Renata Tebaldi "Amami Alfredo!" with encore Naples 1952

[rogalesi58]

bravissima ed io sono un callasiano, ce ne fossero cosi` oggi come lei e maria callas , magari ritornerei al teatro

[vivelhistoire]

I'm trying to appreciate Tebaldi, trying really really hard, but I can't.

Viva Callas.

(no need to reply with insults, I won't read them)

[aldodipietra]

@vivelhistoire E chi cacchio se ne fotte?

[Maripudelmonaco]

@vivelhistoire - A mí me sucede lo mismo, pero al contrario, intento que Callas me llegue, lo intento, y no lo consigo, de todos modos la considero  una cantante excepcional, VIVA RENATA TEBALDI !!!

[numetutelare]

Insomma in quegli anni c'erano la Tebaldi, la Callas, la Moffo, la Tucci, la Stella, la Maragliano, la Cerquetti, la Scotto... adesso abbiamo... lasciamo perdere, inutile sparare sulla crocerossa dell'est e dell'estremo oriente!!!

[OrfeGedd]

Mai nessuna Violetta, persino la Ponselle, hanno mai arrivato al livello della Tebaldi in questo brano, punto culmine da questo capolavoro verdiano

[Lindow]

Geez! Makes you wanna ask that audience whether this is a circus or an opera performance. And to just repeat that part is really tacky I think. I guess it was a circus. Callas never did an encore as far as I know but then her focus was a different one altogether.

[rafbilza]

@Lindow Callas she does encore the complete Mad Scene from Lucia .. now isn't circus, is art?

OMG! Ignorance does lead to hate, and make a fool of oneself; by underestimating Tebaldi, throw shit her idol .. hahaha

[rafbilza]

Amami Alfredo in her throat is a priceless pearl, Brava! 

[MartaMargot1]

...mah..

[MrBEAUTYISBEAUTIFUL]

entrambe bravissimi.... che brividi....

[MrTombishop]

di voci come la tebaldi ne nasce una ogni 100 anni..

[angioletto991]

mio dio tebaldi .... io canto lirika e spero di arrivare ad avere successo e condividere kuesta cosa meravigliosa con tutto il mondo

[CateSoprano]

chi sono i coglioni che fischiano?

[enrym86]

@CateSoprano non credo siano fischi. sono le I di BIS a suonare come fischi ;)

come si potrebbe fischiarla???? <3<3<3

[CateSoprano]

@enrym86 è vero avete decisamonte ragione! : ) in effetti nessuno avrebbe mai fischiato questo angelo..

[AulicExclusiva]

@CateSoprano Gridano "Bis!"

[MrArthurovenezuela]

La mejor interpretación que he escuchado de esta escena.

[VivaRenata]

Liselotte, än en gång - Här versionen med Tebaldi från 1952 och det underbara är att enligt de gamla traditionerna vrålar publiken BIS!!!! (Latin, två gånger, eller igen) och man upprepar faktiskt den stora, passionerade kärleksförklaringen - Amami, Alfredo.

BIS! Varenda gång jag har gått på operaföreställningar med min dotter har hon hotat mig, du får inte skrika Bravo, Brava eller BIS! Jag struntar i det. Här tar dom om det. Detta har inte hänt sedan 50-talet!

[faffyssimo]

me donne des frissons à chaque fois que j'écoute ce duo merveilleux .... le visage de ceux qui ont toujours dit que Tebaldi ne pouvait pas agir ..... pour moi et beaucoup d'autres amateurs de belles voix vont si bien. .. et nous voudrions, si il y avait une centaine d'autres ... maintenant, sans Callas, l'opéra serait presque mort .. d'après " lejeuneWerther"-mais ne disons pas des betises ..!!!!

[faffyssimo]

a me dà i brividi ogni volta che l'ascolto in questo mirabile duetto....alla faccia di chi deve sempre dire che la Tebaldi non sapeva recitare.....a me e a tanti altri amanti delle voci stupende va benissimo così...e ne vorremmo cento altre se ci fossero...adesso, senza la Callas ,l'opera sarebbe morta quasi ..secondo- le jeuneWerther- ma non diciamo sciocchezze..!!!!

[giuseppecaruso2]

strepitosa

[peque1204]

¡Excelente, Genial!

[cleope79]

lei era un pavone....la callas era aquila reale.....

[orcascan19]

@cleope79 Ma che noia, non sai dire un'altra frase

[lamusicahera]

BRAVA!

I love her Traviata, because she did it with her big voice and very healthy - its a voiceshow and I can only say that this woman has been ONE OF THE LIRICOSPINTOS of all times !

Listen to her Tu mami Alfredo THIS IS ITALIANITA AND INTENSITY !

GRANDE !

[minnie888444]

Brava, different interpretation in encore.

[Aspett0]

La Tebaldi does have an extraordinary voice here, very intense, huge and pure... but I don't really like her interpretation, her verism schooling shows way too much here. You can't sing La Traviata the way you sing Butterfly or Mimi. I don't like her as Violetta.

