Birgit Nilsson - Vissi d'arte from Tosca 1961

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @user-noZTrains001
    @user-noZTrains001 10 месяцев назад +29

    Often forgotten Birgit Nilsson had one of the best and riches soprano voices of the last century, she is missed

    • @vxhorusxv
      @vxhorusxv 2 месяца назад +6

      You can say A LOT of things about Birgit Nilsson, but that she is often forgotten is definitely not one of them.

    • @CharlotteinWeimar
      @CharlotteinWeimar 16 дней назад +1

      Surely very much Remembered. She had no rivals in her time and there has been no one to approach her since.

  • @tneprescintr
    @tneprescintr 4 года назад +116

    Can we talk about that gorgeous pianissimo after the Bb? o.O

  • @emilianohernandez9860
    @emilianohernandez9860 3 года назад +137

    In my humble opinion, she possessed one of the most exciting voices that was ever heard.

    • @andreayohai
      @andreayohai 2 года назад +7

      Agree !!

    • @sfbirdclub
      @sfbirdclub 2 года назад +10

      Agreed...and we don't need to be all that humble!!

    • @pepevaladez8096
      @pepevaladez8096 Год назад +8

      ¡ Sí ! , Miss Nilsson fue, es y siempre será una diosa, su hermosa e inigualable voz conmueve hasta sacar las lágrimas. Una de las mejores Turandot en toda su historia y de las mejores intérpretes de Wagner.

  • @SNATCHYDBS
    @SNATCHYDBS 22 дня назад +2

    This is my First time hearing Birgit Sing Vissi D'arte ... I have not the Words her range and depth are Beautifull .... I have just became her newest fan ....
    Thank God I found Opera late in life but I am making up for it ...
    Bravo Birgit 💙🙏

  • @michaelhanrahanmoore1622
    @michaelhanrahanmoore1622 11 месяцев назад +5

    The purity of that top note. She doesnt rise to the note like callas did. She takes a small breath then hits it dead centre . The purity takes my breath away. She is the greatest female opera singer ever. The only one to top her was male and he was ofcourse enrico caruso.

  • @Bagabonda
    @Bagabonda 2 года назад +69

    She's so famous for having a powerful voice that it's easy to forget how beautiful her voice was. I love this rendition!

    • @corec1991
      @corec1991 9 месяцев назад

      this song has nothing to do with power and volume. It's about sentimental feelings

    • @Opuscus
      @Opuscus 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@corec1991 That is Bagabonda said. Pay attention!

    • @dudeforcaster8630
      @dudeforcaster8630 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@corec1991 Aria, not song.

  • @pasqualeperrone1560
    @pasqualeperrone1560 3 года назад +97

    That pianissimo is absolutely gorgeous and totally unexpected from a voice of this size

  • @joetursi9573
    @joetursi9573 4 года назад +103

    If perfection in singing exists this is it.

    • @David19553
      @David19553 3 месяца назад

      Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious👋

  • @susandrakenviller3683
    @susandrakenviller3683 9 месяцев назад +9

    She was really into this performance. What a superior voice, great poise, carefull and artistic delivery. And she brought this every time.

  • @DavidAsset78
    @DavidAsset78 2 года назад +45

    I remember seeing her in the audience of Franco Zefferelli's Turandot at the Met. She received a standing ovation from the audience during intermissiom, as she entered the house, and she outshined Elizabeth Taylor who was sitting a few rows ahead of her with Zefferelli. Eva Marton who was singing Turandot had roses thrown to her at the curtain call. She picked them up and threw them at Brigit Nilsson saying "You deserve all the roses". Marton was a class act!

    • @neilmurphy7554
      @neilmurphy7554 7 месяцев назад +3

      I was there also and witnessed the ovation ....If I remember correctly she was with Christa Ludwig.

  • @haydenwayne3710
    @haydenwayne3710 3 года назад +41

    What a voice!!!...the weight, ....the warmth....the strength...the perfect intonation....

