My personal favourites from these examples are Callas(of course) and Anita Cerquetti. Let's not forget to mention queen Obraztsova, the only mezzo here,who did a great job with this aria. I found Rysanek's interpretation a bit odd, how old she was in this recording 🤔
La verdad no se porque las mujeres son diferentes a los hombres escuche a todas las sopranos y me asombre de la tremenda voz que tienen todasssss . Pero debo decir que la que más me gustó ,y no se enojen las demás (eso es mi gusto nada mas) es ANITA CERCQUETTI.❤❤❤
It all depends on what you want to hear. Beautiful singing, perfect singing? Take your pick. Montserrat, Tebaldi, Nilsson, Boninsegna,...etc. Beautiful and expressive rendition of the aria? Perhaps, Milanov. Or someone else. However, If you want to hear Tosca, not a rendition of a area of Tosca but Tosca herself, i.e. a woman who can die or kill for her love - there is only one choice, I think. Maria. Maria Callas. Otherwise just about anyone in this list is great in her own way.
Only Boninsegna, Rethberg, Sutherland, Bruna Rasa, Callas, Melba, Vallin and Pacini sing this phrase as written, without an extra breath between 'perche' and 'signor'.
Well, as reproduced here, there are no rests written anywhere in the entire phrase until that one rest before the final "cosi," and it's ridiculous to think that any singer would be able to do that.
I believe the very first recording of Vissi d’arte is the 1901 Red G&T of Medea Mei Figner. It still holds up against many later recordings, as does the 1902 G&T of Salomea Kruszelnicka. These two were bone fide prime donne. The former created Lisa in Queen of Spades and the latter created the more “dramatic” Brescia version of Madama Butterfly.
Very nice to hear the heart and soul of each. I’m Partial to the Great Italian ones. Muzio , Tebaldi, Ponselle. I love the Turkish lady too not just because it’s a Turkish opera site. I think Gencer could match Callad w power . Many other great singers here for sure. Everyone knows which are in the old style . Rethberg the Germanizie isn’t so perfect but everything she sings has a little magic in the voice. Southerland for a non Italian is very good . They all were a pleasure thank you. ( as far as Price goes she’s wonderful but I’d put her in the Aida group if you do that one . ( why complain about leaving her out the guy went thru all this trouble did a beautiful job)Renata Scotto just died and she was left out but it’s impossible to think of everyone. So many Golden Age ones that need to be remembered.
Callas. The most of them are amazing voices, but Callas is a feeling, it made me feel she just cut her veins on stage, she was playing a character, she was Tosca.
The futility of this endeavour is matched perhaps only by the love of Opera Turkiye for the song. The recordings spanned over 50 years, with each singer at different stages of their careers, and some accompanied only by a piano. perche perche Signor?
Missing from this line up - Grace Bumbry; and Renata Scotto However, when on listens to Vissi D’arte, it is the color, the technical skills of breath control, and the delicacy of the pianissimo. And, when all those things are considered, without question the total package belongs to Tebaldi, and Caballé! There are also a few others that I’d rather listen to as well - Ponsell; Sutherland; and for sure Nilsson.
An another great compilation of golden singing. May I ask a simple request? Could you potentially do a video compiling Bass-Baritones and Baritones singing "Hai già vinta la causa", specifically, the coloratura section with the F#4 at the end?
Wow! Amazing video!!Excellent singers!! I liked the most Olivero's performance. I think that if you had put Maria Callas in Covent Garden's famous performance, it would have been the best!! On that occasion Maria Callas revolutionized this aria in such a special way, changing the pianissimo for a fortissimo in "Signor", and the end in "Cossi" with her glottal projection is supreme. Thank you very much for the video!!!
Interesting, that there are only a few of them, who actually took "Perchè, Signor!" in one breath, as it's written: Boninsegna (01:29), Rethberg (05:09), Sutherland (06:37) and Callas (11:15).
Des voix magnifiques que les passionnés connaissent tous, mais très différentes : clarté ; timbre et surtout l'interprétation. Tosca ne clame pas sa prière avant de succomber, elle clame son refus de céder à l'outrage infame. Elle sait déjà qu'elle va accomplir un geste suprême celui de tuer l'ignoble Scarpia. Tosca ne fait pas une montée chromatique de désespoir, elle proclame le si bémol de la révolte en elle et elle termine la phrase mélodique sûre de son destin ("je sais ce que je vais faire et je n'hésiterai pas"). Pour moi, Anita CERQUETTI est au l'inégalable, comme dans toutes ses interprétations, interprète du premier romantisme italien, servie par sa voix de cristal, son phrasé parfait, sans jamais sacrifier aux effets poitrinaires. Tout est juste et sublime. Je n'oublie pas les autres, elles sont toutes les références de notre passion pour l'opéra.
