neronnenn (September 23, 2008 at 4:46 pm)

Preferire Birgit a Maria in questo ruolo è come preferire Maria che canta Isolde...:)

sicuro75 (August 8, 2008 at 2:55 am)

If her singing is fabulous then why go into mentioning all those flaws you mention. Callas at this point in time was far from lacking she was in rock solid vocal form and her voice was quite mature and huge from bottom to top after all she was dramattic soprano. A spinto is what you sound like youre describing wich is a lyric soprano voice that is pushed into more forceful singing like Verret,Price...etc.

sicuro75 (August 8, 2008 at 2:36 am)

Pushed to make an effect? She was an effect; A Dramattic soprano is what they call it.

Operanut9 (July 29, 2008 at 12:40 am)

I prefer Nilsson on all counts although this is one of Callas's better performances. There is simply more tension from the outset with Nilsson, and she doesn't let up with an incomparable voice to boot

willthrillws (July 20, 2008 at 6:21 pm)

I love Maria in this role! However I tnink out of all of her early roles (the ones that have a record at least) that she pushed her voice to make an effect.

goldenthroat86 (June 25, 2008 at 2:22 am)

VERDI HIMSELF wanted his Lady Macbeth to "have an ugly, dark, choked voice..learn your music history grandissimo rospo!

goldenthroat86 (June 25, 2008 at 2:19 am)

For the role of lady macbeth VERDI HIMSELF wanted not the typical "beautiful" soprano..."It should be sung by a dark, ugly, choked voice..."

Lindow (June 3, 2008 at 12:02 pm)

As fabulous as her singing is in this recording you can hear what killed her voice in the end - her dramatic instincts were way ahead of her voice. She was way too young and so was the voice to tackle this kind of repertoire. Here she forces it to make up for its lack of maturety & volume. It shows in the middle, the beginning wobble at the very top and the pressure being released off her cords whenever she finishes a note. Still the greatest EVER, no question!

nadopera90 (May 30, 2008 at 9:07 am)

The best lady Macbeth!! Brava!!

sicuro75 (May 18, 2008 at 8:52 pm)

Her vocals here are on a Grand scale like no other. Especially her huge coloratura passages and notably her huge trills in the drinking song segment wich i wish someone would post.