Maria Callas VS Renata Tebaldi - Tosca. THIS IS OPERA!!

#MariaCallas #RenataTebaldi #Opera #ClassicalMusic

[@jasl3715]

We all should be grateful to have both singers' legacy. A world with just Callas or just Tebaldi would have been rather boring. There's room for both of them. Why can't we love and appreciate both?

[@maryleone2023]

We can. See Tebaldi as Madame Butterfly singing Un Bel Di with such passion and emotion as well as superb Japanese mannerisms. You would swear she was Japanese and was stunning in that white kimono. She looked like a Japanese porcelain doll and was the perfect Cio Cio San. Callas was outstanding in the above video as Tosca. BTW, I am sure that Aristotle Onassis was sorry he never married Maria Callas.

[@ТамараМакаровп]

Я обожаю обеих великих певиц.Слава Богу,что они были на нашей Земле и делают нашу жизнь ярче.

[@willpennington5479]

They were both great, but if each could give a one-night only concert of their very best performances, the same night in neighboring opera houses, I'd choose Maria Callas hands down. Her voice, her singing, her emotions just give me chills and often bring tears to my eyes. Renata Tebaldi is great and I love her singing, but Maria, oh Maria!

[@milvao3400]

If I had to choose between two CDs, I would choose Callas as well. But if we talk about a live performance, I would choose Tebaldi, for a simple reason: the greatness and perfection of her voice is harder or maybe impossible to get from recordings. I imagine Callas to be exceptional and moving, just like in the recordings. She's almost like a pop singer, in the sense that she could communicate and move everyone, not just those who are familiar with this kind of music. But I would be so curious, after reading so many things about Tebaldi's voice, how she would sound in a theatre. Experts such as conductors, singers and those who listened to her singing live, talk about a spectacular voice, the most perfect human voice ever heard.

[@hermingi]

Ich kann ihrem Kommentar nichts hinzufügen… sie haben alles richtig gesagt… man bekommt Gänsehaut und: Callas spielt und singt soooo sensationell, dass einem die Tränen hochsteigen…. UNGLAUBLICH

[@rivermountain7315]

Always comparing...always taking or pulling apart...dissecting the divas! Both were blessed and whoever was fortunate enough to have ever heard or experienced either of them, in person, was also blessed for having been able to. We are still blessed because we have the ability to hear them through recordings. Appreciate the fact that they and others even exist! That should be a blessing we can all agree on!

[@rowley555]

I agree. I love both great singers.

[@madamedellaporte4214]

It's ok to disagree and be a fan. Chill.

[@jameslevister153]

I have been asked so many times, why opera lovers have different versions of the same opera. Well, just like the others wrote above, we're fortunate to have those with vocal gifts and great training who have the intellect to interpret their various roles in individual ways. So, yes, chill and enjoy the wealth we're blessed with.

[@zlata.toshevska]

Callas just shakes you to the core ✨

[@eternalmariacallas2283]

Zlata Toshevska I agree!!!! Wow her presence is angelic.

[@elleswan1]

Nope

[@ms.chaewon9231]

Yeah because you are after THE VOICE - - BORING. Even Natalie Dessay admires Maria Callas more than others.

[@weiliu7319]

Callas is for general public who do not understand singing. Tebaldi is for connoisseur listeners.

[@jupitateo8094]

⁠​⁠Tebaldi Is for The tasteless The Classless The Utter Fools Of Society

[@evelynbonatto]

Callas is love, passion, life, music😍

[@marlenebertman7896]

CALLAS MAKES ME CRY AND GIVES ME CHILLS EVEN AFTER 100 TIMES. OMG. WE WERE GIVEN SUCH A GIFT.

[@alessandromoccia471]

Due capolavori! È impossibile dire da che parte stare. Due monumenti. Bellissime e Bravissime.

[@luisabini1884]

Proprio così. Brave, diverse, ma uniche! Pensare alla preparazione dei cantanti oggi!!

[@mattb.455]

Si sta dalla parte della Callas, naturalmente.

[@ancientmariner7372]

I believe this......I have never been moved to tears listening to a Tebaldi recording. Callas has left me paralysed with grief at times.....

[@misanthropas]

I guess that summarizes most peoples' opinions on that rivalry! Tebaldi sings like an angel but Maria performs like a demon or a force of nature!

[@이상호-p3c]

Well I prefer Tebaldi ‘much’ more in La Boheme and Madama Butterfly

[@misanthropas]

@@이상호-p3c I agree for Madama Butterfly, not for La Boheme, Tebaldi has not th "flare" needed by the role. Too bad we have not recordings of their peak Era on that one!

[@이상호-p3c]

@ Okay. I think Callas’s Tosca is legit the perfect one but Tebaldi’s La Boheme recording with Bergonzi is my personally favorite one.

[@FanOFGodN11]

Exactly!!! 💯

[@rosebud3971]

Tebaldi sings to perfection' Callas becomes the character and blows us away!

[@richholt6465]

exactly

[@Lorenzo-be1nm]

Tebaldi does not sing to perfection, at all...

[@魚-c3d]

@@Lorenzo-be1nm perfection isn't everything. Callas too had what you could call technical defaults. But these are part of their greatness.

[@ginopietracupa4305]

@@Lorenzo-be1nmIn her best years Tebaldi sings to perfection, the voice was seamless, round, perfect from top to bottom. Callas never sang to perfection because Callas voice was flawed

[@rafaelrosal.]

@@魚-c3d I’m interested on this. I’m not a pro and I like to know what kind of technical defaults she had…

[@wakandakimana601]

Callas can only be compare to Callas. The one and only. Tebaldi was an excellent singer but Callas was the whole expression of this Art.

[@kelusktube]

«Callas can only be compare to Callas.» That's all!

[@papitapaloro]

Absolutely.

