This interpretation by Maria is an astonishing miracle! The phrasing, legato, musicality and laser ray acute notes ,the exquisite high pianissimi, this is other world singing. Brávissima! Unforgettable diva Maria Callas❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
When I played this piece, usually the 53 version, my mom used to come into my room tears running down her face to thank me for the experience. She is now almost too deaf and far gone with dementia to be able to enjoy any music. I was very alone in my appreciation of classical music and my loud playing of opera was a source of displeasure frequently for others. But my beloved mother never curtailed my weirdness in this regard. This and Eben ne andro lontano always had profound impact on her. She was literally the only other person in my life who displayed such a genuine visceral reaction and appreciation for the power of Callas. I miss that terribly.
Thank you for sharing. I was the different one too. No one liked or listened to or even wanted to innerstand classical music. To me it was natural and obvious.
Your story resonates with me as well. The tears. Yes. It’s one of my best measures of how great an aria and the singer is; whether I am moved to tears or not. Callas never fails to move me with her depth of feeling. So many people do not get it. Your story is lovely. Sad your mother’s illness, but so great she appreciated the emotion in the arias you played. As others have said here you are not alone! Opera singers, sopranos and tenors in particular, are simply the greatest of all voices.
It is hard not to cry listening to the way Callas sings this aria. She conveys a tormented soul in such deep despair. There will never be another Tosca like Callas.
Vedere Maria quando interpreta qualsiasi opera è un’esperienza esaltante. In questa Tosca poi l’immedesimazione totale di Maria è la sua voce così piena di dolore e di passione si rivolge a Dio in modo disperato. Ma l’effetto che sprigiona è incomprensibile e sublime
Thank goodness man invented the recording, since I wasn't even born to see that. I can only imagine what would be like to listen to her personally, since from a video I already feel spiritually elevated to tears. Something happens again, like the first time I read Proust's "In Search of Lost Time", I thought I would never be able to read other authors and novels since nothing seemed to compare to him, fortunately it was only temporary; and now since I discovered Callas, I can only listen to her over and over again, and all other singers seem irrelevant.
C Henrique ", since from a video I already feel spiritually elevated to tears" That happened to me as well. What kind of person can dislike this? Even while the last note seems to be slightly off.
Many people have criticized her voice range etc. etc. However, she was an artist at 360 degrees. Her acting was superb. For example, she perfectly interprets how Tosca would have felt then. Her eyes, her struggle, how can you not be moved by that. No autotune, no color, no fancy effects, just the voice, and the acting how it should be!
@@bunnybgood411 technically speaking I would agree with you for the singing part but also opera is singing and acting together - being the best at both perhaps is a little bit too much to ask for 👍🏼
There are no words in the Tongues of Man than could describe that ........ So i will sit in stunned silence forever knowing i was in the presence of Perfection ..... We miss you Maria ..........🙏💙
Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore, non feci mai male ad anima viva! Con man furtiva quante miserie conobbi, aiutai. Sempre con fe' sincera, la mia preghiera ai santi tabernacoli salì. Sempre con fe' sincera diedi fiori agli altar. Nell'ora del dolore perché, perché Signore, perché me ne rimuneri così? Diedi gioielli della Madonna al manto, e diedi il canto agli astri, al ciel, che ne ridean più belli. Nell'ora del dolore, perché, perché Signore, perché me ne rimuneri così?
It's funny coz Sutherland said when she lost the weight her voice was never the same! But we can't all be wrong can we? I think this is incredible! The best Tosca by far!
This is probably her best Tosca dramatically speaking but the voice started to decline here unfortunately. In the 1940's and early 1950's, before here weight loss, she was even greater. A voice so so full it's unbelievable. Here you can hear wooble, thinness sometimes. She used her vocal weaknesses and turned it into dramatic strength. She was the greatest. Still here with half the voice she had in 1950 she is at a level rarely equaled by her predecessors and never equaled since.
She had tears in her voice and true and convincing attitude . No fake gestures nor grimaces like most of others singers in this role who cannot sing with so much emotion.
