We all should be grateful to have both singers' legacy. A world with just Callas or just Tebaldi would have been rather boring. There's room for both of them. Why can't we love and appreciate both?
@maryleone2023
3 ай бұрын
We can. See Tebaldi as Madame Butterfly singing Un Bel Di with such passion and emotion as well as superb Japanese mannerisms. You would swear she was Japanese and was stunning in that white kimono. She looked like a Japanese porcelain doll and was the perfect Cio Cio San. Callas was outstanding in the above video as Tosca. BTW, I am sure that Aristotle Onassis was sorry he never married Maria Callas.
@ТамараМакаровп
3 күн бұрын
Я обожаю обеих великих певиц.Слава Богу,что они были на нашей Земле и делают нашу жизнь ярче.
@willpennington5479
2 жыл бұрын
They were both great, but if each could give a one-night only concert of their very best performances, the same night in neighboring opera houses, I'd choose Maria Callas hands down. Her voice, her singing, her emotions just give me chills and often bring tears to my eyes. Renata Tebaldi is great and I love her singing, but Maria, oh Maria!
@milvao3400
Жыл бұрын
If I had to choose between two CDs, I would choose Callas as well. But if we talk about a live performance, I would choose Tebaldi, for a simple reason: the greatness and perfection of her voice is harder or maybe impossible to get from recordings. I imagine Callas to be exceptional and moving, just like in the recordings. She's almost like a pop singer, in the sense that she could communicate and move everyone, not just those who are familiar with this kind of music. But I would be so curious, after reading so many things about Tebaldi's voice, how she would sound in a theatre. Experts such as conductors, singers and those who listened to her singing live, talk about a spectacular voice, the most perfect human voice ever heard.
@hermingi
Жыл бұрын
Ich kann ihrem Kommentar nichts hinzufügen… sie haben alles richtig gesagt… man bekommt Gänsehaut und: Callas spielt und singt soooo sensationell, dass einem die Tränen hochsteigen…. UNGLAUBLICH
@zlata.toshevska
4 жыл бұрын
Callas just shakes you to the core ✨
@eternalmariacallas2283
4 жыл бұрын
Zlata Toshevska I agree!!!! Wow her presence is angelic.
@elleswan1
3 жыл бұрын
Nope
@ms.chaewon9231
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah because you are after THE VOICE - - BORING. Even Natalie Dessay admires Maria Callas more than others.
@weiliu7319
6 ай бұрын
Callas is for general public who do not understand singing. Tebaldi is for connoisseur listeners.
@jupitateo8094
5 ай бұрын
Tebaldi Is for The tasteless The Classless The Utter Fools Of Society
@rivermountain7315
3 жыл бұрын
Always comparing...always taking or pulling apart...dissecting the divas! Both were blessed and whoever was fortunate enough to have ever heard or experienced either of them, in person, was also blessed for having been able to. We are still blessed because we have the ability to hear them through recordings. Appreciate the fact that they and others even exist! That should be a blessing we can all agree on!
@rowley555
2 жыл бұрын
I agree. I love both great singers.
@madamedellaporte4214
10 ай бұрын
It's ok to disagree and be a fan. Chill.
@jameslevister153
Ай бұрын
I have been asked so many times, why opera lovers have different versions of the same opera. Well, just like the others wrote above, we're fortunate to have those with vocal gifts and great training who have the intellect to interpret their various roles in individual ways. So, yes, chill and enjoy the wealth we're blessed with.
@evelynbonatto
4 жыл бұрын
Callas is love, passion, life, music😍
@ancientmariner7372
4 жыл бұрын
I believe this......I have never been moved to tears listening to a Tebaldi recording. Callas has left me paralysed with grief at times.....
@misanthropas
18 күн бұрын
I guess that summarizes most peoples' opinions on that rivalry! Tebaldi sings like an angel but Maria performs like a demon or a force of nature!
@laprimmadonna2341
3 жыл бұрын
Callas rompiendo las notas con su llanto, el canto se vuelve angustia, desespero, la música es como un manto que la cubre….Scarpia la había llevado al límite….como pensaría Puccini….una mujer herida en su honor , humillada, grita, gime, pelea, sufre…esa es Tosca…esa es Callas.
@АркадийХаритонов-ъ5ц
4 ай бұрын
Пучини очень эстетский композитор с преимущественно светлым звучанием и очень тонкими эмоциональными переходами. Сплошную трагедию тут устраивать не стоит. Это не для Пучини. Нильссон в этой партии по мне идеальна.
@ruthvieten6107
4 ай бұрын
O ja das war callas unübertroffen
@marlenebertman7896
Жыл бұрын
CALLAS MAKES ME CRY AND GIVES ME CHILLS EVEN AFTER 100 TIMES. OMG. WE WERE GIVEN SUCH A GIFT.
@wakandakimana601
4 жыл бұрын
Callas can only be compare to Callas. The one and only. Tebaldi was an excellent singer but Callas was the whole expression of this Art.
@kelusktube
3 жыл бұрын
«Callas can only be compare to Callas.» That's all!
@papitapaloro
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely.
@warrenmoon7709
8 ай бұрын
💯💯💯
@rosebud3971
3 жыл бұрын
Tebaldi sings to perfection' Callas becomes the character and blows us away!
@richholt6465
3 жыл бұрын
exactly
@Lorenzo-be1nm
2 жыл бұрын
Tebaldi does not sing to perfection, at all...
@魚-c3d
2 жыл бұрын
@@Lorenzo-be1nm perfection isn't everything. Callas too had what you could call technical defaults. But these are part of their greatness.
@ginopietracupa4305
Жыл бұрын
@@Lorenzo-be1nmIn her best years Tebaldi sings to perfection, the voice was seamless, round, perfect from top to bottom. Callas never sang to perfection because Callas voice was flawed
@rafaelrosal.
Жыл бұрын
@@魚-c3d I’m interested on this. I’m not a pro and I like to know what kind of technical defaults she had…
@philippagabb
Жыл бұрын
Maria Callas' expression beats that of Tebaldi a million times over. Tebaldi sings wonderfully but with Callas you feel the true feelings of the character.
