VERDI MACBETH - ARIA DI LADY MACBETH - SHIRLEY VERRETT 1978 - LA SCALA DIRETTORE ABBADO

[gabrielecazzola]

@olaig - perchè dici che non si potrà mai vedere in commercio? per quali "noti motivi" ?

[salstiha]

Ho sempre pensato che in questo ruolo la Callas non avesse rivali. Mi debbo ricredere! Straordinaria interpretazione, voce mimica gesto perfetti, orchestra e luogo idem.

Grazie Olaig per questo tuo preziosissimo regalo.

[GEMahler]

Wonderful to see this legendary performance in such good quality. I would love to see the whole performance also.

[jovi1715]

da chi è stato condotto questo restauro? sarei curioso di saperne di più... grazie.

[Liwah]

In the three years since another poster uploaded the same aria (his copy was not as clear as this one though), I've watched this scene probably over 600 times. Shirley Verrett is AMAZING!

[Borrh]

is this performance ever made available?

[jovi1715]

un artista e un pubblico così non lo vedremo mai più, soprattutto alla scala

[angelamaria1944]

Che splendore di voce e intensità di interpretazione!

Credo che anche il Grande Bardo gioisca di tale Lady...

Grazie!

[cincytuckyblk]

RIP Shirley Verrett! You will be missed.

[ferrykalos]

Eleganza, sobrietà, forza e bravura. Molti cantanti contemporanei dovrebbero imparare dai grandi del passato. Questo video dovrebbe essere messo in commercio!

[gralbatros]

@ferrykalos non solo ; dovrebbe essere obbligatorio nelle scuole di musica .

gralbatros

[amsfrog66]

This is fantastic Olaig100. The DG recording is one of my favourite CD set and I never thought I'd find a video of an actual performance in this quality... Any chance you'd ever upload the other two arias, the duet "Regna il sonno..." and the Brindisi ;-) ?

[dubonetducon]

O.M.G.!! .. Such diabolical brilliance!! ..The finest Lady Macbeth of the 20th Century!! .. BRAVA!!

[RonaldNuotatore]

Indimenticabile Shirley. Canto e recitazione di impressionante intensità. Mi piace immaginare che ora stia provando nuove note insieme al grande Giuseppe.

Grazie ad Olaig per aver pubblicato questa preziosa testimonianza.

[racheleleeba]

This is one of the greatest videos on YT. I've watched it dozens of times. Thank you so much, olaig100. I sure would like to find it on DVD.

[jefgong]

Terrassant. Quel bonheur que ce prodige soit conservé. Merci.

[RVP57]

This was her finest role, in a career that was full of superlative performances. A truly great, inspirational artist. Thank you Shirley, for a lifetime of musical truth and brilliance. You are misssed.

[aletibet]

quando i grandi ci lasciano, ci sentiamo un pò più soli... Addio, signora Verret

[HerrGustavAschenbach]

¡Brava! ¡Brava! ¡Brava! ......

[waterfordwinstons]

Un fil di Voce!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have jet to hear any other singer Out sing this............ Brava Diva.... thank you for your hart work and respecting the composers Shakespeare and Verdi. This is just THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Abigayl1950]

Verret is GREAT and Abbadol too !!!

[Gigglingatagas]

Sensational vocalism! For me, there are two Lady Macbeths only - La Callas and La Verrett.

[mebara2006]

1978 La SCALA.... If I were there.....

[MrFrancogianni]

superba interpretazione!!!!voto 8.

[camilla0690]

La RAi è folle se no pubblica opere che ha in archivio come questo Macbeth o Simon Boccanegra con Cappuccilli! Il Met ha editato in DVD tutto ciò che ha prodotto! Perchè noi no?

Ricordo anche una Norma con la Caballè, l'Anna Bolena, vennero trasmesse alla TV quindi il video DEVE esistere!

[camilla0690]

una meraviglia! Grazie per questo video! MA perchè non pubblicano tuta l'opera! Io fui tra i fortunati che la videro alla Scala e davvero fu indimenticabile!