I'd love to hear comparisons of the Doll Song, the Jewel Song and the Bell Song ... Song to the Moon in Czech ... and Juliet's Waltz ... La Conzone di Doretta and Depuis Le Jour ... Guinse alfin il momento ... Una voce poco fa ... and dozens of other gorgeous soprano arias.... whatever one inspires you is fine.
You need to include Giannina ARANGI LOMBARDI, Yvonne GALL, and Bertha KIURINA, and get rid of absurdities like Obrazsova, Dimitrova or the ricketty Pacini.
Muchísimas gracias! Siempre me ha encantado comparar versiones diferentes y este es un gran trabajo. Leyla Gencer fue una extraordinaria cantante a la que quizás perjudicó ser contemporánea de Callas. Rosa Ponselle es completamente diferente a sus coetáneas. Suena moderna. Callas la admiraba. Faltan Gheorghiu, Freni, Kavaibanska, Daniela Dessì… evidentemente no pueden estar todas!
Given that only a single phrase of each artist is quoted, it becomes difficult to identify each singer by their individual timbre. It would be better to have fewer singers and more extended excerpts.
Chatbot BARD's favorite Tosca: - Maria Callas is my favorite Tosca. She was a Greek-American soprano who was one of the most celebrated opera singers of the 20th century. She is best known for her dramatic roles, including Tosca, which she sang over 500 times in her career. Callas had a powerful voice and a passionate stage presence, and she was able to bring out the full range of emotions in the role of Tosca. She is considered to be one of the greatest Toscas of all time. Here are some other Toscas that I enjoy: Renata Tebaldi Birgit Nilsson Leontyne Price Anja Silja Maria Ewing
So sorry that Milanov is represented at a time when she was well past her prime. She would typically use her legendary high floating top notes - with decrescendo - in the passage just following this aria's climactic high Bflat, and always to memorable effect.
The most sensitive is Dame Nellie Melba! Very touching and expressive performance. She had very solid technique, it’s the result of correct schooling. (Thanks to Madame Mathilde Marchesi.)
Anita Cerquetti... glorious.. effortless... spectacular...
CERQUETTI VOCE IMPRESSIONANTE, TEMPERAMENTO DI FUOCO E FEDELE ALLO SPARTITO!
The best
D'accordo!! Che bellissima! Bravissima.@@milivojedobrosavljevic9445
PONSELLE
Muzio
Tebaldi
......
Sutherland
Melba
Zeani
......
.......
......
Vallin
Jeritza
Cerquetti
Milanov
Caballé
Callas
Gencer
Olivero
Obraztsova
Rethberg
Pacini
Steber
Dimitrova
Bruna Rasa
Nilsson
Rysanek
Boninsegna
Giannini
The best version of all time was Leontyne Price and she’s not even on here.
My personal favourites from these examples are Callas(of course) and Anita Cerquetti. Let's not forget to mention queen Obraztsova, the only mezzo here,who did a great job with this aria.
I found Rysanek's interpretation a bit odd, how old she was in this recording 🤔
Dame as Callas ...more than 45 ...and ...Even Rysanck sounds better
Their decrescendos and pianissimos are fantastic - does any living opera singer have gorgeous dynamics? Thank you for this excellent compilation.
On this list only Leyla Gencer, Magda Olivero and Zinka Milanov are singing that decrescendo and pianíssimo properly...
A parte Callas che E’ NORMA❤, nessuno cita la Nilsson che dopo “signor” fa’ un autentico miracolo vocale con un calando ed un pianissimo miracoloso
La verdad no se porque las mujeres son diferentes a los hombres escuche a todas las sopranos y me asombre de la tremenda voz que tienen todasssss . Pero debo decir que la que más me gustó ,y no se enojen las demás (eso es mi gusto nada mas) es ANITA CERCQUETTI.❤❤❤
CALLAS IS NORMA ❤
Anita Cerquetti !!
How blessed we have been to have these beautiful voices--all superb. Any today to match them?
None!
All the singers absolutely incredible! How can different flowers be compared? Everyone is different but incredibly beautiful in their own way!
Totalmente de acuerdo.
