Montserrat Caballe "Un bel dì vedremo" Madama Butterfly

[Lindow]

I always have to smile of her turning the v vowel into a b vowel being hispanic where they don't have a v vowel as I understand it. But what a fabulous singer she was!

[emergency47]

surhumaine Monserrat...



[JURONO71]

She is my vocal hero. I was in Spain in 19 84 at the age of 13. If I knew then what I know now. I would have rather hugged her that the Prince. He is an angelic voice of God.

[Milahi1935]

Caballe is the greatest soprano of all times.

[JJAIME05]

Simplemente magnífica ......

[plutao]

Pavarotti, Freddie Mercury & Monserrat Caballé, the holy trinity

[szampon]

thank you for posting this. she is the one, the voice of cho cho san.

[polofox]

solo oírla y la piel se me eriza....que maravilla...diosa¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

[polofox]

solo oirla y la piel se me eriza....que maravilla...diosa¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

[beethoven838]

no se donde es q desafina????.... simplemente es magnifica la interpretacion la mejor del mundo :*

[jmiller05]

Always makes me laugh when people think of Caballe having a minimalist, lyric voice. Her voice was fucking HUGE. Listen to that final B. It engulfs the whole room,

[plutao]

Only La Suprema has the honour and the dignity to sing with The Chosen One...The Two Great Ones, Monserrat & Freddie......Godess And God

[apanhadordearrepios]

this is beautiful

[arlynup]

I love this I have never heard a better rendition

[mirific29]

@arlynup it is a very good rendition but could you listen to Virginia Zeani version and tell us what you think?

[Krausandkraus]

Dirige Gianfranco Masini, grande direttore d'orchestra troppo spesso dimenticato.

[Vdeverde]

Se ve que Montserrat es una mujer vanidosa, entonces, si ella es gorda, por algo será, nadie es gordo porque quiere, cuanto a la desafinación, qué cantante nunca desafinó? Aquel que más canta más desafina. A mi que me importa es que la Caballé apesar de todo que dicen de ella, es una persona muy dulce y educada y con una voz maravillosa y yo la amo.

[globetelme]

magnificent. such emotion. . I almost cry.

[tatuaje2008]

no soy experta, pero me he dando cuenta de la desafinacion al principio.... por qué negarlo?

[leugim1961]

@tatuaje2008 ¿cuando desafina?

[siolaaduob]

Her voice and musical perfomance is breathtaking. But seeing the pile of dissolving fat is repulsive. It can´t be so difficult to control herself and stop taking in like a pig.

[Tisiphone2]

@siolaaduob What a rude comment about her weight. May people be as kind to you if one day you put on some pounds or many.

[siolaaduob]

@Tisiphone2 No need to be kind to me ever. Im 78 (years) and 80 (kilograms). Just a little self-discipline is all what anyone needs.

[sricruz]

@siolaaduob wow what a sassy 78yr old... you may have self-discipline....but what you need to work on, (& maybe at your age it probably doesnt matter) is having a little bit of respect....im sure you're no supermodel yourself;) you still can be thin, repulsive , and a pig....but the fact of the matter is that she is amazing..fat or not her voice and kindness is what matters most...so instead of posting negative comments & sassy replies...just close your eyes & enjoy her breathtaking voice;)

[NIROYAK]

@siolaaduob this is not a fashion show, nor is it a weight watchers meeting.

her appearance and weight is not the issue here.

more than that: heavy weight supports the voice, giving it deepness of "body".

just remember Callas after loosing weight, also lost the "body" of her incredible beautiful voice and never gained it back.

Caballe is such a sweet tender person and a Diva of opera.

why not just listen and enjoy.

[andrepina19]

isso é música... monserrat ;)

[algonecio]

Escandalo!!!!!!!!!!!!!si existe la belleza perfecta, esta canciòn es el marco perfecto para decorarla, hermosa aria, una voz exquisita, conmovedora, una interpretaciòn poderosa y contundente.

[ejebarcelona]

Fabulosa, increible UNICA

[ronuren]

What a remarkable singer, my introduction was through Barcelona and I have now viewed so many performances and enjoyed them. What a shame it took me so long to appreciate this wonderful performer.

[carovillese]

¿La mejor?. ¡Escucha a Tebaldi en su versiòn de 1949!. ¿No está imitando a la gran Renata Tebaldi?

[ivancin2010]

se ha desafinado al comienzo a menos que sea un disonante que debe ir en el canto pero suena desafinado, es la única respuesta o está en la partitura o es una desafinación y muy mala

[scaricoergosum]

AVEVA INIZIATO UN PO' STONICCHIATA...

