Maria Callas’s Medea in Dallas (1958) [Rare Video]

Here is an almost unseen video that I found from an old TV newsreel in the internet!! Wish there is more!! Callas is outstanding as Medea!! She is joint by Nicola Zaccaria as Creon and Teresa Berganza as Neris!! Nicola Rescigno is the conductor! (Dallas, 1958)

[@OperaMyWorld]

Here you can found the original video: digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2108329/m1/?q=Callas

[@ghostofyeats]

Bits and pieces of this performance are turning up, I really hope more surfaces! This is so electric.

[@fabriziofabri2775]

And in the back Teresa Berganza as Neris. What a gold age it was for Opera!

[@igorkochetkov6046]

And John Vickers!)

[@fabriziogarzi9892]

E Vickers che urla "brava" dalle quinte...aveva capito a cosa stava partecipando.

[@danawinsor1380]

To paraphrase a quote from Genesis: "Giants walked the earth in those days.

[@joaquinalonso.___]

My God! I'm shocked by this mini movie. The voice, the acting, everything is so real! The enormous voice of La Divina and a video of such great quality for 1958!! We've been waiting years to see and hear live videos of Callas on stage for the first time🥹👏 thank you so much for this treasure!

[@Shahrdad]

I love that upward glance she casts at Creon, as if trying to see if he's falling for her ruse. I really wish this whole performance had been captured. Vocally, she's not what she was in Florence, but she's in her best "thin" voice, and she was absolutely on fire this night. In this performance, she brings out not only Medea the vengeful demigoddess, but also Medea the woman, the wife, and the mother. It's one of the greatest performances ever captured on a recording.

[@williesullivan3985]

Even the sound is from an in house recording! You can here how huge and powerful Callas's voice still was in 1958! Her vocal performance alone in this Dallas productiono of Medea is one of the top 10 operatic performaces ever recorded by anyone!

[@Lorenzo-be1nm]

Every time something like this comes up, we all get so excited at the idea of maybe, one day more and longer material will come up..... it is simply so wonderful.

[@crybabyland]

I’m praying that they find enough footage to make a HQ film for Medea or Norma.

[@danawinsor1380]

Wouldn't that be amazing? Another idea would be to create a realistic animation of one of those operas set to one of Callas' performances, either live or studio.

[@fido652]

Vickers cheering her from the wings, beaming with excitement.

[@danawinsor1380]

There are those that say it was Callas' Greek heritage that gave her that innate gift for the drama. This precious excerpt leads me to think that may be true. The fluctuation of her facial expressions and physical movement leaves one to think that she lived the drama, that she WAS Medea until the conclusion of the drama. Then, her acceptance of the ovation was another artistic moment. She smiles, then bows, and then lowers to one knee as she humbly accepts the thunderous applause. There will never be another Callas.

[@maxcornise-qh2jk]

The most astonishing look of deceitfulness I’ve ever seen was at the beginning, where keeping her head bowed in mock humility, her eyes are riveted on his body language while listening for a weakness in his words as she inches away, then suddenly lunges at him with that magnificent twirl of the cape describing the evil calculations in her mind! Amazing!

[@saverioorlando]

il rapporto fta canto,gesto,personaggio è unico al mondo

[@fabriziogarzi9892]

Concordiamo in tanti. Un altro piccolo immenso tassello...speriamo prima di morire di scoprire, vedere e sentire altre cose della Maria.

Esto es oro. Un lastima que no haya una grabación completa de esta presentación 🖤🎼

[@rogerdodger8349]

Thank you, thank you!

[@danawinsor1380]

I love how at the very end after she has received the bouquet you can see her patting the head of one of the boys.

[@giacomovallati3104]

FAN-TA-STI-CA!!! Pochi secondi appena, ma sufficenti a trasmettere un carisma unico!!!

[@FranciscoArvizuH]

LA DIVINA. Humildad, entrega y supremacía escénica. ¡Gloriosa!

[@SilviaCerutti-jo6tt]

Che meraviglia!!!!❤❤❤❤sono commossa!!! Grazie dal profondo del ❤

[@emitch9213]

Great film footage! In Dallas of all opera performances of Callas of her great moments.