[@warrenmoon7709]

💯💯💯

[@kamranfedericosarikhani8723]

Due soprani che hanno avuto sucesso due stelle, ma callas e' callas e non ha avuto paragoni, primo perché era una attrice teatrale e la sua musicalità e espressività non ha mai avuto paragoni senza togliere merito a signora tebaldi, ma callas musica pura un amore di donna che ha dato tutto se stessa alla musica al canto e a teatro ancora oggi è un'esempio per tutti cantanti ha lasciato un patrimonio intrigante. Non tramonta mai♥️💞♥️ grazie per il filmato 🥰

[@laprimmadonna2341]

Callas rompiendo las notas con su llanto, el canto se vuelve angustia, desespero, la música es como un manto que la cubre….Scarpia la había llevado al límite….como pensaría Puccini….una mujer herida en su honor , humillada, grita, gime, pelea, sufre…esa es Tosca…esa es Callas.

[@АркадийХаритонов-ъ5ц]

Пучини очень эстетский композитор с преимущественно светлым звучанием и очень тонкими эмоциональными переходами. Сплошную трагедию тут устраивать не стоит. Это не для Пучини. Нильссон в этой партии по мне идеальна.

[@ruthvieten6107]

O ja das war callas unübertroffen

[@magdalenafirek807]

It's wrong to compare Tebaldi and Callas together. Each of them are gem, each have a different qualities. This same like each person is different. Singing, interpretation, style is different. Just saying.

[@kbhprinsesse]

In a way I agree, but on the other hand I think it's natural to compare singers who sing the same repertoire. Both of them sang a lot of performances of "Tosca", "La traviata" and "Aida", and several times they even sang at the same theatre during the same season. So I think comparison was unavoidable, but I agree that a comparison shouldn't necessarily contain a "verdict" about who was better than the other.

[@eberlinpascal2837]

@@kbhprinsesse oui et si on doit comparer les deux dans les mêmes rôles ,c'est souvent Callas qui l'emporte sur Tebaldi .Dans Traviata par exemple .

[@kbhprinsesse]

@@eberlinpascal2837 I agree. Tebaldi's coloratura technique wasn't sufficiently good for Traviata - or Trovatore for that matter (she recorded it in the studio).

[@eberlinpascal2837]

@@kbhprinsesse exactement .Et en plus elle descend la tonalité originale du " sempre libéra " dans Traviata.

[@kbhprinsesse]

@@eberlinpascal2837 that too!

[@sofianoiti]

I have studied classical singing, so, please, let me say some things. Tebaldi sings perfectly, that's true! She is one of the greats! But Callas interpretes the depth of the music and libretto, she puts the depth of her soul in drama. She give you chills... What a genius!! 1:31 The lyrics of "Vissi D' Arte" Always with sincere faith / Semper con fè sincera I gave flowers to the altar. / diedi fiori agl'altar. In the hour of pain / Nell'ora del dolore why, why, Lord, / perché, perché, Signore, because you reward me like this; / perché me ne rimuneri così; At this scene, Tebaldi has no expression in her face, she just close her eyes and that's it. She is concentrated to her singing, her tecchnique. It's obvious. She doesn't express the praying, the devastation, that her last hope is the Lord to help her. The way she moves and her face don't show the frustrasion and the pain. Callas means every word in such a depth. The devastation, the prayer, the pain, the plead. She shows everything. Tebaldi: 3:29 After Scarpia has killlled Cavaradosi, Tosca's lover, he says: Tosca, finalmente mia! (Tosca, finally, you are mine). Tosca really hates him for this. Tebaldi just pushes Scarpia, we don't even see the knife....and she is walking around showing her silk cloak of her long dress...This is not acting. 3:57 Tosca says: Ti soffoca il sangue? Muori dannato! Muori! Muori! Muori! / Is your blood choking you? Die accursed! Die! Die! Die! 4:40 Tebaldi just throws the knife and there is nothing more than that. Callas: 4:49 After Scarpia has killlled Cavaradosi, Tosca's lover, he says to her: Tosca, finalmente mia! (Tosca, finally, you are mine).Callas shows she hates Scarpia for killing her lover. She shows that Scarpia may rape her. She shows that she decided to kill him. She grabs the knife and kills him while her body is trembling from hate and revenge. 5:14 She shows that she wreaks revenge, she laughs for a moment. 5:39 The way she says "Muori dannato, Muori"/Die accursed. Die" shows that she is satisfied to see him die. 6:15 Maria just realized that she commited a crime and throw the knife...!!!WOW!!! How a great actor she was!!! I don't know who directed Tebaldi. She deasn't changes the emotions.She just walks around showing nothing to the audience. No one understands what Tosca feels, or what is the act written for. Maria was directed by Franco Zeffirelli. She worked with him very hard on her part. And the outcome is this incomparable performance! No comparison, definately. Callas was a brilliant actor! Opera owes her that she took the lyric theater to the highest level.

[@theofanisbyzantineancestor]

Maria feels the music like a soundtrack. 6:15 The moment she realises that she comitied a crime and the way she looks at her hands the music is so dramatic. Callas is acting along with the music. She is exceptional. ❤ One of a kind!!!

[@neweraofthechambermusic3699]

I'm so affected by the duo Callas-Gobbi! These singers are so natural on the stage. They work on the entire role, not just the famous arias, like many of singers, especially in our time.

[@user-ic5xu4jh6z]

Tebaldi was a fine singer but Maria had so much more in many ways...i simply can not compare this two artists. Never compare a pear with an apple- both are fine;-) Maria gave 100%, i love her special unique sound, frasing, her acting, her expression. Nobodys perfect but Maria was very close to. An opera singer should always be unique, distictive! Thanks for your video!

[@amantedellopera1681]

Great but had an ugly voice,even she said the same abiut herself

[@jimbuxton2187]

You really can't compare a lyric spinto with a dramatic coloratura.... one has a stronger middle voice they other has an easier high register.... although tebaldi sometimes screamed her high notes while callas wobbled hers.... no one's perfect

[@tarotreadingbyyolla2203]

I do agree that Renata is pure voice, Maria is does interpretation. Both are incredible in their unique way.

[@barracuda7018]

Tebaldi was the God given voice, the power of nature. Callas was the superior stage performer.

[@robertn800]

@@barracuda7018 Tebalda- The voice of a Screaming angel Callas….a Gift from the Gods 🎶

[@milvao3400]

It's not just that. They had different qualities and even a different repertoire, for the most part, so comparisons don't make much sense. In my opinion, Maria's greatness can be easily recognized even from recordings, while Renata should be heard live in a teathre to fully understand how great she was.

