Mientras mas la escuchas, mas la adoras. Su pasión en cada interpretación es única,

Maria “era” e sarà per sempre Tosca! Per fortuna qualche spezzone della sua arte scenica si vede ancora. Troppo grande per sempre! ❤

Callas sang from the heart with that glorious voice. And it goes to heart. Vissi d'arte is her autobiography.

To die for. Unsurpassed Callas, the greatest singer ever. Her singing strikes us straight into the heart as very very few are able to do. So moving, so true, this is art at its highest possible level. Eternal and unforgettable.

John Ardoin said: "In Callas singing is an agony beauty ..." You can't call it better ...

the right people in the right position....Maria Callas earned every letter of the words divine soprano...she was born to be the best soprano and even today 2022 it shows that she remains the best voice and opera actor worldwide.....

@SuperLeonardo40

4 ай бұрын

So, no one like her till today?Someone said Netrebko....what about her?.lol

@evacoulouri1322

4 ай бұрын

@@SuperLeonardo40 they have the same complexion voice but the one signing with a soft way like the Italians signers of opera do, because this is a safe way and the other one was singing with much power and absolute control of her voice....the difficult way is to singing the hight notes with totally power and control to not fear your voice break down in those notes from this power and have the way to keep the notes clear and stable.....Maria Callas signing with a very difficult way technically totally support her voice in low and very hight notes and she have something alse she was living the parts she was not Maria she was Violetta, Carmen....she was the hero of the acts she was singing in very big range but even in this range her voice looks deep and clear.....its very difficult a voice to full up the stage and left behind the sound of the orchestra.....i thing all those are matters of quality of the voice, support of the body with breathing and excersise of the voice in time.....i remember her teacher said" Maria was able to understand and catch the notes and the way from the first time, anything i ask she made it..." Netrebko have the power to taste her limits to signing more comfortable she have a very good voice looks like Maria Callas voice but her way is different.....she must free her way to not think so much that change if you understand absolutely your voice and when you trust her totally.....

@SuperLeonardo40

4 ай бұрын

@@evacoulouri1322 Wow thank you for the mangnificent explanation.I undorestand now.Thank you.

@mariaceciliaalessio

4 ай бұрын

Quuen??​@@SuperLeonardo40

Callas is the only one who didn’t overplay or seemed overdramatic singing Tosca, she was so natural with the each gesture and reaction, so you can’t stay indifferent to her.

@Bumblebeebeebee

3 жыл бұрын

Please, there is no one who could be more overdramatic! It's almost painful to watch. One can be a fan but should keep connected to reality.

@nattie-k8380

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bumblebeebeebee I’m not Callas fan at all. But Callas’s Tosca is the only one I’d prefer to others because Tosca herself is actress who always behaves a bit overdramatic and Callas portrays it perfectly.

@LaDivinaLover

Жыл бұрын

@@Bumblebeebeebee you’re more than a bit delusional huh.

@mykelastor2159

Жыл бұрын

​@@Bumblebeebeebee Well, not as painful as to read the nonsense, you've written here!

@JS-ou3ot

Жыл бұрын

@@Bumblebeebeebee Opera is meant to be performed onstage, in huge theatre houses: you cannot act as they were filming you in extreme close-up. If you want "reality" go watch a U.S. movie, or an opera staged in today's "realistic" acting style; let's see if you can watch "subtle" movements and "nuances" in a huge stage.

Beatifull opera Maria callas renata tebaldi two best

That moment when Callas looks directly into the camera!! A stunningly difficult piece of acting to perform convincingly. Brava La Divina!!

A brilliant performance by Callas. Brava La Divina!

😢l"ascolterei e vedrei tutta la vita

I can never ever forgive Onassis for what he did to Maria’s beautiful soul

@catraube

4 жыл бұрын

A l'heure du consentement on ne pas accuser Onassis.

@user-lf9fj3uq5e

3 жыл бұрын

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@NenetitlanGT

3 жыл бұрын

He was a real monster!!

@abelkairo4280

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to be so offtopic but does anyone know a trick to get back into an instagram account..? I somehow lost my password. I would love any tricks you can offer me.

@tylane6192

2 жыл бұрын

@Abel Kairo instablaster =)

Callas looking incredibly young her.......a woman of considerable beauty!

Lei, l'Unica, la Divina, è perfetta in tutto; timbro, potenza vocale, presenza scenica, dizione, mimica, intonazione, e chi più ne ha più ne metta. Nessuno la potrà mai eguagliare. Lei è una divinità.