❤
Cerquetti,Tebaldi, tecnica vocale ineguagliabile, potenza di espressione , perfetta dizione❤❤✨✨✨✨
I justo can say "It was a really delicious moment"
Thanks!
It all depends on what you want to hear. Beautiful singing, perfect singing? Take your pick. Montserrat, Tebaldi, Nilsson, Boninsegna,...etc. Beautiful and expressive rendition of the aria? Perhaps, Milanov. Or someone else. However, If you want to hear Tosca, not a rendition of a area of Tosca but Tosca herself, i.e. a woman who can die or kill for her love - there is only one choice, I think. Maria. Maria Callas. Otherwise just about anyone in this list is great in her own way.
Callas = Kunst Diva; Everyone else = Stimme Diva?
Absolutely agree.
La Tebaldi è un fiume d'oro...
Raina Kabaivanska, Leontyne Price and Mirella Freni.
This was a stunning compilation!! Thank you so much!
Perché me ne rimuneri coo? La Caballe con i cambi di testo e i vocalizzi inventati era incredibile...😅
E perché l'ha fatto? Non m'intendo di tecnica vocale, ma cantare una "o" è diverso da cantare una "i"?
You left out one of the best...Leontyne Price..
Claudia Muzio is another level, behind her go all the others
CALLAS is Norma❤
Am I hearing wrong or Caballé does not pronounce the final syllable of "così"?
Unfortunately Raina Kabaivanska is missing . Of these recordings Renata Tebaldi and Claudia Muzio are my preferred ones.
Tebaldi una spanna su tutte grazie mille Renata
e tre sotto Maria.
@@wilfredocalistri7894sotto quale profilo? Non mi pare proprio.
Para mí, Renata Tebaldi y Magda Olivero. Faltó nada menos que Leontyne Price
Un placer indescriptible!!!!!
MUCHAS GRACIAS!!!!!!!!!
Montserrat just blends the notes so perfectly. Like da Vinci painting shadow
And as usual smushes up the words and even leave off the final syllable of cosi. Great singer but terrible pronunciation.
I love Caballe but here, to me, she sounds as if she spoke English all day before that recording was made
@brankobulovic167 oh now, I'll have to listen to this one again😃❤️
@@vivian9187 user-gt is correct, (as much as I like her, I can't help but notice) instead of "cosi" she says "co_ooooo"
la Tebaldi ! comparée à la Callas c'eet la meilleure
Only Boninsegna, Rethberg, Sutherland, Bruna Rasa, Callas, Melba, Vallin and Pacini sing this phrase as written, without an extra breath between 'perche' and 'signor'.
But this is only i'm those recodings....Caballe it's way better
Well, as reproduced here, there are no rests written anywhere in the entire phrase until that one rest before the final "cosi," and it's ridiculous to think that any singer would be able to do that.
Sublime sound of Tebaldi shines out
WoW great selection of divas! I must say that Tebaldi here is my favorite even though Callas is Tosca for me.
Ponselle, Callas, Tebaldi
I believe the very first recording of Vissi d’arte is the 1901 Red G&T of Medea Mei Figner. It still holds up against many later recordings, as does the 1902 G&T of Salomea Kruszelnicka. These two were bone fide prime donne. The former created Lisa in Queen of Spades and the latter created the more “dramatic” Brescia version of Madama Butterfly.
Lina Bruna Rasa, not only incredible voice but very emotional.
Very nice to hear the heart and soul of each. I’m
Partial to the Great Italian ones. Muzio , Tebaldi, Ponselle. I love the Turkish lady too not just because it’s a Turkish opera site. I think Gencer could match Callad w power . Many other great singers here for sure. Everyone knows which are in the old style . Rethberg the Germanizie isn’t so perfect but everything she sings has a little magic in the voice. Southerland for a non Italian is very good . They all were a pleasure thank you. ( as far as Price goes she’s wonderful but I’d put her in the Aida group if you do that one . ( why complain about leaving her out the guy went thru all this trouble did a beautiful job)Renata Scotto just died and she was left out but it’s impossible to think of everyone. So many Golden Age ones that need to be remembered.
Callas. The most of them are amazing voices, but Callas is a feeling, it made me feel she just cut her veins on stage, she was playing a character, she was Tosca.
Excelente recopilación. Hay que disfrutar a todas y a cada una de estas grandes divas. Muchas Gracias por compartir.
Absolutely TEBADLI & MILANOV!!!
I have a Tosca recording from Covent Garden with Zinka Milanov and Franco Corelli. What a team they made.
