D' amore al dolce impero - Armida, Maria Callas

Maria Callas - Armida by Gioacchino Rossini.
First legitimate publication of the live recording effected in Firenze on 26/4/1952
Armida.............................Maria Callas
Rinaldo..............................Francesco Albanese
Gernando/Ubaldo............Mario Filippeschi
Goffredo.......................Alessandro Ziliani
Carlo........................Gianni Raimondi
Astarotte.................................Marco Stefanoni

[@daniel_5606]

Me dió escalofríos bravo

[@paulobarcelos2308]

The Callas Firenze Armida is the greatest vocal deed of the 20th century. Armida, written by Rossini specifically to Isabella Colbran, requires a contraltone drammatico d"agilità with super high notes, dealing the whole opera with the most intrincate fioriture, two-octave scales, in a vocal range of almost three octaves. Callas, preparing this tremendously difficult role in just five days, made sense and gave the right expression to all fioriture, a revealing feat that only Callas did, she was the first and the last singer able to reveal the meaning of the elusive bel canto writing.

[@morganchan2465]

Agree ! Rossini vocal line for female , I could say some time quite annoying and one dimensional . However Callas sung this like a roller coaster, so exciting so vivid.

[@tamarakupcenko2240]

Brava ,lei possedeva una voce unica e il talento irrepetibile, grazie Dio che ci ha dato questa creatura unica al mondo )))

[@tamarakupcenko2240]

Bravissima

[@user-ru8vy1uz7c]

Bravo bravo bravo bravo brilliance grandiose fantastic genial vocal diva

[@ESilva-gw9ig]

This is impossible music to sing properly save to Callas, the only one who could handle such challenging music. Perfection.

[@crazyorganist1609]

Proper technique is everything in Rossini

[@aleorsi6917]

Superba inimitabile

[@MrGoldenchas]

It is absolute truth that if all evidence of Maria Callas’ art was wiped out, and this survived, we would understand why she will always be the greatest operatic artist of all time.

[@brunobalzano7566]

Funambolica. Inarrivabile. ❤️

[@rogalesi58]

fantastica

[@danbarthy3819]

She was Brilliant !!! ;-)

[@hectorhugomoyano9518]

SUBLIME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@morganchan2465]

Who are we to comment on this........Halleluja

[@kastrafior1487]

Le génie vocal et la grâce absolue d'une cantatrice stratosphérique. Personne, jamais PERSONNE n'a chanté et ne chantera comme ça... Dieux terribles et vengeurs de l'opéra, POURQUOI NOUS LAISSER SI SEULS ?

[@marcoberti6212]

Merci,c' est vrai.

[@jeantsamblacos619]

Grazie, mi domando come si fa a confrontare un' artista di questo calibro con cantanti, suoi contemporanei??? Tanto per non fare nomi....

[@ransomcoates546]

It is so frustrating to look at interviews of Callas and hear the same mindless garbage about Onassis and ‘Are you difficult?’ When she could have been asked to reflect on the superhuman singing she did at the start of her career. Who knows what she would have said, but I wish somebody had tried to prompt her to talk about experiences like her singing of this piece.