I know she was a legend and critics raved about her and they were right. Brilliant sopranos have come and gone, but Maria Callas was in a class of her own. Awesome performance of Visi d'arte.
As Beverly Sills once said about the affectations in Callas' voice that some people disliked, "Who cares? Just give me goosebumps!". I saw a video of Callas in recital with full orchestra from the early 60's. Part of the concert was a medley from 'Carmen'. As the orchestra played the intro to act 2 you can plainly see on her face the transformation from Maria to Carmen. It was eerie and magnificent.
Callas is simply beautiful. She achieved her divine status because of her colossal talent, the ability to be the story and at the same time, tell the story of opera with her voice, mind and heart. May the haters continue but they won't succeed.
Thank the stars that these few recordings of Callas were made, little as they we might very well have been left with only the audio records of a great artist.
her sense of music and drama is beyond anything on the stage today. It really is a shame that it is unlikely that there will never be anyone like her to grace this world again.
Oh my dear Maria, the media treated you harsh and you died of heartbreak! But I hope you know even 40 years after your death you still inspire! I wrote just now about Caballe's version, her technique especially her breath control was spot on! But who needs to hold that final note when you give us 3 minutes and 20 seconds of something that can never be copied, never replicated, you really were the ultimate Soprano, you could act you could sing, and even though my Italian is rusty you made me believe every word! The critics said your voice was never the same again after your weight loss, to hell with them! You proved them so wrong and my God were you beautiful! And for the record I heard your early "Sempre libera" titled like a wildcat on UA-cam and no one has ever or will ever sing like that! So to hell with the haters people will always put you down! I might be a tenor but you've inspired me in ways no one can explain! I hope you are happy now, and I hope to get to sing with you in Heaven one day!
riascoltare la Divina in quest'aria in questo momento così triste per il COVID19, mi ha rasserenato l'anima e mi ha convinto ancora di più che l'arte e la cultura sono determinanti nella vita di una persona se vuole vivere con pienezza e in armonia con il mondo. semplicemente meraviglioso
You can say what you want about her approach and technique, but she did something very special in this aria. She approached it like you approach sacred music, with complete renunciation of the ego.
I have listened to this version of Vissi d"arte Each time I have learned more about the depth of Tosca's feelings and the composer/librettist intent which Mme. Callas brings alive. This time I heard something different. Her sadness, her disbelief of what has is happening, is what every woman who has been or exposed to possible sexual assault. The sadness, the anger, the lifting up to the Diety why has this happened, Now I understand why many women friends who were exposed to possible or actual assault responds with tears, and anguish. Callas interpretation touched them to feel their reality. RIP Mme Callas -- you were an interpretive musical genius. RIP
Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore Non feci mai male ad anima viva Con man furtiva Quante miserie conobbi aiutai Sempre con fe' sincera La mia preghiera Ai santi tabernacoli salì Sempre con fe' sincera Diedi fiori agli altar Nell'ora del dolore Perché, perché, Signore Perché me ne rimuneri così? Diedi gioielli della Madonna al manto E diedi il canto agli astri, al ciel Che ne ridean più belli Nell'ora del dolor Perché, perché, Signor Ah, perché me ne rimuneri così?
When Maria Callas first sang at Convent Garden many years before this performance, it was her famous 'Norma' . . . she exited after the first scene, and the audience did not applaud. She turned to the director, surprised, and said 'what did we do wrong?' He replied, 'oh, the London audiences don't interrupt the opera, Maria, with applause.' It's a marvelous quality, really, because they are so absorbed in the drama, and of course, she sang there many times in many of her great roles, which you can hear in live recordings. ** However all that being said, this entire performance of Tosca is on youtube, so you can see and hear the tremendous ovation at the end of Act II . . . that's when the London audience went wild. When the curtain fell after Tosca has killed Scarpia, places the candles around him, the cross on his chest, and sobbing runs offstage, that's when the London audience silent and respectful of such great acting, expressed their appreciation. Unforgettable! Anthony Plumer
As a historical note, especially approaching the centenary this month of Rosa Ponselle's Met debut, Covent Garden audiences sure made an applause exception for her. In spite of having been patronizingly warned by Melba to expect applause only at an act's end, Madame Ponselle received a six minute ovation after "Casta diva." (Ponselle: A Singer's Life p. 122)
came here directly after hearing Tebaldi, who is supposed to have a more "beautiful" voice, but is tame and pallid by comparison. Here we have a real human being pouring out her heart, with all her passions and imperfections, not a singer focused on singing "beautifully".