[alucard4686]

Grazie. Stupendo !

[magicmonkichi]

DAMN~!

I love it~!

Thanks for posting ^_^

[luiscar89]

Cosa hai fatto per trovare questa meravigliosa copia? Ha una qualità superba. Caro ti lo dico perche il mio si sente e si vede malissimo... Cosa devo fare???? Mi piacerebbe anche sapere i motivi per cui questo film non sarà mai commercializzato.

[bear46no]

The way the magnificent singing goes with fully integrated acting, all expressed in her beautyful face. Great art in every sence!!!

Look on her arms during the caballetta, wooof!!

[99Isher]

La più grande Lady Macbeth.

E' come se tutta la sua carriera, tutta la sua evoluzione vocale, tutta la sua storia artistica l'avessero preparata e condotta a questo ruolo, in cui è stata unica e insuperata.

[schaunard1]

Bellissima e demoniaca! che artista!

[rrgallo]

How can I get this video??????????

[olaig100]

Where are you located? If you pass by Rome I can give a copy to you. Let me know then I will send you my address.

Olaig

[rrgallo]

I am in Mexico....I have been looking for this for years!!!!! I am so sorry to be so far away! Thanks!

[olaig100]

@rrgallo

Never mind ! I will send you the DVD over there. I can' t say not. You are so interest in this performance that I wil send a copy to you. Send me your address and I will provide accordingly. I hoipe you will love the entyire performance.

Ciao

Olaig100

[olaig100]

@olaig100

Hi Raul Gallo. Did you received the copy of Macbeth which I have sent to you more than 10 days ago ? I hope thatdid note get lost on the way. You can confirm to me via email as well : gialo3@fastwebnet.it

[mali2327]

She is so Lovely ! She is glowing !

[Glenmed]

Buon ascolta indeed and an estrema commozione. This was simply magnificent. Brava Verrettissima!!.  Many thanks for your work in bringing this to us.

[olaig100]

It was my pleasure :-)) ciao Olaig100

[bhartman37]

@olaig100

I would like the DVD, if it is still available. Shirley Verrett is one of my favorites. I always attendend her performances when I could. This production of Macbeth is "the best". Please let me know what I have to do purchase the DVD. Thank you Bruce  email: bwhartman@comcast.net

[olaig100]

I am glad you loved it . It is for me the best Macbeth ever. I will post some more clips.

Ciao - Olaig100

[Kievest]

Utterly spectacular!! What a chilling

Lady Macbeth!!! Marvelous singing/

actress! Verdi's favorite of his own

operas...he would have been proud!

Thank you for this brilliant post!

[AndreaBonaccorsi76]

I wonder what she felt in those moments. She was in Italy, in Milan what a satisfaction could be to receive such applauses in that theatre and she was maybe the first black woman who had to break a wall. Thanks olaig100 , thanks Shirley Verret for this unequalled performance.

[FoggyRoad81]

Leontyne Price took La Scala by storm 20 years earlier with Cio-Cio San and Aida. So she wasn't the first, but she was definitely one of the few and one of the absolute greatest!

[TreblesBasses]

AWESOME PERFORMANCE!

[olaig100]

I am glad you like it. I will try to post some more of this DVD. It is finally cleaned of the interference of the original RAI master. As you might know the did use at that time one ampex, priorly used te record a soccer game.

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[patjan92]

It would be great if you posted more of this memorable performance. It's terrific.

[sospello]

Wonderful to finally see a better quality reproduction on the clip of this performance--splendid Shirley V. and thank you olaig100.

[olaig100]

part 2-

The tape was not duly demagnetised before the recording of Macbeth. This is one of the reason why the opera could not be put in to market. This happen also for Carlos Kleiber Scala Otello, and 1978 Forza del Destino with Carreras Caballe. I was able to find a very bad tape in New York at Tower Records more than 15 years ago. But impossible to use .

Olaig100

[olaig100]

Yes it was a sort of triumph for Verrett. I believe she was at her best that night.

Olaig100

[FoggyRoad81]

Nice quality on this one and man the applause went on and on didn't it.