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Title: SUPERB LIVE RECORDING OF LEGENDARY PERFORMANCE
Review: One of the main frustrations of collecting Callas recordings is the absence of a decent Traviata - until this one. This particular 1987 CD is remastered from a fascinating source, and we are all indebted to Dr Robert Seletsky who has provided so much information relevant to Callas. The source here was a tape copied directly from the original for tenor Kraus right after the Lisbon performance, without any EQ errors. Kraus first gave it to a record producer who issued it on LP in the 1970s and later sold it to EMI, who issued it on LP [EMI and Angel] in 1980. I have these LPs are they are the best live recordings imaginable - a revelation. Dr Seletsky continues: EMI transferred it nicely to CD in 1987 [the recording listed here on Amazon] though ruining it in a dreadful 1997 remastering.This 1987 CD is out of print and rarely appears for sale, and should be snapped up when available.
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