@@sergiu17 Yes, listening to Gheorghiu isn't a bad idea. Callas had a very ugly voice only suited for Lady Macbeth, who is SUPPOSED to sound ugly. Tebaldi had a beautiful voice but couldn't reach any note above high A without screaming. Gheorghiu has a beautiful voice and excellent high notes.
This is why she is matchless and uniquely perfect: An angelic voice plus true emotions and excellent acting. She will be dearly loved and missed for centuries to come. Thank you for posting!
She is the Best that ever did it. Her Emotion, Grace, Beauty and Power speak volumes. This is the Best Tosca i've seen . Her voice and range is remarkable I heard other Females sing this peice and they don't move you like Maria do. Perfection is all I can say!!!
My father cried listening to this "romanza" and I cry too. We cry because in the question that's shouted and sung "Perché Signor?" ie "Why Lord?", in that scream (2:37- 2:42) there is the despair, the fear, the need and the life of humans.
Today (16/09/13) But from 1977 the entire world lost one of the most wonderful shinning stars of the opera... Maria ! "La Diva" Everyone still loves and enjoys your singing !.
It is always a masterclass in style to hear or (the rare and wonderful treat!) to see Callas sing! Here in the verismo opera-she still retains the beautiful legato and follows what Maestro Puccini has put in the score faithfully. There is far too much scooping and swooping and ugly glottal attacks in the way modern singers sing this beautiful music! Instead of art we are getting fed a very poor copy-a caricature even, at times of this music. It isn’t that there doesn’t exist talent anymore, I just think the emphasis is on the wrong things and so the high art that is singing is being trampled on and dumbed down in an effort to “please the audience”....Beautiful, engaged, virtuosic singing is what speaks directly to the souls of the audience. If we bring that back, then the theaters will be full to bursting again. Thank you Maria Callas for shining the light!
A voice like that comes not only from talent but a passionate and troubled life. It comes out through her wonderful voice. She can also act her part while singing. Not easy
Maria Callas è unica! Spiace affermare che la enorme differenza ancora oggi esistente con altri soprani lascia pensare che sarà così per sempre. Grandissime qualità di recitazione e altissima esecuzione di qualsiasi brano d'opera, lasciano molto indietro tutte le altre anche bravissime.
Even at the end of her career when her voice was (relative to her peak) in absolute tatters, she could still perform this aria with more pathos than all the songbirds before her and after her combined.
Maria Callas was, is and will be forever the one and only Divina soprano, as a Greek Goddess!I love her great unique disembodied voice .She is the the opera and drama together.
È davvero meravigliosa, entra davvero nel cuore. Credo che con la Callas si sia raggiunto il top della lirica, mi emoziona questa sua interpretazione. Arte che oltrepassa l'arte. ❤️
When singing and acting and feeling it all with your soul really become as one in a truly magical performance! Nothing could ever compare to this 💚 oh Maria
Voice technique is important but technicalities (dynamics, breath marks, etc) imo come second to evoking true emotion (in terms of live performances or any of the that matter) which is what she did... This is something many singers struggle with... Say what you will but Callas give a performance that surely captivated the audience.
People live a lifetime without expressing as much emotion as that woman did in 3 minutes. Bellissimo!!
Great comment!
nice comment, so true!
Amen.
