Call me the craziest Callas queen in the world, but nothing, short of Michelangelo's two sculptures of "Le Captif" at the Louvre, has inspired me like the Art of Maria Callas. She was "La Grande Grotesque" - vociacccia can't begin to describe her grandeur - like a swirling wind through the heart of Bernini to create "L'extase de St. Thérèse"-her art was a disciplined madness that grew to an immense mythological proportion. As Gobbi once said, "They'll be listening to you 100 years from now!"
No other soprano should have attempted to sing this opera after Maria Callas did it. She created a definite version that is insuperable. When you hear Joan Sutherland singing "Coppia Iniqua", it sounds like she is going to get a flower or a kiss. Maria makes you feel the horror of the impending death, yet you can hear bravery and resignation, all in the final note. It is amazing....
Those ascending trills in the "Coppia Iniqua" are so mesmerizing and annihilating that no one can deny the genius of Maria Callas to bring out the glory of Donizetti and bel canto opera!!
Meravigliosa. In certi momenti quello che sento dentro è qualcosa di indescrivibile. Mi sconvolge da essere tutta un fremito. Solo LEI mi da tanto! Maria Callas!
adding yet another comment to her Coppia iniqua is always little compared to the value of what she have left in music, but it is a must. The colors she imprints on the words of the libretto make them poetic masterpieces, each sentence expresses a different feeling ranging from strong anger, to tenderness towards friends, to the infinite torment of leaving this world forever. And she does so always with the right sounds, musically correct, soft and full. She really sings as if she were making a final concert of all the instruments, and goes far beyond even the very music of Donizetti. She is immense.
This recording here is from a vinyl record on the BJR label - their masterings of the Callas live catalogue are the best! I purchased my copy from a private seller i found on the net. The EMI version, which is probably the most commonly heard, is terrible, especially compared to this! Also, I have this performance from another source, in wonderful stereo sound - see my uploads :)
CallasFan Your so generous & thoughtful. We have not heard from you my friend. Take care sincerely Arnold Bourbon Amaral & Thank you for all your hard work 🎹🎼☝👱
Wow.. that is some singing you picked.. and frankly I could not help notice how committed Callas is to this role.. how she was really singing into her voice, giving her all when it was necessary.. unbelievable sound too Her voice very very steady. and ringing.
Thank you very much¡¡¡ Since I heard for the first time this Anna Bolena I thought: I wish I could listen to this opera in a better sound. and now, I find your video¡¡¡ my dreams came true. thank you¡¡¡ I love a lot Maria Callas and specially in Anna Bolena as everybody say she is in her best best moment. well, maybe her best year was 53 or 54. but the beauty of her voice was in those years, 57-58 and 59. and even years later, as her recordings of those last years are much more interesting in my opinion. so, thanks again for this great job¡¡¡ :-)
I think the best that we could here this past century on records! Her voice is in top form too. She attacks the material like a demon too. Just amazing.
ThankU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! REALLY!!!!! I LOVE HEARD AT MY LOVELY MOTHER SING WITH ALL THE HEART, POWER AND SOUL!!!! WHEN IM SO SAD!!!!!!!! A BIG HUGE FROM EL SALVADOR. (SORRY MY FOREING ENGLISH)
grateful thanks for the improved sound!!!!...... bought the complete live recording in Amsterdam in the early 80s the sound quality was so disappointing but when one loves an artist as I love Callas any recording is precious......many thanks..
probablemente, el summum, si hubiese que elegir uno solo, que conjuga interpretación, dramatismo y, pese a ser ya 1957, caudal vocal, sea ese final del Giudicci ad Anna! Sin palabras y sin aliento!
Listening to this, her imperious command of the entire bel canto "sistematica", and the brilliant work of Gavazzeni, makes all the subsequent productions, including Gencer, Sutherland and Netrebko, seem like cheap, poorly conceived imitations of the Mona Lisa.
COMPLETAMENTE DE ACUERDO CON EL COMENTARIO DE "INFRANTASI",ELLA REALIZÓ EN ESTA INTERPRETACIÓN ,ALGO QUE SUPERA ESTA OBRA OPERÍSTICA Y LA HERMANA CON LAS OTRA GRANDES FORMAS CON QUE EL ARTE SE EXPRESA."SU ARTE ERA UNA LOCURA DISCIPLINADA QUE CRECIÓ HASTA CONVERTIRSE EN UNA INMENSA PROPORCIÓN MITOLÓGICA ".¡ BRILLANTE DESCRIPCIÓN DEL ARTE DE CALLAS!.Y PENSAR QUE LA MAYORÍA DEL MUNDO CORRE EN POS DE INCREÍBLES MEDIOCRIDADES A QUIENES CALIFICAN DE " ARTISTAS".¡O TÉMPORA,O MORES !
