Norma - 2/3 - Casta Diva - Caballé

Theatre Antique d'Orange, 1974.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Montserrat Caballé
• Norma
• Orange

[troppofiato]

Incredible breath control, gorgeous sound, magical phrasing and, alas, flawed intonation. Nevertheless, the stunning diminuendo and fermata on the high Bb at the end of the cadenza make up for any out of tune notes during the cavatina. She's one of the greatest Normas ever - right up there with Callas and Ponselle.

[palalmeida]

For me, just the idea of being able to intonate a word against all that wind is already quite remarkable. For all her interpretation on this performance, I consider her one of the greatest singers ever.

[Rayne1976]

meravigliosa

[palalmeida]

Vi ringrazio.

[WhiteBalanceLtd]

Seriously, if anyone can think of more beautiful singing than the B flat diminuendo to a pianissamo on the last 'Tu Fai" (5:55) then they clearly know nothing about singing.

[mediterraneo1000]

monserrat its a divine angel nobody sing like her

[Jofran111]

Estuve años buscando este video, mil gracias a quien lo colocó. Talvez la mejor Norma que he escuchado en mi vida. Ella ese dia estuvo abolutamente perfecta. Que bueno poder verla ahora y es imposible no conmoverse ante esa voz extraordinaria.

[Maripudelmonaco]

MEMORABLE, MÍTICA, INSUPERABLE NORMA, POR LO QUE CORRESPONDE A MONSERRAT CABALLÉ, Y CON UN ALIADO COMO EL AIRE, QUE CONTRIBUIA A HACER MÁS IRREAL TODAVÌA ESTA INTERPRETACIÓN, !!! ABSOLUTA DIOSA !!!

[MadameBorgi]

El pianissimo del minuto 5:55 es único e irrepetible, me pone los pelos de punta y que fiato.

[MadameBorgi]

Es que no me canso de oírla y más si es esta maravillosa versión.Aquí, en su gran apogeo vocal, supo luchar contra el viento sin perder la compostura y el brillo de su extraordinaria voz cualificada con matices únicos. Si a esto le unimos la grandiosa interpretación se podría decir sin duda que es la mejor versión (para mi) que existe hasta ahora por no ser superada por nadie. Brava señora Caballe.

[sevilla184]

Toda una diosa......viva la "Superba"

[kalinrisak]

Monserrat es un ángel vivo... sin duda....

[OperaMystery80]

Purists and detractors keep pointing out that Caballe lacked the highest notes, but what of it ? She was an amazing opera singer who sang so many roles with terrific success. She was an incredible Salome, Tosca, Aida, Isolde not to mention her masterful bel canto: Norma, Bolena, Stuarda, Deveraux, Lucrezia, Pirata, and her early Mozart: Elvira, Anna. What a Heaven-sent soprano she was. This Norma is one of the greatest in 20th century operatic history, equal to Callas

[lissethebetc1]

Sensacional!!! Qué voz !!! Qué Bomba!!

[pjdonagh]

Sorry ! I gave a thumbs down when I meant a thumbs up as I could not agree more with your comment.

I have just one more comment to add....often what normally passes as good for me may be less pleasing if my mood has changed. To sum up your thoughts as I see them, in one word, "subjectivity"!

Apologies once more for the wrong thumb!!!

[shaby3333]

The BEST norma ever! ...history...