Ahahaha well said!
never have i heard so much power in goosebumps. from the 50s
idk any words or anything about opera but found this gem, will pass it down
This interpretation by Maria is an astonishing miracle! The phrasing, legato, musicality and laser ray acute notes ,the exquisite high pianissimi, this is other world singing. Brávissima! Unforgettable diva Maria Callas❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Absolutely the best Tosca ever. She did not sing Tosca, she WAS Tosca. This is the real difference that made her the greatest!
So true!
Perfectly and powerfully summed up.
Absolutely she was indeed Tosca
How can she be Tosca when Tosca was before she was born?
@@yacovlk7924 you failed to comprehend
The difference beetween Callas and the other singers is that when she sings she is not only an opera singer, she is Tosca.
👌
Yes, they sing it, she lives it.
Sums Callas up perfectly.
So true!
Actually, here I prefer Kabaivanska's interpretation. It has more depth, and is less melodramatic.
This three minutes twenty seconds alone is enough to place Callas in a league no other opera singer in recorded history can touch.
So true!
time will tell more and more so, it is true,
So True!
What about Renata Tebaldi
Ever heard of Joan Sutherland?
The amount of feeling and power Callas gets in her voice is almost shocking...almost unbelievable. She truly was one of a kind.
When I played this piece, usually the 53 version, my mom used to come into my room tears running down her face to thank me for the experience. She is now almost too deaf and far gone with dementia to be able to enjoy any music.
I was very alone in my appreciation of classical music and my loud playing of opera was a source of displeasure frequently for others. But my beloved mother never curtailed my weirdness in this regard. This and Eben ne andro lontano always had profound impact on her. She was literally the only other person in my life who displayed such a genuine visceral reaction and appreciation for the power of Callas. I miss that terribly.
Very beautiful to have that memory ✨
Thank you for sharing. I was the different one too. No one liked or listened to or even wanted to innerstand classical music. To me it was natural and obvious.
You’re not alone man, there’s plenty like you, don’t ever lose that gift to feel the music like you do
Your story resonates with me as well.
The tears. Yes. It’s one of my best measures of how great an aria and the singer is; whether I am moved to tears or not. Callas never fails to move me with her depth of feeling.
So many people do not get it. Your story is lovely. Sad your mother’s illness, but so great she appreciated the emotion in the arias you played. As others have said here you are not alone! Opera singers, sopranos and tenors in particular, are simply the greatest of all voices.
We are the weird ones. It's good to be weird.
It is hard not to cry listening to the way Callas sings this aria. She conveys a tormented soul in such deep despair. There will never be another Tosca like Callas.
La Divina ❤️
I agree
Callas 4 EVER .....
Anche io piango quando l'ascolto. È inevitabile 🌹grande donna.
I do cry when I listen to this.
Hands down the most beautiful opera piece ever written.
I cannot listen to Callas without tears.
+Tom Frøkjær You must to thank even Puccini's music.
+Tom Frøkjær Yup!!!
absolutely
me too...
Tom Frøkjær Me either, but for entirely different reasons.
A genius... this woman IS Opera.
After you listen to her you have to avoid comparisons with another sopranos, She is absolutely divine.
She is the best!!!!!!
There are two sets of sopranos in opera history. Maria Callas and everybody else.
Google commercial brought me here. There's no mistaking this woman... 👏 Brava
Vedere Maria quando interpreta qualsiasi opera è un’esperienza esaltante. In questa Tosca poi l’immedesimazione totale di Maria è la sua voce così piena di dolore e di passione si rivolge a Dio in modo disperato. Ma l’effetto che sprigiona è incomprensibile e sublime
Thank goodness man invented the recording, since I wasn't even born to see that. I can only imagine what would be like to listen to her personally, since from a video I already feel spiritually elevated to tears. Something happens again, like the first time I read Proust's "In Search of Lost Time", I thought I would never be able to read other authors and novels since nothing seemed to compare to him, fortunately it was only temporary; and now since I discovered Callas, I can only listen to her over and over again, and all other singers seem irrelevant.
C Henrique
", since from a video I already feel spiritually elevated to tears" That happened to me as well. What kind of person can dislike this? Even while the last note seems to be slightly off.