Some idiotic self-appointed specialist in New York (works within the Met) and giving voice lessons to totally untalented singers had the guts to say during one of his lessons that Callas was not a good vocalist (horribile dictu). He for sure never listened this.... 40 years after her death they still hate her and her achievments....
Es una impresion o parece que esta mas alta que la grabacion original, que esta es la original pero si se compara con otros videos de youtube suena mas alto
Pauvres cantatrices actuelles qui s'attaquent à ces rôles, ça doit être très dur d'entendre cette splendeur vocale, et de se dire jamais je n'arriverai ne serai-ce qu'à émettre une note comme elle. N'est-ce pas madame Netrebko?
There is of course 'out there' a transcription of this Bolena that is the equal of the Lisbon Traviata - i.e. as clean as a whistle/almost stereo like in quality - that is infinitely superior to the BJR tape and thus from a different source. I have no idea how to put it 'on-line', with pictures attached, but if you would give me an email address, I would happily send you the two CD's for you to do with, how you will. I can assure you in advance, that Callas' 'presence' will ASTONISH you.
drcrd Hi, I would be very interested in getting those astonishing CDs you mention here. Would you be so kind to email me at luisdytn@aol.com...thanks in advance!
Sapevo di questa opera é stupenda, ti prende e si vede che è stata una vittima del potere politico del re enrico 8, da notare la loro figlia elisabetta è stata una grande regina ha regnato per 45anni.
anch'io la amo molto- devo però dirle che il merito è 50% Donizzetti, 50% Callas. L'ho sentita di recente a teatro con ottime cantanti ( in teoria...)- noisosissima!!!!!!
Io credo che il tempo è giusto. È la Callas chi impone il tempo. All'inizio di "Coppia Iniqua" l'orchestra comincia in modo tranquillo ma lei lo rende più brioso, aveva un senso innato per il ritmo.
Call me the craziest Callas queen in the world, but nothing, short of Michelangelo's two sculptures of "Le Captif" at the Louvre, has inspired me like the Art of Maria Callas. She was "La Grande Grotesque" - vociacccia can't begin to describe her grandeur - like a swirling wind through the heart of Bernini to create "L'extase de St. Thérèse"-her art was a disciplined madness that grew to an immense mythological proportion. As Gobbi once said, "They'll be listening to you 100 years from now!"
No other soprano should have attempted to sing this opera after Maria Callas did it. She created a definite version that is insuperable. When you hear Joan Sutherland singing "Coppia Iniqua", it sounds like she is going to get a flower or a kiss. Maria makes you feel the horror of the impending death, yet you can hear bravery and resignation, all in the final note. It is amazing....
Mauricio Sángari Poor JOAN SUTHERLAND. And her idiot husband! 🍑👦🌏
Mauricio Sángari , she was an another planet....
I don't have anything nice to say about Joan so I don't talk about her.
Those ascending trills in the "Coppia Iniqua" are so mesmerizing and annihilating that no one can deny the genius of Maria Callas to bring out the glory of Donizetti and bel canto opera!!
They should have changed Scala's name to La Callas after this!
Meravigliosa. In certi momenti quello che sento dentro è qualcosa di indescrivibile.
Mi sconvolge da essere tutta un fremito.
Solo LEI mi da tanto! Maria Callas!
E VERRA!!!💗💗💗🧚♂️🧚🧚♀️✨️✨️✨️
adding yet another comment to her Coppia iniqua is always little compared to the value of what she have left in music, but it is a must. The colors she imprints on the words of the libretto make them poetic masterpieces, each sentence expresses a different feeling ranging from strong anger, to tenderness towards friends, to the infinite torment of leaving this world forever. And she does so always with the right sounds, musically correct, soft and full. She really sings as if she were making a final concert of all the instruments, and goes far beyond even the very music of Donizetti. She is immense.
Incredibile Callas, la più grande... Una meraviglia in quest’opera, inarrivabile.
This recording here is from a vinyl record on the BJR label - their masterings of the Callas live catalogue are the best! I purchased my copy from a private seller i found on the net.
The EMI version, which is probably the most commonly heard, is terrible, especially compared to this!