@neweraofthechambermusic3699
3 жыл бұрын
I'm so affected by the duo Callas-Gobbi! These singers are so natural on the stage. They work on the entire role, not just the famous arias, like many of singers, especially in our time.
@user-ic5xu4jh6z
3 жыл бұрын
Tebaldi was a fine singer but Maria had so much more in many ways...i simply can not compare this two artists. Never compare a pear with an apple- both are fine;-) Maria gave 100%, i love her special unique sound, frasing, her acting, her expression. Nobodys perfect but Maria was very close to. An opera singer should always be unique, distictive! Thanks for your video!
@amantedellopera1681
Жыл бұрын
Great but had an ugly voice,even she said the same abiut herself
@jimbuxton2187
11 ай бұрын
You really can't compare a lyric spinto with a dramatic coloratura.... one has a stronger middle voice they other has an easier high register.... although tebaldi sometimes screamed her high notes while callas wobbled hers.... no one's perfect
@Tdvc
4 жыл бұрын
Watching Tebaldi: OK a cool singer. Watching Callas: Goosebumps all over the body and heart sped up. Callas captures you. There is no discusion here, Callas is immmortal, the rest is the rest.
@weiliu7319
3 жыл бұрын
You feel that way is due to you have no application for singing. If calls act in a play, you will feel the save way.
@Tdvc
3 жыл бұрын
@@weiliu7319 What are you talking about? We have here Callas in the very end of her career and still she is better than any Tosca ever. Its not possible to compare prime Callas to any other singer. Prime Callas is a unique phenomenon comparable only to herself in different performances. Would be greatly unfair to compare prime Callas with a fully supported soprano assoluta voice, from top to bottom, to other sopranos. A singer of Callas magnitude happened only once. As for "you have no application for singing".. if u wanna start talking about singing, we can start by the fact that Tebaldi didnt even have a trill to begin with. I bet she looked to the music score of Sempre Libera (1957) and pretended the trills that Verdi wrote didnt exist. Meanwhile, in 1957 Callas was singing Cresciutos (ascending trills) in Bolena like they were a piece of cake!
@魚-c3d
2 жыл бұрын
@@Tdvc the problem with this way of thinking is that you put Callas on a pedestal and thus can't fully appreciate other singers, because you're working on the assumption that Callas will always be better.
@shaundudley4576
2 жыл бұрын
@@魚-c3d Evidence aplenty for that assumption. I find it so strange that with the legacy available for 60 years to all who can hear we still have such stubborn prejudice against a phenomenon that showers us with endless blessings. Such ingratitude speaks volumes.
@魚-c3d
2 жыл бұрын
@@shaundudley4576 speaks volume about what exactly? I beg of you.
@lissandrafreljord7913
4 жыл бұрын
Callas was the full package. She had the acting and singing chops. A voice that could do coloratura, yet take on dramatic and lyrical roles, both in the soprano and mezzo soprano tessitura. Tebaldi had a more pleasant and majestic tone, whereas Callas's voice was a bit harsh and murky, almost crow-like. Tebaldi lacked Callas agility, (she was in fact quite sluggish in this area) and high notes, but her sound always remained pleasant. Both were excellent bel canto singers, with very nuanced and emotive phrasing in Italian. The only thing that I wished for was to hear them sing more French and German operas (don't think they ever sung in German). But oh well. They were excellent interpreters of heroines/antiheroines of the Italian operas of the Romantic era.
@luigicorvi1661
4 жыл бұрын
CALLAS WAS ALSO A BETTER PAINTER AND DECORATOR THAN TEBALDI.......SHE COULD DO AN ENTIRE ROOM IN A DAY....TWO COATS.
@luigicorvi1661
4 жыл бұрын
TEBALDI ONLY EVER SANG IN ITALIAN IN OPERA..........BUT THERE IS A RECORDING.....A VERY PRIVATE TAPE......OF TEBALDI SINGING THE WHOLE OF THE ROLE OF CHARLOTTE FROM WETHER IN WONDERFUL FRENCH......THIS FROM CIRCA 1971.......AND SHE SOUNDS SENSATIONAL.! THIS WAS A RECORDING OF A REHERSAL AT HER HOME OF HER PART IN THE ENTIRE OPERA.
@robertn800
3 жыл бұрын
@@luigicorvi1661 Did Tebaldi ever sing Norma, or was she afraid to take it on like Renee’ Fleming. Callus’s “Norma” is a Signature Opera for Her, despite it being one of the most, if not the most difficult Operas for a Soprano, yet Callas sang it often & Beautifully 🎶
@luigicorvi1661
3 жыл бұрын
@@robertn800 Even mentioning fleming in this context is ridiculous........how to croon your way through norma.
@donm7823
2 жыл бұрын
In Callas early after she sang Brunhilde, Isolda, The soprano lead in Parsifal. Check it out -- there still may be the recording of the Liebesod
@kamranfedericosarikhani8723
3 жыл бұрын
Due soprani che hanno avuto sucesso due stelle, ma callas e' callas e non ha avuto paragoni, primo perché era una attrice teatrale e la sua musicalità e espressività non ha mai avuto paragoni senza togliere merito a signora tebaldi, ma callas musica pura un amore di donna che ha dato tutto se stessa alla musica al canto e a teatro ancora oggi è un'esempio per tutti cantanti ha lasciato un patrimonio intrigante. Non tramonta mai♥️💞♥️ grazie per il filmato 🥰
@esterbruno8604
4 жыл бұрын
La Tebaldi ha un bel timbro, il legato è perfetto e la tecnica pure. Ma la Callas... La Callas è Tosca. ❤️
@eternalmariacallas2283
4 жыл бұрын
Ester Fantasy 125 Si e vero!
@brunopicaude3092
2 жыл бұрын
It would be better if only Tebaldi could reach the top C which is here too low here, as most of the time...
@oPeRa1923
3 жыл бұрын
Callas' natural voice gave more depth to her words. Ah, my soul! 🥰
@tarotreadingbyyolla2203
4 жыл бұрын
I do agree that Renata is pure voice, Maria is does interpretation. Both are incredible in their unique way.