But anyways, if all the opera singers we have today could sing and perform half as well as Tebaldi did, I'd be glad.

[nomsdufrere]

That's why Renata's voice interpreted so well desperate female characters such as Violetta, Manon Lescaut, even her Mimi is a strong woman in comparison to purely lyric interpretation. From what I know about her otherwise, she was a great person too.

[zamyrabyrd]

Tebaldi does not go out of the frame of the voice. That is probably why she didn't lose it early due to overuse. She showed it is possible to get all the emotion through vocal art and the music itself. This is true bel canto.

[nomsdufrere]

yes she is one of the rare real ladies in the operatic world. Everything made sense the way she did it.

[zamyrabyrd]

Some people have had objections to Tebaldi's coloratura or the alleged lack of it. This may be true in some isolated cases. But overall the constant employment of super musical effects is much worse, re: Callas. This can be heard even in her 1958 Traviata (not the Lisbon) where she shouts some of the notes. Although perhaps dramatically justified now and then, it became more and more or a habit and eventually took over. I don't think any soprano today can sing like Tebaldi.

[nomsdufrere]

her, Ghena's interpretation is not something that stirrs me so deeply as Renata's. Plus there is something electrical in Renata's voice that is just ecstatic! And she is able to thin it down when necessary and give it full rein when she sings above the orchestra. Very unique! Ghena, in comparison, has a beautiful voice in all registers, huge too, but lacking in "electricity" of the ecstatic, almost crazy kind that Renata had. That's why Renata's voice

[nomsdufrere]

Here is one observation and feel free to disagree and offer counter arguments.

The more I have been listening to opera, I have come to a conclusion that Tebaldi is my favorite singer. Interpretation wise I don't see her inferior to Callas, plus she had the voice to back it up. I respect Callas for her interpretation however, she pushed her voice in roles where it did not fit, and her lower register in dramatic roles is simply afwul. Ghena Dimitrova does have the voice, however, her

[ginlemon29]

Tebaldi, Callas and... Scotto!!! The greatest Violetta ever after!

[Etnalleb]

Wrong on all 3 accounts ,. While all 3 were arguably the Best this role belongs to only 1 >The Late Great Beverly Sills PERIOD........................­.....

[corellithebest]

She is MAGNIFICENT, so highly EMOTIONAL PERFORMANCE! I adore LA TRAVIATA, especially the second act that contains this and the heartbreaking duet with father Germont. While I was listening to this, I recalled the Covent Garden performance from the early 1990s with Gheorghiu as Violetta. I have it on DVD - OUT OF THIS WORLD!

[rossini90]

nonostante la pessima qualità audio il timbro stupendo della Tebaldi è inconfondibile

[conmaleta]

where did you get this performance??' does it sound as clear as on this scene?

[faffyssimo]

Renata è insuperata..ma l'accompagnamento dell'orchestra non mi è piaciuto ..non so spiegare perchè.

[FSebastiano]

Io ho comprato il disco, peccato che la registrazione non sia eccellente; però è un autentico capolavoro.... E dire che è strepitosa sarebbe riduttivo. E anche Campora non è male. Attualmente in circolazione ci sono tenori ben peggio; ma è anche vero che in quel periodo c'erano tenori del calibro di Del Monaco, Filippeschi e altri.

[cornucopia2]

Campora è sempre terribile, un po' troppo verista la Tebaldi.

[Dondinin]

Pensa che questo è in diretta. Povero Campora, è molto meglio dal 95% dei tenori di oggi.

[Andante735]

Write in english you coward.

[Etnalleb]

Renata Tebaldi the absolute very best Soprano of All-Time as heard here, only Callas could rival her and it was a close rivalry but i would have to give Tebaldi a slight edge and let's not for the wonderful Beverly Sills a Great Violetta. In my opinion they are the top 3 Diva's in the history of Grand Opera, Tebaldi, Callas and Sills. Great video Thanks for posting. 5*****

[Dondinin]

I think it would be great a Traviata with the three of them, Sills first act, Tebaldi second (both scenes) and Callas third. The second act of Tebaldi's Traviata is one of the greatest things on earth!

[youfeda]

Ciao Renta!un bacio a tutti, Federico

[Orfeus80]

an extinct type of Violetta. The phrasing is so spontaneous it brings me tears of joy.

[conmaleta]

ahhh i want this recording!!! the voice sounds so clear

[Andante735]

Out of this world and glorious! Pure toned, crystalline and huge. Only Renata had this power.

[VivaTebaldi]

Glorious sound - Superb - Large voice also very powerful - beautiful singing snd very touching - so feminine.

[rjw0886]

Amazing! Ah Verdi! This moment! Such music, text, intention, pathos! La Traviata! Tebaldi's most amazing moment on stage!

[claraprellitensky]

Traviata Leonora la Butterfly Mimì Tosca Gioconda everything she sang she is the best

[fajamaqui]

Que poderío, vaya Si bemoles guau!

[claraprellitensky]

Mi maestra me dijo que las dos voces mas grandes que escucho en el Teatro Colon son Kirsten Flagstad y Renata Tebaldi