15–21 September 1954 Callas makes her first recordings in London: Puccini Arias and Lyric and Coloratura Arias in the Watford Town Hall with the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Tullio Serafin. The Puccini Arias album is believed to be Callas’s all-time best-selling solo recital. Listen to the full recording: https://wnrcl.me/lyric 👉 Discover more on: www.maria-callas.com 🇫🇷 15-21 septembre 1954 Callas enregistre à Londres, au Watford Town Hall, ses deux premiers récitals EMI: Airs de Pucc

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24 reactions · 12 shares | Roberta Peters (1930 – 2017) was an American coloratura soprano. One of the most prominent American singers to achieve lasting fame and success in opera, Peters is noted for her 35-year association with the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York, among the longest such associations between a singer and a company in opera. She was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1998. | Great Opera Singers | Facebook

19 reactions · 11 shares | Joyce Arleen Auger (September 13, 1939 – June 10, 1993) was an American soprano, admired for her coloratura voice and interpretations of works by Bach, Handel, Haydn, Monteverdi, Gluck, and Mozart. From a conservative and Catholic family, Auger was born in South Gate, California and lived for many years in Europe in Vienna and Frankfurt, finally returning to the U.S. | Great Opera Singers | Facebook