Renata Tebaldi is Madama Butterfly

[@omtara4590]

Callas had the dramatic intensity, and Tebaldi had just this amazingly gorgeous voice and sweet presence and temperament...they both brought something exceptionally wonderful to the art in each their own ways.

[@jean-christopheMiquel-ef3ur]

La plus grande soprano du XX ème siècle.Un timbre d'une pureté, d'une puissance et d'une beauté inégalées pour le répertoire vériste italien.

[@ciccioragusa]

Che grande emozione riascoltare , a mio giudizio, la più grande cantante lirica italiana di tutti i tempi. Grazie a Bendsito per aver inserito questo meraviglioso video. Ciccio Ragusa

[@pedrogarcia542]

Renata Tebaldi, era Madame Buterfly, para mi la mejor soprano de todos los tiempos

[@Scoubidou-if1of]

Scusi, non era Butterfly...forse Magdalena, pero non era Madama Butterfly.

[@truth2happiness]

I love both Renata and Maria for their unique interpretations. Enjoy BOTH!

[@stevecampo1618]

Tebaldi was never fully captured on recordings. The first time I saw her live was a revelation! It was a transformative experience that for the most part I hadn't gotten from recordings. But live... suddenly I understood! You just wanted to hear that sound forever and ever.

[@rubbermodel]

I have read many comments of yours and I am sure you are very competent in Lirica, now a question for you: I heard Anna Moffo to sing this aria finding her so sweet and melodic, What do you think about? Thanks

[@stevecampo1618]

I was fortunate to have seen Anna Moffo on a number of occasions in the mid-sixties and, less fortunately, into the seventies. Specifically, I saw her live in "La Traviata", "Lucia di Lammermor", "Romeo e Juliette" (with Franco Corelli), and "La Boheme" (with Luciano Pavarotti). At her best, she possessed a natural sound of uniquely lush, sensual beauty. If only that creamy sound consistently extended above the staff... if only she hadn't pushed herself to the point of disastrously over-working... if only, if only, if only. It's truly a shame that her career was so short. She could have made an easy transition from her early coloratura work into lyrico-spinto roles. In any case, I'll bet her 'Butterfly' was wonderful.

[@roberthorn1838]

This Tebaldi performance of Un Bel Di is treasurable.That middle voice ,so important in Puccini is incomparable 😁

[@pawdaw]

In terms of sound alone, Tebaldi possessed one of most beautiful voices I have ever heard.

[@rosigattonero]

Excellent presentation, beautiful woman, magnificent voice! More importantly, she carried herself with such grace and dignity ... a great lady. No wonder people loved her. The voice and temperament of an angel. HAPPY BIRTHDAY RENATA!!! Forever alive in our hearts. Thank-you so much Bendsito!!!

[@CountDiLuna]

Spectacular! Truly my favourite soprano; if only I could have heard her live at least once. Thanks for sharing!

[@Richiesutherland]

Sheer and utter perfection, as far as I am concerned. EVERY inflection personal, clear and heartbreaking, and the most luscious, pure and beautiful tone. As pure and beautiful as Butterfly's soul. THAT'S why you need to sing beautifully in these roles! Tebaldi as Butterfly. Heaven on Earth.

[@raulrossi5352]

La mejor interpretación de Madama Butterfly que he escuchado en mi vida.

[@blueshirt56]

Absolutely beautiful, thank god for Italians.

[@Sparafucile22]

Tebaldi's Butterfly is legendary. Brava!

[@radicallytubular]

Granted everyone has their preferences, but I just love listening to the sheer power and talent of these ladies. I am always astounded by the fact this can come out of a human being.

[@poolsharkgrace]

Ditto, to THE VOICE...stunning...the best rendition I've ever heard... Ms.Price runs a close second, but can't touch what you FEEL when hearing Ms. Tebaldi.

[@romearomeo]

La migliore Butterfly in assoluto

[@lucaleonetti183]

Esatto 💟✨✨✨✨

[@irons60]

Meravigliosa interpretazione.