[@giacomogazzaniga3707]

@@robertn800 Callas a wobble from the Gods :D

[@MeiLan-h6u]

Tebaldi voice is way better than

[@Tdvc]

Watching Tebaldi: OK a cool singer. Watching Callas: Goosebumps all over the body and heart sped up. Callas captures you. There is no discusion here, Callas is immmortal, the rest is the rest.

[@weiliu7319]

You feel that way is due to you have no application for singing. If calls act in a play, you will feel the save way.

[@Tdvc]

@@weiliu7319 What are you talking about? We have here Callas in the very end of her career and still she is better than any Tosca ever. Its not possible to compare prime Callas to any other singer. Prime Callas is a unique phenomenon comparable only to herself in different performances. Would be greatly unfair to compare prime Callas with a fully supported soprano assoluta voice, from top to bottom, to other sopranos. A singer of Callas magnitude happened only once. As for "you have no application for singing".. if u wanna start talking about singing, we can start by the fact that Tebaldi didnt even have a trill to begin with. I bet she looked to the music score of Sempre Libera (1957) and pretended the trills that Verdi wrote didnt exist. Meanwhile, in 1957 Callas was singing Cresciutos (ascending trills) in Bolena like they were a piece of cake!

[@魚-c3d]

@@Tdvc the problem with this way of thinking is that you put Callas on a pedestal and thus can't fully appreciate other singers, because you're working on the assumption that Callas will always be better.

[@shaundudley4576]

@@魚-c3d Evidence aplenty for that assumption. I find it so strange that with the legacy available for 60 years to all who can hear we still have such stubborn prejudice against a phenomenon that showers us with endless blessings. Such ingratitude speaks volumes.

[@魚-c3d]

@@shaundudley4576 speaks volume about what exactly? I beg of you.

[@vegtamvanderveg]

Renata is a powerhouse for sure, but both are great and we are lucky to have and appreciate how every voice and personality is unique.

[@paololucasvianini6434]

Renata Tebaldi stands as the greatest soprano of all time due to her unparalleled vocal beauty, technical mastery, and emotional depth. Her voice was often described as ‘angelic’ and ‘creamy,’ with an extraordinary ability to sustain a perfect legato and an unmatched dynamic control. Unlike many singers, Tebaldi possessed a natural purity in her tone, free from excessive vibrato, which allowed her to convey emotions with both elegance and power. Her interpretation of Verdi and Puccini roles-particularly Desdemona, Aida, and Tosca-set the gold standard for operatic performance. Moreover, she displayed an artistry rooted in humility and respect for the music, avoiding theatrics and letting her voice carry the full weight of the drama. Tebaldi’s long career and enduring appeal attest to her extraordinary artistry and timeless legacy. She was not just a great singer but a true ambassador of opera to the world. Btw Tosca wasn’t Renata’s favourite opera despite the beauty of her interpretation.

[@simonbrown6441]

All 100% correct.

[@giovannaromanelli5202]

Oltre alla voce c'è altro! La vis drammatica della Callas resta insuperata, ogni volta che l'ascolto provo gli stessi brividi di tanto tempo fa. Che prodigio della natura e dell'arte! Grazie, Maria!

[@elleswan1]

A me infastidisce.. sempre solo una attrice di soap di bassa lega.

[@davidelucia8727]

Averne ora

[@Lorenzo-be1nm]

@@elleswan1 povero lei....

[@ritanorscia1903]

Bravissima Maria!!

[@ritanorscia1903]

@@elleswan1 ????ma scherza???

[@ErnestoValt]

2:29 Maria Callas ha hecho de "Vissi D'arte" su himno y estandarte propios. Rompió con los deseos de Puccini y consagró los suyos. Nadie absolutamente nadie se atreve a cantarla como ella lo hizo. Rompió el pianissimo y la dulzura para darnos un momento dramático, arrebatado y angustiante que nos pone la carne de gallina. ¡Viva la Divina!

[@STM2811]

The guy laughing at 0:09 is probably the most irritating effect ever introduced in a youtube video. It suggests that the guy before him said something which was wrong which wasn't the case. Callas comes across as an actress first, singer second. Totally valid observation.

[@davidgroettum9870]

Both are exceptional in their own way. The Tebaldi Stuttgart video suffers from a rather static camera angle. I never saw Callas live but Tebaldi had enormous charisma - star quality. Seen from the stalls, her first act entrance provoked a palpable response from the entire audience even before the applause. Her spinto middle range better for Puccini.

[@lissandrafreljord7913]

Callas was the full package. She had the acting and singing chops. A voice that could do coloratura, yet take on dramatic and lyrical roles, both in the soprano and mezzo soprano tessitura. Tebaldi had a more pleasant and majestic tone, whereas Callas's voice was a bit harsh and murky, almost crow-like. Tebaldi lacked Callas agility, (she was in fact quite sluggish in this area) and high notes, but her sound always remained pleasant. Both were excellent bel canto singers, with very nuanced and emotive phrasing in Italian. The only thing that I wished for was to hear them sing more French and German operas (don't think they ever sung in German). But oh well. They were excellent interpreters of heroines/antiheroines of the Italian operas of the Romantic era.

[@luigicorvi1661]

CALLAS WAS ALSO A BETTER PAINTER AND DECORATOR THAN TEBALDI.......SHE COULD DO AN ENTIRE ROOM IN A DAY....TWO COATS.

[@luigicorvi1661]

TEBALDI ONLY EVER SANG IN ITALIAN IN OPERA..........BUT THERE IS A RECORDING.....A VERY PRIVATE TAPE......OF TEBALDI SINGING THE WHOLE OF THE ROLE OF CHARLOTTE FROM WETHER IN WONDERFUL FRENCH......THIS FROM CIRCA 1971.......AND SHE SOUNDS SENSATIONAL.! THIS WAS A RECORDING OF A REHERSAL AT HER HOME OF HER PART IN THE ENTIRE OPERA.