  • @MrPAPAGAYO46
    @MrPAPAGAYO46 Месяц назад +2

    La soprano sueca Birgit Nilsson demuestra en este concierto en vivo sus grandes calidades vocales y técnicas cantando el aria de Puccini "Vissi d'arte", de la ópera TOSCA, donde demuestra su maravilloso dominio del fraseo y la modulación exquisita de su voz, una de las mejores sopranos líricas del siglo XX sin duda alguna.

  • @raysubrata1337
    @raysubrata1337 2 года назад +36

    This video is so perfect for everyone to see how she sings with all her body and and mind, every muscle she uses perfectly as how it suppose to be to produce perfect sound. Even that i am not a singer can feel how well she uses her body as instrument.

    • @anne-louiseluccarini4530
      @anne-louiseluccarini4530 2 года назад +7

      You're quite right. This is perfect performance. And she sings it as a prayer, which it is - something private between her and God. "I've never done anything wrong, I've been charitable, I've followed the faith, why do you reward me thus?"

  • @janebishop5885
    @janebishop5885 5 месяцев назад +8

    Ms Nilsson is phenomenal. ❤

    • @David19553
      @David19553 3 месяца назад

      Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious👋

  • @laurakatemarshall7330
    @laurakatemarshall7330 Год назад +13

    A voice lesson to be studied again and again.

  • @Nick710
    @Nick710 Год назад +6

    This is the standard for this aria, all others fall short.

  • @GaSh23
    @GaSh23 3 года назад +16

    Good Lord above, that dim was exquisite.

  • @taminorodriguez4780
    @taminorodriguez4780 4 месяца назад +5

    wow, how beautifully she sings it. she really feels it. can I see a tiny tear in her eyes? and how modest she is, she passes on the applause that is dedicated to her to the conductor and the orchestra! what a woman!!! 🥰 ❤🎉

    • @David19553
      @David19553 3 месяца назад

      Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious👋

  • @rowlfpiano1853
    @rowlfpiano1853 3 года назад +38

    OMG OMG OMG, all those perfect clean attacks, the complete control, no fear at all before "the high note" 🤯🤯

  • @garburolak
    @garburolak Год назад +8

    That tear at the end 🥺🥺

  • @williamadolphe7921
    @williamadolphe7921 4 года назад +63

    So beautiful!!!! Today we can't get one soprano to sing this piece this well never mind this beautifully. The crowd would go nuts today to hear something so incredible today!

    • @Dino-su2wh
      @Dino-su2wh 3 года назад

      she is not beatiful at all

    • @tainteddreams9117
      @tainteddreams9117 2 года назад

      @@Dino-su2wh The way you said that seemed like you are good looking.

    • @terryhenson3350
      @terryhenson3350 2 года назад +1

      @@Dino-su2wh The discussion is about how exquisite and beautiful her voice was! Don't be insulting!

  • @siegfriedenea
    @siegfriedenea 3 года назад +105

    I’m italian, i’m opera fan and i work in opera house since 1985: never heard such a voice and such a perfect pronunciation (she was swedish and didn't speak a word of Italian ... but she sang italian heavenly)
    Her TURANDOT is masterpiece

    • @pepevaladez8096
      @pepevaladez8096 2 года назад +11

      Miss Nilsson was, is and always will be a goddess. Her beatiful voice will remain forever in our souls. She is a world cultural heritage.

  • @bobl4439
    @bobl4439 2 года назад +8

    Her voice is such a beautiful instrument firmly under control. Like a high- powered race car with a master driver. Stunning. Love this and Callas' performance of this great aria.

  • @michaelvaughn2091
    @michaelvaughn2091 Год назад +16

    Where other singers summon every ounce of strength and reserve in order to belt out the high note at the end as if it were some sort of clarion call, Nilsson effortlessly delivers a sublime climax, made all the more poignant and effective by her restraint.

  • @yantonglin3799
    @yantonglin3799 3 года назад +19

    Damn... listening to this on the metro and I almost cried...