[@luigipirsavele9373]

C'è tutto nel suo canto. La speranza, l'immaginazione e infine la sicurezza che la sua speranza si avvererà. Questi sentimenti descritti in. Modo meraviglioso dalla musica sono completati in modo stupendo ed ineguaiabile dalla voce incredibilmente soave potente e bella della Tebaldi. La più bella voce Pucciniana di sempre : ineguagliabile è inimitabile.

[@amineurin]

Just outstanding! what a voice! I don't compare i'm just in love!

[@rosigattonero]

Today is Tebaldi's 4th anniversary of her death. But time will never erase the memory of this great soprano. Truly one of the greatest voices of the 20th century. Love you Renata!

[@CountDiLuna]

Wow, this is the best performance of Un bel di vedremo I've ever come across. Thanks!

[@amandanotmandy22]

She is my absolute favourite opera singer. Her voice just soars angelically- I can't find fault with anything about her singing.

[@GeorgiaTryfona]

This is sublime

[@pieritlyon]

MAGNIFICO, LA GRANDE RENATA TEBALDI

[@ajsbx]

Perfect vocal control warm , passionate her sound is so unique I loved her I first heard her La Boheme. At Carnegie hall 1957 I sat on the stage and watched this great artist stun the audience.Toscanini was right "The voice of an angel."

[@ArgiaCocco]

A real artist! Everytime I sing Madama Butterfly, the vocal elegance of Renara Tebaldi is a great lesson for me

[@elainelotcpeich]

She was superb and a "one of a kind". Brava Renata!

[@jbut1208]

Hear! Hear!

[@bluedrop85]

the interpretation is absolutely beautyfull, full of inspiration...

[@mareedeeley7713]

A golden voice her sound unmatched by any other soprano

[@spinto10r]

BRAVA RENATA! Absolutely perfect singing. Beautiful, emotional, elegant and technically flawless. The woman was unquestionably the greatest singer that has ever lived.

[@giloubreizh]

LA Tebaldi, c'est Butterfly! - Plus j'écoute,plus je découvre! - Formidable!!!...

[@gildamarlowe5110]

Magnificent!

[@1SuperKawaii]

Im tearing up its so beautiful.

[@artemisasio8569]

DIVINE!!!!

[@annamariafacchiano1688]

Renata sei indimenticabile!

[@navsikand]

As Callas rightly stated, comparing Tebaldi and her was like comparing "champagne with conganc"! Both are delcious and to be savoured in their own right and own distinctive way. When they both had a mutual respect for the other lets stop with reduntant and ill concieved comparisons between the two shall we?

[@garyguyton7373]

This Aria.....Well Done! Thanks for the post.

[@amineurin]

renata tebaldi was one of the greatest prima donnas ever!

[@rovingeye5]

unbelievably perfect and beautiful! Not to mention Puccini, who did a pretty good job writing it!

[@grzegorzgasiorowski2325]

Piękne :-) Cudowne :-) Dla przyjemności słuchania Takiego Głosu warto poświęcić wszystko.... W Polsce również jak widać kochamy Panią Renatę Tebaldi. Przynajmniej ja uwielbiam Tę Wielką, Nieprzeciętną Damę!!! Wszystkiego Dobrego dla Wszystkich, którzy chcą i mogą poświęcić tę jedyną chwilę dla siebie słuchając tak Pięknego Głosu! Niepowtarzalnego :-) Pozdrawiam mocno :-)

[@spinto12]

this performance is a shining example of what true lirico-spinto singing by a soprano sounds like. listen to the line, the phrasing, the intonation, the colors...(sighs) brava diva!...

[@MrFalconford]

I think this was real, it's hard to believe that someone could synthesize this melody and turn it into her own after all the countless renditions. Today with the amount of performers who mimic some of the great divas what a wonderful gift. I'd like to go visit the Museum dedicated to her and her voice.

[@gvolpe100]

LA MIA PREFERITA,BRAVA RENATA TEBALDI.