[oyde]

Thank you for giving me this voice in my lifetime......it is truly a gift.

[federicoxxl]

Pero, la afinación es muy defeciente e imprecisa. ¿Nadie se da cuenta?

[verysuperspecial]

@federicoxxl

De lo que todos nos damos cuenta es de que quieres hacerte el experto de una materia que no conoces. a lo mucho se le podría criticar es el fiato, pero ¿la afinación?. Ándate a aprender algo de música. Ella simplemente es maravillosa

[federicoxxl]

@verysuperspecial Ah, por lo visto tú sí conoces de esta materia. ¿Justamente el fiato quieres criticarle a la Caballé? Veo que  quien no conoce nada de la materia eres tú. Sí, ella muchas veces desafinaba y a veces en el agudo gritaba, por eso hacía tantos pianissimi. Te falta tomar mucha leche y crecer, ja, ja!!!

[verysuperspecial]

@federicoxxl Bueno, por las expreciones que usas en tu respuesta me doy cuenta que careces de criterio propio y solo repites lo que leiste o escuchaste en algún lado, se supone que estamos comentando de ESTA Aria y no de la fama de la Caballé. Visto pues que no estoy hablando con alguien que tenga criterio propio, doy por concluida esta conversación.

[federicoxxl]

@verysuperspecial Bien, si así lo quieres demos por concluída la conversación, a mí me da igual. Sospecho que si tanto te enojas por algo será.

[snotrag8]

OMG, she blew me away! I have never heard anything so powerful, so beautiful.

[marijanicca]

The best diva ever!!!

[MilDarkAngel]

Supreme!!!

[1016KEITH]

I love her engagement with the piece and her multi-dimensional or textured voice. Shame about the recording quality - I had to really mess around with the silly little "soundboard" we get.

[0987654321libra]

Having listened to Kiri te Kanawa, Maria Callas, etc, etc, Monstserrat is by far the better. Her voice is incomparable, pure silk, effortless supreme talent. Truly arouses emotion and goose pimples!!

[lunadel94]

brava bravisima maginfica interpretacion pero siento que algo le hace falta bueno nose pero esta incerible

[Aperlaeh]

MAGNIFICA!!!

aunque el "io con sicura fede" lo pronuncia muy mal, el "aspeto" es un orgasmo que entra por los oidos

Saludos.

[MrPeDRaToR]

Increible caballe me quito el sombrero.

[stopdong22]

amazing!!!!

[Orfeo68]

OH MY FUCKING GOD! she fucking sang that aria

[pourmoinyc]

Sheer perfection,amazing breath control,effortless high and low notes filled with emotion and feeling.Her voice floats,lingers and fades away like a magical and colorful angelical song.

Monserrat Caballe...say no more..Brava!!!

[dngrbunny]

Who today has such a unique, and instantly recognizable timbre? None do, she was the last!

[yvonnelacri]

WOW! Ella es sorprendente, su voz es como ninguna, sin duda alguna. Mi soprano favorita..

[PeroManable]

brava!!!!!!!

[francobolletto]

this is not her area of expertise. She is the bel canto queen, Puccini in her later years - not so much

[IanDhon]

Magnifique!

[marianoestebanm]

Monserrat? La mejor, la mejor, la mejor...

[lancetop]

BRAVA

[mrbetelgeuse]

my god. such emotion, such feeling, such soul. just look at her face, most actors can't even portray that emotion.

[ClaudiaSwann]

OH L'Aspetto

<3

marvelous

[somethingnice218]

exceptionale

[alex11603]

what a video, monserrat is unique . to me she is the cleanest voice in the opera needless to mention her great interpretation in her roles. clear voice and neat interpretation

[Mireiadiebeste]

caballe sings and feels what she is singing, which is more than one could say about most "opera superstars" nowadays...not to forget about her perfection, tenderness and her ability to produce the best pianissimo the world has ever heard.caballe es y será una artista única y memorable, con un nivel único.

[Leonnidik]

It would be very boring if everyone sang like Callas. She was unique. One Callas is enough. Same, ONE Caballe is enough. In the morning play Callas,that will wake you up, siesta with lovemaking Caballe, sleeping at night, Sutherland.

[bubjar]

Love your comparison except I would wake up to, go through the day with and go to sleep with Sutherland. Have an innocent affair once and again with Caballe, Callas and Tebaldi.

[ste4757]

amazing .these voices must be a gift from god .pure love and piece .caballe words cannot describe her ,wonderfull.

