Maria Callas - Lucia Mad Scene 1953 Studio with Sound Externalisation GREAT SOUND!

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  • Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
  • Although the 1953 Lucia is vocally stronger than the 1959 studio recording, i had always prefered the latter for its beautiful stereo sound. Her high notes aren't as strong, but they are hauntingly fragile and beautiful.
    But here, with this sound remix, that stereo quality is applied and the results are amazing!

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  • @jmiller05
    @jmiller05 9 років тому +113

    Pervasive madness, the gothic horror of a young girl's mind has never been better explored than what Callas does here. It is living theatre.

    • @artdanks
      @artdanks 8 років тому +11

      AMEN! :-)

    • @jjh2456
      @jjh2456 6 років тому +11

      And it’s done only with the voice.

    • @manuelducretiii8142
      @manuelducretiii8142 2 роки тому +1

      I knew an attractive man who called me an a-hole for being gay but he married a beached whale as both of their parents promised them to each other.

    • @alexandro_lux
      @alexandro_lux 2 роки тому +2

      Sutherland.

    • @BaroneVitellioScarpia1
      @BaroneVitellioScarpia1 2 роки тому +1

      Very well said.

  • @wallyssalas
    @wallyssalas Рік тому +1

    What a great technical accomplishment! To make Callas' voice sound even more enigmatic and pure with the help of a studio environment, with stereophonic special effects included. Probably very close to what these arias would sound like sitting on the four row of an opera house. A great recording of her unforgettable voice.

  • @jeanfourneau4411
    @jeanfourneau4411 6 років тому +4

    This is a complete betrayal of the original LP version (that I still have , thank God) in perfect condition ! Here after the 'remastering' the voice sounds almost mettalic , a real shame !

  • @orlandosolersr.9746
    @orlandosolersr.9746 4 роки тому +32

    Maria Callas was and is second to none,she is Lucia di lammermoor

  • @alinequeiroz24
    @alinequeiroz24 4 роки тому +39

    I'd give anything to have two minutes face to face with her just to say how much I love and admire her. Tell how special she is. Maria CALLAS Voice is a World Treasure. The woman Maria will always be an example. Maria CALLAS to me is like an angel who blesses me with her magnificent voice. I love to hear her sing but mostly I love to hear her interviews so we can look into her eyes and see her soul that was so beautiful and sublime. I love you forever Maria Sophia Cecilia. ♥️🇧🇷

    • @luanllluan
      @luanllluan 3 роки тому +3

      Um verdadeiro presente à humanidade

    • @beckyelrod9409
      @beckyelrod9409 3 роки тому +3

      Very sweet post

    • @khanhphaminh1175
      @khanhphaminh1175 2 роки тому +2

      oh my friend. Your 2 minutes is too expensive. I just wish I had 10 seconds to say hello and thank her.

  • @jeanfourneau4411
    @jeanfourneau4411 6 років тому +57

    And they say perfection is not in this world ??

  • @doreenmillman7963
    @doreenmillman7963 6 років тому +44

    This interpretation is pure genius .I am left sitting here breathless at the sheer brilliance of this extraordinary , incredibly moving rendition. Callas characterizes her voice to sound just like a young girl , which in itself, is so moving , so tragic. Her vocal acting is unequalled here. All the coloratura phrases that singers just rip off,bring out in every contrasting phrase , the sheer horror, of this young girl's ordeal of being forced into a loveless marriage. One hears in every phrase, the fear, torment, and the sadness of having to give up a true love for her family.and society.. This is Callas at her vocal best . itself a stunning sound that penetrates the depths of our being., and coupled with an interpretation that i have just heard , makes this an unbeatable recording !

    • @rinassimiento2896
      @rinassimiento2896 Рік тому

      @rinassimiento2689💎💎💎💎

    • @photo161
      @photo161 Рік тому

      You have every reason to gush...no words can adequately convey the greatness of Maria Callas's epochal Lucia

    • @marioperino8723
      @marioperino8723 Рік тому

      Non ci sarà più nessuno come lei sublime intramontabile

    • @pointofnoreturn3103
      @pointofnoreturn3103 9 місяців тому

      I agree with you, completely! With her, she has the ability to make me feel like I have never heard true MUSIC before! Each and every note is from her heart!

  • @benwang6944
    @benwang6944 5 років тому +23

    No, the world will never hear or see her like again, never again. As in her obituary in the Times when she passed, Maria Callas: She was opera!

