Maria Callas, Porgi amor - Le nozze di Figaro

Maria Callas Porgi amor W.A.Mozart Le nozze di Figaro

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[OTAVI]

When was this aria? And where? Thank you

[ThPaw]

@OTAVI

1963-1964 recorded in Paris.

[Porkolty]

One of the few Mozart-interpretations by Callas that's worth listening to. The other ones demonstrate that not even the greatest singers are able to do EVERYthing!

[Zva26]

To start with, this is very late Callas, and the voice is in great difficulty. Moreover, the Countess in "Figaro" is not a role Callas would have ever considered to put into her repertoire. Her approach to music was all together too external. The Countess is an introverted character and is completely unsuited to Callas' artistic persona. No, she never recorded "Dove Sono", and I think it's all for the best. Too static for the great Callas,

[sea1song]

Say what you want, but the woman could make a piece of music come alive. Even when I listen to arias I think are not really suited for her , I sill leave floored by the magic she produces. It must have been an experience to have heard her live.

[Ellevius]

Maria Callas does not disappoint.

There is much more to her art than her very beautiful, early and young voice.

Her art is like a many faceted, sparkling diamond. 

[prince2000ful]

Callas Platina album. I have 4 different versions. Many thanks, for reminding me.

[diablotin75008]

Beurk! Quelle voix horrible! Elle a du mal, ça se sent ...

[langleywil]

Regardless of your hate or love for her singing this piece, can we all agree that Callas had a good 8 year run. I'd say between 1949-1957. Anything before or after that was just a discredit to her natural talent. Well bravo to her and all that, but she should not be the celebrated soprano that she is made to be. Her fame came from her temper and jealousy of Jackie O'.

[Azzenstudent]

Surfing You Tube, I wondered from Lucia Popp to Jessye Norman to this. The most noticeable flaw is her wobble but the voice is otherwise beautiful. She may not be a natural for Mozart but she really gets the pathos of the Countess. If Callas' assumption not fully intuitive, that's more us than Callas. Her expressiveness doesn't overwhelm the Countess. It glows from within.

[Matt75003]

Vocally, Callas is in dire straits here. Whether or not she could have been a good Countess in her prime is a moot point—she said herself that she didn't much like Mozart; however, her repertoire included parts such as Kundry that few today spontaneously associate with her, and she seems to have been an excellent Konstanze, as the few extant recordings suggest. So maybe she could have surprised everyone in this part too. But this was recorded far too late tor prove anything.

[babydrane]

@Orfeus80 Nobody's blaming Mozart. I think it's even more about the character than about the music per se. Callas CAN sing the music but can she create the character Mozartians seem to only appreciate...maybe not. It might be something intrinsic to the voice IDK. This doesn't strike me as bad singing just not that conventional Mozartian voice...whatever that means.

[Dappschaf]

DIE CALLAS!!!!!!!!