So true
I just love your comment. How beautifully put!
Many people have criticized her voice range etc. etc. However, she was an artist at 360 degrees. Her acting was superb. For example, she perfectly interprets how Tosca would have felt then. Her eyes, her struggle, how can you not be moved by that. No autotune, no color, no fancy effects, just the voice, and the acting how it should be!
Too much tremolo. I prefer Tebaldi as a singer. Callas as an actress.
@@bunnybgood411 technically speaking I would agree with you for the singing part but also opera is singing and acting together - being the best at both perhaps is a little bit too much to ask for 👍🏼
People criticize everything they see....yet forget to show respect to something they can only dream of doing themselves.....
There are no words in the Tongues of Man than could describe that
........ So i will sit in stunned silence forever knowing i was in the presence of Perfection .....
We miss you Maria ..........🙏💙
The effort these grand sopranos put in the song, is hard to understand, is not just talent, is a rough physically power, that is hard to comprehend.
È proprio vero. Io sto studiano da qualche mese ed è assurdo il meccanismo fisico che si deve imparare a innescare. È faticosissimo
Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore,
non feci mai male ad anima viva!
Con man furtiva
quante miserie conobbi, aiutai.
Sempre con fe' sincera,
la mia preghiera
ai santi tabernacoli salì.
Sempre con fe' sincera
diedi fiori agli altar.
Nell'ora del dolore
perché, perché Signore,
perché me ne rimuneri così?
Diedi gioielli
della Madonna al manto,
e diedi il canto
agli astri, al ciel, che ne ridean più belli.
Nell'ora del dolore,
perché, perché Signore,
perché me ne rimuneri così?
Ufffff🥰😍🥰😍🤩
M'in vita sempre per ascoltare la musica! Grazie! Tutti i gusti son gusti!
Grazie di cuore! Finalmente ho capito il testo!😘🌹❤
T buu tU h ho
Thank you.💖
This is Maria at her very best. I agree totally, no other soprano can ever stand in her shadow, she was and is the only Queen of Opera.
Yes
It's funny coz Sutherland said when she lost the weight her voice was never the same! But we can't all be wrong can we? I think this is incredible! The best Tosca by far!
This is probably her best Tosca dramatically speaking but the voice started to decline here unfortunately. In the 1940's and early 1950's, before here weight loss, she was even greater. A voice so so full it's unbelievable. Here you can hear wooble, thinness sometimes. She used her vocal weaknesses and turned it into dramatic strength. She was the greatest. Still here with half the voice she had in 1950 she is at a level rarely equaled by her predecessors and never equaled since.
@@abcdefgh-db1to You’re right. I like her emotion here, but her voice was much stronger and more refined in the 1953 version.
@@jamesmorrison2055 IMO her 1952 live version from Mexico is the absolute greatest
Impossible not to cry. What a voice, what raw emotion. Casta diva!!
Thank you Galaxy S24 Ultra Official Film for bringing me here.
La divina.
nessuna parola può esprimere la sua altezza e la sua bellezza del suo divino canto
This is the greatest, most beautiful piece of music ever recorded, and I don't understand a word of it.
just imagine listening with the translation you can also found in youtube
She had tears in her voice and true and convincing attitude . No fake gestures nor grimaces like most of others singers in this role who cannot sing with so much emotion.
Callas went thru so much...every gesture and every emotion is genuinely a part of what she was going thru in her personal life...
Her soul singing...
The greatest Tosca ever.. ❤
I know she was a legend and critics raved about her and they were right. Brilliant sopranos have come and gone, but Maria Callas was in a class of her own. Awesome performance of Visi d'arte.
I had the pleasure of enjoying her last performance in the UK . Unforgettable.
Stunning I presume. I believe most artist only get better with age of they tend to stick with it.
Callas' voice was electrifying. Some knock it for being too harsh or even too thin in some instances. For me, it's just right.