  • @esterbruno8604
    @esterbruno8604 4 роки тому +14

    La scena della pazzia è una delle scene più terrificanti della musica lirica. "Il dolce suono" è un'aria molto dolce, ma considerate che è cantata da una che ha appena ucciso il suo sposo!
    In questa scena Lucia è il volto della follia, dello squilibrio, dell'orrore. E la Callas l'ha resa in modo semplicemente perfetto.
    Lei è 𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐀.
    Non saprei con che altro aggettivo potrei descriverla 💫💫💫💫💫💫💫

  • @amyhuerta3980
    @amyhuerta3980 5 років тому +19

    Il dolce suono
    mi colpì di sua voce!...Ah, quella voce
    m'è qui nel cor discesa!
    Edgardo, io ti son resa,
    Edgardo, ah, Edgardo mio!
    Sì, ti son resa,
    fuggita io son da' tuoi nemici.
    Un gelo mi serpeggia nel sen!
    Trema ogni fibra!...Vacilla il piè!
    Presso la fonte meco t'assidi alquanto.
    Ohimè! Sorge il tremendo
    fantasma, e ne separa! Ohimè!
    Ohimè! Edgardo! Edgardo! Ah!
    Il fantasma ne separa!
    Qui ricovriamo, Edgardo, a piè dell'ara.
    Sparsa è di rose!...Un'armonia celeste,
    di', non ascolti? Ah! L'inno
    suona di nozze! Il rito
    per noi s'appresta!...Oh me felice!
    Edgardo, Edgardo, oh me felice!
    Oh, gioia che si sente e non si dice!
    Ardon gli incensi...splendon
    le sacre faci, splendon intorno!
    Ecco il Ministro! Porgimi
    la destra...Oh, lieto giorno!
    Alfin son tua, alfin sei mio,
    a me ti dona un Dio.
    Ogni piacer più grato,
    mi fia con te diviso,
    Del ciel clemente un riso
    la vita a noi sarà!
    Spargi d'amaro pianto
    il mio terrestre velo,
    mentre lassù nel cielo
    io pregherò per te.
    Al giunger tuo soltanto,
    fia bello il ciel per me,
    ah sì, per me,
    ecc.
    Ah! spargi d'amaro pianto,
    ecc.

  • @morganchan2465
    @morganchan2465 6 років тому +27

    The changes and mix of tone and color of voice was wonderfully, highly technically and yet accurately interpret the music piece and the mad Lucia. I am overwhelmed.

  • @helgeevju
    @helgeevju 5 років тому +34

    She hypnotizes us with the very first "il dolce suono". Who else can do that?

    • @vinemp
      @vinemp Рік тому +2

      Whatchu said!
      Full disclosure: I have NEVER been a fan of her lower-middle timbre (with its often "clucking" glottal onsets) or her inconsistent vibrato (i.e. bleeting in the lower-middle, chewy-yaya up top)---BUT, goddammit, this woman could/would/did/does make anybody BELIEVE everything she sang!

    • @johnpickford4222
      @johnpickford4222 Рік тому +1

      helgeevju: JOAN SUTHERLAND

  • @moisancamap
    @moisancamap 3 роки тому +21

    I just love the sound of Callas. So distinctive and emotional ♥️

  • @musicatiranna553
    @musicatiranna553 9 років тому +39

    soprano drammatico d'agilità!!! ......autentico!!!

    • @esterbruno8604
      @esterbruno8604 4 роки тому +4

      La Callas aveva un timbro drammatico, ma era estremamente versatile. Una vera dea!

    • @BaroneVitellioScarpia1
      @BaroneVitellioScarpia1 2 роки тому +2

      L'unico soprano drammatico in grado di cantare Lucia, e ovviamente la migliore Lucia di sempre.

  • @micaelklein1799
    @micaelklein1799 4 роки тому +17

    C est incroyable la beauté du chant, les differentes couleurs vocales, l'angelisme de la voix ( par rapport à Médée ou Norma). Technique parfaite, interpretation définitive. C'est parfait, c'est le miracle Callas.

  • @StuartPapa58
    @StuartPapa58 6 років тому +31

    The fact that people have suggestions and comparisons to this great artist's interpretation completely misses the point of what art and artistic interpretation are all about. To all you frustrated music critics, stop flaunting your worthless opinions about and pseudo intellect. Stop trying to show off your musical astuteness (which only shows your ignorance by the way) by stating your preferences as to who sang what better. Simply appreciate the great artistry here or don't listen and certainly don't comment negatively. Who cares about your insight? This woman goes down as one of the greatest artist of all times. You are in the critics' box being a windbag.

    • @thomaslucia3059
      @thomaslucia3059 6 років тому +1

      I totally agree. I was never a Callas fan - her voice was far to "steely" for my taste...BUT, after working at 3 opera houses, having opera singers as friends and being surrounded by singers for many years, I have come to appreciate different artists' abilities and talents. Ms. Callas certainly goes down in history as one the most amazing singers the opera world has known. What she could do with that monstrously huge voice was truly astonishing. And we all have our own taste, so...

    • @royalmason1539
      @royalmason1539 6 років тому

      But sir, the whole value of comments is to remind everyone of how silly and petty we are. Imagine how little we'd know of ourselves without them!

    • @salem8753
      @salem8753 6 років тому +2

      Thank you Stuart, Maria is,was,and will be the phenomenon.She is that mysterious creature born from the Greek tragedies and from those Elefsinian mystical ceremonies, forbidden to all humans.Only a metaphysical approach to her artistry might provide an understanding of her true nature.

