Compilation previously released in 1986 ; remastered in 2005. Program notes by Tony Locantro in English, with German and French translations, and libretto in Italian, with English, German, and French translations, in booklet inserted in container. Compact disc. Recorded at Watford Town Hall, 17-18, 20-21 Sep 1954 (tracks 1-9) ; June 10-12, 1955, Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Cherubini, Spontini). Produced by Walter Legge (tracks 1-9), and Walter Jellinek (tracks 10-13). Maria Callas, soprano ; The Philharmonia Orchestra ; Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano ; Tullio Serafin, conductor. Sung in Italian.