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Georges Sebastian
Georges Sébastian was a French conductor of Hungarian birth, particularly associated with Wagner and the post-romantic repertory. He was born in Budapest and died in La Hauteville. Born György Sebestyén, he studied first the piano and violin in his native Budapest, before turning to composition. He then worked with Leo Weiner, Zoltán Kodály and Béla Bartók. In 1921, he was engaged as répétiteur at the Munich State Opera, where he worked with Bruno Walter and became his assistant conductor the following year. He then spent one season from 1923–24 as assistant conductor at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, where he was heard as pianist. Upon his return in Europe, he conducted at the opera houses of Hamburg and Leipzig, before becoming first conductor at the Städtische Oper Berlin. He then became musical director of the Moscow Radio and Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1935, he conducted there the first performance of the original version of Moussorgsky's opera, Boris Godunov. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Sébastian) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

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Norma, Act I Scene 4: No. 4b. Aria, "Casta diva" (Norma, Chorus) [Recorded in Paris, 1958]
Maria Callas, Choeur de l'Opéra National de Paris, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris, and Georges Sébastian
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Tosca, SC 69, Act II Scene 5: "Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore" (Tosca, Scarpia)
Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
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Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act I Scene 5: No. 5. Cavatina, "Una voce poco fa" (Rosina) (Live Recording, Paris, 19 December 1958)
Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris, Georges Sébastian, Maria Callas, and Gioacchino Rossini
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Il trovatore, Act IV Scene 1: No. 12c. "Miserere d'un'alma già vicina ... Quel suon, quelle preci solenni, funeste ... Ah, che la morte ognora" (Chorus, Leonora, Manrico)
Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris, Georges Sébastian, Maria Callas, Choeur de l'Opéra national de Paris, Albert Lance, and Giuseppe Verdi
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Delibes: Lakmé / Act 1 - Flower Duet: "Viens, Mallika, … Soux le dôme épais"
Mado Robin

Albums

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The 1958 Recital at the Paris Opera, Part 1: Works by Bellini, Verdi & Rossini (The Original Sound of Maria Callas)

2023
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French Violin Masterpieces

2001
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The 1958 Recital at the Paris Opera, Part 2 - Puccini: Tosca, Act II (The Original Sound of Maria Callas)

2023
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Delibes: Lakmé (Highlights)

1955
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Chausson: Poème; Ravel: Tzigane; Honegger: Sonata (Christian Ferras Edition, Vol. 4)

2023
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Massenet: Werther (1953)

2015

Videos

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Norma, Act I Scene 4: Preghiera, "Casta diva" (Norma, Chorus)

Georges Sebastian, Maria Callas, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Paris, and Choeur de l'Opéra National de Paris • 29M views
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Tosca: "Ella verrà, per amor del suo Mario!" (Scarpia, Sciarrone, Spoletta, Coro) [Live, Paris, 1958] (feat. Tito Gobbi, Jean-Pierre Hurteau, Louis Rialland & Chœurs de l'Opéra)

Georges Sebastian • 1.1K views
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Léo Delibes - Lakmé - Air de Nilakantha 'Lakmé ton doux regard se voile' par Jean Borthayre

metrisch • 5.5K views
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Miserere - IL Trovatore, Maria Callas

Georges Sebastian, Maria Callas, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Paris, Albert Lance, and Choeur de l'Opéra National de Paris • 1.3K views
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"Heil dir, Sonne!" from Wagner's Siegfried—The Ring Cycle III/IV

medici.tv • 1.9K views
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Maria Callas sings Norma "Casta Diva" in color (Live in Paris 1958)

Tom Volf • 9.2K views

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