  • @cadaverdog1424
    @cadaverdog1424 3 года назад +25

    Greatest natural phenomenon singer in history__ Grateful to have seen/heard her live 15 times__ Those who didn’t can’t possibly know what they missed_______
    Goddess ______________________________

    • @Operafreak9
      @Operafreak9 Год назад

      Never was it better, or more truly, said. To hear her voice was a peak experience in one's life. She was phenomenal-- meaning not one among others, but one and one alone.

  • @Ursaminor31
    @Ursaminor31 2 года назад +14

    The Placidity the prayer, the stillness, the focus, the humility, the surrender, the pleading, the truth the emotion, the effect on us all. Perfection.

  • @Ursaminor31
    @Ursaminor31 3 года назад +16

    Omg. Just omg. When sung what’s simply on the page it is so pure. No superfluous messiness under the guise of emotion. Breath taking.

  • @izifit1
    @izifit1 4 года назад +25

    La technique impeccable. Un monument du chant lyrique. Sublime Birgit. Bravo madame.

  • @josephcollins6033
    @josephcollins6033 Год назад +3

    Damn!!! The very greatest soprano!!

  • @carlosarriolaisais7068
    @carlosarriolaisais7068 3 года назад +22

    She made my "cryometer" almost Explode! Greatest diva

  • @BB1951
    @BB1951 Год назад +1

    OMG what a talent! The godlike gift is only realized a few times in a generation. Lucky for us this rare recording can give the public a glimmer of her incredible voice.

  • @alca4697
    @alca4697 4 года назад +31

    Almost made me cry. I am her biggest fan. She is great abd one of the best sopranos I have heard. Sadly Neveer saw her live because Iwas a Child. But have many records of live recordings and is amazing, specially Turandot, Salomé, Isolde, Brunhilde and Elektra.

    • @cadaverdog1424
      @cadaverdog1424 3 года назад +3

      I am her greatest fan__ wanna fight?? And should we also fight the millions of others who claim to be her greatest fan?? A goddess__ I saw/heard her live 15 times__ those who didn’t deserve our live and sympathy__ stupendous , the greatest natural vocal phenomenon in history ________________________________|

    • @Operafreak9
      @Operafreak9 Год назад

      @@cadaverdog1424 I'll fight anybody for "greatest fan" title.

    • @axelzeltsch1668
      @axelzeltsch1668 11 месяцев назад

      and another role she was famous for: Färberin (Barak´s wife from Frau ohne Schatten)

  • @deandretate571
    @deandretate571 3 года назад +13

    That diminuendo from 3:07-3:20 bout knocked me out!

    • @aetion
      @aetion 3 года назад +2

      Me too.

    • @fan2jnrc
      @fan2jnrc Год назад +1

      Haha yes. She knows what she does here.

  • @SteveL2012
    @SteveL2012 Год назад +2

    I am enraptured by this moving performance by the best dramatic soprano in recorded history.

  • @getore100
    @getore100 2 года назад +8

    Incredible voice and technique. What's even more incredible is that she does not place technique ahead of interpretation and complete surrender in the journey and expression of the great composition. This is how it should ALWAYS be done.

  • @stevehinnenkamp5625
    @stevehinnenkamp5625 3 года назад +8

    There is nothing in music so wonderful, so redeeming when in opera context the climatic phrase exceeds your expectations. Miss Nilson, still enthralled at age 15 from performance at Cincinnati May
    Festival .

  • @davidallen508
    @davidallen508 Год назад +1

    Gorgeous beyond description and I love the way she holds the mood after she stops singing.

  • @thomasdeansfineart149
    @thomasdeansfineart149 Год назад +4

    Unbelievable! Such technical mastery!

  • @ひまわり-t2h
    @ひまわり-t2h 2 года назад +4

    Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore,
    non feci mai male ad anima viva!
    Con man furtiva
    quante miserie conobbi, aiutai...
    Sempre con fe' sincera
    la mia preghiera ai santi tabernacolo salì,
    sempre con fe' sincera
    diedi, fiori agli altar.
    Nell'ora del dolore
    perchè, perchè, Signore,
    perchè me ne rimuneri così?
    Diedi gioielli della Madonna al manto,
    e diedi il canto agli astri, al ciel,
    che ne ridean più belli.
    Nell'ora del dolor,
    perchè, perchè, Signor,
    perchè me ne rimuneri così?

