11 December 1961 - La
Scala - Callas, Vickers, Ghiaurov, Tossini/Rizzoli; Schippers
Photographs
Rehearsing with Callas, La Scala 1961
La Scala 1961
Recordings
11 December 1961 - La
Sacal - Callas, Vickers, Ghiaurov, Tossini/Rizzoli; Schippers
Reviews
December 1961 "[a]
splendid Neris, for the abundance of her rich, flexible, beautifully
modulated singing, as exalted as her famous colleagues" Farnco Abbiati,
Il Corriere della Sera, December 12,
1961
December 1961 "at
Callas's side Giulietta was a Neris of the highest class. She sang the
second act aria 'Solo un Pianto' so
well that the enthusiasm of her audience reached a high point for the
evening" Il Vice, 24 Ore, December
12, 1961
December 1961 "[she]
shaped Neris's stupendous aria with pointed singing and the highest possible
style" Giudo Pannain, Il Tempo,
December 12, 1961
December 1961 "As
Neris Simionato was the exceptional singer she has always been, who projects
all the details of the characterisation and makes every note telling thanks
to her infallible stage presence" Duilio Courir, Il Resto del Carlino,
December 12, 1961
Anecdotes
This important
performances attracted the attention of the opera world, among the audience
members were Corelli, Bastianini and Raimondi. Thet were lucky to get a seat
as 70, 00 requests were made to the La Scala box office for tickets
and each night there were long cues of people outside the theatre hoping to
snare last minute tickets.
