This was Maria Callas' farewell concert in London in 1973. It was held at the Royal Festival Hall. She sang with Giuseppe di Stefano. They were accompanied by Ivor Newton. The programme is:
1. Verdi, Don Carlos, Act II duet
2. Lalo, de Roi D'ys, Vainement ma bien aimé (di Stefano solo)
3. Poncinelli, La Gioconda, Suicidio (Callas solo)
4. Bizet, Carmen (duet)
5. Mascagni, Cavalliera Rusticana, Voi lo sapete (Callas solo)
6. Mascagni, Cavalliera Rusticana, Tu qui Stanuzza (duet)
7. Puccini, O Babbino caro (encore, Callas solo)
Thank you for the video.
Maria Callas - the Best opera superstar !
La Divina...
Ksanthipa 1 month ago
that's not LA CALLAS!!!
MataMie60 1 month ago
DIVA!
VocalRuns 1 month ago
Thank you so much for posting this gem.
LaFilleDeLaRue 2 months ago
9.47 MARIA GRAZIE
youfeda 3 months ago
@sslohier That's what made her voice so unique and fantastic, She never had a pitch perfect voice, but it is 10000000000% better than those around today.
jjj29871 11 months ago
i love maria callas, i sincerely do, but i have to admit that here her voice sounds frail... wonderful to watch though, thank you very much
sslohier 11 months ago
Wonderful love to see the welcome of the crowd. the voice is not anymore what it used to be, but they looked perfect together. thank you for posting the concert.
zizeus 1 year ago
amazing!!! i can't imagine how nervous they must have been! thanks for posting this with the applause 'showjumpersam' :) LOVE it!
vincitor 1 year ago 2