Callas never stops to amaze me. This singing is godly.

Tears flow for her Anna at the flute obbligato “chi si duole?”. God in Heaven sang through her!

Une scène extrêmement difficile ,de soprano dramatique coloratura , admirablement interprétée ,avec une grande sobriété et fidélité ,une grande intensité dramatique et une grande élégance .

Her singing is beyond describe. It was magical. She sing the music piece so meticulous, but not excessive. She presented the maximum potential opera music can be to the audiences. THANK GOD recording technology is invented. I wish her and her great peer singers' recording can heritage down the history.

Everybody loves to compare and say who is best - I love Callas for her raw emotional open sounds(there are just different overtones with her)....I love Sutherland for her power and technique.....and I love Sills for just about everything! But could Price be my favorite???? and I adore Anna Moffo! certain people for certain roles.It's so great that we have these old recordings....thank you KZfaq!

Marx, così giovane e tanto sensibile,il mondo dei ragazzi sarebbe un mondo buono e leale se in tanti apprezzassero il dono dell'unica musica che rende i nostri giorni un tesoro da scoprire con dolcezza.grazie.

Wow !!! She was at her best here ! Darkness, coloratura with high notes !!!

That‘s how a voice must sound. Who said that Callas had 3 different voice colours? Maybe in other roles or performances but not here!! Her voice is supported by a deep breath and a continuous air pressure along the whole vocal range. That‘s why it‘s powerful and flexible at the same time. The chest participation is, on the contrary some people think, the only way to sing well, to achieve all what your voice is able to give: nice and warm colour, vocal extension, free emission… in summary, a true human voice, not what we are used to hearing in the last times

Maravillosa como siempre la Callas. Divina😍

Drammaticità e coloratura, fraseggio perfetto e voce potente. Meravigliosa Maria Callas

So much technique that you can hear here. Damn. She was good. Accessing all the voice, colouring like crazy and carrying like a bell. Tour de force singing.

Marx 7811, Thank you for all your hard work my friend.The Nabucco duet was truly stellar.Only Our Montse came close to CALLAS artistry & please disregard those ODIOUS comments.Some people will never understand/ appreciate Our MAYA @ any age 👑💙. Take care. Sincerely Arnold Bourbon Amaral

fraseggio impeccabile

Gracias por compartir este registro, extraordinario , increïble, la Callas, como siempre al servicio del arte. Y, al que no le guste, pues que no lo escuche. Saludos

"...che il sangue versato sarà." Indimenticabile. Bravissima.

La migliore Anna Bolena di sempre.

Fabulosa María Callas

MARAVILLOSO RECORDARLA

Saving this for when I can take the time to weep

Anna Piangete voi? donde tal pianto? … È questo Giorno di nozze. Il Re mi aspetta … è acceso, Infiorato l'altar. - Datemi tosto Il mio candido ammanto; il crin m'ornate Del mio serto di rose … Che Percy non lo sappia - il Re l'impose. CORO Oh! memoria funesta! ANNA Oh! chi si duole? Chi parlò di Percy? … Ch'io non lo vegga; Ch'io m'asconda a' suoi sguardi. - È vano - Ei viene … Ei m'accusa … ei mi sgrida. Oh! mi perdona … Infelice son io. Toglimi a questa Miseria estrema … Tu sorridi? … oh gioia! … Non fia, non fia che qui deserta io moia! Al dolce guidami Castel natìo, Ai verdi platani, Al queto rio Che i nostri mormora Sospiri ancor. Colà, dimentico De' corsi affanni. Un giorno rendimi De' miei prim' anni. Un giorno solo Del nostro amor.

..Ok thats all rehearsal for today, Im going to sing Sonambula, bye bye... WTF??? Genious...

I believe only the rehearsal was recorded. The concert itself wasn't recorded in any way. Hence the occasional moments where she's not singing out.

Un autre monde...

You should type in the title that it is rehearsal. Maria sings in half of her voice's power

CON EL MAYOR RESPETO POR TODAS LA INSIGNES SOPRANOS QUE INTERPRETARON ESTE ROL, PARA MI LEAL SABER, DECIR "ANNA BOLENA ES SINÓNIMO DE MARÍA CALLAS" Armando Cerutti

Maria Vive!

Cette répétition vaut une représentation en ce qui concerne Callas

La divina

Dallas et Rescigno inspiraient la Callas

What can I say about Callas? On this recording she was at its best and she was in many terms the best of the recording era of the 20th century, no doubt. Before that, we dont know. She was the best at this role, but no one is mentioning Caballé, and although Sutherland and others were great, for me, only surpassed by Callas in these role... Caballé was the best or the second best. But this is only my humble opinion, from a guy from Spain. Bravissima Callas.

Anna Bolena Norma Medea Lady Macbeth... In questi ruoli resterà per sempre insuperabile....

Elle ne s économise pas, elle donne tout, peut être mieux que sur la scène du théâtre, en tout cas aussi bien

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Pleinement d'accord avec ASerranobaritone et Marx. Quant à la versatilité de Callas relevée par tant de critiques "bien intentionnées" (!!!) il s'agit moins d'un défaut que du reflet, sur tous les plans humains, de la richesse de sa personnalité - donc, dans son cas, d'abord musicale et vocale. Par ailleurs, les chanteurs lyriques, travailleurs infatigables, ne sont pas des dieux. Parce qu'ils sont humains, ils peuvent être très "journaliers". À l'inverse, parce qu'ils sont humains, et précisément dans le précieux enregistrement présent à tout jamais, et en raison de toute l'antériorité de leur Art, ils atteignent des sommets insurpassables que nous nommons "divins". Merci d'avoir gardé l'enregistrement de cette répétition (en réalité tout un monde) et de nous l'offrir en partage.

5:00 al dolce guidami

Spellbinding

Quién logra su voz metálica..

I believe this is 1958, not 57.

Just a rehearsal? Nobody, not even Montserrat sang this better. And mind you, this is a sloppy 1957 recording during rehearsal. Not a well rehearsed and soundtechnically well prepared1981 concert recording like Montserrat. Who was divine as well

Io non trovo affatto impeccabile la Callas in questa interpretazione. Ed ho soprattutto molte riserve sulla direzione di Gavazzeni, che mise in scena un’opera mutila persino dell’overture. Ma, signori, dobbiamo solo inchinarci difronte al coraggio ed alla professionalità di un soprano che ebbe il coraggio d’interpretare un’opera mai messa in scena negli ultimi 80 anni e soprattutto mai registrata. Prima di criticare, bisognerebbe informarsi.

O.k., CallaS WAS GREAT, sometimes, in her older days, I preferred Joan Sutherland. Nowedays - nobody - nobody - would get the chance - the chance - to become more known than Callas - even if she would sing a lot "better" than Callas. Opera is dieing.

What a mess. Is this a rehearsal? Hard to believe such a tired, old sound could come from a 34 year old. But there we are.