I am so proud to be Greek as she was!!! And "NORMA" in her homeland was a triumphant success for her - and Onassis who adored her at that time! - in the Epidauros ancient theatre in August 1960...My father has kept the program of this rare representation and I am so touched by watching this "Sacro Monstro" singing and interpretating so vividly! Whenever I dive in the Aegean I feel her voice in my ears...since she asked for her ashes to be disperced over the sea waters....
This is one of the best "Casta Diva"s extant, and, one of her best too. I would rank it among the 1954 (studio) and 1955 (Scala) performances. Her voice is firm and glowing, and the turns are executed slowly, with expressivity to boot. Her singing is simply incredible here.
her performance made me cry for my own reasons..i m quite sure this happend to a lot of you while listening...this is what makes her divine and me very proud efharistoume (we thank you)Maria!!
Focusing on technique instead of the feeling and artistry is for opera snobs. Maria was a pure artistic vessel. So moving, incomparable, and like Jimi Hendrix on guitar, we'll never see or hear anyone like them again. The art and the artist become one expressive entity.
Ах! Покоряющая, Мария!!!! Сколько боли!!! Сколько страдания!!!! вложено в это звучание!!!!!! Пение Марии Каллас - это молитва о прощении и покаянии перед ГОСПОДОМ!!!! и ты молишься вместе с ней....
What colour, what phrasing, what expressive use of the words. Here is artistry of the very highest order, yet to be equalled, never mind surpassed. One shouldn't confuse depth and beauty with mere prettiness.
To Maria Callas, She stays in hearts Of those who love, Who love her craft with passion, Her classy style her magic voice With dazzling intonation. No matter what her haters hiss, Who care to their obsessions? She stays legendary actress For every age and fashions.
Questa 'e pura arte!! Maria Callas e bravissima! La sua interpretazione e' unica. Grazie per pubblicare questo video. Thank you for posting. Maria you are and will always be the true best!
HI.I do not have the words to thank you for sharing this wonderful interpretation of Norma/Casta Divo. I sure enjoy it every time I listening to. Great JoB Ms. Callas. What a supernatural technic to interprete this lovely area.
Le divinità scendono ogni tanto su questa Terra a consolare noi comuni mortali. Maria Callas era una di queste deità. Grazie per averci portato consolazione con le armonie della tua meravigliosa voce.
this is not only music it is art, the entire track is unique. imho it is maybe the best example of music that human race will ever offer. thx for upload it.
Sublime indeed. If only she had been filmed more! Esp. the Visconti productions, the Berlin Lucia... But Callas remained on top, even without even ONE fully filmed performance.
Superba interpretazione della Casta Diva di Maria Callas! Tale registrazione della Rai è rimasta obliata nelle teche per tanti anni, tanto che si pensava fosse andata perduta! Nella ricorrenza del Callas day, a venti anni dalla scomparsa della grande Diva, la Rai lo ha ritrovato e ritrasmesso. Un altro documento storico a testimonianza dell'Arte della Callas!
One of the most beautiful arias ever sung by the most expressive singer of all. Maria Callas lived her music!!! Fabulous we can hear exactly in her expression the meaning of all she sings.
@andyberber That is one of the things that made her great, even in her later vocal decline. Her artistry, her passion, her perfectionism and her fire. She never held back, always gave 500%. She made operatic history. There are only a few who did that. Caruso, Ponselle, Ruffo... But Callas.... She became an icon that is still revered today, today's singers still study her, sometimes downright copy her. An amazing lady who left us too soon. RIP Maria. We love you.
Sarai sempre Divina. La tua voce genera delle vibrazioni nel corpo...non esiste poesia, la tua voce ti avvolge e ti incanta, le emozioni sono forti, non riesco a non piangere....grazie ancora Divina.
J'arrive pas à croire qu'une interprétation pareille a été possible, que cela a existé... C'est du domaine du Divin. Sa voix l'a tout transformé. La Beauté et La Musique son là, sans possibilité de les quitter. Je reste à jamais saisi par un souffle infini... MErci de poster cette vidéo !
Wondrous. Diction and sweetness with power and passion. All of her faults are strengths. On a lighter note; hasn't the Eurovision song contest gone downhill since these blessed days?
non ci sono parole per esprimersi... la Callas è e sarà sempre la Callas. Uno s'innamora di lei soltanto a sentirla, ha una voce, una forza, una personalità unica. Bellissimo!
