A favorite Verdi performance from Anna Netrebko A favorite Verdi performance from Anna Netrebko

I feel that the best years of Maria Callas’s vocalità, when we hear such a unique freedom and generosity in her singing, were captured in her early recordings.

My soul is eager for this kind of pain My soul is eager for this kind of pain

Ross Wassermann tracks the development of “Che farò senza Euridice?” — and “J’ai perdu mon Eurydice” — for this month’s Perspectives on an Aria