gonzalojosevb (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Ok, very nice, but listen Raina Kabaivanska, for me the best Tosca.

jacquesurlus (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Magnifique prière moi j'y entend une piété sincère la voix est magnifique et l'interprétatoin très pure (ce qui parfois fait défaut à la Tebaldi)Je suis un admirateur de Callas mais je crois que c'est une erreur de les comparer, elles me sont toutes les deux indipensables avec leurs qualités respectives. (Chercher à les comparer c'est comme chercher à comparer Toscanini et Furtwangler, Futile.)

DivaDeb1234 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The orchestra played very passionately. Tebaldi's voice is lovely here

waynebrasler (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Comparing Tebaldi and Callas indeed is a dead end. Different talents, different intellects, different voices. Both brilliant diamonds.

cindolin (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Yes, Callas was great. So was Renata. But people seem to forget that the two of them were in completely different categories. Callas was a dramatic soprano while Tebaldi was a lirico-spinto soprano. Callas herself said that comparing the two was like comparing Champane with Cognac.

yodavidnavarro (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I actually prefer Leontyne Price and Maria Callas for this aria. The two (2) best opera singers ever!

vdhelst (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

it is beautifully sung, but it is also very sugary and she is immobile like a marble statue. Give me Callas'pathos.

jolucascan (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Tebaldi is owner of Vissi d'arte. Brava!!!

mtenor (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

callas was better and thats what they didnt like when she first went to scala

Matt54e (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

1959?? It could have been 1929 by the way tebaldi is singing. A lovely voice but HOW BORING!