Maria Callas is widely praised for her impressive stage performance, capable of bringing her characters to life with depth and emotion. However, her voice is considered inferior to that of other great sopranos, such as Renata Tebaldi and Joan Sutherland. Critics often described her vocal quality as “harsh” and “rough,” pointing out that her timbre lacked the purity and technical stability that characterized the voices of her contemporaries…
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.
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!!!
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.❤❤❤
There are many wonderful performances of this passage here. I especially love the way Claudia Muzio sings with effortless power and rich tonality. She floats her high notes with power and ease, with no signs of shouting, screeching, hooting or stridency as in some of the other performances. Sutherland has similar qualities, but with not quite as warm a tone. Caballe's tone is deliciously rich and creamy, yet with a bell-like clarity and tremendous power. Tebaldi's tone is clear, golden and powerful, and she floats her high notes with lovely delicacy.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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 🤔
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?
Inigualable Anitta Cerquetti, una de las voces con más textura, flexibilidad, brillo y profundidad. Lástima de una carrera demasiado corta, maravillosa también su interpretación de Casta Diva 🫶🏽
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.
Vaya.. Cuantos cantantes hay aca.., es muy dificil elegir pero me sorprendio que hayas puesto a Regina Pacini. Una soprano Portuguesa que se fue a vivir a mi país.
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?
C'est un bouquet magnifique, dont j'essaierais d'extraire quelques fleurs encore plus rares et splendides: magda olivero ?, montserat Caballe ? ninon vallin ?et Obraztsova pour la couleur incroyable? . je ne connaissais pas Pacini, quelle voix !
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.
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
I don't understand - on the phrase "perché, perché signor", was it optional to sing it differently from the actual score? Most of them sing "perché, perché-eh-eh signor" instead of "perché, perché-eh si-i-gnor" - which is the way it's written in the score fragment you show. Sorry, I'm not a musician and I don't know how to express myself properly. However, someone here did say this: ".. 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)." Also, most of them (but not all) seem to slide (not scoop) ever so slightly into the high B flat. Melba hit it straight on (and she is not my favorite!) and maybe one or two others. Anyway, I enjoyed this compilation, thank you! 🙂
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).
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.
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.
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.
Tebaldi still reigns supreme in this role but I would have included a few other favourites like Scacciati, Caniglia, De Cavalieri. Did Cerquetti ever sing the role?
Cerquetti never sang Tosca, never sang Andrea Chenier and she sang Gioconda only 4 times (only 4 performances) in her entire career in a lonely january 1956. Cerquetti sang La Forza del destino only 11 times (performances) and Un ballo in maschera only 10 times (performances)
@@ginopietracupa4305well considering she only sang till she was 30, it’s not surprising she didn’t tally up multiple performances of any role. How many Normas? Too many, I think.
Me encanta Magda Oliverio, una voz y técnica únicas.
CERQUETTI VOCE IMPRESSIONANTE, TEMPERAMENTO DI FUOCO E FEDELE ALLO SPARTITO!
The best
D'accordo!! Che bellissima! Bravissima.@@milivojedobrosavljevic9445
Anita Cerquetti... glorious.. effortless... spectacular...
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❤❤✨✨✨✨
Они все вызывают восторг и восхищение, чудесные певицы!!!
This was a stunning compilation!! Thank you so much!
Excelente recopilación. Hay que disfrutar a todas y a cada una de estas grandes divas. Muchas Gracias por compartir.
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...
Maria Callas is widely praised for her impressive stage performance, capable of bringing her characters to life with depth and emotion. However, her voice is considered inferior to that of other great sopranos, such as Renata Tebaldi and Joan Sutherland. Critics often described her vocal quality as “harsh” and “rough,” pointing out that her timbre lacked the purity and technical stability that characterized the voices of her contemporaries…
Tebaldi una spanna su tutte grazie mille Renata
e tre sotto Maria.
@@wilfredocalistri7894sotto quale profilo? Non mi pare proprio.
How blessed we have been to have these beautiful voices--all superb. Any today to match them?
None!
thanks you so much...nice to hear these unknown singers...
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"
Sublime sound of Tebaldi shines out
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.
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!!!
Ditto - not the best performance by Callas, but a great compilation of superb singers. THANK YOU!
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.❤❤❤
WoW great selection of divas! I must say that Tebaldi here is my favorite even though Callas is Tosca for me.
Olivero. That diminuendo from 10:32-10:45 was one of the most beautiful on this video!
Yes! Yes! Yes!! 🌹
Unfortunately Raina Kabaivanska is missing . Of these recordings Renata Tebaldi and Claudia Muzio are my preferred ones.
Thank you Excellent !Anything !!They are ALL GOOD !!!!
There are many wonderful performances of this passage here.
I especially love the way Claudia Muzio sings with effortless power and rich tonality. She floats her high notes with power and ease, with no signs of shouting, screeching, hooting or stridency as in some of the other performances.
Sutherland has similar qualities, but with not quite as warm a tone.
Caballe's tone is deliciously rich and creamy, yet with a bell-like clarity and tremendous power.
Tebaldi's tone is clear, golden and powerful, and she floats her high notes with lovely delicacy.
Anita Cerquetti !!
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.
Todas excelentes . Pero a mi, "la" Tebaldi me llega al corazón. Gracias
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.
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.
Absolutely TEBADLI & MILANOV!!!
I have a Tosca recording from Covent Garden with Zinka Milanov and Franco Corelli. What a team they made.
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!
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
I swear I seen this song in some commercial on a RUclips ad once....
Lina Bruna Rasa, not only incredible voice but very emotional.
Montserrat Caballé ... sublime
Perfect review, all of them are excellent. I have not head Shirley Verrett. Why ? But thanks a lot ❤
A beautiful compilation! All very worthy of being heard and appreciated! Thank you!