    • @jennyobrien4185
      @jennyobrien4185 4 роки тому

      Stuart Papavassiliou , I adore you 😘

    • @MrFalconford
      @MrFalconford 3 роки тому

      Of course she will dear S P she is greek after all and it was her destiny.

  • @pointofnoreturn3103
    @pointofnoreturn3103 Рік тому +11

    She IS Lucia! She doesn't merely sing Lucia's notes! She puts so much of her own soul into each and every note! BRAVA!! Love, Susan

  • @filpat1678
    @filpat1678 3 роки тому +14

    Questa voce palpita di vita, vita con tutte le varie sfumature. Non è certo il tanto acuto o il tanto grave che fanno grande questa voce, è piuttosto l' eccezionale versatilità di questo strumento, molto più più manipolabile di un pianoforte ad es. A molti non piace sentire registri così diversi ma questo è un semplice gusto personale che non ha diritto di smontare una interprete di questa grandezza, davvero irraggiungibile sotto più aspetti anche ad esempio scenici

  • @mariacallasgreeksociety6403
    @mariacallasgreeksociety6403 7 років тому +74

    ΤΗIS IS A FANTASTIC RECORDING.. I URGE EVERYBODY THAT LOVES OPERA TO LISTEN TO THE END !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ITS A HONOR AND A TRIBUTE TO THE DIVA

    • @greekelvisfan5594
      @greekelvisfan5594 5 років тому

      Καλησπέρα σας, πως μπορώ να γίνω μέλος του Ελληνικού Calls Society; Ενδιαφέρομαι πολύ να γνωρίσω ανθρώπους με γνώσεις πάνω στην Κάλλας έτσι ώστε να μάθω και εγώ με τον καλύτερο τρόπο διάφορα θέματα τώρα που ξεκινάω να ασχολούμαι με τη συλλογή ηχογραφήσεων της Ντίβας μας. Ευχαριστώ θερμά εκ των προτέρων.

    • @esterbruno8604
      @esterbruno8604 4 роки тому

      🥰🥰🥰

  • @thebest41or2
    @thebest41or2 3 роки тому +12

    Who can give such a remarkable outstanding rendition of Lucia like this but the Casta Diva?!
    Answer: absolutely nobody.
    I always loved and shall continue to love and treasure Callas’ unique voice as well as her ability to interpret the pieces she sang on stage in a highly dramatic fashion. But for this instance I am absolutely and totally stunned by her unimaginable ability to give me the dramatic effect with only her voice in such a flowing way like the flowing river: one moment so calm like a fresh cool stream, but another moment like a fierce river vehemently rolling!
    The ease that she move with between highs and lows is phenomenal and unique which characterizes her between all sopranos of the world past and present! The amazing high E flat that she gives gave me goosebumps...only Maria Callas with her gift-from-god-voice can do so!
    There was, is and shall always be only ONE Casta Diva that is Maria Callas...the envy of all Sopranos history has witnessed...
    R.I.P. Callas ❤️❤️❤️

  • @Ariadne7710
    @Ariadne7710 11 років тому +22

    Whatever you have done to this, it sounds amazing!!! Absolutely our of this world. Great work. thanks a million!!!

  • @Инкина
    @Инкина 3 роки тому +18

    Она волшебно поёт! Всю душу переворачивает её пение! Столько страсти, боли, силы в голосе передаёт, что сидишь и страдаешь всей своей душой вместе с её пением!!!! До слез.... Ах, Дива, что ты творишь?!!!! Браво!!!! Браво!!! Вечная и НЕЗАБВЕННАЯ и НЕДОСЯГАЕМА ДИВА - МАРИЯ КАЛАСС!!!!!

    • @ОмарГоряев
      @ОмарГоряев Рік тому

      Земляне, ваша опера лучшее, что есть в радиусе 50 световых лет- поверьте старому пройдоха. Цените это и бросайте воевать друг с другом. Цените планету, таких планет единицы в этом секторе. Вы даже не понимаете что живёте в раю который становится адом. Благослови нас Всевышний и вразуми политиков!

  • @iamhere233
    @iamhere233 7 років тому +18

    Thank you CallasFan for uploading this beauty! It is so thrilling and amazing! Thank you!

  • @despertardelaconciencia369
    @despertardelaconciencia369 5 років тому +16

    Callas fue refinando su arte conforme el paso del tiempo: fue entendiendo la psicología del personaje, cosa que se puede apreciar en su voz, en sus notas cargadas muchas veces de antes que "belleza" estaban llenas de intención, de sentimientos expuestos, traducidos para nosotros, de verdad. De manera que escuchamos a Lucia y no a Callas, a Norma y no a la Divina, Violeta Valery, más no así a la cantante, en todos los casos siempre son ellas y no La Callas.

  • @helgeevju
    @helgeevju 5 років тому +15

    It's a superstition that Lucia is all about high warbling. The long first part is nearly exclusively for the middle and lower register, one or two high c's are interpolated and the famous cadenza is by Ricci. It is not wrong to interpolate a couple of high notes and to dazzle in the cadenza, but it indeed wrong to neglect the telling, wonderful lower voice. Callas gives us everything, with emphasis on the horrendous drama.