As Beverly Sills once said about the affectations in Callas' voice that some people disliked, "Who cares? Just give me goosebumps!". I saw a video of Callas in recital with full orchestra
from the early 60's. Part of the concert was a medley from 'Carmen'. As the orchestra played the intro to act 2 you can plainly see on her face the transformation from Maria to Carmen. It was eerie and magnificent.
ulul
My God!! This woman has soul!!!!
Most women have.
Callas is simply beautiful. She achieved her divine status because of her colossal talent, the ability to be the story and at the same time, tell the story of opera with her voice, mind and heart. May the haters continue but they won't succeed.
Thank the stars that these few recordings of Callas were made, little as they we might very well have been left with only the audio records of a great artist.
her sense of music and drama is beyond anything on the stage today. It really is a shame that it is unlikely that there will never be anyone like her to grace this world again.
No, never
That performance is absolutely incredible! She has created the model for how to perform this piece. It is perfect!
Absolute perfection artistically and technically. I cry every time I hear it. The greatest singer of all time. End of discussion.
Oh my dear Maria, the media treated you harsh and you died of heartbreak! But I hope you know even 40 years after your death you still inspire! I wrote just now about Caballe's version, her technique especially her breath control was spot on! But who needs to hold that final note when you give us 3 minutes and 20 seconds of something that can never be copied, never replicated, you really were the ultimate Soprano, you could act you could sing, and even though my Italian is rusty you made me believe every word! The critics said your voice was never the same again after your weight loss, to hell with them! You proved them so wrong and my God were you beautiful! And for the record I heard your early "Sempre libera" titled like a wildcat on UA-cam and no one has ever or will ever sing like that! So to hell with the haters people will always put you down! I might be a tenor but you've inspired me in ways no one can explain! I hope you are happy now, and I hope to get to sing with you in Heaven one day!
riascoltare la Divina in quest'aria in questo momento così triste per il COVID19, mi ha rasserenato l'anima e mi ha convinto ancora di più che l'arte e la cultura sono determinanti nella vita di una persona se vuole vivere con pienezza e in armonia con il mondo. semplicemente meraviglioso
The most heart rendering piece of art ever committed to film . Period.
Craig doyle It's not even the most heart rending piece of art ever committed to film.
With Callas there was the renaissance of the opera.
She has such POWER and such surety of beauty, she was absolutely astounding.
Callas. The greatest opera singer of all times. What perfetct expression and emotion.
You can say what you want about her approach and technique, but she did something very special in this aria. She approached it like you approach sacred music, with complete renunciation of the ego.
Mein Gott!!! What a performance, this video explain very clear why the Diva was the voice of the century, imposible not to cry!!
I have listened to this version of Vissi d"arte Each time I have learned more about the depth of Tosca's feelings and the composer/librettist intent which Mme. Callas brings alive. This time I heard something different. Her sadness, her disbelief of what has is happening, is what every woman who has been or exposed to possible sexual assault. The sadness, the anger, the lifting up to the Diety why has this happened, Now I understand why many women friends who were exposed to possible or actual assault responds with tears, and anguish. Callas interpretation touched them to feel their reality. RIP Mme Callas -- you were an interpretive musical genius. RIP
she made me cry
Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore
Non feci mai male ad anima viva
Con man furtiva
Quante miserie conobbi aiutai
Sempre con fe' sincera
La mia preghiera
Ai santi tabernacoli salì
Sempre con fe' sincera
Diedi fiori agli altar
Nell'ora del dolore
Perché, perché, Signore
Perché me ne rimuneri così?
Diedi gioielli della Madonna al manto
E diedi il canto agli astri, al ciel
Che ne ridean più belli
Nell'ora del dolor
Perché, perché, Signor
Ah, perché me ne rimuneri così?
🙏🩷
No words! La Callas was, and it still is "the 'monster' of the opera...of the Bel Canto.
When Maria Callas first sang at Convent Garden many years before this performance, it was her famous 'Norma' . . . she exited after the first scene,
and the audience did not applaud. She turned to the director, surprised, and
said 'what did we do wrong?' He replied, 'oh, the London audiences don't
interrupt the opera, Maria, with applause.' It's a marvelous quality, really,
because they are so absorbed in the drama, and of course, she sang there
many times in many of her great roles, which you can hear in live recordings.
