Maria Callas: "E strano, e strano...Follie, follie...Sempre Libera". La Traviata de G. Verdi

"E strano, e strano...Follie! follie...Sempre libera".
La Traviata de G. Verdi.
Soprano: María Callas en el papel de Violeta.
Tenor: Francesco Albanesse en el papel de Alfredo.
Orchestra sinfonica di Torino della RAI.
Director: Gabriele Santini.
Maestro del coro Giulio Mogliotti.
Grabación en estudio del año 1953.
Torino, Rai Auditorium.
Aunque esta es una grabación de Maria Callas hecha en estudio, he incluido como escenario el Teatro alla Scala en una interpretación libre. Los flashes finales son también una recreación artística, sabiendo que en la Scala muy pocas veces se disparan flashes durante las representaciones o al final de estas. Nótese como disminuye la luz en el teatro al caer el telón y cómo este rebota casi naturalmente. También debería decir que hay notas (normalmente corcheas) que la soprano (formidable) alarga necesariamente aunque el autor de la partitura no escribiera calderones o blancas.
Grabación del audio hecha por Cetra en el año 1953. Siguientes ediciones:
FONIT CETRA CDC 2 1984; BELLAPHON 693-22-002 1990; FONIT CETRA CDO 9 1991; ANDROMEDA ANR 2504/05 1994;
ENTERPRISE LV1002/3 1995; WARNER FONIT 3984 29345-2 1999; HOMMAGE 7001842-HOM 1999; REGIS
RRC 2067 2003; NAXOS 8.110300-01 (transfered from LP: Ward Marston) 2005; WARNER FONIT 5050467-3377-5-6
(original cover edition) 2005; EMI 0946 3 95918 2 4 (70 CD set, Ian Jones) 2007; WARNER MUSIC ITALIA 2564 69877-2
2007

[@ArgiaCocco]

Magic voice! When I sing Violetta it’s impossible not to be inspired by the great Maria. There's always a bit of her in every note I play

[@jasonhurd4379]

What always amazes me about Callas' Verdi interpretations is how completely she internalised and mastered this composer's rhetoric. It is not a matter of having what some refer to as a Verdian voice, which concept is an invention of the mid-XXth century and has little to do with the truth of his music. It is not the sound of the voice qua voice that is important in Verdi, but rather the mastery of technique, of breath control, floridity, chiaroscuro, morbidezza, etc, which must be utilised confidently while simultaneously portraying a character to the fullest extent of dramatic verisimilitude possible. Callas was able to do this, along with a handful of others: Bergonzi, Simionato, Siepi, Verrett, Gobbi, Leider, Panerai, Corelli, Bastianini, and very few others. With Callas, one gets the impression that so deep was her immersion in the Verdian æsthetic that it became second nature to her, almost an unconscious reflex, like breathing or blinking. It was virtually impossible for her to put a foot wrong in this repertoire.

[@anivardanyan]

One of the things I love about Callas is how educated she was in everything. For example, she's one of the few sopranos who care enough about grammar to properly pronounce the phrase "turbAAAta AAAnima mia": just correct and natural Italian speech with the accents put where they belong. Most contemporary sopranos say "turbat' aniiiima mia" which sounds ridiculous, it's just not how these words sound in Italian. My singing teacher used to force me to pronounce it the incorrect way too for a more legato sound which is just disgusting to me. It's not only about the prettiness and legato. Eruditeness matters just as much.

[@figaroverdi]

La Divina. Eternamente Callas!!! No hubo, ni habrá otra cantante como ella, hubo buenas cantantes durante su época; pero esta mujer tenía una voz qué penetraba hasta los huesos Y lo más profundo de tu alma, ella era la esencia de ópera. Te hace sentir cada nota en sus interpretaciones; ese gemido del alma.

[@Dylonely_9274]

I love Verdi’s melodies and Callas’ voice. Both masters that will never be forgotten.

