I think the aria sounds pefect in Italian. As for Callas, she both projected large and ethereal sound, and instinctively showed wonderful understanding of Mozart. She doesn't try to make the music more dramatic than it is. It takes a great amount of love and freedom to sing this way .
Splendide,absolutely amazing, Magnifique interprepation of " Mozart's coloratura Die Entführung aus dem Serail .Maria always the original and unique. Breathtaking......
My god Ive never heard this sung with so much force power courage and intensity she means business!!! She would have mozart on his knees at rehearsals begging her to sing for him forever and he would write for her eternally from one genius to another. Mozart would have probably followerd her around the room
LOVE the furor!!! but... the voice is just too heavy to maneuver 100% cleanly. Still I am glad this exists!!!! Most of it is still exquisite. SO expressive. After all, it IS Maria Callas. ;) The long, sustained high notes have a serious wobble.. prices paid for the glory..
@beckylink The modern "Technicalcrat" Era speaking..tsk tsk...who really cares about 100% clean maneuverability? Agreed FULLY otherwise about the "furor" & being "SO expressive", this is cleansing my SOUL to hear after hearing Battle on this aria just now.....Sutherland, Auger, great also, several others, but the passionate ones ALONE! The rest can keep to their sweetness & use it on less fiery roles.
Breath control on sustained highs IS VERY hard on "bigger" voices, naturlich!! La Divina!!
It's in public domain. Look for it at the International Music Score Library Project. The aria is called 'Marten aller Arten', from Mozart's opera, "Die Entführung aus dem Serial".
maybe mozart haven't fit to her voice, but she had great voice control and SHE could fit to mozart. this is an impressive proof that her versatile technique and expressive interpretations were able to render life to lots of characters and composers. not my favorite mozart's performer (janowitz, by the way, has a great interpretation of pamina's 'ach, ich fühl's'), but callas was a GREAT singer anyway. brava!
maybe mozart haven't fit to her voice, but she had great voice control and SHE could fit to mozart. this is an impressive proof that her versatile technique and expressive interpretations were able to render life to lots of characters and composers. not my favorite mozart's performer (janowitz, by the way, has a great interpretation of pamina's 'ach, ich fühl's'), but callas was a GREAT singer anyway. brava!
maybe mozart haven't fit to her voice, but she had great voice control and SHE could fit to mozart. this is an impressive proof that her versatile technique and expressive interpretations were able to render life to lots of characters and composers. not my favorite mozart's performer (janowitz, by the way, has a great interpretation of pamina's 'ach, ich fühl's'), but callas was a GREAT singer anyway. brava!
Sacrée Callas!Même en dehors de son répertoire naturel,elle brille!Quelle musicienne,quelle qualité de vocalise.Aucun style n'échappe à sa science du chant,même quand la voix ,elle,ne s'y soumet pas aussi facilement.Impressionnante femme!Une intelligence,plus:Une conscience du chant!
there is nothing more amazing to me, than to find a new interpretation by maria callas, and when that, is Mozart, so much the better. there is nothing weird or odd, today with her amazing spinto timbre singing coloratura arias, simply divine.
Mozart is Mozart and Callas is Callas. Put the two together and you have a beautiful dramatic and very Greco-Italian interpretation of Konstanze. It's too bad that Callas is not living in our more experimental and enlightened times where fusion in music is the norm! With all respect to Mozart purists; sure, it was meant to be sung in German, like a sweet apple strudel; but Mozart wrote many Italian operas so this interpretation by Callas is a luscious and savory pastry stuffed with olives!
Mozart is Mozart and Callas is Callas. Put the two together and you have a beautiful dramatic and very Greco-Italian interpretation of Konstanze. It's too bad that Callas is not living in our more experimental and enlightened times where fusion in music is the norm! With all respect to Mozart purists; sure, it was meant to be sung in German, like a sweet apple strudel; but Mozart wrote many Italian operas so this interpretation by Callas is a luscious and savory pastry stuffed with olives!
Mozart is Mozart and Callas is Callas. Put the two together and you have a beautiful dramatic and very Greco-Italian interpretation of Konstanze. It's too bad that Callas is not living in our more experimental and enlightened times where fusion in music is the norm! With all respect to Mozart purists; sure, it was meant to be sung in German, like a sweet apple strudel; but Mozart wrote many Italian operas so this interpretation by Callas is a luscious and savory pastry stuffed with olives!
Mozart is Mozart and Callas is Callas. Put the two together and you have a beautiful dramatic and very Greco-Italian interpretation of Konstanze. It's too bad that Callas is not living in our more experimental and enlightened times where fusion in music is the norm! With all respect to Mozart purists; sure, it was meant to be sung in German, like a sweet apple strudel; but Mozart wrote many Italian operas so this interpretation by Callas is a luscious and savory pastry stuffed with olives!
sea como sea Callas era genial, acepto que no cualquiera canta esta aria pero no lo hizo nada mal, la tecnica queda a un lado cuando hay sentimeinto y la "partitura" nada tiene que ver yo se de eso y a la gente no le importa la partitura , la gente kiere escuchar algo que les llene, que sientan y que sea digno de escucharse, nadie dice estupideces cuando habla bien de CAllas!!!!!!!!
No se puede comparar a edda moser con callas existe una gran diferencia en técnica e interpretación además moser posee las características vocales para representar a Mozart.
Precisamente por eso fue que callas canto pocas veces Mozart porque su voz no tenia las características necesarias para interpretar a este compositor; hablo de no tener las características en el sentido de que en Mozart se busca mucho la homogeneidad y la pureza y belleza de la voz y callas no contaba con ese factor, además la voz de callas era demasiado grande y eso la hacía menos soportable.
Only someone who has mastered their technique can sing Mozart correctly. Listen to one of these little songbirds butcher Mozart, and you will see. If you have the right fach and technique, you can sing Mozart as well as Verdi, Strauss as well as Handel, etc...
No sólo la mejor versión de Marten aller Arten... es la única bien cantada que existe. Que manera de leer estupideces aquí de gente que se ve que nunca ha visto una partitura o no tiene idea de como se cantaba en el s.18, gente que elogia cantantes que en esta aria respiran en cualquier lado porque se quedan sin aire... lamentable.
How rare and interesting! And satisfying! As usual, Maria Callas inhabits the character--she is Konstanze, proud, resolute, full of bravado, and a little bit forlorn...Oh, and great singing too!
Mmm... definitivamente, el italiano no va con esta gran aria de El Rapto del Serrallo. Seria fantastico escucharla en aleman con la mismisima Callas.
En mi opinion, dentro del área técnica es bastante acertada, los agudos y la coloratura son bastantes precisos, quizas menos ligera de lo que desearia, pero muy plausible.
She sings this very italian in my opinion - I just love her. I also like her Non mi dir from Don Giovanni! Seems just like Callas was able to sing simply anything she wanted. 5* definitely
Callas jamas canto Reina de la noche, la version en you tube es con Lucia Popp, pero una persona equivocada habla que es Callas, e certamente es Lucia Popp.