[@robertn800]

@@luigicorvi1661 Did Tebaldi ever sing Norma, or was she afraid to take it on like Renee’ Fleming. Callus’s “Norma” is a Signature Opera for Her, despite it being one of the most, if not the most difficult Operas for a Soprano, yet Callas sang it often & Beautifully 🎶

[@luigicorvi1661]

@@robertn800 Even mentioning fleming in this context is ridiculous........how to croon your way through norma.

[@donm7823]

In Callas early after she sang Brunhilde, Isolda, The soprano lead in Parsifal. Check it out -- there still may be the recording of the Liebesod

[@4444marla]

Callas was a great singer…perhaps the only one who could put so much of the meaning into the sound that anyone could understand the meaning. Yes a great actress and such a great singer. Shut your mouth if you don’t like her voice. It may not have lasted long, but while it did, we were all blessed.

[@RodicaSchimek]

You are right !!! Callas WAS Tosca ! The only Tosca on this would !❤

[@jaimeochoa7256]

They both possessed extraordinary gifts....they can not be compared.

[@elizabethbautista9722]

Respeto a Tibaldi pero en definitiva me quedo con María Callas, su voz hace que se me erice la piel y que sienta ese escalofrío que se siente cuando de verdad disfrutas el sonido de su voz.

[@esterbruno8604]

La Tebaldi ha un bel timbro, il legato è perfetto e la tecnica pure. Ma la Callas... La Callas è Tosca. ❤️

[@eternalmariacallas2283]

Ester Fantasy 125 Si e vero!

[@brunopicaude3092]

It would be better if only Tebaldi could reach the top C which is here too low here, as most of the time...

[@GiacomoGazzaniga-c1n]

@@brunopicaude3092it would be wonderful if calas didn’t have this shit wobble in the high notes…

[@TitorayReyes]

Callas made me shed tears... Tebaldi makes me smile... both human temperaments hard to do... LOVE THEM BOTH!

[@Tsaraslondon]

Tebaldi is much more vocally secure and her voice in this comparison is much more beautiful, but why is it I find Callas so much more moving? Tebaldi is an opera singer in costume, who never for one moment loses her composure. Callas just becomes Tosca. The whole of this act is an example of how thrilling opera can be. Callas and Gobbi together on stage. What could be better than that?

[@mjmacmtenor]

This is also late career Callas, so she is not a vocally secure as a earlier in her career.

[@luigicorvi1661]

IF YOU WANT YO KILL YOUR VOICE....THEN JUST DO AS CALLAS DOES.......AND DONT BE SUPRISED IF YOU CANT SING FOR A WEEK AFTERWARDS.

[@Tsaraslondon]

@@luigicorvi1661 Not even worth responding to (rolls eyes).

[@luigicorvi1661]

LOSE YOUR COMPOSURE.......YOU LOSE YOUR VOICE..........!.....WHICH DO YOU PREFER.....?.........DO YOU THINK...AS I DO........THAT TEBALDI AND CALLAS HAVE MORE IN COMMON THAN NOT!.....THEY BOTH MITICULOUSLY FOLLOW THE COMPOSERS MARKINGS......THEY BOTH AIM FOR THE IDEAL.......THEY BOTH GIVE OF THEMSELVES EVERYTHING IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE..............THEY ARE UNITED IN THE GLORY OF OPERA.. ....THE MUSIC AND COMPOSER IS THEIR IDEAL.......THATS THE APOTHEOSIS WE ALL CAN CELEBRATE TOGETHER!!!!

[@MichaelLavocah]

what could be better - maybe Callas with Corelli? :)

[@elisabetta611]

Does Callas' top wobble slightly? Yeah. But Tebaldi sounds flat, uninvested....like she's bored? Meanwhile Callas gives you CHILLS, the way she PHRASES, the way she MOVES....her eyes, her hands...EVERYTHING. Callas SINGS, Tebaldi is operatic ASMR.

[@魚-c3d]

This is a bit rude towards an operatic legend like tebaldi and tbh I disagree

[@donm7823]

Sadly even in her lounge years many of Mme. Tebaldi's top notes were always under pitch -- Callas was a better technician.

[@lastestefy4796]

watch Un bel dì vedremo...Renata in Madame Butterfly....

[@elisabetta611]

@@魚-c3d Well, good for you. I am frankly tired of her standing about singing every line prettily with almost NO dramatic inflection or fire.

[@papitapaloro]

Agree.

[@lamadrina5384]

This "Callas was a singing actress" vs Tebaldi was A Voice is some publicity stunt that was pulled ages ago, but fans recite this tripe as if it were the truth. It is not the truth. Callas had an enormously flexible instrument; the nuances of feeling which translate into great beauty are the essence of musicality itself.

[@milvao3400]

they just had different qualities and a different repertoire. Callas had the quality of a pop singer, she could move everyone even in recordings. Tebaldi was probably the most perfect human voice you could hear in a teatre. They were both great and comparisons make no sense.

[@Puddin_Pi]

Come on now, man. Maria has me in near tears. Don’t play so much.

[@philippagabb]

Maria Callas' expression beats that of Tebaldi a million times over. Tebaldi sings wonderfully but with Callas you feel the true feelings of the character.

[@lordanychdressince2408]

Both fantastic, FANTASTIC singers.

[@anjaplushenka5995]

*Tebaldi was good, but forgettable. Callas was magnetic, ethereal, utterly singular.*

[@oPeRa1923]

Callas' natural voice gave more depth to her words. Ah, my soul! 🥰

[@Oldschoolsingers]

Callas's "Or gli perdono" at 6:05 is bigger than the full story of 95% of sopranos

[@leveganist]

I have goose bumps

[@fidelmartinica1857]

Yes it sounds so strong and wide... her interpretation also makes me see the character becoming dark for a moment.

[@robinyoung5644]

I think Renata Tebaldi has the most beautiful soprano voice I have ever heard. A simply incredible sound.

[@alessandropaluzzi2687]

Meravigliosa la Tebaldi voce d'angelo (Toscanini dicit) ma.....ma Maria Callas era la perfezione...spaziale!! non ne nascerà mai più una così....

[@manuelamanso9935]

Grazie tante !

