SATISFIED CUSTOMERS
Take a look at what some of our satisfied customers have to say about our compact discs and us. To share your own experience with Divina Records please e-mail us.
| Thanassis Evaggelou (Athens, Greece). June 7, 2006. |
| “I received the DVD and both Armida and Norma CDs yesterday. Thank you so much! The DVD is just INDISPENSABLE to every MARIA's fan! In the london concert the sound and colour are excellent and it is actually the first time we see MARIA's reactions to a partner: AMAZING!! The Norma CD is excellent. Not only the crystal clear sound but also the accompanying photos and the video clip of the finale! Armida sounds much much better than all the versions I had. Unique performances of a fascinating artist. Thank you for all and keep up with the good job!” |
| (Chambery, France). May 19, 2006. |
| “I have received the DVD yesterday, I thank you very much. I want to tell you how the DVD is marvellous, to see callas to 1952 to 1975 it s very plaesant to see unedits documents. Thank you and viva the second DVD of this collection I hope rapidely.” |
| (IJmuiden, Nederlands). May 18, 2006. |
| “Many thanks for the quick sending of the Callas CD, The Unknown Recordings vol. 1. I received the CD today. I like it, it is a very interesting CD, more a beautifull document.” |
| (Budapest,Hungary). May 17, 2006. |
| “GREAT DVD [DVN-DVD1] and CD [DVN-1]! I can hardly wait to get any new DVDs with her.” |
| (Thessaloniki, Greece). May 4, 2006. |
| “The Callas Rarities Video is absolutely WONDERFUL. Thank you very much!! I'm looking forward for the next volumes. I would appreciate if you could inform me, by e-mail, about every new issue of Divina Records.” |
| (Tokyo,Japan). April 27, 2006. |
| “Thank you for your prompt arrangent as always! I have
never heard the Scala NORMA resound so richly thus far. Even the
prestigious Limited Edition LP cannot compare with your version. The DVD has also excellent picture quality for the aged contents.” |
| (Guidonia, Italy). April 27, 2006. |
| “I write you especially to congratulate for the wonderful work that you carry to honour OUR wonderful Maria. I bought the first dvd Maria Callas - Video Rarities Collection, and I wait for the next ones with longing. I love Maria! And so I thank you very much sincerely!” |
| (Tokyo, Japan). April 27, 2006. |
| “I have never heard the Scala NORMA resound so richly thus far. Even the prestigious Limited Edition LP cannot compare with your version.” |
| (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). April 25, 2006. |
| “I have received your first Callas DVD and I must say you always surprises Callas fans! Besides all the wonderful CDs you have edited, your first-class accuracy now goes to Callas videos. This is by far the best Callas compilation of images ever (picture + sound + research). All perfect and very well organized. Top class for devoted Callas fans ! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” |
| (Oxford, London). April 25, 2006. |
| “This is just to say that the DVD of Callas video rarities
has arrived safely. I'm very pleased with it indeed! Congratulations on such a fine product.” |
| (Dresden, Germany). April 22, 2006. |
| “The CDs arrived yesterday. What fabulous material!! I didn't have the opportunity yet to hear - and see - it all, but I'm impressed by the little I did! Now, after 20 years of searching and collecting, I have every line recorded of Maria Callas.” |
| (Buenos Aires, Argentina). April 19, 2006. |
| “Estimados amigos: ayer adquirí el DVD y después de verlo no puedo más que felicitarlos por la calidad del producto. Nos presentan un marco más que cuidado para disfrutar del arte de la Divina y nos dejan ansiosos, esperando la pronta aparición de los volúmenes siguientes.” |
| (Mandello del Lario, Italy). April 15, 2006. |
| “sono arrivati i DVD. Grazie!! Il risultato finale mi sembra molto buono, e direi che i fans della Maria troveranno un po' di cosette finalmente vedibili in modo umano! E alcune, come mar de la Plata che altrimenti non avrebbero mai visto. Milan Petkovic ha fatto un buon lavoro con la traduzione della Ossenska. Grazie ancora” |
| (Driehius, Netherlands). April 14, 2006. |
| “I like the Callas-DVD very much. It must have been quite
