Bellini - La Sonnambula - 1955 Live

[gunterz]

maria callas is a miracle-best years-she was perfect-i discovered her on records-

[philipc67]

This must be live from La Scala 1955 under Bernstein. He had also conducted her Medea in 1953. One ASSOLUTA singer for both these roles! Tempo is slow and occasionally shifts. She sings the whole aria mezzavoce, what he later described as a "pianissimo a la Callas", admirable breath control and diminuendi, listen to the simple, sad elegance of the phrasing. This is the miracle when one listens to Maria in her prime, that she gives OF HERSELF on stage. And I ask you, who sings like this today?

[georgerannie]

She really could sing it--brava Diva!!

[Keithj136]

wot staggering class Callas was,we shall never see the same again.

[Aetion]

It’s marvelous!

Thank you for the post.

PS: Who is the tenor please?

[Elisabetta611]

@Aetion

Cesare Valletti, if my memory serves me correctly. :)

[Aetion]

@Elisabetta611 That must be correct. Thank you.

[callas777]

@Aetion this was recorded live (La Scala,Milano,March 5 1955)and the tenor is Cesare Valletti

[Aetion]

@callas777 Thank you.

[abracadabranque]

En fait il faut que j'écoute Callas et Scotto pour arriver à savoir qui des deux m'émeut le plus.Terrible épreuve...

[MAPIAKALLAS]

i love you divine monster you bring peace to my heart and mind divina

[Horseshoe4441]

I hate La Sonnambula by Callas, sorry.

[Elisabetta611]

Then don't listen and be quiet. Easy as that.

[Horseshoe4441]

Then shut up and go away. Easy as that dickhead!

[Elisabetta611]

Follow your own advice, kiddo.

[Horseshoe4441]

Is any teaching going on here dickhead?

[turnipoverlord]

if you hate it, why watch a video of it?

[kelleni19]

beautiful.

[rshace4]

esplendido! grande maria

[lanimabilanganligot]

Incomparable! The voice and the passion and singing with soul.

[derek5ur]

I love Callas.

[vocalandchords]

La mejor!

[fettitish]

When she finishes singing, I got nothing to say at all. I'm speechless!

[thefashionair]

Meravigliosa! Un bacio

[braveheart030]

I love Maria Callas!

[27tenor]

потрясающе!сколько-же Каллас лет?Когда так трагисески и светло пела?

[belmanotre]

Dear Callas fans!

Striker9410 is a liar and fraud. He breaks the agreement with Filaredo group since 3 days and continues to bash Anna Netrebko on Anna Netrebko sites.

He cannot end his bad comments and we come back to Callas sites if he don't stop his insults right now.

[gencerito]

sabian que callas restauro el tipo de voz para elq ue fue escrita esta opera,bellini no la compuso para sopranos lijeras tipo gorgoritos,que callas agregue los sobreagudos es otro cantar,pero no es una opera para voces como las arriba mencionadas

[diuscorvus]

Only an artist of the highest caliber can perform this piece at such a slow tempo... Callas's genius comes through without any need for fireworks. *worship*

[65attila]

Good - vocie relatively secure. Sayao/Galli-Curci/Pagliughi are better.

[dermotafan]

They are not. They sing it in full voice. This is mezzavoce. The right way to sing it. Just a comment for Atttila

[striker9410]

Filaredo, you chicken-assed fruitcake, if you ever come to the MET, you're gonna' get a " Special Chocolate Pudding "

surprise!!

[mtnmanjt]

Bellafredina/Filaredo, no one would believe how much I pray that you get stabbed in the chest some night.

[Elisabetta611]

mtnmanjtt, you forgot to switch IDs there.... So these antics really come from ONE person after all.

[BernardProfitendieu]

the tenor sounds great ... but who's the old broad with the annoying voice?

[BernardProfitendieu]

calm down, Elisabetta - don't get your undies in a bundle - it was a joke

have a couple of extra prunes tonight! they will take care of your constipation problems and put you in a better humour

[Elisabetta611]

Yummy prunes! Sorry if I misunderstood! :)

[Kievest]

Unsurpassed and Immortal!! Thank you

for this incredible archival posting.

[dermotafan]

The only proper answer to crazy Cecillia I've just heard.

[lamusicahera]

Clear

Pure

On breathcontroll

no pressure

elegant

a woman

un artista

artificial sound and this little something what nobody today of all this singing secretarys have:

heart and brain and voicecontroll

Brava!

[natacha45]

I love a kind of melancholy in her voice. It comes just from the depth of her soul. Wonderful!

[pennsando]

Callas ... la cantante que jamas sera superada por otra. Este sentimiento y divina gracia solo se da una vez y ella fue todo eso, ya jamas volvera en ninguna otra. Habra otras cantantes buenas o tal vez mejores pero ninguna como CAllas

[Elisabetta611]

She's wearing a tightly laced corset and sings like THAT!

This is the ONLY version where I can understand Elvino's pleas that he cannot endure her suffering.....God, Maria, how did you do it?

She left blood all over the stage....(A term, not literally)

[clasirico]

Siento mucho que ya no estes entre nosotros,cuando abandone este mundo quisiera poder oirte.Un saludo y hasta pronto.

[Lohengrin]

i never understood why no-one ever managed to sing this aria like Maria did

[jimthewriter]

There is no one to match her. She was the ultimate singer/actress. How beautiful and how gripping. Brava Maria Callas!

[angelovocci]

She fulfilled her Karma and service to humankind and to God. She is the ultimate artist/singer/actress. A great heart, mind, soul, voice and technique. She communicates so fully, she gives us her blood, tears, bone marrow, and life spark. her pianissimmos bring me to tears.

[atpa5021]

only feelings, over the music, over the voice over everything material!!!

[saverioorlando]

Callas is magic like the moon

[juancarlosmartos]

Lento,claro, piano...cada nota es importante, trascendente, no canta con la garganta, canta con los labios y esos labios reflejan el corazón. Orfeo en mujer... y los arroyos se aquietan para oir la Voz.

[ubedajils]

Dea, Callas, dea. Cómo pudiste, por obra y gracia del destino, llegar a nosotros y traernos este arte, este canto, esta voz, que nos cambió para siempre y que por siempre anhelaremos su retorno, en otro cuerpo, en otro rostro, pero siempre tú. Piu non reggo!

[00ceroalaizquierda00]

Que bonitas tus palabras leyéndolas y escuchando esto se me saltaban las lágrimas.. T_T

[zurriuss]

The voice that contains every feeling inside itself... Love Maria.

[00ceroalaizquierda00]

Woooooow esta versión no la había escuchado.. es una grabación en vivo?¿? está genial, me gusta más que la grabación en estudio y que el concierto del 64, está genial!!

MUCHÍSIMAS GRACIAS JESÚS!!

[markivens]

makes me cry every time ! What a voice, what a gift to be able to move into caracter as callas does !