Sylvia Sass "Casta diva" & cabaletta

[@patrickbridelance5815]

Une pure merveille. Quel art du phrase !! Une artiste brillante et attachante !

[@cimbassovr]

BELLEZZA STRAORDINARIA SOSTENUTA DA UNA TECNICA SOLIDISSIMA!!! ❤👍❤

[@andity1]

Let's appreciate the good voice Sylvia Sass had and ger beatiful interpretations

[@JamesVanderpost]

What I love about this great Sylvia is that her mouth is so relaxed, vertical going up but no facial acrobatics as I call the horrid faces singers of today make. This is singing, oh how wonderful, to see and hear.

[@fabriziogarzi9892]

Si, ma un fiato e una nota, un fiato e una nota e sempre tutto in pianissimo. La cabaletta poi non ne parliamo. Imbarazzante.

[@paulettezonneveld95]

Love this great artist and singer

[@ОльгаНич]

Та це ж просто чудо !!! Найдосконаліше , що можна почути !!!

[@jaimeegusquiza8753]

Superb Sylvia Sass !!!

[@baroque121]

She was far and away the finest Norma in London in my lifetime e.g. post-Callas. Many thanks for postingt this.

[@salvavillani]

Brava e magnifica.Grande senso musicale e una gran bella voce.Complimenti. Salvatore Villani-Firenze

[@davidmuller9938]

Koszonjuk szepen a felveteleket! Foleg az en korosztalyom, aki mar nagyon ritkan lathatja, hallhatja csak ('90-ben szulettem).

[@mayarinaldi3921]

Brava !!Bella!! Bella voce e belissima donna!!

[@nisanus]

Perfetto! Divina Sylvia

[@MariAntzolan]

Wonderful!

[@LiveFaustDieJung]

I agree. People need to stop making these ridiculous comparisons. I personally don't want to hear a bunch of singers who all sound the same....good or not. This girl added a beautiful light approach to the aria. She didn't make it sound strained or overpowering. I quite like it.

[@tenorote]

All the greats of the past bring something to this aria as does Sass. It's a pity for us, the listening public, that this voice is not available to us now. She had a great beauty of voice and person to show us.

[@Fanome]

Splendid singing.

[@ヤマチャン-r1h]

この映像をもう一度見たかった。アップしてくれてありがとうございます。まだ20代とは思えない高い音楽性と若くなければ出せない初々しい声！！素晴らしい！！！

[@ferencz_orsolya]

Nekem ő egy tökéletes Norma! Csodálatos hang! Imádom!

[@Jeanne90275]

Brilliant performance. Thanks for posting it.

[@carmelo46able]

Bravissima, Sylvia!

[@fernandorivas7419]

I' m listen and watching you, right now, in this early video of your wonderful art. You had a memorable performance in The Chilean Opera House several years ago: Teatro Municipal de Santiago. Thaks you very much.

[@kozsike54]

Best interpretation I have ever heard! Thank you for loading!

[@clevblue]

A work of art, thank you

[@violascarlet]

Nicht um sonst hat Maria Callas Sie so geliebt und gefördert! Schöne seltene Stimme und diese Kraft. Weiterhin beste Gesundheitund alles Gute ! Super

[@violetavalery]

this flows like a brook. How wonderful!!

[@rittelmann]

mitica sylvia sass con questo timbro che appartiene alle piu grandi cantanti , nell'eredità di una maria callas o di una caballe. sempre la tecnica al servizio della vera emozione. canta quest aria come una preghiera per me la migliore versione il suo fan club è felice di sappere che questa favolosa artista torna a fare concerti...

[@alguso1]

Beeautiful voice; great singing!

[@matahari1961]

Nem tudom megmagyarázni, milyen hatást gyakorol Sylvia rám az éneklés során, olyan, mintha elvinne a történethez, amelyet akkoriban elmond, és még szívszorító és izgalmas hangját is nem csak a fülemben, hanem a szívemben is érezném és a lelkét is látom, ez nagyon izgat, még soha nem láttam vagy hallottam olyan operaénekest, amely engedi nekem, hogy megérezzem a saját lelkét ... ez természetesen ritka.

