Montserrat Caballe singing Turandot finale from Ultra Forte to Pianissimo (Paris, 1981)

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Жыл бұрын

The Great Montserrat Caballe singing at 47 a Great Turandot with Giuseppe Giacomini as Calaf in Paris Opera in 1981! Here in finale she goes from Ultra Forte High Notes to pianissimo!! Her High Notes are Clean and Laser Beam quality!
Notice the transition from full Voice pianissimo at 1:09 and her Clean High Notes at 1:50 and at 2:06 and 4:20!! Hope to enjoy!!!

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@qsilverboy01 Жыл бұрын

Amazing control of voice without any sign of strains!

@corneliuswhite5139 Жыл бұрын

Montsy effortlessly poured out glass-cutting forte with total command, then caressed phrases with unparalleled pianissimi. I just love her!

@astoriacub Жыл бұрын

It's her pianissimo that impresses me. The pitch is perfect, it just floats there and just spins. And her tone is warm, resonant and focused, all the overtones she's generating gives the sound a ring. Her technique is flawless, it's a masterclass in bel canto singing. The only other person who could match her was Pavarotti in his prime.

@stagedoorJohnny99 6 ай бұрын

I don’t read music but I totally get it! Whoa what a voice!

@philipkoch6811 Жыл бұрын

I heard Caballe sing Turandot live in San Francisco in the late 70's. She was Perfect.

@mugrad25 8 ай бұрын

How big would u say her voice was

@crazyorganist1609 7 ай бұрын

@@mugrad25not big enough for turandot. She was a lighter soprano

@mugrad25 7 ай бұрын

@@crazyorganist1609 thanks...was curious of how her voice carried in the house

@richiejohnson 3 ай бұрын

I saw a production with Eva Marton in Boston about the same time. You may have been able to hear her in San Francisco!

@zauberfee2492 2 ай бұрын

@@crazyorganist1609 Doch ds finde ich

@philipc67 Жыл бұрын

A stupendous Turandot she sings here. This, and her 1974 Orange Norma, are her two greatest filmed live performances. Brava La Superba!

@dormaus Жыл бұрын

If anyone in the future wanted understand what Montserrat Caballe was all about and why she was one of the very greats of the 20th century, all that would have to do is listen to the complete recordings of this Turandot and the 1974 Norma from Arles. Words would not be necessary!

@vocalisse Жыл бұрын

Not Arles, but théâtre antique d'Orange

@dormaus Жыл бұрын

@@vocalisse Yes, of course, you are quite right, my mistake!

@Paddy818 Жыл бұрын

So true! She could truly sing anything written for the soprano voice. Legendary!

@dormaus Жыл бұрын

@@garynilsson416 No, you are not alone!!!!

@astoriacub Жыл бұрын

Her breath control and placement was perfection. She made it sound easy.

@andremxa3163 11 ай бұрын

When she died, I was taken aback that the Queen attended her funeral. Now I can see. She was royalty herself.

@maestroclassico5801 5 ай бұрын

Wait.....the Queen of Spain or Queen Elizabeth????

@isaacsamuel9520 Ай бұрын

The queen of spain

@viettenor Жыл бұрын

Her pianissimos are incredible - just floats in the stratosphere!

@winnie4992 Жыл бұрын

I’m sure her voice could cut and polish diamonds. Wonderful. RIP MC

@englishincontext4025 Жыл бұрын

None shall sleep when Caballe's on stage. A force of nature.

@christopherrobinwattsthoma6318 Жыл бұрын

Fortunately I was there that evening and live it was just magic!

@javieralejandrogutierrezfa8882 Жыл бұрын

O...M...G .....you are so lucky ...Congratulations

@emitch9213 Жыл бұрын

What a thrilling night you experienced. Caballe! What can one even say but wow. And at Paris Opera. Wonderful!

@halewich Жыл бұрын

I'm not an opera guy but this was really good. I'm glad I listened to the whole thing because I recognized the melody from Nessun Dorma starting at 4:48. I looked it up and what do you know, Nessun Dorma is from Turandot. I became a tiny bit more of an opera guy today.

@Antonio-qm3bi Жыл бұрын

Please, go to check "In questa reggia" (from this Performance). You won't regret

@philipanderson4673 8 ай бұрын

good for you!...

@RBP1963 Жыл бұрын

Caballé at over 20 years of fulgurant career deserves a high voltage Principessa ! Among Giuseppe Giacomini one of the best tenore , humble and great as fews !!!!

@VenusEvan_1885 Жыл бұрын

God she is extraterrestrial, fallen to us from another planet, her voice is unreal.

