Maria Callas - La Divina - Compilation [LP] Panacea Records these four remarkable performances -

these four remarkable performances - all from a single recording session in 1958 and all exemplary of the sound of Miles Davis' legend-loaded sextet of that year - have not been served well

the geographical separation also influenced their compositions and thus the album as a whole

Toivo Kuula (1883-1918) is one of the many composers who died at a tragically young age - 34 in his case: he was hit by a bullet fired after a brawl at a victory celebration at the end of the Finnish Civil War

and sung by Chumak and the incredible Tim Bernardes

Most importantly

Maria Callas - La Divina - Compilation [LP] Panacea Records these four remarkable performances -Maria Callas is credited with changing the history of opera. Known as La Divina, she continues to fascinate as a supreme artist, but also as a woman and an icon of style. Her interpretations were as compelling for their dramatic truth as for their musical integrity. Her voice, with it's extraordinary range, was as distinctive as her infallible sense for a phrase. A magnetic presence, she brought operatic heroines to vivid life, magically shaping and