    • @brian91613
      @brian91613 3 роки тому +1

      I always wondered what kind of singing she used in this aria. It's so beautiful

    • @johnpickford4222
      @johnpickford4222 2 роки тому

      helge just: “HIGH WARBLING”? That’s one Bel Canto term I’m not familiar with.

    • @helgeevju
      @helgeevju 2 роки тому +1

      Well, where I live (Oslo, Norway) even music journalists seem to believe that bel canto mainly consists of coloratura in the highest voice register. I congratulate you for being better informed.

  • @MarcoCallas
    @MarcoCallas 6 років тому +31

    I am amazed at some of the comments here... As someone said, if you don't like it, don't listen to it, especially if one has no musical background to be able to sustain one's arguments, which are epidermic. Anyone who knows about music will recognize the sublimity and musicality of this unsurpassed interpretation.

    • @oldemarcoto4055
      @oldemarcoto4055 3 роки тому +1

      Esa voz no sólo es sublime y musical, es el súmmum de la perfección, que en el pasado y probablemente en el futuro podrá ser alcanzada por otra soprano, es decir, Maria Callas fue y será única.

  • @pointofnoreturn3103
    @pointofnoreturn3103 Рік тому +7

    Brava!!! DEFINITELY my go-to soprano! Her musicianship! BRAVA!!

  • @Cristobels-Green-Boots
    @Cristobels-Green-Boots 4 роки тому +9

    From the Heart TO the Heart. none other pulls us into the pathos of a young woman totally destroyed by
    the madness of HER world......
    I was 13 years old -- & unaware of such beauty & power --- when Callas (as shown here) was at her peak......I can't help wondering how different life might have been, if only.....
    Querida Maria, you finally blazed into my life as an 'overnight sensation' singing 'Tosca', & televised live from Covent Garden;
    and here you stay, in my life & in my heart, for always.....thank you! 💔
    from Lockdown Brighton UK 🌈
    🙏🏼🌹🙏🏽. -- be well y'all! ❤️

  • @magnusjonsson1316
    @magnusjonsson1316 6 років тому +17

    Has there ever been a greater artist in music? I don’t think so.

    • @gabrielafernandez3797
      @gabrielafernandez3797 Рік тому

      Yes, yes, yes! Listen to her 1959 recording with same Maestro Serafin.

  • @ChupeTTe
    @ChupeTTe 3 роки тому +8

    Shes the mistress of opera
    Holy lord those trills and stuff i cant name but im in awe off.

  • @andrealombardi6708
    @andrealombardi6708 3 роки тому +10

    Non ho parole per esprimere la grandezza di questa voce e di questa interpretazione...una vera rivoluzione, che spazza via tutti i bamboleggiamenti dei soprani cosiddetti leggeri, ma anche inespressivi, e che ridona a questo personaggio straordinario tutta la sua drammaticità. Una lezione irraggiungibile! Grazie Maria!

  • @rosebud3971
    @rosebud3971 4 роки тому +9

    There just aren't words...What a treasure!

  • @АлександрЯрков-ш2з
    @АлександрЯрков-ш2з 4 роки тому +9

    Bravo bravo bravo super brilliance vocal

  • @uchibauki2515
    @uchibauki2515 5 років тому +9

    Need millions viewers so beautiful and high quality!! 🙏 thanks!!

  • @MrQbenDanny
    @MrQbenDanny 10 років тому +18

    Incomparable, unica.

  • @ivayasunaga4893
    @ivayasunaga4893 3 роки тому +8

    Самая сложная из всех оперных арий исполнена блестяще. Голос Абсолюта и бесконечного труда.

  • @JamesVanderpost
    @JamesVanderpost 7 років тому +38

    unequaled so far, the interpretation is awesome as in everything she did

  • @elmiramuradova561
    @elmiramuradova561 3 роки тому +9

    SHE IS GREAT !!!! Breathtaking ! Who can to repeat her today? What a soprano!!!!! Lovely Callas forever!

  • @markmiller9579
    @markmiller9579 3 роки тому +37

    Overall, my favorite soprano. Allegedly, others like Tabaldi, Sutherland, Sills, Ponselle, et al had prettier voices. But no one, and I mean no one could match the dramatic intensity of Maria Callas. And yes, she had a beautiful voice to go with it - a voice so unique and recognizable that you knew who it belonged to the instant you heard it.

    • @ir3356
      @ir3356 3 роки тому +9

      Couldn't agree more.....
      also the fact that Her voice is recognizable from the very first note and between thousands voices.

    • @christopheronyx4671
      @christopheronyx4671 3 роки тому

      you prolly dont care but does someone know a trick to get back into an Instagram account?
      I stupidly forgot my account password. I appreciate any help you can give me.

    • @cullengunnar7063
      @cullengunnar7063 3 роки тому +1

      @Christopher Onyx instablaster :)

    • @eddue12345
      @eddue12345 2 роки тому +1

      That's right!

    • @BaroneVitellioScarpia1
      @BaroneVitellioScarpia1 2 роки тому +4

      Sills did NOT have prettier voice than Callas.

