Montserrat Caballe "All'ira vostra nuova vittima io svelo" Norma Bolshoi

[wendasmetula]

Bravo Onegin65 for giving us such a pleasure! And your choise is super!

[raindyns]

I will forever be awed by her God sent voice.

[miguale]

Merveilleuse Montserrat Caballe... quel bonheur de pouvoir profiter de tels enregistrements.. merci, merci... Michèle

[pipposback2]

is this pearl available on DVD?

[Onegin65]

@pipposback2 Alas! No

[lydiaguarro]

Maravillosa Caballé, hace una lectura de Norma diferente a la de Callas, pero ambas son espléndidas. Por supuesto superiores a la de Sutherland que sacrifica todo a la vocalidad. Qué bueno sería poder disfrutar de toda la grabación. De todos modos se consigue la de Orange.

[aagnescat]

Heartbreakingly wonderful. Montserrat is sublime. What an artist! Will we ever see her like again?

[voce29]

Himmlisch schoen!!

[Orfeus80]

This is the scene that makes Caballe's Norma stand out in my opinion. Sublime.

[patjan92]

This scene is another fitting tribute to her Greatness!

[liguten]

Merci Onegin65 pour toutes ces merveilles dont tu nous gratifies. Je ne sais comment tu te procures tous ces enregistrements mais c'est incroyable. Cet enregistrement est particulièrement d'une grande qualité. BRAVO!!! et un coup de chapeau à Montserrat CABALLE

[Aetion]

It's wonderful. Thank you Onegin65.

[amneris54]

thks mio amico

[Thewisemonkey9]

Gosh... we still have the last scene to come... breaks my heart...

[Thewisemonkey9]

Arguably the most important moment in the entire opera, and I can't think of any soprano in audio history who excels in this work more than La Caballe. Finally, through the operas numerous trials, archetypal expressions and dramatic narrative; we finally see the humanity and vulnerability of Bellini's most dynamic heroine. No other soprano has captured these sentiments within their art and expression more than Caballe.

La Caballe... we love you... thank you...

[Aetion]

@Thewisemonkey9 "I can't think of any soprano..." "No other soprano has captured these sentiments ...."

Have you ever heard Maria Callas singing Norma? I don’t want to diminish Montserrat Caballé (far from that!), but you must realise that with such statements, you don’t express but personal opinion and nothing else.

[Thewisemonkey9]

@Aetion Yes... I think I have heard and own a copy of every Norma recorded (both live & studio) with La Callas in the role. The is no doubt that Callas excels in the character or attributes of Norma which address the macroscopic attributes of Norma's characterization.

I am not expressing a 'personal opinion'... rather I merely comment on the chosen from of expression of these two artists and enjoying the differentiation between the two.

La Caballe's Norma is truly vulnerable and womanly