María Callas. Guglielmo Tell. S´allontanano alfine... Selva opaca. Act II. Rossini

[@paulbouvier7442]

Toujours sublime

[@marlyharris]

Such a wonderful aria. As for Callas, I truly believe she is the greatest musician of all times. Her artistry changed my approach to music a lifetime ago; I will always revere her.

[@CarloQuinto]

La Divina does it again! SUPERB! Singing Acting at it's finest.

[@Elagabus]

To talk with Maria was a beautiful experience. I miss her.

[@brunaazzurra]

María Callas. Guglielmo Tell. "S´allontanano alfine... 3:20) Selva opaca". Act II. Rossini la sua voce è carica di un fascino incredibile capace di conquistarti l'anima. Grandissima!!

[@richardwhitehouse8762]

It's always marvelous to come across recordings by Callas that I haven't heard before. By 1964 she had to pick repertoire with care and there were times when her voice simply didn't obey her. Fortunately this wasn't one of those days and the artistry and sovereign musicality still shines through. I daresay in her heyday there would have been more contrast between verses but that really is to nitpick. What I notice here, particularly, is how wonderful her diction remained. She always had a compelling way with recitative. It wasn't just a "warm-up" for the aria but a genuine part of the drama. What is also surprising is how good the middle of the voice remained, at least when she didn't apply any pressure. Her famous chest and high notes certainly took their toll but really, in comparison to say the Carmen recording of a year later, you'd be hard pressed to notice.any decline and for the most part the legato is pretty much in tact. Thank you for sharing.

[@charleswebb8230]

Even in Verdi's day the greatest singers didn't have perfect voices. It's what they did with their voice that amounted to greatness. And so it is with Callas I believe. Henry Webb

[@laurapollice2398]

Stupenda!!!

[@rogalesi58]

come sempre, superba interpretazione.

[@pietrolongo1674]

nella sua modulazione vocale l'aria rossiniana si fa recitativo drammatico senza perdere il suo crisma di belcanto

[@UlyanaUkraina]

Drammatica, espressiva, VERITIERA ❤

[@LvJols]

I LOVE HER..FOREVER

[@ghostofyeats]

I have come to the sad conclusion that without an artist like Callas, I find much of opera arid and difficult to enjoy. (I'd exempt some German repertoire from this.) This is perfect. Sure a few notes are scratchy, the seams between takes are audible, but the lilt in the line, the passion, the simplicity that disguises so much art... Callas said in an interview that what drove her was love--love of music. With almost every artist, I hear instead a love of sound, love of a good line, even love of exciting drama. In Callas alone I hear a love of the music. I think she must have loved it more strongly than anyone else.

[@hectorhugomoyano9518]

ÙNICA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@armandonazarenocerutti9860]

Magnífica , excelente ¿Que otra cosa se puede decir de de esta interpretación de María Callas ? Armando Cerutti - Barítono

[@henrifrombarcelona]

Personne n’a cet art du recitatif!!!

[@123pailin]

4 haters! 4 people who think that they could have taught Callas a lesson or two and would have been with their tails between their legs if they would have met her and less so to tell her what to do....Callas was great even in her decline. The recitativo is perfect as always, the long legato lines are mesmerizing, even her vocal means of the time were mnot what they used to be. But how many soprani did we have to listen to long after their prime and with much lesser means than Callas. Hers was an unparalleled musicality, an understanding of each part she sang that has not yet found any equal....A few years earlier it would have been even more mesmerizing....

[@mariosnizamis7475]

Splendid evaluation!Yet this is a much more vivid and vibrant interpretation of Callas from herself when she ricorded the exact same piece under Tonini in 1961.

[@isaballaserrano4991]

Divine ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@MrTheGrandivoci]

S’allontanano alfine! Io sperai rivederlo, E il cor non m’ha ingannata, Ei mi seguìa… lontano esser non puote… Io tremo… ohimè!.. se qui venisse mai! Onde l’arcano sentimento estremo Di cui nutro l’ardor, ch’amo fors’anco! Arnoldo! Arnoldo! ah! sei pur tu ch’io bramo. Semplice abitator di questi campi, Di questi monti caro orgoglio e speme, Sei tu sol che incanti il mio pensiero, Che il mio timor cagioni. Oh! almen ch’io possa Confessarlo a me stessa… io t’amo, Arnoldo! Tu i giorni miei salvasti, E l’amor più possente in me destasti. Selva opaca, deserta brughiera Qual piacer la tua vista mi dà. Sovra i monti ove il turbine impera Alla calma il mio cor s’aprirà. L’eco sol le mie pene udirà. Tu, bell’astro, al cui dolce riflesso Il mio passo vagante sen va, Tu m’addita ove Arnoldo s’aggira; A lui solo il mio cuor s’aprirà, Esso sol le mie pene udirà.

[@loriwilliams1106]

Navarro Lorenzo, do you know when this was recorded? Thank you in advance and for posting this.

[@sergiu17]

Lori Williams Navarro Lorenzo, doesn’t speak English, he is Spanish!

[@mariosnizamis7475]

This recording was made in 1964. There is another edition by Callas on this aria, recorded in 1961 under Tonini.

[@Lokayu-lw4mr]

0:57 7:30

[@80Mrmirko]

A 4:55 è calante e la voce balla su una nota abbastanza semplice.

[@robertobianchini2600]

Ma che dice??

[@robertobianchini2600]

È il momento stupefacente, più bello

[@lyazidhamroune7990]

@@robertobianchini2600 This note is actually weak and low. There is no denying it, especially in the diminuendo. Callas is great nonetheless, just a flaw.

[@ericwierzbinski4993]

Waiting eagerly for your recording of that note abbastanza semplice...

[@claudemichaud6966]

Go to Tebaldi, the voice is more beautiful.

[@lyazidhamroune7990]

Callas is Callas. Beauty is not enough and can be so boring.

[@UlyanaUkraina]

Drammatica, espressiva, VERITIERA ❤