@judyjones2475 Жыл бұрын

WOW Montserrat was just fabulous ,this is absolutely awesome the best ever 👏 😀 💖

@felixlizarraga1033 Жыл бұрын

My favorite Turandot, my favorite Calaf.

@Antonio-qm3bi Жыл бұрын

I am absolutely obsessed with Caballe's beauty and elegance especially as Turandot, raising her arms on those high notes (2:06), just as she does when saying "mai nessun m'avrà" in the climax of In questa Reggia.

@markoorvo62 10 ай бұрын

They both are just phenomenal, Montserrat and Giuseppe

@emitch9213 Жыл бұрын

Never again of the likes to MONTSERRAT CABALLE, the last of the great DIVAS in the 20th Century...🌹💞

@richiejohnson 3 ай бұрын

Renee Fleming

@claudiocavaliere856 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely breathtaking! She will be forever in our hearts!

@victorli5638 Жыл бұрын

1:06 was not humanly What I sensed by my ears was a divine and flawless textbook illusion of ff -> pp at VERY HIGH range. Caballe doesn’t need a high E to earn her everlasting esteem among her peers, she never needed it.

@mugrad25 Жыл бұрын

Facts

@Antonio-qm3bi Жыл бұрын

And don't forget that she does that while walking, so it was effortless for her

@Bailey2006a Жыл бұрын

The pianissimos… perfection!

@leonieallan9804 Жыл бұрын

Amazing ! Turandot has the most spectacular finish, it’s like a fitting farewell to Puccini, fortunately his friends could finish the last little bit for him as he left behind details of what he wanted, Caballe absolutely nails this, Nessun Dorma has to be the most famous aria of all time and when Pavarotti does it, OMG !

@philippeclement8140 Жыл бұрын

Ces Turandot de Paris- et juste après à Avignon- comptent parmi mes plus grands souvenirs d'opéra. Certes il manquait quelques consonnes, et certains biais pouvaient paraître contestables. Mais le rôle était arraché à des grands voix impressionnantes mais trop marmoréennes: la puissance de Caballé, bien réelle, mais aussi le moelleux, la féminité du timbre, rendaient à Turandot son humanité blessée, une fragilité, une humanité. Je puis vous assurer qu'après cette incroyable note finale, le public du Palais Garnier EXPLOSAIT d'allégresse et d'admiration.

@sergiosanchezsanchez8712 Жыл бұрын

Montserrat Caballé, sin duda, una de las grandes Turandot.👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻👌🏻❤️👍🏻

@danielintheantipodes6741 Жыл бұрын

The good old days, where were frequently not so good, had aspects to them which really were that good, or better. We are unlikely to ever hear anything like this again.

@astridgunkel2230 Жыл бұрын

I love Turandot with Montserrat Caball'e......so amazing pianissimo 💞💞💞💞

@robertbaker3100 27 күн бұрын

I've watched this clip so many times and it is really one of the great performances of the 20th century. I would not have believed that Caballe's attack would be so consistently strong, without a beat or stridency, and the way she sculpts the phrases illuminate the music of the role like no other singer has done. And I've heard all the great recorded Turandots in on recordings or live. Giacomini is an ideal forthright partner. How the singers and chorus negotiated those stairs is extraordinary!

@mugrad25 Жыл бұрын

I didnt know she could sing like this

@yldefonsomunoz-sola2711 Жыл бұрын

How wonderful the way she expresses her dismay and alarm when she sings her second "So il tuo nome" at 1:06. She is almost sorry she had found out and has to be the source of his death. Incredible interpretation. And consistent with an already vanquished Turandot.

@Tenortalker Жыл бұрын

We will not see or hear the like of Caballe and Giacomini again. Their training and approach as singers was radically different to that of today's singers , even if there are now some fine , interesting artistes who shine for a while. Here in this clip we have vocal mastery , greatness.

@davidwelch8288 Жыл бұрын

Caballe said that when she went to school for voice, the professor had been an Olympic swimmer, and the entire first year of that class was nothing but breathing training.. she said so many students were dropping the class.. but she stuck with it.. 😁

@emitch9213 Жыл бұрын

Yes, the master voice teachers are few. The Italian technique is slight to be available to singers, today. These contracted singers do not have their full command of voice. There is not the stable technique developed. The Golden Age was a gift of time.

@robert111k 9 ай бұрын

@@emitch9213, Italian technique? Caballé is pure García's. Bel canto. The voice has to be always linked to the physical and psycological needs of the character.