** However all that being said, this entire performance of Tosca is on youtube, so you can see and hear the tremendous ovation at the end of Act II . . . that's when
the London audience went wild. When the curtain fell after Tosca has killed
Scarpia, places the candles around him, the cross on his chest, and sobbing
runs offstage, that's when the London audience silent and respectful
of such great acting, expressed their appreciation. Unforgettable!
Anthony Plumer
Great comment.
Thank you indeed.
As a historical note, especially approaching the centenary this month of Rosa Ponselle's Met debut, Covent Garden audiences sure made an applause exception for her. In spite of having been patronizingly warned by Melba to expect applause only at an act's end, Madame Ponselle received a six minute ovation after "Casta diva." (Ponselle: A Singer's Life p. 122)
Thank you for sharing this wonderful anecdote.
came here directly after hearing Tebaldi, who is supposed to have a more "beautiful" voice, but is tame and pallid by comparison. Here we have a real human being pouring out her heart, with all her passions and imperfections, not a singer focused on singing "beautifully".
Listen to Angela Gheorghiu , she is the very best thing to happen to opera after Callas!
@@sergiu17 Yes, listening to Gheorghiu isn't a bad idea. Callas had a very ugly voice only suited for Lady Macbeth, who is SUPPOSED to sound ugly. Tebaldi had a beautiful voice but couldn't reach any note above high A without screaming. Gheorghiu has a beautiful voice and excellent high notes.
When soul sings... Not the voice. Always in tears.
Wonder those 120 dislikes.... They know about Opera, Art, Passion, Pain...?
This is why she is matchless and uniquely perfect: An angelic voice plus true emotions and excellent acting. She will be dearly loved and missed for centuries to come. Thank you for posting!
These were legendary times.
I think i was more shocked at the fact that not one person didn't shout out Brava or clap at what was a phenomenal performance
She is the Best that ever did it. Her Emotion, Grace, Beauty and Power speak volumes. This is the Best Tosca i've seen . Her voice and range is remarkable I heard other Females sing this peice and they don't move you like Maria do. Perfection is all I can say!!!
perfect voice - still gives me chills when Callas sings Tosca
Absolutely breathtaking! I LOVE her!!
Breathtaking ❤
Completely sublime. No one touches Callas in this aria. It’s beyond belief. Impossible not to sob. What a soprano. Truly La Divina.
What a rendition !
May Almighty bless Madame Callas's noble soul
Does it get any better than this? What a voice, full of pain with so much beauty.
i feel like electrified over my body at 2:39 ! incredible, beautiful...
She touch haeven, good
My father cried listening to this "romanza" and I cry too. We cry because in the question
that's shouted and sung "Perché Signor?" ie "Why Lord?", in that scream (2:37- 2:42) there is the despair, the fear, the need and the life of humans.
I felt the same thing! PERQUE, SIGNORE, ME NE RIMUNERI COSI?
Such angst and raw emotion!!! Five star performance!
An absolutely extraordinary performance. La Divina. ❤❤🥰
Today (16/09/13) But from 1977 the entire world lost one of the most wonderful shinning stars of the opera... Maria ! "La Diva" Everyone still loves and enjoys your singing !.
It is always a masterclass in style to hear or (the rare and wonderful treat!) to see Callas sing! Here in the verismo opera-she still retains the beautiful legato and follows what Maestro Puccini has put in the score faithfully. There is far too much scooping and swooping and ugly glottal attacks in the way modern singers sing this beautiful music! Instead of art we are getting fed a very poor copy-a caricature even, at times of this music. It isn’t that there doesn’t exist talent anymore, I just think the emphasis is on the wrong things and so the high art that is singing is being trampled on and dumbed down in an effort to “please the audience”....Beautiful, engaged, virtuosic singing is what speaks directly to the souls of the audience. If we bring that back, then the theaters will be full to bursting again. Thank you Maria Callas for shining the light!
