Madame Butterfly - Maria Callas

Puccini's Opera ''madame butterfly'' by Maria Callas

Maria Callas (Greek: Μαρία Κάλλας) (December 2, 1923 September 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned opera singers of the twentieth century. She combined an impressive bel canto technique with great dramatic gifts. An extremely versatile singer, her repertoire ranged from classical opera seria to the bel canto operas of Donizetti, Bellini, and Rossini; further, to the works of Verdi and Puccini; and, in her early career, the music dramas of Wagner. Her remarkable musical and dramatic talents led to her being hailed as La Divina.

Born in New York City and raised by an overbearing mother, she received her musical education in Greece and established her career in Italy. Forced to deal with the exigencies of wartime poverty and with myopia that left her nearly blind on stage, she endured struggles and scandal over the course of her career. She turned herself from a heavy woman into a svelte and glamorous one after a mid-career weight loss, which might have contributed to her vocal decline and the premature end of her career. The press exulted in publicizing Callas's allegedly temperamental behavior, her supposed rivalry with Renata Tebaldi, and her love affair with Aristotle Onassis. Her dramatic life and personal tragedy have often overshadowed Callas the artist in the popular press. Her artistic achievements, however, were such that Leonard Bernstein called her "The Bible of opera", and her influence so enduring that, in 2006, Opera News wrote of her, "Nearly thirty years after her death, she's still the definition of the diva as artist—and still one of classical music's best-selling vocalists."

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[A1A1A1342]

Viva la Diva!!!!

[MrXipu]

darle a "no me gusta" en este vídeo debería ser delito. Supongo que querían escribir Daddy Yankee y escribieron Maria Callas por error... no hay otra explicación...

Un saludo a todos.

[Kibalcic23]

@bigjoetube VIVA MARIA!! LA PIU' GRANCE SOPRANO DI TUTTI I TEMPI

[WujekAlucard]

Weak mind is already dead at start of existance .

[Stoh13]

Don't cry for me, i'm already dead..

[MrBentley222]

I have been looking for this for the longest!!! VERY beautiful....

[zucchini2007]

WOW!!! Such tonal crystal clarity, such vocal power! And she was such a beautiful woman too! Beyonce's got nothing on her.

[DanBarthy]

@GoldZahava Sorry, but Maria Callas never was Mezzo. Mezzo dont sing: Norma, Medea, Amina, Gioconda, Violetta, Madama Butterfly, Imogene, Tosca, Lucia de Lammermoor... etc.

You are wrong. She was Soprano Sfogato = unlimited soprano.

[tforeman0]

This aria is really beautifully sung and you can hear both Callas's artistry in her interpretation as she sings but also the clarity and quality of her voice. This must be among the best performances of this aria I have heard. Thank you for putting it up.

[LiLMedusaBitch]

@GoldZahava Actually Cho Cho San character is a soprano,and by the way it's obvious she was a soprano,if you hear the notes she hit.

[TheNumanzor]

OPINO LO MISMO SOPRANO FOREVER