@barracuda7018
3 жыл бұрын
Tebaldi was the God given voice, the power of nature. Callas was the superior stage performer.
@robertn800
3 жыл бұрын
@@barracuda7018 Tebalda- The voice of a Screaming angel Callas….a Gift from the Gods 🎶
@milvao3400
Жыл бұрын
It's not just that. They had different qualities and even a different repertoire, for the most part, so comparisons don't make much sense. In my opinion, Maria's greatness can be easily recognized even from recordings, while Renata should be heard live in a teathre to fully understand how great she was.
@giacomogazzaniga3707
Жыл бұрын
@@robertn800 Callas a wobble from the Gods :D
@MeiLan-h6u
8 ай бұрын
Tebaldi voice is way better than
@davidgroettum9870
Жыл бұрын
Both are exceptional in their own way. The Tebaldi Stuttgart video suffers from a rather static camera angle. I never saw Callas live but Tebaldi had enormous charisma - star quality. Seen from the stalls, her first act entrance provoked a palpable response from the entire audience even before the applause. Her spinto middle range better for Puccini.
@alessandromoccia471
3 жыл бұрын
Due capolavori! È impossibile dire da che parte stare. Due monumenti. Bellissime e Bravissime.
@luisabini1884
2 жыл бұрын
Proprio così. Brave, diverse, ma uniche! Pensare alla preparazione dei cantanti oggi!!
@mattb.455
9 ай бұрын
Si sta dalla parte della Callas, naturalmente.
@lamadrina5384
2 жыл бұрын
This "Callas was a singing actress" vs Tebaldi was A Voice is some publicity stunt that was pulled ages ago, but fans recite this tripe as if it were the truth. It is not the truth. Callas had an enormously flexible instrument; the nuances of feeling which translate into great beauty are the essence of musicality itself.
@milvao3400
Жыл бұрын
they just had different qualities and a different repertoire. Callas had the quality of a pop singer, she could move everyone even in recordings. Tebaldi was probably the most perfect human voice you could hear in a teatre. They were both great and comparisons make no sense.
@magdalenafirek807
3 жыл бұрын
It's wrong to compare Tebaldi and Callas together. Each of them are gem, each have a different qualities. This same like each person is different. Singing, interpretation, style is different. Just saying.
@kbhprinsesse
2 жыл бұрын
In a way I agree, but on the other hand I think it's natural to compare singers who sing the same repertoire. Both of them sang a lot of performances of "Tosca", "La traviata" and "Aida", and several times they even sang at the same theatre during the same season. So I think comparison was unavoidable, but I agree that a comparison shouldn't necessarily contain a "verdict" about who was better than the other.
@eberlinpascal2837
2 жыл бұрын
@@kbhprinsesse oui et si on doit comparer les deux dans les mêmes rôles ,c'est souvent Callas qui l'emporte sur Tebaldi .Dans Traviata par exemple .
@kbhprinsesse
2 жыл бұрын
@@eberlinpascal2837 I agree. Tebaldi's coloratura technique wasn't sufficiently good for Traviata - or Trovatore for that matter (she recorded it in the studio).
@eberlinpascal2837
2 жыл бұрын
@@kbhprinsesse exactement .Et en plus elle descend la tonalité originale du " sempre libéra " dans Traviata.
@kbhprinsesse
2 жыл бұрын
@@eberlinpascal2837 that too!
@Tsaraslondon
4 жыл бұрын
Tebaldi is much more vocally secure and her voice in this comparison is much more beautiful, but why is it I find Callas so much more moving? Tebaldi is an opera singer in costume, who never for one moment loses her composure. Callas just becomes Tosca. The whole of this act is an example of how thrilling opera can be. Callas and Gobbi together on stage. What could be better than that?
@mjmacmtenor
4 жыл бұрын
This is also late career Callas, so she is not a vocally secure as a earlier in her career.
@luigicorvi1661
4 жыл бұрын
IF YOU WANT YO KILL YOUR VOICE....THEN JUST DO AS CALLAS DOES.......AND DONT BE SUPRISED IF YOU CANT SING FOR A WEEK AFTERWARDS.
@Tsaraslondon
4 жыл бұрын
@@luigicorvi1661 Not even worth responding to (rolls eyes).
@luigicorvi1661
4 жыл бұрын
LOSE YOUR COMPOSURE.......YOU LOSE YOUR VOICE..........!.....WHICH DO YOU PREFER.....?.........DO YOU THINK...AS I DO........THAT TEBALDI AND CALLAS HAVE MORE IN COMMON THAN NOT!.....THEY BOTH MITICULOUSLY FOLLOW THE COMPOSERS MARKINGS......THEY BOTH AIM FOR THE IDEAL.......THEY BOTH GIVE OF THEMSELVES EVERYTHING IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE..............THEY ARE UNITED IN THE GLORY OF OPERA.. ....THE MUSIC AND COMPOSER IS THEIR IDEAL.......THATS THE APOTHEOSIS WE ALL CAN CELEBRATE TOGETHER!!!!
@MichaelLavocah
3 жыл бұрын
what could be better - maybe Callas with Corelli? :)
@elisabetta611
3 жыл бұрын
Does Callas' top wobble slightly? Yeah. But Tebaldi sounds flat, uninvested....like she's bored? Meanwhile Callas gives you CHILLS, the way she PHRASES, the way she MOVES....her eyes, her hands...EVERYTHING. Callas SINGS, Tebaldi is operatic ASMR.
@魚-c3d
2 жыл бұрын
This is a bit rude towards an operatic legend like tebaldi and tbh I disagree
@donm7823
2 жыл бұрын
Sadly even in her lounge years many of Mme. Tebaldi's top notes were always under pitch -- Callas was a better technician.
@lastestefy4796
2 жыл бұрын
watch Un bel dì vedremo...Renata in Madame Butterfly....
@elisabetta611
Жыл бұрын
@@魚-c3d Well, good for you. I am frankly tired of her standing about singing every line prettily with almost NO dramatic inflection or fire.
@papitapaloro
Жыл бұрын
Agree.