[lauritap252]

Montserrat te eres grande por siempre

[Remy1957]

Brava! Thank you for this wonderful video. I adore M.C. I agree with the NY Times: Callas + Tibaldi = Caballe! Artists at this level are like Olympians, they are ALL great; it comes down to style & personal preference. For me, M.C. is the ultimate voice. Plus remember singers are human, not machines, they have good & not so good days. I love Caballe's hand movements.. I think she uses them beautifully for dramatic effect , (especially the crossed arms) -- Do they aid the singer?

[phantomeagle]

I find it disturbing the rate of ignorance on Youtube. this is one of the greatest arias in all of Opera. Simply amazing.

[Apologranfortisimo]

oh my!! it is scary to read some comments here.

Leave Caballe alone please! she already has a place in history and well earned... YOU ( the one who criticize) non place for sure hahahaha!

[toni14744]

I'm referring to wunderpaule

[juggling88]

I have reacently found, that i can learn a lot about siging positions from her hands. Look at them clother. ofcourse, not all moovements are about singing position (especialy crossed hands on the neck:))

Sorry for bad english

This performance is great!!!!

[peteobh]

I find it offensive how people can interpret a beautiful soprano voice singing a beautiful aria as 'singing for herself'. People are never going to come to a consensous on who is the greatest soprano. People have different criteria which makes 'The best' singer, embrace the good and beauty in each aria, learn from it. Let it make you happy... not bitter or vindicitve or spitefull. Just wanted to get that out there

[xobreluvsmusic96]

omfg she is amazing!

[annaerl]

This is me favorite aria from "Madama Butterfly".

[oddjobman]

Your harsh remark on one of the greatest divas of the modern era does not show your knowledge, but your bigotry and ignorance. Judge her by her career as a whole. Listen carefully to the recordings of her work; there are plenty and easily available, if you have the 'ear'.

[nananicotina]

You should stop hanging around all Caballe's clips boasting about what a bad singer she is. It just makes you look like a sad little person.

[zephyr6168]

A que viene ese comentario? si no te gusta la opera para qué escribes aquí?, Caballé al igual que otras sopranos no es una entre muchos son únicas en su profesion. Brutal técnica, no es espectacular y no lo necesita.

[toni14744]

Pathetic ignorant!! You should be banned.

[shebird1]

Her performance is magnificent. But anyone criticizing her voice from this one recording should listen to some of the other samples of her singing on here. Any faults that you might think are from her performance are actually due to the quality of the recording itself. Footage of music and even speaking from the black and white era doesn't always age well, and it's especially harsh on female voices because of the higher pitch. Most old films you are "cleaned up" but clips like these often aren't

[peteobh]

This is my favourite aria, i've listened to many recordings by many singers and this is without doubt the best, Stunning and moving. the final "L'Aspetto" is perfect, Mme. you are a Goddess.

[dessert57]

agree...there are tonnes of other versions by singers but this one touches me deepest...

AMORE!

[yodavidnavarro]

I totally believe that she's an exotic beauty of a very far land that is crying for a lover! That's the magic of opera, and Monserrat is a sorceress that mesmerizes with her incredible voice and passion!

[dessert57]

she can split a mountain in two when she hits those high point notes! amazing

[sapphisticate]

I know that this is an unsophisticated way to judge the merit of a performance, but I had goosebumps from beginning to end. She's absolutely wonderful.

[mikenike504]

No comparison from today can be made. I swear, the singers rush and don't know how to project feelings in the right part. Caballe did a great job at the turn (Mi metto la sul...)

[gmichaelhall]

No flat singing here!! Emotive and beautiful lines...thank you for posting this wonderful piece of history

[tamerlano]

Really? Because to my ear, the opening phrase (save for the opening note) was really flat. Particularly the sylable "ve-DREM-o".

[callasexperience]

Matron, I will obey your every command

[dare57]

One of the best..

[sam0xin]

Montserrat was and still #1 Soprano in the Globe.Quoted by NY Times 'Tebaldi+Callas=Caballe' was  and still true.

[musikenergy]

That cannot hold true without the name of Price. Period.

[876234ABC]

I saw her do this live many years ago.

This is GREAT...cruddy film and crappy audio notwithstanding. Full marks.

Fight amongst yourselves if you disagree. Life is too short--you should enjoy instead of carp and whine. Because really, no one cares what the naysayers think. It doesn't make you famous or give you a good voice to criticize others, hiding behind a keyboard.

[ricarido1]

I think the culprit here is poor audio recording. The sound is uneven all over, especially when she's louder. I doubt Caballe was flat, like it may seem in a couple of parts here.

[maass16]

She's not flat - she's singing exactly what was written! Read the score - if you can!

[apanhadordearrepios]

stupid!

[mhwon3]

constructive criticism is good but comments like "stupid!" over something you probably do not appreciate (like this clip for instance) is totally uncalled for.

