Maria Callas and Giuseppe di Stefano create mass Hysteria (end D6)
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
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-From Manoli S.
What a pair they were, and when they with Gobbi they were an iconic trio. I love this scene, Callas brings it to life. You feel Lucia going batshit as the scene progresses and she realizes further and further how she's been betrayed. Callas puts the hurt, the nightmare in her voice. And the last note, usually an emotionless and tasteless showy thing for any other singer, is a cry of pain and despair as Lucia's sanity slips away, the last we see of her before the mad scene. God bless Maria, the greatest interpreter of bel canto to ever be recorded. Yia Sou Maria
-From Shahrdad:
Robert Sutherland, who was Callas's accompanist in her ill-advised final tour, wrote in his book about her that in her latter years, Callas liked to listen to pirated recordings of her own performances with her friends. Once he listened with her to this Lucia, and he said, "That's some wonderful singing." She said, "Wonderful? It's bloody miraculous! And to think I was so unhappy with myself after this performance that I wept."
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What a pair they were, and when they with Gobbi they were an iconic trio. I love this scene, Callas brings it to life. You feel Lucia going batshit as the scene progresses and she realizes further and further how she's been betrayed. Callas puts the hurt, the nightmare in her voice. And the last note, usually an emotionless and tasteless showy thing for any other singer, is a cry of pain and despair as Lucia's sanity slips away, the last we see of her before the mad scene. God bless Maria, the greatest interpreter of bel canto to ever be recorded. Yia Sou Maria
Manoli S. To be honest i like more the pair with Bastianini. Gobbi was fine in Tosca or for Tosca but Balo and Traviata were incredible also by the singing of Ettore.. that guy was equally amazing and i think a bit underrated. He too was amazing ❤️
Heavens NO not batshit!
In 1956 I lined up for thirteen hours to get into the standing room at the Wiener Staatsoper to hear Callas, Di Stefano, Panerai and Zaccaria in in Lucia, with Karajan conducting. In a way, it makes me feel old because it was so long ago, but then, when I remember the day and the performance, it makes me feel so young, because what these artists did was for eternity, it was timeless.
You're not too old. In fact, I feel too young, because i was born almost 20 years later and Callas passed away when I was still a child. I was also born in Austria and know the state opera house quite well. But I never had the chance to see Callas there, so I'm somewhat jealous :) But my grandma did and she told me how great it was and it's because of her I still listening to this music until today.
I'm only 19, and oh, how I envy you!
@@ronkalinovsky6898 Thank You!
I say this as a singer and as someone who wants to believe in the new generation of classical singers coming in, but we will never have this again. Excuse the turn of phrase, but this is singing with balls. Real passion.
Gli anni d'oro della grande lirica. Qui gli interpreti davano ancora tutto e riuscivano a coinvolgere completamente gli ascoltatori, si viveva davvero l'opera. Che emozioni! Sublime!
Those were big moments !!!!Di Stefano superb!!! And Maria the greatest of all!!!! I wish I was in that audience!!
Esta dupla me hace llorar. No importa cuantas veces lo escuche. "¡Ti disperda!" ¡Puedo sentir su furia!
Callas and Di Stefano brought the best out of each other and reached levels of performance that have never been equalled since and probably never will.
Everyone is full of emotion in this performance. Terrific
My God, what a tension, what amount of energy displayed there.... can't see this standards anymore.....
Maria Callas... what more is there to say about her voice alone? But when paired with Giuseppe di Stefano (as shown here with the ultimate voice for Bel canto of the 1950's,) it just turns from good to MAGICAL! Good lord his high notes were on fire and our girl, La Divina, always drowning everyone with her high and powerful notes that encompass the true drama of Lucia -- a woman who is coming to a realization that she's being betrayed and will get her justice.
The excitement just fucking builds up towards the end!! What a wonder.
Erano in piena simbiosi.....Maria Callas e Giuseppe Di Stefano....una coppia bella e altera.....forse anche un po' innamorati dei loro personaggi che vivevano sulla scena !! Due voci strabilianti lei paragonabile al canto di un usignolo !!! Lui , una voce limpida e schietta simile al suono puro di un violino bene orchestrato.!!! Grande rimpianto per questi eccelsi artisti !!!🎻🎻🎻 Elsa Asta.
Voce naturale spontanea con il calore della sua Sicilia.
La traviata e stata scritta per Di Stefano e Callas, irraggiungibili!