@rekeuischarles2577 Жыл бұрын

La Superba! One of her best. When she was on she really was on fire. My favorite soprano ever. Brava...

@maxcornise7204 Жыл бұрын

I treasure as well the memory of her incredible recitals at Carnegie Hall in the 70s and 80s-unforgettable. At one she sang In Questa Reggia as an encore followed by the Casta Diva!

@matOpera Жыл бұрын

Spectacular

@richiejohnson Жыл бұрын

There is no other finale in opera more orgasmically fulfilling than this. Leaves me breathless every time. Nobody creates the same sort of epiphany out of a simple 12 notes.

@massimocassano2545 3 ай бұрын

Anche l' epilogo/ finale del Mefistofele di Boito

@miguelsalinas4143 Жыл бұрын

Que maravilla!!!!

@Jjjjjjjm Жыл бұрын

I saw 3 of these performances, wonderful.

@liguten Жыл бұрын

Caballé une Turandot d'exception !!

@user-hi1nf5hn6n Жыл бұрын

Монтсеррат Кабалье гений вокала!

@albertomejiasbarcelona1189 Жыл бұрын

Super turandot with monserrat caballe one of the best

@10.6.12. Жыл бұрын

A mythical being in our midst so transcendent it is at times hard to fathom ...

@michelgaubert8887 Жыл бұрын

Extraordinaire Turandot avec l'inoubliable Caballe ,alors au faite de ses moyens vocaux.Elle fut et demeure une voix qui m'a bouleversé pour toute ma vie...

@bonkerss2073 9 ай бұрын

Why can’t the Paris Opera remaster and HD the f out of it and sell it? I bet it would make a lot of money for the house and it will make us Caballe fans super happy!

@1614antuanna Жыл бұрын

Фантастично!!!!Брависсимо!!!!

@379ania Жыл бұрын

Wow, what a voice and she was so sweet I wish to hear her voice in real. With love to a music 🎶 big opera fan

@tonio7367 Жыл бұрын

la Superba DIVA!

@marcosv01feitosa Жыл бұрын

Extraordinário!!! Grande área da ópera turandot( nessum dorma) impressionante🇧🇷👏👏👏👏👏😍😍😍😍

@mypocketcalculator 5 сағат бұрын

This passage is just stellar. At the later side of their career, other voices for sure much better suited for the role. But wow what a performance, in her own way. One of the true greats.

@richardgornalle4536 Жыл бұрын

Superb.

@ludovicusschmitz3574 Жыл бұрын

Both were great !

@wuaaron808 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

@joanacastro3182 Жыл бұрын

MAGNIFIQUE!

@marianieto855 Жыл бұрын

This video is a treasure ❤❤

@mariateresapitarque1703 Жыл бұрын

Siempre impresionante👏👏👏👏👏👏!!!!!!!!!

@katimwong2623 Жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@marcopimentel615 Жыл бұрын

Extraordinary 🎉. Wonderful talent 😮

@alessandromoroni5885 Жыл бұрын

Bravissima una voce stupenda pianissimi da brividi, ma non capisco una parola di quel che canta.

@maestroclassico5801 5 ай бұрын

One of maybe 3 ever who NAILED Turandot AND Liu!

@rickloduca394 Жыл бұрын

Wow, I never knew the Ms Caballe sang Turandot! Is there a full opera video available? And I see Leona Mitchell was Liu, what a cast! Bravi!

@OperaMyWorld Жыл бұрын

It’s complete here in KZfaq

@rickloduca394 Жыл бұрын

@@OperaMyWorld Thanks! I guess I coulda looked before I asked…😉

@ZenGrammy Жыл бұрын

Thank you. 🙏🙏🙏

@phil2u48 Жыл бұрын

A stupendous Turandot, yes…but let’s not forget that Giacomini was equally powerful as Calaf. I can’t imagine a duo that was their equal.

@harryockhuysen2160 Жыл бұрын

Evere listened to Nilsson and Corelli ? Btw not saying this isn’t wonderful!

@phil2u48 Жыл бұрын

@@harryockhuysen2160 Oh yes..! I owned an LP recording at one time and I believe Caballé sang Liu. I sold all my LP’s a number of years ago.

@vivianbelissima Жыл бұрын

Brava Caballe

@aetion Жыл бұрын

Όντως είναι καταπληκτική κι αυτό το ξέρουμε όλοι. Αλλά δυστυχώς, ο Giacomini, ο τελευταίος από τούς μεγάλους δραματικούς τενόρους, παραμένει σχεδόν άγνωστος στους πολλούς, παρά το ότι είχε μία λαμπρή καριέρα και πολλές εγγραφές, στούντιο και ζωντανές, όπως εδώ. Δεν μπορώ να το καταλάβω. Να είσαι καλά, φίλε μου.