a lot of work to collect and arrange all these pieces! Touching is the last interview, in 1975, when you realise that two years later... The singing in the London farewell concert is not se good, everybody agrees about that, but what an actress!! I am looking forward to the next Callas-DVD!” |
| (Holsbeek, Belgium). April 13, 2006. |
| “I find your DVD wonderfull. Such fine items. The Vier
Jahreszeiten interview, unbelievable Maria Callas, the most exciting women
of the 20th century. She is so fascinating in the London Concert. And the
picture and soundqualitie is so much bette than what I have. And everything is done so professionally, much better than EMI. And the short texts of Milan Petkovic are so well done.” |
| (Athens, Greece). April 10, 2006. |
| “The DVD just arrived! Thank you very much, i will enjoy
it :) It is a very fine job judging from the cover, booklet, dvd print... thank you again!” |
| (Baarn, Netherlands). April 7, 2006. |
| “I was now able to watch your DVD. Congratulations on the
result! Wonderful. Some new items for me (Armida, Edinburgh, Mittler, Mar del Plata, etc.). A very beautiful presentation: cover, menu. This is just what the 'fans' want to have in addition to the normal commercial DVDs.” |
| (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). March 30, 2006. |
| “O DVD chegou anteontem. Esperei assistí-lo antes de escrever-te. E só posso dizer que o seu trabalho é absolutamente fabuloso. Priceless!!!!!!!!!! Muitos parabéns pela empreitada e que este DVD seja apenas o primeiro de uma longa série. Sucesso!.” |
| (Madrid, Spain). March 29, 2006. |
| “Acabo de recibir el DVD de nuestra Maria. No se qué decir, me ha hecho lka person amás feliz del mundo. El trabajo que ha hecho es fabuloso, casi todo es inédito.” |
| (London, UK). March 28, 2006. |
| “Thank you for much for the DVD which arrived today. I watched it, the London concert made me cry, but it is very nice to see Maria in colour. The German interview was very interesting as I have never seen it before.” |
| (Essex, UK). March 21, 2006. |
| “DVD arrived today. Much improved version of the 73 London concert. Many thanks for all your hard work.” |
| (New York, USA). October 27, 2005. |
| “The Scala 55 Norma is really a stupendous achievement. The un-gimicked clarity, and the steadiness of the correct pitches makes your edition a revelation for the longtime Callas fan. Thank you for all you are doing.” |
| (Ioannina, USA). October 25, 2005. |
| “DIVINA's Norma: I listened and marveled... For the issue
offers indeed "the clearest and most articulate sound ever" (M. Petkovic). It is surprising how distinct the voices come across and how the issue vividly renders the atmosphere and ambiente of this great performance. Congratulations!” |
| (Vilnius, Lithuania). October 20, 2005. |
| “I thank you very much for wonderful CDs with Maria Callas
[DVN-1 and DVN-4]. It's great pleasure to listem them. Quality is good.
The one of the best in these CD is 1935 & 1977 recordings and of
course Maria singing with poodle. Best regards” |
| (Alameda, USA). September 3, 2005. |
| “The Norma arrived on Thursday, September 1. You have done a wonderful job with the sound quality.” |
| (New York, USA). August 18, 2005. |
| “It's worth noting that the 1955 Norma performance can be
obtained in very good sound from Divina Records. There are sound clips on this site with comparisons to other reissues ofthis performance. Just a happy customer.” |
| (Haddonfield, USA). August 17, 2005. |
| “If you want the La Scala 1955 Norma, possibly her best, get the version put out by Divina records. They are worth every penny, correctly pitched and with all the proper information e.g the first 15 minutes of that performance was not recorded and other editions replace the missing piece with some other uncredited perormance. Divina does as well but correctly credits the part that is inserted. Divina also has a lot of other info on its enhanced CD.” |
| (Baton Rouge, USA). August 7, 2005. |
| “I received the Armida and Norma yesterday! The sound is superb and the booklet is equally fine. A quality product. Thank you so much.” |
| Thomas Badie (Toulouse, France). August 3, 2005. |
