Renata Tebaldi, "La mamma morta", 1960

Tebaldi sings this aria from "Andrea Chenier" in a beautiful live performance at the Met, 1960. The details of this presentation, are the following according to the Met Archives:

Metropolitan Opera House
March 26, 1960 Matinee Broadcast


ANDREA CHÉNIER {90}

Andrea Chénier..........Richard Tucker
Maddalena...............Renata Tebaldi
Carlo Gérard............Ettore Bastianini
Bersi...................Margaret Roggero
Countess di Coigny......Martha Lipton
Abbé....................Gabor Carelli
Fléville................George Cehanovsky
L'Incredibile...........Alessio De Paolis
Roucher.................Frank Valentino
Mathieu.................Ezio Flagello
Madelon.................Belén Amparan
Dumas...................Osie Hawkins
Fouquier Tinville.......Norman Scott
Schmidt.................Calvin Marsh
Major-domo..............Lloyd Strang

Conductor...............Fausto Cleva

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[conmaleta]

Whenever i listen to this tears can't stop appearing, i can feel her sadness

[barrymccall]

Tebladi was the greatest and most improtant Italian Soprano voice in the 20 th Century,, She set a standard for Madalena, Butterfly, Aida , Mimi, Leonora in La Forza, etc.

[straina0070]

very nice , huge voice!

[Maripudelmonaco]

LA MEJOR MADALENA QUE HA EXISTIDO, SU INTERPRETACIÓN ES DE ESCALOFRIOS, QUIÉN PUEDE DECIR QUE ERA FRIA CANTANDO ?

[Kibouo]

Despite the dramatic soprano - the final "l'amor" at the end has the depth of a contralto! Amazing..

[vastolive8]

Second best after CALLAS....Maria was a great actress, a drama queen , she had that " je ne c'est quoi" ....althought renata gave an amazing performance of that song..amazing.

[tonicopm]

Great! This time she reaches the high note at the end perfectly! Powerful, beautiful and and moving interpretation, though of course she can't hold a candle to the greatest ever: Maria Callas.

[tebaldicallas]

Her voice was huge - also very beautiful - there is only one Tebaldi.

[fussballspieler20]

Madonna mia, bellisimo:

Madame Tebladi makes a difference I believe is the enunciation of the words something other sopranos straggle with.

[HERMOSABLACKROSE]

Bravo Tebaldi!