There are not enough words in any language to express the exquisite artistry of Maria Callas. She owned the stage. She owned opera. There is no one who even comes close. This is an incredible document of the one and only true DIVA. All others are just pale reflections. Simply grand!
she was by far the most amazing voice ever heard in the whole wide world and who doesn't understand of music can only be an ignorant saying she wan't good you will always be in our heart maria
Comments should be disabled for such videos!Or at least none of us should say anything but that we are grateful for being able to delight our ears and spirit with the awesome and unique talent of this remarkable artist!I am always amazed at how capable she is of transporting me to the moon and back with her special and haunting ability to create the exact atmosphere for this very beautiful area.
I am very impressed with the heartfelt comments of Madame Callas` fans...and I certainly am filled with awe at Madame Callas` voice and INTENSITY. I am , of course, a die hard "fan" of another beloved Soprano....but I rank Madame Callas in my top three sharing the top spot with Flagstad, and Nilsson, ...but really....I love Callas too
To memory of Maria Callas, She was a woman From sunny Greece, Where ripened grape And ancient ruins Lay in peace She burnt her life But gave her voice for stage, She's loved forever For every age Her ashes in peace An'can't be found or seen, Her silent grave is deep Under Aegean Sea.
Wow...one woman, one aria, and almost 600 comments... Many singers have done Norma but not many have generations of old and young appreciating them decades later! I will always believe that she was the best among those of her time and still untouched by singers of today.
Thank you for posting the artistry of Maria Callas. It is good to be able to experience this for those of us who appreicate the work & talent of so many. It is sad that some use this as a method of acting out negative thinking. It's a precursor to murder & war, and so many other types of mental illness & evil. Whether one enjoys Maria Callas or not is hardly the point. Live & let live. Viva Opera for all of us!
This is about Maria Callas and you can't deny that her rendition is the best. Albeit, the sound track isn't the best but she puts her heart and soul into it. She's the queen of Bel Canto...bar none at this point in time.
I am always amazed at how people can become so awful towards each other....these clips offer us a great opportunity view these wonderful musicians who have paved the way for so many people around the world. Music is beautiful no matter what, just enjoy it and stop attacking each other...otherwise the contributions of the artists would have been for nothing....
Callas is awesome. She is a great performer..and spoke from the heart. Let none critisize..if you can do better than her.. than speak. She is a passionate creature..in which alot of people debated her talent...if people cannot debate or stur up contraversy...there is no talent to be had.
I love that Caballe interview. Montserrat is almost in tears when speaking of Maria, it's really moving. And Maria gave her the ear rings she herself wore as Norma at La Scala after seeing Montserrat as Norma... Such a great pair of ladies. We have NO ONE to match them today.
" Callas-Bellini " une rencontre artistique miraculeuse ! ELLE seule a su vraiment nous guider dans les arcanes complexes du belcanto pour nous en offrir la lecture la plus sincère parce que la plus authentique, la plus vraie. Le génie de Callas tient peut-être dans son pouvoir quasi magique d'avoir su sentir le souffle mélancolique de Bellini et nous le restituer vivant à nos oreilles. Un témoignage incomparable de l' alchimie qui s'opère entre les deux artistes. Emouvant jusqu'aux larmes !
Good point orewa, this is a Callas video after all. Maria herself loved the Caballe performance from Orange, she tutored Montserrat in the role. Which I think is very sweet.
Maria Callas was, first and foremost, a musician and a dramatic artist. An artists who still inspires 45 years after her last operatic performances. We non-musicians and listeners may like or dislike her, but question her artistic rank? Hardly. Too many of the greats disagree, as well as millions and millions of fans who love La Divina. I am proud to be among them. However, I have no prob with those who prefer other singers as long as they do so with class and politeness.
@zgopify Well said. She sang the hardest roles in the rep, Norma, Isolde, Brünnhilde, Puritani Elvira, Armida, Medea... Her musicality, her technique (She is the ONLY one, not even Ponselle did this, who sings all the written fioritura in "Il Trovatore"), her vocal coloring, phrasing.... Absolutely mesmerizing.
Thanks for this recording! It is wonderful to hear only hear the voice, but also see the face of this supurb singer. By the way: does anyone knows when this recording was made?