[@ombresetlumieres3137]

Deux grandes Tosca: La voix, le chant de Renata Tebaldi étaient assurément plus parfaits, plus beaux même que ceux de sa rivale...Mais pour moi, et je ne suis pas le seul a le penser, Maria Callas était, malgré d'évidentes imperfections, beaucoup plus émouvante, plus humaine et meilleure tragédienne que la cantatrice italienne....Un ami, passionné d'opéras, avait assisté à une représentation de Tosca avec Maria Callas....."Au moment où elle poignardait Scarpia", m'avait-il dit, "une sorte de "stupeur" avait parcouru les spectateurs, tant l'incarnation du personnage était juste"....Pourtant Maria Callas n'était pas la soprano qu'il préférait, mais il reconnaissait qu'elle était vraiment TOSCA!❤

[@fredericchopin632]

There's an electricity that comes from Callas' voice that hits me in so many places with such speed that I can't help but be pulled into the drama. La Divina cannot compare to any other singer.

[@giusettynaaa]

What to say.... The voice of Tebaldi is wonderful but Maria Callas is Divina.... She is an organic Artist, not just a singer... A sort of miracle! That's all. You can have a lot af beautiful voices, but another Artist like Callas?... Hopefully it will, even if until now the miracle do not repeat itself

[@Arishenka_A]

Никогда не могла по-настоящему определенно выбрать ) На самом деле, как человек поющий - я выбираю Tebaldi.. это лучший женский голос XX века, без сомнения. Сила ее вокала, жизненность и реалистичность интерпретаций, четкость ее контроля, точность интонаций и ровность ее регистров - вызывают изумление. Поистине красота и богатство ее голоса - уникальны, и я наслаждаюсь ими и рада, что способна - к этому. Но как представитель публики, любящей оперу - я выбираю Callas. За абсолютно беспримерные по правдивости и выразительности - интонации, за совершенно обалденную технику, за исключительную музыкальность и органичный артистизм, за уникальное погружение в представляемый образ и "предлагаемые обстоятельства"... .. иногда у меня иногда даже возникает впечатление, что Callas была сторонницей системы Станиславского ) Возможно, так мы и выбираем, во многих случаях.. Те, кто на сцене - часто выбирают Tebaldi Те, кто в зале - выбирают Callas.. Красота - и правда жизни, Университеты и улицы, Веризм и бельканто, Изящество и яркая страсть, "Верха" и ровный тембр, Утонченная лёгкость и драматизм, Сладкая красота звучания и мощь вокала,... Я знаю только одного человека, который практически смог соединить в себе большинство разнообразных и желанных певческих характеристик артиста оперы - в себе одном... Однако он - тенор ) В доп. к предыдущим сентенциям. Переслушав максимальное количество записей данной оперы, могу с уверенностью сказать , что в "Тоске" все-таки я выбираю - Tebaldi. И видимо еще - в "Мадам Баттерфляй ". Все имхо 🙂 )

[@KalelCarr]

Rest in peace 🕊️🙏 Maria Callas you are the greatest classic opera singer in the whole wide world 🌎🌍

[@FanOFGodN11]

One cannot even compare them. Callas is in another dimension. Her voice penetrates your soul and heart, making you feel all those emotions. Tebaldi is just pleasant to listen to. She doesn't have the impact of Callas. Callas's voice is so unique and powerful, and no one comes close to her interpretations and expressions.

[@iwonabierowicz7995]

I always choose callas she was brilliant 😍

[@e.l.2734]

God, they were incredible. And Callas is just perfection.

[@kormsby12]

Callas scares me. I like it for a way different reason. Tebaldi has a voice like an angel.

[@SusannaBrennt]

noone else can touch your heart and soul like callas

[@ciupotto]

vedo due grandissime artiste che hanno donato stupende interpretazioni alla lirica mondiale....ogni confronto è sterile ed inutile, ormai loro appartengono alla storia

[@stupidobibi433]

There is no comparison at all: Tebaldi was a 'soprano lirico-drammatico' (lyric-dramatic soprano), while Callas was the epitome of a 'soprano drammatico d'agilità' (dramatic coloratura soprano)i.e. a true dramatic soprano also able to execute fast vocal runs and coloratura and possesses stronger top notes. But here Callas had already lost much of her vocal weight and her timbre was less dark and rich than in her vocal prime(1948-1954/55) so her voice is obviously weaker. Vocally Callas had a darker and more metallic voice than Tebaldi and I do think that it was easier for Callas to sing Tosca, for it's a dramatic role and requires a strong, big and dark voice. As an actress Callas has no rivals, Tebaldi's "interpretation" was an awful joke.

[@stupidobibi433]

Just out of curiosity : the definition 'Soprano drammatico d'agilità' was created in 1949 (recalling the definition 'soprano assoluto' used in XIX century for Giuditta Pasta and Maria Malibran) by the music critic and journalist Teodoro Celli expressly for Maria Callas, when she sang the role of Elvira from "I puritani" after singing the massive roles of Brünhilde (Die Walküre) and Abigaille (Nabucco).

[@vascorossi9089]

@Stupido Bibi you clearly know it well🤓

[@nosehook324]

A joke doesn't make a career, Tebaldi does!

[@tarotreadingbyyolla2203]

I would not call it awful joke, just not her best strength, or her weakness. But Renata at her best ... Superb.

[@notnek202]

I love both and with a voice like Tebaldi’s who needs acting. Callas was a Tour de force nothing like her has ever been seen on the operatic stage. She was a perfectionist and demanded the same amount of dedication and perfection from everyone working with her. The problem is no one is perfect and I think in the end all of that total dedication & perfection killed her & made lots of enemies. Tebaldi even said the first meeting with Callas was horrible. They were performing in Brazil u believe a concert and Tebaldi was singing the crowd went wild and demanded she sing an encore & the maestro said yes you have to do encore so reluctantly she did and Callas was ferocious and hit the roof went to Tebaldi’s dressing room demanding to know what the hell was going on. So Callas could be her own worst enemy. Tebaldi said Callas was jealous.