@Fra421

Жыл бұрын

Come vorrei come Lei Ester, conoscere la musica! Io mi baso solo sul fatto che da quando avevo 6 anni sentivo i brani alla radio e quindi posso solo ricordare come li sentivo e come li conosco .. vissi d'arte l' ho sentita da Monserrat Caballè e mi è sempre sembrata un'interpretazione accezionale ..

Weeping.... Unexpectedly... My God!!! Maria Callas fuses the beauty of the Voice, the meaning of the text, the music as a consummate musician, the most truthful acting into One fluid, living, eternal piece of Art and the best of humanity. I am speechless. I know her work well, and am trained in Bel Canto, but I have never seen this footage. This is a testimony to the most sublime of all the Arts, she served with her whole self and an acumen that is as demanding as it is spiritual. Her work defends her to those puny little wretched souls who attempt to detract from her. She set the bar higher than any singer that has lived. She has elevated the singer to the level of the great composers, like Bach, Beethoven, Bellini, Puccini, Wagner... No other singer has done this. She is the highest. The truest. Incomprehensible really. The ancient Greeks believed that if one accomplished their live’s task, mission, they would become a god in the afterlife. Certainly, she has, and even more; for she elevated us all who allow her into our hearts. Tears. Gratitude. Thank you, Maria. Thank you. 🙏🏻🕊

@franzitaduz

5 жыл бұрын

Casimir Alexander Me too, just crying... It just wells up in your soul seeing her AND London.

@giorgiomicciarelli6124

4 жыл бұрын

KZread

@MrMarino81

4 жыл бұрын

Straordinaria...

@irismac2442

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely perfect. She was.. is the greatest ever.

@lidiagiusti4683

4 жыл бұрын

INDIMENTICABILE !

the acting is incredible ... as is the singing

@mscott3918

4 жыл бұрын

When stars worked at their art.

Gran actriz, lo demuestra esta dificilísima escena. Pero lo que abruma es su fantástica voz, y el absoluto dominio de su técnica como cantante de coloratura. Fue genial. Agradezco esta publicación. María Callas fue prodigiosa.

The best actress. Divine. Nobody reached her level

@mscott3918

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree with you. Others may try, but none of them succeed.

An absolute masterpiece !!

@monikahelenatohsche5379

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, absolut !!!

Maria Callas in her absolute prime. With the magnificent George London (born in Montreal) as Scarpia. Incredible singing such as doesn't exist anymore. Plus the marvellous Dmitri Mitropolous in the pit! Three of the "greats" of that era, along with a brief appearance by the Met's GD of the day, Rudolf Bing. Wonderful to see this historic tv event, thanks for a thrilling experience.

@ransomcoates546

4 жыл бұрын

Her real prime was surely before she lost weight.

@jacobtfn

3 жыл бұрын

Her prime was until 1952.

London Tosca 1964 takes it to another level, the night she sang her way to immortality after having been written off as having lost her powers, her Vissi that night, which was filmed and is here for everybody to see, was the greatest Vissi ever sang, nobody comes close. The critics learned a valuable lesson that night in 1964, which was underestimate the greatest voice in recording history at your peril.

@philipc67

3 жыл бұрын

I will agree with you up to a point. This Ed Sullivan 1956 clip was edited for TV during her first Met season and looks a bit clumsy. The 1964 ROH Tosca is legendary in its dramatic impact but her voice was definitely in decline. I would refer to the December 1958 Paris Opera gala which included the whole of Act 2 and which is superb. Her Vissi d'Arte there is sublime, the singing like cascading black diamonds, the admirable economy of movement, those hands and eyes...what do you think dear Mark?

@markdrinkwater1508

3 жыл бұрын

@@philipc67 I my goodness I never even knew that existed, if I have watched the correct clip, 1958 vissi darte in Paris, filmed live I assume. I have just watched and listened and it is perfection and sublime as you say, the crescendo is so smooth. The one difference that stands out for me, having just listened to the 1964 performance also, is that in the 1964 version her big note at the start of the crescendo is held for a a good second or two longer than the Paris masterclass, which gives it that extra something, yes there is a more noticed warble in 1964 in the crescendo, but I don't mind that, there is a desperation in her delivery, she is singing as if her life depends on it, every ounce of her being is channelled, like she's singing from the soul of humanity itself. Her first big note in the 1964 crescendo is almost as if she found the power from somewhere to be able to project and hold that immense first note for twenty seconds had she wanted to, but had to reign it in to fit the score of what she was singing. But in terms of quality of sound then yes I hear the difference with her 6 year earlier Paris performance. Truly beautiful.

@markdrinkwater1508

3 жыл бұрын

@@philipc67 Both the Paris and London performances of Vissi are far superior to this 1956 performance, where the longevity of her crescendo's note holding is off.