@notnek202
3 жыл бұрын
Tebaldi an angel Callas a goddess !!!!!!!
@giovannaromanelli5202
3 жыл бұрын
Oltre alla voce c'è altro! La vis drammatica della Callas resta insuperata, ogni volta che l'ascolto provo gli stessi brividi di tanto tempo fa. Che prodigio della natura e dell'arte! Grazie, Maria!
@elleswan1
3 жыл бұрын
A me infastidisce.. sempre solo una attrice di soap di bassa lega.
@davidelucia8727
2 жыл бұрын
Averne ora
@Lorenzo-be1nm
2 жыл бұрын
@@elleswan1 povero lei....
@ritanorscia1903
2 жыл бұрын
Bravissima Maria!!
@ritanorscia1903
2 жыл бұрын
@@elleswan1 ????ma scherza???
@4444marla
2 жыл бұрын
Callas was a great singer…perhaps the only one who could put so much of the meaning into the sound that anyone could understand the meaning. Yes a great actress and such a great singer. Shut your mouth if you don’t like her voice. It may not have lasted long, but while it did, we were all blessed.
@vegtamvanderveg
Жыл бұрын
Renata is a powerhouse for sure, but both are great and we are lucky to have and appreciate how every voice and personality is unique.
@elizabethbautista9722
4 жыл бұрын
Respeto a Tibaldi pero en definitiva me quedo con María Callas, su voz hace que se me erice la piel y que sienta ese escalofrío que se siente cuando de verdad disfrutas el sonido de su voz.
@milvao3400
4 ай бұрын
Don't forget that we're listening to their voices on youtube. In my opinion, Tebaldi's voice sounded spectacular in a theatre while Callas voice was perfect for recordings... That's the difference and that's why I wouldn't want to hear Callas sing live as I wish I could hear Renata's voice live, which must have been something really special. I heard a story (Bergonzi) about Tebaldi being a superstar while she was still studying in the Conservatory in Parma, way before her debut... when she had her singing lesson all the other students gathered outside the door to hear Tebaldi sing. Maria, on the other hand, is almost like a pop singer to me, her voice can speak to anyone and everywhere. So, if you ask me who do I prefer in this performance of Tosca, we're on youtube so I'd say Callas, but I wish I could hear Renata sing this live.
@MNISZECZ
3 жыл бұрын
I believe Callas... She lives through her character
@davidslaughterbeck6451
3 жыл бұрын
Callas is full of fire and passion. She evokes emotion. She makes me cry! I feel no emotions listening to Tebaldi.
@CK.girl55
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly !! Callas gave me goosebumps💖💖
@giusettynaaa
3 жыл бұрын
What to say.... The voice of Tebaldi is wonderful but Maria Callas is Divina.... She is an organic Artist, not just a singer... A sort of miracle! That's all. You can have a lot af beautiful voices, but another Artist like Callas?... Hopefully it will, even if until now the miracle do not repeat itself
@Puddin_Pi
10 ай бұрын
Come on now, man. Maria has me in near tears. Don’t play so much.
@iwonabierowicz7995
3 жыл бұрын
I always choose callas she was brilliant 😍
@kormsby12
3 жыл бұрын
Callas scares me. I like it for a way different reason. Tebaldi has a voice like an angel.
@Oldschoolsingers
4 жыл бұрын
Callas's "Or gli perdono" at 6:05 is bigger than the full story of 95% of sopranos
@pianist_pflanzist
2 жыл бұрын
I have goose bumps
@fidelmartinica1857
2 жыл бұрын
Yes it sounds so strong and wide... her interpretation also makes me see the character becoming dark for a moment.
@ErnestoValt
9 ай бұрын
2:29 Maria Callas ha hecho de "Vissi D'arte" su himno y estandarte propios. Rompió con los deseos de Puccini y consagró los suyos. Nadie absolutamente nadie se atreve a cantarla como ella lo hizo. Rompió el pianissimo y la dulzura para darnos un momento dramático, arrebatado y angustiante que nos pone la carne de gallina. ¡Viva la Divina!
@georgemosarm1345
3 жыл бұрын
As Callas once said: Callas has no rivals...!
@jimbuxton2187
11 ай бұрын
In repertoire yes...in vocal technique....no
@manuelamanso9935
4 ай бұрын
@@jimbuxton2187sorry, her vocal technique was precisely what allowed her to have that repertoire. An absolute soprano, like her, is supposed to have a perfect vocal technique. Which she had, like no other one. Sorry.
@viciouspoodle5543
3 жыл бұрын
Maria Callas IS Tosca!
@denisrobert36
2 жыл бұрын
Tebaldi becomes so tense when she has to reach a somewhat high note, starting around an "A" she tightens all her muscles and completely stops acting, quite often under pitched on a "B" and most of the time flat on a high "C". It quite obvious in those excerpts, just watch her body and face expressions when she prepares to hit a high note, everything freezes until the problematic note has passed, she then relaxes and gives a series of nice and luscious lower notes, pleasantly ending what ever she was singing, just like some sweet angel, to the great joy of her fans. I know, I was once one of those fans.
@jamesmorrison2055
2 жыл бұрын
Now that you mention the tightening up before high notes, I notice it every time.
@ginopietracupa4305
Жыл бұрын
Tebaldi becomes tense because she uses much toraxic resonance for the high notes (of course mixed with head voice). The high note of a real soprano spinto is like this (like Tebaldi). But how Tebaldi high note sound ? Tebaldi high notes have much impact because of the "color" she has on top and because of the granitic quality of her high notes, huge high notes and Tebaldi high notes have NO irregular vibrations, her vibrato is perfect. Instead Magda Olivero high notes ? how they sound ? theay are not worth anything Miss Denis Robert, colorless, thin, and with irregular vibrations, flawed vibrato. Leontyne Price high notes have NO impact, are a threadlike. And Callas high notes are strident, light in color and with irregular vibrations, ugly
@daphnebeloved
Жыл бұрын
@@ginopietracupa4305I so agree with you!
@NikolaTheodore
4 ай бұрын
@@ginopietracupa4305 ultimately all that is irrelevant. especially to the audiences. one sounds soulless, giving us a mechanical performance, the other sounds like she encompasses entire human experience within a performance. the fact that you will know which is which without me naming names, says everything.