Questa è Lucia di Lammermoor...
Comunque in questa circostanza Di Stefano è spettacolare!!!
It was almost like Di Stefano was flirting to the max with Maria when they sang together, and it brought out a wave of feminine passion in her.
I think those two were secretly in love
jmiller05 I also think they had a bit of romance, maybe during the 70s tour?
Yes I think they were lovers in the 70's...
jmiller05 I mean, Maria had been through the Onassis thing and I don't know what Di Stefano's personal life was like. But I definitely think they had some sort of romance, all the times they sang together and then reunited in the 70s.
@@LohengrinO They were infact quite "a thing" in the 1970s. This is one of the only acts I disapprove of Maria - She went to di Stefano's wife and asked her to leave them both alone in their lust. But I cannot blame her for anything; no matter how wrong the acts were- she was so extremely lonely..
The 1954 Lucia!?! very rare and extraordinary performance!😍😍😍😍
most kindly provided by my friend George Pangeo, the Greatest Callas Collector of the Universe and of all Known and Unknown Dimensions
Lohengrin O hope he has more
Es una lástima que está gloriosa grabación se encuentre en tan mal estado. Debemos afirmar que ciertamente Lucia no era para la voz de la Divina. Lucía exige una voz clara hermosa, pero no se puede negar que la interpretación de la Callas hizo que Lucía fuera tomada seriamente como un drama y sobretodo como el primer gran papel del romanticimos italiano, yo no acepto otra Lucía que no sea la de Maria Callas, lamento que la escena de la locura no fuera grabada íntegramente ya que imaginarme antes del Spargi...sería mágico en su voz, las lucias posteriores a Callas debieron aprender la necesidad de imprimir dramatismo más que belleza. Gracias Maria, para mí está Lucia es una joya.
I really loved Netrebko too. Although the MET staging was off.
goosebumps every time!!!! have this on vinyl and CD and it's one of my favourite ensemble pieces, they were truly magic together especially live! both were truly great vocal actors I think....thank you Lohengrin, another little gem.....you make my day 😘
Breathtaking !
Sublime!
Lucia di Lammermoor, the opera that makes me love opera!!! With Callas even better!!!
Interesting, since I did read you bash her Lucia in favor of Joan's 1959 Serafin Lucia multiple times :)
@@NLidar If you disagree with my opinion, be happy disagreeing in your house. Btw, if you felt offended reading the true, I just ask you to cope with it.
MERAVIGLIOSI PER SEMPRE!!!!!!🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞
Non è Berlino ma la Scala !!
It's good to hear this finale without the usual disfiguring cut at the end. Some conductors (naming no names) have no regard for the shape of the musical paragraphs conceived by the composers. It's usually a jump from the end of the big tune to the tonic/dominant vamp and (unwritten) high note at the end.
I noticed too the end is extended when compared to the usual rendition... you think this is more musical?
Well - often at the ends of these big finales the composers tried to show their skills with some interesting harmonies and other musical devices. The bel canto composers are often sneered at for limiting their harmonies to the same I, IV. V chords as our pop music, when in fact their uncut scores could show more variety.
Lohengrin , mulțumim din suflet Callas și Di Stefano divin și Lucia , dupa aceasta distribuție nu as mai putea asculta Lucia cu alți cântăreți. De fapt aveți un.nume predestinat fiți binecuvantati
Txs a million!
La più grande coppia di cantanti lirici mai apparsa sulle scene da quando esiste la lirica.ma lo sentite il pubblico?
Last note! Bravo, Maria!
Que intérpretes , geniales que voces....
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Extremely exciting! One of the moments to die for. What would it be to hear it live... It's 1955 Berlin, isnt' it? I love them together so much also in 'I Puritani', it's like heaven.
Actually, this excerpt is not from the famous 1955 "Berlin Lucia", but from a 1954 La Scala performance with practically the same cast and also conducted by von Karajan. Despite the generally inferior recorded sound, this rather rare, little-known version is, in my opinion, even more successful and exciting than the far better known Berlin broadcast; Callas, in particular, is in fuller, more secure voice and all her high notes are truly blazing, including the E-flats in the mad scene. Arguably the very best live performance of the opera preserved in sound.
+ Jim Legnani :)*
Yes, indeed, Jim. January 18, 1954. If I could go back in time to one Callas performance, it would be this one.
