Maria Callas. Mercé, dilette amiche. I Vespri Siciliani. G. Verdi.

[drhedi]

C'est un polonaise! :)

[3F93]

I wonder if Verdi really knew what he was doing writing Elena's arias. The cadenza at the end of "Arrigo! Ah, parli a un core" is a descinding scale of about two octaves and half, from high C6 to deep F3... and the whole "Mercè, dilette amiche" requires a tremendous agility to do all the fioriture and a range from E6 to A3; and all this must be done by a dramatic soprano... it's almost impossible to sing Elena well, and yet Callas did it. Then, I wonder also if she was really human being, now.

[Aetion]

@3F93 Verdi had it with the sopranos! Just think of Abigaille’s role in “Nabucco”. I do agree with your comment.

[kokkodry]

mi sopracuto! Assurdo!

[skitzo429]

what year was this?

[31071946]

@skitzo429 september 1954, Waldorf Town Hall England, Tulio Serafin conducting, EMI

[metalastor]

ti wraio tragoudii....

[Anibaal]

año de este registro con Serafín?

[AliciaDupres]

The absolute perfection.

[elinorberg]

:)) !!

[crilinus]

Divina interpretazione !

[Tenorbravo]

This a BEAUTIFUL INTERPRETATION of

Maria Callas. Mercé, dilette amiche. I Vespri Siciliani. G. Verdi. She did it again.

THANKS for sharing it.