A singular talent with otherworldly grace. Unrepeatable.

After looking at the score and reading Verdi's notes for the first time, I could see how difficult this piece must be to sing. I have read that there are "first act Violettas," "second act Violettas," and "third act Violettas." Is it necessary to say that Callas was an "all three acts Violleta?" In this performance, when Callas was only 32, we hear a "Sempre Libera" that is heart stopping. One can only imagine how exciting this performance must have been live.

Callas encarna de tal forma a personagem a ponto de termos a sensação de ouvirmos a música pela primeira vez. Já ouvi diversas cantoras fazerem este papel mas Calkas é absoluta nele e em tudo o que cantou. Divina e insubstituível. A maior soorano de todos os tempos 😂.

Lindissima interpretação ❤❤🎉

The most exquisite, elegant , and superb refinement in Bel Canto, that´s why I adore CALLAS!!. Fortissimi intertwined with high pianissimi in a perfect musical line with absolute legato has no possible comparison with other performances! Performances of this caliber are out of this world!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Grande dupla. Di Stefano e Callas. Em várias Óperas, insuperáveis.

Dame Joan Sutherland: those who heard Callas after 1953 didn’t hear Callas.

Sing like your life depends on it. Then you might come close. Callas is god.

ИТАЛИЯ, ВСЕ КАШЛЯЮТ ,ВЕДЬ ЖАРКИЙ КЛИМАТ!! ПРОКУРЕННЫЕ? ЗАПИСЬ ИСПОРТИЛИ.

Exquisite recreation of eternal Beauty! Thank you so very much for sharing this treasure!!!

Amazing sound!!!!

Di Stefano ha sempre affermato che i tempi estremamente lenti della direzione live di Karajan ha rallentato la loro interpretazione ma l'accento ed il mordente sono intatti e le voci vengono esaltate in una registrazione UNICA e MEMORABILE.

Incomparable!

Que dupla.! Este dueto e outros trechos de Óperas que são estereofonicos. Maravilha.! Verdi si primou por isso em várias Óperas.

❤

Maria was impeccable in the high notes and just as precise in the low ones. This metallic sound that always accompanied her was somewhat annoying, but with age she managed to soften it. Callas is Callas. The biggest!

Maria Callas’ performance is utterly beyond belief. Especially on this aria, she set the opera singing bar so high that it cannot be seen much less attained ever.

again, ruined with the constant annoying photographs.

The conductor set the correct pace to add to the excitement. You can sense it from the orchestra as well.

Recognized as a talent early, it’s a shame every performance wasn’t filmed! Still, her stunning voice was captured and we can listen to her forever. Long live La Divina.

Simionato was stunning and Mario sounded so youthful, bright and like the character should.

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Is this stereo version available commercially?

Assolutamente unica. Non parliamo,,,, sentiamo.😮

Fav

Teve rivais sim....Milanov e Tebaldi.

Is Kurt Baum the Manrico? Are these the performances from Mexico City?

El sonido excelente. Las imágenes en su mayoría son de otra función

The 1955 Callas is the greatest performance of Violleta ever. Sempre libera is probably the highest point in the La Traviata . Fascinating.

The last time I saw Il trovatore, the Marx Brothers showed up and ruined everything!😂 "Now, let's see....the party of the first part shall be known in this contract as the party of the first part....." "Atsa no good!" "That is in every contract; that's what they call the sanity clause!" "Ha, ha, ha, you no fool-a me, there ain't no Sanity Clause"😂

Wonderful! When I sing Sempre libera it’s impossible for me not to be inspired by the great Maria. There's always a bit of her in every note I play

Sublime voice! Everytime I sing D'amor sull'ali rosee it’s impossible for me not to be inspired by the great Maria. There's always a bit of her in every note I play

giganti.

Incredibile riascoltare cosa riuscivano a fare questi tre mostri 70 anni fa.A sollevare le folle…Oggi c’è il nulla.

Maria Callas cantante, costumi di Piero Tosi, Regia di Luchino Visconti.... A quanto pare la Callas alla fine tornata in camerino si mise a piangere dicendo che non sarebbe mai stato meglio di cosi !

La única, la mejor.

That's the highest moment in singing history

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Amazing restored recording! Viva Maria! Greetings from a big Romanian fan of M.C PS. Emiliano, where are you from ?

E' veramente brutta questa 'D'amor sull'ali rosee'. Già Pannain tuonava nel 53 che non doveva nemmeno permettersi di cantare la Traviata, figuriamoci Trovatore o tutte le opere successive alla trilogia popolare di Verdi. Invece Pippo pur con una certa fatica nell'estremo acuto, che però è tenuto bene, fa sempre la sua bella figura. Lei non aveva senso del limite, nonavrebbe mai dovuto cantare Verdi e tantomeno Puccini, anche la Tosca: sembra una pazza.

Callas . PERFECT.....Thankyou

Amazing sense of line and rubati here.

Nunca ha tenido rival!!! Siempre sera la mejor de todos los tiempos ninguna soprano podra igualarla y menos superarla!!!!!

Che dire? Non ci sono parole per esprimere tanta bellezza!

Il mio pianto è odio e disperazione.

Callas was inspired by Ponselle. Compare this Miserere to the exemplar of Ponselle and Martinelli. Sadly, Rosa Ponselle was a contemporary of Caruso, and therefore subject to the same limitations as Enrico Caruso faced of recording in that era, especially in terms of what could be placed on a single record.

This type of singing doesn’t exist anymore, BRAVA LA CALLAS!

Six months later at La Scala the soprano went on to sing an even greater Norma, flanked by the great Simionato and a del Monaco in fine vocal form and faultless vocal behaviour.

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