MARIA CALLAS & FEDORA BARBIERI. NORMA. V. BELLINI. (17/6/1949)

[charmeueueur]

Listening to this amazingly beautiful recording, it came to my mind all these discussions about the flawless-ness or non flawless-ness of Callas' s vocal technique...Seriously, who gives a damn, the woman was/is/will continue to be the definition of artistry and musicality among singers. A real artist. Plus, Brava Barbieri.

[bodiloto]

che bellezza!

[Chicomedio]

Strepitose!!!Oltre Maria Callas,la Fedora Barbieri è qualcosa come la furia della natura!

[Chicomedio]

Strepitose!!!

[flicfan416]

After listening to five minutes of Maria's heavy, full, black tones, how does one reconcile with the perfect coloratura and legato of the cabaletta! There are other Normas, among them a Stupenda and a Superba, but only one is truly La Divina!!!

[soruca73]

un des premiers témoignages de callas sur scène dans Norma;avec F.Barbieri, c'est absolument fabuleux .une autre Norma de Callas,différente mais aussi unique est celui de La Scala 1955 avec G.simionato et Del monaco .J'adhere aux propos de WiseMonkey888 et sillyboydeux entre l'enregistrement studio et le LIVE!Merci à tenorissimo1975 de nous permettre d'écouter un tel document !

[sillyboydeux]

@WiseMonkey888 That's the best live performance. What I meant to say in the last post was based on something she said about recording: "On the stage, you must think of the great gesture, a big sound; in the recording studio I can add touches that would be lost on the public in performance." See what I mean? Recording offered her a way of expressing many subtleties that would not be noticed in the theater, or might not get a good response.

[Ariadne7710]

@sillyboydeux 

[sillyboydeux]

@WiseMonkey888 Oh yes you can, although this is certainly heaven-sent! Listen also to the second studio recording she made with Christa Ludwig, which leaves me speechless! It was issued in 1960. The Casta Diva is a little shaky but it is by far the best singing of the role that she ever did. She was still "in gamba" and her expressive powers were incomparable then. She added nuances to the words and different legati that are revolutionary for a classical singer like her.

[breton2]

@sillyboydeux I totally agree with you !

[znamoperu]

What a tremendous musical experience this is...

[00ceroalaizquierda00]

La mejor versión.

Insuperable.

Thank you very much.

[victorkievUA]

It's perfectly great!

[kgarmaker123]

This is absolutely lovely.. They are both in fabulous voice, and Callas! she was like the seventh wonder of the world.. No wonder she had such a career! Her early singing is magnificent.. artistic with a huge supple voice.

[benthread]

@kgarmaker123 how sweet!!!!

[diuscorvus]

thanks you so much for the upload of this rare and beautiful document! huuuuge voice, no wobble at all -- brilliant!

[kgarmaker123]

Now we can tell everyone who says oh she didnt have a big voice and she wasnt a dramatic soprano that they are wrong. LOL, this is some recording isnt it?

[misterturro]

These are very dear memories .This is my first message in this site, I am 93 and I learned to use internet.I heard Callas at Teatro Colon. Turandot was something quite dissapoiting her voice wasn't big enough for Puccini but in Norma she was very good

[kgarmaker123]

Welcome..

did you hear her do anything else? She was young and so were you then.!

[misterturro]

I saw her only one time in Buenos Aires 1949 Teatro Colon season, she still wans't a star (in 1951 she would become a very big star) she sang Turandot, Norma and 1 performance of Aìda in replacement of the house soprano Delia Rigal

[anfiosso]

@misterturro

Ed eri già sordo?