  • @CetinOzgul-g7f
    @CetinOzgul-g7f 7 месяцев назад +2

    Who sings these Arias are unique and Gifted … These Arias are immortal and Who sing them are legents of the music
    Whenever İ listen these kınd of emotional Arias a couple of tears come… Puccini is my favorite , Verdi second .

  • @ProphetMouse
    @ProphetMouse 5 месяцев назад +2

    Oh! My vagus nerve!. If I were around then, I'd of paid to see her sing this every night! This has never been sung better. Comment in 2024

  • @roftykoir
    @roftykoir 2 года назад +13

    När jag var liten , mitt hemma hade vi endast radio ock jag tyckte att lysna Birgit i veckkans klassik 😘

  • @mariamercedesminchin9652
    @mariamercedesminchin9652 2 года назад +7

    OMG 😍 This, in my humble opinion, is the best rendition. Her voice suits the aria very well.

  • @cavaradossi2503
    @cavaradossi2503 2 года назад +1

    彼女の発声は唯一無二
    スカラ座の奥までも抜けて飛んでくるような素晴らしい声

  • @riccardobarreca8066
    @riccardobarreca8066 4 года назад +13

    Una superba interpretazione artistica e vocale. Grandissima.

  • @cavali5593
    @cavali5593 3 года назад +21

    Beautiful true Bel canto singing, yes this is how big voices sing correctly, and no she doesn't breath through the nose. Told you so

  • @christopherhill2786
    @christopherhill2786 2 года назад +6

    Magnificent! 100% passion with masterly control!

  • @sarunda2003
    @sarunda2003 2 года назад +4

    Vila i frid, fina Birgit! ❤🕊Du är fortfarande utan konkurrens.

  • @thorvonoden5879
    @thorvonoden5879 2 года назад +3

    wrong button, Anyway, in Gothenburg, she drowned the orchestra and filled the entire stadium, it was simply overwhelming, she said in an interview that it took her 10 years to find the voice, and an other 10 years to tame it, to a point where she felt totally satisfied, she waited until her late 30ties, in 1959 before she made her Metropolitan debut, and the rest is history, she sang a number of parts before that, around the Opera houses in Europe, it is a mystery how she could produce such power and precision, she discovered her own technic, and kept it as a secret. I don't think there will be a soprano voice like that again, my favorite is the Turandot recording from 1959 with Jussie Bjoerling , made in Rome , two of the best voices coming together.

    • @Operafreak9
      @Operafreak9 Год назад

      Absolutely right. Nilsson and Bjoerling---it does not get any better. Beyond compare.

  • @anagraffina7981
    @anagraffina7981 5 месяцев назад +1

    Maravillosa! Única! Insuperable! tenia la voz más grande como jamás he oído otra.

  • @almagutierrez5093
    @almagutierrez5093 8 месяцев назад +5

    The last pianissimo, makes me cry, so beautiful ! 😭😭😭😭

  • @bokewilhelm1452
    @bokewilhelm1452 2 года назад +1

    birgit das stimmwunder und beste wagnersängein-einfach grandios

  • @luismanuel-tena
    @luismanuel-tena 4 года назад +24

    Su técnica era exquisita y su apoyo fue extraordinario.

  • @realbinette912
    @realbinette912 2 года назад +2

    une pure perfection!!!! incapable de retenir mes larmes...

  • @aetion
    @aetion 3 года назад +45

    It's amazing how she restricts her huge voice in order to sing this relatively subtle aria. And she sings it wonderfully indeed!

  • @marie-jeannevallecalle9991
    @marie-jeannevallecalle9991 2 года назад +2

    Bravo 👏 pour l'immense soprano du nord 💯😍💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

  • @cufflink44
    @cufflink44 4 года назад +11

    Wow. Just wow. Incredible.

  • @giampiero3524
    @giampiero3524 Год назад +1

    Che grazia...