@mistersmith1883

Жыл бұрын

Ppl wanted her to fall so badly. Miserable hateful lames

Such a great performance. I’m in tears!

@mscott3918

4 жыл бұрын

Not surprised, so am I. Her singing touches the soul.

eleganza suprema..nel canto e nella recitazione

La inmortal, la mujer que revolucionó la ópera,viva María callas 😍👏👏👏👏

I was 5 years old where this was shown on the Ed Sullivan Show. I remember this so well. I had forgotten this footage existed. I started developing a deep love 4 Opera at about this age. Thank you for posting it is much appreciated sincerely Arnold Bourbon Amaral

Wow. The drama in her voice, it is as if she is living every moment of it. Amazing to think that she had bad eyesight and couldn't see very far at all, it must have made everything so hard for her. Thanks for posting this.

All of it live. Perfect. Sublime. Callas smiling afterward...ah

Amazing that Sullivan would present 15 minute segments of operas, Broadway shows, everything-in a 1 hour weekly program. Sullivan was also there for the birth of Rock and Roll, The Beatles, hundreds of rock performers, popular singers. I don't know how much of the Sullivan show is still available for viewing, but nearly the entire history of popular, and classical, culture was captured on Sullivan's weekly show. And almost every show was live, with Sullivan insisting on "live" singing-there was no lip-syncing on his program. When Sullivan's heirs decide there is no more money to be made on excerpts from these shows, perhaps the rest of us can enjoy this treasure trove of cultural history.

@johnareiter73

5 жыл бұрын

It's a shame we don't have anymore such a showman presenting the very best.

@johnareiter73

5 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, today instead of culture we are subjected to mindless sitcoms with broadcast laughter after each two sentences.

@jacobsimon

5 жыл бұрын

a friend of mine owns the entire Ed Sullivan library. And he has put out a DVD of the best opera performances that took place on Ed Sullivan. He was a real maestro of talent that he put on view Sunday nights, which much of the country watched.

@biancatellington85

5 жыл бұрын

Jack Egan Is this available to buy?

When I was a kid (one year old when this was presented) the networks paid homage to the arts. I mean, my first exposure to the arts was on the Ed Sullivan show, and Bugs Bunny of course. Thank God my parents were open to the arts.

This must be my first conscious memory of opera. I was about seven years old. My family always watched the Ed Sullivan Show. I had never seen opera before and I vividly remember the murder and the ritual of placing the candles. It must have been a powerful experience but I had no idea then what an important part this opera would come to play in my life.

Adoro la Callas, la sua Tosca è sublime

We won't be blessed twice with such a Diva!! Callas forever!

Callas my love. Best Tosca.

This staging omitted Tosca's desperate search for the permit, and then her terror at taking it off the corpse. The final orchestral crash always makes one nearly jump out of one's skin! There was no comparison with Gobbi's thrilling authority, but to see La Callas in any version is to be devoutly grateful.

@thomasdeansfineart149

Жыл бұрын

But George London was at his vocal peak.

@rosemaryallen2128

Жыл бұрын

@@thomasdeansfineart149 A crucial observation! But there is more to performance art than a fine voice. Callas and Gobbi dedicated their lives to establishing that fact, much to the enrichment of operatic production.

La plus grande, l'indétrônable, l'unique Callas

The greatest opera singer of all time and the best actress

@alainwetzel9400

6 жыл бұрын

Puccini

@JNeil1975

5 жыл бұрын

@@alainwetzel9400 Most overrated opera singer to have ever lived.

@Slowhand-ke8cs

5 жыл бұрын

LivingMindfully1975 ......Hi! I sooooooooooo agree with you but I think we are the only 2 who feel this way 😉

@3uHo4ka

5 жыл бұрын

@@Slowhand-ke8cs Unfortunately, there is always a small part of people who are not able to understand of true art. Sorry.

@ofan552

5 жыл бұрын

@@JNeil1975 I´m agree :)

So Scarpia was the Harvey Weinstein of his day! Well played, Mr London. You even hold the stage, almost, with the greatest singing actress we’ve ever had on this earth! 👏🤩👏🤩👏

Casimir said it all! I find myself weeping also. I grew up hearing her and loving every minute.

Maria Callas toujours aussi égale à elle-même, la perfection !

Woow viendo esta joya. Gracias por compartirla. Saludos desde México...viva la Divina! Viva Maria Callas!!! 😍😍

Браво! Светлая Марии память и благодарность!

