Callas in "Die Walkure" Recordings

[Vicente Vargas]

Maria Callas sang Wagner's "Die Walkure" in Italian twice in 1949:
January 8, and January 28. One of these performances was at Teatro La
Fenice, conducted by Serafin; the other was at Teatro Massimo, Palermo.
Were any of these performances recorded, and does anybody know where to
obtain them? E-mail me if you know the answer, and let me know what
record label these performances are found in.

VRV1 (Vin)

[stu...@bellsouth.net]

I'm as curious as you but I've never seen them. The Parsifal fortunately was a radio broadcast, thus it was preserved. However, I once read that she wrote to Max Lorenz, one of her Tristans, and asked him for a copy of his tape of the performance. Perhaps there is a recording in Lorenz's estate? On the basis of the Parsifal, I certainly like to hear what she would do with both Tristan and Walkure.