I would have big confusion when it comes to choose only one because except this wonderful 1954 Lucia I would like to watch Armida and 1952 Covent Garden Norma equally...
My top 5 would be: the Dallas Medea 1957, the 1955 Scala Norma, the 1952 Armida, the 1952 Lady Macbeth, her 1954 Scala Lucia
BELLEZA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lei canta e recita, lui recita. Anche se l'arte è sempre al massimo.
I had to look up batshit. Ogni giorno imparo una nuova parola.
Rolando Panerai is also involved in this performance. Would you believe he is still with us.
Η καλύτερη ηχογραφημένη Lucia όλων των εποχών...
Όντως
Milan 1954 avec Karajan ?
Ezt látni kéne!🤗
Copia Magna !
My God, - absolutely on-fire-perfection! Stunning to hear. Thanks for this . These were the days my friend. What a rare and wonderful treat to hear, - even the audience.
Only Di Stefano can do that passionate hurt and anger in such a way to stun you. (Same with his La Traviata "Questa Donna"
no wonder people went crazy after this performance the passion between these two legends is unbelievable something seriously lacking in performances of today
it is because everybody today is so "wise" and is singing with "the Interest not the Capital of the Voice" and so much "Technique" in order to have a Job at the age of 60 and not retire until they are left with one tooth inside their mouth looking like Zombies!! (completely tasteless People... the Divine Greta had said: I wont allow you to see me now!!)
Callas and Di Stefano gave a new dimension to opera. They "make" it real.
"Singing is a conjugation of the words and the music,not just a series of long beautiful notes, this is Di Stefano." Giuseppe Di Stefano.
Callas y Pippo, la pareja inmortal del Bel Canto, gracias.
This is one of my favorites scenes in all óperas... 🎶😍
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I didn't pay attention to it up to now, but Pippo's interpretation makes it something else.
Questa è la storia della lirica!!! Eterni interpreti PIPPO e MARIA..
Che staffetta di bravura tra tutti e due. Il delirio del pubblico è più che comprensibile. Campioni di canto ❤️❤️
This magnificen exhibition of vocal richest is more than exelsius.
Why the Di Stefano's scream are beautiful... But Villazón's scream no?
the conductor is Karajan and finale is uncut....
Il finale è suggestivo, soprattutto alle parole " Maledetto sia l'istante" prima di "vi disperda", con effetto di enorme impatto emotivo fa ancor oggi saltare sulla sedia !!! ;è questo che tuttavia rende con grande efficacia la rabbiosa disperazione di Edgardo in una serata memorabile di Pippo e Maria sommersi dai calorosissimi applausi..
Sono completamente d'accordo sulle sue osservazioni qui sopra. Tuttavia, vorrei far notare un piccolo errore (forse seplicemente di battitura...): il grido accusatore di Edgardo e' "Vi disperda!", non "desperda".
Grazie....lo correggo!
Verista o no sentire Di Stefano accentare con tal foga VI DISPERDA! Fa ancor oggi saltare sulla sedia !!!
@@jimlegnani9382 ...iirilevante!
this is the best i ever heard of Di Stefano!
Imagine going this 'crazy' after watching this live today. As opposed to feeling like you were watching High School opera performances. Perhaps major companies could cut performances and use the money not spent on creating digital images of these late greats to recreate their iconic roles with remastered recordings? Then sell tickets to watch that!
OMG Di Stefano is a nuclear explosion here... 😲 He made me almost forget Callas !!!
Il pathos che riusciva a mettere Pippo nelle "parole"... rendere tutto così reale... il "disperda" fa partire un applauso che non ci stava ovviamente ma immaginate il trasporto e l'emozione di quei fortunati.. pazzesco. Fantastico.
Oh my!!! This is what it all should be about! What a moment! you can feel electricity in the theater air... They were such a marvelous opera duo that understood and provoked each other.
as was Callas with Gobbi
for sure! Tosca-Scarpia
the ultimate Iconic Tosca - Scarpia and in order to blast everybody to oblivion the ultimate Iconic Rosina - Figaro as well (Dunque io son :D )... Oceans of Talents
agree totally! Gobbi was surprisingly light and flexible as Figaro, and Maria being absolutely playful and clever as Rosina probably sparked it even more.
