Bidu Sayão sings ''Ah, non credea mirarti''

[arbergsma]

Perfection.



[toygnsyd]

What can I say? Gorgeous, gorgeous singing! Meltingly beautiful. Thank you, thank you!

[Operamagnifico]

Such beauty of voice and interpretation! I was not aware that she recorded this aria and am so glad that I stumbled across this posting. Her voice is so full of pathos and the lyrics so clear. Heavenly!!!

[Homoclassicus]

@Operamagnifico She sang Amina in her early career, but it's a pity she only recorded this aria in 1945. When she was younger, and her voice more agile, she must've been a marvelous Amina. She also sang Zerbinetta, Lucia di Lammermoor and Sophie, but unfortunately no recording is left of those interpretations.

[rossinidonizetti]

What a glorious, glorious piece of singing - the best of this aria I've heard. I was in Bellini's hometown of Catania recently, and over his tomb, in the Cathedral, are engraved the first words, and the first bars, of this aria - so sadly apposite given Bellini's early death: "Ah, non credea mirarti, si presto estinto il fiore" (Alas, I thought not to see you, your flower so soon extinguished)

[5Julia68]

divine!

[jovi1715]

Una voce senza tempo...

[abracadabranque]

Plutôt bien fait!

[opera508]

Best rendition ever

[alguso]

Thank you for posting this video. It's the best. It's the best interpretation I've heard. It's pure Bel Canto!!!. I've always loved B.Sayão's voice. Alguso

[asisecanta]

Perfection!!!!

[hugothebear]

Bidu Sayao studied with Jean de Reske and her enduring wonderful art was a link to Bel Canto through his influence - this is an lovely example of her at her best and one of my favourite recordings of anything ever ! Beautifully paced and shaded and always with perfect legato.... modern singers please take note that all the expression can be found in the music if you look there first

[dvdgrog]

I haven't posted this in a while; time to share once again, the subline voice and vocal artistry of Bidu Sayao.

[risan01]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[bodiloto]

Sublime !

[AmhranaiAlainn]

I'm sorry if I gave the wrong impression. Yes, Callas was very much into the story and the meaning of the words. She had great acting abilities and she brought great character and presence to the stage. However, the difference is that Callas never used her 'true' voice, which is what Sayao did. Callas sang from the sound of her voice and inevitably 'created' her singing voice. When you sing from the spoken word naturally, your true vocal beauty is revealed.

[yglofmi]

Sayão was considered in her time the best Mélisande and the best Manon (Massenet). She was a wonderful singer and guess whom she liked and said was the greatest soprano? Yes, Callas.

[mariagalvany]

She did? When?

[yglofmi]

in 1977

[AmhranaiAlainn]

Bravo uccello più belle della canzone!

Yes, the comparison as pointed out by Uruguruh is evident.

With respect to Callas, she had a great facility for singing. Sayao also had a fine voice. But that doesn't make you a beautiful singer. Singing is not about the voice, it is about how you use it. Callas sang from sound or notes. Sayao sang from words, for it is words that are the building blocks of a story or song. Notes have their part in the music but not when it comes to the moment of singing.

[eliaschcjs]

I think you have it wrong. Why don't you listen to Callas's masterclasses, her Medea, her Norma. In fact what is wrong is that what made Callas was the words and the way she used her voice to match the words and the acting not the just the sound or notes. Callas' voice was ugly but her technique was exceptional and she did not miss a note. Callas knew what she was doing. She knew the story and the character right to the soul

[priscowsk]

não existem diamantes idênticos! linda interpretação!

[Uruguruh]

Onbelievably beautiful. This recording beats Callas in every way.

[Giovannifabuloso]

Oh sweet perfection!!!!! Noone sings like this anymore.Ponselle always said that Sayao was the greatest Lyric Soprano.