| “J'ai reçu il y a quelques semaines les enregistrements DVN-1 et DVN-4 que je vous avais commandé et je tiens à vous transmettre mes plus sincères félicitations. Votre collection comble tout à fait mes attentes en tant que "fan" de Maria Callas. J'ai découvert cette artiste extraordinaire il y a un peu plus d'une dizaine d'années alors que j'étais un jeune adolescent, et sa voix m'a tout de suite ému. Je me suis procuré, à très peu de choses près, tous les disques que j'ai pu trouver dans le commerce, et c'est par hasard que j'ai découvert le site de Divina Records, alors que je désespérais un peu de trouver des enregistrements rares et aussi les exceptionnels documents vidéos (qui existent, même s'ils sont morcelés et bien brefs). Vos disques allient à merveille une présentation soignée mais sobre et une grande richesse de documentation (photographies de très grande qualité, documents annexes et extraits vidéos...) Les efforts effectues par votre équipe pour rendre votre produit différent de tout ce que l'on peut trouver ailleurs sont palpables. Et puis je me dois de vous féliciter pour la qualité que vous apportez dans la restitution sonore de ces documents, qui sont tout de même des "live", enregistrés de manière parfois très rudimentaire, mais les bandes originales que vous utilisez sont vraiment d'une toute première qualité ! Alors avec tout cela, je tenais à vous dire un grand merci et vous encourager encore et encore pour que vous continuiez dans votre production. Voilà, grâce à ces deux disques, je dispose maintenant de nombreuses vraies raretés d'enregistrements de Maria Callas et j'en suis bien content. Merci encore pour votre travail, et Bravo.” |
| (Oslo, Norway). June 16, 2005. |
| “I've just recieved Norma from La Scala with Callas. Compared to other Norma's this one is unique.
The hole part is one piece. And it profits from a very strong cast. The sound is a relevation, i've never experienced such a clear sound.
Most restorations from callas live-performances have a "greyish" sound, but this one realy has a sonic depth within it, which is great. The written material plus pictures gives a very good overwiev over the production. Thank you very much!” |
| (Paris, France). April 15, 2005. |
| “I have received your CD right now. It is just incredible
! I am discovering this Norma ! It's like the Armida. It's an evening I
really well known and it's quite amazing to listen to it in such quality! Thank you so much for your incredible work for the sound and for all the many photographs that I discover too for a lot of part. Thank you so much again for the videos, it's always a great emotion to see Maria Callas and to see her singing few seconds at the end of Norma.” |
| Davide Gambino (Genova, Italy). April 12, 2005. |
| “Je viens d'écouter intégralement l'Armide publiée par Divina Records et j'en sors tout bonnement abasourdi. Je connaissais, et chérissais, cette version de l'ouvre depuis toujours, mais cette édition au son restauré me fait l'effet d'un rideau s'ouvrant sur un mystère auparavant impénétrable ; disparu le son opaque et distordu qui gâchait l'écoute des vieux transferts sur 33 tours et CD (Cetra, Melodram.) ! La bande passante, le souffle, les bruits de fond et de surface ont ici augmenté, mais c'est au profit d'une présence, d'une profondeur d'espace et d'une amplitude du spectre absolument inouïes ! La voix de Callas en ressort parfaitement reconnaissable dans toutes ses nuances et ses effets dynamiques. L'orchestre lui-même jouit d'un son plus brillant et précis (cf. l'Ouverture !), et les applaudissements, encore, sont d'une telle présence qu'on se croirait dans la salle !. Un merveilleux travail de transfert, donc, mais pas seulement ; l'aspect soigné, la propriété de la notice, écrite par M. Petkovic, la haute qualité des images incluses : tout s'ajoute au plaisir du mélomane averti et du « callassolâtre » persévérant. A saisir sans hésiter, étant donné le prix plus que raisonnable et la relative brièveté du délai de livraison. Merci encore M. Berruti : vous rendez là le meilleur hommage à l'une des artistes-clef du XX siècle, et c'est à travers son Art, par le biais de sa voix sans égal que vous le faites.” |
| (Québec, Canada). March 31, 2005. |
| “I received both cd's last friday. Thanks for the fast mailing.
Years ago, I bought DVN-1 that was very good and DVN-12 who was excellent.