[apanhadordearrepios]

stupid for me it's a comment below, not the video. the video is marvellous!

[GermanOperaSinger]

I love Caballe's voice...and I love how she her hands are flying all over the place when she sings!

[kokkelifiinu]

She really is fabulous. I saw her yesterday in live. She is not as good as years and years back. But if 75years old lady can still walk on a stage and perform, it is something. She is charming personality, and it was very emotional experience she gace us yesterday.

[jocabrama]

Si la Callas no hubiese tenida la garra interpretativa que tenía, no hubiese llegado donde llegó, como voces hay bastantes mejores que la suya. Me resultaba muy metálica. Para mí no hay comparación. Prefiero ver a Callas, pero escucharía siempre antes a Caballe.

[cek1111]

at the beginning of the aria.. Her pitch was too low.

[kngiht84]

Don't blame her, she's not a coloratura.

[jimmymartinezzz]

what does that mean? lyrics and spintos and dramatics are allowed to be flat?

or are you implying that this is a coloratura aria? because it is most certainly NOT a coloratura aria.

she is flat. done.

[grabielarojas]

This is not a coloratura aria...

[kngiht84]

I never said this was a coloratura piece, did I ? nor my comment implied such an idea.

[rao633]

I think Puccini would be very proud to hear Caballe's performings...Just listen to some of her interviews, and you'll get that the music comes from within, it is not only a gift, but a reason for living this life...We love you Montsy, for all the music you gave us, for all of the feelings you revealed from within us...

[TheAleph74]

I've always been a Caballe fan. Her voice has a very special quality that I just cant find in any other soprano. And those piannisimi! She does a great job in this area I thik, though at the begining she had problems with the entonation.

[adramalech66]

Callas es Callas y Caballe tiene tambien lo suyo, es como si la comparas con Tekanawa o Tibaldi, son distintas, Caballe interpretando a Carmen es mejor que todas, Ana Tomowa S como Butterfly, Te Kanawa con O mio Babino , cada quioen tiene lo suyo, todas son buenas,

[oPeRa1923]

deep and dramatic... very good

[swdanielson]

Sorry, i'm going to desagree with most here. Caballe is good, but her voice is way too heavy and inflexible for this aria. The best thing is her ability with pianissmi notes, and they're aren't many here. Her final note is strong, but still like a lead weight over the orchestra.

[Lohengrin]

her pianissimi was all caballe was...

[swdanielson]

I agree.

[zurriuss]

I like both Callas and Caballe in this role.

[parousia555]

This aria has a lot of up and down range in the voice and variable sounds, makes for quite a hard thing to sing properly

[energyandpower]

Stop to compare Callas and Caballe...........or Callas and everyone!!!

Please!!!

[PaoloK2]

Probably closest to perfect version. Other sopranos are either too harsh or too soft with the song.

[rojomol]

She is really great!...but Callas is the best Madame Butterfly.

[ricky3diaz]

estoy de acuerdo contigo , callas siempre sera madama butterfly, eso no se discute

[oscarvaldivieso]

Caballe es Caballe, Callas es Callas y punto

[yodavidnavarro]

I think Price is the best Cio Cio San. She's the only one who captured the tragic fragility of the character...But Caballe and Callas are next!

[edraith]

Personally I like Price, but in this role I prefer bot Callas and Caballé.

[nevermindsem]

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­at?!

[dennisdeem]

To all who have posted replies: VOICES DO AGE! It's not that her artistry and talent are any less, it's simply that things happen to the voice as one ages. Anyone trained in singing knows this much. Chemical changes affecting the body can change one's voice, and aging changes the voice. Quit worshiping the past and enjoy what she offers now. There are flat notes, there is tension, the voice is older, but G**D** she's still one of the artists of the century!

[anarha87]

She's not perfect, but i liked it very much, she's so emotional in her movements and expressions.

[dustmondo45]

Tension on her face??That's bullcrap, face muscles play a role in singing, any great singer got those "tensions", and emotions contribute to it....whatever Wonderful!

[enteknos100]

Caballe is perfection!

[boipussi]

Caballe can do nothing wrong.

[allinvideo]

Of course she can, and did. Nobody is perfect all the time, everybody has a bad time.

Opera watchers must follow closer the singers to understand that. Not just listen to the studio recordings.

There's a record of Caballé where she breaks a high C, and says a very very bad word (not reproduceble over here)... She keeps perfect, anyway. That's the real life.

[allinvideo]

I saw nothing wrong. To me she was wonderful!

[silkbreeze]

all the tension on her face weighs her voice down.

what a shame.