A voice like that comes not only from talent but a passionate and troubled life. It comes out through her wonderful voice. She can also act her part while singing. Not easy
The Goddes of the Opera
I have only one thing to say: BEST TOSCA EVER!
This performance of Maria's Vissi d'arte sets the bar for all time!
Her voice is sheer power.
I can't explain what I feel when I listen to her. Nobody else can make me feel like she does!
Hillary Clinton makes me feel like that
TANTISSIMA EMOZIONE
Best Tosca ever no debate needed
Crazy organist Best everything ever no debate needed!!!
Kiri Te Kanawa, Sir Georg Solti
@@daveklingler820 nowhere near Callas's understanding of the role
Best Callas
Best is Montserrat Caballe's performanceno debate needed ua-cam.com/video/t2H4oXN7vCc/v-deo.html
Maria Callas è unica! Spiace affermare che la enorme differenza ancora oggi esistente con altri soprani lascia pensare che sarà così per sempre. Grandissime qualità di recitazione e altissima esecuzione di qualsiasi brano d'opera, lasciano molto indietro tutte le altre anche bravissime.
Even at the end of her career when her voice was (relative to her peak) in absolute tatters, she could still perform this aria with more pathos than all the songbirds before her and after her combined.
una voce celestiale che incanta, che inebria, unica , senza offendere la tebaldi.
the best, the most brilliant, sincere, exquisite opera female singer ever!
Totally agree
No one get close to her!
Mariaa Callas voice is Classic Music.
When I sing Vissi d’arte it’s impossible not to be inspired by the great Mary. There's always a bit of her in every note I play
She is truly the queen of opera. If this scene doesn't move you then there is no hope. What a voice and so sad she is gone.
Vissi d'arte dalla Tosca di Puccini - cantata dalla magnifica Maria Callas,per me insuperabile!
WOW! The power and the passion! Why don't you rip my heart out? The genius of Maria,
1:53 When she says that cosi like you let pure sadnes to sing itself.Its something most beautiful I have ever heard.♡
I sing Opera and Maria is the only soprano to ever win my heart. She was and IS still the most profound soprano ever to Grace this Earth.
absolutely beautiful, my favorite version and rendition, Maria is the greatest
Brava Maria Brava! The most moving Tosca ever!
Jyrki Kaarlola
Finland
i cried listening to this. It's like her singing can reach the very depth of your soul.
Maria Callas was, is and will be forever the one and only Divina soprano, as a Greek Goddess!I love her great unique disembodied voice .She is the the opera and drama together.
El sultan capitulo,
Sempre un' emozione ascoltare Maria Callas, unica, inarrivabile ed indimenticabile. Lei non solo cantava, era ogni personaggio che interpretava.
Muchas gracias por compartir esta obra de arte, patrimonio de la humanidad.
Callas la mejor no solo en canto sino tambien en una electrizante actuación. Es magistral en el arte del bel canto.
È davvero meravigliosa, entra davvero nel cuore. Credo che con la Callas si sia raggiunto il top della lirica, mi emoziona questa sua interpretazione.
Arte che oltrepassa l'arte. ❤️
heaven heaven i hope she found peace she did because she will never be forgotten
The greatest Opera diva!
Una voce stupenda ,distrutta dall'amore x un uomo che non meritava niente .riposa in pace
Idk how you could ever watch any other opera singer after you watch someone like Callas PERFORM.
When singing and acting and feeling it all with your soul really become as one in a truly magical performance! Nothing could ever compare to this 💚 oh Maria
Voice technique is important but technicalities (dynamics, breath marks, etc) imo come second to evoking true emotion (in terms of live performances or any of the that matter) which is what she did... This is something many singers struggle with... Say what you will but Callas give a performance that surely captivated the audience.
Dio mio! Splendida! Mi piace tantissimo Maria Callas!
She was the best female opera singer without a doubt and her death so sad...it was heartbreaking