[@marialisduarte1223]

María María María ....... Callas !!!!!!!!!! Emociona hasta las lágrimas !!!!!!!!! Artista única !!!!!!!!!!! Orgullo del mundo entero !!!!!!!!!!! Gracias Dios por dar al mundo , estas genialidades , que nos llenan de grandeza y placer , y nos hacen más felices !!!!!!!!!! Bravo !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@IvanaGaiden]

Nadie como Maria Callas, la que dio vida a una dama de las camelias inolvidable

[@Cecilia-co2mg]

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[@giacomofoti264]

ma come si può scrivere una Meraviglia così? È una Monnalisa in musica, il capolavoro dei capolavori di tutti i tempi! Grazie, Divino Maestro Giuseppe Verdi

[@stefanosdedalos]

Con lo spartito è ancora più godibile questo brano e l'interpretazione superba della Callas

[@jadzia6687]

A mnie urzeka talent sięgania po tak wysokie nuty i to z taką lekkością i swobodą ! Skarb nad skarby ❤

[@emiliosalman6740]

Gracias a Dios y al universo que la Callas se preocupó de dejar grabaciones de su increíble desafiante, majestuosa voz…gracias también por compartir este tesoro musical❤❤😊

[@albertbaker2765]

😊😊

[@emmanuelferradura8060]

María Callas te pone los pelos de punta, Dios mio, esta mujer era un genio lírico!

[@tamarakupchenko8230]

Unica perfetta non ti dimentichiamo mai Maria, riposo eterno!

[@ОксанаМухина-щ7х]

Никто ещё так пронзительно и виртуозно не исполнил эту арию, её голос пронизывает насквозь, забирается в отдалённые уголки нервных окончаний клеток мозга и остаётся там навсегда, это верх совершенства и блаженства!!!

[@Sasha77]

Послушайте min seol ah sempre libera. Там просто чудесный голос

[@jjh2456]

This role would be a lirico sprinto role if not for this aria. The aria is full on bel canto on steroids coloratura singing. Maria Callas, to me, is greatest Violetta ever.

[@theartfulme1898]

+Jose Hill To my ears, this is one of the hardest vocal pieces Verdi wrote. No matter what the singer does in the rest of the opera, she will be judged by her Act I finale - and Callas does it marvelously. I also like Virginia Zeani a lot here!

[@jjh2456]

+The Artful Me I forgot about Virginia Zeani. She was a very good Verdi soprano as well.

[@sd.m3521]

Maria Callas is the greatest any role ever.

[@esterbruno8604]

She is every role she plays 😯💜

[@BaroneVitellioScarpia1]

She is the greatest at everything.

[@francescopaterlini8520]

Che bei tempi. La callas ha portato via gli orrori della guerra e ha portato amore a tutti . E come se dio fosse sceso per darci un Po di speranza . Una dea

[@ОлексійСеменов-ж9д]

Bella RUDENKO kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIaXnYWIndqgf80

[@juliadigirolamo9442]

Verissimo, io non capisco come mai alla fine rimase sola. Una donna così c'era solo che adorarla in toto.

[@manueldiaz1240]

¡Dios qué maravilla! , ¡es insuperable! Estábamos en su apogeo y con la voz al 100x100

[@Nobilangelo]

Delizia al cor! As always with Callas. She always sang from the heart with that glorious voice.

[@beachfanatic2010]

Perfection! The greatest Traviata and Norma of recorded history!

[@jjh2456]

No one will ever sing Violetta like Callas could.

[@sojeetsharma]

+Jose Hill No one shall ever sing ANYTHING like Callas did lol.

[@maurotorriani3677]

fortunately!

[@ir3356]

including Lucia Di Lammermoor and MacBeth

[@beachfanatic2010]

Amadeus Mozart And the ONLY ARMIDA, ABIGAILE, AND MEDEA.

[@SandroRussoPianist]

Ecstatic! The most complete singer, who fully absorbed that (lost) art of Tetrazzini, Muzio, Ponselle (among others), AND employed it at the service of the finest and most clever interpretarions in my opinion. Thank you for displaying this miraculous performance with Verdi's score.

[@josepantojasanchez4391]

Maravillosa, espléndida, eterna... Reina entre las reinas: María Callas... Saludos desde PERÚ

[@dawnadriennetaylor970]

Magnificent as in everything she sang. "Una donna di tutta forza" as Verdi asked for. No-one else sings that final note with such sustained power.

[@krowapaulinka4351]

Not really in everything. Have you listened to her "Martern aller Arten"? She screwed it up completely. But yes, here she is really good.

[@Khalid7a]

+Krowa Paulinka LOOL she screwed it? man there is no singer EVER sang it as perfect as Callas with all the lows and highs and tricky coloratura.

[@krowapaulinka4351]

+Khalid Al-Thani Please, I don't wanna be mean or sth but I laughed way too hard after reading your comment. Did you listen to Edda Moser? She absolutely ownes the aria. She's flawless, go check her out. You just can't compare Maria to her in "Martern aller Arten" and in all the rest of Mozart arias. Listen to her, and come back here, tell me what do you think.

