Callas, Vickers, Rescigno - Medea, Dallas 1958 - Vinyl Source

From the vinyl Melodram set, the complete incredible, amazing Dallas Medea, set in legend, featuring a fiery Callas as Medea. Simply fantastic. While not the most vocally incredible Medea (see the 1953 performances), this production humanises Medea, and Callas provides an amazing interpretation (perhaps driven by the fury of her firing by [stupid] Bing from The Met only hours before the performance!). Truly legendary has to be heard by any opera fan. Her expression in "Numi, venite a me" is truly incredible!
Maria Callas: Medea
Jon Vickers: Giasone
Elizabeth Carron: Glauce
Nicola Zaccaria: Creonte
Teresa Berganza: Neris
Judith Raskin: Prima ancella
Mary MacKenzie: Seconda ancella
Peter Bender: Un capo delle guardie
Nicola Rescigno conducts the Orchestra of the Civic Opera Company of Dallas.
Performed live, 11 June, 1958.