Maria Callas as Medea - Two great phrases from Medea 1961-1953

From "Creonte a me solo un giorno dà" and "Figli miei, miei tesor", Act 2 of Cherubhini's incredible opera, Medea.
From the incomprehensibly brilliant Maria Callas, to whom superlatives do no justice, the beginning and end of operatic marvelocity, she who represents a true superhuman superpower, the vocal ability which cannot be equaled, to whom i am a slave...
Two phrasings from Act Two of Cherubhini's masterpiece, Medea - Running back from the final recording of Callas in the role in 1961, to the fateful 1959 Covent Garden performance in which she bewitched Aristotle Onasis (the love she received was deserved but ended her singing career), to the fiery 1958 Dallas opera rendition, where she had literally just learnt that she had been fired from the Met schedule, and her animosity to Ruldolf Bing was evident in her fierce performance (Bing was a total idiot, completely mistaken and incorrect on all accounts, Callas should have been treated like the Goddess that she is, at all times), to the somewhat subdued but technically and audibly superior Mercury Living Presence 1957 stereo studio recording (this is an utter auditory delight - the 7 1/4 inch tape version of which i have and will be uploading soon), to the BJR 1953 La Scala recording with Leonard Bernstein conducting, in which she sounds her most fierce - but i would suggest that the more laid back, debut recording, taking place in Florence in 1953 is the most enjoyable. Here we have a Callas in full pristine voice bringing a dead opera back to life. Callas' Medea is incredible, and unequalled to this day. Other sopranos have tried (Gencer, Jones) but are lacking. Callas FOREVER!
All tracks sourced from vinyl records, excpet possibly the 1959 performance.
Track List
1961 - La Scala - MRF - Creonte a me solo un giorno dà
1961 - La Scala - MRF - Figli miei, miei tesor
1959 - Covent Garden - Source Unknown - Creonte a me solo un giorno dà
1959 - Covent Garden - Source Unknown - Figli miei, miei tesor
1958 - State Fair Music Hall, Dallas, - Melodram - Creonte a me solo un giorno dà
1958 - State Fair Music Hall, Dallas, - Melodram - Figli miei, miei tesor
1957 - La Scala - Mercury Living Presence - Creonte a me solo un giorno dà
1957 - La Scala - Merucry Living Presence - Figli miei, miei tesor
1953 - La Scala - BJR - Creonte a me solo un giorno dà
1953 - La Scala - BJR- Figli miei, miei tesor
1953 - Teatro Comunale - Fonit Cetera - Creonte a me solo un giorno dà
1953 - Teatro Comunale - Fonit Cetera - Figli miei, miei tesor
English Translation
Oh Joy! He still loves them!
Now i know what i must do! To Pretend!
I must pretend to suffer for them!
I must lie!
Ah, my beloved treasures,
I can see you again!
Yes, I can see you.
Lovely fruits of my love!
Oh, love! Oh, remembrance!