Montserrat Caballé - Ah Fors'è Lui...Sempre Libera

[thomastmwc]

omg her pianissimo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hypatiarhetoric]

@thomastmwc I know. Nobody else can spin that shimmering crystal pianissimo like this. So grateful for these recordings. And when I consider that all singers lose the majority of their magical sound on recordings, I can only imagine how spellbinding this was live.

[Frohlichstein]

I have this recording. I think it's great.

As far as a trill is concerned, I don't hear one. There are some nice grace notes but no real trill.

[lginpdx]

One of the best! She manages to convey the drama while maintaining a lightness in the upper range the vocal agility appropriate to the role. When was this recorded?

[MadameBorgi]

Se me olvidó decir: Montserrat aquí esta majestuosa....precisamente en el papel de Violeta no es todo forte, hay pianos y mezza di voce que muchas actuales no saben hacer, por eso, el estudio del bel canto es esencial. (leer mucho, escuchar mucho en diferentes versiones, y si es posible cantar y acudir a operas en directo y no grabadas....) El belcanto, es sentimiento en estado puro, pasión, lloro, alegría y la técnica es imprescindible aquí, pero inexpresiva a la vez.

[MadameBorgi]

El bel canto no solo son notas agudas y gritadas, es más que eso (hay un arduo estudio y comprender este terreno requiere bastante tiempo, porque gritar sabemos todos, hasta un niño recién nacido) desde la Tetrazzini, De Hidalgo hasta la Callas pasando por la Caballe diria yo que hay pocas sopranos fieles al bel canto tradicional y no recargado y chillado....

[romygil]

la raffinatezza impersonificata!!!!

[Kiarinadia]

It is important to indicate also the date of the recording. Thanks for posting. Divin!

[jmiller05]

Does she hit a pianissimo D at 5:48?

[mrluistena]

@jmiller05 She does indeed, she was so good, I was impressed but that D too.

[manuelpierrenegrelli]

The best humored, superb coloratur... Nice nice Lady...

[catholab]

are you kidding, Nathalie Dessay sings it like a little fragile thing with a certainly nice but cold and thin voice. Caballe is much broader and sensual.

[nadircita]

natalie dessay sings exactly the same!

[UtochkinaKaterina]

the best Violetta ever!!

[sebastien1chartry]

@UtochkinaKaterina The BEST violetta vor ever's Devia, Sutherland, Dessay, Netrebko, Cinzia Forte and Fleming!

[mrluistena]

@sebastien1chartry And Callas too.

[jmuslvr]

Caballe, Callas, Sills, and Sutherland are my favorite Violettas.

[Juancsc]

beautiful voice, but i would do anything to hear yma sumac singing arias :P

[dngirmeriil1]

Her pianissima is unmatched. In can also be heard in her rendition of Signore Ascolta where she holds the high B for about 15 seconds.

[dngrbunny]

Gorgeous...my favorite after Moffo.

[lateralex90]

me encanta que use el messa di voce jajaja....

[gromiting]

how many lungs does she have? six?

[gcr280273]

Y MUCHAS DE LOS MUCHOS, MUCHÍSIMOS LOGROS DE ESTA ARTISTA SE LLEVARON A CABO EN DIRECTO, AL CONTRARIO DE LO QUE SE DICE DOS COMENTARIOS MÁS ABAJO (Di Vergy, Don Carlo, Semiramide, Norma, ¡AY! ME FALTARÍAN CARACTERES..)

[Straricc]

che filati splendidi!!!! un usignolo!

[clobo70]

Forse la più bella interpetazione di "Ah, fors'è lui", cupa e introspettiva come dovrebbe essere. Grazie Spagna per questo magnifico soprano!

[gcr280273]

sutherland inalcanzable como Fille du regiment, como Norma, como Sonnambula, pero Traviata NO es de su dominio. La admiro muchísimo, pero su "una voce poco fa" me provoca risa. Su perfección resulta a veces fría y cómica. La Traviata de Caballé sí es de referencia.

[FeelinMinnesota]

@gcr280273 Una voce poco fa es del barbieri di siviglia no de la traviata. La sempre libera de sutherland solo es comparable a la de callas. Una coloratura como sólo ella podía hacerla y el último MI bemol sobreagudo que te explota los tímpanos.

[leugim1961]

montserrat indudablemete has sido la mas grande, Dios te otorgo la mas bella voz.

Gracias.

[operamonsiuer]

The greatest soprano of our time!!!

[barmanjoe]

She is like a nightingale!!!!

[forallyouknow]

One of the most compelling "Ah Fors'è Lui"s I've ever heard. She got the emotion down pat. The Sempre Libera drags a bit as a result, though. I find her coloratura most exceptional, and she doesn't miss a single note--I hear every single one. I also love how she sings the phrase "dee volare" And is it just me or is she not at all trilling?

[kandutery]

buffffff what a pianos, what a extremely beatiful and musically voice. I love it!!

[Klassizismus]

Montserrat's Traviata ranks among the best portrayals of Violetta Valéry. When I heard her "Addio del passato" I had tears in my eyes. But there are also very good Traviatas from Maria Callas, Ileana Cotrubas, Anna Moffo ... and Montse of course! Brava!

[richard8114]

la interpretacion de este tema es simplemente celestial ¡que virtuosismo Montserrat¡

[Dymension]

Actually, this is the studio recording and it is in key...

[tklogan11809]

transposed down, still beautiful.

[saverioorlando]

@tklogan11809 esatto!