Love her rare no holds barred high octane performances where she can once in a while unleash her whirlwind just to remind other singers who's top Diva..
Even more impressive than the E-flat are the high Cs, which would never again (past 1953) come this easily for Callas or have as much ring and purity to them.
This Eb6 is much much better than her 1958 Lisbon. The colour of her voice while hitting it was unchanged, the Eb6 was full and rounded, not squeezing as the latter.
You can't keep round free high notes when you juggle the heavy repertoire and coloratura together. If she stayed singing belcanto roles which fit her voice like a glove we would have had her genius much longer than we did.
Marvelous! Your postings are fantastic!! Do you have your own collection or do you find them elsewhere? I would love to figure out how to catalog as I collect the audios from the net- very hard to figure out if you want a specific piece...
The early Callas is paradigmatically Perfect. She had no Equal at all.
Love her rare no holds barred high octane performances where she can once in a while unleash her whirlwind just to remind other singers who's top Diva..
This excerpt is from July 21st, 1951. It's the second performance of the 1951 Mexico Traviata, with the first performance being on July 17th, 1951.
Bravo dear john-that´s simply fantastic recording-Thank´s very,very much for the best sound-Maria Callas for ever-kind wishes from germany michael
Even more impressive than the E-flat are the high Cs, which would never again (past 1953) come this easily for Callas or have as much ring and purity to them.
Amazing!
BRAVAAAAA
Non una voce umana ma quella di una dea dell'Olimpo greco.....
WOW! Brava, La Divina!
Ja Commendatory Callas that is how one do it!
waw!!
This Eb6 is much much better than her 1958 Lisbon. The colour of her voice while hitting it was unchanged, the Eb6 was full and rounded, not squeezing as the latter.
Yeah, I agree. The Mexico Eb6, both 51 and 52 were her best.
You can't keep round free high notes when you juggle the heavy repertoire and coloratura together. If she stayed singing belcanto roles which fit her voice like a glove we would have had her genius much longer than we did.
Marvelous! Your postings are fantastic!! Do you have your own collection or do you find them elsewhere? I would love to figure out how to catalog as I collect the audios from the net- very hard to figure out if you want a specific piece...
It's an Eflat, not an E.
il nastro credo che giri un pò troppo lentamente distorcendo la voce. Callas stupenda.