When and where, those performance
Lohengrin, vous never give information
Thank' very much to answer
This sung this way by Maria reminds me of her Pirata Partiamo equally fast, blasting, blazing sounds 😍 she was truly stunning! Of course the more i listen to Corelli and DelMonaco, even Filippeschi and Raimondi, Albanese ( all gorgeous singers in their own ways) the more i adore DiStefano’s true outspoken passionate singing.. i don’t know what it was but he has it all somehow. Corelli had passion and softness DelMonaco had crazy blasts and passion that cut through your skin pinning you to the walls ... then came Pippo and all just made sense even more! You didnt need the libretto and you heard everything.. ❤️🌹 may they all rest in peace
Pipo was singing in the most sincere way... he wouldn't twist the line to make it fit into this voice... he would sing it exactly as written no matter how much damage that would provoke just like Maria..
@@LohengrinO I agree for the most of the said , only Corelli definitely had power as much as Monaco if not more than him but regarding Pippo , it's just like effortless for him , it feels so right and pure . It feels like he is kissing and caressing every word he says . I have been listening to a particular version of his early singing of E Lucevan ... "the impossible bis " called on YT . When he starts singing "L'ora è fuggita, e muoio disperato!" part it just breaks me down .To witness these two at their peak , some really lucky people...
Gli anni d'oro del belcanto......non si può dimenticare che tutto sia accaduto veramente !!!!!
I could swear that it got so emotional that at 1:58 the Audience started clapping in time with the percussion as it moved into the final section!
Callas Gobbi e Distefano what could be better
Gli migliori Lucia e Edgardo di tutti i tempi!!! Bravo! ❤️
Zeffirelli just died today. Born the same year as Callas.
he did so well... may he rest in Peace
Callas, di Stephano and Gobbi may have been good but Callas, di Stephano and Rolando Panerai were in a class of their own. Fortunately for us we can hear Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stephano and Rolando Panerai in this wonderful aria. Thank you for posting.
Lord have mercy!!! Arnold Bourbon Amaral 😂😅😄☺
Turiddu molto efficace
This is fantastic.
SPAZIALE 🚀
Un infinita di cose autorizzano chi ama la lirica, che Callas è Di stefano vengono da un altro pianeta, senza offesa per gli altri!
Opera will never be the same again
One of the best live versions of Lucia with Callas, to be sure, but, for the sake of exactitude, I must point out that the very exciting and long-held high note that concludes the scene is a D-natural above high C, not an E-flat.
It's between an E-flat and D, probably due to inaccurate recording. Check on your piano (properly tuned!).
Jim Legnani great.
Extraordinara interpretare! Astazi un zero barat!
Tantissimi cantanti, di interprete solo uno l'immenso Pippo di Stefano!
Non esageri
could you find the love duet from the live Balloon they did together?....love it!!.....have it on vinyl but would love to hear it here....thank you..
Who is this fantastic conductor ?
We will never hear that kind of beauty again!
Giù il cappello signori entriamo nella leggenda dell'opera...
Maravillosos. Conmovedores.
Meravigliosi insieme
Hair-raising.!...and wonderful to hear the finale complete. Karajan restored a section that's usually cut.
Bravi da impazzire entrambi. Di Stefano è da svenire ❤️
I heard the 55 recording of this on classic fm with Hugh mcpherson. I recorded it, with commentary and put it on cd. Unfortunately I lost those discs but bought the recording. In the introduction mcpherson referred to di Stefano as 'a magical man with a magical voice and when you hear him live you'll see why audiences simply adored him' . I was not familiar with lucia, nor with di Stefano, but the effect that listening to the opera had on me continues to this day. The fact that both these stars probably abused their own voices is a shame but without that we may have been deprived of recordings like this. Forgive my Italian but the 'son tua ciffre' and the response of 'si' really epitomise for me the passion of opera and its ability to really be considered the highest form of art. The 'vi disparda' in this recording is even more passionate than in the Berlin recording. Without these two stars I may have been robbed of 30+ years of pleasure. Perfection in singing, for me, is the ability to produce emotions in the listener that are redolent of words that are often in an unfamiliar language not perfection in technique. I have seen Lucia several times live and have always left disappointed because the bar had been set way too high.
not a shame at all... they gave all to Art... do not compare these Gigantic human beings and Artists with the Cleaning Ladies who happened to have been born with a voice in their throat (endless list)
Not shameful at all! These people were making Art! People like Netrebko is to be shamed! Abusing their instruments as well as our hearing, yet creating zero Art!