I love Callas's Mozart. She channels his angst, yet doesn't make him too terrestrial. I love her voice in Mozart, as opposed to colder German voices doing the cadenzas. Exquisite.
@angelovocci i love callas. But I personally find it very difficult to like her attempts towards mozart's work. It just doesn't feel as great as her bel canto. And strangely enough i think Moser, who had a very similar timbre, is made for it.
But in this particular aria, callas totally nails it.
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I am sorry to say this and I love Callas but not in Mozart. It may be the timbre and or the italian or the voice in general but I just can't seem to get the connection between soprano and aria. I tried and it is most ungermanic and shrill. Even her Mi tradi suffers from this. I have heard this aria sung many many times and if one compares this to Margaret price for example there is a difference. On the other hand the interpretation is spot on.
Mozart was Austrien, but like most composers of the time he was composing in the Italian style. Those of you who say that she doesn't sound really "germanic" in this repertoire have no clue of what they are saying.
Still, Mozart was a viennise at heart, one of the greatest spokespersons for GERMAN operatic art. And the viennise style has always been different from the Italian, which is perhaps evident in vocal music more than anything.
La Musicografia y carrera de Callas esta sumamente bien documentada. Callas NUNCA, JAMAS canto La Reina de la Noche. En el registro de los "Master Classes" que ella dio en Julliard discutio las dos arias con una de las estudiantes, pero nunca las canto o grabo durante su carrera.
Te equivocas, la version de la reina de la noche de Callas hasta se puede bajar desde el Ares. Te darás cuenta que es bastante deficiente. Pero insisto en que para mi, a peseçar de no tener una voz hermosa, fue una gran interprete.
Actually...the libretto of an opera was translated to whichever country's language (where the opera was being performed). So she sang Wagner in Italian, because she was singing it in the Mediterranean area. One wouldn't find a single Mediterranean opera house that sang German in the early 40's. It was a matter of national pride.
Aqui mismo en youtube es posible encontrar una versión de un aria de la reina de la noche cantada por Callas, y la verdad deja mucho q desear.
Definitivamente , el repertorio motzariano no es para ella, otro si.
Coincido con otras personas, es muy buena cantante pero las arias de Mozart no fueron nunca para ella, y su timbre suena mas bien metálico que en ciertos pasajes, especialmente agudos, molesta un poco.
yo tambien prefiero a otras cantantes que les queda mejor el repertorio mozartiano, y considero tambien que Callas canta mejor otro repertorio pero eso no quita que tambien pueda cantar muy bien mozart, ademaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas aqui se demuestra que realmente podia cantar absolutamente toooooooodooooooooo, imaginense como se hubiera escuchado cantando la reina de la noche con ese timbre rasposo que tenia y esa voz inmensa, le hubiera salido de maravilla, no hay que ser tan puristas señores
Give me Callas's Turandot over flagstad's, Nilson's, or ANY soprano, as singing is more than just the biggest tone... It is artistry, and soul, combined with voice--and in this she is unmatched. Even huge wall of sound voices are not thrilling after you know what the singer does. Callas thrills!
It really took a while for me to get past the language. The vowels are just so different. The second time thru, I stopped listening in for German and it helped...I think, or perhaps I just got used to her doing Mozart.
isnt the whole idea of different singers singing the same aria NOT to all try and sound diffrent??? its all about interpretation and isnt that what makes music so interesting? everyone who critisises......where is your interpretations?? let us all hear that...if you dare!!! just listen and apretiate the music and stop being such snobs!!!!
People who criticize Callas are not capable of understanding the depth of her outstanding comprehension of music. She was a brilliant musician who interpreted the intentions of the composers beyond what the average listener is capable of recognizing. This inability results in using words like "hard to bear" to criticize her vocal genius. Though her voice was of a lower register than those who sang Mozart as part of their repertoire, she executed the aria with technical perfection.
Hard to bear - it´s a bit like Domingo singing Wagner. That wasn´t her Fach - right - and shows us the nonsense of this assoluta attribute. Cause if she had been she would have managed it. And Mozart is the hardest composer to sing, much more difficult than Verdi and the other Italian composers.
Konstanze is a role for a dramatic coloratura. Although it is not without debate, Maria Callas was a dramatic coloratura who also sang jugendlich dramatischer roles.
Do you object to Callas' edge that doesn't seem appropriate for Mozart's bel canto? You are certainly entitled to your opinion.
However, you are not entitled to redefine the other ideals of bel canto: supreme agility, unified registers, a perfect trill, mezzo di voce, and legato, all of which she demonstrates perfectly here.
We can discuss many technical details, but the most important thing is: Mozart describes especially his female roles with very fine lines, very sensitive. Callas is a typical singer of realistic roles. It´s the same listening to Horowitz or Clara Haskil playing Mozart.
Your answer tells me that you don´t have a clue about music. Let me tell you from a musician to a music listener: Mozart is the hardest composer to sing. His compositions are that difficult in intonation and interpretation that it would be a bad joke to compare it with other composer. Though there are very hard tunes as well of course, but in general: Mozart is the most difficult one (what is the same for piano).
Let me tell you from a professional opera singer to a novice such as yourself!!! EVERY Voice is different, and for some people Mozart is easier to sing than Verdi or Puccini!!
Only a few, - but not realizing Mozart´s difficulty shows that you had many free hours during your studies. Let me tell you that as a conductor to a singer....
Obviously, you do not completely understand written English. So, I will simplify my statement. I did NOT write that Mozart was not difficult or that Verdi was difficult. I mentioned that for some people, one is easier than the other. This depends on the physical make-up, intellect, and how one relates to the music. I feel sorry for any singers that may work under your baton, because it seems that concepts are written in stone for you, and that your divergent skills need to be evaluated.
Ein Glück, dass die Welt dich hat..........Es ist witzig, was sich einige Menschen einbilden. Wie oft habe ich das schon gehört, "ich bin Musiker"... das waren die größten Idioten, die von dem, was sie erzählt haben keine Ahnung hatten.
Nur so nebenbei, Mozart ist technisch nicht schwer zu spielen (Klavier,Geige) Das schwierige an Mozart ist die Interpretation. Schönheit. Im Gesang ist das etwas anders. Aber Mozart liegt gut im Hals.
Not really for bad singers, rather for "common & ordinary" voices.
There are voices that just CANNOT shuffle roles like Armida to Gioconda, or Aida to Norma...etc...
My voice teacher is a famous lyric soprano here in Canada and she vocalized for me up to an F#, but she "cannot" manage to sing The Queen or Lakme....it just does not work. It's like when Callas did Turandot...all screams....it's not that type of voice that gets 'stretched' to sing such a heavy role!
You know, I love that woman, evrything she does..BUT TURANDOT!
