Maria Callas, Tullio Serafin, Luigi Cherubini, Teatro Alla Scala Medea
1958 3x Vinyl, Box Set
Classical
Opera

Main image
Mercury Living Presence, Mercury
baritone vocals [the captain of the guard] Alfredo Giacomotti
bass vocals [creon] Giuseppe Modesti
chorus Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala
chorus master Norberto Mola
composed by Luigi Cherubini
conductor Tullio Serafin
cover [album production], design George Maas
cover [album production], design Wilma Cozart
engineer, supervised by [technical supervisor] Robert Fine
libretto by [text by] François-Benoît Hoffman
liner notes [english translation of libretto] William Murray
liner notes [introductory notes and synopsis] Harold Lawrence
mezzo-soprano vocals [neris] Miriam Pirazzini
orchestra Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala
photography by Carlo Cisventi
photography by David Seymour
photography by Erio Piccagliani
photography by Harold Lawrence
photography by Oscar Savio
recorded by [recording director] Wilma Cozart
recording supervisor [musical supervisor] Harold Lawrence
soprano vocals [first maidservant] Lydia Marimpietri
soprano vocals [glauce] Renata Scotto
soprano vocals [medea] Maria Callas
soprano vocals [second maidservant] Elvira Galassi
tenor vocals [jason] Mirto Picchi
transferred by [tape-to-disc transfer] George Piros
Recorded At Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
Mastered At Fine Recording Studios
Pressed By RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis
Copyright (c) Mercury Record Corporation
Published By G. Ricordi & Co.
LABELS:
- Dark maroon labels with silver print
- Deep 'groove' in label area
- NO VENDOR text on labels
- Released in Cooperation with G. Ricordi & C. Milano
- Recorded in collaborazione con l'ente autonomo del Teatro alla Scala
- Sung in Italian

BOX:
- Laminated on front
- Large STEREO banner on front top
- Back of box has no print

BOOKLET:
- Full-size, 24 pages
- Contains liner notes and the libretto in Italian and in English translation
- Italian text from the libretto published by G. Ricordi & Co.
- Album copyright 1958 by Mercury Record Corporation
- This world première recording [...] was made in the Teatro alla Scala during the month of September 1957.
- Made in USA on last page

OTHER INFORMATION:
- Labelography code: UM1
- Corresponding mono issue has cat# OL-3-104
- Sides are in auto-coupled order (LP#1: 1,6 - LP#2: 2,5 - LP#3: 3,4)
Matrix / Runout: SR 90013A FR7 B2 I (Runout side 1 - stamped)
Matrix / Runout: SR 90014A FR3 A2 I (Runout side 2 - stamped)
Matrix / Runout: SR 90015A FR 5 A1 I (Runout side 3 - stamped)
Matrix / Runout: SR 90015B FR10 C2 I (Runout side 4 - stamped)
Matrix / Runout: SR 90014B FR7 I A1 (Runout side 5 - stamped)
Matrix / Runout: SR 90013B FR2 I A2 (Runout side 6 - stamped)
Other: OL-3-104 (Corresponding mono cat# on booklet)
Other: SR90013 (Individual cat# LP 1)
Other: SR90014 (Individual cat# LP 2)
Other: SR90015 (Individual cat# LP 3)