[@shayanmardanbeigi2697]

It always makes me laugh when people say callas’ voice wasn’t beautiful, what a joke and what an insult to THE most beautiful voice on record

[@giglistignanipinza]

that's a HUGE stretch, all due respect to the great artist that is Callas

[@robertn800]

Some Voices are Pretty… but Pretty isn’t Beautiful. Callas will Always be Beautiful 🌟

[@PlugInKali]

Not even Maria Callas liked her own voice. The first time she heard a recording of her voice she starting crying and wanted to give up singing. Eventually she was able to accept it, but she never liked it. It's not an insult to not like her voice is a matter of personal taste. I personally don't like it, I never have and I never will. For example, her vibrato is so wide that is clearly going back and forth between two notes and it makes her sound off pitch (for example, 2:44). Or the very noticeable and not too pleasant sound she makes when she inhales (for example, at 2:36 although she makes it several times on this video). Yes, she was an excellent interpreter, but to me the couple of things I mentioned (and several others) annoy me enough so that I can confidently say that I don't like her voice. And it doesn't make me a joke or ignorant or a troll or anything like that.

[@BaroneVitellioScarpia1]

Callas’ vocal beauty is UNDERRATED.

[@shaundudley4576]

@@PlugInKali it does make you deaf. Deprived of the most profound artistic encounters available to the human ear.

[@denisrobert36]

Tebaldi becomes so tense when she has to reach a somewhat high note, starting around an "A" she tightens all her muscles and completely stops acting, quite often under pitched on a "B" and most of the time flat on a high "C". It quite obvious in those excerpts, just watch her body and face expressions when she prepares to hit a high note, everything freezes until the problematic note has passed, she then relaxes and gives a series of nice and luscious lower notes, pleasantly ending what ever she was singing, just like some sweet angel, to the great joy of her fans. I know, I was once one of those fans.

[@jamesmorrison2055]

Now that you mention the tightening up before high notes, I notice it every time.

[@ginopietracupa4305]

Tebaldi becomes tense because she uses much toraxic resonance for the high notes (of course mixed with head voice). The high note of a real soprano spinto is like this (like Tebaldi). But how Tebaldi high note sound ? Tebaldi high notes have much impact because of the "color" she has on top and because of the granitic quality of her high notes, huge high notes and Tebaldi high notes have NO irregular vibrations, her vibrato is perfect. Instead Magda Olivero high notes ? how they sound ? theay are not worth anything Miss Denis Robert, colorless, thin, and with irregular vibrations, flawed vibrato. Leontyne Price high notes have NO impact, are a threadlike. And Callas high notes are strident, light in color and with irregular vibrations, ugly

[@daphnebeloved]

​@@ginopietracupa4305I so agree with you!

[@clavis_aurea]

@@ginopietracupa4305 ultimately all that is irrelevant. especially to the audiences. one sounds soulless, giving us a mechanical performance, the other sounds like she encompasses entire human experience within a performance. the fact that you will know which is which without me naming names, says everything.

[@ginopietracupa4305]

@@clavis_aurea Tebaldi has much spirituality in her singing and she is noble. Callas is prententious and fake emotion, she sings everything the same, she sings Puccini like Bellini, always weeping

[@giuseppedecarlo909]

Callas didn't interpret Tosca. Callas WAS Tosca.

[@jillgooner]

in every way, Tebaldi was a great singer but could compete with callas in this type of role as Callas was the full monty, drama, beauty, emotion. Her acting was sublime but there again at times she looked liked she was actually feeling pain and hurting inside. She was let down as we know in her love life and died so young. Lucky nowadays with technology we can still her in some of the most moving moments of her career.

[@milvao3400]

Don't forget that we're listening to their voices on youtube. In my opinion, Tebaldi's voice sounded spectacular in a theatre while Callas voice was perfect for recordings... That's the difference and that's why I wouldn't want to hear Callas sing live as I wish I could hear Renata's voice live, which must have been something really special. I heard a story (Bergonzi) about Tebaldi being a superstar while she was still studying in the Conservatory in Parma, way before her debut... when she had her singing lesson all the other students gathered outside the door to hear Tebaldi sing. Maria, on the other hand, is almost like a pop singer to me, her voice can speak to anyone and everywhere. So, if you ask me who do I prefer in this performance of Tosca, we're on youtube so I'd say Callas, but I wish I could hear Renata sing this live.

[@yaelpalombo4093]

Due soprani incomparabili! Stupende entrambe 💖💖

[@CaioMalinoski]

When I listen to Tebaldi, I am captivated by the pure and velvety beauty of her voice, which is powerful, smooth, and impeccably controlled. Her technique brings a unique serenity that remains stable in every note. With Callas, I experience an unmatched dramatic intensity, but I notice that her voice has a harsh timbre and a certain irregularity, especially in the higher notes. Sometimes her voice sounds hard and unstable, which contrasts with Tebaldi’s consistency. Still, Callas’s unique expressiveness and her ability to convey deep emotion make her fascinating, compensating for these imperfections. For me, Tebaldi represents classical softness, while Callas embodies pure strength and dramatic boldness…

[@ms.chaewon9231]

Because you are critiquing a 1964 Callas whose voice was already deteriorating. The pre 55 Callas was 100x better than Tebaldi vocally speaking. Tebaldi's voice is beautiful but limited.

[@William1960-z6g]

Sono completamente d'accordo! Sono state due grandissime, ma diverse. Non credo che si possano paragonare. L'orchidea è più bella della rosa rossa?

[@georgemosarm1345]

As Callas once said: Callas has no rivals...!

[@jimbuxton2187]

In repertoire yes...in vocal technique....no

[@manuelamanso9935]

@@jimbuxton2187sorry, her vocal technique was precisely what allowed her to have that repertoire. An absolute soprano, like her, is supposed to have a perfect vocal technique. Which she had, like no other one. Sorry.

[@nskull9368]

I love both. They are both goddesses.

[@Dario-mn4uc]

La Tebaldi è perfetta cantante misurata, controllata, ma ingessata, con lei è una recita, mentre la Callas vive in quel canto , è più spontanea, autentica, passionale, sia nella voce che nell' atteggiamento, e per questo è inarrivabile ❤

[@tcewmg3430]

OMG THAT LAUGH WAS SO ON POINT!! LIKE WTF!!! THE TOSCA CLIP is no competition to Callas!!

