Montserrat Caballe "Folie!...Sempre libera" Rehearsal

[S500Mercedesa]

she is good:) but the same sang by Callas is divine:)

[MadameBorgi]

Ella estupenda pero la orquesta aunque fuese unos ensayos está pésima y el director el peor. Aun así es un vídeo interesante. El tenor podría haber cantado en la octaba correcta como lo hizo la señora Caballe y dejarse de tonterías....cobarde!!!!

[MssYamilei]

MARAVILLOSA

[avalokiteshivara]

muito ruim essa gravação....

Não pela voz da Caballe, mas pelo desrespeito da orquesta.

[Telltaleheart79]

This conductor is doing this for a bet. Its the only explanation.

[opera75frfr]

Même en répétition, on se rend compte à quel point la voix était à la fois facile ample et flexible. Ce sont ses dernières Traviata, et aussi sans doute la fin de sa première splendeur. Dès 75 76 ce sera déjà autre chose. Marrant aussi d'entendre Carreras à peine marquer quand Caballé vocalise à toute allure. Mais qui est ce chef ? Le tempo est presque absurde de rapidité

[dsenRuskin]

Thank you for the additional information, Melbapatti. Chasson, Caballe's lasting power is impressive. Even now, at age 77, she is filling theaters. The voice is not the same as it was at 37, 47, 57,67, but it remains powerful. And she is out there more than any of her contemporary sopranos, or even those who followed. Fascinating.

[melbapatti]

This is transposed down a half tone, so the soft high notes are C's not Db's. In the performance, Guadagno's conducting was so hectic, SHE STOPPED SINGING and just turned and walked upstage during the descending scales in "sempre libera" like she was having a fainting spell. There was a 40 minute intermission during which they worked out their problems, and she continued the performance. The tenor, by the way, is the 27 year old Jose Carreras!!

[dsenRuskin]

Lord God! Was the conductor late for a lunch date? What was his problem? Who was the tenor? Thank you for posting this.

[melbapatti]

@dsenRuskin Who knows? It is Anton Guadagno, whose ego was far out of proportion to his talent.

[Pagudo]

A riveting rehearsal... OMG and both  D-Flats pianissimo Brava, brava!

[ChristophePhilippe]

Simply the best.

[Chasson0318]

I daily think about this woman! A rehearsal?! S*&t!!!... I'd pay to see this ANYDAY. Exquisite!

[InBoccaChiusa]

Fascinating document of Caballé in rehearsal. Somehow, she manages to keep up with the conductor's maddening pace.