Now DVN-4 is very good and DVN-17 is exceptionnel. Thanks again for your excellent product and i look forward to buy some more CD's.” |
| (New York, USA). March 22, 2005. |
| “I am amazed at the quality of the sound [Scala Norma]. Congratulations on the fine work you have done. I am also enjoying the many photos and especially the video clips on the CD Rom. This recording has a very special meaning for me, because I was in Milan in January of 1956, and had the good fortune to see this cast at the January 5th performance. Thanks to the exceptional sound and the many accompanying documents, I am reliving the experience.” |
| (North Richland Hills, USA). March 3, 2005. |
| The 1955 Norma sounds absolutely fantastic! Really anxious to see all the media files.” |
| (Grand Rapids, USA). October 8, 2004. |
| “I just received my copy of the 1955 Norma yesterday and I must say, that was one fabulous piece of work! Norma is one of my favorite bel canto operas, and no other live recording pleased me more than the one you had so wonderfully remastered. That was simply amazing! Maria's Norma has never been more beautiful. Congratulations for your work and I'm looking forward to purchasing your Ifigenia and La Sonnambula!” |
| Matthew Brancati (North Haven, USA). September 9, 2004. |
| “I just received NORMA (DVN-17). What a revelation! The amazing colorations in Callas voice come through as never before! Such was the improvement in clarity and impact, that hearing Callas sing the words “Sediziose Voce” at her entrance sent a chill through my body. Even the orchestral portions posses a crispness and lucidity that I never experienced when listening to this performance in the past. This has always been my favorite Callas NORMA. However, listening to it in your new transfer I actually felt as though I was experiencing a new Callas discovery, such was the improvement over all the other (at least four) versions of this performance I have owned over the years. Many thanks for a superlative job, the care and attention to detail that characterize your work are indeed greatly appreciated” |
| Antonie Ramos (Paris, France). July 19, 2004. |
| “Je viens de recevoir l'exemplaire de la Norma de la Scala 1955 avec
CALLAS, c'est un document vraiment exceptionnel, CALLAS au meilleur de sa forme et quelle
interpretation sans oublier le reste de la distributioon vraiment un enregistrement à ne
pas manquer. Bravo à DIVINA RECORDS que comme d'habitude nous offre des enregistrements
de bonne qualité et en plus ce sont des documents que tout amateur d'Opéra et en
particulier de CALLAS se doit de possèder. Merci encore et BRAVO.” |
| (Pisa, Italy). July 8, 2004. |
| “La Norma Scala 1955 e' una bellissima registrazione, e l'edizione da voi curata è splendida sotto ogni punto di vista, compreso naturalmente l'apparato iconografico e filmografico così ricco e abbondante.” |
| (Buckinghamshire, UK). July 5, 2004. |
| “The set is fantastic and I particularly like the way in which the
missing musical numbers have been filled in and accredited. The sound quality for the whole recording is very good. [DVN-17]” |
| (Saudi Arabia). July 2, 2004. |
| “Am so thrilled with everything and I must say again how thankful I am for your authenticity and thoroughness in documenting the data. I am also thrilled with the many photographs and theatre programmes and reviews. Of all the Divina issues the one I treasure the most is the La Scala Norma December 7th 1955. I have had this for many years - first on Hunt LP then on Hunt CD, but your version is far superior.” |
| (Rurutu, French Polynesia). July 1, 2004. |
| “C'est l'occasion pour moi de vous féliciter pour la qualité de votre travail; je suis particulièrement enthousiasmé par la Norma milanaise et les documents (plus de 100 photos rarissimes) qui l'accompagnent. J'attends vos prochaines publications avec impatience!!!” |
| (Alghero, Italy). June 28, 2004. |
| “I'm glad to communicate that at last Callas Norma [DVN-17] is here and the sound is really greatly improved from the Arkadia recording I already had. Magnificent work.” |
| (Athens, Grece). June 22, 2004. |
| “I liked the videos and the sound is like listenning to a new discovered Norma [DVN-17]. I cant wait for the DVDs of la Divina!!!” |
| (Muskegon, USA). June 22, 2004. |
| “I am always thrilled to get your CD's because you do such an extraordinary job in transferring them and working to enhance the sound. [DVN-17]” |
| (Desden, Germanyl). June 19, 2004. |
| “Congratulation for this great release with a perfect transparent sound quality! [DVN-17]” |
| (Lisbon, Portugal). June 18, 2004. |
| “Beautiful sound in a wonderful Callas performance [DVN-17].” |