@ginopietracupa4305
4 ай бұрын
@@NikolaTheodore Tebaldi has much spirituality in her singing and she is noble. Callas is prententious and fake emotion, she sings everything the same, she sings Puccini like Bellini, always weeping
@Azurshortfc
Жыл бұрын
I am really at a loss to understand how these two sublime artists could have ever been compared. Tebaldi had a ravishing vocal endowment and she was a wonderfully disciplined artist. No reason whatsoever to compare her and Maria Callas. Both had different attributes, sought different artistic goals, and really specialized in their own respective repertoires. Tebaldi was a modern Twentieth Century soprano whose repertoire was rooted in Puccini and the verismo composers, as well as a few Verdi roles. Ms Tebaldi’s voice is bright and girlish and dark and angry and hopeful and playful, as -I think- the voice of Choi Choi in Madame Butterfly should sound. Callas' art was rooted in a much earlier period (bel canto) and she had a three octave range which enabled her to undertake everything. Callas did perhaps not have the vocal velvet of Tebaldi. She was a different artist altogether. Bashing one against the other is stupid and shows an innate ignorance about music. Two different artistic approaches COMPLETELY. Both divas defined a period in Italian opera that we will not likely encounter again.
@operskapevacica1
3 жыл бұрын
I refuse to compare the two. Each had something special to offer. This reminds me of the ongoing GOAT debate in futbol- Messi or Ronaldo. Both are great! And sure, Callas wins the debate for Tosca, but I am sure Tebaldi wins the debate for another role.
@Lorenzo-be1nm
3 жыл бұрын
No... not really..
@operskapevacica1
3 жыл бұрын
@@Lorenzo-be1nm yeah really!
@tuberaxx
2 жыл бұрын
@Iris, if you’re saying Tebaldi = Ronaldo and Callas = Messi, then I agree with that. Ronaldo is technically a beast, taller, stronger, and better at headers, Messi overcame his deficiencies with his genius.
@e.l.2734
5 ай бұрын
God, they were incredible. And Callas is just perfection.
@fredericchopin632
3 жыл бұрын
There's an electricity that comes from Callas' voice that hits me in so many places with such speed that I can't help but be pulled into the drama. La Divina cannot compare to any other singer.
@robinyoung5644
4 жыл бұрын
I think Renata Tebaldi has the most beautiful soprano voice I have ever heard. A simply incredible sound.
@ombresetlumieres3137
Ай бұрын
Deux grandes Tosca: La voix, le chant de Renata Tebaldi étaient assurément plus parfaits, plus beaux même que ceux de sa rivale...Mais pour moi, et je ne suis pas le seul a le penser, Maria Callas était, malgré d'évidentes imperfections, beaucoup plus émouvante, plus humaine et meilleure tragédienne que la cantatrice italienne....Un ami, passionné d'opéras, avait assisté à une représentation de Tosca avec Maria Callas....."Au moment où elle poignardait Scarpia", m'avait-il dit, "une sorte de "stupeur" avait parcouru les spectateurs, tant l'incarnation du personnage était juste"....Pourtant Maria Callas n'était pas la soprano qu'il préférait, mais il reconnaissait qu'elle était vraiment TOSCA!❤
@SusannaBrennt
4 жыл бұрын
noone else can touch your heart and soul like callas
@giuseppedecarlo909
4 жыл бұрын
Callas didn't interpret Tosca. Callas WAS Tosca.
@jillgooner
3 жыл бұрын
in every way, Tebaldi was a great singer but could compete with callas in this type of role as Callas was the full monty, drama, beauty, emotion. Her acting was sublime but there again at times she looked liked she was actually feeling pain and hurting inside. She was let down as we know in her love life and died so young. Lucky nowadays with technology we can still her in some of the most moving moments of her career.
@anjaplushenka5995
2 жыл бұрын
*Tebaldi was good, but forgettable. Callas was magnetic, ethereal, utterly singular.*
@Dario-mn4uc
10 ай бұрын
La Tebaldi è perfetta cantante misurata, controllata, ma ingessata, con lei è una recita, mentre la Callas vive in quel canto , è più spontanea, autentica, passionale, sia nella voce che nell' atteggiamento, e per questo è inarrivabile ❤
@sofianoiti
2 күн бұрын
I have studied classical singing, so, please, let me say some things. Tebaldi sings perfectly, that's true! She is one of the greats! But Callas interpretes the depth of the music and libretto, she puts the depth of her soul in drama. She give you chills... What a genius!! 1:31 The lyrics of "Vissi D' Arte" Always with sincere faith / Semper con fè sincera I gave flowers to the altar. / diedi fiori agl'altar. In the hour of pain / Nell'ora del dolore why, why, Lord, / perché, perché, Signore, because you reward me like this; / perché me ne rimuneri così; At this scene, Tebaldi has no expression in her face, she just close her eyes and that's it. She is concentrated to her singing, her tecchnique. It's obvious. She doesn't express the praying, the devastation, that her last hope is the Lord to help her. The way she moves and her face don't show the frustrasion and the pain. Callas means every word in such a depth. The devastation, the prayer, the pain, the plead. She shows everything. Tebaldi: 3:29 After Scarpia has killlled Cavaradosi, Tosca's lover, he says: Tosca, finalmente mia! (Tosca, finally, you are mine). Tosca really hates him for this. Tebaldi just pushes Scarpia, we don't even see the knife....and she is walking around showing her silk cloak of her long dress...This is not acting. 3:57 Tosca says: Ti soffoca il sangue? Muori dannato! Muori! Muori! Muori! / Is your blood choking you? Die accursed! Die! Die! Die! 4:40 Tebaldi just throws the knife and there is nothing more than that. Callas: 4:49 After Scarpia has killlled Cavaradosi, Tosca's lover, he says to her: Tosca, finalmente mia! (Tosca, finally, you are mine).Callas shows she hates Scarpia for killing her lover. She shows that Scarpia may rape her. She shows that she decided to kill him. She grabs the knife and kills him while her body is trembling from hate and revenge. 5:14 She shows that she wreaks revenge, she laughs for a moment. 5:39 The way she says "Muori dannato, Muori"/Die accursed. Die" shows that she is satisfied to see him die. 6:15 Maria just realized that she commited a crime and throw the knife...!!!WOW!!! How a great actor she was!!! I don't know who directed Tebaldi. She deasn't changes the emotions.She just walks around showing nothing to the audience. No one understands what Tosca feels, or what is the act written for. Maria was directed by Franco Zeffirelli. She worked with him very hard on her part. And the outcome is this incomparable performance! No comparison, definately. Callas was a brilliant actor! Opera owes her that she took the lyric theater to the highest level.