[@KingTutChannel]

Best Callas impersonator I have ever heard!!! Beatifull singing...

[@francescodonizetti]

You're insulting Aliberti.

[@KingTutChannel]

+francescodonizetti No! Aliberti dont cualifique... Sass is better copycat. :p

[@lamarce3010]

Una joya magnifica su voz y logro de entonces! Gracias ~

[@neuefreiheit]

i like this voice She have a fantastic atmosphere!

[@eugenelohks]

So underrated... I personally rank her 2nd only to Maria Callas, at least in certain roles!

[@francogimelli8150]

Che brava proprio brava!

[@eugeniogentili1048]

Che presenza scenica, a quel tempo c'era anche Maria Chiara anche lei molto affascinante.

[@opera1dan2]

First and foremost, thanks for the post. I found this an interesting portrayal. Sass always gives a very personal protrayal and whether you like her or not, at least she always gives it her absolute all. It's crazy in some ways to compare such different singers as Callas, Sass and Sutherland - they all had their special strengths and appeal. For me, though no one sang the cabaletta like Callas - such confidence and command of the role. Love Sass too though - thanks again.

[@ippolitos22]

great !!! so much better than today's ''famous'' sopranos....

[@peteradaniel]

You must be joking right? She was the ultimate "famous" soprano. Her career lasted 5-7 years by the end of which she had no voice left. She breaths high and can barely finish singing without cutting the phrase to breath. She sounds increasingly shrill at the top and copies Callas more than anybody else. You can put Sass with Souliotis, Studer and Sweet as ultimate flash in the pan sopranos. At least Netrebko, Gheorghiu and Fleming have all been singing for well over 20 years each.

[@ippolitos22]

+Alex Daniel I hear pure head voice and no throat. I hear a fully controlled voice. I hear nicely produced high notes very concentrated and penetrative. She has a beautiful and dramatic SOUND. Souliotis' career lasted the same...she immitates Callas in some parts.....but firstly not all singers can even imitate Callas! and secondly here u just hear 1 aria.... how safe can be ur jugdements hearing 1-2 songs of her.

[@petergraham8681]

How successful she was in the complete role I have no way of knowing but here she has some marvelous moments.

[@kozsike54]

She fought against the cancer more than ten years. As I know the cancer attacked her voicecords.

[@Hasselfelde]

It's so musical!

[@MataHari27]

Brava!!! y tan joven! Qué envidia me da!:)

[@love4opera592]

Miracolo !!!

[@Rassendhyl100]

This was a beautiful Casta Diva.

[@rosaponselleart]

Perfection! Thanks a lot! R.

[@Kendinol.322]

Sylviya çok çok iyi..arya konusundaki amatörum ama çok bir zevkle dinliyorum onu.cizirtili olsa bile..saolun..

[@fluffynamedkimba]

i love this interpretation- so simple yet wellthought out and so so touching. and gentle but strong! how does she do that :-)

[@jimbuxton2187]

Rachel.....technique.....

[@fabriziogarzi9892]

​@@jimbuxton2187, nessuna tecnica. Si fa seguire a fatica.

[@Shahrdad]

This is a hell of a lot better than what we hear nowadays, with beautiful legato, facile un-aspirated coloratura, and wonderful weight of tone. For me, her great shortcoming was her mushy diction, which took away from the crispness of the singing and gave the impression that she didn't know what the words meant (rather like Sutherland).

[@Gigglingatagas]

Sass was "burdened" by comparisons to Maria Callas throughout her career. Not a burden, but a gift, I think. There are times when the voice does have the "Callas color", particularly in this aria. Sass's voice has more veluto than I find in Callas's singing. Sass lacks those shimmery downward portamenti of which Callas was the supreme master. Callas is still my favorite in this rep, but Sass is delightful.

[@semiramide1945]

Thanks so much Mazi59. It was nice to know that after the long illness she was able to return to her career, but I suppose her appearances now must be seldom, but nevertheless she was a very great, a marvelous singer (to quote Verdi's comments about Maria Malibran..)