| (Wakayama, Japan). June 11, 2004. |
| “The norma 1955 was soooooo nice. I am very happy. I am long no more as happy as now, it was great!!! I thank you sooo much.” |
| (Wakayama, Japan). June 11, 2004. |
| “The norma 1955 was soooooo nice. I am very happy. I am long no more as happy as now, it was great!!! I thank you sooo much.” |
| (Saudi Arabia). June 11, 2004. |
| “I am so thrilled with the CDs [DVNs 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 12 and 17] and very much appreciative of the care you have gone to in researching the background information in the booklets, adding reproductions of the actual programmes and finding such superb photographs. I do hope that you go on to publish all the live performance on your label” |
| (Chicago, USA). June 10, 2004. |
| “My compliments on your new release of the Norma of 7 December 1955 from La Scala. The sound quality is quite remarkable. I feel I am hearing this performance for the first time, even though I have two other issues.” |
| (Lindenhurst, USA). June 9, 2004. |
| “I finished listening to the Norma with Callas from La Scala [DVN-17]. Your transfer sounds like a studio recording. I am very pleased. The sound is so rich and clear. Callas gives me the impression that she gains in strength in every scene.” |
| (Liverpool, UK). June 6, 2004. |
| “Many thanks for the CD [DVN-17]. They are really wonderful!! I am more than pleased.” |
| (Philadelphia, USA). June 5, 2004. |
| “I want to say BRAVO for the wonderful work you did to see this to fruition [DVN-17]. The sound is stunning and I thank you so much. I love the videos! You have done a wonderful service to those of us who adore this woman.” |
| (Essex, UK). June 5, 2004. |
| “What a wonderful issue! [DVN-17] The sound is superb, all of the wonderful pictures and video and the article by Milan Petkovic about the performance is a work of art itself. Please keep up the wonderful work.” |
| (Jamaica, USA). June 4, 2004. |
| “DVN -17 is simply the best of Callas's Normas that I have heard. The transfer is so much better than I would have expected to be possible. Thank you for your restoration of this treasure.” |
| (Haddonfield, USA). May 28, 2004. |
| “I have started to order Callas Cds from you and the ones I have received are just wonderful!!!! Beautifully remastered with great documentation - finally justice is being done to the recorded legacy of this unique artist. Jay Kauffman” |
| (Victoria, Australia). May 21, 2004. |
| “I had another version of this set [DVN-16], and yours is much better sound quality.” |
| (Saudi Arabia). May 17, 2004. |
| “Thrilled to get it [DVN-4] - love the packaging and the booklet - and it was a delight to hear these items for the first time. Raritites like this are nectar, ambrosia and manna from Heaven for us Callas devotees.” |
| (Thessaloniki, Greece). May 10, 2004. |
| “I received today the cd's I ordered (The Unknown Recordings Vol.1 and 2). Both of them are absolutely wonderful. Thank you for your excellent services. Congratulations for your efforts in memory of La Divina.” |
| (Palmdale, USA). May 4, 2004. |
| “Just wanted to let you know the Armida was even better than I had hoped. I have several other versions and yours is the best in every way, shape and form. Keep up the great work!” |
| (San Francisco, USA). January 27, 2004. |
| “This recording [DVN-12] represents a valuable historical document. Congratulations!” |
| (Nijmegen, Netherlands). August 13, 2003. |
| “Received the Armida and it is really amazing! Thank you so much.” |
| (Pennington, USA). March 31, 2003. |
| “I
am really impressed with the superiority of your sound in the Ifigenia in Tauride to the EMI recording.” |
| (Biella, Italy). March 5, 2003. |
| “Thanks you so much for the CD. It is much better than I had expected. I already had a registration of that concert but it was not as good. The CD is truly amazing, incredibly perfect sound and video.” |
| (Courbevoie, France). December 29, 2002. |
| “Thank you very much for your incredible work again. I have never heard this recording [Armida] so well with a such sound really better than the other versions. Thank you too for the 12 minutes more. The very long part is important, it's a pity to have the strange voice of the speaker but it's not disturbing too much. Thank you again for the photos.” |
| (Holsbeek, Belgium). December 27, 2002. |
| “I received today your fine recording in CD of the complete ARMIDA. Congratutions. Also congratulations for the fine booklets. Really exemplary.” |
| (Imperia, Italy). December 27, 2002. |
| “Armida CD is really wonderful!” |