[@Khalid7a]

Krowa Paulinka Well, I laughed more at your ignorance to be honest. At first I didn't wanted to compare singers i just stated that Callas was "technically" perfect in this assoluta aria and no other singer did it like her. Moser was a great Mozartian singer but she is not even near Callas or even Sutherland in this particular aria, the time when she will have a trill, chest and low notes, more precise chromatic scales which all what this aria is about I shall consider her better than Callas, so far she is not in Callas league at all, not even near. i don't know what is your musical education, I'm not talking about everyones taste i am talking "technically" there is a huge difference.

[@krowapaulinka4351]

+Khalid Al-Thani Please. Sutherland is really good in this aria, my second favourite. BUT Moser is way better, sorry. In this aria Callas sounds sometimes like a tortured cat. And she speeds up on the coloraturas (she always does, even here). Of course, she did everything as it is in the score but I expect something more, and while Moser and Sutherland can give it to me, Callas simply can not.

[@ininacsot]

superbe comme tout ce qu'elle a fait.encore merci Madame.

[@Марта-м4к]

🕊🕊🕊❤❤❤ Спасибо!!!

[@999dostoievski]

Totalmente de acuerdo, una maravilla de vídeo! Y cómo no, la Callas, una Traviata inconmensurable!

[@reneematte8426]

Quel bel ajout "rinconcete" !💖♪♫ 🎸🎷 🎻🎹🎺🌺🎧Merci Maria Callas : immortelle fleur musicale astrale !

[@blakegt.7326]

Fantastica!

[@mariainesandradealcantara9979]

Rainha ímpar, eterna Maria Callas !a número UM da ópera! !! Como ELA, jamais haverá outra!!!!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@trab49]

Wow I never realised Sempre Libera had so many trills. The vocal score was an enlightening touch!

[@Shahrdad]

Callas and Sutherland are just about the only two who sing the trills. Others just pretend they're not there.

[@kgarmaker123]

Thats because they do not have trills, and that would start with Caballe.. who was NOT a belcanto singer. she was a good lyric soprano and that was it. Her Anna Bolena is an abomination.. Good grief how good can Coppia Iniqua be without the six ascending trills. She does not do any of them, and she is not the only one.

[@Shahrdad]

Most of the people who sing either Bolena or Trovatore cannot trill. Many so called bel canto singers couldn't trill, such as Caballe, Scotto, or Anderson.

[@kgarmaker123]

Shahrdad I agree with you for sure.. and as Callas said.. or paraphrased, how can you be considered an accomplished musician without all the technique, including trills? She could trill on anything, at any volume, even crescendo or decrescendo while trilling. Also her trills could be slower, or faster, too, truly amazing.. and people wonder why she is considered the greatest soprano of the 20th century.. Its easy. ... just listen to her work.

[@krowapaulinka4351]

+Shahrdad then listen to Edda Moser. She did the trills too. I like her almost as much as Callas in this aria.

[@fideliofidelio1222]

Very well done ! Thank you for showing the detail like the easy and flexibility she had in the high note , Do6/ Re6...It is just marvelous to witness the miracle Callas was !!!

[@sergiosqueffbarcelos7442]

And a formidable high E flal in final nole!

[@fideliofidelio1222]

Of course dear !!!

[@thebluedoor1187]

Una voce che tutti potevano capire, dove tutto era teso a dare bellezza ed emozione.

[@domenicoranaldo4276]

Bellissima versione. Finale grandioso

[@jorgrcorreia8492]

Sem palavras... La Divina!

[@francescasassu2009]

Solo Maria. La Divina.

[@nch1646]

The full yet delicate voice, strength without overpowering the listening. I am a complete amateur in music but so many performers with high but “thick” voices go into screaming tones yet this is light and enchanting. Bravo

[@alioffe4321]

And she had by far the heaviest voice among the lot ;) This woman sang La Giocanda!

[@skeeterradar]

amazing! that one of a kind voice flows like silk and cuts like a razor.

[@ayanasambuuz.9640]

💖💖💖

[@lesujetdujour2877]

It's so wonderful, her voice and all these variations and emotions... favorite love aria

[@borismogilevsky8161]

I have heard so many of this aria interpretations, this one is among the best, thanks for posting

[@NeiviMartinez]

Bravissimo! Gracias por tan lindo regalo, es perfecto para estudiarla!

[@romearomeo]

Unica! Divina !

[@esterbruno8604]

Se solo Verdi l'avesse sentita cantare le sue opere 💜💜💜💜💜

[@kalebkaleb72]

Muchas gracias por compartir la interesante información.

