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I think the live recording is even better than the studio take in every sense, and it is a persuasive testament to Tito Gobbi's declaration the Maria never lost her voice, only her confidence. Her singing here was never more secure vocally or detailed dramatically and musically. Maria we miss...

The student sings this aria too loudly, she captures nothing of the moonlight on the balcony, neither does the pianist have any idea how to play this music. Such a loss that Callas never recorded this aria. No one sang Bellini better than Maria.

Love the black velvet elbow gloves. Haven't seen anyone wear those since Maria Callas and Jackie O! June sings this very well. Is she still singing?

Divina...Celestiale! This is an exceptionally fine transfer, as the Mexico performances from the early fifties usually have very bad sound. Maria always sang Violetta well. My favorite "Ah fors'e lui is from the Lisbon performance of 1958. Her pianissimi from that performance are absolutely t...

OK, but with singing of this high a caliber, who needs the orchestra?

Di Stefano is magnificent here!

What was the POINT of this clip? There is no singing by Callas whatever!!!

Come on now...His voice in NOT in tatters, nor does he display "serious vocal problems."

There is some roughness on the first top A but the final high A is magnificent. He is one of the greats. He got his voice into even better shape for his final tour with Callas. He never lost his voice and ...

What wobble??? Her voice is soaring effortlessly on top and with a full rich vibrato. Very thrilling indeed. Her singing of Norma is a miracle of vocalism. That downward chromatic melisma on the final cadenza has never been duplicated, though many have tried. Simply magical. When we receive ...

Well that was a superb rendition of "Bel raggio lusinghier". Not as flashy and overornamented as Joan Sutherland sings it, but Maria pays far more attention to the text and the clear articulation of the scale passages as Rossini wrote them. The fluidity of her legato phrases up and down the scal...

What a delight to hear Callas sing Musetta's waltz. Maria had so few "Champagne" arias in her repertoire, that it is indeed a special treat, especially considering how well she sings it,so full of Joie de Vivre! The Butterfly death scene is completely heart wrenching, sung with profound pathos...

This is perhaps my favorite duet in all of opera. The singing here is just heavenly, no pun intended. It certainly shows the vocal artistry of both Renee Fleming and Thomas Hampson to their best advantage. Sincere thanks for posting this wonderful clip.

Such a charming and delicately melodic composition. It is most curious that the opera La sonnambula, which was composed by Bellini for a high voiced coloratura soprano, is here transcribed by Bottesini in a set of variations for the low voiced string bass. It is a most captivating work and it e...

Excellent rendition. Beautifully and sensitively phrased, plus a superb delivery of the Neapolitan dialect.

Magnificent Kulhmann, such bel canto! Does anyone know if she is still singing? I have not heard her name in the US in years.

Herlea shut the window a measure early, while the chorus was still singing. Funny.

Well, first of all to comment that this is one of the finest, most tender, and ravishing renditions of this most beloved and familiar of all Puccini arias would be a huge understatement. The High C was perfect. Kissed by God! I wonder if the audience at that time had any idea of what a rare ki...

Great! You have a wonderful feel for the "Oldies". It takes me back to the day.

Richard Montgomery 1964. Still cruisin' down the Pike. Lookin' for Pretty Women!

Great Guitar playing. I couldn't really tell about the vocals as they were just sort of marked in the background and you were only jammin' at home'