Vissi

"Greek Fire" confirms, as many suspected, that in her heart-rending interpretation of "Tosca," Callas was also singing about her own life: "Vissi d'arte, Vissi d'amore."

Inamoratas and Other Women Elizabeth Abbott 2011

I can forgive Puccini the absurdities and artistic sadism of Tosca because he gave us "Vissi d'arte" and "E lucevan le stelle."

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Radvanovsky had her unevennesses -- some charge her with a lack of emotional involvement, though I think part of that apparent coolness is a result of her rhythmic unsteadiness, which keeps her slightly apart from the core of the action -- but her "Vissi d'arte" was outright gorgeous, poignant and silvery.

Broadcast notes Anne Midgette 2011

Yet this radical score, with its famed displays of supreme lyricism "E Lucevan le Stelle" and "Vissi d'arte", always catches you in some raw, unexpected way.

Tosca; La rondine; Arensky Chamber Orchestra – review 2011

Her aria 'Vissi d'arte' says, 'I've lived this life the best way I know how, so why is this happening to me?'

Susan Dormady Eisenberg: Soprano Patricia Racette Talks About Tosca as Washington National Opera Launches its Fall Season Susan Dormady Eisenberg 2011

Her Vissi d'arte and Cavaradossi's E Lucevan le Stelle epitomise opera's power to stir passion.

Top 50 operas 2011

Her aria 'Vissi d'arte' says, 'I've lived this life the best way I know how, so why is this happening to me?'

Susan Dormady Eisenberg: Soprano Patricia Racette Talks About Tosca as Washington National Opera Launches its Fall Season Susan Dormady Eisenberg 2011

That line is underwritten by the most authentically anguished music since Puccini wrote Vissi d'Arte for Tosca.

Howie Klein: Rock Music Legend Sandy Pearlman On The Passing Of Feminine Culture Power Source, Ellie Greenwich 2009

And her "Vissi d'arte" was magnificently sung, with a firm line and sterling control.

Archive 2009-06-01 Lisa Hirsch 2009

Check out this Vissi d'arte which I think is a lesson on how it should be sung!

Compare and Contrast 18, Italian Soprano Division Lisa Hirsch 2009