@alessandropaluzzi2687
Жыл бұрын
Meravigliosa la Tebaldi voce d'angelo (Toscanini dicit) ma.....ma Maria Callas era la perfezione...spaziale!! non ne nascerà mai più una così....
@manuelamanso9935
4 ай бұрын
Grazie tante !
@lordanychdressince2408
4 жыл бұрын
Both fantastic, FANTASTIC singers.
@jaimeochoa7256
Жыл бұрын
They both possessed extraordinary gifts....they can not be compared.
@Orfeus80
4 жыл бұрын
We'd be privileged to see either soprano! In this role I always preferred Tebaldi for the grandeur, the phrasing and the stronger voice but Callas gives her own, wonderful interpretation. Callas was a master of bel canto.
@Tkimba2
3 жыл бұрын
Tebaldi : nice voice until "high" G. Callas: Goddess
@jimbuxton2187
11 ай бұрын
Callas.... nice voice until "high" A
@bradycall1889
5 ай бұрын
You hate Tebaldi? Honestly, some TiO-type people would get mad at me for saying this, but Tebaldi is actually better than Callas imo.
@rafaelnunez4725
3 жыл бұрын
what stupidity, to say that Callas did not sing....this guy obviously has audio difficulties or fungus that impair him to listen well. Maria Callas was way more complete because she no only had a wonderful voice with great quality, but she could also interpret whatever she sang...Renata excellent not question about it, but boring as hell. Maria was an eyes catcher on stage and even outside...She was a Casta Diva and the best well know of all soprano all over the world. She did not rely on other things to put on for her lack of voice quality, as this person is trying to picture her, but uses her dramatic quality to get the best of her performer which made her a lengend
@dragicaklomp9810
10 ай бұрын
Comparing is actually very educational. Yes Callas had strong dramatic instincts. More inside the character. And Tebaldi's voice was smoother and rounder and with capacity for high pianissimo. Both wonderful.
@shayanmardanbeigi2697
4 жыл бұрын
It always makes me laugh when people say callas’ voice wasn’t beautiful, what a joke and what an insult to THE most beautiful voice on record
@giglistignanipinza
3 жыл бұрын
that's a HUGE stretch, all due respect to the great artist that is Callas
@robertn800
3 жыл бұрын
Some Voices are Pretty… but Pretty isn’t Beautiful. Callas will Always be Beautiful 🌟
@PlugInKali
3 жыл бұрын
Not even Maria Callas liked her own voice. The first time she heard a recording of her voice she starting crying and wanted to give up singing. Eventually she was able to accept it, but she never liked it. It's not an insult to not like her voice is a matter of personal taste. I personally don't like it, I never have and I never will. For example, her vibrato is so wide that is clearly going back and forth between two notes and it makes her sound off pitch (for example, 2:44). Or the very noticeable and not too pleasant sound she makes when she inhales (for example, at 2:36 although she makes it several times on this video). Yes, she was an excellent interpreter, but to me the couple of things I mentioned (and several others) annoy me enough so that I can confidently say that I don't like her voice. And it doesn't make me a joke or ignorant or a troll or anything like that.
@BaroneVitellioScarpia1
3 жыл бұрын
Callas’ vocal beauty is UNDERRATED.
@shaundudley4576
2 жыл бұрын
@@PlugInKali it does make you deaf. Deprived of the most profound artistic encounters available to the human ear.
@maicolbergman7417
3 жыл бұрын
La Tebaldi ha la voce di un Angelo, e tanta grazia, umiltà e eleganza ❤️
@antonellabono9869
3 жыл бұрын
Callas for ever
@LigeiaNoire
3 жыл бұрын
I would say, I only wish there would be an opera singer these days that would be a third as good as Tebaldi or Callas were.
@atizaries5512
4 ай бұрын
Pav ovce said: there willbe another Tebaldi, another Monsarrat, but fhere will neverbe another Callas " unfortunately that marazmatic Domingo called that shrieking, shouting baba Netrebko another Callas??? Iwnder why Jupiter or Zeus did not struck him dumb with thunder on the spot for such blesphemy! Since that , i never listen for Domingo'recordings.thank God i can enjoy a much greater tenor, Prince of Tenors-FRANCO ACorelli.
@tarek40
28 күн бұрын
The world is better with both , the more the mariner . however there is no one like Renata she is the voice itself . her Italian first language and mastery of voice and accent is unparallel and she lived well to her 90's, take a look at her 1974 Recording of Madame Butterfly.
@trillettopr
3 жыл бұрын
Maria fa venire i brividi e le lacrime agli occhi, l'altra ha una bella voce, un po fine a sé stessa
@attilalazok3560
3 жыл бұрын
Maria!!🌸🌹🌼💐💖🌺❤
@henrytudor8537
8 ай бұрын
Callas is the real Tosca. Puccini wrote that opera with Callas in mind.
@TitorayReyes
4 ай бұрын
Callas made me shed tears... Tebaldi makes me smile... both human temperaments hard to do... LOVE THEM BOTH!
@notnek202
4 жыл бұрын
Tebaldi sings the role Callas becomes the role.
@richholt6465
3 жыл бұрын
yes, exactly!!!
@encarnacionnunez5894
3 күн бұрын
Yo no comparo . Simplemente me emociona más la Callas. Cuando la escucho,me llega a lo más profundo
@jamesmorrison2055
Жыл бұрын
There is no comparison. Maria Callas could sing roles in any repertoire. She was truly one of the most unique singers to ever live.