[@notnek202]

Tebaldi an angel Callas a goddess !!!!!!!

[@davidslaughterbeck6451]

Callas is full of fire and passion. She evokes emotion. She makes me cry! I feel no emotions listening to Tebaldi.

[@CK.girl55]

Exactly !! Callas gave me goosebumps💖💖

[@Azurshortfc]

I am really at a loss to understand how these two sublime artists could have ever been compared. Tebaldi had a ravishing vocal endowment and she was a wonderfully disciplined artist. No reason whatsoever to compare her and Maria Callas. Both had different attributes, sought different artistic goals, and really specialized in their own respective repertoires. Tebaldi was a modern Twentieth Century soprano whose repertoire was rooted in Puccini and the verismo composers, as well as a few Verdi roles. Ms Tebaldi’s voice is bright and girlish and dark and angry and hopeful and playful, as -I think- the voice of Choi Choi in Madame Butterfly should sound. Callas' art was rooted in a much earlier period (bel canto) and she had a three octave range which enabled her to undertake everything. Callas did perhaps not have the vocal velvet of Tebaldi. She was a different artist altogether. Bashing one against the other is stupid and shows an innate ignorance about music. Two different artistic approaches COMPLETELY. Both divas defined a period in Italian opera that we will not likely encounter again.

[@Orfeus80]

We'd be privileged to see either soprano! In this role I always preferred Tebaldi for the grandeur, the phrasing and the stronger voice but Callas gives her own, wonderful interpretation. Callas was a master of bel canto.

[@rdsteyer]

For me Callas the best. La Divina insuperable.

[@trillettopr]

Maria fa venire i brividi e le lacrime agli occhi, l'altra ha una bella voce, un po fine a sé stessa

[@massimocassano2545]

Caruso e Callas trasfigurano l' aspetto vocale immanente in qualcosa di trascendente , appunto. In essi immagino la doppia natura di Dio( per chi crede naturalmente) Ed ho pochi dubbi che fra qualche secolo saranno gli unici ad essere ancora ricordati come due fenomeni assoluti.

[@encarnacionnunez5894]

Yo no comparo . Simplemente me emociona más la Callas. Cuando la escucho,me llega a lo más profundo

[@richardque4952]

Its hard to say who is better.both are master of there craft.

[@brucesarver9328]

Maria has 'the presence' ---"they have a commanding, noticeable, and impactful aura or demeanor, often characterized by confidence, poise, and a strong personality that draws attention and makes a lasting impression when they are in a room".

[@marlenebertman7896]

CALLAS IS TOSCA TO THE CORE. THE BEST EVER PERIOD.

[@jorgealbertolettera4027]

La Callas es La Callas!!!! Única. Maravillosa. Tebaldi también ha sido una gran Tosca,.pero en este video se la ve muy señorona mayor.

[@antonellabono9869]

Callas for ever

[@vicentelopez00]

A journalist: ""Maestro Toscanini: Callas or Tebaldi? Toscanini. ""Victoria de los Ángelez""

[@jamesmorrison2055]

There is no comparison. Maria Callas could sing roles in any repertoire. She was truly one of the most unique singers to ever live.

[@creativecolours2022]

And that is the reason why her voice weakened later in her career. She sang all about everything but she abused her voice. She went very often off her limits, something that she could do when she was younger but this kind of singing damaged eventually her singing voice. I'm not saying of course that her career was short, she was singing on stage from 1941 to 1965 but if is she was a little bit more careful she would probably been able to sing for much longer.

[@jamesmorrison2055]

@@creativecolours2022 Maybe, maybe not. No one knows for certain if that was the sole reason for her vocal decline as she had other health problems as well. She died relatively young anyway.

[@creativecolours2022]

@@jamesmorrison2055 ​ I'm not saying that this was the sole reason. She abused her voice either way, and when her health started to decline things got worst. Singers of this level ( and other artists like virtuoso pianists or dancers to bring some other characteristic examples) are like athletes. Their performance depends on their overall body and health condition. On how they can preserve the good function of their vocal chords, their hands, their feet. The whatever small "injuries" they get when they are younger, which they can overcome without medical help because they are still young, can literally disable them when they start getting older because everyone's body functions decline either way due to ageing. It is not something that we can prevent ( I mean ageing) just try to preserve our selves a little bit longer. Now of course you are going to ask me if it worth to go so often off limits. It did worth because she was a great artist, but everything has a price.

[@jimbuxton2187]

@@creativecolours2022 thank you for your wonderful objective comment. I guess she decided to have 6 or 7 good years rather than 10 or 15. She made her mark, but paid the price with her voice. She was a bel Canto coloratura soprano and should have kept singing that and stayed away from heavy dramatic repertoire. Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

[@creativecolours2022]

@@jimbuxton2187 Certainly but we wouldn't speak now about Maria Callas if she didn't do what she shouldn't do!. I mean all kind of acrobatics with the literal meaning of the world. That were what made her so legendary after all. That she was always to the limits and that includes everything. Her professional and her personal life.

[@henrytudor8537]

Callas is the real Tosca. Puccini wrote that opera with Callas in mind.

[@dragicaklomp9810]

Comparing is actually very educational. Yes Callas had strong dramatic instincts. More inside the character. And Tebaldi's voice was smoother and rounder and with capacity for high pianissimo. Both wonderful.

[@dizzyhands8223]

My parents were avid opera buffs and got to see both Callas and Tibaldi live, at several venues. Dad was firmly in the Tibaldi camp, mum the Callas camp… what a childhood! Callas owns several roles, rightly of wrongly, cannot say the same for Tibaldi, perhaps with the exception of Madama Butterfly. CALLAS for me. But, I don’t have a Musical bone in my body. Tibaldi definitely has a sweetness in her voice, though projection seems missing.

[@LigeiaNoire]

I would say, I only wish there would be an opera singer these days that would be a third as good as Tebaldi or Callas were.