[@gretzel9]

sehr berührend!

[@MultiZahl]

Zauberhafte Sylvia Sass -eine ideale Norma--als Leonhard Bernstein Sylvia Sass Maria Callas in Paris vorstellte ,soll die Callas gesagt haben" Sie sind also meine Nachfolgerin" !!!!! Ich finde,daß Maria Callas recht hatte.BRAVA Sylvia Sass.

[@MultiZahl]

Erlesen gesungen,wunderbare High-notes-Brava Sylvia Sass

[@MadonnaImperia]

@manoloomarer A cabaletta is a strophic aria in a quick tempo, following an aria in a slower tempo. A cabaletta consists of two identical strophes, sometimes separated by a "tempo di mezza", which can consist of a dialogue with another singer, and sometimes ending with a coda. It is costumary that the singer embellishes the second strophe of the cabaletta and perhaps adds a cadenza at the end (this can also be done between the two strophes). The cabaletta here starts at 6:43.

[@Tenortalker]

Sylvia Sass had many great qualities.A pity she seemed to lose her way vocally over the years. Hasmik Papian has been mentioned - she sings with an incredible legato line and that has preserved her voice.

[@TenHanded]

Magnifico......Tutti Frutti.......Mozarellllla In other words, excellent :)

[@zizeus]

fantastico

[@PrevitaliA]

How could it happen that with all these means her carrier didn't last? She's magnificent here!

[@agnes15101968]

She became sick, her lungs did not make it. The greatest loss of all. I cannot get enough of her voice.

[@jesuisravi]

Brava!

[@infrantasi]

"Cabaletta" refers to "at a horse's pace" -a final coda sung at a fast tempo to bring the scene to a climax and is a device used by Rossini, Donizetti and Bellini, and eve Verdi. But by the time Wagner, Weber, Puccini and the verismo composers produced their operas the practice of including cabalettas was discontinued.

[@1927edith]

Igaza van! 1927edith alatt leírtam a véleményemet!

[@eliaschcjs]

I think this woman is a truly wonderful opera singer after Callas and Caballe. She holds her notes like the old generation of Ponselle and others.

[@simonkawasaki4229]

I’ve always thought Sass’ voice sounded like Joan Sutherland’s if she were more of a spinto.

[@Jeanne90275]

@manoloomarer Fast paced and usually offers some sort of 'resolution'... ex. after "Casta diva" the cabaletta, "Ah bello a me retorna." Other good examples are "Carlo vive" from "I masnadieri" and "Sempre libera" from "Traviata." Wikipedia is a good source for opera/music terms like cabaletta, cavatina, etc.

[@cuncinews]

First I was like wow..an interesting face. than a lovely healthy voice.. nice technique than i realze én is magyar vagyok:)

[@hungchiufung]

she's my very favourite among new stars in the 80's when i first picked up opera. as a tenor myself, i've been studying and practising voice for 32 years. after listening to her over the years with the HUNGAROTON recording in MEDEA and DECCA recording in her best in bellini, donizetti and verdi, i must say, her support of breath has constant and obvious problems. just carefully notice the last breath of each last note of each phrase. it stops in the middle of the air. what can you say?

[@MrSkylark1]

This IS a covered Lyric Soprano in order to give the impression of a heavier voice. It CANNOT be HEARD in the FORTE passages. Listen to ROSA PONSELLE, FLORENCE AUSTRAL and NINON VALLIN. Real projection of the voice does not require manipulation

[@sirenadellopera]

Purtroppo, I don't speak French, but she certainly did not sing "coooosta diva"! Please! While her Italian diction was never "perfect" (although her initial "casta diva" "a" vowel was no darker than that of the great Callas), no one could, in their right mind, deny that this was a great, great soprano, vocally, technically, and dramatically. One of the greatest ever to walk the planet, in my opinion.

[@callasexperience]

nice

[@caspiman]

true!

[@Tenortalker]

She had great sensitivity, a very moving artist. However on a purely technical basis she didn't really have a good breath span or control. She disguises this very well here by her wonderful musical intentions, but later on things would become very dificult for her vocally . When she sang this role at Covent Garden i believe there was a fight in the gallery one night between those who liked her and those who didn't. Just like going back to the old days of opera!

