Montserrat Caballe "Porgi amor" Le nozze di Figaro

[youshite]

you are all such great opera singers, only trouble is, i dont see you muppets on here showing us how its done. and how rich and famous are you? when you can copy her attainment, perhaps you hapless armchair windbags could demonstrate. why not just listen and enjoy, like most of us?

[wambui37]

She has beautiful voice - but-

no one sings the song as beautiful as Gundula Janowitz

now and for all times "Gundula Janowitz"

[bpicaud1]

Too late in her career for such a slow tempo ( although it remains a performance ). And the orchestra is soporific. Hear the Mozart she sang 20 years before; you certainly will be very surprise by the supreme quality of her style and mastery.

[TheSmoshmy]

too slow and it kept getting so slow that it almost ground to a halt.There was no line and sense of forward movement.She seemed to be singing note by note instead of in lovely, shapely and logical phrases.So it ultimately became rather boring and made me feel impatient.Ultra slow does not necesarily mean depth of emotion.

[miuzefreak]

hate it so much when she stops right before a high note... she doesn t even need to do that!!!!!!!!!!! hate it hate it hate it

[miuzefreak]

the tempo here is also very slow

[AmericanEvita]

1987 was very late in Caballe's career and Mozart's Countess in Figaro is, despite being merely a lyric role, quite difficult to sing. It's pure voice and exposure and like with all of Mozart's music, if one note is not right, the entire aria falls apart. Here, Caballe maintains excellent voice and technique. She has a heavy, dark, mature voice that is not appropriate for the young Countess, but it's still very beautiful and well-sung.

[cltony1987]

No words, indeed! haha

[Oleilord]

Holy Fuck

[lieutenantcjk]

La Superba....enough said.

[jrxpress0]

splenda

[TheCucumberMasked]

Petite Tricheuse, Montsie, je t'aime ^^

[emf1918]

is there nothing this great lady cannot sing?!! a wonderful artist and a beautiful person...long live Caballe!!

[montsyblackmadonna]

Stunningly beautiful...One of Caballe's best performances during her later period.

I wish I could have been in the audience.

[ariamortis]

oh my  :S what's wrong with her diction????

she omitted the consonants in several times !!!

oh =( but still her voice is very beautiful.

[sopranosII]

i'm impressed that with her incredible fiato, sometimes she's breathing between phrases.

[dynamicstuff73]

Before I get crucified, I just want to say I love Montserrat Caballe's singing, BUt this, in my opinion, lacks dramatic intensity! It is boring! BUT, Since I am studying many interpretations, by far she has the most consistancy in tone and in the vocal line! I still maintain that Renee Fleming and Kiri Te Kanawa are still the best versions. BUt I love Caballe! Please don't send me hate mail! :)

[bandzondermensen]

i wish i could sing like that

[jinquanzh]

Beautiful voice, crystal clear! Great control!

I always admire Caballe!

[SangpourPlaisir]

@jinquanzh this is true, she did have the greatest technique of all singers. People talk of Callas expression or of Sutherlands coloratura but Caballe had them all beat when it came to technique.

[ccsabin]

So perfect!

[itiacat]

this is what comes to mind when I think of stereotypical opera. I automatically jump to Brunhilda...

[duaname]

she didn't miss any words

[Steinweg9]

It is admittedly not Caballe in 1970. But portamenti is absolutely correct, all of it all the time. You are too opinionated and cannot read that what she is thinking and communicating about Mozart and the line of the aria itself. She is not in the opera here, and her thoughts, all of repose, are very beautiful. It is great singing even with its limitations. You must still be a student. You are so indignant, but you don't know very much yet.

[troppofiato]

I'm opinionated because you disagree? And what are you? Learn a little about style and vocal technique and I'll have an intelligent discussion with you.

[Steinweg9]

I know a good deal about vocal technique. I am a musician, a voice teacher myself. I first heard Caballe in the opera house in 1973. I am happy to engage in an intelligent discussion about any aspect of music. When I hear singing of this depth and content, with vast experience and wisdom in the approach and in the sound, I can forgive aspects of natural aging. Caballe's technique was perfect. When a mere opinionate says, "that's bad," then an intelligent dicsussion cannot be had.

[leoperarm]

Rossini started the Belcanto, but Mozart was his greatest inspiration, you can sing almost everything Mozart wrote using a Belcanto technique and It'll sound fantastic!

[yodavidnavarro]

Maestra!

[ArturoPVLondon]

The ony annoying thing is that she did NOT sing more Mozart!!! If she had that bel canto approach on mozart, what a delight would have that been!!!!

[violajerk]

And a warm and gracious lady...

Such a rare artist!

[Yasmund]

A magnificent surpassing of the Countess: the Empress.

[jsaltod]

no words

[noncondition]

No words.

[punkred1]

Is this clip taken from the opera or a recital? It is wonderful.Montserrat Caballe outsings all the other divas!!!!! Happy 75 birthday Montserrat.

[jeffchester]

An opera, she's dressed for an opera?

[lyghdha]

A recital I believe.

[sidonie3]

she held me spell bound

[gatpelut]

es catalana

[Orfeus80]

This role suited her perfectly and it's why it still suits her at this age.

[Klassizismus]

It is a shame that Montserrat didn't record more  Mozart, except the "Cosi fan tutte". She surpasses the Countess of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf by far. The voice of Montserrat has simply everything: warmth, a perfect legato and a diction, which allows her to express feelings with an unbelievable softness... Also her "Dove sono" from "Le nozze di Figaro" is a revelation! Montserrat Caballé - one of the most underrated Mozart-singers of the last 50 years!

[Dymension]

Caballe could sing anything she wanted to. She could sing "Come to Jesus" in whole notes and it would be a work of art!

[gheeah]

so beautiful , so soft and sweet...

[Pawobrat]

Wow, never I knew that Caballe sang Mozart, she is wonderful in this