the role of Manon Lescaut in a stage production (however, she sang arias from Manon Lescaut in concerts).

PUCCINI: TOSCA  (Maria Callas as "Tosca")

1)Live recording from México (8 Jun '50) - with Mario Filippeschi, Robert Weede, etc.

2)Live recording from México (1 Jul '52) - with Giuseppe di Stefano, Piero Campolonghi, etc.

3)Commercial recording from Milano (10-21 Aug '53)

with Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, etc.

4)Live recording from London (24 Jan '64) - with Renato Cioni, Tito Gobbi, etc.

5)Commercial recording from Paris (3-31 Dec '64)

with Carlo Bergonzi, Tito Gobbi, etc.

6)Live recording from Paris (3 Mar '65) - with Renato Cioni, Tito Gobbi, etc.

7)Live recording from New York (19 Mar '65) - with Franco Corelli, Tito Gobbi, etc.

8)Live recording from New York (25 Mar '65) - with Richard Tucker, Tito Gobbi, etc.

9)Live recording from London (5 Jul '65) - with Renato Cioni, Tito Gobbi, etc.

PUCCINI: TURANDOT  (Maria Callas as "Turandot")

1)Commercial recording from Milano (9-15 Jul '57)

with Eugenio Fernandi, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, etc.

ROSSINI: ARMIDA  (Maria Callas as "Armida")

1)Live recording from Firenze (26 Apr '52) - with Mario Filippeschi, Francesco Albanese, etc.

ROSSINI: IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA  (Maria Callas as "Rosina")

1)Live recording from Milano (16 Feb '56) - with Luigi Alva, Tito Gobbi, etc.

2)Commercial recording from Milano (7-14 Feb '57)

with Luigi Alva, Tito Gobbi, etc.

ROSSINI: IL TURCO IN ITALIA  (Maria Callas as "Fiorilla")

1)Commercial recording from Milano (31 Aug - 8 Sep '54)

with Nicolai Gedda, Nicola Rossi Lemeni, etc.

SPONTINI: LA VESTALE  (Maria Callas as "Giulia")

1)Live recording from Milano (7 Dec '54) - with Franco Corelli, Ebe Stignani, etc.

VERDI: AIDA  (Maria Callas as "Aida")

1)Live recording from México (30 May '50) - with Kurt Baum, Giulietta Simionato, Robert Weede, etc.

2)Live recording from México (3 Jul '51) - with Mario del Monaco, Oralia Dominguez, Giuseppe Taddei,

etc.

3)Live recording from London (10 Jun '53) - with Kurt Baum, Giulietta Simionato, Jess Walters, etc.

4)Commercial recording from Milano (10-24 Aug '55)

with Richard Tucker, Fedora Barbieri, Tito Gobbi, etc.

VERDI: UN BALLO IN MASCHERA  (Maria Callas as "Amelia")

1)Commercial recording from Milano (4-12 Sep '56)

with Giuseppe di Stefano, Fedora Barbieri, Tito Gobbi, etc.

2)Live recording from Milano (7 Dec '57) - with Giuseppe di Stefano, Giulietta Simionato, Ettore

Bastianini, etc.

VERDI: LA FORZA DEL DESTINO  (Maria Callas as "Leonora")

1)Commercial recording from Milano (17-27 Aug '54)

with Richard Tucker, Carlo Tagliabue, etc.

VERDI: MACBETH  (Maria Callas as "Lady Macbeth")

1)Live recording from Milano (7 Dec '52) - with Enzo Mascherini, etc.

VERDI: NABUCCO  (Maria Callas as "Abigaille")

1)Live recording from Napoli (20 Dec '49) - with Gino Bechi, etc.

VERDI: RIGOLETTO  (Maria Callas as "Gilda")

1)Live recording from México (17 Jun '52) - with Piero Campolonghi, Giuseppe di Stefano, etc.

2)Commercial recording from Milano (3-16 Sep '55)

with Tito Gobbi, Giuseppe di Stefano, etc.

VERDI: LA TRAVIATA  (Maria Callas as "Violetta")

1)Live recording from México (17 Jul '51) - with Cesare Valletti, Giuseppe Taddei, etc.

2)Live recording from México (3 Jun '52) - with Giuseppe di Stefano, Piero Campolonghi, etc.

3)Commercial recording from Torino (Sep '53)

with Francesco Albanese, Ugo Savarese, etc.

4)Live recording from Milano (28 May '55) - with Giuseppe di Stefano, Ettore Bastianini, etc.

5)Live recording from Milano (19 Jan '56) - with Gianni Raimondi, Ettore Bastianini, etc.

6)Live recording from Lisboa (27 Mar '58) - with Alfredo Kraus, Mario Sereni, etc.

7)Live recording from London (20 Jun '58) - with Cesare Valletti, Mario Zanasi, etc.

VERDI: IL TROVATORE  (Maria Callas as "Leonora")

1)Live recording from México (20 Jun '50) - with Kurt Baum, Giulietta Simionato, Leonard Warren, etc.

2)Live recording from Napoli (27 Jan '51) - with Giacomo Lauri-Volpi, Cloë Elmo, Paolo Silveri, etc.

3)Live recording from Milano (23 Feb '53) - with Gino Penno, Ebe Stignani, Carlo Tagliabue, etc.

4)Commercial recording from Milano (3-9 Aug '56)

with Giuseppe di Stefano, Fedora Barbieri, Rolando Panerai, etc.

VERDI: I VESPRI SICILIANI  (Maria Callas as "Elena")

1)Live recording from Firenze (26 May '51) - with Giórgios Kokoliós-Bardi, Enzo Mascherini, Boris

Christoff, etc.

WAGNER: PARSIFAL  (Maria Callas as "Kundry")

1)Radio broadcast from Roma (20-21 Nov '50) - with Africo Baldelli, Rolando Panerai, Boris Christoff,

etc.