[TheChiambretti]

Che classe !!!! Una modernità stupefacente se pensiamo che era il 1945 !!! Grazie per questo bellissimo regalo Homoclassicus :-)

[annamaudebug]

Exquisite...thank you

[musighitta]

che meravigliosa e dolcissima voce

[4mithrandir]

WOW!

Perfection!!

One of the great performances of this aria.

[796824]

Sayao knew the Art of Singing

[Giovannifabuloso]

Her voice can only be described as sublime perfection. What ezquisite nuances in her singing. Ponselle always said that Sayao was the greatest of the yric Sopranos. She said that Sayao was the Caruso of the lyrics. There is no singer today who comes anywhere close to Sayao. She is a voice of the ages

[Kievest]

Gorgeous with just the right amount

of pathos. Thank you for posting

this treasure.

[CurzonRoad]

Many thanks to Homoclassicus for this wonderful posting, and to Kievest for sharing! Doug --

[elsr5]

GLORIOSA!!!!!

[Janibeva]

Que voz tan bella tiene, nunca la habia escuchado.. hermoso.

[Dobrib]

Lovely singing! Brava!Thanks for uploading.

[urherman]

such beauty -- beyond words

[agnellodei]

Wonderful, she has one of those golden era-like voices, like Nellie Melba.

[Guilherme7530]

I think that Callas is amazing, but there isn't another word to describe Bidu Sayão, except PERFECT!

She is such a great singer, with such a amazing voice... and she is Brazilian just like me :D

[tantris5]

it's a huge discover for me!!I didn't imagine this aria sung like this!! a voice from heaven or from a brazilian paradise!!!

[Guilherme7530]

Probably from heaven =)

[eze102]

Listening to her is like being in heaven. I heard Callas sing this but I think I like Bidu better sounds like a violin. I know this aria inside out because I sang it myself and it is soooooo passionate. If you are not passionate don't even attempt it.

[marighim2008]

Une voix d'or en toute sa beauté! Superbe!!!Merci, belle vidéo. *****

[8Micky4]

Semplicemente splendida!!! Una volta ascoltata questa, come si può ascoltare la Callas?

[neronnenn]

viva Bidù e viva il brasile. Luigi

[iriisblue]

The elegant Sayao touch. The end is rushed, but that could be the conductor. This should be required listening for Callasites.

[AlexiouValenti]

Now we know whos amina callas obviously loved!!!!!!!!!

[jmarqueslr]

Magnifico.Concordo que é pena que a arte de Bidu não esteja mais divulgada.Brasileiros,movam-se­!

[DanBarthy]

Que voz Maravilhosa!

Encantadora!

[osvaldito55]

The supreme Sayão... Exquisite performance.

[robertomoura63]

E o Brasil que nada faz para homenagear tão grande personalidade do canto lírico. Nada além de um desfile em uma escola de samba.Fantástica Bidú.

[janejones11]

Perfect legato, beautiful piani, tonal evenness, and a touching, elegant interpretation make this performance worthy of high praise.

[meltzerboy]

Bidu Sayao studied for a time with the great tenor Jean de Reszke, and it certainly paid off. Her tone is beautifully pure and colored, her technique refined and elegant, and her artistry subtle and nuanced. She excelled in lyric and coloratura roles, especially those in the French repertoire, as well as in Mozart's operas. This is a moving and beautiful performance.

[arabellak1]

Mozart? What Mozart did she sing?

[meltzerboy]

Two Mozart roles that Sayao sang at the MET were Zerlina (Don Giovanni) and Susanna (Marriage of Figaro). She also made a few recordings from these Mozart operas as well as others, I believe.

[janejones11]

As Meltzerboy stated she sang Zerlina and Susanna. Live,complete recordings exist of both roles. She also recorded some of the arias commercially.

[arabellak1]

Thanks. As a fan of hers, I can't believe all these recordings that I was unaware of. This made me do some more searching, though. She had such an amazing technique that she sang everything from Nedda to Zerlina!