At first, looking at the thumbnail I thought Fischer-Dieskau was Scarpia. It was a nice surprise to find it was London, of whom far less footage survives than of F-D. And what a pleasure to see Callas' Tosca in close-up and relatively good quality video! I'd no idea this clip existed. A valuable document. And with Mitropoulos conducting!

@404modestahousebills4

Жыл бұрын

Fischer-Dieskau did do one Scarpia in 1966 with Corelli and Nilsson. It is a commercial recording. Lorin Maazel conducts the orchestra of Santa Cecilia.

To Gorka Martinez and especially Casimir Alexander: I totally agree with you. No one but Callas ever. Tito Gobbi has always been my favorite Scarpia but George London is wonderful: vain, menacing, evil. This is one of my favorite scenes in opera. Imagine any family in the US could have seen this incredible performance just by tuning into their favorite family TV program.

Que maravilla poder aun escuchar a estos GIGANTES de la opera.0

In this 1956 performance she was 'Tosca in training' for her definitive 'TOSCA' in 1964. No comparison to the greatness of 1964. Here she is Tosca. In 1964 at Covent Gardens she was TOSCA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The amazing use of chest voice

Haven't seen this before Thanks so much for uploading!!!

Sorry but in fact Callas was the ultimate diva

@mscott3918

4 жыл бұрын

Don't be sorry, others agree with you. For me there is Callas and all the others.

@colinbrigham8253

4 жыл бұрын

This was shown live on TV i was amazed and 13 she was amazing 🤗

What a wonderful rendition.

Oh yes C. Alexander,You said it perfectly. I cried after listening to "Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore". She is, was, the only ONE!

What an absolute treat this is!!! Thank you SO much for uploading this

e pensare che avremmo potuto avere tanti altri video di Lei se solo qualcuno fosse stato piu intelligente nel capirne la grandezza e l'unicità dell'artista.

Poor woman..so perfect in voice..so unlucky in love..passad away so early. At 54th..

Super buena actriz la amo...😍

Мария Каллас Княгиня сцены Славная дочь Эллады Твой голос Словно трель соловья Слышится из забытия Но имя твоё в памяти народа навечно

Bravisimo Callas única !!!

Grandissima cantante e grandissima attrice!

Quelle merveille La Callas et G. London en 1956 les voix parfaite

Callas at her most stunning! Thank you for sharing!! :)

@mandyjones2603

6 жыл бұрын

Demondiva1977 and

@anastasijaholcoperasinger

4 жыл бұрын

♥️♥️♥️❤️

UNICA MARIA, UNICA TOSCA.

@cosimoepicoco7022

5 жыл бұрын

Marisa Rossi e si,non interpretava. Era Tosca!

I love London the baritone.. such a beautiful easy voice

Che dire... La Callas non cantava, viveva la musica. Non interpretava Tosca, la faceva vivere in ogni nota che eseguiva con tecnica impareggiabile. La Callas è la più grande di sempre.

WONDERFUL SINGING ! HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE 😊💚☺💓

My first experience with opera! I was only 7 years old but I remember it vividly. We never missed the Ed Sullivan Show when Was a kid, whether it was Señor Winces, Topo Giggio or Maria Callas.

Merci pour ce superbe hommage à Maria Callas qui continue à nous enchanter.

And remember - this is the Ed Sullivan show of the mid 1950's - most of America was watching this on network TV. The highest level of artistic expression of a popular TV show. Now we have Drunk History instead...

@johnareiter73

5 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, it's the dumbing down of America.

@polpetta70

4 жыл бұрын

The same in Italy. People that had very little literacy would watch on the only state channels the best of cultural programs, opera, poems, science... and now... dreadful programs, people doing and saying the worst..commercial television is an evil thing

@irismac2442

4 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more with this. We are all starved of the greats now.

@Masanumi

4 жыл бұрын

Same in Germany. Here they used to show people playing check in TV. Now it's people eating disgusting things in jungle camps..

@francescagigante6125

4 жыл бұрын

p

This set in a tv studio was very small and cramped. During a rehearsal London fell dead in a position that made it impossible for her to move around him. She burst out laughing and said 'There are too many legs around here!' Even in this performance you can see how she has to awkwardly step over his legs.

I would have been BEYOND myself!! Bravvaaa!!!!

I cryed... The acting is SO GOOD... She may be difficult, but boy can she sing...

Circles under her eyes, so thin, yet alive to such an extent that she could grip into the soil with power, pathos and truth. Bless you great American treasure. The babe first cradled on 135th Street in Harlem went around the world spreading excellence even to the end when the voice could not sing freely from within.

@maxcornise7204

Жыл бұрын

145th Street

@jenylogan1

Жыл бұрын

Bad lighting, but wonderful Callas !