  • @LionelBrunet
    @LionelBrunet Год назад +1

    that was so beautiful. ❤

  • @gemmadestate3216
    @gemmadestate3216 3 года назад +5

    Interpretazione superlativa...

  • @thorvonoden5879
    @thorvonoden5879 2 года назад +1

    I was lucky to hear her live in Stockholm 3 times, once in her yearly open air concert at the Tivoli , and once in Shockey Arena where she elected to sing unamplified,

  • @MIMMI82
    @MIMMI82 2 года назад +3

    Simply divine.

  • @immamoltedo7224
    @immamoltedo7224 7 месяцев назад +1

    Splendida, voce ariosa e timbratissima, ti amo Birgit♥️

  • @sergiooliva5892
    @sergiooliva5892 3 года назад +2

    Che dire una delle più grandi soprano della storia

  • @davidevaccarini8818
    @davidevaccarini8818 2 года назад +1

    Grandissima cantante, tecnica impeccabile, acuti taglienti come lame. Brava!!!

  • @roblessusan19
    @roblessusan19 3 года назад +7

    Love this woman!!

  • @vegtamvanderveg
    @vegtamvanderveg 2 года назад +1

    My favourite singer ever

  • @stevers62
    @stevers62 4 года назад +10

    Beautiful! Came here based on a recommendation from an Ethel Merman video in terms of vocal power. Different styles, but very nice! Happy I stopped by.

    • @theoperatripleaxel5417
      @theoperatripleaxel5417 4 года назад

      can u link this video? im curious...

    • @stevers62
      @stevers62 4 года назад

      I can’t remember which Ethel video specifically, but this one is a lot of fun.....Ethel self-mocking her own belting: ruclips.net/video/DgLtRLgVcQg/видео.html

  • @matteosollecito2448
    @matteosollecito2448 2 года назад +6

    She pulls you into this moment and the world stops. Just as Puccini intended.

  • @esterbruno8604
    @esterbruno8604 4 года назад +11

    Che voce! Sublime! Eccellente! 💖😻

  • @TheRay6
    @TheRay6 4 года назад +7

    Just incredible...

  • @rubenbenitez8342
    @rubenbenitez8342 2 года назад +5

    Que hermosura de voz tan clara y expresiva, hermoso!!!

  • @TaekyungLee-mb1sb
    @TaekyungLee-mb1sb Год назад +1

    Brava

  • @victorcomenius1
    @victorcomenius1 6 лет назад +7

    Me ha dejado "sin respiración" esta VOZ SOBRENATURAL de la INEFABLE B.N....!!!

  • @shayanmardanbeigi2697
    @shayanmardanbeigi2697 4 года назад +35

    On paper, Birgit Nilsson, known for Wagnerian and Strauss roles doesn't look great for singing Tosca, but when you take the time to listen, the voice is there for Tosca. I don't know if she has the acting skills for the role, but the legitimate dramatic soprano voice of hers is probably something that will never be matched in history

    • @roblessusan19
      @roblessusan19 3 года назад +3

      Yes my top 3 are her, Maria Callas, Dame Joan Sutherland.

    • @idraote
      @idraote 3 года назад +3

      Her technical mastery would have allowed her to tackle most of Puccini (there's a recording of Fanciulla del West), but I think she wouldn't have been at ease with the raw passion of the characters.

    • @apngeram
      @apngeram 2 года назад

      kheili khoob gofti!~

    • @Operafreak9
      @Operafreak9 Год назад +1

      Take it from me, I saw her Tosca several times and she was incredible in the role, just as she is here. No OVERACTING, no oversinging. Just an honest portrayal that captivated the moment she came on stage ,

  • @chiarapaganini205
    @chiarapaganini205 4 месяца назад

    BRAVISSIMA Birgit!!!!🥰🥰🥰

  • @cappycapuzi1716
    @cappycapuzi1716 3 года назад +4

    incredible technique. nice seeing her face while singing this aria.

  • @hans-petermarmann6958
    @hans-petermarmann6958 3 года назад +4

    Brava!