I need to have a Turandot with a voice like Dimitrova! And although Callas had the most amazing interpretation on everything she does, but because Turandot is a "static" character, it does not have an emotional appeal to me, only vocal. So I need a canon like Dimitrova blaring In Questa Reggia in my ears! That`s all! On Callas`s recording her voice gets `thin`and stretched on that role.
it was the time after the second world war, they didn't want to do operas in german. that's why we have callas (or tebaldi) with wagner sung in italian.
During her interview available on DVD with Lord Harewood she mentions that she sang Wagner in Italian because the Italians "did not like german" (something like that)!
Well, you should haven't to use that esclamation at the comment's end, anyway, I'm happy about it, also because I agree with her!!! Are you german? From your name you should be Italian, isn't it??
At that time she could have sung anything. Her technique was extraordinary but we are used to (tradition ?) other types of voices to sing Mozart. Still, this is fascinating !!!
I agree with "flouraki" here, she was not a Mozart voice, but she does a good job. I think this aria in particular has all the ingredientes for a Callas performance, drama and coloratura...
A very great job done here by the diva!! She might not be the "Mozart" voice, but I still think this is clean and beautiful and she attacks every note so cleanly and accurately!
I'm not lonely or miserable & would say that Natalie Dessay ,Lucia Popp , Beverly Sills are great Mozart singers.I don't think Opera is an industrial product but a great art.
Callas din't sing mozart cause she knew it wouldn't "fit" her voice. We would all be sorry if she hadn't recorded these arias, you so easily disapprove, without considering that even Popp(the only 1 mentioned above that has a "mozartian voice")sung Verdi and sounded weird.Thank God they all sung arias that weren't writen for their voices.This is part of the treasure they left us. I wish you find a way to hear music not only with your ears but with your soul aswell.
Actually, I think roles like Constanze, Fiordiligi, Donna Anna and even the Queen were meant for bigger, more dramatic voices. They sound better that way. Callas herself always said that Mozart should be sung with the same "frankness" as italian opera. Everyone acts like it's all so delicate, and that's not truly the case. It's also definitely NOT the best music for beginning singers...the tessitura and the phrasing is difficult for even seasoned professionals.
It's not that it didn't fit her voice, because her Donna Anna's main aria and her Konstanze aria are fabulous. She simply prefered to sing other repertoire, and she actually said Mozart and the Austrian/German composers fit her friend Elisabeth Schwarzkopf's voice and temperament better.
Whose is the best? Give us an alternative to see your taste in Mozartian voices. However I strongly beleive that those who categorize voices (as if they were industial products) are not open, kind people but lonely and miserable. I feel sorry for your condition, must be the financial crisis.
In "Marten aller" Gencer is not singing, she's trying to prove she's a coloratura. Although she was a great singer, I feel she was always fighting with her lyrico-spinto voice, to turn it to dramatico-coloratura. That reveals a rather disturbed personality, a person who is not getting well with herself. Her singing lacks of SOUL.
I think that after listening to literally thousands of arias throughout my life if I were allowed to hear only one it would be this. Other versions whether they be in the original German or technically superior, don't compare to this one in emotional output.
I'm beginning to think that lovers of Callas have marzipan in their ears. She sucks. On every single recording I've ever heard. BTW, Elizabeth Schwarzkopf did the best Kostanze I've ever heard.
Thank you so much for posting this, I thought I knew all of the great Konstanzes but this recording escaped me! Does anyone know when it was recorded and if she sang the entire role, or was it part of an aria compilation recording? I would so love to buy it, just outstanding!
callas sang the entire Opera at 1952, in the year of Super-Human Repertoire (in a few months she sang Costanze, Armida, Lady Macbeth, Euridice (Haydn), Violetta, Lucia, Norma, Aida, Gilda, Gioconda, Leonora etc)
Ofc no-one has the recording or knows if there ever was a recording of her complete Costanze
She... actually has a very Mozartean voice. And I only now appreciated just how flawless her coloratura was. Every note is distinctly distinguishable!
The singing is absolutely breathtaking, especially when you consider this is live. Yes it is in Italian, but that was the tradition in Italy at that time. But what defiance in the voice. For once the aria is not just a coloratura display, but begins to make dramatic sense.
Great LIVE performance with strong and large voice.Of course, the italian version is not original (auf deutsch als Singspiel).But Mozart and Da Ponte and Metastasio....?
I don't know anything about this type of music; I love R&B / Soul...This woman's voice is RIDICULOUS!!!! I can't explain how beautiful her voice is and the sheer skill she has is AMAZING. A complete master of her instrument.
hahahahaahaaaaaaaaa. You must be furious with that woman. Whatever you say, nomatter how hard u try to spoil her, she s already writen down in history and you are pathetic "nobodys". Deal with it.
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perfect example of why she should never have been singing high soprano roles, her voice, which was mediocre anyway, sounds exceedingsly harsh and nasal when she sings high soprano stuff. Few doubt she was a beautiful woman and great actress, but just as few will deny she was by no means a top rate singer. the sustained high C at about 7 minutes is hideous, its jsut aweful.
ARRESTING..INDEED...ALL I NEED IS ONE NOTE AND I CAN TELL IT IS CALLAS....EXPRESSIVE TO THE LAST DROP...I THINK EVEN WHEN SHE SANG "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" SHE'D MAKE HER OWN lol!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you're not musical enough to appreciate it, don't listen to it, and above all don't bother us with comments that are only meant to insult. I advise you to listen to Sutherland, she's probably more on a level that you can handle, though I don't actually want to insult her.
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the sustained high C at about 7 minutes is hideous, its jsut aweful.
Lo confronti con quello della Anderson, qui su youtube, che è ugualmente corretto ma cauto e leggermente calante all'inizio, non c'entra nulla con la musica né col significato espressivo di questa nota nell'intera aria...
idem per valerie masterson: tutte rallentano, addolciscono, e tolgono tensione e forza al pezzo di Mozart per evitare che la voce corra pericoli, in un punto che invece è importantissimo
hahahahaahaaaaaaaaa. You must be furious with that bitch. Whatever you say, nomatter how hard u try, she s already writen down in history and you are a pathetic "nobody". Deal with it.
All opera has to have VERISMO aspects to it. Not LITERALLY like it was applied to Mascagni or Puccini with screams of spoken voice in certain moments. what callas does is a perfect balance of character approach with perfectly, elegant executed coloratura and dramatic singing all combined. I am sorry...the only VERISMO there is the belief in the character...and as a matter of fact that has no period. It has to be done from the 1500's to the most modern opera. You cannot get away from it.
She did very poor Gluck tentative with the same unsuccessful vocal style. She is does not have a convincing characterization and musically it should be much more sober with her emotion accentuated differently. Note II of II
Ms. Callas is clearly confusing the words of Bellini or Mascagni with Mozart. Instead of attacking the notes accurately like Mozart demands such style and how it should be sang, she sings the notes and the diction in a really very poor way. Mozart needs different accents and notes attacked not under the sound like for bel canto. Note I of II
I think "embenadorfinearts" is saying that .. he is a loser & that his comments dont make any difference in life :). Perhaps he should sing this aria & show us how a man who nobody knows .. can pass judgement on an Icon of Legendary Musicianship that Maria Callas is. Its sad really ... :).