Also, I have this performance from another source, in wonderful stereo sound - see my uploads :)
CallasFan Your so generous & thoughtful. We have not heard from you my friend. Take care sincerely Arnold Bourbon Amaral & Thank you for all your hard work 🎹🎼☝👱
Excellent review..agree with you.. EMI cds suck
I bought this new back in the 1980s. Still have it.
BJR sound: thousand times better than CDs ! Particularly for voices.
EXQUISITE , SUBLIME , DIVINE , TRANSCENDENT , HEAVENLY, ,,,, LA DIVINA ,, MARIA CALLAS ,xxxx,,,AND A BEAUTIFULLY GLORIOUS ENSEMBLE xxxxxx
My God, what a performance. She had everything!
Fa venire i brividi, sono bravissime, la Callas è unica come sempre nessuna come lei .... è l'Einstein della lirica.
Complètement dément, délirant. Dans quel état les spectateurs devaient sortir de ces soirées?!
No sé si existe una voz que la iguale... es maravillosa, qué mujer imprescindible!!!
Wow.. that is some singing you picked.. and frankly I could not help notice how committed Callas is to this role.. how she was really singing into her voice, giving her all when it was necessary.. unbelievable sound too Her voice very very steady. and ringing.
Su voz muy poderosa, había electricidad pura en el escenario!
Divine, she was just ... a miracle. I love you CallasFan!
you just made me cry ... i just feel in love with CALLAS allover again
thank you
Splendida selezione...la magia della Callas insuperabile!! Cast eccezionale!!
Grazie infinite a Callasfan, è un punto fermo nella mia vita. I tuoi video, con l'immensa Maria mi danno la voglia di continuare a vivere ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you very much¡¡¡ Since I heard for the first time this Anna Bolena I thought: I wish I could listen to this opera in a better sound. and now, I find your video¡¡¡ my dreams came true. thank you¡¡¡ I love a lot Maria Callas and specially in Anna Bolena as everybody say she is in her best best moment. well, maybe her best year was 53 or 54. but the beauty of her voice was in those years, 57-58 and 59. and even years later, as her recordings of those last years are much more interesting in my opinion. so, thanks again for this great job¡¡¡ :-)
I think the best that we could here this past century on records! Her voice is in top form too. She attacks the material like a demon too. Just amazing.
Como madame Callas ainda nao existe.
Excerpts of Callas in Anna Bolena are definitely on the list for our channel! We cannot wait! 🔥🎼🎭
Noch eine Meisterleistung von Maria Callas!
Magnificent. Vocally and theatrically thoroughly prepared and delivered.
bellissimo lavoro,grazie il suono ricco e in tono.
WHAT VOICE IS THIS THAT EXCEEDS ANY ORCHESTRA, ANYTHING EVEN MOST POWERFUL OF SINGERS !! l never ever dreamed to be possible! thank you!!
The sound is indeed unparalleled and I cannot thank you enough for sharing - but I agree with another commenter that the pitch is slightly sharp.
Nessuna come lei!
Fantastica!
ThankU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! REALLY!!!!! I LOVE HEARD AT MY LOVELY MOTHER SING WITH ALL THE HEART, POWER AND SOUL!!!! WHEN IM SO SAD!!!!!!!! A BIG HUGE FROM EL SALVADOR. (SORRY MY FOREING ENGLISH)
Unbelievable beauty! Many thanks
Bravo Maria Callas !!!
mad. thanks, CallasFan!!!
She was on fire!
grateful thanks for the improved sound!!!!...... bought the complete live recording in Amsterdam in the early 80s the sound quality was so disappointing but when one loves an artist as I love Callas any recording is precious......many thanks..
SUBLIME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I enjoyed this very much.....
probablemente, el summum, si hubiese que elegir uno solo, que conjuga interpretación, dramatismo y, pese a ser ya 1957, caudal vocal, sea ese final del Giudicci ad Anna! Sin palabras y sin aliento!
Se esta quemando sobre el escenario!
Wow. Thanks for the hard work. I think the view count will go up significantly once Callas fans realize what you have done. :-)
Many many thanks.
Listening to this, her imperious command of the entire bel canto "sistematica", and the brilliant work of Gavazzeni, makes all the subsequent productions, including Gencer, Sutherland and Netrebko, seem like cheap, poorly conceived imitations of the Mona Lisa.
FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE ! MANY THANKS @CallasFan ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥♥
After this...what to say??
Andrea Rosetta ... I agree. For sure not Anna N... or anyone for that matter...
Magnifica
Thank you very very much! BJR is the best!
I don't want to be picky, but It's just slight above pitch, slightly sharp
Is this the same recording as the generally available one from La Scala? The sound on this is so much better. Wherever did you find it?