Here we have one of the best Casta Divas of maria Callas of course there is no other singer in todays era that can even came close to her Now many think she had a awful voice and many other love her the good thing there is many many of us that love her and so little of the hateful ones Viva la Divina
I am so proud to be Greek as she was!!! And "NORMA" in her homeland was a triumphant success for her - and Onassis who adored her at that time! - in the Epidauros ancient theatre in August 1960...My father has kept the program of this rare representation and I am so touched by watching this "Sacro Monstro" singing and interpretating so vividly! Whenever I dive in the Aegean I feel her voice in my ears...since she asked for her ashes to be disperced over the sea waters....
classe, bravura, presenza scenica straordinaria....e profonda emozione per chi ascolta!
oh I absolutley adore this song !!...Long live Maria Callas !! Such a rare beauty....
que hermosa cancion y que hermosa voz la de esat mujer sin duda la mejor.
maria callas magnifique
This is one of the best "Casta Diva"s extant, and, one of her best too. I would rank it among the 1954 (studio) and 1955 (Scala) performances. Her voice is firm and glowing, and the turns are executed slowly, with expressivity to boot. Her singing is simply incredible here.
Joe Devenroe
her performance made me cry for my own reasons..i m quite sure this happend to a lot of you while listening...this is what makes her divine and me very proud
efharistoume (we thank you)Maria!!
Merveilleuse Callas à la voix superbe ! Jamais nous ne l'oublierons !!!!
Brava, Callas, you still bring me to tears after hearing you all these years! T'amo!!!
DEFINITELY THE BEST OF THE BEST!!! She sings with her soul!
La più grande di tutte. Qui davvero meravigliosa, unica.
Una de las mejores interpretaciones de Callas, espectacular
Bravo!! I love you so much Maria!
you give me peace like nobody and nothing in this world!
It's more than just perfection. It's something else. Something del cielo.
A wonderful musician and an amazing actress - altogether a great artist!
What I would not give to have been present at this performace - its simply amazing!
Focusing on technique instead of the feeling and artistry is for opera snobs. Maria was a pure artistic vessel. So moving, incomparable, and like Jimi Hendrix on guitar, we'll never see or hear anyone like them again. The art and the artist become one expressive entity.
Utterly fantastic. I'm lost for words.
Ах! Покоряющая, Мария!!!! Сколько боли!!! Сколько страдания!!!! вложено в это звучание!!!!!! Пение Марии Каллас - это молитва о прощении и покаянии перед ГОСПОДОМ!!!! и ты молишься вместе с ней....
What colour, what phrasing, what expressive use of the words. Here is artistry of the very highest order, yet to be equalled, never mind surpassed. One shouldn't confuse depth and beauty with mere prettiness.
The best....ever!
Thanks for the video. Casta Diva is probably the greatest aria in all of opera, and Maria does the best interpretation.
maria callas
Musica
"'norma': Casta Diva" di Orchestra Della Rai Roma, Maria Callas
Total voice control... A very beautiful sound...My Queen
Very rare....!
Fabuloso! Não existe ária mais associada à Callas que esta. É Brilhante! Brava! 🌹👏
creo q le gana en casta diva la Monserrat caballe aunq la callas es la callas la mejor cantante de opera de todos los tiempos
To Maria Callas,
She stays in hearts
Of those who love,
Who love her craft with passion,
Her classy style her magic voice
With dazzling intonation.
No matter what her haters hiss,
Who care to their obsessions?
She stays legendary actress
For every age and fashions.
*** ^^^^ **** ^^^^ **** ^^^^ ****
It's beautiful! The divine voice and how much sense in her performance! GODDESS!
Questa 'e pura arte!! Maria Callas e bravissima! La sua interpretazione e' unica. Grazie per pubblicare questo video. Thank you for posting. Maria you are and will always be the true best!
This interpreation of CAsta Diva is out of this WORLD. THANK YOU FOR SHARING IT.
Una voce veramente immortalle, una voce veramente divina comme LEI!
HI.I do not have the words to thank you for sharing this wonderful interpretation of Norma/Casta Divo. I sure enjoy it every time I listening to. Great JoB Ms. Callas. What a supernatural technic to interprete this lovely area.
Che voce bellissima... Un talento grandissimo.
Incroyable! Merveilleux! Emouvant! N`a pas sa pareille. Inoubliable!
Le divinità scendono ogni tanto su questa Terra a consolare noi comuni mortali. Maria Callas era una di queste deità. Grazie per averci portato consolazione con le armonie della tua meravigliosa voce.
I love that this is LIVE and I can see her face singing. Bravissima!!!!!!!
I soo agree with you. It is her presence, as well as her voice, and her longing (in lack of a better word)
How lucky we are to be able to hear her!!
this is not only music it is art, the entire track is unique.
imho it is maybe the best example of music that human race will ever offer.
thx for upload it.
Sublime indeed. If only she had been filmed more! Esp. the Visconti productions, the Berlin Lucia... But Callas remained on top, even without even ONE fully filmed performance.
She looks SO petite her, and then her voice just booms out! It's wonderful :)
Never heard the flute solo like that in the beginning of Casta Diva - dead and with no vibrato. Oh my God... What a difference with the voice!! :)
Superba interpretazione della Casta Diva di Maria Callas! Tale registrazione della Rai è rimasta obliata nelle teche per tanti anni, tanto che si pensava fosse andata perduta! Nella ricorrenza del Callas day, a venti anni dalla scomparsa della grande Diva, la Rai lo ha ritrovato e ritrasmesso. Un altro documento storico a testimonianza dell'Arte della Callas!
I agree completely with you - every singer has her different caracteristic which one can enjoy.
One of the most beautiful arias ever sung by the most expressive singer of all. Maria Callas lived her music!!! Fabulous we can hear exactly in her expression the meaning of all she sings.
@andyberber
That is one of the things that made her great, even in her later vocal decline. Her artistry, her passion, her perfectionism and her fire. She never held back, always gave 500%. She made operatic history. There are only a few who did that. Caruso, Ponselle, Ruffo... But Callas.... She became an icon that is still revered today, today's singers still study her, sometimes downright copy her. An amazing lady who left us too soon. RIP Maria. We love you.
La Divina!! she is magnifizent!!!!
An absolute gem! Basically, priceless! Best live performance I've seen. Thank you so much for posting!
I love her. love love love.
One of the fav. she is magnificent.
Wonderful.controled,breathless,enigmatic, vulnerable, perfect performance
una delle più belle arie mai scritte. Maria Callas l'ha portata alle più alte armoniche. Grande.
Sarai sempre Divina. La tua voce genera delle vibrazioni nel corpo...non esiste poesia, la tua voce ti avvolge e ti incanta, le emozioni sono forti, non riesco a non piangere....grazie ancora Divina.
J'arrive pas à croire qu'une interprétation pareille a été possible, que cela a existé... C'est du domaine du Divin.
Sa voix l'a tout transformé.
La Beauté et La Musique son là, sans possibilité de les quitter.
Je reste à jamais saisi par un souffle infini...
MErci de poster cette vidéo !
maravilhosa interpretação, parece que estou no ceu!, wonderful, fantastic, brava maria.
Слушал Нетребку,Монсерат,Каллас -лучшая!!!! Поет АНГЕЛ!!! КАЛЛАС НАВСЕГДА!!!
i really don't know what to say anymore...im speechless,there are no words to describe her...out of this world maybe?
Voz de ángel. Divina. Extraordinaria. Diva de la ópera. Presencia y gusto excelente. Unica e inigualable. La mejor de las mejores.
Beautiful..just heart breaking...there is just no one to touch her
What a beautiful voice she had! And how lucky we are to have all those recordings so we can enjoy her forever!
Wondrous. Diction and sweetness with power and passion. All of her faults are strengths. On a lighter note; hasn't the Eurovision song contest gone downhill since these blessed days?
non ci sono parole per esprimersi... la Callas è e sarà sempre la Callas. Uno s'innamora di lei soltanto a sentirla, ha una voce, una forza, una personalità unica. Bellissimo!
There are not enough words in any language to express the exquisite artistry of Maria Callas. She owned the stage. She owned opera. There is no one who even comes close. This is an incredible document of the one and only true DIVA. All others are just pale reflections. Simply grand!
True artistry at its most powerful and sensitive. What a time to have seen this. t
she was by far the most amazing voice ever heard in the whole wide world and who doesn't understand of music can only be an ignorant saying she wan't good
you will always be in our heart maria
Comments should be disabled for such videos!Or at least none of us should say anything but that we are grateful for being able to delight our ears and spirit with the awesome and unique talent of this remarkable artist!I am always amazed at how capable she is of transporting me to the moon and back with her special and haunting ability to create the exact atmosphere for this very beautiful area.
wow
she is owesome
my favourite opera singer
Divina for real! Just a soul stirring singer. Maria Callas forever!
I simply love her.She is my favourite of all favourites.She reinvented opera and made it shine like the sun in the sky!
sublime,divina,magnifica,
maria callas forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Omg! She is so divine! Shes my life..i cant live without her! Love u Maria!
quel magnifique legato quelle finesse bravo et merci Maria CALLAS
I am very impressed with the heartfelt comments of Madame Callas` fans...and I certainly am filled with awe at Madame Callas` voice and INTENSITY. I am , of course, a die hard "fan" of another beloved Soprano....but I rank Madame Callas in my top three sharing the top spot with Flagstad, and Nilsson, ...but really....I love Callas too
To memory of Maria Callas,
She was a woman
From sunny Greece,
Where ripened grape
And ancient ruins
Lay in peace
She burnt her life
But gave her voice for stage,
She's loved forever
For every age
Her ashes in peace
An'can't be found or seen,
Her silent grave is deep
Under Aegean Sea.
just superb, like an angel!!
Wow...one woman, one aria, and almost 600 comments... Many singers have done Norma but not many have generations of old and young appreciating them decades later! I will always believe that she was the best among those of her time and still untouched by singers of today.
Thank you for posting the artistry of Maria Callas. It is good to be able to experience this for those of us who appreicate the work & talent of so many. It is sad that some use this as a method of acting out negative thinking. It's a precursor to murder & war, and so many other types of mental illness & evil. Whether one enjoys Maria Callas or not is hardly the point. Live & let live. Viva Opera for all of us!
i remember seeing a video of her when i was 5 years old, i never forgot about, immediately stunned by her wonderful voice. True beauty
This is about Maria Callas and you can't deny that her rendition is the best. Albeit, the sound track isn't the best but she puts her heart and soul into it. She's the queen of Bel Canto...bar none at this point in time.
Que belleza !!! máxima expresión del arte
Primadona assoluta !!!! we alway miss you Maria Callas...
You are the type of person I would feel really comfartable around - It is nice to see a defender of the unique that we rarely share
POurquoi lier Lully et Bellini?! En tout cas c'est toujours aussi beau. Non ce n'est pas beau c'est majestueux et splendide! Un grand Merci!!!
Today I cried. Grazie Maria
I agree, Thorhild. And Caballe's 1974 Norma was indeed brilliant!!
I am always amazed at how people can become so awful towards each other....these clips offer us a great opportunity view these wonderful musicians who have paved the way for so many people around the world. Music is beautiful no matter what, just enjoy it and stop attacking each other...otherwise the contributions of the artists would have been for nothing....
Callas is awesome. She is a great performer..and spoke from the heart. Let none critisize..if you can do better than her.. than speak. She is a passionate creature..in which alot of people debated her talent...if people cannot debate or stur up contraversy...there is no talent to be had.
I love that Caballe interview. Montserrat is almost in tears when speaking of Maria, it's really moving. And Maria gave her the ear rings she herself wore as Norma at La Scala after seeing Montserrat as Norma... Such a great pair of ladies. We have NO ONE to match them today.
Simply DIVINE!
" Callas-Bellini " une rencontre artistique miraculeuse ! ELLE seule a su vraiment nous guider dans les arcanes complexes du belcanto pour nous en offrir la lecture la plus sincère parce que la plus authentique, la plus vraie. Le génie de Callas tient peut-être dans son pouvoir quasi magique d'avoir su sentir le souffle mélancolique de Bellini et nous le restituer vivant à nos oreilles. Un témoignage incomparable de l' alchimie qui s'opère entre les deux artistes. Emouvant jusqu'aux larmes !
Good point orewa, this is a Callas video after all. Maria herself loved the Caballe performance from Orange, she tutored Montserrat in the role. Which I think is very sweet.
Maria Callas est la cantatrice la plus douee que Dieu a creee! Ella avait beaucoup de qualites comme femme aussi.
Zo mooi, ongelooflijk! Wat een stem, wat een vrouw.
Maria Callas was, first and foremost, a musician and a dramatic artist. An artists who still inspires 45 years after her last operatic performances. We non-musicians and listeners may like or dislike her, but question her artistic rank? Hardly. Too many of the greats disagree, as well as millions and millions of fans who love La Divina. I am proud to be among them. However, I have no prob with those who prefer other singers as long as they do so with class and politeness.
@zgopify
Well said. She sang the hardest roles in the rep, Norma, Isolde, Brünnhilde, Puritani Elvira, Armida, Medea... Her musicality, her technique (She is the ONLY one, not even Ponselle did this, who sings all the written fioritura in "Il Trovatore"), her vocal coloring, phrasing.... Absolutely mesmerizing.
Not only the best singer in the world, but also the most beautiful woman in the world.
she's unforgetable!
Magnifico :) Una voce divina!
Grazie.
Luz
Merci pour ce document incroyable présenté en français !
Thanks for this recording! It is wonderful to hear only hear the voice, but also see the face of this supurb singer. By the way: does anyone knows when this recording was made?
Brava Callas, eterna, como su arte único. La sublime voz de una privilegiada.
Here we have one of the best Casta Divas of maria Callas of course there is no other singer in todays era that can even came close to her Now many think she had a awful voice and many other love her the good thing there is many many of us that love her and so little of the hateful ones Viva la Divina