Montserrat Caballe "La mamma morta" A. Chenier

[tebaldicallas]

She sounds awful, her voice is forced and her diction is bad.

Great singer, wrong opera IMO,

[fluteman13]

I really enjoy the prompts coming to her for almost every phrase!

[tebaldicallas]

This opera is not for her - great voice, wrong opera.

[federic017]

@tebaldicallas Daccordo con il suo commento...poi il finale ha fatto la variante perchè per renderlo meglio ci vuole una voce più corposa sulle note basse...saluti

[rumak2804]

:(

[normallawrence]

It's simply not fair to compare

[TenzinChodrak]

I always think that be open to art, for artist like her and many other great singers, if they can be famous, they must have some qualities in their singing or acting etc that make them special and stand out.

Honestly, I dare not to make any comment to any of them unless I can sing better, act better, have huge range of repertoire, musical sense etc etc than them. But even if i make it, i should always praise others to encourage them to move up!

[ytsirogiannis]

Horrible only if u compare it with the Callas version....

[carlosbashuertas]

Claudia Muzio...

[boy170ful]

sorry it is an HORROR

[56LEBON1]

Insuperabile

[diaTeri]

вы все кроме fan2jnrc тупые

[Lindow]

It is just so funny to me that throughout her entire career she never got the 'v' vowel right, always did a 'b' vowel instead because in the Spanish language they do not have the 'v' vowel as I understand it although I don't speak the language.

[Gianny214]

she needs air

[cacciato66]

the sound on computer is so limited how can people make these judgements as to whose performance is best ... so sad our need to show our own limitations ... brava divas all!!

[TheMrMarilyn]

@Lauritz1 Oh...you're just too clever for me babes!!You should take that 'on the road': "how to learn nothing from a no one"...it'll be a SMASH!!

[TheMrMarilyn]

God...and they said Maria had a 'wobble' in her voice!!This has enough 'wobbles' ta bring on SEA sickness,LoL!!She SO wanted to emulate Callas's triumphs...she should've just concentrated on being the best SHE could be,rather than trying to 'outdo' Maria...which,as anyone with 'an ear' KNOWS is IMPOSSIBLE!!I DO love the way Monsie gives credit to others,where credit is 'due'...a sign of real 'class'!!Great lady!!

[tebaldicallas]

I still prefer Tebaldi-Callas for this aria - It is not for her. It is a bit forced.

[fan2jnrc]

Great voice, ok, ok...

But she doesn't seem to understand what she's saying. The words are deeply moving, and she's singing it like if it had no signification.

Never seen such an inexpressive interpretation, both in the voice and in the play... Oh no, the one who will surmount Callas in this aria is not born...

[diaTeri]

@fan2jnrc ur soo rite!!!! love u!

[operalover9001]

Wow. What a stunningly beautiful interpretation! And I haven't heard this version of the ending before. One minor detail - why is the French flag backwards?

[Radecascan]

That cannot be beaten.. it even kills the Callas 1954 studio recording with serafin... my goodness thanks... and some say this woman lacks emotion in her interpretations...ha! Thank you...

[RamirRMA]

She sounds a bit "kitsch" sometimes, but Montserrat's a great artist making a unusual way of interpretating a role that mostly would want to listen somehow different.

But anyway I like it. Kill me =)

[peque1204]

Creo que Montserrat Caballe no lo hizo con la misma energia o emoción que otras veces yo le he escuchado. No es una excelente presentación de ella.

[opera75frfr]

Belle version, mais il est dommage qu'elle cherche à donner à sa voix un poids qu'elle n'a pas, ce qui donne des graves sonores, mais forcés, et nuit au personnage, à sa jeunesse. Mais la versatilité de Monste est époustouflante.

[Lauritz1]

Brava Monti, indeed she ennunciates the words vocally. Schooled singers first sustain a singing tone line and then place the words into the sustained line. Monti and Scotto are great examples. Often you hear the syllables but do not even see her mouth change form. This is evidence of a highly developed voice being used by a brilliant singer. Monti had few if any peers. Brava diva, Brava!

[TheMrMarilyn]

@Lauritz1 YAWN!!

[acanthe83]

e soto le note e quasi falsa

[bedwardb]

It amazes me the comparisons that are always drawn to long lost sopranos. The sadness is that there are so few sopranos now that even come close to this performance, and yet we pick it apart. Caballe is a treasure, and there is value in all these notes (same for Callas and Tebaldi!!) BRAVA DIVAS!!!!

[eltonaquele]

Tudo bem... ninguém é bom o tempo todo....

[mrjoe1955]

Obviously you are not a singer. It was her way of using her voice to reflect deep sorrow very dark chesty. I am a singer and uderstand sacrifice beauty of voice for expression. Io capisco tutti paroli

[Leinaah]

I agree with you, i am a singer too, but this rendition is overdone with her expression, and it makes it almost impossible to listen to. The music itself has a lot of emotion in it, and it does not need too much. But ofcourse this is my opinion...