@sw5114 Жыл бұрын

You do know why. Pavarotti, Carreras, and esp. Domingo. They controlled the scene, record companies and public awarenesses. The 3 tenors and all that jazz. Giacomini could blast any one of them into orbit..

@stone301 Жыл бұрын

Because he chokes the notes too much

@emitch9213 Жыл бұрын

Well, because the Golden Age of Opera had endless tenors that houses were contracted full into 6 years away from a signature. Look at who all the tenors were: the heavens gave us a time of Opera that will never happen again.

@Olgaalwina Жыл бұрын

Ein einmaliges Sängerfest !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@williamdonahue6617 5 ай бұрын

Imagine doing all that for 3 hours at a stretch with a huge headdress, gobs of makeup and 20+ lbs. of costume, under baking lights.

@bethfiori4708 3 ай бұрын

Good point. Yes, we often forget the physical demands of such performances.

@philipc67 3 ай бұрын

The role of Turandot is about 45min in a two-hour opera. So it doesn’t call for endless vocal expenditure. Norma and Isolde are much longer.

@luisnorbertogomez7058 8 ай бұрын

Maravillosa Caballé,magnífico Giacomini

@jedlinnen6528 Ай бұрын

Wow

@AnaLuiza-rl9ee 8 ай бұрын

Excelente...❤ Deus a tenha...

@jorgeodelar974 Жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@jondavwal13 5 ай бұрын

What is it that is lost today? Sopranos today have this weird way of singing vibrato that renders their notes virtually pitches. Sutherland, Caballe, Price, Callas (except extremely high), etc. all managed to keep the core sound of their voice through the top and as someone else said "like laser beams". Today isn't really a problem of a spread vibrato. It literally sounds like there is no pitch, just a high pitched sound (Angela Meade is a supreme example of this horror). In any event, Caballe sounds amazing in this video.

@Diosquepenademundo Жыл бұрын

@robert111k 8 ай бұрын

Menos mal que está grabado. Si no, nos seguirían tratando de vender bobadas sobre lo mala que fue la Turandot de Caballé. De acuerdo que, si quieres un sargento de carabineros y no una princesa china, a lo mejor se adapta más, no sé, Dimitrova al papel (a la que admiro profundamente, no se me entienda mal), pero la creación que hace Caballé en esta ópera es digna de pasar a la historia como la mejor, sin ninguna duda. Y no hay más que ver y oír, no hace falta que ningún cursi fanatizado nos explique cómo lo blanco se convierte en negro, que el cielo es verde en realidad y que el mar, a pesar de su aspecto, en el fondo es amarillo. Los que tenemos ojos y oídos vemos y oímos. Lo demás, puñetero chamullo.

@Dr.Pepper001 Жыл бұрын

If only this were in more high resolution.

@jean-claudecalise7470 Жыл бұрын

Imperial !

@laprimmadonna2341 8 ай бұрын

OperaMyWorld podrías subir el perfomance completo...a mi me sabe a poco, por favor...gracias

@robert111k 8 ай бұрын

¿Qué es el performance?

@laprimmadonna2341 8 ай бұрын

@@robert111k la ópera completa

@zayvier69 Жыл бұрын

Was this in an inside theatre or outside theatre?

@OperaMyWorld Жыл бұрын

Paris Opera (inside)

@derekdzinich8690 Жыл бұрын

2:06

@Sebastian740 Жыл бұрын

Who was the Tenor??

@OperaMyWorld Жыл бұрын

Read the description please! Giuseppe Giacomini!

@user-ov3ze7pd9z 6 ай бұрын

Questa è l'OPERA

@user-fi1do4lm1r Жыл бұрын

小梅太夫感ある

@plutao_pt 6 ай бұрын

Mr. Mercury was right

@matthewtravisano1097 Жыл бұрын

This was a bit later in her performing career when the voice had lost some of its luster but…her appearances as Turandot in San Francisco and Paris in the late 1970s were magnificent.

@fierywomanpacnw7004 Жыл бұрын

I heard the San Francisco one -- Pavarotti was the Calaf and (then) Prince Charles was in the audience.

@emitch9213 Жыл бұрын

Yes, Caballe was coming into another area of vocal age. Her 60s and early 70s were her time of WOW. But when she was in voice, how she could knock a performance out of this world.