Tutte Meravigliose !
❤
Obtaztsova - vocalità poco adatta al repertorio, interpretazione poco professionale.
il vecchio
Todas excelentes . Pero a mi, "la" Tebaldi me llega al corazón. Gracias
Tebaldi!
Ottima compilation con artiste tutte lodevoli! Mio personale parere, in vissi d’arte la Tebaldi asfalta chiunque senza alcuna pietà.
Assolutamente non comparabile.. nemmeno fra le prime 5!
Leyla Gencer and Magda Olivero and Virginia Zeani the best!
Magda Olivero 😊
Они все вызывают восторг и восхищение, чудесные певицы!!!
Magda Olivero ia amazing. And then Anita Cerqueti, Renata Tebaldi, Maria Callas, Virginia Zeani, Rosa Ponselle, Zinka Milanov and Leyla Gencer.
On this list the most beautifully done diminuindo / pianíssimo: Leyla Gencer, Magda Olivero, Zinka Milanov
Missing: Raina Kabaivanska, Licia Albanese, Galina Vishnevskaya
ruclips.net/video/9H45MMW7VxA/видео.htmlsi=jP78iA6haGwKWzdi
ruclips.net/video/dVp_rVEaXQ8/видео.htmlsi=974pDRSYVJ7VKdWz
ruclips.net/video/P_wUck7bCYI/видео.htmlsi=9LjQ57Ma-P-Px6fm
The futility of this endeavour is matched perhaps only by the love of Opera Turkiye for the song. The recordings spanned over 50 years, with each singer at different stages of their careers, and some accompanied only by a piano.
perche perche Signor?
Obraztsova, Tebaldi, Callas ❤❤❤
One of my favourites is Tamara Milashkina, but she's not on this list.
looks like Callas might not be the best one.....
Uh, oh, fightin’ words!
No es mi favorita
I swear I seen this song in some commercial on a RUclips ad once....
My favorite snippet: Cerquetti. The most velvet and suffering.
Olivero. That diminuendo from 10:32-10:45 was one of the most beautiful on this video!
Yes! Yes! Yes!! 🌹
what about Leontyne Price? She was great at this Aria too
Renata Tebali
clearly not at all a piece for amateurs
Many great performances but for me only Callas tugs at the heartstrings.
Where is the incredible Leontyne Price's interpretation ? Pleeeeeaaase add it ! :)
listen to Cerquetti and Southerland is heaven like
Steber and Olivero ❤❤
Missing from this line up - Grace Bumbry; and Renata Scotto
However, when on listens to Vissi D’arte, it is the color, the technical skills of breath control, and the delicacy of the pianissimo. And, when all those things are considered, without question the total package belongs to Tebaldi, and Caballé! There are also a few others that I’d rather listen to as well - Ponsell; Sutherland; and for sure Nilsson.
Sutherland does not belong here. Rysanek off key.
An another great compilation of golden singing. May I ask a simple request? Could you potentially do a video compiling Bass-Baritones and Baritones singing "Hai già vinta la causa", specifically, the coloratura section with the F#4 at the end?
Of course. I will try to fulfill your request. Might be a good comparison.
Ponselle!!
Tebaldi♥♥♥♥
Rysanek, Dimitrova, and Callas do my head in.
Wow! Amazing video!!Excellent singers!! I liked the most Olivero's performance. I think that if you had put Maria Callas in Covent Garden's famous performance, it would have been the best!! On that occasion Maria Callas revolutionized this aria in such a special way, changing the pianissimo for a fortissimo in "Signor", and the end in "Cossi" with her glottal projection is supreme. Thank you very much for the video!!!
Interesting, that there are only a few of them, who actually took "Perchè, Signor!" in one breath, as it's written: Boninsegna (01:29), Rethberg (05:09), Sutherland (06:37) and Callas (11:15).
Du hast Daniela Dessi vergessen ! ruclips.net/video/aFdKGTjmcYo/видео.htmlsi=SHLyEzLAo-t6hYiD
Missing Kabainvanska, at least Karajan, Domingo and Pavarotti would agree with me, wouldn't they??
Missing my favorite, Leontyne Price.
De acuerdo completamente
Alla sångerskor helt otroliga! Hur kan man jämföra olika blommor? Alla är olika men otroligt vackra på sitt sätt!
Renata Tebaldi est une merveilleuse Tosca.