[@atizaries5512]

Pav ovce said: there willbe another Tebaldi, another Monsarrat, but fhere will neverbe another Callas " unfortunately that marazmatic Domingo called that shrieking, shouting baba Netrebko another Callas??? Iwnder why Jupiter or Zeus did not struck him dumb with thunder on the spot for such blesphemy! Since that , i never listen for Domingo'recordings.thank God i can enjoy a much greater tenor, Prince of Tenors-FRANCO ACorelli.

[@bobturnley2787]

The story comes alive through the passion of Callas. The music comes alive through the vocal beauty of Tebaldi.

[@tarek40]

The world is better with both , the more the mariner . however there is no one like Renata she is the voice itself . her Italian first language and mastery of voice and accent is unparallel and she lived well to her 90's, take a look at her 1974 Recording of Madame Butterfly.

[@maicolbergman7417]

La Tebaldi ha la voce di un Angelo, e tanta grazia, umiltà e eleganza ❤️

[@marceloyamamoto7178]

It's such a cowardice to compare Callas and Tebaldi... Please, continue! haha

[@diamarieful]

For me there is only Callas. Tebaldi sings like an angel, every note is beautiful, if I had been in one of her audiences I would count myself a lucky woman to have witnessed talent like that with my own eyes. But when I hear her Tosca compared to Callas, it is like sepia compared to technicolour. Only in Callas do you hear that raw deep emotion, only her voice makes you feel the despair of Tosca as she confronts her terrible choice. And it is not that she is acting - close your eyes, you will hear it then too.

[@philipgeneux4269]

Two very different singers, both incredible.

[@germanquintero10121946]

Pura delicia ambas interpretaciones nos estilos dos emociones ambas inmensas

[@juancarlosbelletti6335]

Me da la impresion de que Callas es mas actriz que Tebaldi en esta opera. Pero cuando abren la boca uno se queda EXTASIADO POR LA TREMENDA VOZ QUE TIENEN. BRAVAS.❤❤❤❤

[@operskapevacica1]

I refuse to compare the two. Each had something special to offer. This reminds me of the ongoing GOAT debate in futbol- Messi or Ronaldo. Both are great! And sure, Callas wins the debate for Tosca, but I am sure Tebaldi wins the debate for another role.

[@Lorenzo-be1nm]

No... not really..

[@operskapevacica1]

@@Lorenzo-be1nm yeah really!

[@tuberaxx]

@Iris, if you’re saying Tebaldi = Ronaldo and Callas = Messi, then I agree with that. Ronaldo is technically a beast, taller, stronger, and better at headers, Messi overcame his deficiencies with his genius.

[@markthetranslator1162]

Oh, my God. Finally, I've found someone who actually have ears. Why people can't hear that Tebaldi had problems with her technique? Her voice is not resonant enough and sometimes you can even hear some cracks on the high notes due to the fact that she was singing on high larynx. I don't even mention her poor acting abilities. She was a good singer but there were many better sopranos at that time. I don't know who would compare her to the one and only Callas, La Divina. No, maybe she wasn't perfect either, but, oh God, she was so close to the perfection. Her high notes are breathtaking, her entire body is resonating and when she sings it's just impossible not to cry. This is opera! Thank you so much to the author of this video!

[@robertn800]

I don’t want Callas perfect. Great Art always has imperfections- Human are Moved by Humans. Now many Singers use Autotune to correct imperfect voices, get rid of sharp notes, wobble, flat notes, etc. I don’t know if Opera singers use it. Anyway, Humans are moved by Human voices- Not perfect machine voices. 💻

[@Zephaniah319]

"Comparing me to Renata is like comparing Champaign to... Coca-Cola." - Callas (What a BAR)

[@francescasassu2009]

Le amo entrambe. Ognuna con la sua voce...... ❤️❤️

[@israelvarducci3059]

Ambas maravillosas, diosas!!!! Inolvidables!!! Admiradas y amadas 👏

[@notnek202]

Tebaldi sings the role Callas becomes the role.

[@richholt6465]

yes, exactly!!!

[@juancarlosbelletti6335]

Las dos fueron DIVAS.CADA UNA EN SU MODALIDAD FUERO GRANDIOSAS. DE AHI SU CONFRONTAMIENTO DE TODA LA VIDA .porque ninguna de las dos queria perder lo que habian conseguido a fuerza de sacrificio y otras cosas que no vienen al caso DIVASSSSS LAS DOS.❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@spiritualrepast]

Η Μαρία Κάλλας ήταν μεσόφωνος. Με πολλή εργασία έγινε υψίφωνος και μάλιστα η κορυφή παγκοσμίως. Το χρώμα της φωνής της, το συναίσθημα, το ότι έπαιζε χωρίς φακούς επαφής αφού δεν υπήρχαν μέχρι το '60, την κάνει ακόμη πιο κορυφαία, γιατί έπρεπε να ξέρει τά βήματα των συμπροταγωνιστών της ώστε να μην πέσει πάνω τους. Είχε μεγάλη μυωπία. Όλα αυτά μαζί σύν το πως στεκόταν δραματικά και έπαιζε στην σκηνή την καθιστούν όχι μόνο την μεγαλύτερη υψίφωνο του κόσμου αλλά και μεγάλη ηθοποιό της όπερας!!!!! Ελληνίδα Μαρία Κάλλας!!!!!

[@gr__msk]

Η Μαρία Κάλλας ήταν καθαρή σοπράνο ειδικά τα πρώτα χρόνια (1949-1955) και μάλιστα με πολύ ψηλές νότες και πολύ υψηλές νότες ακόμα και από πολλές άλλες σοπράνο. Ήταν καθαρή υψίφωνος και για αυτό άλλωστε είπε μόνο ρόλους για υψίφωνο μόνο σε όλη της την καριέρα εκτός από τον ρόλο κάρμεν που τραγούδησε το 1964 και είναι ρόλος για μεσόφωνο

[@SilviaCerutti-jo6tt]

La Tebaldi non ce la fa😂ma come l'ha ucciso Scarpia, dandogli una spinta?!😂😂la Callas è un miracolo sotto ogni punto di vista, non per niente è la Divina!!❤❤