[@PonselleLover]

So, can you tell me more about these "major sinus drainage problems" ? I'm always curious to learn more.

[@matahari1961]

Azt hiszem a 20 század utolsó legnagyobb Normája

[@1927edith]

Igaza van nagyon szép, mondhatnám kiváló hang, de azért ilyenek még jócskán akadtak a XX. században. S abban is igaza van az egyik hozzászólónak, hogy a hangot képezni kell! Nem egyszerűen ilyen hanggal születnek az férfi és női énekesek, hanem éveket tanulnak különböző zenetanároknál.

[@tebaldicallas]

I prefer this to her Aida - suits her better - she sounds very good here.

[@DIVOTENOR]

I like this version of this aria. My absolute favorites are Callas and Sutherland.

[@giannicicconi3240]

L'ho scoperta da poco. Si ascolta volentieri ma, voler solo avvicinarla alla grande Maria Callas mi sembra un tentativo alquanto arduo. Ci andrei piano con certi accostamenti.

[@hamb4]

Is it a curse to be born with a voice that sounds like Callas? Is your soprano destined to a short and tragic end. hmmmm.!!!! Sass, Fabbriccini, Alberti. did I miss anyone?

[@terrance7220]

What’s Costa dUva

[@줄리구멍냄새취한검사]

입에서 보석이 솓아지네

[@montanabucci]

Beautiful voice and style, although I find her deportment a bit self-indulgent. I disagree with viva tebaldi. I think she is stunning.

[@matahari1961]

Írtok beszéltek itt még csak 28 éves , és feledhetetlen .....

[@brunaazzurra]

in questa aria di Norma si sente in maniera inequivocabile che questa artista ha cercato con tutte le tutte sue forze di ritrovare con la sua voce la posizione vocale , la pronuncia , il timbro, l' espressività e il fraseggio della grande Maria Callas. è quindi avvenuto che, anche se con diverse limitazioni ( per esempio fiati corti e diverse note acute "fisse") , sia riuscita ad ottenere un quasi incredibile risultato che però, in sostanza, per me, può solo essere considerato un riuscito tentativo di " copiatura" che io considero assurdo. in questo brano questa artista rivela quindi quanto poco del proprio temperamento sappia mettere nel proprio canto . per una artista la propria personalità e capacità di esprimersi devono avere la priorità assoluta .questa maniera di copiare non la ritengo nè di buon gusto , nè corretta e non è assolutamente giustificabile Comprimi

[@sebastianodaquila4056]

Sicura che non era la Callas che cercava di imitare lei ??? :) :)

[@lauravolpi8]

BÉLA IRIGYELLEK A SOK ELŐADÁSÉRT,......AMIKET LÁTTÁL VELE,... NEKEM OLYAN MINT CALLAS,...,,,ÉS GYÖNYÖRŰ VOLT,......

[@matahari1961]

+Magda Eiler Üdvözöllek Magda !!! Mit is mondhatnék , ahol tudtam ott voltam még Torinóban is ! Sokat tudnék mesélni,, meghatározó nagy művész szinte mindennap hallgatok tőle valamit !

[@tehen162]

No, she is alive.

[@matahari1961]

Kedves Marcel ki LEGJOBB Norma ???

[@fabriziomariagarzi5534]

Non e' tutt'oro cio' che canta ma le scalette cromatiche discendenti sono perfette. Con una certa "applicazione intelligente" sarebbe stata una Norma, ma senza studiare bene i recitativi e l'accento...non e' un ruolo semplice e con una tecnica approssimativa, la Sass, e' pero' naufragata nella cabaletta.

[@belengenicio8606]

Norma necesita una extraordinaria voz con una sólida técnica. Sass canta con miedo, la voz se fatiga hacia el final...

[@caspiman]

She probably had Callas in mind while singing Norma... But her voice is much better.

[@hfelton]

I've read that she damaged her voice by singing Wagner too often too young. (Early 20's) Too bad. She was a great beauty and would have had a bigger career.