My thing is this 'DrGarri'.. its amazing how perfect either 'fools' or 'cultured' people dare to comment on the Artistry of Callas. Posing & sometimes presenting their credentials to try & tell her even in death how to sing. It doesnt matter who you are or how studious you are in the voice or singing or screaming etc. There was no one competent in history, no one competent today, & no one in the future who will ever have the luck of dictating on the immortal singing of this woman. She's Divine.
So clean and agile. Refreshing, considering the current crop. Seems a bit ahead of her time, tempo-wise. Unique and fascinating. A pleasure to hear. Thanks!
This a great track. Thanks for posting. And the montage you put together is cool. I think Callas was one of the most beautiful artists in opera, ever.
is she really the best in this aria? comment? :-)
wenarto 3 days ago
min7:00 AMAZING.
interlexio 3 months ago
I think the aria sounds pefect in Italian. As for Callas, she both projected large and ethereal sound, and instinctively showed wonderful understanding of Mozart. She doesn't try to make the music more dramatic than it is. It takes a great amount of love and freedom to sing this way .
Fairpavel 4 months ago
Le falta, le falta, no digo que sea deficiente, solo que no alcanza el dramatismo y la potencia de la Mosser
anibolas 7 months ago
Insuperabile.
ferrykalos 7 months ago
Can someone tell me (if they really know) what is the highest note she touches in this aria?
singer101 8 months ago
@singer101 says that its D6 :]
sweetaztecangel69 8 months ago
@singer101 There are 4 high D's and 15 high C's in this aria.
joedevenroe 4 months ago
Absolutely stunning!
DrGarri 9 months ago
Splendide,absolutely amazing, Magnifique interprepation of " Mozart's coloratura Die Entführung aus dem Serail .Maria always the original and unique. Breathtaking......
Tenorbravo 9 months ago
Well, nowadays many singers' voice get covered by the orchestra... Callas instead did the contrary, it's her high C that covers the orchestra!
3F93 10 months ago 2
nice, but it sounds far better in German
jradetzky 1 year ago
I think she did this very well... the coloratura was not bad at all.... and i like she has spinto-ish sound in the allegro assai section....
TerrancePogue 1 year ago
My god Ive never heard this sung with so much force power courage and intensity she means business!!! She would have mozart on his knees at rehearsals begging her to sing for him forever and he would write for her eternally from one genius to another. Mozart would have probably followerd her around the room
lloydsk 1 year ago 4
LOVE the furor!!! but... the voice is just too heavy to maneuver 100% cleanly. Still I am glad this exists!!!! Most of it is still exquisite. SO expressive. After all, it IS Maria Callas. ;) The long, sustained high notes have a serious wobble.. prices paid for the glory..
beckylink 1 year ago 2
@beckylink The modern "Technicalcrat" Era speaking..tsk tsk...who really cares about 100% clean maneuverability? Agreed FULLY otherwise about the "furor" & being "SO expressive", this is cleansing my SOUL to hear after hearing Battle on this aria just now.....Sutherland, Auger, great also, several others, but the passionate ones ALONE! The rest can keep to their sweetness & use it on less fiery roles.
Breath control on sustained highs IS VERY hard on "bigger" voices, naturlich!! La Divina!!
LexeconKiddo 10 months ago
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beckylink 1 year ago
Please, someone got the lyrics of this...Please !! There´s a lot I try to find that ...
Thanks...
CrystallumSpace 1 year ago
@CrystallumSpace
It's in public domain. Look for it at the International Music Score Library Project. The aria is called 'Marten aller Arten', from Mozart's opera, "Die Entführung aus dem Serial".
tyrelroo 1 year ago
gross artig , wie die das gesungen, grösser gibt nit
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maybe mozart haven't fit to her voice, but she had great voice control and SHE could fit to mozart. this is an impressive proof that her versatile technique and expressive interpretations were able to render life to lots of characters and composers. not my favorite mozart's performer (janowitz, by the way, has a great interpretation of pamina's 'ach, ich fühl's'), but callas was a GREAT singer anyway. brava!
kassurin 1 year ago
maybe mozart haven't fit to her voice, but she had great voice control and SHE could fit to mozart. this is an impressive proof that her versatile technique and expressive interpretations were able to render life to lots of characters and composers. not my favorite mozart's performer (janowitz, by the way, has a great interpretation of pamina's 'ach, ich fühl's'), but callas was a GREAT singer anyway. brava!
kassurin 1 year ago
maybe mozart haven't fit to her voice, but she had great voice control and SHE could fit to mozart. this is an impressive proof that her versatile technique and expressive interpretations were able to render life to lots of characters and composers. not my favorite mozart's performer (janowitz, by the way, has a great interpretation of pamina's 'ach, ich fühl's'), but callas was a GREAT singer anyway. brava!
kassurin 1 year ago
moser is beter then "la diva".
Vincenzo2010an 1 year ago
moser is beter then "la diva"
Vincenzo2010an 1 year ago
pauvre mozart!! La grande Maria tellement mauvaise dans ce type de répertoir.
eliotgould 1 year ago
¡Pésima interpretación!
elprimoespinosa 1 year ago
Sacrée Callas!Même en dehors de son répertoire naturel,elle brille!Quelle musicienne,quelle qualité de vocalise.Aucun style n'échappe à sa science du chant,même quand la voix ,elle,ne s'y soumet pas aussi facilement.Impressionnante femme!Une intelligence,plus:Une conscience du chant!
abracadabranque 1 year ago 2
Aria con la que GANO PATY SANTOS EN OPERA PRIMA
Bellini93 1 year ago
there is nothing more amazing to me, than to find a new interpretation by maria callas, and when that, is Mozart, so much the better. there is nothing weird or odd, today with her amazing spinto timbre singing coloratura arias, simply divine.
ShadowTemple09 1 year ago
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Mozart is Mozart and Callas is Callas. Put the two together and you have a beautiful dramatic and very Greco-Italian interpretation of Konstanze. It's too bad that Callas is not living in our more experimental and enlightened times where fusion in music is the norm! With all respect to Mozart purists; sure, it was meant to be sung in German, like a sweet apple strudel; but Mozart wrote many Italian operas so this interpretation by Callas is a luscious and savory pastry stuffed with olives!
wilhiamas 1 year ago
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Mozart is Mozart and Callas is Callas. Put the two together and you have a beautiful dramatic and very Greco-Italian interpretation of Konstanze. It's too bad that Callas is not living in our more experimental and enlightened times where fusion in music is the norm! With all respect to Mozart purists; sure, it was meant to be sung in German, like a sweet apple strudel; but Mozart wrote many Italian operas so this interpretation by Callas is a luscious and savory pastry stuffed with olives!
wilhiamas 1 year ago
Mozart is Mozart and Callas is Callas. Put the two together and you have a beautiful dramatic and very Greco-Italian interpretation of Konstanze. It's too bad that Callas is not living in our more experimental and enlightened times where fusion in music is the norm! With all respect to Mozart purists; sure, it was meant to be sung in German, like a sweet apple strudel; but Mozart wrote many Italian operas so this interpretation by Callas is a luscious and savory pastry stuffed with olives!
