Well, I am 68 years old, but I don't feel like a old man. I remember my very first Tebaldi performance at the Met, 1958 BUTTERFLY. I was 16 and in LOVE.. Little did I realize that night, that 8 years I would meet Renata and become a very close friend. Many dinners, parties and wonderful times were shared with this beautiful woman. She called me from her home in San Marco in 1998 and invited us to come to Italy for her birthday. I miss her friendship and the feel of her hand and her smile.

Renata Tebaldi has so much squillo she sounds like she's singing in HD in every recording 😍😍😍

I don’t understand why some Callas fans hate Tebaldi so much. I’m a Callas fan but Tebaldi’s singing is perfect too. Tebaldi is best spinto soprano.

She made operatic singing look so effortless. Truly a diva.

She is perfect. I also like Callas, but cannot deny Renata’s skill.

Si canta così. Ogni altro commento o comparazione sarebbe superfluo. Grazie Renata!!!

This woman is part of my family i am so proud ☺️

Immensa, che facilità di emissione. Una Dea della lirica, una leggenda. Grazie Renata per essere esistita.

Her voice control was out of this world. She changed notes like changing gears in a supercar, incredible!

Grande Renata Tebaldi! One and unique! After few listening and comparing with other singers, Renata Tebaldi sung this aria with a huge sincerety! Long live Renata Tebaldi!

La voce d’angelo,come la definì Arturo Toscanini,non posso io giudicare.Quella voce ti entra nell’anima,sprigiona un sentimento che ti immedesima in Lei.Adesso canterà in Paradiso!

Renata Tebaldi has one of the most exquisite voices for Puccini Arias...smooth as cream, polished like silver. I can't get enough of her. When my kids were small and fussing in the car, we put Renata's performance of O Mio Babbino Caro (from Pavaroti's collection of Arias) on the CD player and the kids quited down with a look of blissful wonder on their faces. Magic.

Tebaldi had the most beautiful voice ever....

Tebaldi will always be remembered as one of Italy's most gifted sopranos of her era. I don't know why she must be compared to Callas who has her own respected legend. No theatrics here. But she is musically perfect. She is performing the way she was trained (pre-television) and the way most female singers of her day always performed. in concert.

Bravissima sempre. Tanto in Puccini quanto in Verdi. l'Otello con lei è proprio la perfezione, tanto come in quest'aria bellissima.

Renata is absolutely the best!!! Brings me to tears of joy!!!

La Tebaldi è e resterà la numero uno al mondo nella storia. Purtroppo oggi non ci sono più queste grandi voci liriche.

I can't press the Like button hard enough. Her voice is exstacy.

Scoprire la Tibaldi è meraviglioso.Una delle migliore Soprano di Sempre!

Bravo Bravo 👏 잘들었습니다 덕분입니다 감사합니다 고맙습니다 👍

Absolutely beautiful I can listen to her sing all day it calms me and soothes my soul.

Hermosa voz, conmovedora interpretación. Simplemente, la Tebaldi. Gracias por compartirlo.

Beautifully done and simple. The tone is fascinating.

Gracious! She was just like standing there as if just doing it easily and all the glorious notes and voice just came from her.

i'm an old man as well :) ...but every time i listen to renata tebaldi ...i cry!

Saw her perform "La Boheme" at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta in the 1950's. Unforgettable.

This is another classic performance of this great aria. Tebaldi is clearly one of the greatest sopranos of all time, particularly in Italian opera.

The voice of an Angel, as Toscani described her! Sublime!

Sublime ♥️ i can't think of anything else to describe her beautiful voice other than soothing and rich

Tebaldi canta com tremenda facilidade, como se não fosse dificil. Sua voz realmente é impressionante, límpida, sem defeito.

Renata thank you for everything. You are a revelation.

Hasta la eternidad seré tu fiel admirador que interpretaciones mas bellas,, hasta mi hijo lleva el nombre de Renato para recordarte siempre.

I am really at a loss to understand how these two sublime artists could have ever been compared. Tebaldi had a ravishing vocal endowment and she was a wonderfully disciplined artist. No reason whatsoever to compare her and Maria Callas. Both had different attributes, sought different artistic goals, and really specialized in their own respective repertoires. Tebaldi was a modern Twentieth Century soprano whose repertoire was rooted in Puccini and the verismo composers, as well as a few Verdi roles. Ms Tebaldi’s voice is bright and girlish and dark and angry and hopeful and playful, as -I think- the voice of Choi Choi in Madame Butterfly should sound. Callas' art was rooted in a much earlier period (bel canto) and she had a three octave range which enabled her to undertake everything. Callas did perhaps not have the vocal velvet of Tebaldi. She was a different artist altogether. Bashing one against the other is stupid and shows an innate ignorance about music. Two different artistic approaches COMPLETELY. Both divas defined a period in Italian opera that we will not likely encounter again.

Renata Tebaldi was the best soprano that there ever was, amazing range and technically perfect. There will never be another Tebaldi,

We have us also to prepare for the celebration of the CENTENARIO di nata di Renata Tebaldi, coming soon on the 1 February 2022. We are remembering her as la voce di un angelo per sempre. We are also thankful to KZfaq and to those opera lirica enthusiasts they post so wonderful videos about the stupenda, imensa Renata with her beautiful voice, breathtaking! Renata nostra, You could recognize in the Heaven that we are enjoying further listening each one of your legendary performances, and we will never forget you, what you have been giving us permanently in the past, today, and in the future, as long as we are alive.