[@siegfriedgyra2024]

Ich hörte einen Engel singen ......

[@Moriyya]

why did she waist her time imitating Callas ??? she could sing so nicely in her own style

[@ubedajils]

Casta Diva manifiestamente mejorable, pese a la excelente voz. Luego el Ah bello a me ritorna, me recordaba a Alliberti, cayendo tanto en el pianissimo, como temerosa de sacar la voz. Voz buena, pero, no ha sido su interpretación estelar la de esta escena.

[@lauravolpi8]

Ő AMI CALLASUNK----

[@editbako5214]

Igen!!!

[@editbako5214]

Edit Bakó Ezen az előadáson mozdult meg az én édes kislányom, amikor Sass Szilvia odaszögezte a hallgatóságot és a kollégáit is a színpadon. Elmúlt azóta 36 év, de ma sem felejtem a pillanatot. Ezerszer köszönöm.

[@matahari1961]

Edit Bakó Elhiszem Neked!!!Én majdnem minden előadásán ott voltam ,és sokszor köszönöm az égnek és az angyaloknak ,hogy személyesen, láthattam halhattam,Minden csodálatom az Övé ! NAGY MŰVÉSZ ! AZ ÉGEN SZEBBEN RAGYOGNAK A CSILLAGOK,HA ÉNEKEL .

[@KissaMyEyes]

In many ways she does Callas better than Callas. Stop talking about how this isn't her "natural voice". All operatic instruments are manufactured, it's the nature of the medium and of technique. What matters here is how brilliantly she delivers this! Last great Norma indeed!!!

[@ubedajils]

FATAL!

[@lauravolpi8]

Kár hogy ketté tört a karrier,.....ilyen nszépség és hang nem lesz egyhamar,......

[@matahari1961]

Így igaz !!!!!!!!!!!! Káprázatos !

[@matahari1961]

+Magda Eiler Soha nem nem lesz , minden Normáján ott voltam , és a többin is , 30év után is borzongató ,,,,,,,,,mit is mondhatnék angyali ..................

[@semiramide1945]

Didn't she die not too long ago?

[@Clansy74]

Nice singing,but what do you mean by "the last great Norma"? Since this performance,a bunch of great sopranos sang the role of Norma as good as this,or even better. Just from the top of my head...Hasmik Papian,Daniela Dessi,Edita Gruberova,Fiorenza Cedolins,Anna Netrebko,etc,etc,etc. Trust me,I've heard a shitload of different versions...this is my fave opera.

[@FranzBlumVan1890]

well edita has no strong voice for singing this and netrebko is overrated

[@Clansy74]

Franz Blum Van Edita Gruberova is probably my least fave from those I mentioned,but let's not forget something...she was 65(!) when she sang Norma! And Netrebko...yes,one could call her overrated,but only if one got stuck in the past and can't get over Maria Callas' death.In my book Netrebko deserves the hype,cos she's not just an excellent soprano,but also she did breathe a whole new life to this otherwise very conservative genre.

[@robertdonkers]

+Clansy74 I am with you, there have been greater Norma's since. Actually Sass was never a great Norma. I'm afraid another singer suffering from being compared to Callas.

[@Clansy74]

+Robert Donkers To be honest,I don't even understand why people keep compare singers to each other? In the end what someone finds the best, always comes down to personal preferendum.

[@jiwanhawk]

Netrebko? Guberrova? is this a joke? the only that is the top of Norma is Callas, the Sutherland, period

[@vitroz]

et toi...tu connais bien l' opera?.....pas de tout evidement

[@stefanodallasen796]

Certamente aleggia in lei la Callas, un po' anche la Gencer Voce al servizio dell'interpretazione. Fascino ne aveva, forse un po' troppo Audace. Certo che la simbiosi con la Callas è tanta...

[@rogalesi58]

She has nothing to do with Maria in any way, she can’t mimic Callas, no as voice neither as interpretation, lets not “ compare wool with silk “ that’s we say in Italy please

[@Singensingen]

hmm...not bad but her "i"' and her "a" is way too dark! at least at the beginning...