| (North Haven, USA). November 27, 2002. |
| “I must mention that the more I listen to your version of ARMIDA the more ‘correct’ it sounds!” |
| (London, UK). November 25, 2002. |
| “I recieved the ARMIDA on Saturday it is really superb especially the photos of the production. If you listen to the Mapleson Cylinders as I do the Armida sound is fine - yours being the best yet.” |
| (North Haven, USA). November 24, 2002. |
| “I received my copy of Rossini's ARMIDA several days ago. Regarding the sound quality of your version, it is certainly different from what I have been used to hearing since I first encountered this performance thirty years ago! (This is the fifth time I have purchased this performance over the years!). For it's greater presence and immediacy of sound (this is the first time I actually have heard the swords clashing in the Act One finale), as well as completeness your Divina version is indispensable. The accompanying essay, photos, and CD-ROM are further enhancements. Nonetheless, there is a greater degree of tape hiss, distortion, and other defects that are indeed annoying and distracting, but the improved detail is probably worth the trade off, as all previous versions sound dull in comparison.” |
| (Flushing, USA). November 21, 2002. |
| “Your wonderful ARMIDA has arrived. I have not had time to listen to the whole opera, but I am very pleased with what I have heard. You have done a magnificent job, but then you always do magnificent work. Bravo, amigo!” |
| (San Francisco, USA). November 20, 2002. |
| “Received my ARMIDA CD set today. Listened to the first disk. Loved it. Thank you for doing your work for all of us who love Callas!!” |
| (Athens, Greece). November 20, 2002. |
| “I
received the cds a couple of days ago, thank you very much! The sound of ARMIDA is much better than any other I have so far listened to, and the unreleased material is very interesting.” |
| (Chicago, USA). November 19, 2002. |
| “I just received the CDs. They are fabulous!” |
| (Paris, France). November 19, 2002. |
| “I wanted to let you know how happy I am to be able to listen to so much material, which is new to me, in spite of the already impressive collection of Callas recordings I have been gathering over the years. The experience of the "complete" Armida is quite thrilling. A feature I particularluy like in the enhanced CD of Amida is the reproduction of stage sets and costumes. I look forward to more Divina records! |
| (San Francisco, USA). November 15, 2002. |
| “The Armida arrived yesterday. I must compliment you on the sound. I am mightily impressed at what you have done with the sound.” |
| (West Sayville, USA). November 15, 2002. |
| “I just received my order for the Divina release of "The Last Normas, Vol.2. I can confirm that the sound quality is a great improvement over the Gala release, and I highly recommend it.” |
| (Lindenhurst, USA). November 13, 2002. |
| “I
listened to Armida and yours is the best transfer. Despite the low male voice intruding on
the newly discovered extra 12 minutes does not bother me too much. It's just great having
the performance complete for the first time. There are not enough words of course to
describe Callas. Being familiar with this performance from the days I had it on LP, Callas
still continues to fascinate. It is a timeless performance. Milan Petkovic's notes are
wonderful including the rare photos. I listened last night to the entire Ifigenia. Just to get a very clear feedback I listened to track #24 on the first disc 'O sventurata Ifigenia' my favorite selection of all through my headphones. It was incredible, better than I ever remember.” |
| (Essex, United Kingdom). November 11, 2002. |
| “The
sound in the Armida has a little more hiss but it is a price worth paying for the much fuller sound of the voices. You a correct to include the sections cut from previous editions. The music is usually clear even with the male speaker. The pictures on the CD ROM are excellent. Keep up the good work.” |
| (Berkshire, United Kingdom). August 22, 2002. |
| “The CDs of Maria Callas doing Tosca was a joy to listen too.” |
| (Bremen, Germany). July 7, 2002. |
| “Thank you very much for the CD. The quality is surprisingly good for such old material.” |
| (Modena, Italy). May 13, 2002. |
| “Mr. Berruti, I've received your present (contest of April)!!! I'm really happy and I wish to continue to discover the rarities that you offer to all the Opera lovers. Thank you very much.” |
| (Rome, Italy). February 28, 2002. |
| “The CD [DVN-14] has just arrived today [...] The quality is so good, and the material so superior, if I may say so, from the EMI selection! The Ernani lesson is specially breathtaking! So many thanks for your initiative again!.” |
