Montserrat Caballe - "Ah! non credea mirarti" - "La sonnambula" - Bellini

[MsTinyTeaPot]

Her interpretation of this aria cuts my heart into a million pieces. I can never go unscathed after listening to this. Simply incredible.

[Lactoris1]

Jeanne90275 - There is an item on You Tube from "Onegin65" entitled "Caballe Sonnambula 1974" about seven minutes apparently from the final scene. Your material apparently is a different portion of the opera.  Caballe and the orchestra are excellent in both.

[Jeanne90275]

@Lactoris1 It's probably from the same album,

"Operatic Arias" Barcelona,1974 on Decca.

Onegin65's probably has "Ah, non credea mirati"

and the cabaletta, "Ah, non giunge"...about 7

minutes.

[Lactoris1]

Bellini's "La Sonnambula" 1831 is one of the climaxes of Bel Canto opera and among Montserrat Caballe's greatest performances. The final scene of her 1974 performance is on "You Tube". Additions of any other parts of her performance would be valuable to many people.

[Jeanne90275]

@Lactoris1 She never sang "Sonnambula" on stage,

so there are no live performances. To the best of my

knowledge, this is the only aria from "Sonnambula"

she ever recorded.

[cetusra]

@Lactoris1 Sounds as if “Casta Diva” from her performance at Theatre Antique D’Orange 1974 is what is meant?

[55patri]

Me encanta esta aria y Montserrat la canta magnificamente, muchas gracias querida amiga

[patjan92]

She turns this simple, beautiful melody into a work of art. Wonderful.