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Mozart is Mozart and Callas is Callas. Put the two together and you have a beautiful dramatic and very Greco-Italian interpretation of Konstanze. It's too bad that Callas is not living in our more experimental and enlightened times where fusion in music is the norm! With all respect to Mozart purists; sure, it was meant to be sung in German, like a sweet apple strudel; but Mozart wrote many Italian operas so this interpretation by Callas is a luscious and savory pastry stuffed with olives!
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wilhiamas 1 year ago
It's wonderful to listen to a colaratura who has to WORK, it sends shivers down my spine, whats the point if its not exiting!!
Rattywotin 1 year ago
sea como sea Callas era genial, acepto que no cualquiera canta esta aria pero no lo hizo nada mal, la tecnica queda a un lado cuando hay sentimeinto y la "partitura" nada tiene que ver yo se de eso y a la gente no le importa la partitura , la gente kiere escuchar algo que les llene, que sientan y que sea digno de escucharse, nadie dice estupideces cuando habla bien de CAllas!!!!!!!!
asyared 1 year ago
It is nice, but I agree with some commenters that mentioned it before: this aria sounds not good in italian, it has to be sung in German.
ElisabettaVS 1 year ago
No se puede comparar a edda moser con callas existe una gran diferencia en técnica e interpretación además moser posee las características vocales para representar a Mozart.
rhapsodyaaa 1 year ago
Precisamente por eso fue que callas canto pocas veces Mozart porque su voz no tenia las características necesarias para interpretar a este compositor; hablo de no tener las características en el sentido de que en Mozart se busca mucho la homogeneidad y la pureza y belleza de la voz y callas no contaba con ese factor, además la voz de callas era demasiado grande y eso la hacía menos soportable.
rhapsodyaaa 1 year ago
Only someone who has mastered their technique can sing Mozart correctly. Listen to one of these little songbirds butcher Mozart, and you will see. If you have the right fach and technique, you can sing Mozart as well as Verdi, Strauss as well as Handel, etc...
CatalinaDM56 1 year ago 3
She is just AWESOME in this, what intense drama and yet superb agility in her voice! A genuine Constanza/Konstanze!
corellithebest 1 year ago
@corellithebest I'm glad I'm not the only person who thinks Konstanze is for a true dramatic coloratura only!
eugenelohks 1 year ago 2
No sólo la mejor versión de Marten aller Arten... es la única bien cantada que existe. Que manera de leer estupideces aquí de gente que se ve que nunca ha visto una partitura o no tiene idea de como se cantaba en el s.18, gente que elogia cantantes que en esta aria respiran en cualquier lado porque se quedan sin aire... lamentable.
f1a6b3 1 year ago 2
How rare and interesting! And satisfying! As usual, Maria Callas inhabits the character--she is Konstanze, proud, resolute, full of bravado, and a little bit forlorn...Oh, and great singing too!
marywardify 1 year ago
:O i hate Martern aller Arten in italian, is really slow and the director or whoever who decided to slow this aria down killed it specially at 4:47
Callas is great but this is not her finest hour
vhennus 1 year ago
@vhennus keep in mind that Birgit Neilson the Wagnerian Soprano also sang Mozart.
hamb4 1 year ago
@hamb4 callas was a wagnerian soprano, so that's a moot point...
IfYourMomWereATaco 1 year ago
Mmm... definitivamente, el italiano no va con esta gran aria de El Rapto del Serrallo. Seria fantastico escucharla en aleman con la mismisima Callas.
En mi opinion, dentro del área técnica es bastante acertada, los agudos y la coloratura son bastantes precisos, quizas menos ligera de lo que desearia, pero muy plausible.
Que agudos tan potentes !!!
Alleeexoscm 1 year ago
Unic!!!!!!!!Such a dramatic soprano with soclear and brilliant coloraruras!!!!She is unic!
fakiso 2 years ago
She sings this very italian in my opinion - I just love her. I also like her Non mi dir from Don Giovanni! Seems just like Callas was able to sing simply anything she wanted. 5* definitely
ElisabettaVS 2 years ago
Callas jamas canto Reina de la noche, la version en you tube es con Lucia Popp, pero una persona equivocada habla que es Callas, e certamente es Lucia Popp.
Alexmeister25 2 years ago
Like Callas, I m not a Mozart fan either
thomastmwc 2 years ago
I love Callas's Mozart. She channels his angst, yet doesn't make him too terrestrial. I love her voice in Mozart, as opposed to colder German voices doing the cadenzas. Exquisite.
angelovocci 2 years ago 3
@angelovocci i love callas. But I personally find it very difficult to like her attempts towards mozart's work. It just doesn't feel as great as her bel canto. And strangely enough i think Moser, who had a very similar timbre, is made for it.
But in this particular aria, callas totally nails it.
tneprescintr 1 year ago
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I am sorry to say this and I love Callas but not in Mozart. It may be the timbre and or the italian or the voice in general but I just can't seem to get the connection between soprano and aria. I tried and it is most ungermanic and shrill. Even her Mi tradi suffers from this. I have heard this aria sung many many times and if one compares this to Margaret price for example there is a difference. On the other hand the interpretation is spot on.
domi2020 2 years ago
Mozart was Austrien, but like most composers of the time he was composing in the Italian style. Those of you who say that she doesn't sound really "germanic" in this repertoire have no clue of what they are saying.
DrGarri 2 years ago
Still, Mozart was a viennise at heart, one of the greatest spokespersons for GERMAN operatic art. And the viennise style has always been different from the Italian, which is perhaps evident in vocal music more than anything.
operamagnus 2 years ago 2
DYBY tiene razon. CALLAS JAMAS canto Reina de la noche
GotinBly 2 years ago 10
Nacho.
La Musicografia y carrera de Callas esta sumamente bien documentada. Callas NUNCA, JAMAS canto La Reina de la Noche. En el registro de los "Master Classes" que ella dio en Julliard discutio las dos arias con una de las estudiantes, pero nunca las canto o grabo durante su carrera.
dyby 2 years ago
Te equivocas, la version de la reina de la noche de Callas hasta se puede bajar desde el Ares. Te darás cuenta que es bastante deficiente. Pero insisto en que para mi, a peseçar de no tener una voz hermosa, fue una gran interprete.
nachofull7000 2 years ago
Nacho.....Callas NUNCA canto La Reina de la Noche. La version en you tube con el nombre de Callas es otra cantante.
dyby 2 years ago
Actually...the libretto of an opera was translated to whichever country's language (where the opera was being performed). So she sang Wagner in Italian, because she was singing it in the Mediterranean area. One wouldn't find a single Mediterranean opera house that sang German in the early 40's. It was a matter of national pride.