[tebza84]

love Caballe but this Aria doesn't move me like the Callas version sorry

this is Callas' Aria hands down

[LittleSelfia]

I'm with you on that. No one can top Callas.

[tebza84]

thank you

[tebaldicallas]

@LittleSelfia Tebaldi is better in this aria than Callas with her wobble.

[LittleSelfia]

@tebaldicallas You can have your opinion and I can have mine. In my opinion I don't like yours.

[mizz77anna]

Caballe does a great version here But like you say and of course thsi a question of taste : I love the Maria Callas more It moves me more

Warm greetings from Anna

[tebza84]

you're welcome Anna

[tebaldicallas]

@tebza84 Tebaldi is better than Callas in this opera.

[trumansf]

Is that the prompter I hear on a background? I noticed that on other videos too, particularly Caballe videos.

[c12mna]

no. just people caughing !

[trumansf]

But you can hear the words. And its on many of her videos and callas as well. Like the grand Opera debut. Its def not caughing. I thought it might have been echo.

[CONTESTAR]

It is definitely the prompter

[noncondition]

Ciertos instrumentos se deterioran con una facilidad sorprendente.

[genfox3]

vous devriez écouter d'autres choses que youtube, bien sur qu'il y a de meilleures versions. Mais Caballé a beaucoup d'enregistrements superbes  "y compris , de la mamma morta". Bien sur qu'on ne peut pas comparer Callas Tebaldi et Caballé, seulement des "ignorants" peuvent le faire. les trois étaient superbes cantatrices.

[zamolxis7]

No no no... SHe can't be good in everything...

[meltzerboy]

Callas has often been accused of overextending her voice by singing too many roles that make different demands. Caballe has also sung virtually everything under the sun, with mixed results. She does make a decent effort here, but her tone is perhaps too pretty and refined, too bel canto to convey the intense emotion needed for this aria in verismo style. Callas is supreme and untouchable in this particular piece; even Tebaldi suffers by comparison. Perhaps Muzio and Olivero come closest.

[stricken1771]

its awesome

[dare57]

i like madga oliviera.. she's the best maddalena

[oprah22]

hello Caballe is Callas and Tebaldi combined..she is the Prima Donna Assoluta...so yeah she isn't callas...she is better

[NEBESHIKU]

you wish! if she was Callas and Tebaldi convined how come she had no coloratura like Callas or Calla's Eflat, or tha Callas Wagnerian voice or the mezzo or alto voice callas could sound like?

[dedal141]

Definitely this opera is not for her voice

[utineke]

I don't like her enterpretation ,not comparable with the superb Callas .Although I do like Montserrat's singing a lot, she is definitly not "The CALLAS".With all my respects for M.Caballe.

[josedubal11]

the superb is the call name of caballe!, so? ha ha ha!

[corellilover]

I don´t like her in this role, she sounds more like bellcanto than verismo.

Questo mi sembra piu bellcanto che verismo.

[awmnk]

I think her is fine. Sounds not as good as Callas version, maybe your ears are not used to the recording techniques. I think the microphone should backward a little, then would be fine.

[VivaTebaldi]

She does not sound as good as Tebaldi also.

I prefer Tebaldi in this role.

[Raphusp]

Callas forever!!!

[stellavespera]

It's a Brilliant!!

[nicevidbro]

i love montse but this is not her best.

[potitodos]

Caballe was tops. It appears to be detached in some parts but to get those notes and that intensity you have to be in heaven!!!!!

Thanks Onegin!!!

[macciboma]

In questa aria la Caballè male sballa voce

e timbro piatto, altre pagine mi sembrava meglio. La Tebaldi è superiore in tutti i

sensi.Giordano ha scritto un capolavoro

un opera tra le più belle italiane.

[tena2]

scusa il mio povero italiano, la voce di questa donna é megliore che la tebaldi, piú bella e tecnica, penso io

[macciboma]

Caro signore mi scusi non so ilbel idioma

spagnolo, confronta con l'aria della(Callas you

tube glenmed)Se non sei un fans della Caballe,

riconoscerai la classe superiore.

scusami.

[gondorado]

Io penso che in confrontazione, la Callas è incomparabile cantando quest'aria. Perdonate, ma non parlo Italiano, la bella lingua del Dante. Io penso che la piú grande versione è quella della Callas, doppo Tebaldi.

[camandrula]

lo pensé mejor y aquí no me gusta. además el apuntador está un poco sobreactuado.

[camandrula]

un poco chillona sí, pero me gusta

[gencerito]

por favor!!!nadie escucha las notas de pecho forzadas?¿, el agudo estridente y gritado¿?...actuacion?¿ caballe era divina en los roles de belcanto como imogene norma, pero erauna soprano que erapara ser oida y no vista, era mala como actriz.