[@albertomoscheti7027]

Insuperabile cara Maria

[@maryserozis3564]

Plus on l'écoute, plus on ressent le caractère surnaturel et quasi mythologique de cette chanteuse grecque : bouleversant !

[@Operacrazed]

I am paraphrasing here, but I believe Richard Bonynge ( Joan Sutherland's husband ), once said there was no need to interpret the role of Violetta, a soprano simply has to sing the score as Verdi had written it. There is truth in this, but when one hears the vocal elasticity of Maria Callas, her phrasing, her use of individual words, the accuracy of her coloratura without lack of emotion, I must disagree with him. Opera is NOT simply the singing of notes.

[@irmar]

Sutherland just sang the notes. And you couldn't for the life of you understand what she was saying, it was all like a (masterful) vocalise. I was always bored to death listening to her. So if this was Bonynge's standard, that explains many things.

[@Shahrdad]

One of the things that struck me when I heard Callas's 1952 Violetta from Mexico City was not only the Wagnerian power of the voice, but the way she shaded each of the five repeated high Cs at the end of Sempre libera, as if each note was a different thought. It seemed as if a different thought went through Violetta's head with each of the high Cs.

[@Khalid7a]

Neither Bonynge nor his respected wife were known for good insights. If there is any role that needs to be interpreted well, it is Violetta. It was a flop in its premier because Donatelli (First Violetta) (although in great vocal condition) wasn't convincing enough. Violetta requires at least three voice not one. She begins lively, heart broken secondly, and finally consumed by tuberculosis.

[@wilsonwatt9283]

Bonynge was a second rate conductor who lived off the spectacular voice of his wife. Although we may credit him with encouraging her into the bel canto repertoire, he also prevented her from reaching what she could have because of his lack of dramatic instinct and his concern that he would be shown up if she sang with other conductors. If you listen to Sutherland's work before she started singing only with him, you will hear a more precise voice, better diction, and more dramatic phrasing. Indeed, if you can find it, she recorded the Baroque arias album first with Sir Adrian Boult and was spectacular. That recording was withdrawn and re-recorded with Bonynge and if you can hear both you will hear how his bad conducting diminished her accomplishment. Also, listen to the Turandot conducted by Mehta. Huge voice, perfect phrasing, clear diction [if you understand Italian] and enough drama in the voice to challenge even Nilsson. We certainly must be thankful for Sutherland but if only Bonynge had dropped out.

[@nnew4216]

Shahrda

[@HJKey]

This is the best operatic rendition ever.

[@mariasolari902]

Grande! Inmensa intérprete.

[@armensargsyan9263]

Bravissimo!!!

[@walker71391]

1:30 - 2:15 the 1st part to listen; 5:23 - 6:00 the 2nd part to listen.

[@Zashorigin]

Fantastic!

[@denizonurkoymen]

thank you for the accompanying notation 🙏

[@theodoraiordanidou98]

Αξεπέραστη!

[@sotieismihos3850]

Αξεπεραστη !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@giuseppepucci80]

Capolavoro

[@ckowatsch513]

Divina! Eterna!

[@beas.r.4390]

No salgo de mi asombro. Es un libreto "imposible"... 😮❤🎉

[@ninelcond3275]

This is woderful! One the best videos here on youtube! love it!

[@ムラムライマムラ]

The best

[@stefannikola]

For someone who doesn't really know opera, it was great to have the notes and lyrics on the screen.

[@luismanuel-tena]

PERFECT!

[@mavuyim]

i looooooooove it! tjo! thats refeshing!!!!

[@mayrinkregista]

Callas, simplesmente CALLAS!

[@ChineseSingerCeciliaCai]

After listening to Maria Callas' version of this aria.... I feel like all others were singing non-sense

[@vale86301]

Cecilia Cai please ,listen to Tetrazzini and Amelita Galli Cucci ..Callas,is wonderful ,but is no one .

[@MatTpRoviN]

personally, I still thinks it is, this is why heavier voices sound so good qhen they manage this aria. And, the opposite is also true, I dislike lighter (Dessay) voices in the role :/

[@dirkadriaan6019]

True!

[@Zottanna]

its fact.

[@dirkadriaan6019]

True.

i love you callas

[@edmerequitete1]

Muito obrigada por compartilhar este vídeo. Maravilhoso.

[@alexandersuvorov185]

Её гениальность в высшем музыкальном и эмоциональном совершенстве, это высшая точка исполнения! Bravissima гениально на все времена!!!!

[@stashikjelisjeev]

Bravo!!!