  • @delroyroberts9244
    @delroyroberts9244 6 років тому +10

    21 need to have their ears tested who did not like this. Who is Maria and who is Lucia? They sound like one person.

    • @joyaepace
      @joyaepace 4 роки тому

      I did not press dislike and I can appreciate how perfectly polished her singing is, but it is boring. There is no Lucia there, just Maria showing off her polished skills. Perfect form but no content. Many people adore her, so you must be feeling her differently. But as much as I have tried to listen to her, I find nothing there and my attention just drifts away. Strange, but it seems different people perceive things wastly differently.

  • @trumansf
    @trumansf 2 роки тому +5

    So many wonderful Lucias. Callas’s range was unparalleled which made her best at anything. It’s more theatrical and more complex than any version.

  • @morganchan2465
    @morganchan2465 4 роки тому +6

    Beyond verbal description~

  • @AWS2210
    @AWS2210 2 місяці тому +2

    Callas, as always, at its best!!

  • @lordanychdressince2408
    @lordanychdressince2408 3 роки тому +5

    She is the only Lucia

  • @Brsbeach
    @Brsbeach 6 років тому +7

    How wonderful that you are carrying on the Legend for us all- Thanks for all you do!!

  • @martaclark3259
    @martaclark3259 6 років тому +6

    Stupenda, incredible! Thank you sooo much for sharing this jewel!!!

  • @kgarmaker123
    @kgarmaker123 9 років тому +20

    lovely, beautiful, recording, nearly perfect and maybe the best rendition of the mad scene I have ever hear , when you evaluate vocally and dramatically.. Every word is understood as well. Unbelievable trills, high c's and e flats for days, and a beaufiul bottom and middle and yes it is dark, but lovely.

  • @photo161
    @photo161 3 роки тому +4

    I prefer the 1955 live from Berlin performance above all. In addition to the many inimitable virtues Callas always brought to Lucia, there is, in addition, a feeling of spontaneity that brings the character to life as nowhere else.

  • @romearomeo
    @romearomeo 7 років тому +12

    memorabile, divina

  • @alebrove
    @alebrove 7 років тому +23

    La migliore Lucia, di sempre. Nessuna come lei.

  • @costingeorgescu3314
    @costingeorgescu3314 Рік тому +5

    The Supreme voice of all time😍

  • @MrJuanmaes
    @MrJuanmaes 9 років тому +30

    Let´s report as spam all those crappy comments mentioning Caballé or Sutherlad here.. this is Callas space, go take your crappy comments somewhere else, Brava la Divina !!!!!

    • @banter4072
      @banter4072 7 років тому +5

      OK I get your dedication to her and good for you. I also will defend such a beautiful artist but to ban people for mentioning the Great Ms. Sutherland isn't right either. We're talking about two great power houeses. Just Sutherland's Flows Duet gives her good credibility among the rest. Drops Chelo and walks of stage. Boom!

    • @NLidar
      @NLidar 6 років тому +2

      Willaim Rodriguez Ugh just desperate.. If you wanna talk about Sutherland (I am a huge fan) go to her videos.. and don't compare the two because its pathetic.. like comparing blsck and white.. or ice and fire...

    • @cestmoi1262
      @cestmoi1262 2 роки тому

      What a small mind you have.

  • @geraldsternbach1605
    @geraldsternbach1605 4 роки тому +4

    what is sound externalisation? This is a wonderful sound remix...I always knew this recording first...

  • @mnverrone
    @mnverrone 5 років тому +7

    ❤ Say No More.

  • @paulb47NYC
    @paulb47NYC 6 років тому +25

    To the poster of this Lucia--I agree 100% with your overal assessment. The EMI '59 studio recording defines Lucia for me. Always has WAY before I clocked 37 years doing 2 dozen operas a season at City Opera and the Met. I've heard my fair share of Lucia's.
    It's not the EMI/Angel stereo multi-track recording technology that won me over---it's EVERY SINGLE vocal gesture and nuance from La Callas. It's the most extraordinary performance by a Singer Totally in Character--totally understanding EVERYTHING the Aria requires. I wouldn't trade the 'flawed EMI '59 for 100 gorgeous, 'perfectly sung" Joan Sutherland renditions. Not for 1000 of them! There ARE many nuances in the 59 recording that aren't in this one. It's beautifully sung, in fact Callas is arguably MORE protected by her instrument here. In 59 she knows more has to wage a harder battle, vocally to get where she wants to go---but OH when she does--she frequetly goes to IMHO much deeper places. It's not a matter of overdubbing or enhancing. I have no issue with you making this stereo etc, but it doesn't satisfy (me) the same way.
    If one LISTENS to the '59 mad scene and let's Callas sweap you away in her pathos and GOOD measure of STUNNING Coloratura (BTW), instead of WAITING for a wobble or a high note not quite perfect----Well "WHO CARES" (to quote Franco Zeffirelli. You're hearing an absolute Work of Performing Art from undoubtably one of the Operatic Vocal Geniuses of the 20th century. And D'acord with the poster below who commented that every word Callas sings is enunciated---You can follow her EVERY word in the italian--even through her most stunning coloratura--and beyond that--she gets so MUCH out of vocal line, every, trill, roulade, every descending chromatic--every opportunity Donizetti presented her with.
    She absolutely breathes life (and ultimatey death) into this roll. Let her point the way--even if you don't 100% trust her to hit perfection. She'll make the trip more than worth while, I promise and I'll wager you'll NOT hear THIS aria sung as Callas does on the EMI 59 recording not if you live to the end of the 21st century!
    Mine, to be sure is a minority opinion. The 53 version is nearly universally toted as the superior performace. S'ok! I can cope with marching to my own drummer (or Diva) in this case. And after reading much of the crazyness below I decided not to make this a "brief" post.