[enderezo]

Caballè es lo mas parecido que se escuchò a Leyla Gencer, obviamente Caballè es un poco mejor

[enderezo]

Perdon por comparar a Caballè con Leyla Gencer.Caballè hizo una carrera de primera linea.Vocalmente son parecidas pero Caballè por lo menos no va al gallo constante y no se le estrangulan todas las notas

[tena2]

bueno tambien era pesimo pavarotti como actor y mira, colocó las notas y mostró como sempre buen dominio de la voz, ella no grita sino imposta la voz, lo que parece suceder es que tiene una voz poderosa y los agudos le salen muy en vibrato y eso es lo que el sonido es, una belleza de voz bien usada al milímetro, pienso yo claro.

[montoyapaulo]

My opinion is that she starts off OK but then fails to achieve the necessary dramatic intensity required for the last 3/4s of this aria. Her voice and expression are passionless, especially at the end in 'io sono il dio... io son l'amore!', not even close to communicating the feeling of the music. This is verismo- must be sung with guts and passion, especially on arias like this one. I see none of this from Caballe. This rendition is by no means comparable to Callas or even Tebaldi.

[filiodecallas]

LLega a lo más profundo de uno esta actuación de Montserrat Caballé. El colocar esta nota alta, el Sol, es adecuado, era el momento. Como cuando Callas en Aída de Verdi, en México lanzó un Mi Bemol donde no estaba escrito. Son licencias que se manejan cuando se tiene la preparación y la sensibilidad.

[perfumedlife]

I love caballe but somethink is missing here.Madalena needs a fuller voice,Tebaldi,Millo,Marton,wer­e the best.

[VivaTebaldi]

I agree with you, Tebaldi is a lot better.

Caballe's voice is not very steady here,

it is not her bag. Still a beautiful voice.

She lacked Passion.

[bellsole]

What's going on with a cello??? I adore her; but it looks like a repitezione

[rughetta]

Love Caballè, but I'm not sure about this grandma version.

[tena2]

Well what can I add on top of this? Her voice is a gift from narute and that is it. Opera oughts to be sang owning a great talent and art and this is what Caballe has always to offer. I would love God to provide some other with this power and art. Thankd for your time. Luis

[Cantachepassa]

Antonietta stella also was good in this Opera.

[coryisawake]

I support Caballe's rendition-she is portraying someone who has had her dream stolen and her cushy world torn away. Dramatically, I have no problem with her vacant, dead-inside Maddalena. Why really would she emphatically pour her heart out to him in the first place?

[michaud1]

I think Tebaldi this aria better and with more emotion. Caballe is just ok - sound is not that pretty.

[smokey4149]

not enough passion, lifeless and amateur performance from what is normally a great artist

[Anakinjan]

I think that noone but Callas can sing that aria. Caballe though is too fucused on high notes. She's forgetting, that there must be an expression of emotions. Listen to Maria's perfomanca. Unfortionally thereis no video, but we still have an audio. You will agree with me.

[coryisawake]

These kinds of blanket/close-minded statements neglect to accept the undeniable truth that all hype aside, people DID and DO sing better than Callas once did and were/are indeed able to affect greater dramatic intensity.

Moreover, it's terribly monotanous to read the same: "No one should have attempted this role but Maria." ... "Only Maria could sing Isolde."

haha

[Asmorit]

It's amazing how people keep putting Maria Callas on an altar and revere her as though she was holy. Of course she was of great importance to the world of opera, because she brought acting back to the stage, but as a singer her technique was at best mediocre and she ruined her voice by singing roles which were totally unsuited for her.

[operamusicfan]

Callas fans say that just about every role she attempted and the funny thing is that Callas sang virtually every opera there is. That would leave the rest without anything to sing.

[trumansf]

dear operamusicfan, not every. She never sang any russian opera for example, not even Tchaikovski. Even though she sang a lot, more then any other for sure.

[trumansf]

thats not what ruined her voice

[MysteriousSymphony]

well, if you think that Callas lacked technique you "at best" know ZERO about lyric singing. How do you think she could sing greatly every role... just with luck?!

[trumansf]

caballe is focused on what she has - high notes, pianissimo, Calls meanwhile had everything and didnt have to focuse on anything, she could serve every composer perfect, she was a universal singer, the ideal tool to perform anything

[Anakinjan]

Totally agree with you!!!!!!

[trumansf]

Anakinjan/ Thanks ;-)

[operaficionado]

I think she would have been, well since she's still performing, (which is a joke) could be a much better singer if she lost weight. She ounds as if she's carrying a big load of marbles in her mouth while wearing a lead vest

[josedubal11]

su nombre explica lo que conoces de música!!!!! y por si fuera poco haces un comentario fuera de lugar sobre su peso como si fuese una top model, wich she is not of course. very cheap opinion! better study some, knowledge frirst!, then make your point!

[creidhe]

great performance!