Call me the craziest Callas queen in the world, but nothing, short of Michelangelo's two sculptures of "Le Captif" at the Louvre, has inspired me like the Art of Maria Callas. She was "La Grande Grotesque" - vociacccia can't begin to describe her grandeur - like a swirling wind through the heart of Bernini to create "L'extase de St. Thérèse"-her art was a disciplined madness that grew to an immense mythological proportion. As Gobbi once said, "They'll be listening to you 100 years from now!"

Those ascending trills in the "Coppia Iniqua" are so mesmerizing and annihilating that no one can deny the genius of Maria Callas to bring out the glory of Donizetti and bel canto opera!!

No other soprano should have attempted to sing this opera after Maria Callas did it. She created a definite version that is insuperable. When you hear Joan Sutherland singing "Coppia Iniqua", it sounds like she is going to get a flower or a kiss. Maria makes you feel the horror of the impending death, yet you can hear bravery and resignation, all in the final note. It is amazing....

Meravigliosa. In certi momenti quello che sento dentro è qualcosa di indescrivibile. Mi sconvolge da essere tutta un fremito. Solo LEI mi da tanto! Maria Callas!

EXQUISITE , SUBLIME , DIVINE , TRANSCENDENT , HEAVENLY, ,,,, LA DIVINA ,, MARIA CALLAS ,xxxx,,,AND A BEAUTIFULLY GLORIOUS ENSEMBLE xxxxxx

My God, what a performance. She had everything!

Fa venire i brividi, sono bravissime, la Callas è unica come sempre nessuna come lei .... è l'Einstein della lirica.

BJR sound: thousand times better than CDs ! Particularly for voices.

Incredibile Callas, la più grande... Una meraviglia in quest’opera, inarrivabile.

Wow.. that is some singing you picked.. and frankly I could not help notice how committed Callas is to this role.. how she was really singing into her voice, giving her all when it was necessary.. unbelievable sound too Her voice very very steady. and ringing.

This recording here is from a vinyl record on the BJR label - their masterings of the Callas live catalogue are the best! I purchased my copy from a private seller i found on the net. The EMI version, which is probably the most commonly heard, is terrible, especially compared to this! Also, I have this performance from another source, in wonderful stereo sound - see my uploads :)

Splendida selezione...la magia della Callas insuperabile!! Cast eccezionale!!

you just made me cry ... i just feel in love with CALLAS allover again thank you

They should have changed Scala's name to La Callas after this!

No sé si existe una voz que la iguale... es maravillosa, qué mujer imprescindible!!!

adding yet another comment to her Coppia iniqua is always little compared to the value of what she have left in music, but it is a must. The colors she imprints on the words of the libretto make them poetic masterpieces, each sentence expresses a different feeling ranging from strong anger, to tenderness towards friends, to the infinite torment of leaving this world forever. And she does so always with the right sounds, musically correct, soft and full. She really sings as if she were making a final concert of all the instruments, and goes far beyond even the very music of Donizetti. She is immense.

Divine, she was just ... a miracle. I love you CallasFan!

Complètement dément, délirant. Dans quel état les spectateurs devaient sortir de ces soirées?!

Grazie infinite a Callasfan, è un punto fermo nella mia vita. I tuoi video, con l'immensa Maria mi danno la voglia di continuare a vivere ❤️❤️❤️

Magnificent. Vocally and theatrically thoroughly prepared and delivered.

Thank you very much¡¡¡ Since I heard for the first time this Anna Bolena I thought: I wish I could listen to this opera in a better sound. and now, I find your video¡¡¡ my dreams came true. thank you¡¡¡ I love a lot Maria Callas and specially in Anna Bolena as everybody say she is in her best best moment. well, maybe her best year was 53 or 54. but the beauty of her voice was in those years, 57-58 and 59. and even years later, as her recordings of those last years are much more interesting in my opinion. so, thanks again for this great job¡¡¡ :-)

Como madame Callas ainda nao existe.

I think the best that we could here this past century on records! Her voice is in top form too. She attacks the material like a demon too. Just amazing.

bellissimo lavoro,grazie il suono ricco e in tono.

WHAT VOICE IS THIS THAT EXCEEDS ANY ORCHESTRA, ANYTHING EVEN MOST POWERFUL OF SINGERS !! l never ever dreamed to be possible! thank you!!

Excerpts of Callas in Anna Bolena are definitely on the list for our channel! We cannot wait! 🔥🎼🎭

ThankU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! REALLY!!!!! I LOVE HEARD AT MY LOVELY MOTHER SING WITH ALL THE HEART, POWER AND SOUL!!!! WHEN IM SO SAD!!!!!!!! A BIG HUGE FROM EL SALVADOR. (SORRY MY FOREING ENGLISH)

Noch eine Meisterleistung von Maria Callas!