CatalinaDM56 2 years ago 3
Aqui mismo en youtube es posible encontrar una versión de un aria de la reina de la noche cantada por Callas, y la verdad deja mucho q desear.
Definitivamente , el repertorio motzariano no es para ella, otro si.
Coincido con otras personas, es muy buena cantante pero las arias de Mozart no fueron nunca para ella, y su timbre suena mas bien metálico que en ciertos pasajes, especialmente agudos, molesta un poco.
De todas maneras fue una gran interprete.
nachofull7000 2 years ago
yo tambien prefiero a otras cantantes que les queda mejor el repertorio mozartiano, y considero tambien que Callas canta mejor otro repertorio pero eso no quita que tambien pueda cantar muy bien mozart, ademaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas aqui se demuestra que realmente podia cantar absolutamente toooooooodooooooooo, imaginense como se hubiera escuchado cantando la reina de la noche con ese timbre rasposo que tenia y esa voz inmensa, le hubiera salido de maravilla, no hay que ser tan puristas señores
belcantista 2 years ago
prefer Moser
livmedful 2 years ago
Give me Callas's Turandot over flagstad's, Nilson's, or ANY soprano, as singing is more than just the biggest tone... It is artistry, and soul, combined with voice--and in this she is unmatched. Even huge wall of sound voices are not thrilling after you know what the singer does. Callas thrills!
angelovocci 2 years ago 5
It really took a while for me to get past the language. The vowels are just so different. The second time thru, I stopped listening in for German and it helped...I think, or perhaps I just got used to her doing Mozart.
andrecooper555 2 years ago
No me gusta Callas cantando a Mozart, creo que lo hace mejor mejor para otros compositores, verdi, puccini.
Me parece que entre sopranos mozarianas la voz de Edda Moser aún es insuperable.
grizabela00 2 years ago
Ganz interessant. Das ist ja mal eine hochdramatische Konstanze.!!!!
vocede 2 years ago
isnt the whole idea of different singers singing the same aria NOT to all try and sound diffrent??? its all about interpretation and isnt that what makes music so interesting? everyone who critisises......where is your interpretations?? let us all hear that...if you dare!!! just listen and apretiate the music and stop being such snobs!!!!
jacktenor 2 years ago
People who criticize Callas are not capable of understanding the depth of her outstanding comprehension of music. She was a brilliant musician who interpreted the intentions of the composers beyond what the average listener is capable of recognizing. This inability results in using words like "hard to bear" to criticize her vocal genius. Though her voice was of a lower register than those who sang Mozart as part of their repertoire, she executed the aria with technical perfection.
stephenknob 2 years ago 2
Hard to bear - it´s a bit like Domingo singing Wagner. That wasn´t her Fach - right - and shows us the nonsense of this assoluta attribute. Cause if she had been she would have managed it. And Mozart is the hardest composer to sing, much more difficult than Verdi and the other Italian composers.
anonymusum 2 years ago
Konstanze is a role for a dramatic coloratura. Although it is not without debate, Maria Callas was a dramatic coloratura who also sang jugendlich dramatischer roles.
Do you object to Callas' edge that doesn't seem appropriate for Mozart's bel canto? You are certainly entitled to your opinion.
However, you are not entitled to redefine the other ideals of bel canto: supreme agility, unified registers, a perfect trill, mezzo di voce, and legato, all of which she demonstrates perfectly here.
edgrow 2 years ago 4
We can discuss many technical details, but the most important thing is: Mozart describes especially his female roles with very fine lines, very sensitive. Callas is a typical singer of realistic roles. It´s the same listening to Horowitz or Clara Haskil playing Mozart.
anonymusum 2 years ago
Mozart is for some voices easier to sing than Verdi or other Italian composers. It really depends on the voice!!
nichtsleezy 2 years ago 3
Your answer tells me that you don´t have a clue about music. Let me tell you from a musician to a music listener: Mozart is the hardest composer to sing. His compositions are that difficult in intonation and interpretation that it would be a bad joke to compare it with other composer. Though there are very hard tunes as well of course, but in general: Mozart is the most difficult one (what is the same for piano).
anonymusum 2 years ago
Let me tell you from a professional opera singer to a novice such as yourself!!! EVERY Voice is different, and for some people Mozart is easier to sing than Verdi or Puccini!!
nichtsleezy 2 years ago 3
Only a few, - but not realizing Mozart´s difficulty shows that you had many free hours during your studies. Let me tell you that as a conductor to a singer....
anonymusum 2 years ago
Obviously, you do not completely understand written English. So, I will simplify my statement. I did NOT write that Mozart was not difficult or that Verdi was difficult. I mentioned that for some people, one is easier than the other. This depends on the physical make-up, intellect, and how one relates to the music. I feel sorry for any singers that may work under your baton, because it seems that concepts are written in stone for you, and that your divergent skills need to be evaluated.
nichtsleezy 2 years ago 3
bugger the Fach!!!! she was the best singer we had in the last century. she was able to sing everything. Fach is something for bad singer.
ChaudeB 2 years ago 2
I guess youtube is a big lesson in tolerance. What means tolerating people who don´t have a clue, but write just stupid nonsense....
anonymusum 2 years ago
Ein Glück, dass die Welt dich hat..........Es ist witzig, was sich einige Menschen einbilden. Wie oft habe ich das schon gehört, "ich bin Musiker"... das waren die größten Idioten, die von dem, was sie erzählt haben keine Ahnung hatten.
Nur so nebenbei, Mozart ist technisch nicht schwer zu spielen (Klavier,Geige) Das schwierige an Mozart ist die Interpretation. Schönheit. Im Gesang ist das etwas anders. Aber Mozart liegt gut im Hals.
BimmelBimmel 2 years ago 4
Not really for bad singers, rather for "common & ordinary" voices.
There are voices that just CANNOT shuffle roles like Armida to Gioconda, or Aida to Norma...etc...
My voice teacher is a famous lyric soprano here in Canada and she vocalized for me up to an F#, but she "cannot" manage to sing The Queen or Lakme....it just does not work. It's like when Callas did Turandot...all screams....it's not that type of voice that gets 'stretched' to sing such a heavy role!
Marroiamaxu 2 years ago
Callas' Turandot is wonderful!!!
ChaudeB 2 years ago 3
You know, I love that woman, evrything she does..BUT TURANDOT!
I need to have a Turandot with a voice like Dimitrova! And although Callas had the most amazing interpretation on everything she does, but because Turandot is a "static" character, it does not have an emotional appeal to me, only vocal. So I need a canon like Dimitrova blaring In Questa Reggia in my ears! That`s all! On Callas`s recording her voice gets `thin`and stretched on that role.
Marroiamaxu 2 years ago
@anonymusum You're kidding right?
gimmeachallenge 2 years ago
The only singer I've heard who has managed to sing the phrase 6:09 - 6:25 is Edda Moser, my favourite Konstanze.
