Callasfan Recordings: Maria Callas - Aida 1951 - A comparison

Hello everyone! This took much longer than I anticipated, but I am proud to present my restored release of the legendary Callas Aida from Mexico City, 1951.
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This video compares my work to a major 2017 "remastered" release, which shall remain nameless, but is probably the most widely available release of this performance. And it's just not that good.
As the video shows, i have removed/minimised audience noise, prompters and hum, and repaired faults in the recording.
There is still a spot of high end distortion on some of the louder singing, which is also present in the other releases. To remove this would affect the tone of the voices, which I wanted to avoid. There are also a few minor pops and clicks, but they aren't really noticeable.

[@richardallen3810]

Callas lives within each of her fans so I never consider her gone. She lives with me every day as I listen to daily and was blessed to have seen her final tour and be in her presence for a few hours .

[@arnoldamaral7406]

Great work my friend. Grazie. Viva Callas la unica Divina Regina. Arnold Bourbon Amaral

[@luanllluan]

Look who's back!!!! This is amazing

[@mao1878]

Wow! Well done and welcome 🤗 looking forward to the next stuff you present! Best regards, Dana

[@aetion]

Very well made! Thank you.

[@MaestroWenarto]

wonderful

[@StaffanSwede]

You've done a great job with the restoring of the recording!

[@nikosnikolakakis6523]

Your job is magnificent, the best effort for restoration so far. I am looking for your next editions

[@luisvillalobos3452]

Marvelous!!! Nice to see you again!!!

[@saverioorlando]

risultati molto buoni,grazie

[@elisabetta611]

ICE COLD CHILLS!!! And GREAT JOB!!!

[@BaroneVitellioScarpia1]

Great work!

[@stevenlevasee6742]

Solid. Gold. Singing.

[@operaclassicalmusiclover3437]

Your remastering is amazing!

[@zarathustra642]

Callasfan I’ve loved your channel for years and I’m so excited about this Aïda restoration project 😍 Could you do her Vestale that opened the ‘54 LaScala season with Corelli? It’s such an INCREDIBLE recording and the LaScala orchestra actually plays in tune and on time 🤣 But it’s awful quality and the Warner “remaster” is a LOL.

[@fabriziomariagarzi5534]

Perfetto, senza eguali.

[@onigbajamo]

Sounds really good. Post it on the opera subreddit if you haven't already.

[@ThrivingJean]

Bravo, great work!

[@martinsubway5953]

Bravooooo !!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@brunobalzano7566]

Gli argentini e soprattutto i messicani, si sono goduti le "sorgenti" di Maria Callas, la voce-tuono dei primissimi anni. Pubblico da veri intenditori, il primo ad aver capito quel fenomeno vocale e a decretarne il successo. Grazie a loro, abbiamo registrazioni memorabili, perle preziose di Maria in vari ruoli, da Norma a Traviata, da I Puritani a Tosca fino alla strepitosa Aida, con quel MI bemolle sovracuto nel finale del II atto che resterà per sempre scolpito in cielo. 🙏

[@davidwatts3048]

sweet

[@longmai6488]

Long time no seee

[@davidefilipponi3769]

Hi, how is the LP label source? BJR?

[@CallasfanRecordings]

It is indeed my copy of the BJR LP, which I bought sealed.

[@aljavier2927]

@@CallasfanRecordings do you know how many Callas performances BJR put out? I have all of them except for maybe 2 a norma and a tosca.