Des voix magnifiques que les passionnés connaissent tous, mais très différentes : clarté ; timbre et surtout l'interprétation. Tosca ne clame pas sa prière avant de succomber, elle clame son refus de céder à l'outrage infame. Elle sait déjà qu'elle va accomplir un geste suprême celui de tuer l'ignoble Scarpia. Tosca ne fait pas une montée chromatique de désespoir, elle proclame le si bémol de la révolte en elle et elle termine la phrase mélodique sûre de son destin ("je sais ce que je vais faire et je n'hésiterai pas"). Pour moi, Anita CERQUETTI est au l'inégalable, comme dans toutes ses interprétations, interprète du premier romantisme italien, servie par sa voix de cristal, son phrasé parfait, sans jamais sacrifier aux effets poitrinaires. Tout est juste et sublime. Je n'oublie pas les autres, elles sont toutes les références de notre passion pour l'opéra.
All of them but Leyla Gencer 🇹🇷 ❣️ And where is Adriana Guerrini?
Indimenticabile Cerquetti malgrado la sua breve carriera!
Gencer ❤
IMontserrat is the best and ever.
Tebaldi; Milanov and Zeani
Alles herausragende Sängerinnen, aber meine Favoritinnen sind Tebaldi, Milanov und Cerquetti! Stimmen die unverwechselbar waren!
I'd love to hear comparisons of the Doll Song, the Jewel Song and the Bell Song ... Song to the Moon in Czech ... and Juliet's Waltz ... La Conzone di Doretta and Depuis Le Jour ... Guinse alfin il momento ... Una voce poco fa ... and dozens of other gorgeous soprano arias.... whatever one inspires you is fine.
Странно что нельзя Л. Прайс и Вишневской
Прайс лучшая Тоска однозначно
You need to include Giannina ARANGI LOMBARDI, Yvonne GALL, and Bertha KIURINA, and get rid of absurdities like Obrazsova, Dimitrova or the ricketty Pacini.
Absolute Wonderful Madness🤪🙃
Quanto Questa?
Anita Cerquetti e Montserrat Caballè
Tebaldi, Nilsson, Olivero, Sutherland, Ponselle
When Nilsson sings the B flat, I think you can hear the set collapsing. ❤
Muchísimas gracias! Siempre me ha encantado comparar versiones diferentes y este es un gran trabajo. Leyla Gencer fue una extraordinaria cantante a la que quizás perjudicó ser contemporánea de Callas. Rosa Ponselle es completamente diferente a sus coetáneas. Suena moderna. Callas la admiraba. Faltan Gheorghiu, Freni, Kavaibanska, Daniela Dessì… evidentemente no pueden estar todas!
Callas😍OMG...the supreme
Brigitte, Montserrat and Renata!
Kiri te Kanawa ruclips.net/video/6FXD8B64zhY/видео.html
Elisabeth Rethberg und Virginia Zeani haben mir am besten gefallen! Bravi!
Tebaldi, Cerquetti, al limite la Zinka e mi piace anche la Jeritza. Messe di voce: Magda Olivero su tutte. Callas assai mediocre a soli 29 anni.
Tebaldi, Muzio, Cerquetti, Rethberg, Olivero, Steber ❤
Cerquetti is the best.
Cerquetti and Callas
Given that only a single phrase of each artist is quoted, it becomes difficult to identify each singer by their individual timbre. It would be better to have fewer singers and more extended excerpts.
Chatbot BARD's favorite Tosca:
- Maria Callas is my favorite Tosca. She was a Greek-American soprano who was one of the most celebrated opera singers of the 20th century. She is best known for her dramatic roles, including Tosca, which she sang over 500 times in her career. Callas had a powerful voice and a passionate stage presence, and she was able to bring out the full range of emotions in the role of Tosca. She is considered to be one of the greatest Toscas of all time.
Here are some other Toscas that I enjoy:
Renata Tebaldi
Birgit Nilsson
Leontyne Price
Anja Silja
Maria Ewing
Thank you for sharing your ideas with us.
Completely unnecessary lecture on Callas.
Be kind.
500 times ? I think that Norma, Tosca etc. Maria Callas sang about 50 to 60 times.
So sorry that Milanov is represented at a time when she was well past her prime. She would typically use her legendary high floating top notes - with decrescendo - in the passage just following this aria's climactic high Bflat, and always to memorable effect.
ruclips.net/video/oxPJaYt5bD4/видео.html
The most sensitive is Dame Nellie Melba! Very touching and expressive performance. She had very solid technique, it’s the result of correct schooling. (Thanks to Madame Mathilde Marchesi.)