Callas does well too, but we do all know it wasn't really her Fach.
silvr94 2 years ago
I dont know what you are talking about .. This is exquisite. Proves why she was a phoneomenon.
kgarmaker123 2 years ago
Absolutely
doremicde 2 years ago
Mozart wrote this in German. I enjoy Callas's interpretation, though this is sung in Italian.
ozzycouture 2 years ago
Oh why didnt Maria Callas never ever sang German? It´s a beautiful language, especially in opera. Please refer to Diana Damrau or Edda Moser.
The Masterclasses with her about Mozart´s " Die Zauberflöte" proved that she knew everything. ONE GENIUS.
stinkyshitass 2 years ago
it was the time after the second world war, they didn't want to do operas in german. that's why we have callas (or tebaldi) with wagner sung in italian.
ChaudeB 2 years ago
The Italians also did not like the language according to Callas herself!
Marroiamaxu 2 years ago
Who told you that? Never heard of.
Aetion 2 years ago
During her interview available on DVD with Lord Harewood she mentions that she sang Wagner in Italian because the Italians "did not like german" (something like that)!
pirocagrande 2 years ago
What??? Can you repeat this?? I didn't understand your comment at all...You said that Italians didn't like WHAT language?? German?
doremicde 2 years ago
Oh Lord....YES! Callas performed Wagner roles in Italian because ITALIAN did not appreciate opera in German....so CALLAS said during an interview!
Happy now?
BetuliaLiberata 2 years ago
Well, you should haven't to use that esclamation at the comment's end, anyway, I'm happy about it, also because I agree with her!!! Are you german? From your name you should be Italian, isn't it??
doremicde 2 years ago
NEITHER!!!!!!!.Brazilian!
BetuliaLiberata 2 years ago
ahahahah, okok, XD
doremicde 2 years ago
ahahah, sorry me
doremicde 2 years ago
At that time she could have sung anything. Her technique was extraordinary but we are used to (tradition ?) other types of voices to sing Mozart. Still, this is fascinating !!!
GONDREMARK 2 years ago
I agree with "flouraki" here, she was not a Mozart voice, but she does a good job. I think this aria in particular has all the ingredientes for a Callas performance, drama and coloratura...
SergioFloresa 2 years ago
A very great job done here by the diva!! She might not be the "Mozart" voice, but I still think this is clean and beautiful and she attacks every note so cleanly and accurately!
flouraki 2 years ago
I adore her, but dont like her singing Mozart or Gluck
chengducat 2 years ago
I'm not lonely or miserable & would say that Natalie Dessay ,Lucia Popp , Beverly Sills are great Mozart singers.I don't think Opera is an industrial product but a great art.
artforlove1945 3 years ago
Callas din't sing mozart cause she knew it wouldn't "fit" her voice. We would all be sorry if she hadn't recorded these arias, you so easily disapprove, without considering that even Popp(the only 1 mentioned above that has a "mozartian voice")sung Verdi and sounded weird.Thank God they all sung arias that weren't writen for their voices.This is part of the treasure they left us. I wish you find a way to hear music not only with your ears but with your soul aswell.
everythinok 3 years ago 26
Actually, I think roles like Constanze, Fiordiligi, Donna Anna and even the Queen were meant for bigger, more dramatic voices. They sound better that way. Callas herself always said that Mozart should be sung with the same "frankness" as italian opera. Everyone acts like it's all so delicate, and that's not truly the case. It's also definitely NOT the best music for beginning singers...the tessitura and the phrasing is difficult for even seasoned professionals.
BeauTenor 2 years ago 3
@everythinok
It's not that it didn't fit her voice, because her Donna Anna's main aria and her Konstanze aria are fabulous. She simply prefered to sing other repertoire, and she actually said Mozart and the Austrian/German composers fit her friend Elisabeth Schwarzkopf's voice and temperament better.
primohomme 10 months ago
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The worst tone I've ever heard in a Mozart aria!!!!
artforlove1945 3 years ago
Whose is the best? Give us an alternative to see your taste in Mozartian voices. However I strongly beleive that those who categorize voices (as if they were industial products) are not open, kind people but lonely and miserable. I feel sorry for your condition, must be the financial crisis.
everythinok 3 years ago 5
buuu it's not true
LeonardoEulero 2 years ago
A favorite aria by one of the best! Thanks!
Vairguy09 3 years ago
VIVA CALLAS!!
hermioney2k 3 years ago 7
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VIVA GENCER
Cavaradossi1981 3 years ago
In "Marten aller" Gencer is not singing, she's trying to prove she's a coloratura. Although she was a great singer, I feel she was always fighting with her lyrico-spinto voice, to turn it to dramatico-coloratura. That reveals a rather disturbed personality, a person who is not getting well with herself. Her singing lacks of SOUL.
everythinok 3 years ago 7
I think that after listening to literally thousands of arias throughout my life if I were allowed to hear only one it would be this. Other versions whether they be in the original German or technically superior, don't compare to this one in emotional output.
mightythos77 3 years ago 5
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I'm beginning to think that lovers of Callas have marzipan in their ears. She sucks. On every single recording I've ever heard. BTW, Elizabeth Schwarzkopf did the best Kostanze I've ever heard.
PatroniBoy 3 years ago
I love marzipan.
sevoflurane 3 years ago 5
It's very good marzipan...
LeonardoEulero 3 years ago
What a wonderful find! Thank you for sharing this recording.
Parparim61 3 years ago 4
Lohengrin,
Thank you so much for the information, I greatly appreciate it, so interesting!
I am still awed, I am sending this link to a ton of people, thanks again!
Leigha2z 3 years ago
Thank you so much for posting this, I thought I knew all of the great Konstanzes but this recording escaped me! Does anyone know when it was recorded and if she sang the entire role, or was it part of an aria compilation recording? I would so love to buy it, just outstanding!
Leigha2z 3 years ago 4
callas sang the entire Opera at 1952, in the year of Super-Human Repertoire (in a few months she sang Costanze, Armida, Lady Macbeth, Euridice (Haydn), Violetta, Lucia, Norma, Aida, Gilda, Gioconda, Leonora etc)
Ofc no-one has the recording or knows if there ever was a recording of her complete Costanze
Lohengrin 3 years ago 5
She... actually has a very Mozartean voice. And I only now appreciated just how flawless her coloratura was. Every note is distinctly distinguishable!
forallyouknow 3 years ago 7
The singing is absolutely breathtaking, especially when you consider this is live. Yes it is in Italian, but that was the tradition in Italy at that time. But what defiance in the voice. For once the aria is not just a coloratura display, but begins to make dramatic sense.
Tsaraslondon 3 years ago 4
Listen to Luba orgonasova
She's one of the best.
fer1179 3 years ago 3
Great LIVE performance with strong and large voice.Of course, the italian version is not original (auf deutsch als Singspiel).But Mozart and Da Ponte and Metastasio....?
saverioorlando 3 years ago
While I enjoy Callas's interpretation, I simply can't get over the fact that this is in Italian. Mozart wrote it in German for a reason.
tiffanilambert 3 years ago
I've become fan of opera <3
Toudoulala 3 years ago
I don't know anything about this type of music; I love R&B / Soul...This woman's voice is RIDICULOUS!!!! I can't explain how beautiful her voice is and the sheer skill she has is AMAZING. A complete master of her instrument.
musej2s 3 years ago 8
Congrats...keep listening to Maria Callas and you'll fall in love with Opera period!
