Watch Maria Callas' stellar performance of the heartwrenching aria "Vissi d'Arte." #GreatPerformancesPBS #MariaCallas #Callas #Opera #ClassicalMusic | Great Performances l PBS

“Her account of the great aria ‘Vissi d’arte’ was at once intensely anguished and surpassingly beautiful,” said The New York Times of Sondra Radvanovsky, who headlines our current revival of Puccini’s Tosca. Only two performances remain to experience the star soprano’s “melting lyricism,” conducted by Music Director Yannick Nezet-Seguin. Next on stage tonight, December 15: bit.ly/3ggoqDu Videography by Pete Scalzitti / Met Opera | The Metropolitan Opera

Performing Vissi D’arte in my home town, Serravalle, this weekend. #lauraansaldiperformance #VissidArte #serravallescrivia #thankful #beautifulmomentsinlife | Laura Ansaldi

Thrilling audiences as the title heroine of Tosca, Elena Stikhina stops the show with her moving rendition of “Vissi d’arte.” You can experience the captivating soprano for yourself tonight, January 17, when she returns in David McVicar’s monumental production, under the baton of Maestro Carlo Rizzi. On stage through January 29: bit.ly/3ggoqDu | The Metropolitan Opera

🎶 Een van Puccini’s meest iconische aria’s: Vissi d’Arte (“Ik leefde voor de kunst”), gezongen door Natalya Romaniw. 🌹 Leuk weetje: Puccini wilde dit adembenemende moment eigenlijk weglaten, omdat hij bang was dat het de vaart uit het verhaal zou halen! 🎶 Nederlands Philharmonisch o.l.v. Nathalie Stutzmann. 🗓️ 3-25 september https://nationale.operaballet.nl/tosca-2025 . . . . . . . 🎶 One of Puccini’s most iconic arias: Vissi d’Arte (“I lived for art”), sung by Natalya Romaniw. 🌹 Fun fact: