I have always loved Caballe and she has been my idea of the perfect voice. People will compare her to Sutherland who's sound was like singing through a tunnel with words that were difficult to understand (although I love her voice). They compare her to Callas which is ridiculous as Callas had an almost unreal quality when she was at her best but it was not always beautiful and she all too often did not deliver when the time came. Caballe was sure and steady and her performances were precise but glittering. She sounded like a girl singing softly but then had a volume that was beyond reach. Her voice was truly angelic and no one could surpass her.
This singing is not only about colors, voice, technique and breath, BUT also it is about the mental state and soul~~And Caballe has all of them!! She is unique!!
I have this signed record set with her autograph on the front . It is in a frame with museum glass over it. It is one of my favorite possessions, she was unbelievable!
Unmistakable Caballé! But this is otherworldly. She's weaving lace out of gossamer. If you so much as breathe, you break it. Her human throat and chest may be dust and ashes, but this perfection exists on, like a promise of never-ending eternity.
Unrepeatable. A caress of sensitivity and virtuosity. Human being will never forget the perfection of the Divine pianissimo on her voice... The present day will be studied like the day one of the best soprano in history died.
Bellini con le sue Melodie e Montsy con la sua Voce e Tecnica perfette ci portano nell'Empireo ... 💖🌹 Questa interpretazione di La Straniera credo che sia insuperata ed insuperabile negli anni a venire!
If she was not the best then who in the world was? She could go from the gossamer lace to full-throated emotion; to the highest, softest pianissimi to the strongest mezzo chest voice. Whatever the music demanded. There are and have been many immensely talented sopranos. But Montserrat Caballe just leaves them all behind. Brava Maestra Caballe. We will have her thrilling voice forever.
Why people are comparing her to Southerland here is beyond me. They were such individual voices. But I think Montserrat had the edge over the other greats of the day with the exception of Callas. Her ability to sing a pianissimo that was heard to the top gallery was amazing. When she caressed a note, it spun out like gold, her ear was absolutely impeccable. Her lower notes were dark, rich and yet sparkling with vivacity. Always. I am sorry discovered her so late in life, but recordings like this make up for it. Thank You!!!
early Caballe is something unreal... comparing is natural, for me Callas is not approached by anyone else in recorded history but Caballe was the No1 in her own personal Universe... Deities these women were...
I just purchased this on EBay, but it is autographed by her in silver marker on the right side of the figure vertically. I don’t know if she signed this particular cover, or she signed a cover and they printed copies of it. I like to think it was the former , but not sure. I want to get in in a shadow box to display. It’s too thick to put in a regular frame. It is so beautiful and in mint condition. Can’t believe my luck in this purchase.
Una volta,recensendo un disco della Caballé,il grande Rodolfo Celletti disse che cantanti come Caballé nascono ogni 2 -3 secoli.Per onesta' bisogna anche dire che Celletti con la Senora ,come lui la chiamava;non era poi cosi' tenero...ma aveva proprio ragione.Io,infatti,mi chiedo se nei prossimi 2-3 secoli ci sara' un soprano che possa,se non superare( e come?),almeno uguagliare la Caballé che canta l'ingresso di Alaide.La Caballé qui e' davvero un monumento superbo al Belcanto.
Ihanan notkea ja huilumainen Sra Caballe. tenori on näyttämöllä/levytyksessä lähinnä mikrofonia, jonka vuoksi hänen äänensä kuuluu päällimmäisenä. Caballen korkea ja notkea ääni on ihana. Harmillista, että siinä ei ole sellaista voimaa, joka antaisi vastusta tenorille. Sra Caballe ei missään tapauksessa ole dramaattinen sopraano, joka ylittäisi orkesterin, mutta hänen vaivattomasti ja helposti soljuva hopeainen äänensä soi ihanasti.
omg dude her sound is Huge here... she sings from behind the scene :D plus the fact that she sings Pianissimo... this is a HUGE PIANISSIMO.. it is Phenomenal :D
One of the most endearing stories I heard about her was that she could never look at the score and see almost anything above the staff. She would say, oh no, I cannot sing that note or that high maestro. But if you didn't show her what she was singing, just listen to the result!
Bellisima!! Thank you again for providing us with musical bits that I had not heard before from artists I know ... to artists I was not familiar with at all ...
As allways Caballé estratosférica, I think Bellini could not dream a voice like this, althought she is not Callas this is her territoir and there not dout, only she is at the same level than Callas in Bellini'd roles. Magic pure Magic
Georg M This is a criticism? Sutherland had probably the most natural upper register of all time, and here Caballe displays almost the same freedom on the high tones. Caballe in her prime was never 'flawed' in an ugly sense of the world. Yes she lacked range and sometimes her agility was off, but never flawed in a vulgar or crass sort of way. The sound was always beautiful.
i think caballe was a spinto...she goes from piano to full throttle in a split second. the typical lyric would have blown their larynx out. Yes, its a recording but her voice sounds imposing at times
she was definitely NOT just a soprano lyric... Imo she was a unique form of Assoluta Soprano who had the slight misfortune of not having an easy D6 / Eb6 forte... if she had those two tones she would have been a classic full Assoluta soprano, the only true rival of Callas in the 20th century
@@mugrad25 a note exists inside a singer's throat if she can sing it frequently and easily... like Callas' and dame Joan's Eb6s (tons of them)… a note a singer sings a few times live belongs to the active range but it is the limit (E6 for both dame Joan and Maria) … a note the singer sings rarely to never or in her bathroom (F6, F6# for Maria and dame Joan) does not belong to the active range of the singer
Lohengrin O , Sir do you know if they put out a series of this cover with her autograph? I have this one and it has her autograph. It is in what looks like a silver sharpie perhaps. I know that in 69 the silver sharpie was not yet on the market. Maybe it was autographed later. It is in pristine condition and I recently had it framed in a shadow box book mount style. There no certificate of authenticity. I purchased it on EBay.
@@LohengrinO I agree! Caballe was a quasi-assoluta singer who lacked the extreme ranges of a true assoluta (Callaa), but could adapt her voice to heavy dramatic roles like Norma, as well as quintessential lyric roles like Mimi and the Mozart countess. She was the opposite of Sutherland, who had those upper 6th octave notes, but lacked the middle and lower register.
Mi dispiace per tante brave artiste del nostro secolo ma Callas Sutherland e Caballé ognuna per le proprie peculiarità stanno nel gradino più alto del podio, poi seguono tutte le altre.....
@@Romper566 Si, formidable. Prefiero a la Callas pero eso no me impide reconocer performances memorables de otras cantantes. Por qué la preferencia debe ser exclusión o negación de los valores de otros, o considerar malo todo lo que no está en línea con la preferencia nuestra? Eso es fanatismo o infantilismo caprichoso como.cuando los niños dicen "esto es feo, quiero tal cosa" y jamás probaron lo que se les ofreció.
@@ramonmontedeoca2879 ... Con su mayor respeto, pero, lo mismo que usted me critica es lo mismo que usted esta haciendo. Primero, que el video no tiene nada que ver con Callas, si no, simplemente, Caballe. Usted respondio "formidable", Y yo lo cuestione. Mi humilde opinion, el tipo de canto que Caballe demostro en el video escogido, muy pocos pueden demostrar. A mi tambien me encanta Callas, pero, considero, que ni la misma Callas poseida esa habilidad de perfeccion como demostro Caballe en este video. Si miraste el video con la mentalidad de comparar Caballe con su favorito cantante, para mi es un " fanatismo o infantilismo caprichoso como.cuando los niños dicen "esto es feo, quiero tal cosa" y jamás probaron lo que se les ofreció". Callas era una cantante distinta y difrente de, Caballe. Comparando las dos es una falta sobre, el Arte Lirico.
The tenor is Amedeo Zambon. Alaide : Montserrat Caballé Il Conte Arturo di Ravenstel : Amedeo Zambon Isoletta di Montolino : Biancamaria Casoni Il Barone di Valdeburgo : Vincente Sardinero Il Priore degli Spedalieri : Alan Ord Maestro Concertatore e Direttore : Anton Guadagno New York, Carnegie Hall, 26 mars 1969.
@@LohengrinO I guess You referred to Amedeo Zambon. Sorry, William Stadel, but Zambon was a marvellous voice of tenor eroico, like Del Monaco. These foreigners do not understand anything about italian tenor voices!
Oh her heavenly prime. 🥰
I have always loved Caballe and she has been my idea of the perfect voice. People will compare her to Sutherland who's sound was like singing through a tunnel with words that were difficult to understand (although I love her voice). They compare her to Callas which is ridiculous as Callas had an almost unreal quality when she was at her best but it was not always beautiful and she all too often did not deliver when the time came. Caballe was sure and steady and her performances were precise but glittering. She sounded like a girl singing softly but then had a volume that was beyond reach. Her voice was truly angelic and no one could surpass her.
Lovely and accurate comment by you, Andrew. Thank you, Sir.
This singing is not only about colors, voice, technique and breath, BUT also it is about the mental state and soul~~And Caballe has all of them!! She is unique!!
She IS music!
For sure!!
I have this signed record set with her autograph on the front . It is in a frame with museum glass over it. It is one of my favorite possessions, she was unbelievable!
No one,and I mean no one ever came close to Caballe,rest in peace.She has been added to the celestial choir
this voice, those pianissimi, belongs to Montserrat Caballé, nobody else.
Unmistakable Caballé! But this is otherworldly. She's weaving lace out of gossamer. If you so much as breathe, you break it. Her human throat and chest may be dust and ashes, but this perfection exists on, like a promise of never-ending eternity.
this is probably the BEST I have heard from Caballe… it is MAGICAL
You said this so beautifully. Thank you, Temps Perdu
@@LohengrinO Also because her angelicata voice is perfectly adapted for this aria
Unrepeatable. A caress of sensitivity and virtuosity. Human being will never forget the perfection of the Divine pianissimo on her voice... The present day will be studied like the day one of the best soprano in history died.
I loved her vocal art more than that of anyone else. A fool in love should stay in the shadows and say nothing more.
Prime Caballe had such a fluid legato... so incredibly beautiful...
Her entire sound in this is just unbelievable!
Caballé was so wonderful that i stiil cry when i listen to her
Bellini con le sue Melodie e Montsy con la sua Voce e Tecnica perfette ci portano nell'Empireo ... 💖🌹 Questa interpretazione di La Straniera credo che sia insuperata ed insuperabile negli anni a venire!
Pure genius! We are so fortunate to hear Montserrat today on here.
If she was not the best then who in the world was? She could go from the gossamer lace to full-throated emotion; to the highest, softest pianissimi to the strongest mezzo chest voice. Whatever the music demanded. There are and have been many immensely talented sopranos. But Montserrat Caballe just leaves them all behind. Brava Maestra Caballe. We will have her thrilling voice forever.
@@shirleyrombough8173 Couldn't agree more.
Those exquisite pianissimi are unbeatable, no match 'til today for La Superba!
Why people are comparing her to Southerland here is beyond me. They were such individual voices. But I think Montserrat had the edge over the other greats of the day with the exception of Callas. Her ability to sing a pianissimo that was heard to the top gallery was amazing.
When she caressed a note, it spun out like gold, her ear was absolutely impeccable. Her lower notes were dark, rich and yet sparkling with vivacity. Always. I am sorry discovered her so late in life, but recordings like this make up for it. Thank You!!!
early Caballe is something unreal... comparing is natural, for me Callas is not approached by anyone else in recorded history but Caballe was the No1 in her own personal Universe... Deities these women were...
Pure magic!
così si canta bellini e il bel canto. voce . espressione. tecnica...........
Silky voice, finest silk with gold inlay...marvelous singing, Bravo!!!
Glorious Voice
A gem of singing!
Thank you, dear friend.
Caballé singt hier himlisch,magnificent,sublime.❤
oh wow this music is stunning, and of course, her voice....! thank you for sharing!!!
I am so happy I have this album with her sigature on the cover. I am going to frame it!
I just purchased this on EBay, but it is autographed by her in silver marker on the right side of the figure vertically. I don’t know if she signed this particular cover, or she signed a cover and they printed copies of it. I like to think it was the former , but not sure. I want to get in in a shadow box to display. It’s too thick to put in a regular frame. It is so beautiful and in mint condition. Can’t believe my luck in this purchase.
Simply the best!!
...the above recording is magical
Tout le talent et l'art de Caballé est resumé dans cet air d'entrée.... impressionnant de beauté
So flawless going high.
Beautifull.
this is for me Caballe's best moment on record
UNICA E INIGUALABLE
That was a true trill... I always heard that Caballet did not had a trill, i'm shocked!
she has a trill...she rarely used it, too tiring for her voice (she was kinda lazy)
She fabricated a trill because she could regulate her vibrato like none.
Bellino was well served indeed here :D
This is my morning start to my day. Thank you.
This is amazing!
unbeatable!
Heavenly! Thanks so much for this post.
Una volta,recensendo un disco della Caballé,il grande Rodolfo Celletti disse che cantanti come Caballé nascono ogni 2 -3 secoli.Per onesta' bisogna anche dire che Celletti con la Senora ,come lui la chiamava;non era poi cosi' tenero...ma aveva proprio ragione.Io,infatti,mi chiedo se nei prossimi 2-3 secoli ci sara' un soprano che possa,se non superare( e come?),almeno uguagliare la Caballé che canta l'ingresso di Alaide.La Caballé qui e' davvero un monumento superbo al Belcanto.
fantastica....grande cabaiona!!!!!
Ihanan notkea ja huilumainen Sra Caballe. tenori on näyttämöllä/levytyksessä lähinnä mikrofonia, jonka vuoksi hänen äänensä kuuluu päällimmäisenä. Caballen korkea ja notkea ääni on ihana. Harmillista, että siinä ei ole sellaista voimaa, joka antaisi vastusta tenorille. Sra Caballe ei missään tapauksessa ole dramaattinen sopraano, joka ylittäisi orkesterin, mutta hänen vaivattomasti ja helposti soljuva hopeainen äänensä soi ihanasti.
omg dude her sound is Huge here... she sings from behind the scene :D plus the fact that she sings Pianissimo... this is a HUGE PIANISSIMO.. it is Phenomenal :D
i know, her voice is such silvery and flute-like.
One of the most endearing stories I heard about her was that she could never look at the score and see almost anything above the staff. She would say, oh no, I cannot sing that note or that high maestro. But if you didn't show her what she was singing, just listen to the result!
It is true she never had the top top notes...
Maravilhoso que ano será essa apresentação?
Wunderbar.
Artista belliniana per eccellenza ❤
Bellisima!! Thank you again for providing us with musical bits that I had not heard before from artists I know ... to artists I was not familiar with at all ...
for me this excerpt is Superba's greatest recorded moment
Right. The best.
As allways Caballé estratosférica, I think Bellini could not dream a voice like this, althought she is not Callas this is her territoir and there not dout, only she is at the same level than Callas in Bellini'd roles. Magic pure Magic
Thanks a lot loengrin
One of the greatest middle voices ever recorded. That opening vocalisation almost sounds like prime Sutherland!
doesnt it sound as if she will climb up to Heavens :D
I would have sworn it was Sutherland if I hadn't known otherwise.
And beyond :)
Georg M
I dont find her voice flawed at all here.. I think she is magical
Georg M This is a criticism? Sutherland had probably the most natural upper register of all time, and here Caballe displays almost the same freedom on the high tones.
Caballe in her prime was never 'flawed' in an ugly sense of the world. Yes she lacked range and sometimes her agility was off, but never flawed in a vulgar or crass sort of way. The sound was always beautiful.
Montsy !...
Interessante
i think caballe was a spinto...she goes from piano to full throttle in a split second. the typical lyric would have blown their larynx out. Yes, its a recording but her voice sounds imposing at times
she was definitely NOT just a soprano lyric... Imo she was a unique form of Assoluta Soprano who had the slight misfortune of not having an easy D6 / Eb6 forte... if she had those two tones she would have been a classic full Assoluta soprano, the only true rival of Callas in the 20th century
@@LohengrinO facts..i read somewhere that she vocalized up to a high E6 but rarely went above high C# in public
@@mugrad25 a note exists inside a singer's throat if she can sing it frequently and easily... like Callas' and dame Joan's Eb6s (tons of them)… a note a singer sings a few times live belongs to the active range but it is the limit (E6 for both dame Joan and Maria) … a note the singer sings rarely to never or in her bathroom (F6, F6# for Maria and dame Joan) does not belong to the active range of the singer
Lohengrin O , Sir do you know if they put out a series of this cover with her autograph? I have this one and it has her autograph. It is in what looks like a silver sharpie perhaps. I know that in 69 the silver sharpie was not yet on the market. Maybe it was autographed later. It is in pristine condition and I recently had it framed in a shadow box book mount style. There no certificate of authenticity. I purchased it on EBay.
@@LohengrinO I agree! Caballe was a quasi-assoluta singer who lacked the extreme ranges of a true assoluta (Callaa), but could adapt her voice to heavy dramatic roles like Norma, as well as quintessential lyric roles like Mimi and the Mozart countess. She was the opposite of Sutherland, who had those upper 6th octave notes, but lacked the middle and lower register.
Mi dispiace per tante brave artiste del nostro secolo ma Callas Sutherland e Caballé ognuna per le proprie peculiarità stanno nel gradino più alto del podio, poi seguono tutte le altre.....
É la Nilsson.
Forse voleva dire del secolo scorso!!! Aggiungerei forse la Tebaldi, se non Le dispiace...
@@juanjosedubal senza dimenticare la divina Flagstad
Wow. She sounded like Sutherland.. and the trill at the start sounded good!!
better than Sutherland
That would not be fair on caballe's side..
완벽한 그녀!!!
Anyone recommend a recording of this or are there any to be had? Any recommendations are gratefully received thanks
La Straniera with Caballe is available on Ebay(used)..$12-$15..
Quién es el.tenor? No lo reconozco. Formidable performance de Caballé
Amadeo Zambon
Formidable?? 😂
@@Romper566 Si, formidable. Prefiero a la Callas pero eso no me impide reconocer performances memorables de otras cantantes. Por qué la preferencia debe ser exclusión o negación de los valores de otros, o considerar malo todo lo que no está en línea con la preferencia nuestra? Eso es fanatismo o infantilismo caprichoso como.cuando los niños dicen "esto es feo, quiero tal cosa" y jamás probaron lo que se les ofreció.
@@ramonmontedeoca2879 ... Con su mayor respeto, pero, lo mismo que usted me critica es lo mismo que usted esta haciendo. Primero, que el video no tiene nada que ver con Callas, si no, simplemente, Caballe. Usted respondio "formidable", Y yo lo cuestione. Mi humilde opinion, el tipo de canto que Caballe demostro en el video escogido, muy pocos pueden demostrar. A mi tambien me encanta Callas, pero, considero, que ni la misma Callas poseida esa habilidad de perfeccion como demostro Caballe en este video. Si miraste el video con la mentalidad de comparar Caballe con su favorito cantante, para mi es un " fanatismo o infantilismo caprichoso como.cuando los niños dicen "esto es feo, quiero tal cosa" y jamás probaron lo que se les ofreció". Callas era una cantante distinta y difrente de, Caballe. Comparando las dos es una falta sobre, el Arte Lirico.
It 's really heavenly her singing!!but from what year is the recording
1969
Thank you Lohengrin O
Eva Turandot
it is Theo.. used to know an amazing Eva from Austria... she loved Opera and had sent me some cds with Leonie Rysanek :D
I am also from Austria and love Opera very much, but I am an other Eva
who's the tenor, her husband Marti?
For a few seconds I thought she was Sutherland. But then I could understand what she was singing, so never mind....
Sutherland could never sing piano
no no，these two truly don't have much similarities。sutherland‘s timbre like a spring but caballe’s like a pool filled by old wine。
and one is coloratura sopran，other one is spinto，their voices’s texture，thickness，their repertoires， quite different。
biiiitch! lol
I understand every word Sutherland sings, and she's a superior singer. And Caballé is superb, don't get me wrong, but not on the same level.
anyone know when, where? who's the tenor?
What year was this?
Who is the tenor?
I think Amadeo Zambon - Bacon
Is that Prevedi ?
The tenor is Amedeo Zambon.
Alaide : Montserrat Caballé
Il Conte Arturo di Ravenstel : Amedeo Zambon
Isoletta di Montolino : Biancamaria Casoni
Il Barone di Valdeburgo : Vincente Sardinero
Il Priore degli Spedalieri : Alan Ord
Maestro Concertatore e Direttore : Anton Guadagno
New York, Carnegie Hall, 26 mars 1969.
@@danilomass7959 Do you know of this recording, which opera is it, composer?
@@milazdero7479 La Straniera by Vincenzo Bellini, 1829
Danilo Mass Zambon is a bit of a ham! 😂
@@TD05SSLegacy You notice it especially because of the contrast with the angelicata voice of Caballe
Who is this awful tenor?
Amadeo Bacon
Lohengrin O OH Lord Help us STAT!! TY FOR POSTING CABALLE LOHENGRIN Arnold Bourbon Amaral
@@LohengrinO I guess You referred to Amedeo Zambon. Sorry, William Stadel, but Zambon was a marvellous voice of tenor eroico, like Del Monaco. These foreigners do not understand anything about italian tenor voices!