15–21 September 1954 Callas makes her first recordings in London: Puccini Arias and Lyric and Coloratura Arias in the Watford Town Hall with the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Tullio Serafin. The Puccini Arias album is believed to be Callas’s all-time best-selling solo recital. Listen to the full recording: https://wnrcl.me/lyric 👉 Discover more on: www.maria-callas.com 🇫🇷 15-21 septembre 1954 Callas enregistre à Londres, au Watford Town Hall, ses deux premiers récitals EMI: Airs de Pucc

Maria Callas’s career took off in Italy and in 1950 she made her debut at Milan’s legendary opera house, La Scala. After she sang Violetta in Verdi’s La traviata in 1951, she embarked on a striking physical transformation … Find out more in this biographical animation, the second in a series of eight that appear on the official Maria Callas website, www.maria-callas.com | Maria Callas