    • @BrettBtv
      @BrettBtv 5 років тому +2

      Paul Brown where can I find a recording? Id love to hear it.

    • @p.b4287
      @p.b4287 5 років тому +2

      Yes, this post was a complete chapter. But I've enjoyed it. Thank you!

    • @davidmolina7543
      @davidmolina7543 4 роки тому

      Thank you for your thorough and in-depth and insightful analysis of Maria Callas Lucia's. I agree with you the first Luchia I heard was her 59 performance. Later I discovered her 53 Studio performance which is the Watershed Mark by which other Lucia's are evaluated I suppose? Her singing is much stronger and secure in the 53. Nevertheless I find her 59 studio recording to be delicately hunting and elegant much more so than the 53 recording.

    • @paulb47NYC
      @paulb47NYC 4 роки тому +1

      @@davidmolina7543 Thanks for the positive feedback David. I write a lot. Nice to know I don't put everyone in a Coma. lol
      Here's a blog post I made a few years back. You might find it worth a read--and also worth following along with Callas in the Italian. Not everyone is interested in even doing that. You strike me as someone who might make that effort and I promise you, Although an entirely different Tour de force than her Lucia's Her Lady Macbeth is Extraordinary. And to pay closest attention to every Callas detail is to BEGIN to appreciate her Genius. Every Italian syllable is perfectly enunciated and her detail is in her delivery of the libretto as much as the music. She just goes into character!
      paulb47.com/blog/opera/callas-opera/
      It is an old blog page so formatting may not still be right. If the text in the Italian -English side-by-side crashes together--just use cntl - (control minus sign) to resize it. Cntl + makes the text bigger.

    • @greatmomentsofopera7170
      @greatmomentsofopera7170 3 роки тому

      Is the 59 on UA-cam? I can’t give it.

  • @ОмарГоряев
    @ОмарГоряев Рік тому +1

    Это лучшая опера на мой взгляд несчастного Доницетти. Жаль, что его дебют в Париже не состоялся, ведь там уже прошли с блистательным успехом спектакли Беллини. Три спектакля не в счёт, это полный провал, а опера показательна в первую очередь в академическом плане - все в ней хорошо, прекрасное бельканто, развязка, колоратура, сиди и слушай, однако публика мягко выражаясь скучала, особенно французы, привыкшие к другой музыке и настороженно относившиеся к иностранцам. Но вот Беллини пошел а Доницетти нет. Почему? Эта тема хороша для обсуждения на уроках муз.литературы в школах, училищах.

  • @victorcomenius1
    @victorcomenius1 7 років тому +5

    SOBERBIA - UNICA - LA CALLAS demuestra el esplendor d la Lucía d Donizetti!!

  • @jirizika6266
    @jirizika6266 2 роки тому +2

    How could 39 people be so blockheaded or deaf and marked as "I do not like". It is not matter of taste or music education. Just a anonymously presented belief "I am better or smarter"....but I know nothing what opera is about......

  • @ioanisikonomou410
    @ioanisikonomou410 2 роки тому +3

    SUPERHUMAN CALLAS !!! THE BREATH OF GOD!!!!

  • @jermainebrown3938
    @jermainebrown3938 5 років тому +5

    15:30-15:36 How's that for a well oiled machine!

  • @Δόμνα-ΣοφίαΒρατσίστα

    Thank you from the bottom of my heart, so good sound, thank you, so fragile crazy beauty !

  • @brunaazzurra
    @brunaazzurra 9 років тому +14

    "Lucia di Lammermoor: Act I,
    (Lucia, Raimondo, Enrico, Chorus):
    Il Dolce" Coro E Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano
    1959
    stupenda grandissima magnifica unica

  • @divaclaritable
    @divaclaritable 11 років тому +8

    Brava Maria!

  • @MariaBasilio-d4k
    @MariaBasilio-d4k 6 місяців тому +1

    Esta aria(e tantas) só Maria Callas lhe dá verdadeiro sentido Ela é Lucia deveras!E fica tão vazio ouvir outras!Chega até a parecer que as musicas foram feitas para ela! Só para ela!❤

  • @wd7320
    @wd7320 3 роки тому +3

    beautiful just like a heart wounded bird thanks

  • @jorgecorreia302
    @jorgecorreia302 6 років тому +14

    Callas was and still is by far the mother of all divas!