[@igorkochetkov6046]

Thank you so much. It's really rare treasure. I pray, that just one of three acts had filmed.

[@hodgrix]

Wow I wish there were more of this! It's such a tease

[@lorenzob206]

Questo video è uno dei più preziosi mai apparsi. E ce ne sono così pochi (almeno per ora) della Callas! Sarebbe fantastico se emergesse altro da chissà dove… Grazie di cuore!

[@antben8992]

Con gli occhi recita al pari della voce e del canto. Lo sguardo, che dovrebbe essere accorato e implorante, dice il contrario delle parole del testo: è ambiguo e minaccioso. Medea non ha ancora scoperto le carte e ciò che si vede è solo un anticipo della tragedia! SUPREMA, non trovo aggettivo migliore!

[@carlpacheco2058]

What a treasure!

[@AWS2210]

A precious video with the great Callas!

[@cobrajewel]

And a brief shot of Elsa Maxwell.

[@gayjeanjacques7913]

Elle reste unique dans ce rôle ! 👏👏👏

[@Operafiend22]

Please don't forget Jon Vickers as Jason.

[@ThrivingJean]

Génial! Thanks so much for sharing. Tears in my eyes.

[@dantewalston2755]

This is wonderful

[@danielapaparini-jj8kw]

Grazie Opera❤E’ un frammento piccolo, ma prezioso. Da l’idea di come recitasse Maria in Medea. In tanti ci lamentiamo che non esistano opere cantate da lei e filmate, ma dimentichiamo che era proprio Maria ad essere contraria alle opere filmate. Non prevedeva di passare alla storia, evidentemente

[@antben8992]

Sembra che anche Luchino Visconti , PURTROPPO, la sconsigliasse di apparire in produzioni di opere Rai tra il 50 e il 60. Cosa abbiamo perso!

[@panoschytiris5173]

A real treasure

[@ladivinafanatic]

I just wonder why there are no videos of an entire performance with Callas. Or at least I want to see the final scene of Medea on video.

[@Itschriscruz]

There are but the opera houses and their production teams have them vaulted. I think La Scala might have some but Covet Garden definitely has the famous Tosca she did.

[@asklepios6780]

Fantastique !!! MERCI !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jorgemunoz3545]

CALLAS ETERNA

[@elden6629]

Bless you

[@tutankamon1975]

😱😱😱😱 from where this marvelous recording came from???!!!❤❤❤❤❤👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@OperaMyWorld]

Wish there is more!! Also notice the in-house audio that is different than the recording we have and give as a Great example of how Callas sounded in house!! 😁

[@CallasfanRecordings]

This may be the single greatest video on youtube.

[@tutankamon1975]

Besides the quality of the video is incredible!!! Is there more???

[@OperaMyWorld]

@@tutankamon1975 unfortunately I have not found more…

[@tutankamon1975]

😢 but you found this and is incredible!! Thanks for upload it!!!

[@familypondman]

Very nice and unic!

[@Roheryn100]

Her Giasone approves. 😍😍

[@BrianJosephMorgan]

Brava! In the production of Alexis Minotis.

[@PaduaFernandes]

Genial.

[@maxcornise-qh2jk]

Her greatest performance of all. But Londoners who saw both claim the 59 London was even better. Her bows were better and more artistic than anyone else’s entire career!

[@aetion]

Μπράβο, φίλε μου. Να είσαι καλά.

[@fabriziogarzi9892]

Non abbiamo idea quale Medea il pubblico ha visto e sentito recentemente alla Scala...

[@user-dc7ze8cv9p]

1:01 detrás, aplaudiendo, una jovencísima Teresa Berganza.

[@ms.chaewon9231]

Her eyes y'all.

[@Scoubidou-if1of]

All these glories of a Gloden Age: Armida, Anna Bolena, Medea, Traviata, Puritani, Lucia...not a single complete official document, except for Act II from Tosca. Curse, curse, curse😮

[@mt24986]

Someone ought to color this.