coloratura Elvira De Hidalgo -Carneval Espanola- CALLAS tchr - GMMIX

[TeachingOpera]

Watch the video named "Maria Callas - Testimonials and Interviews - Part 1" posted by "TeachingOpera" (myself) and you'll see the Elvira De Hidalgo interview, talking about her pupil, Maria Callas.

This video is amazing, thanks for posting it.

[Chutson353]

Am I correct that Hidalgo was Callas' teacher?

[StellasMousiki]

Elvira de Hildago καθηγήτρια του Ελληνικού ωδείου στην Αθήνα excellent και πολιτογραφημένη Ελληνίδα

[CreaturaDura]

I adore de Hidalgo.....what a timbre and the fastest agility on record.

[antequem]

si quelqu'un s'avisait de chanter comme ça aujourd'hui.... en prétendant être chanteuse lyrique...je me demande ce qu'on lui jetterait, à la place de fleurs!

[7inga7]

Now she's no longer just known to me as Callas' teacher. She's great!

[hobo1975]

better than callas!!

[gmmix]

By all means, check a new posting of Elvira De Hidalgo singing Barba Yannis Kanata. It's a real charmer with good sound.

[juanbosco31]

dedico esto a Alberto Cortez compositor argentino que nos hace el favor de actuar hoy 27 de septimbre 2008 en el Teatro Million Dollar

[neronnenn]

Bel pezzo! brava Elvira De Hidalgo e grazie per quello che hai fatto per Maria!

[tamerlano]

My god, for a coloratura the lower voice is so resonant...a similar quality found in Callas

[ellandelachapelle]

Aha so THIS is good old Elvira! (great voice.) I love these old recordings. They all sound like they´re sitting in small tin cans. (haha charming. Everything is so PERFECT nowadays!)

[agnellodei]

WOW what a voice!!!!!!!!!!!

[gmmix]

Though it's a spoof, there's a YouTube video that shows De Hidalgo late in life...MUCH heavier and smoking...commenting on Callas:-- MARIA CALLAS - TOUT - johnny torres version

[rupepill]

It would be interesting to know the story of this scene - the "ole" chorus, the admonitory coughs. There is about this performance a sense of paradox, a prim gaiety and quaint fun that would surely have appealed to W.S. Gilbert. One wonders whether any beverage was available, perhaps reinforced by the covert addition of strong waters? It seemed almost an anticlimax that the performance didn't end with loud hiccups and a clatter of back hair combs as the ladies continued to let their hair down.

[gmmix]

BIG SMILE HERE. The assembled group seemed to be having a darned good time. The intro comes across as "not strictly scripted." It's the kind of on-disc performance you'll never hear today. The early Calve Victors come to mind--where she comments on the proceedings during the actual recording process. Fun stuff!

[AulicExclusiva]

The scene takes place at a fandango party, in a café. The choir cries out ¡olé! and asks the soprano to sing. She coquettishly clears her throat and obliges, with this celebrated Canción Española (Spanish song), about the accidented love between a bull-fighter and a manola [Madrid street belle]. When he ditches her, she shrugs it off, because she knows herself to be better-looking than her rival (¡mas guapa!) and breaks into a song in praise of Spain, land of love and sunshine.

[jurek46pink]

For acoustic recording the voice sounds very fresh and vibrant.

[gmmix]

This was my reaction at first hearing.