  • @MaestroWenarto
    @MaestroWenarto 6 років тому +4

    I agree with CallasFan...

  • @MariaBasilio-d4k
    @MariaBasilio-d4k 7 місяців тому +1

    Não vi pessoalmente a cena, mas só de ouvir Maria Callas dá para imaginar Só a Callas tinha esse poder!

  • @MariaBasilio-d4k
    @MariaBasilio-d4k 5 місяців тому +1

    A medida que vou conhecendo outras cantoras de ópera, tanto mais admiro Maria Callas!

  • @michaeloleary1867
    @michaeloleary1867 3 роки тому +4

    Love it!

  • @barbarahernandez3531
    @barbarahernandez3531 Рік тому +2

    No other. 👏🏽

  • @bodiloto
    @bodiloto 6 років тому +6

    divina .

  • @banter4072
    @banter4072 7 років тому +5

    Would like to see translation. My what lungs you have dear.

    • @jamesgiacomo28
      @jamesgiacomo28 7 років тому

      Willaim Rodriguez Italian is a wonderfull language!... I assure you the words... are wonderfull. I am pleased and proud to be italian. 🙂

  • @yanggiheon
    @yanggiheon 7 років тому +3

    과연 인간의 목소리라고 누가 말할 것인가? 아름답고 유연한 초고음의 그녀는 전무후무이다.
    여럿의 소프라노를 들어 보았으나 그녀를 도저히 넘어 설 수가 없다. 아니 근저리에 다가 가기도
    어려운 처지이다. 놀랍다.

  • @jeanvoeux24
    @jeanvoeux24 8 місяців тому +2

    La meilleure période de la Callas....

  • @184motard
    @184motard 5 років тому +4

    La voix et l'instrument unifiés

  • @MrStpendouslvforjo
    @MrStpendouslvforjo 7 років тому +19

    Great High E flats

    • @alexanderehrmann4405
      @alexanderehrmann4405 4 роки тому +3

      Keine Sängerin hat ihre Perfektion je erreicht Sie ist und war das Non Plus ultra.

    • @cantissimus7216
      @cantissimus7216 4 роки тому +1

      In Germany we call such comment "Korinthenkackerei"

  • @fideliofidelio1222
    @fideliofidelio1222 Рік тому +2

    The Superiority of the Art of Callas...Thanks for sharing.

  • @miryamshin5771
    @miryamshin5771 4 роки тому +3

    Sumi Jo is good but Callas is P E R F E C T, damn.

    • @BaroneVitellioScarpia1
      @BaroneVitellioScarpia1 2 роки тому +1

      Sumi Jo is horrible. She lacks chest voice and her high notes are very screamy.

    • @2012heno
      @2012heno Рік тому +1

      Суми Джо - Каллас, земля - небо.

  • @alexanderbogado
    @alexanderbogado 4 роки тому +2

    FANTASTIC !!!1 VERY GOOD !!! I LOVE YOU MARIA CALLAS !!!!

  • @chilaquil008
    @chilaquil008 11 років тому +5

    amazing !

  • @jeffreymiller4814
    @jeffreymiller4814 Рік тому +1

    Oh yes, the great Callas Lucia. She had a few others including the Berlin with HVK, but this is the great one. The EMI Lucia, I puritani, Tosca, and Cavalleria complete operas and the Puccini Heroines and Coloratura/Lyric solo albums captured her in her absolute youthful prime. Stunners, all.

  • @ВикторЛабуткин-б9ъ
    @ВикторЛабуткин-б9ъ 4 роки тому +3

    ПРОСТО ЧУДО

  • @mickey1849
    @mickey1849 5 років тому +1

    It's only because she modeled her personal turbulent inner life into her opera/professional life. Everything is emotional about her. The problem is, everything, EVERYTHING, with her, was either, "Fuck, or FIGHT?!"Yes, her voice is OUTSTANDING. No common soprano nowadays, anywhere, can touch her, probably mostly for all the reasons I just stated previously

  • @MariaBasilio-d4k
    @MariaBasilio-d4k 5 місяців тому +1

    A interpretação de Maria Callas neste papel, e sem sombra de duvida a melhor!Na sua voz, deixa transparecer a loucura que se apoderou de Lucia!❤🌷

  • @SebastienPhilippon-r3x
    @SebastienPhilippon-r3x 5 місяців тому +1

    Chantait comme un oiseau

  • @banter4072
    @banter4072 Рік тому +1

    Would anyone know where to find a copy of the words in English? Thank you kindly.