@creativecolours2022
Жыл бұрын
And that is the reason why her voice weakened later in her career. She sang all about everything but she abused her voice. She went very often off her limits, something that she could do when she was younger but this kind of singing damaged eventually her singing voice. I'm not saying of course that her career was short, she was singing on stage from 1941 to 1965 but if is she was a little bit more careful she would probably been able to sing for much longer.
@jamesmorrison2055
Жыл бұрын
@@creativecolours2022 Maybe, maybe not. No one knows for certain if that was the sole reason for her vocal decline as she had other health problems as well. She died relatively young anyway.
@creativecolours2022
Жыл бұрын
@@jamesmorrison2055 I'm not saying that this was the sole reason. She abused her voice either way, and when her health started to decline things got worst. Singers of this level ( and other artists like virtuoso pianists or dancers to bring some other characteristic examples) are like athletes. Their performance depends on their overall body and health condition. On how they can preserve the good function of their vocal chords, their hands, their feet. The whatever small "injuries" they get when they are younger, which they can overcome without medical help because they are still young, can literally disable them when they start getting older because everyone's body functions decline either way due to ageing. It is not something that we can prevent ( I mean ageing) just try to preserve our selves a little bit longer. Now of course you are going to ask me if it worth to go so often off limits. It did worth because she was a great artist, but everything has a price.
@jimbuxton2187
11 ай бұрын
@@creativecolours2022 thank you for your wonderful objective comment. I guess she decided to have 6 or 7 good years rather than 10 or 15. She made her mark, but paid the price with her voice. She was a bel Canto coloratura soprano and should have kept singing that and stayed away from heavy dramatic repertoire. Just because you can doesn't mean you should.
@creativecolours2022
11 ай бұрын
@@jimbuxton2187 Certainly but we wouldn't speak now about Maria Callas if she didn't do what she shouldn't do!. I mean all kind of acrobatics with the literal meaning of the world. That were what made her so legendary after all. That she was always to the limits and that includes everything. Her professional and her personal life.
@stupidobibi433
4 жыл бұрын
There is no comparison at all: Tebaldi was a 'soprano lirico-drammatico' (lyric-dramatic soprano), while Callas was the epitome of a 'soprano drammatico d'agilità' (dramatic coloratura soprano)i.e. a true dramatic soprano also able to execute fast vocal runs and coloratura and possesses stronger top notes. But here Callas had already lost much of her vocal weight and her timbre was less dark and rich than in her vocal prime(1948-1954/55) so her voice is obviously weaker. Vocally Callas had a darker and more metallic voice than Tebaldi and I do think that it was easier for Callas to sing Tosca, for it's a dramatic role and requires a strong, big and dark voice. As an actress Callas has no rivals, Tebaldi's "interpretation" was an awful joke.
@stupidobibi433
4 жыл бұрын
Just out of curiosity : the definition 'Soprano drammatico d'agilità' was created in 1949 (recalling the definition 'soprano assoluto' used in XIX century for Giuditta Pasta and Maria Malibran) by the music critic and journalist Teodoro Celli expressly for Maria Callas, when she sang the role of Elvira from "I puritani" after singing the massive roles of Brünhilde (Die Walküre) and Abigaille (Nabucco).
@vascorossi9089
4 жыл бұрын
@Stupido Bibi you clearly know it well🤓
@nosehook324
4 жыл бұрын
A joke doesn't make a career, Tebaldi does!
@tarotreadingbyyolla2203
4 жыл бұрын
I would not call it awful joke, just not her best strength, or her weakness. But Renata at her best ... Superb.
@notnek202
4 жыл бұрын
I love both and with a voice like Tebaldi’s who needs acting. Callas was a Tour de force nothing like her has ever been seen on the operatic stage. She was a perfectionist and demanded the same amount of dedication and perfection from everyone working with her. The problem is no one is perfect and I think in the end all of that total dedication & perfection killed her & made lots of enemies. Tebaldi even said the first meeting with Callas was horrible. They were performing in Brazil u believe a concert and Tebaldi was singing the crowd went wild and demanded she sing an encore & the maestro said yes you have to do encore so reluctantly she did and Callas was ferocious and hit the roof went to Tebaldi’s dressing room demanding to know what the hell was going on. So Callas could be her own worst enemy. Tebaldi said Callas was jealous.
@dizzyhands8223
5 ай бұрын
My parents were avid opera buffs and got to see both Callas and Tibaldi live, at several venues. Dad was firmly in the Tibaldi camp, mum the Callas camp… what a childhood! Callas owns several roles, rightly of wrongly, cannot say the same for Tibaldi, perhaps with the exception of Madama Butterfly. CALLAS for me. But, I don’t have a Musical bone in my body. Tibaldi definitely has a sweetness in her voice, though projection seems missing.
@philipgeneux4269
25 күн бұрын
Two very different singers, both incredible.
@javierl9139
3 жыл бұрын
Callas es incomparable, juega en otra división
@marceloyamamoto7178
3 жыл бұрын
It's such a cowardice to compare Callas and Tebaldi... Please, continue! haha
@ginopietracupa4305
3 жыл бұрын
The main difference is Callas audio is an audio made for the television in London with better sound technology, while Tebaldi video belongs to a Telecast from a performance in the theater and the audiois more amateur, lacks the space to listen well the vibration of the voice.It is unfair because Tebaldi is at a disadvantage, her voice being penalized for the recording
@alexandrecamargo7706
3 жыл бұрын
They are not wrong in what they are saying, they are wrong in what they mean to say. Interpretation as you are consuming any sort of media means to grasp the underlying truths and meanings the author tried to convey, feel the feelings he intended you to feel. Interpretation as you are creating/performing in any media means to showcase the truth of the text/song, actually convey the meanings, make the audience feel the feelings the words describe, what the melody should stirr in the listener, BRING THE MATERIAL TO LIFE, and this in singing can only be done when the technique is no impediment, when it is completely understood and experienced. With Tebaldi, who sings wonderfully, you can actually see the cogs in her head thinking where's gonna place the next note, she's mindful of the breathing, etc, it is a beautiful voice that is competent. With Callas you are truly immersed in the scene, she is a vehicle for art manifested in the form of a voice, a beautiful beautiful voice that is the instrument of the heart, so yeah, Tebaldi sings, Callas is able to go beyond the technical aspects and truly interpret and convey what the song means. Also, why are these guys slandering actresses as if they are less then. Fuck them
@laurachiar6086
Жыл бұрын
❤️🙏
@maryleone2023
3 ай бұрын
Both are superb sopranos. I adored Tebaldi in Madame Butterfly. See her magnificent acting and Japanese gestures in that white kimono , singing Un Bel Di. It is on You Tube. She looks like a porcelain Japanese doll and sings like an angel with powerful emotion. In the above Tosca comparison, Callas wins.
