conductor Georges Prêtre engineer [balance engineer] Francis Dillnutt liner notes Michel Roubinet liner notes [translation] Claudio Maria Perselli liner notes [translation] Leandra Rhoese liner notes [translation] Susannah Howe orchestra Orchestre National De La R.T.F. photography by [booklet: p. 8] Jacques Verroust photography by [front cover photo] Luc Fournol producer Walter Legge soprano vocals Maria Callas Phonographic Copyright (p) Warner Classics Phonographic Copyright (p) Warner Music UK Ltd. Copyright (c) Warner Classics Copyright (c) Warner Music UK Ltd. Recorded At Salle Wagram, Paris Remastered At Abbey Road Studios Manufactured By Optimal Media GmbH Title on spine/back cover/wallet/CD: Callas À Paris I Surtitle on front cover: French Operatic Arias
Recorded: 28-31.III & 4-5.IV.1961 Salle Wagram, Paris
Newly 24-bit 96kHz remastered from the original tapes at Abbey Road Studios.
Track 7: (P) 1982 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd.
Digital remastering (P) 2014 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. (C) 2014 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. Manufactured and printed in the EU.
Original-front-cover-artwork card sleeve contains the CD in individual paper wallet and an 8-page booklet with info and liner notes in English, German, French, Italian. Libretto's are not included.
Editor's note: First released on 22 September 2014 as part of the 70-CD box Remastered - The Complete Studio Recordings (1949-1969) and again on 20 October as a stand-alone release. Both releases are identical (same package, including cat#, barcode, etc.). Barcode: 8 25646 34008 8 Label Code: LC 02822 Matrix / Runout: 0825646340088-58 AE53426-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH Mastering SID Code: ifpi L573 (Code repeated twice) Mould SID Code: IFPI 9746 SPARS Code: ADD Rights Society: GEMA/BIEM