Why I think this recording is a bit half a pitch higher after remastered. The high D is a bit too high.
COMPLETAMENTE DE ACUERDO CON EL COMENTARIO DE "INFRANTASI",ELLA REALIZÓ EN ESTA INTERPRETACIÓN ,ALGO QUE SUPERA ESTA OBRA OPERÍSTICA Y LA HERMANA CON LAS OTRA GRANDES FORMAS CON QUE EL ARTE SE EXPRESA."SU ARTE ERA UNA LOCURA DISCIPLINADA QUE CRECIÓ HASTA CONVERTIRSE EN UNA INMENSA PROPORCIÓN MITOLÓGICA ".¡ BRILLANTE DESCRIPCIÓN DEL ARTE DE CALLAS!.Y PENSAR QUE LA MAYORÍA DEL MUNDO CORRE EN POS DE INCREÍBLES MEDIOCRIDADES A QUIENES CALIFICAN DE " ARTISTAS".¡O TÉMPORA,O MORES !
Some idiotic self-appointed specialist in New York (works within the Met) and giving voice lessons to totally untalented singers had the guts to say during one of his lessons that Callas was not a good vocalist (horribile dictu). He for sure never listened this.... 40 years after her death they still hate her and her achievments....
Who? Very curious! Provate me if you prefer.
was surfing and forgot his name...
Pls find it?..
Hablan desde la envidia, el más vil de los sentimientos, pues odian lo que ellos no pudieron ser...
Es una impresion o parece que esta mas alta que la grabacion original, que esta es la original pero si se compara con otros videos de youtube suena mas alto
Quel sont t les autres chanteurs +le chef svp!!!!
*Anna Bolena:*
Maria Callas
*Lord Riccardo Percy:*
Gianni Raimondi
*Enrico VIII:*
Nicola Rossi Lemeni
*Giovanna Seymour:*
Giulietta Simionato
*Lord Rochefort:*
Plinio Clabassi
*Sir Hervey:*
Luigi Rumbo
*Smeton:*
Gabriella Carturan
*Chef d'orchestre:*
Gianandrea Gavazzeni
*Chef de corale:*
Norberto Mola
Le 14 de Avril, 1957
Teatro alla Scala de Milan, Italie
Pauvres cantatrices actuelles qui s'attaquent à ces rôles, ça doit être très dur d'entendre cette splendeur vocale, et de se dire jamais je n'arriverai ne serai-ce qu'à émettre une note comme elle. N'est-ce pas madame Netrebko?
Absolutamente!
Al escuchar, se me enchina el cuerpo.
There is of course 'out there' a transcription of this Bolena that is the equal of the Lisbon Traviata - i.e. as clean as a whistle/almost stereo like in quality - that is infinitely superior to the BJR tape and thus from a different source. I have no idea how to put it 'on-line', with pictures attached, but if you would give me an email address, I would happily send you the two CD's for you to do with, how you will. I can assure you in advance, that Callas' 'presence' will ASTONISH you.
drcrd Hi, I would be very interested in getting those astonishing CDs you mention here. Would you be so kind to email me at luisdytn@aol.com...thanks in advance!
It can't possibly be better than the Divina Records release...
I still think Mariah Carey is better.....I'm kidding. Callas is irreplaceable. It's the life she breathed into the music. Diva.
Would it be possible to buy a copy or your source? Thanks so much!!
TY CALLASFAN 👱🇷🇺🇬🇧🇮🇹🇪🇸🇫🇷🇺🇸🇨🇳🇩🇪🇯🇵🌏🏃☝ Arnold Bourbon Amaral
Coppia iniqua beginning sounds like Macbeth. I thought I was going to hear Vienna Tafretta
Sapevo di questa opera é stupenda, ti prende e si vede che è stata una vittima del potere politico del re enrico 8, da notare la loro figlia elisabetta è stata una grande regina ha regnato per 45anni.
anch'io la amo molto- devo però dirle che il merito è 50% Donizzetti, 50% Callas. L'ho sentita di recente a teatro con ottime cantanti ( in teoria...)- noisosissima!!!!!!
Non erano ottime evidentemente
il riversamento non mi sembra con il tempo giusto Troppo rapido!!!, la Callas ha una voce da bambina!
anch'io ho la stessa sensazione, mi sembra tutto più accelerato
Io credo che il tempo è giusto. È la Callas chi impone il tempo. All'inizio di "Coppia Iniqua" l'orchestra comincia in modo tranquillo ma lei lo rende più brioso, aveva un senso innato per il ritmo.
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