[@ransomcoates546]

I have always felt that of all the videos that exist this one shows Tebaldi at her most confidently glorious. Already by the ‘58 ‘Forza’ the Convent Scene is becoming a visible strain, but here all her powers are at her command. ‘Per sempre brava, carissima Renata.’

[@ER1CwC]

I think the tessitura here is more sympathetic for her voice than that particular scene in Forza.

[@dlagrua]

Absolutely perfect performance.

[@jackdenice1]

parfait dans la perfection c est une diva !

[@nancydrew5]

Death by goosebumps! Wow!

[@CountDiLuna]

What can I say - magnificent! Thanks for sharing! Cheers, Nils

[@hunnyflash]

My eyes teared at that last note.

[@hector180784]

RENATA ERES UNA DIVA , SENCILLAMENTE SUBLIME

[@corbycorbin1510]

Truly the voice of an angel. One of the best Cio-Cio Sans that I have ever heard.

[@100gvolpe]

bellissima grande Renta.

[@g_vezz]

What a great voice..

[@kartikayysola]

I never got the whole Callas vs. Tebaldi thing anyways. Rivals or no, they respected each other greatly. When Tebaldi was learning the role in La Giaconda, the Met GM recommended Zinka Milanov's version, knowing of the 'rivalry' between the two. A day later, he came back to find Tebaldi listening to Callas's version, asking him "Why didn't you tell me Maria's was the best?''

[@curtlancaster367]

really the best for this song

[@ClaireGoezRawr]

Spectacular!

[@LaBartoli]

The BEST Butterfly EVER!!!!!!!

[@miralmaroctavia]

Maravilloso, butterfly es Tebaldi. Con respeto, cariño y admiración para todas las demás.... Renata es la pasión y la dulzura ...

[@klaustoth6982]

a songbird from heaven. 🌷

[@MrGratefulheart]

She will ALWAYS be the real deal! She and Maria are together now in a place where all our squabbling don't mean a thang. God I love her singing!

[@astrumacontlae]

MAGNIFICENT !!!

[@elegie84]

Incredible!

[@paulostroff99]

Awesome!

[@olimposaho33]

Stupenda

[@arbiterveritatis1063]

Tebaldi's performance of this aria is perfectly articulated, and restrained . Good legato singing. She doesn't need to "gild the lily" with too much over the top gestures, rubato and cheap sentiment. Lovely and moving.

[@rwsmith29456]

Dang she was good. I'm just now getting into her singing.

[@Janlvka]

La migliore!

[@hardcorechicano]

i my god....i juss shed a tear...

[@AlexandrePorto]

I´´m totally hypnotised... Where am I? Who am I?

[@BLOP888]

Perfect

[@MsFerna]

I always hold my breath from 3:50 to 4:15 it's so...impressive

[@jrbwind]

太棒了，害我全身發麻、直衝腦門！

[@mauromiani6720]

Meravigliosa

[@ydarragon]

PERFECT in the imperfection...... BRAVO!!! so intense ....

[@jackdenice1]

sa voix est superbe est c est une tres belle interpretation

[@jackdenice1]

la TEBALDI c est pour moi la meilleure chanteuse du monde faites en autant!!!!

[@amineurin]

i can't get enough ...no doubts renata tebaldi was outstanding!

[@dunny201]

@Neanderthalgirl Callas made remarks appreciative of Tebaldi, and vice versa. Callas said, "I admire Tebaldi's tone; it's beautiful-also some beautiful phrasing. Sometimes, I actually wish I had her voice." Tebaldi was once given a recording for a role shewas to play. Aware of the alleged rivalry, he recommended another version. Days later, he went to visit Tebaldi, to find her sitting by the speakers, listening to Callas' recording. She then asked, "Why didn't you tell me Maria's was the best"

[@ascoteagle]

you are lucky, she is my favourite soprano and I think her Mimi is the ultimate but never saw her live !