Che meraviglia.

ГЕНИАЛЬНО!!!❤❤❤

I'm glad the lyrics are here!

Callas's voice had a velvety sheen at this point in her career and Callas was absolutely marvelous. Unfortunately, the voice later became shrill, and this detracted significantly from the unusual and special fire that remained throughout her career. Yes, she was exceptional. Let us not forget George London's consummate interpretation of Scarpia.

Callas detestaba el personaje y la música de Tosca, al menos así lo dijo varias veces, prefería el bel canto del cual fue una reina. Lastimosamente hay sólo tres filmaciones del segundo acto de Tosca, dos con Gobbi, otro genio de la actuación y una, La que se ve aquí con London. En todas la Callas es una actriz formidable, digna de oscares y todos lis premios de actuación posibles. Es sobre todo, muy medida, muy meticulosa, todo en el tiempo exacto, sin atrasarse o adelantarse jamás. Sin lugar a dudas ella vivía en el escenario. Nunca ninguna otra , ha actuado como ella este segundo acto de Tosca, ejemplo de acoso sexual, que ha habido y siempre habrá en todos lis tiempos. El poderoso aprovechando su poder, porque se cree Dios por unos instantes. Callas, inigualable, qué pena que no haya documentos completos de su paso por este mundo, me refiero a filmaciones completas de todas sus óperas. Qué pena, el dinero, el marido, lo directores de los teatros, ella misma, egoístas todos con nosotros y la posteridad. Qué pena, cuánto me lamento, porque no hay otra como la Callas ni la habrá....!

@johnareiter73

5 жыл бұрын

¡Muchas gracias por su comentario insightfuil!

@jordi5371

5 жыл бұрын

Alberto Negron Amén

@SleepingTurtle1

5 жыл бұрын

@@johnareiter73 "perspicaz" ;)

@ancamg

5 жыл бұрын

I am so sad there is no video recording of a full opera with Callas. I can't understand how this was possible. We have old recording with operas, but none with Callas. Que pena! (Entiendo espagnol pero no hablo muy bien.)

A young man was interviewed standing overnight to buy tickets for a Callas concert. He said, "Only for her." Her heart matched her glorious voice elevating her to the very heavens above.

She really sounds beautiful here. No edge that usually identifies her sound. So happy to have heard this!

l'arte scenica della Callas era intrinseca nella sua personalità di cantante e di musicista..i gesti le espressioni ed i movimenti sono perfettamente sovrapponibili alla Tosca del 64 al covent Garden di Londra a dimostrazione che Zeffirelli poco poteva aggiungere alla suprema arte della Divina Callas

@johnareiter73

5 жыл бұрын

Vero più vero!

@3uHo4ka

5 жыл бұрын

mariano barbieri And who of the opera singers, in your opinion, is a good actress?

Thank you so,so much!

The best of all singers

Wonderful! And look at that 23" waist!!!

Una pieza de arte invaluable. Saludos agradecidos desde Santiago de Chile. Dr. Fernando Rivas-Burattini.

Divina!

BRAVÍSSIMA!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

La Callas è unica ❤️❤️❤️

Brava La Divina!

Ricordiamo cosa recitò la Callas con Pasolini:unica!

Maria Callas...Great..

Viva CALLAS!! 😍😍😍

DIVINA DIVINA DIVINA ♥♥♥INSOSTITUIBILE INARRIVABILE CALLAS ♥

ATEMPORAL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Callas, incomparavel Callas! Insuperavel Callas! IMORTAL!

@irenegaltung9304

6 жыл бұрын

not exactly immortal, she died. :)

@cosimoepicoco7022

5 жыл бұрын

Alcides Vilhena oh! si

@cosimoepicoco7022

5 жыл бұрын

Alcides Vilhena quando avremo un'altra Callas?Delitto orrendo,nei suoi confronti

Люблю і Тоску, и Марію..

Certo che ascoltando questo Scarpia e pensando a Gobbi....che differenza !

Point is: the Tyrant comes not for your money but for your Virtue.

@PeterBrodie

5 жыл бұрын

The other point is, nothing's changed...

CIMELI CHE FANNO SCUOLA GRAZIE

Maravillosa!

MARAVILLOSOS

I only pay attention to comments by Italians. Only they are really up there to understand her talent. And all of them agree (just look them up): she was not only the greatest. She was unique. A class of her own.

@fan2jnrc

5 ай бұрын

Di cosa stai parlando? Non era nemmeno italiana. E' assurdo.

È già solo incredibile a vedere l'espressione della faccia...UNICA, DIVINA MARIA 💖