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My absolute favourite recording of Maria, completely stunning, epic and marvelous! From SAX 2320. Some light pops and light distortion towards the end, but excellent for a 50 year old ebay purchase :) Images from the 1957 and 1958 live performances at La Scala. Maria Callas as Anna Monica Sinclair as Smeton John Lanigan as Percy Joseph Rouleau as Rochefort Duncan Robertson as Hervey with The Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus Conducted by Nicola Rescigno Composed by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848) Recorded Kingsway Hall, London, 24 and 25 Spetember, 1958. English Translation Anna You all weep? From whence are tears? And on this, the morning of the wedding. The King awaits me... The altar is covered with flowers. Quickly, give me my chaste robes — bedeck my head with my crown of roses. Let Percy not know i t! The King forbids it. Chorus Oh, dark memory! Anna Oh... who weeps? Who s