Thanks for your nice comment. If there is an aria you want me to compare, you can write to me.
Am I hearing wrong or Caballé does not pronounce the final syllable of "così"?
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!
Fascinating. Thankyou
Tutte Meravigliose !
❤
Obtaztsova - vocalità poco adatta al repertorio, interpretazione poco professionale.
il vecchio
oh this old singing fabulos. greetings from Vienna
listen to Cerquetti and Southerland is heaven like
es una joya lo que presentan. me recordaron a mi padre: Muchas gracias por todo
Alles herausragende Sängerinnen, aber meine Favoritinnen sind Tebaldi, Milanov und Cerquetti! Stimmen die unverwechselbar waren!
what about Leontyne Price? She was great at this Aria too
Tutte bravissime! Ognuna con il proprio canto. ❤❤❤
Raina Kabaivanska, Leontyne Price and Mirella Freni.
Steber and Olivero ❤❤
Un placer indescriptible!!!!!
MUCHAS GRACIAS!!!!!!!!!
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.
Inigualable Anitta Cerquetti, una de las voces con más textura, flexibilidad, brillo y profundidad. Lástima de una carrera demasiado corta, maravillosa también su interpretación de Casta Diva 🫶🏽
Anita Cerquetti is one of my very favorite,.
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.
Tebaldi, Nilsson, Olivero, Sutherland, Ponselle
Ponselle, Callas, Tebaldi
Vaya.. Cuantos cantantes hay aca.., es muy dificil elegir pero me sorprendio que hayas puesto a Regina Pacini. Una soprano Portuguesa que se fue a vivir a mi país.
Y fue una digna 1ra. Dama, esposa del pte. Alvear.
Для меня лучшая Рената Тебальди!!! Любимица моя, благодарю!!!
Claudia Muzio is another level, behind her go all the others
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?
C'est un bouquet magnifique, dont j'essaierais d'extraire quelques fleurs encore plus rares et splendides: magda olivero ?, montserat Caballe ? ninon vallin ?et Obraztsova pour la couleur incroyable? . je ne connaissais pas Pacini, quelle voix !
Все прекрасны. Все ❤
Here, Renata Tebaldi & Zinka Milanov sound so perfect ❤️🔥
But, anyway, all of them are great sopranos ❤️
I justo can say "It was a really delicious moment"
Thanks!
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.
You left out one of the best...Leontyne Price..
Love this aria, but Monsarrat Caballe's version is so beautiful it brings me to tears !
La primera Wow, Eleanor Steber 03:45 bellísimo, Dimitrova wow 05:53, Tebaldi es lo máximo.. 😢
La Tebaldi è un fiume d'oro...
Renata Tebaldi est une merveilleuse Tosca.
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.
Nearly brought me to tears!🐦⬛🌷💞💞😭
Monserrat Caballe's version always brings me to tears . So beautiful
I don't understand - on the phrase "perché, perché signor", was it optional to sing it differently from the actual score?
Most of them sing "perché, perché-eh-eh signor" instead of "perché, perché-eh si-i-gnor" - which is the way it's written in the score fragment you show. Sorry, I'm not a musician and I don't know how to express myself properly.
However, someone here did say this: ".. 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)."
Also, most of them (but not all) seem to slide (not scoop) ever so slightly into the high B flat. Melba hit it straight on (and she is not my favorite!) and maybe one or two others.
Anyway, I enjoyed this compilation, thank you! 🙂
Magda Olivero 😊
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).
When Nilsson sings the B flat, I think you can hear the set collapsing. ❤
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.
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Todas son MARAVILLOSAS. CALLAS ETERNA
¿Qué voz es la que se escucha al final que no pone el nombre?
Callas😍OMG...the supreme
Renata Tebali
Magda Olivero ia amazing. And then Anita Cerqueti, Renata Tebaldi, Maria Callas, Virginia Zeani, Rosa Ponselle, Zinka Milanov and Leyla Gencer.
Missing Farrell and Verrett. Great job!
I was about to ask about them.
Para a próxima compilação FÍGARO, obrigado
Montserrat, the best, ever!
Wasn't she the Tosca who walked offstage at the end of the opera?
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.
Brigitte, Montserrat and Renata!
Tebaldi♥♥♥♥
Please update to include Grace Bumbry 🙏
My favorite is missing on the list: Ljuba Welitsch.
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.
Cerquetti and Callas
Where is the incredible Leontyne Price's interpretation ? Pleeeeeaaase add it ! :)
Tebaldi, Muzio, Cerquetti, Rethberg, Olivero, Steber ❤
Madame Price?
¿Año de cada una de estas grabaciones?
la Tebaldi ! comparée à la Callas c'eet la meilleure
Tebaldi still reigns supreme in this role but I would have included a few other favourites like Scacciati, Caniglia, De Cavalieri. Did Cerquetti ever sing the role?
I am almost sure that Cerquetti has never sung it in the theatre
Cerquetti never sang Tosca, never sang Andrea Chenier and she sang Gioconda only 4 times (only 4 performances) in her entire career in a lonely january 1956. Cerquetti sang La Forza del destino only 11 times (performances) and Un ballo in maschera only 10 times (performances)
@@ginopietracupa4305well considering she only sang till she was 30, it’s not surprising she didn’t tally up multiple performances of any role. How many Normas? Too many, I think.
@@jeffreymiller4814, non molte Norma..una dozzina di recite tra Napoli, Roma e Palermo. Ma Norma non era un'opera adatta a lei e neppure Tosca.
She avoided verismo like fire.
La mejor para mi sin duda Montserrat Caballe
Rysanek, Dimitrova, and Callas do my head in.
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
Pacini high head voice is somehow resemble that of contralto Mantelli