Fleming, Caballe, Devia, Aliberti, Callas - Il Pirata

Fleming, Caballe, Devia, Aliberti, Callas - Il Pirata - Mad Scene

Again this highlights the best of belcanto. Well almost. I promise this is the last video comparing Fleming to other singers. After the last posting, I was left with the question, what about La Flemings sold out Met Piratas? How do they compare with other great assumptions of the role?

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Music

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• fleming
• caballe
• devia
• aliberti
• callas
• bellini
• opera

[janejones11]

Fleming is not to my tastes at all. Pushed, raspy low notes and poor understanding of the style. Caballe and Devia are excellent all around. Callas is past her vocal best, but her wonderful dramatic skills compensate. Alberti sounds too thin and light of voice.

[rawdonqueen]

Gevia is wonderful and her middle voice is stronger than I expected. Caballeis moe exciting than ususal and this is one of the best performances I have heard from Aliberti. Callas is too heavy and Fleming should not be allowed near music like this.

[giant469]

Fleming canta Imogene come se stesse per lanciarsi giù dagli spalti di Castel Sant'Angelo: 3 stelle. Caballé ha confuso l'ultimo atto del Pirata con l'ultimo atto di Norma: 4 stelle. Aliberti mi piace un sacco e quindi le dò 4 stelle, e che nessuno fiati. La Devia, che Dio la benedica e la faccia cantare per altri decenni, merita 5 stelle finché 5 è il massimo, sennò anche 10 o 20 o quel che è. E la Callas? 5 galassie. Perché lei È Dio, il Dio che esaudisce ogni nostro desiderio operistico.

[tontoneto]

As Callas said, "Only Caballé"..

Callas was unique in every thing she made, but here I prefer Caballé´s interpretation for sure.

Fleming is out of role for many questions, Aliberti has a pretty voice but nothing special here and for me Devia sounds a bit out of tune and heavy, ;)!!

[novasafo]

Ahhh... so nice to hear a glimpse of Peter Allen - former host of the Met radio broadcasts. They should bring him back.

[brolobear]

I think Fleming does a commendable job, considering her vocal issues at the time (it's in her book about what happened). I'm also reminded of how Caballe and Fleming are very much alike in some respects...pushed, overdone chest register...glottal attacks. Aliberti wasn't too bad...it was early on, before she REALLY started tyring to copy the Callas sound. Callas was far past her best and couldn't muster a high C. Devia, as always, is impeccable.

[OperaMystery80]

Fleming: over-the-top, exaggerated, overdone. It's good singing though and very few can sing Pirata today with such style and power.

Caballe: A bel canto specialist with a great voice...loved it..and such passion

Devia: Terrible

Aliberti: Terrible

Callas: Absolutely the best singer here...the winner

[magicflute3]

I am definitely a Callas fan- She is incomparable in this difficult area. I don't mind about the condition of her voice- it' s her rendition of the music and character that means so much to me. Fleming is a shame, and the other three soparanos ara good, but dull.

[DiegoMartinazzoli]

Fleming: oscena

Caballé: bella voce, discreta esecuzione, interpretazione assente

Devia: brutta voce, buona esecuzione, interpretazione ridicola

Aliberti: vocalmente messa meglio della Callas del '59

Callas: Voce già scassata nel settore medio-acuto, interpretazione buona, esecuzione pessima

[MadameBorgi]

@MadameBorgi Se me olvidó comentar a la Fleming: tiene una bella voz, pero creo que éste no es su repertorio, lo hace demasiado recargado y pesado (verismo) se recrea exageradamente.... cuando debe de abusar mas de la linea de canto, fraseo, musicalidad, legatos, y lo mas importante (que muchas sopranos no consiguen hacer) marcar bien las escalas (agilidad) todo esto es el bel canto y todo esto le falta a la Fleming en este tema. Otra curiosidad es el texto, pocas pronuncian bien.

[MadameBorgi]

Esto es bel canto!!! no es verismo, no comprendo como algunas sopranos hicieron este trabajo sabiendo que no era su papel!!! Me quedo con la Caballe, porque este papel es lírico en su totalidad, pero requiere un buen fiato, sensibilidad y sobre todo agilidad destacada en las escalas. La Devia le coge un poco mayor aunque bien!! Aliberti buena en la interpretación pero falta musicalidad, La Callas fabulosa en su fraseo y su estupenda linea de canto. Creo que las mejores: Caballe y Callas...

[Aperlini]

@gayo72 callas la unica imcoparabile