  • @debbiejohnson2789
    @debbiejohnson2789 4 года назад +8

    Beautiful!

  • @07mode
    @07mode 3 года назад +9

    Es impresionante la tecnica de esta mujer, fantastica y por desgracia no tan reconocida.

    • @sanlkar
      @sanlkar 3 года назад +6

      Cualquiera que se considere "aficionado" a la opera deberia saber que esta señora es una de las mejores soprandos de la historia, sobre todo en operas de Wagner, Straus, además de ser la mejor en Turandot.

  • @timfincham3756
    @timfincham3756 Месяц назад

    Beautiful

  • @sergiovarela8030
    @sergiovarela8030 Год назад +1

    DIVA , INCOMPARÁVEL , VOZ E INTERPRETAÇÃOES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .... ESPLÊNDIDO SOPRANO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @vaggeliss2010
    @vaggeliss2010 Год назад

    Perfect performance! Interpretation that ...takes off! Τέλεια ερμηνεία! Ερμηνεία που ...απογειώνει!

  • @КискаАнфискаКиска
    @КискаАнфискаКиска 2 года назад +2

    Это Божественно!

  • @darylgimmillaro7149
    @darylgimmillaro7149 3 года назад +4

    As always, AMAZING!

  • @dcd22122121
    @dcd22122121 3 года назад +4

    This video is a thing of beauty! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @ВадимВ-ы8ч
    @ВадимВ-ы8ч Год назад +1

    CAPOlavoro!!! BRAAAVAAAA!!!!!

  • @paulettezonneveld95
    @paulettezonneveld95 3 года назад +2

    Greatly divine beyond gifted bravo

  • @alexcera4421
    @alexcera4421 3 года назад +4

    Simple amazing 🤩

  • @nadideelmas6652
    @nadideelmas6652 3 года назад +4

    Bravo 👏🏻 amazing ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🥰😘

  • @ОльгаК-ъ1г
    @ОльгаК-ъ1г 2 года назад +1

    Bravo!

  • @Лео-т2т
    @Лео-т2т 3 года назад +4

    Она божественна! Лучше и чувственнее не спел никто.

    • @ВераВиноградова-д3с
      @ВераВиноградова-д3с 3 года назад

      Милашкина, лучше Тоски я не слышала. Но и Каллас, и Нильсон, и Тебальди, и Кабалье по-своему хороши.

  • @David19553
    @David19553 3 месяца назад

    Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious👋 Extremely good.

  • @wn8565
    @wn8565 4 года назад +8

    Thank you! That was amazing!

  • @sergiosanchezsanchez8712
    @sergiosanchezsanchez8712 2 года назад +1

    Que HERMOSURA de Voz ¡Absolutamente sublime!👌

  • @aliciasarramida
    @aliciasarramida 4 месяца назад

    Wonderfuo Birgit, love her somuch ♥

  • @giuseppebeppe_tv8257
    @giuseppebeppe_tv8257 9 месяцев назад

    BRAVA! grandissima interpretazione.... Davvero emozionante....

  • @pepevaladez8096
    @pepevaladez8096 3 года назад +2

    Thanks a lot for sharing this jewel.

  • @luisalbertoiglesiasgarcia3133
    @luisalbertoiglesiasgarcia3133 3 года назад +3

    La interpretación de Monserrat Caballet es además de Técnicamente perfecta, posiblemente la mejor, y sus pianisimos son aún a día de hoy posibles de superar por nadie

    • @luisalbertoiglesiasgarcia3133
      @luisalbertoiglesiasgarcia3133 3 года назад +1

      Quería decir Imposibles de superar

    • @manoelmasini9204
      @manoelmasini9204 Год назад +1

      Montse é sublime mas como todas las sopranos líricas de la segunda mitad del siglo XX caio' en el herror imoerdonsble de abrazar la técnica desnaturada de ló spinto por razones de marketing. Em Tosca se nota perfectamente la pierda de estabilidad y dinamicas que una nilsonn y una cerquetti, por tener voces ya en si dramáticas, nunca perdieron