  • @mistersmith1883
    @mistersmith1883 3 роки тому +1

    The sweet sound of his voice hit me!
    Il dolce suono mi colpi di sua voce!
    Ah, that voice is here in my descending heart!
    Ah, quella voce m'e qui nel cor discesa!
    Edgardo!
    Edgardo!
    I have surrendered to you, Edgardo, mine!
    io ti son resa, Edgardo, mio!
    I have fled from your enemies.
    Fuggita io son de tuoi nemici.
    A frost snakes me in the sen!
    Un gelo me serpeggia nel sen!
    Every fiber trembles!
    Trema ogni fibra!
    The pie falters!
    Vacilla il pie!
    At the source with me you assassinate yourself to how much!
    Presso la fonte meco t'assidi al quanto!
    Ohime, the awful ghost rises and separates from it!
    Ohime, sorge il tremendo fantasma e ne separa!
    Here we shelter, Edgardo, at the foot of the altar.
    Qui ricovriamo, Edgardo, a pie dell'ara.
    Scattered and with roses!
    Sparsa e di rose!
    A celestial harmony, of, don't you listen?
    Un armonia celeste, di, non ascolti?
    Ah, the wedding hymn plays!
    Ah, l'inno suona di nozze!
    The rite is ready for us!
    Il rito per noi s'appresta!
    Oh, happy me!
    Oh, me felice!
    Oh joy that is felt, and not said!
    Oh gioia che si sente, e non si dice!
    Ardon incense!
    Ardon gl'incensi!
    Splendon the sacred faci, splendon around!
    Splendon le sacre faci, splendon intorno!
    Here is the minister!
    Ecco il ministro!
    Give me the right!
    Porgime la destra!
    Oh happy day!
    Oh lieto giorno!
    In the end I am yours, in the end you are mine,
    Al fin son tua, al fin sei mia,
    A God gives you to me.
    A me ti dona un Dio.
    Every pleasure more grateful,
    Ogni piacer piu grato,
    Let me be divided with you
    Mi fia con te diviso
    A laughter of merciful heaven
    Del ciel clemente un riso
    Life will be to us.
    La vita a noi sara.

  • @martadaneri_rebok5183
    @martadaneri_rebok5183 5 років тому +3

    Única!

  • @2012heno
    @2012heno Рік тому +1

    Огненное, вулканическое сопрано Каллас. Такое определение можно дать только голосу этой гречанки и не одному другому сопрано планеты.

  • @user-ic5xu4jh6z
    @user-ic5xu4jh6z 4 роки тому +1

    Il dolce suono mi colpi di sua voce!
    Ah, quella voce m'e qui nel cor discesa!
    Edgardo! io ti son resa, Edgardo, mio!
    fuggita io son de tuoi nemici.
    Un gelo me serpeggia nel sen!
    trema ogni fibra!
    vacilla il pie!
    Presso la fonte meco t'assidi al quanto!
    Ohime, sorge il tremendo fantasma e ne separa!
    Qui ricovriamo, Edgardo, a pie dell'ara.
    Sparsa e di rose!
    Un armonia celeste, di, non ascolti?
    Ah, l'inno suona di nozze!
    Il rito per noi s'appresta! Oh, me felice!
    Oh gioia che si sente, e non si dice!
    Ardon gl'incensi!
    Splendon le sacre faci, splendon intorno!
    Ecco il ministro!
    Porgime la destra!
    Oh lieto giorno!
    Al fin son tua, al fin sei mia,
    a me ti dona un Dio.
    Ogni piacer piu grato,
    mi fia con te diviso
    Del ciel clemente un riso
    la vita a noi sara.

  • @alexanderherreman607
    @alexanderherreman607 8 років тому +4

    ongelooflijk mooi
    !

    • @p.b4287
      @p.b4287 5 років тому

      Als je dit leuk vind, dan probeer met Suicidio - Gioconda- Ik heb nooit zo een stem gehoord. Callas in haar beste tijd, met ongelooflijk mezzosoprano en soprano prestaties.

  • @wouteriz5552
    @wouteriz5552 5 років тому +1

    Lieve Maria dit wat jullie zingen is geen opera dat wat hoor
    Is betrelijk nieuw voor
    Hier heb ik nog veel te
    Leren ondeken
    maar het geeeft veel plezier een ontdeking te
    Weten dat mijn ouders
    Zoveel plezier indelze
    Wouter joannes regina

  • @МаринаТоропицина
    @МаринаТоропицина 4 роки тому +2

    Callas forever!

  • @ВолодимирПшеничний-ц5е

    №1.

  • @MariaBasilio-d4k
    @MariaBasilio-d4k 5 місяців тому +1

    O diálogo que ela mantém com a flauta é simplesmente impressionante!

  • @FranciscoArvizuH
    @FranciscoArvizuH 9 років тому +14

    EMI Why did this? It is a betrayal of the voice and performance art of Maria Callas. Why add unnatural echo and equalization to a product in itself was perfect in LP? In addition, the scrupulous work that made the Warner Classics to remaster all study records Callas (Cetra and Angel Records) based on recovering the original sound recordings 33.3 rpm impoverishes the fact by EMI.

  • @advanter
    @advanter 2 роки тому +1

    Emocionante en muchos niveles. El arte en su máxima expresión.

  • @Totallynotwarrickpaus
    @Totallynotwarrickpaus 3 роки тому +1

    Where is the footage?

  • @manuelducretiii8142
    @manuelducretiii8142 2 роки тому +5

    The F-ing QUEEN of bel canto.