Maria Callas as Medea 02

This is a slide show made with photographs of Maria Callas as Cherubini's Medea, one of her greatest roles. The photos are from Alexis Minotis's production, performed in Dallas (1958), London (1959), Epidaurus (1961) and Milan (1961 & 1962), where Jon Vickers was Giasone. The sound-track is from the studio recording made in 1957, with the Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala, directed by Tullio Serafin. Giasone is sung by Mirto Picchi. The pictures were chosen according to the text sung. If you like it, search for my other videos. This is the finale of act II. The ceremony of Giasone and Glauce's marriage takes place in background. While the couple go to the temple to pray for a blessing, Medea, in foreground, invokes the god of marriage to assist her revenge.

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Music

Tags:

• Maria
• Callas
• Cherubini
• Medea
• opera
• Scala
• Serafin
• Minotis
• slide
• show
• Vickers
• Picchi

[xafnndapp]

Ma veramente il DO l'ha eseguito anche a Milano nel 53, a Venezia nel 55, a Dallas nel 58 e a Londra nel 59....

Solo in questa registrazione in studio, ad Epidauro e alla Scala nel 61/62 non ha fatto il DO ma il SI bemolle.

[sillyboydeux]

But to Callas the voice was part of a triumvirate of talents: musical, choreographic, and stillness. If there is one way to distinguish her from all the others it is her genius for drawing all attention to her by standing motionless, taking, as she stated, "little breaths", which is very clever and really helps to create miniature "tableaux vivants" within the action. Then like a leopard racing up the stairs in a blood red cape scorching the music with "Mal trionfi tu!". We have a Leonardo here.

[Ariadne7710]

@sillyboydeux You are absolutely right. I was fortunate enough to hear her live in "'Medea" at Covent Garden in 1959 and in several other roles during those few years. Creating the character was the core of her art. Singing was the main tool for doing that. The amount of hard work she put into each role creation was phenomenal. Most singers sing opera to show off their voices. Callas used her voice to create the characters. That was the difference.

[SandrineSoprano]

Love this opera.

[georgerannie]

Callas was in spectacular voice for this!!

[kgarmaker123]

She does one in the live 1958 recordiing from Dallas too.. and its something!

[1979martina]

Ma... secondo voi si trova un filmato o registrazione qui su you tube della Callas che termina con il famoso Do?

Grazie 1000

[akenato62]

E' vero! Nella prima sua edizione dell'opera, a Firenze 1953, la Callas al termine di questa scena - che voleva eseguita esattamente come indicato nel libretto, e cioè col corteo dietro le quinte - interpolava un do sovracuto molto potente che non è più possibile ascoltare nelle altre versioni.

[ganteros]

Her 1953 Firenze rendition, with an eternal High C is absolutely amazing.

[tinyvoicedgheorghiu]

Just wonderful!