[@njmezzo]

You are most welcome, newtoopera. The two tenors were giants in their day and would be so today as well. DelMonaco had a more baritonal, dark sound while Corelli had the "squillo" and incredibly thrilling top notes. Tebaldi and Corelli sang together on tour toward the end of her career, as you may know. Both tenors were worthy partners to her level of singing. I never heard them live either but have heard live performances on tape and the excitement is simply indescribable.

[@rutla]

i know! she gets to me every time too!

[@magicflute3]

un suono travolgente- incomparabile- nessuna ha avuto mai una voce così- fa dimenticare la mise un po' alla "Nilde Jotti", il gestire modesto, l'uso dei portamenti..ma perchè l'umanità non ha potuto avere la voce della Tebaldi e lo stie della Callas in un'unica persona?sarebbe stato troppo, avete ragione!

[@ginopietracupa4305]

nessuna ha avuto una voce cosi

[@jamiecartright]

Unfortunately, the less-music savvy media wanted to create a controversy. They did not realize that Callas and Tebaldi were 2 different voices types with overlapping repertoire and so they made up a "rivalry" out of thin air. There should be no jealousy among musicians. Sad, stupid, and ultimately destructive.

[@paulvesely4773]

It's what they do. Nothing of value to contribute . Pathetic when you consider the artists gift to us all and the pathetic commentary offered by critics.

[@dttra566]

I agree they created that "rivalry" just to sell papers. In reality the two artists had utmost respect for each other and have openly declared so several times. That's what real artists do; when they are truly passionate and really accomplished at what they do, they will never be jealous of their "rivalry" but admiration for them.

[@jean-christopheMiquel-ef3ur]

C'est l'évidence. Ces deux artistes sont incomparables et incarnaient des rôles différents, chacune dans une tradition vocale singulière.

[@jean-christopheMiquel-ef3ur]

@@dttra566 Tout à fait exact.

[@trippertrips2363]

Absolutely superb! No one, not before or after, (even Callas) , can hit that High C over C at the end. !

[@asifhashimov3202]

+tripper trips Maria Callas hits those High C over C much more easily, more effectively and more strikingly than Renata Tebaldi. Do not even compare.

[@tdavidray]

WONDERFUL!! She has that "tone" that is so crucial for this work. Leontyne has that "tone" and so does Renata

[@RonaldBarone]

I love it. She is one of the best sopranos I know... before Maria Callas, Joan Sutherland. They said she warm her voice before performing by listening to Callas, no wonder she was doing a good job ;-)

[@zoltanrusko4205]

Ljuba WElitsch

[@espinaca79]

She was brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@trumansf]

She had her own diamond. The best voice in the whole world. Thats why Ari loved her, not the other way around!

[@giloubreizh]

La stature, la présence!

[@Galxern]

Divine

[@acerb4566]

Yes!!!!!!!

[@stefanhome]

BRAVA!

[@tatjanaheidt2588]

Непревзойдённая!!! ДИВА!!!! 100 ЛЕТ СО ДНЯ РОЖДЕНИЯ!! 01.02.1922❤❤❤❤❤

[@Bossmanrocks]

You all should hear her sing Bach's Ave Maria. Amazing!

[@flouraki]

i know right! you r sooo right! :)

[@cmcduffiewe]

Erytime(I know how to spell ) I hear this woman sang,I cry like I undastand what she saying.

[@creidhe]

I'm with you..that's what I think.. I love Callas and I'm not ashamed to say that she was the one that lure me into classical music..I started having lessons because of her.. But for example: I love tebaldi's way of singing "Ebben non andro lontana"..so much pain in her voice..

[@ColignyForever]

It annoys me that people compare Callas and Tebaldi. Appreciate them both for what they are. Both are different and both are very beautiful.

[@1oo1optimus]

This song and singing reminds me of a helix, spiralling round each other encouraging the notes from each other

[@phantom4087]

And that is exactly why Arturo Toscanini said that she had the voice of an angel. *rolls eyes*