SweetFiness 3 years ago 6
the best version i´ve heard is from Malin Hartelius....she sings it originaly in german....
mgarrincha333 3 years ago
What language is she singing in, please? I had only ever heard the German version before today.
mf2101 3 years ago
italian
everythinok 3 years ago 3
Listen to Leyla Gencer performance as well(a friendly advice)
graveflora 3 years ago
hahahahaahaaaaaaaaa. You must be furious with that woman. Whatever you say, nomatter how hard u try to spoil her, she s already writen down in history and you are pathetic "nobodys". Deal with it.
everythinok 3 years ago
i'm sorry but i feel like the amadeus version is the best. even though they obviously didn't play the whole 900 minute aria.
call me ignorant if you must.
antikang9490 3 years ago
I love the Amadeus version too. But check Christiane Eda-Pierre ;)
Kasienia1756 3 years ago 3
Yes, Eda-Pierre is a wonderful Konstanze too. I have her recording under Colin Davis. She is very sensual.
Pathetikos 3 years ago
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Viva Mozart, no Callas
DasKindespiel 3 years ago
Viva Zapata.
everythinok 3 years ago
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Burn in hell!
pirocagrande 3 years ago
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perfect example of why she should never have been singing high soprano roles, her voice, which was mediocre anyway, sounds exceedingsly harsh and nasal when she sings high soprano stuff. Few doubt she was a beautiful woman and great actress, but just as few will deny she was by no means a top rate singer. the sustained high C at about 7 minutes is hideous, its jsut aweful.
skitzo429 3 years ago
You need ear implants. There's impeccable technique, expressivity, and a unique and arresting tone.
diuscorvus 3 years ago
ARRESTING..INDEED...ALL I NEED IS ONE NOTE AND I CAN TELL IT IS CALLAS....EXPRESSIVE TO THE LAST DROP...I THINK EVEN WHEN SHE SANG "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" SHE'D MAKE HER OWN lol!!!!!!!!!!!!
pirocagrande 3 years ago 3
If you're not musical enough to appreciate it, don't listen to it, and above all don't bother us with comments that are only meant to insult. I advise you to listen to Sutherland, she's probably more on a level that you can handle, though I don't actually want to insult her.
procyonwhite 3 years ago
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the sustained high C at about 7 minutes is hideous, its jsut aweful:
è un do sovracuto pieno e intonato, in perfetta risonanza
galehout 3 years ago
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the sustained high C at about 7 minutes is hideous, its jsut aweful.
Lo confronti con quello della Anderson, qui su youtube, che è ugualmente corretto ma cauto e leggermente calante all'inizio, non c'entra nulla con la musica né col significato espressivo di questa nota nell'intera aria...
galehout 3 years ago
idem per valerie masterson: tutte rallentano, addolciscono, e tolgono tensione e forza al pezzo di Mozart per evitare che la voce corra pericoli, in un punto che invece è importantissimo
galehout 3 years ago
hahahahaahaaaaaaaaa. You must be furious with that bitch. Whatever you say, nomatter how hard u try, she s already writen down in history and you are a pathetic "nobody". Deal with it.
everythinok 3 years ago 2
Mozart sung as a verismo aria... I LOVE IT!!! Viva la Callas!
voceangelo 4 years ago 4
All opera has to have VERISMO aspects to it. Not LITERALLY like it was applied to Mascagni or Puccini with screams of spoken voice in certain moments. what callas does is a perfect balance of character approach with perfectly, elegant executed coloratura and dramatic singing all combined. I am sorry...the only VERISMO there is the belief in the character...and as a matter of fact that has no period. It has to be done from the 1500's to the most modern opera. You cannot get away from it.
pirocagrande 3 years ago 4
Brava Callas Brava!!!!
Fantastic!!! I love her style!!!
DanBarthy 4 years ago 5
What language is it in? It is not German, it seems more like Italian.
leoperarm 4 years ago
she is very ok. but there are some people who are not very pleased by maria callas. why?
vdmaria2 4 years ago
I personally don't think she is the best Colortura, but she is okay I guess.
EnviedCure776 4 years ago
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I like Elin Carlson better.
EnviedCure776 4 years ago
Perfecta
ismsancat 4 years ago 2
Nothing like a dramatic coloratura to give real meaning not only to this aria but to the entire role of Costanza! Brava Maria!
DrGarri 4 years ago 5
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She did very poor Gluck tentative with the same unsuccessful vocal style. She is does not have a convincing characterization and musically it should be much more sober with her emotion accentuated differently. Note II of II
embenadorfinearts 4 years ago
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Ms. Callas is clearly confusing the words of Bellini or Mascagni with Mozart. Instead of attacking the notes accurately like Mozart demands such style and how it should be sang, she sings the notes and the diction in a really very poor way. Mozart needs different accents and notes attacked not under the sound like for bel canto. Note I of II
embenadorfinearts 4 years ago
can you translate this comment into English,please?
DrGarri 4 years ago 6
I think "embenadorfinearts" is saying that .. he is a loser & that his comments dont make any difference in life :). Perhaps he should sing this aria & show us how a man who nobody knows .. can pass judgement on an Icon of Legendary Musicianship that Maria Callas is. Its sad really ... :).
ma34xl 3 years ago
we are in complete agreement!
DrGarri 3 years ago
My thing is this 'DrGarri'.. its amazing how perfect either 'fools' or 'cultured' people dare to comment on the Artistry of Callas. Posing & sometimes presenting their credentials to try & tell her even in death how to sing. It doesnt matter who you are or how studious you are in the voice or singing or screaming etc. There was no one competent in history, no one competent today, & no one in the future who will ever have the luck of dictating on the immortal singing of this woman. She's Divine.
ma34xl 3 years ago 3
Is there any aria for the female voice Callas can't sing?
raigekimaru 4 years ago
So clean and agile. Refreshing, considering the current crop. Seems a bit ahead of her time, tempo-wise. Unique and fascinating. A pleasure to hear. Thanks!
xgianpatrick 4 years ago 2
Couldn't agree more. "Refreshing, considering the current crop" rings truer than ever.
augustovalenca 3 years ago
Is this in Italian, then? I thought she never did
any German operas..
lumosmaxima 4 years ago
mira que en mozart no me gustaba mucho, pero aquí está muy bien.
camandrula 4 years ago
This a great track. Thanks for posting. And the montage you put together is cool. I think Callas was one of the most beautiful artists in opera, ever.
turandot82 4 years ago
Is this from Mozart's Magic flute? I thought she had not sung this opera before...her coloratura really stands out among the tweety birds;)