| (Volta Mantovana, Italy). January 21, 2002. |
| “I have received your nice CD. I have listened to it and it is very interesting. The recording quality is rather good considering it is a live recording dating back to 1958. And it is also a historic document which goes beyond music itself. Thank you very much.” |
| (W. Yorkshire, UK). December 3, 2001. |
| “Got the CDs today, they are fantastic, videos etc. are great, thanks.” |
| (Houston, USA). November 21, 2001. |
| “The
CDs are wonderful. I have listened to most of them. I'll be ordering more in the future. Keep up the good work and congratulate Milan Petkovic for me also.” |
| (West Sayville, USA). October 10, 2001. |
| “I
received my order in the mail a few days ago. Thank you for the prompt service. I haven't heard the Sonnambula yet, but was very impressed with the sound quality of the London recital. Even though, I've had a very good quality tape - and video of this for years, your recording far surpasses what I've heard previously.” |
| (Courbevoie, France). June 16, 2001. |
| “I
have received your CD during my vacation and I wanted to thank you a lot for it. Thank you too for the high quality of it with this great video of Norma in 57, few days before the big problem in Rome. It's so lucky to find again this kind of video! The photos of London are beautiful. Thank you again for all your work. |
| (Yokohama, Japan). April 4, 2001. |
| “On
Wednesday, I have received your 4 Enhanced CDs for my order. They are all very
interesting. I'm so excited to see their contents. I'm looking forward to see your new series.” |
| (London, UK). April 8, 2001. |
| “Congratulations on the CDs I have recieved so far - both the rarities Discs. It is so good to see unusual photos of Callas, I am so fed up with having the same pictures printed over and over again.” |
| (North Haven, USA). December 26, 2000. |
| “I recently purchased DVN-3 (Norma Trieste 1953) and wish to commend you for a job well done. I had purchased the corresponding Melodram set when it was first released and returned it to the retailer after listening to it because I knew it was a fraud. In addition I own the Myto set of excerpts and was always troubled by the fact that the cuts and other variations in the tenor aria were too similar to the corresponding section of the Rome Walkout Norma of 1958. Your excellent notes on the Enhanced CD helped clarify this for me. For that I wish to thank you.” |
| (Milan, Italy). December 1, 2000. |
| “It's a wonderful recording. I'm very happy.I think to write next week an articles of la Divina and I will speak of Divina website.” |
| (Deuil-La-Barre, France). October 26, 2000. |
| “I just receive the cds which are OK, so there is no problem.” |
| (Bremen, Germany). October 25, 2000. |
| “The CD has arrived - the result is very impressiv - thank you very much for the moment.” |
| (Ann Arbor, USA). September 21, 2000. |
| “Your Norma recordings arrived yesterday - thank you so much! I was quite impressed with the Trieste recording, both in terms of the performance, and the technical capabilities in the CD.” |
| Freeman Günter (NY, USA). September 12, 2000. |
| “My
latest Divina shipment arrived on Friday the 8th: perfect for my weekend listening
pleasure. I am so pleased with your work! I love the CD enhanced with the pictures, etc. I
am so enjoying this second Edinburgh performance. Keep up the great, great work.” Freeman Günter - Managing Editor, Classical Singer Magazine www.classicalsinger.com |
| (Tokyo, Japan). September 10, 2000. |
| “Hastily
I browsed all of the CDs to confirm the compatibility with my CD player and PC computer
(MS Windows 98 Second Edition update, Japanese version). I found there was no difficulty
to read or play back all the files. The format of the enhanced CDs is marvelous. I think it represents the state of the art of the personal computer technology.” |
| (Ascoli Piceno, Italy). August 5, 2000. |
| “I communicate to you that the CDs arrived past thursday, like you had previewed in your last email. In future I hope to make other purchases because I have understood that Divinarecords is a serious and professional company.” |
| (Barre, USA). July 26, 2000. |
| “The CDs arrived today in perfect condition. Thank you very much for making these performances available.” |
| (Karsiyaka Izmir, Turkey). July 5, 2000. |
| “Thank you very much for my cd Norma 1958 which I have safely received and enjoyed.” |
| (New York, USA). June 6, 2000. |
| “Just
wanted to thank you for the excellent Teator Colon disc, which I listened to this morning.
