Leontyne Price sings Tosca (vaimusic.com)

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Leontyne Price sings "Vissi d'arte" from Tosca (Puccini)
From: VAI DVD 4268 The Art of Leontyne Price
A testament to the longevity of Prices illustrious career. Features a 1958 Radio-Canada television production of Act III of Verdis Aida starring Leontyne Price as Aida, William McGrath as Radames and Napoléon Bisson as Amonasro. Orchestra de Radio-Canada conducted by Jacques Beaudry. Originally telecast October 23, 1958. First release on video; not seen since original broadcast.
This DVD also features Ms. Price in a 1982 telecast with the Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, conducted by Charles Dutoit.
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[@motardbear15]

Brava ! Leontyne Price remains the "best" Vissi d'Arte for ever ! Maria Callas was certainly the most dramatic Tosca on stage (and also "for ever") , but (to my opinion) never "one" soprano has been singing this aria as Miss Price did ! It is absolutely the whole perfection ! Even on her very fisrt years Callas never sang this aria so beautifully as Price did !

[@mugrad25]

You can literally see her technique. Relaxed open throat always, uses her lips to shape vowels, she takes deep breaths and then releases in a very controlled way. Its like shes an instrument

[@liedersanger1]

Well said!

[@trilobit4]

She is simply the best. She is the queen of opera.

[@cieobt2]

I just bought the Decca Legends 1962 Tosca with Price - Di Stefano -Taddei and Herbert von Karajan and the Wiener Philharmoniker--wonderful, just wonderful. How can we have access to such good and great music and not have our small kids and young people better engaged in it, too?

[@MrInterestingthings]

The Republicans took away funds so black commnities especially wouldn't have introductions to classes, instruments and ensemble instruction . America has little culture .I can't even find the old classical music radio stations. Now with youtube everything even nelected black and female composers can be heard by everyone ! Right rises everyday regardles s of tRump,McCarthy and et. al. !

[@emilyruth2164]

amazing and full of love, inspiration

[@ernestalba]

She's....the only one for me.

[@icecap33]

What a beautiful voice!

[@ChagoWilson]

Happy 95th Anniversary Of Life February 10, 2022 Her Royal Highness, Queen Leontyne Price Grandest Of Them All!

[@Martin-id4xp]

Puts such a beautiful smile on my face and tears in my eyes. Wonderful.

[@damianjb1]

I agree. That's actually my all time favourite recording of Vissi d'arte. Although it sounds like it was recorded separately to the rest of the opera.

[@Lederius18]

her floats!

[@TreblesBasses]

JUST AWESOME!

[@slug3121]

wow.

[@mh20767]

Bravo!

[@yosmalltiger]

such a good signer

[@Chokae]

Epic

[@tosipoleri2692]

has anyone heard the english version she sang with David Poleri for NBC 1957???? Oh is it fresh and stunning

[@liedersanger1]

That was 1955--almost 30 years before this performance! Amazing.

[@cinereo_argento]

I need the lyrics of the song.

[@dianaventura7999]

This is very beautiful. But I prefer her 1960 studio recording with Karajan. She is magnificent in that recording. I own that cd and highly recommend it. She soars only the Berlin P. orchestra. I love that the engineers from that set makes the acoustics sound LIVE by not over miking the cast. Price is one of the all time great divas that makes the last 60 years Opera's greatest Golden Age.

[@liedersanger1]

1962 recording with Karajan. And its the Vienna Philharmonic.

[@pedrozarate4749]

Divina

[@courtneybaritone222]

Reading the stuff below just reminds me how many fools there are in the world! God have mercy! Black people only sing pop? Are you kidding!??

[@LadyValentine930]

@mikomiko08 not sure how to respond to this...

[@jefferycampbell3765]

Since when is Tosca "sweet"?

[@mfpjosol]

I Thought Black Americans Are Good Only in Pop and R&B , but its not , They Are Also Good at Operas :)

[@liedersanger1]

Oh funny! Marian Anderson, Gloria Davy, Mattiwilda Dobbs, Leontyne Price, Shirley Verett, Grace Bumbry, George Shirley, Martina Arroyo, Jessye Norman, Leona Mitchell, Florence Quivar, Vinson Cole, Barbara Hendricks, and then the new generation… Explore, and enjoy!

[@Classicvideofan]

Obviously a gorgeous voice ... but she is only making great sounds there (with some unnecessary scooping by the way) but what about drama and musicianship ?... I adore Miss Price but this is definitely not her best testimony

[@ranestorypictures1738]

The experts here are hysterical!

[@daniel_5606]

I prefer Anna netrebko, maria callas and Caballé

[@burnellbrowne4303]

good for U

[@burnellbrowne4303]

then watch them buddy? why are U here?

[@stanhubertdebahia2982]

on a simplement ce qu'on mérite !!!

[@tebaldicallas]

Middle voice not too pretty also voice not very strong IMO Still a good singer.

[@65NART]

Only in your opinion.