Maria Callas Col sorriso dinnocenza (1959) The Belcanto

from Il Pirata by Vincenzo Bellini. Concert in Hamburg, May 15, 1959. Nicola Rescigno conductor. Callas visualization of the mad situation through the introduction is extraordinary (3:53). And then there is The Belcanto: the exquisite vocal color and line, the care taken with the words sorri so d in no cenza, sguar do (Callas glance ) dell a mo re (well, dello spirito cle men za, respi ri, the emotional intensity, and the technique (even scales, pure