Sound is just amazing for paper tapes and when I heard the radio beeps, I thought
something was wrong with my disc until I consulted your superb notes, which explained
everything. You should be very proud of this disc, its wonderful, and I plan to buy every
Divina disc that you have. I already have the Master Classes and the Unknown Recordings. You've gotten some wonderful reviews in the Callas International Society magazine, well deserved.” |
| (Coubervoie, France). April 18, 2000. |
| “I
was in a music megastore in Paris last friday, in the FNAC Montparnasse, and I was very
surprised and pleased to see 2 of your CD's: the unknown recordings 1 and 2. I wanted to thank you very much for the very good quality of your work for the photos, the programm and the videos. It's a great pleasure to have the Norma's recitative. Thank you very much too for the other videos.” |
| (Frederiksberg, Denmark). February 9, 2000. |
| “I
have now received the CD, that I won, and picked it up yesterday from the postoffice. It
has a wonderful, authentic sound, and is really wonderful!!! The booklet is also very, very good to read, and the picture of the young Callas is fantastic! and I really liked the radiocommentary (which you had fortunately translated!).” |
| (Coral Springs, USA). December 22, 1999. |
| “I have received your shipment. It arrived perfectly. Out of a simple "test" listening, I can say nothing less than "outstanding". Sound quality, presentation, references, everything it's great.” |
| (San Francisco, USA). December 16, 1999. |
| “I just received my copy of the Buenos Aires concert. It is superb. Thanks for all your efforts with that.” |
| (Box Ford, USA). December 8, 1999. |
| “I did receive DVN-2, 5, and 12 some months ago, though up to now, I've taken the opportunity to listen only to the Teatro Colon Recordings, which I have enjoyed immensely.” |
| (Whitehall, USA). November 8, 1999. |
| “My
Callas records arrived two weeks ago and I am thrilled to have them. What a wonderful job
you have done in producing them! And the sound is amazing -- nothing that I have can
compare to your records. Thank you so much for the care and attention that you have given
in making this music available in presentable form. As a diehard Callas fan, I am most
appreciative! I will be eagerly awaiting future releases.” |
| (New York, USA). November 1, 1999. |
| “Just
wanted to compliment you on the excellent quality of the CDs that I received last week. I
ordered Master Clases 1 and 2 and yesterday listened to the Anna Bolena and Traviata
lessons. I had never heard them before. The sound is as good as the EMI official releases
and the packaging is excellent. I'll be ordering more from you soon.” |
| (Dublin, Ireland). October 23, 1999. |
| “I received DVN-4 very soon after your promise. Thank you very much.” |
| (Wayland, USA). September 22, 1999. |
| “I recieved the CD's and I can't thank you enough for providing us all with such exceptional product and service.” |
| (Bakersfield, USA). August 23, 1999. |
| “I have already received the order; the sound is terrific, packaging wonderful, it makes one hunger for more. I do hope you find the rest of that Colon concert.” |
| (Stellenbosch, South Africa). August 8, 1999. |
| “Many
thanks for the disks, which I received safely today. I like the 1949 Norma excerpts and
the Edinburgh Sonambula very much! Thanks again for an excellent product - I will mention your disks on my weekly radio program here.” |
| (Zürich, Swiss). August 12, 1999. |
| “I
just received the two CDs. What surprise, the "Norma-CD"! Many thanks!!! I will order DVN 15 as soon as it is on the marchet.” |
| John Ardoin (Dallas, USA). July 24, 1999. |
| “The new Colon CD arrived today and is being devoured! What wonderfuls sound you have the Norma duet in. Oh if only we had the whole performance!” |
| (London, UK). July 17, 1999. |
| “The CD arrived and it is wonderful! I love the booklet and the wonderful photos!” |
| (Zürich, Swiss). May 4, 1999. |
| “Yesterday I received the CDs. You asked me for my opinion and I really can tell you that I am happy that Divina Records exist. I am happy of course to get unknown recordings from you. I hope you to publish soon more of them.” |
| (Lisbon, Portugal). April 1, 1999. |
| “I finally received your package. Congratulations for your excellent job. The presentation and the quality of the sound are first class.” |
| John Ardoin (Dallas, USA). February 5, 1998. |
| “The records arrived safely and I have enjoying them. Thank you so much. Please keep me advise of future issues.” |
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