Maria Callas sings "Voi lo sapete" from Cavalleria

[smlly990]

She is perfect even when shes not at her best and is breath taking.

[callas777]

...love you Maria...

[parousia555]

Her voice is breaking in high notes, this is a fucked recording, belongs in the trash

[melicallejas1985]

LA DIVINA!

[Siberiaeterna]

How BEAUTIFUL she was...Mayby she has never been so beautiful than in this dress.

[MrMrMikayel]

Bravo!!!

[balkanjiq]

О! У ж а с !

[Colienne]

Интересно как вы отнесетесь к записи Азучены в исполнении Каллас ))))) Сантуцца по сравнении с альтовой Азученой еще ниче так )))

[HerbertVonKarajan1]

@balkanjiq ПОШЁЛ ВОН ДУРАК! 

[astridsmid]

I enjoy deeply the beauty of you as a person and your singing. I enjoy your pureness and can not stop listening to you.

[Aspett0]

Je pense que le pianiste etait tres moyen sur cette interpretation particuliere de l'aria, tempo trop lent -a mon avis- et il est tombe a cote des notes a plusieurs reprises... ca n'a pas du aider la Callas. N'empeche que son jeu et sa musicalite n'ont jamais disparu.

[hswatnik]

a great artist- what is obvious is obvious and need not be repeated- only the word magnificent should stand before Thank you!

[kaliope89]

la Callas estando acabada era bastante mejor que muchas de las que se las dan hoy de profesionales...

y a falta de nada mejor, a las nueves se las pone por los aires...

¿¿¿alguien ha escuchado a la Netrebko en sus locas???

Su Elvira, su Lucia, su Amina, su Giulietta...

Eso sí que es patético...

[diegoscaryo]

Pareciera que toda la ópera pasara por la Callas... Esta mujer tendrá una buena vena dramática, pero su voz nunca fue mejor. Para eso, la Tebaldi. Ni dudarlo.

[mike04091987]

@diegoscaryo YO DIGO QUE ES CUESTION DES GUSTOS A MI EN LO PARTICULAR SIENTO QUE EL CANTO DE TEBALDI ES MAS GRITADO QUE CANTADO O INTERPRETADO, SUS AGUDOS NO DAN UNA NITIDEZ CMO LO HACE MARIA CALLAS, AUN ASI ES UNA BUENA CANTANTE.

[JetBlueIce]

Yes it is sad. But she is still a person. Look at her soul and not so much at her voice.

[powerinpraise2000]

you know what...as tragic as this is...the soprano that wobbled and cracked UNDER PITCH throughout Cav at the Met this season continues to get hired. Along with MANY MANY others who have sub-par voices and technical facility. I would take this over ANY of the current crop of met singers in the big Italian rep.

[JetBlueIce]

I feel bad for her in this performance. She's trying so hard yet so many off-tones, inter octave breaks/cracks, out of tempo attempts at vibrato, overall she sounds very tired. But atleast her heart is in it and for that she still gets 100%. She never had the range or vocal prowess of say.. Yma Sumac, but none the less Callas deserves much credit!

[zizeus]

whose ymac sumac what opera has she sang? please give us a break..opera is not only about the right note.

[Callia2000]

Yma Sumak is well known for her unusually large range in voice (and this was a natural gift) , not necesserily about her expressiveness and powerfull performances and persona. That's what Calas is a legend for. There's no need to compare two completely different and exceptional artists anyway.

[Callia2000]

This a response to JetBlueIce ' s comment below.

[lucedelalma]

Hear the concert in Japan!!! in 1974 so after this one!! there she was a lot better because she was already returning in the form from before!!!!

[pirocagrande]

I DO NOT THINK her voice was destroyed...she was OUT OF SHAPE!!! Years without singing + emotional distress = YOU CANNOT SING! I read the book from Meneghinni..she had still voice..just all over the place!!! If the techinique is f_ _ _ _ D UP...you're history!!

[anmattson]

God.. It's like her voice aged and the rest of her didn't. She looks absolutely stunning. But I think it's the loss of her voice and Onnasis that literally killed her. And the embarrassment of these last concerts. <sigh>

[jariloso]

It is true that her voice was not what it once had been but who cares, her performance is superb.

[hayathologist]

The spiritual beauty shines in this video. I like it better than those energish performance of other singers.

[nandoferrer]

What is truly amazing to me is to see how Callas was the greatest operatic artist that ever lived!I thank her for day always!

[madcrazymad]

the swan's singing... so moving...

[Weillfanatic]

Beautifully put. You're so right.

[TheAleph74]

Not as bad as I expected. Her hight notes are in better shape than her middle-low register, which was gone. But like someone else said, you admire the Callas who was, has been and will always be.

[VerdianoBR]

I thought she was going to sound much worse than she sounds here! It's incredible that, even after destroying her voice, Callas could still amaze us with her acting and her musicianship, which never disappeared. Besides, sometimes it's even possible to hear that unique expressive and beautiful quality of her prime years. I think this "Voi lo sapete, o Mamma" is the best performance of hers from those recitals in the 70's!

[caruso3]

Not much voice left, but she is not that bad.

I heard better. I was expecting worst.

[Nerweniel]

Her voice might not have been exactly everything anymore, but her acting is definitely still there and I agree; she gave her all. I think she was an amazing person.

[harlemdreamer]

She gave it her all and she was wonderful.

[dressage123456]

i dont think somebody said that Callas not good in this video, she was so good voice and acting in this show, and i think very hard looking for somebody can cover her in this year.

i think can not find anybody look like her in 100 years

[MAPIAKALLAS]

look how cute she looks in this video its sad that her voice is not there but her acting is Perfection look at Callas i wish they make singers like her but there is no more like her... even tho her voice is not there she is and example of what true greaness is. Viva Callas

[mrrk]

This is too sad. She had no voice left.