@veevintage2619
3 жыл бұрын
They were both amazing, but Callas had that extra dramatism that enabled her to truly convince you that she IS Floria Tosca; not only did she have a uniquely beautiful voice, she was an amazing stage actress. Tebaldi was also an amazing soprano, but no one at ALL ever achieved Borge the voice and the stage presence that Callas had… and no one has since either.
@israelvarducci3059
3 жыл бұрын
Ambas maravillosas, diosas!!!! Inolvidables!!! Admiradas y amadas 👏
@Zephaniah319
2 ай бұрын
"Comparing me to Renata is like comparing Champaign to... Coca-Cola." - Callas (What a BAR)
@costingeorgescu3314
2 жыл бұрын
Callas The supreme VOICE OF ALL TIME... La DIVINA ❤️👑🌏
@marlenebertman7896
Жыл бұрын
CALLAS IS TOSCA TO THE CORE. THE BEST EVER PERIOD.
@radames5855
4 жыл бұрын
due artiste meravigliose...una vocalmente più bella,una più espressiva...idem per i due Scarpia...grazie
@Paddy818
4 жыл бұрын
How many years after their deaths? And people are still talking. They would be thrilled! Champagne and cognac, or was it Coca-Cola....( - ;
@marcmitchel25
3 жыл бұрын
I think it was cognac, and frankly both are good
@Paddy818
3 жыл бұрын
@@marcmitchel25 Yes, it was, but supposedly a reporter said “no Coca-cola” and it was attributed to Callas though she never said it. I agree, both have their strengths and were great artists.
@ciupotto
Жыл бұрын
vedo due grandissime artiste che hanno donato stupende interpretazioni alla lirica mondiale....ogni confronto è sterile ed inutile, ormai loro appartengono alla storia
@alvarodittel1185
3 жыл бұрын
Mi gran amor me enloqueció el Camanance de Renata Tebaldi, su voz, su modo, sus interpretaciones única, hasta que dejó el Metropolitan Opera, ocupó su lugar La Callas de gran forma. Por siempre las dos mejores. Y ahora Anna Netrebko.
@TheJohnpandy
4 жыл бұрын
Callas puts me through the wringer, raises me to heaven, she breaks my heart and fills me with joy... John Sivorn
@ΜεγάληΕλλάςΕ
3 жыл бұрын
La differenza è quella tra una bravissima cantante lirica e un' interprete!!! Divina forever!!!
@nskull9368
2 жыл бұрын
I love both. They are both goddesses.
@leonardopizzella7834
3 жыл бұрын
Callas y Tebaldi: Cada una con lo suyo ambas fueron excelentes. Una más perfecta que la otra a la hora de cantar y la otra al interpretar. La Tebaldi cantaba magníficamente a Tosca. La Callas era Tosca.
@toscadonna
4 ай бұрын
I find them both to be so good, and if I could combine the technique of Tebaldi (laser like and so supported) with the acting, emotive abilities of Callas, then we’d have utter perfection. But I enjoy them both so much and learn so much that I’m glad we have them both as separate examples to learn from. I noticed in my singing that being too emotive can take the voice off track and that’s harmful, but I mustn’t sing like a robot either. Trying to get the right mix is a lifelong pursuit.
@matthewbrown6591
3 жыл бұрын
Tebaldi's voice is the most beautiful sound God ever created.
@robertn800
3 жыл бұрын
Genetics created Tebaldi. The Gods gave Us La Divina Callas 💔❤️🩹
@80Mrmirko
2 жыл бұрын
True
@shaundudley4576
2 жыл бұрын
Beauty of sound. Subjective for sure. So many I find more gorgeous than Tebaldi. None more beautiful in its full meaning than Callas. Even her ugly sounds are sublime. Sometimes more so than the even her loveliest.
@Pachinanonim
Жыл бұрын
Renata Tebaldi, Kirsten flagstad y Rosa Ponselle.
@idraote
3 жыл бұрын
Shall we stop for a moment to consider that since those two, no soprano has ever been able to sing the part with the same confidence and technical prowess? Tosca is not easy to sing but with them onstage you forget it and enjoy the music. With today's sopranos you're constantly reminded of that difficulty.
@juancarlosbelletti6335
9 ай бұрын
Me da la impresion de que Callas es mas actriz que Tebaldi en esta opera. Pero cuando abren la boca uno se queda EXTASIADO POR LA TREMENDA VOZ QUE TIENEN. BRAVAS.❤❤❤❤
@evandrosantana3670
4 жыл бұрын
Far from her prime Callas is way much better than Tebaldi. Actually, Callas sounds much better than the sopranos of the 21st century.
@diamarieful
5 ай бұрын
For me there is only Callas. Tebaldi sings like an angel, every note is beautiful, if I had been in one of her audiences I would count myself a lucky woman to have witnessed talent like that with my own eyes. But when I hear her Tosca compared to Callas, it is like sepia compared to technicolour. Only in Callas do you hear that raw deep emotion, only her voice makes you feel the despair of Tosca as she confronts her terrible choice. And it is not that she is acting - close your eyes, you will hear it then too.
@SilviaCerutti-jo6tt
5 ай бұрын
La Tebaldi non ce la fa😂ma come l'ha ucciso Scarpia, dandogli una spinta?!😂😂la Callas è un miracolo sotto ogni punto di vista, non per niente è la Divina!!❤❤
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