Sempre splendida Renata....

Adooooro a Renata Tebaldi, Maravilhosa!!!!!

inarrivabile voce e interprete

Voz cristalina, potente, excelente fraseo...un placer interpretaciones así, dejando de lado tanto pianísimo empalagoso

Beautiful interpretation from the Great Tebaldi,.

That is a perfectly placed tone. It has point, brightness and above all BEAUTY. Her phrasing was lovely, her voice was even - top to bottom. Her pronunciation , of course was perfect. She looked beautiful....what else could we ask of this paragon of voice?

Wow now thats a voice definite clear and precise now that`s how that aria should be sung!! Brava Tebaldi

La migliore in assoluto! Grande Tebaldi😍

This is my favorite recording of O mio babbino caro! The aria should never be «sweet and innocent»! Show your daddy who's a bad girl! 😂

What do you mean I can only give one like to this masterpiece ???

La piu bella voce che ho mai sentito😇😍💐

Outstanding breathing control.

Great singing! Thank you for the post.

Meravigliosa! Ogni acuto è un volo d'uccello, si lancia senza esitazione e senza "trampolino", ha una voce pura e cristallina. Magari non sarà emozionalmente la migliore interprete di questo ruolo (la mia preferita è la Caballè) ma si tratta pur sempre di un concerto e non di una rappresentazione. Interessante il ritmo accelerato...lo rende più fresco e brioso, leva un po' del suo dramma!

Adoro questa aria mi fa sempre commuovere e tu sei sempre la mia preferita. Bravissima!

Linda Tebaldi. Encantou muitos corações e continua encantando.

Renata touched the sun ❤

looks like she puts no effort!!!! loved it!

She is the most crafted female voice, finely crafted master class. Thank U.

Beautiful singing ! Brava RENATA TEBALDI :)

René Pariente: Quelle voix magnifique! Supérieure parfois à Callas.

Renata Tebaldi é a voz de um anjo que alegra os corações humanos.

Meraviglia della Natura!

What clarity and tenderness.

every singer has their own speciality when they sang this beautiful song..all i cant say is..whoever sang this song..they pull it off beautifully....

Lovely story Richard. I used to speak over the phone to professor Claire Hodgkins, she was a pupil of Jascha Heifetz in the 1960s. This is the first time I have heard Renata Renaldo, and I love her voice, and I can hear that she has her own distinctive style, and a wonderful vibrato. Thank you for introducing her to me. The first time I heard her name was I one of the Frasier episodes with Patrick Stewart.

I'm 17 yearsold listening this kind of operatic music was quite awesome 💜

I read a review of Renata " .. whose voice of characteristic glowing beauty concealed great reserves of power..."

Solo applausi!!!! Grandissima

fantastica!!! splendida.... una esecuzione di rara perfezione...

Una voz que emociona. Gracias por colgar el vídeo.

One of the greatest soprano ! Bravo !

Thank you 😊 wonderful gift for all of us 😊

A great ambassador for real emotional singing that is so rare today.

már mindegyik nagy opera énekesnőtől meghallgattam. gyönyörű. köszönöm.

It's meant as tongue-in-cheek lament. Scotto brilliantly gets the point across in a live youtube performance. Worth watching.

Una voce che è una carezza.

Un subisso di applausi da parte mia e della mia famiglia!!!

Fenomenale un Angelo👏👏👏 La Vera Diva❤

Es emocionante poder escuchar estas joyas!

La voz más bella del Siglo XX y una de las más bella y angelicales de todos los tiempos.

Frumos frumos frumos.superb.magnific.artista magică.

Stupenda .magica

quelle voix tebaldi, , un regal

Einfach wundervoll liebe Renata Tebaldi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Her voice is so much better on the 1965 recording. BTW why compare with Callas et al? Just rejoice in them all.

the most beautiful tone ever !!!

This is Wonderful. Thanks GOS!

Fantastica Renata!!! Indimenticabile...

Lei aggiunge come in Butterfly....un' aria di gioviale leggerezza consono alle protagoniste...che stile.

Gorgeous! What a voice!

En 1953, j’avais 7 ans et j’ėcoutais un vinyle de RenataTebaldi…. Devinez lequel? Tous les samedis ma mère ėcoutait l’opéra à la radio de Radio-Canada Montrėal. Mais Renata et Richard Verreault furent mes chanteurs prėférės…

The Queen... 🥰

¡Beautiful!!!!

I find Tebaldi to have the most beautiful voice with the possible exception of the 1960's Sutherland. I think her tone is beyond gorgeous. This is one of my favorite soprano arias. And the following sopranos also are fantastic singing this... Callas Caballe Fleming (yes, Fleming!) Freni Leontyne Price I absolute DO NOT think Tebaldi is boring. She can take "Vissi D'arte" so slow that it melts my heart! She is one of the great sopranos of our time for sure.

emozionante, fa vibrare.

BRAVO!

L'angelo della lirica la perfezione assoluta

She does a lot of heavy things brilliatly, strongly and effortless!

bravissima renata tebaldi

@Jangle2007 well said. Renata reigns at top always. only got to hear her live about 3 time. wont forget her comback recital at carnige hall about 73. she will always remain my favorite . thanks for her recordings my first time to hear her live was as tosca at lyric chicago

The best voice Renata tebaldi

So beautiful voice

Magic voice !!!

Wonderful! I love her.