Maria Callas sings Verdi: "O don fatale" (Don Carlo) | NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra 

Beyond the fact that it is an absolutely brilliant version, Callas literally leaves the blood on the stage, until the final greeting, the bow to the orchestra, it is absolute genius.

Even in 1962, even when she wasn't dedicated to singing as she was before, even when the voice was less under control than before, she comes on stage and TEACHES everybody what music is about, what drama is about, what singing is about, what Verdi is about.... Unique.

There's no secret her voice here is not what it used to be. Upper notes are shrill and overall not well supported (aside from her chest tones that are still powerful and put many modern mezzos to shame). But the dramatic intensity she brings in and, above all, how she moves exactly to the music! Her drama and stage presence is so interlinked to her innate understanding of the music, and that makes her performance a total art.

Irreplaceable... 20th century is empty without la Divina

Her dramatic intent is so great. She became the character she was singing as, every single time

Absolutely extraordinary. Late in her career yet the voice is remarkable, Maria’s middle range totally incomparable. It’s true, we will not hear her like again, that’s for certain.

She absolutely LIVES the role through the music.

This is a real Woman right here… wow..

Maria......quanto manchi al TEATRO

She always touches the heart. Pure art!

Fantastic! She forgets some of the words though. Nice to see a human moment from an artistic titan

Thank you so much for share that amazing vídeo! Maria Callas did a fantastic presentation. A true Diva. 😃👏🏾

UNICA COLOSSALE BELLISSIMA E GRANDISSIMO VOCE SEMPRE LIBERA CALLAS-COLOSSSALIA BELLLSSIMA!!!!!🌏🌋🏞🗽🚀🌺🌷🏵🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

What a perfection ! DIVINA! Bravissima! 💯💯💯💯💯❤️

Toujours aussi grande et magnifique musicienne et tragédienne , malgré l'usure de sa voix dans ces années là .C'est toujours admirable malgré tout .

I love the lower and middle register of Callas, it's just like no other!!! I think it's amazing that she's so versatile as a soprano and she was able to make all the roles she sang her own to escape the realities of her life, but I think she is more naturally a mezzo, she just sounds more natural in the lower range and has tonnes of colour over the dynamics, I don't know why she didn't record more as a mezzo in the complete roles. I love her Juliard master classes when she was teaching Amneris in Aida and a mezzo aria from Trovatore, she really showed emphasis about the areas of the text and demonstrated with such conviction what sort of emotion that the composer is portraying.

Callas, siempre callas!!!!

Memorabile memorabile

Fantastic, though I can’t help but feel that the momentum was stilted somewhat in the Cabaletta ‘O ciel! E Carlo!’,

Divina

Divina !👏👏👏👏👏💔

LA divina ❤

Bravaaaaaaa!!!

I believe that the versatility of Callas' voice, added to the incredible technique developed by Elvira de Hidalgo, would allow Callas to sing some mezzo roles in a wonderful way. These would be: Azucena, Eboli, Princesa de Bouillon, Dalilah, Carmen (although she recorded, I mean singing on stage), Leonora, Joan of Arc, among others...

O don fatale, o don crudel che in suo furor mi fece il ciel! Tu che ci fai sì vane, altere, ti maledico, ti maledico,o mia beltà ! Versar, versar sol posso il pianto, speme non ho, soffrir dovrò! Il mio delitto è orribil tanto che cancellar mai nol potrò! Ti maledico,ti maledico o mia beltà , O mia Regina, io t'immolai al folle error di questo cor. Solo in un chiostro al mondo omai dovrò celar il mio dolor! Ohimè! Ohimè! O mia Regina, Oh ciel! E Carlo! a morte domani, gran Dio! a morte andar Ah, un dì mi resta, la speme mi arride, ah, sia benedetto il ciel! Lo salverò! Un dì mi resta, ah, sia benedetto il ciel! Ah! lo salverò!

❤️❤️❤️

Can anyone explain the change to the upper registry?

why nobody took into consideration a Don Carlo with Renata Tebaldi as Elisabetta and Maria Callas as Eboli?

Se non si è veri mezzosoprani meglio lasciare stare; sotto non ha il suono necessario

👎👎👎 Ужасно. O don fatale надо петь вот так: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gcKYYivGdiY.html