Unbelievable beauty! Many thanks

Nessuna come lei!

She was on fire!

SUBLIME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fantastica!

The sound is indeed unparalleled and I cannot thank you enough for sharing - but I agree with another commenter that the pitch is slightly sharp.

I enjoyed this very much.....

Many many thanks.

FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE ! MANY THANKS @CallasFan ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥♥

Bravo Maria Callas !!!

grateful thanks for the improved sound!!!!...... bought the complete live recording in Amsterdam in the early 80s the sound quality was so disappointing but when one loves an artist as I love Callas any recording is precious......many thanks..

probablemente, el summum, si hubiese que elegir uno solo, que conjuga interpretación, dramatismo y, pese a ser ya 1957, caudal vocal, sea ese final del Giudicci ad Anna! Sin palabras y sin aliento!

mad. thanks, CallasFan!!!

Listening to this, her imperious command of the entire bel canto "sistematica", and the brilliant work of Gavazzeni, makes all the subsequent productions, including Gencer, Sutherland and Netrebko, seem like cheap, poorly conceived imitations of the Mona Lisa.

Magnifica

After this...what to say??

Wow. Thanks for the hard work. I think the view count will go up significantly once Callas fans realize what you have done. :-)

Thank you very very much! BJR is the best! I don't want to be picky, but It's just slight above pitch, slightly sharp

Pauvres cantatrices actuelles qui s'attaquent à ces rôles, ça doit être très dur d'entendre cette splendeur vocale, et de se dire jamais je n'arriverai ne serai-ce qu'à émettre une note comme elle. N'est-ce pas madame Netrebko?

Why I think this recording is a bit half a pitch higher after remastered. The high D is a bit too high.

Is this the same recording as the generally available one from La Scala? The sound on this is so much better. Wherever did you find it?

Some idiotic self-appointed specialist in New York (works within the Met) and giving voice lessons to totally untalented singers had the guts to say during one of his lessons that Callas was not a good vocalist (horribile dictu). He for sure never listened this.... 40 years after her death they still hate her and her achievments....

COMPLETAMENTE DE ACUERDO CON EL COMENTARIO DE "INFRANTASI",ELLA REALIZÓ EN ESTA INTERPRETACIÓN ,ALGO QUE SUPERA ESTA OBRA OPERÍSTICA Y LA HERMANA CON LAS OTRA GRANDES FORMAS CON QUE EL ARTE SE EXPRESA."SU ARTE ERA UNA LOCURA DISCIPLINADA QUE CRECIÓ HASTA CONVERTIRSE EN UNA INMENSA PROPORCIÓN MITOLÓGICA ".¡ BRILLANTE DESCRIPCIÓN DEL ARTE DE CALLAS!.Y PENSAR QUE LA MAYORÍA DEL MUNDO CORRE EN POS DE INCREÍBLES MEDIOCRIDADES A QUIENES CALIFICAN DE " ARTISTAS".¡O TÉMPORA,O MORES !

Quel sont t les autres chanteurs +le chef svp!!!!

Es una impresion o parece que esta mas alta que la grabacion original, que esta es la original pero si se compara con otros videos de youtube suena mas alto

I still think Mariah Carey is better.....I'm kidding. Callas is irreplaceable. It's the life she breathed into the music. Diva.

Al escuchar, se me enchina el cuerpo.

TY CALLASFAN 👱🇷🇺🇬🇧🇮🇹🇪🇸🇫🇷🇺🇸🇨🇳🇩🇪🇯🇵🌏🏃☝ Arnold Bourbon Amaral

Would it be possible to buy a copy or your source? Thanks so much!!

il riversamento non mi sembra con il tempo giusto Troppo rapido!!!, la Callas ha una voce da bambina!

There is of course 'out there' a transcription of this Bolena that is the equal of the Lisbon Traviata - i.e. as clean as a whistle/almost stereo like in quality - that is infinitely superior to the BJR tape and thus from a different source. I have no idea how to put it 'on-line', with pictures attached, but if you would give me an email address, I would happily send you the two CD's for you to do with, how you will. I can assure you in advance, that Callas' 'presence' will ASTONISH you.

Coppia iniqua beginning sounds like Macbeth. I thought I was going to hear Vienna Tafretta

Sapevo di questa opera é stupenda, ti prende e si vede che è stata una vittima del potere politico del re enrico 8, da notare la loro figlia elisabetta è stata una grande regina ha regnato per 45anni.

4:53 giudici ad anna 7:26

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