Maria Callas Rehearsing Attila "Liberamente or piangi" (March, 1969)

The Great Maria Callas rehearsing in Paris for her Album with Verdi Arias from his less Known Operas...She is in very good voice for the period!! Much more relaxed and fresh than 1961-1965!! She had re studied with Elvira De Hidalgo!! She tries in 2 different takes the high notes in pianissimo and then in fuller Voice!! Nicola Rescigno is the conductor!! Hope to enjoy!!

[@ESilva-gw9ig]

I wonder if there is a singer today that can sing just half beautifully and technically as la Callas did here. Wonderful in every way and straight to the heart, as always.

[@jjlungdoc7472]

You don’t have to wonder. The answer is no.

[@laprimmadonna2341]

​@@jjlungdoc7472 muy bien dicho ❤❤❤ saludos cordiales

[@karinwijnberg9489]

Absolutely not! And there will never be someone like her. Néver

[@m.carmenm.8940]

If you hd to name someone, who would you say is the opera singer "closer" to her these days?

[@fp5206]

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[@eduardocarrico6030]

La Callas nel suo splendore vocal ed interpretativo, sebbenne fossi l,,‘anno 1969.Fantástica ed unica.

[@Shurvoice]

marvelous selection. Never heard this recording before or knew of these 1969 recordings. Callas sounds fresh, and the voice more even than before. She is perfectly in control and beautifully singing with all her artistry.

[@konstantinospapathomas2712]

There is a double CD album u can find, the Callas Rarities, with rare and not widely known recordings from 1960 to 1969!

[@claudiopersi9925]

Non credo che ci siano sufficienti aggettivi x qualificare questa IMMENSA interprete. Maria VOCE UNICA, LEGGENDARIA e STORICA. Eternamente "DIVINA"

[@fabriziogarzi9892]

No, non ci sono.

[@kastrafior6166]

Phénoménal et douloureusement mystérieux !

[@principeturandot4593]

I’ve actually always enjoyed the Verdi Arias recordings, though it’s not prime Callas. And how light and lyrical she sounds in this rehearsal! Even here, her artistry is so strong and she knows how to wisely and masterfully use her instrument.

[@ahogbin2644]

Really interesting to hear her so late. Although fragile in places, one hears the superb technique still. Many thanks.

[@jannarin1625]

Rest in peace Callas. You did everything extraordinary and tremendously beautiful ❤

[@laprimmadonna2341]

Es que siempre siguió siendo la Callas hasta el final. Aquí está esplendorosa , dando lecciones de canto, como siempre. Gracias ❤❤❤

[@mariapopova5027]

It's pure magic. Thank you!

[@Danielap4513]

Grazie per il video di Attila.E’ un bel documento. Una prova di Maria è sempre interessante

[@user-fw3el4gr3o]

Calou-se cedo demais a voz mais maravilhosa do mundo.Maria canta agora com os anjos para sempre e os anjos se maravilham com o poder e encanto da sua voz!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ssballs]

Thank you for this, to me, hidden gem. Viva Verdi, Viva, Viva Callas.

[@Jeff20128]

A gift for us from nowhere.

[@vitaliymal1674]

Величайшая ❤ Невероятная ❤ Божественная ❤

[@raynardi2326]

Divina.Punto

[@user-xe3jq5me5f]

Божественно! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@jorgemunoz3545]

CALLAS ETERNA

[@kraus3591]

Extraordinaria !!!! Bravaaaaaaaaaa ! Qué pena qué no terminará todo el disco .

[@tonshaad1230]

Nicola rehearsed with her at the '57 Dallas rehearsals and concert as well and you can sense the magic they both contained. Simply awe inspiring. I've heard this countless of times when it was on KZbin many years ago and it still resounds today as it did then. One can get the sense that she was working on her voice again with how fresher the timbre of voice was as opposed to the early '60s yet we can still hear the dreaded wobble on notes above F#5 hence her reticence on sustaining them for more than a half note. Still, the middle and lower registers are intact and fuller than they've been since the '49 Norma recording; there's no issue of transition either which was a crowning jewel for Callas in her vocal prime neither is there a hint of wobble in her coloratura. The Bb when supported didn't sound bad but I supposed the progression of her degenerative disease really took its toll on her as she aged and stopped rigorously singing.

[@kurtgarmaker3719]

The only degenerative disease she suffered from was anorexia

[@kurtgarmaker3719]

Actually this proves it was not degenerative disease but voice lessons and practice that restored her bloom. The b flat , whether forte or piano is steady.. no wobble anywhere . She should have kept it up.

[@Colleentfay]

a La Callas, la serenissima!

[@eiriniseltsika8697]

❤Δεν περίμενα στην ηχογράφηση του 1969 να έχει μικρή διαφορά από αυτές του 1973. Θεέ μου πως ήξερε να χειρίζεται το χάρισμα που της έδωσες??? οι χαμηλές της νότες είναι γλυκές σαν χάδι στα αυτιά, τις υψηλές τίς κράτησε λιγότερο, όμως εξακολουθούσε να είναι γοητευτική, ευχαριστώ για το video

[@brunopicaude3092]

Bflat pianissimo. Many young singers would dream to manage it...

[@adridavih2374]

Sublime❤ insuperable❤

[@familypondman]

The voice is still very good, she knows what she is doing, cann't understand why it was so bad a few years later!

[@milanetc4865]

Agreed. She sounds great!

[@martynasmatutis8284]

My guess is a very real fear of failure and the toll that her degenerative disease took on her - by the end of her farewell tour she started to sound much better than during the London performance where all you can see is the fear behind her eyes that the notes simply wouldn't come out.

[@familypondman]

@@martynasmatutis8284 She made mistakes and the voice was broken, didn't know how to sing the low notes anymore, nothing to do with illnis I think!

[@OperaMyWorld]

@@familypondman Unfortunately it has to do with her illness! By the end of 1974 and then in 1976 Ah Perfido recording she sang in much better voice! It was the medicine and the cortisone that helped her breathing system…but unfortunately that caused the heart failure…😢

[@familypondman]

@@OperaMyWorld I will believe you because I didn't know she was ill, so where can I find the recordings from 1976, also on KZbin?

[@aetion]

'Ο,τι και να έκανε προσπαθούσε να το φτάσει στην τελειότητα και το κατάφερνε. Ευχαριστώ, φίλε μου.

[@miskaloupatreyu782]

Des frissons encore et encore. Merci pour le partage!