[@wolframg1]

SER TAN FAMOSA LE COSTO A LA"DIVINA"MARY TENER QUE RENDIR EXAMEN DE CALIDAD CASI PERMANENTEMENTE. AFORTUNADAMENTE CREO QUE HOY YA ESTA DIRIMIDO.FUE Y SERA POR SIEMPRE"THE BEST"

[@diaa205]

this is just ART

[@anzhelika1159]

best of the best! лучшая

[@greenwind5813]

Calas had have Great and perfect voice. And she did fully comprehend almost opera' arias.

[@emmetbenton]

yes, thank you!

[@artdanks]

BRAVA!!!

[@maryv6901]

El director que eligió a Alfredo Kraus, un genio. El compañero perfecto para María en esta obra. Una maravilla, de un mundo que se fue.

[@andress4780]

alfredo kraus no canta con callas en esta grabacion sino francesco albanesse

[@amstelbeer3644]

The greatest voice ever!

[@spotilakis]

Unique, unforgettable, Divine...!!!

[@AstriaICOW]

Nice, thanks for showing the music, immensely helpful!!! :)

[@skenderhalili2705]

Very nice.

[@mistersmith1883]

Quel lamor che palpitar! ❤❤❤

[@guglielmofesta871]

Non c'è niente da fare, è unica. Ascoltando altre soprano che cantano lo stesso pezzo, si capisce subito la differenza.

[@gr__msk]

Sutherland?

[@wadrianalefe6490]

00:00 E strano 4:19 Follie

[@arrietx]

omg why this only have 415 likes? this is wonderful

[@costingeorgescu3314]

Supreme voice of all Time ❤️👑🌏CALLAS SUPREME QUEEN OF OPERA ❤️🌏👑

[@davidamatoofficiel]

The besttttt

[@TTHamburg]

Danke!!

[@МаркМаркие]

Brava DIVA !

[@salvinasantoro5208]

Sempre libera nessuno la canta come la CANTAVA come lei

[@antoniorossi6749]

eccezionale veramente..

[@hectorhugomoyano9518]

ÙNICA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@hectorhugomoyano9518]

SUBLIME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@federicorufino8528]

0:00 E strano, e strano... 4:20 Follie, follie... 5:24 Sempre Libera...

[@mariakompan3485]

Дж. Верді. Опера «Травіата», 1 дія, арія Віолетти, 1 розділ «Невже це він…» 1:20 Дж. Верді. Опера «Травіата», 1 дія, арія Віолетти, 2 розділ «Безтурботно, вільно жити…» 5:25

[@kaholee3756]

It has music score, nice, as if we can sing along to this!

[@BaroneVitellioScarpia1]

Verdi would be proud.

[@mbserel12]

My super earphone could not cope with such voice without crashing here and there. And it is common whenever I hear Callas. Got to get better ones.

[@jaimenunez9403]

THE OTHER WORLD.!!!!! DIVA OF DIVA, !!!!

[@elenna679]

I did not expect that end.. wow

[@rosacelani9866]

Callas❤️

[@Antonio-qm3bi]

Gracias por el video y las partituras. Creo que tampoco aparecen en ella los trinos de "deggio folleggiare" 5:40 y "nuovi deevolare" 6:04 y sin embargo muchas sopranos optan por ellos

[@davidalbarracin345]

Sabes si hay registro de alguien que la haya interpretado antes que Callas?

[@davidalbarracin345]

Estoy en busca de la adaptación mas antigua disponible

[@Antonio-qm3bi]

@@davidalbarracin345 hay muchas amigo. Te dejo algunas: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIiogmqZh9OBfM0 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aX2skImLfpursNE kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4PRdJmjmbmBpac kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZzYmqZ6jahlnJo Lamentablemente todas suenan igual por la calidad de las grabaciones jajaja, espero habertr ayudado

[@davidalbarracin345]

@@Antonio-qm3bi ok, le agradezco estimado. Lo de la calidad se le resta importancia cuando se considera solo el contenido 🖒

[@topocane67]

Che voce...una potenza inaudita controlla da una tecnica della madonna.

[@evelyndesanges6912]

Sempre libera degg´io Folleggiare di gioia in gioia, Vo´che scorra il viver mio Pei sentieri del piacer. Nasca il giorno, o il giorno muoia, Sempre lieta ne´ ritrovi, A diletti sempre nuovi Dee volare il mio pensier

[@lupettodinotte]

Solo con lo spartito si vede come la Callas canta proprio tutte le note e tutte con la giusta durata e dinamica! E guardate la perfezione dei trilli e delle note di petto! Non credo si possa cantare quest'aria meglio di così!