Querido amigo. Te has ido y desde hace muchos añis no he sabido bada de ti. Qué dolor!!! Espero que donde estés seas muy feliz con la musica y la ópera. Siempre en mi recuerdo. Belén Genicio. Tu María.
Shirley Verrett sang both Part 1 and Part 2 of 'Les Troyens' on very short notice at the MET in the early 197'0s. It was a triumph.. She was always outstanding in her many roles. A truly outstanding singer for any era.
Extraordinaire ! Il n'y a pas d'autres mots ! Une tigresse avec un chant ciselé comme un pure bijoux !! ( On ne peut que pleurer quand on voit ce que propose la Scala maintenant !)
Grace Bumbry doing what she did best and Gilda Cruz- Romo a somewhat underrated but beautiful singer. Incidentally the sound in the Theatre Antique at Orange can be glorious , but as someone noted in comments here there can be a slight time lag occasionally between singers and orchestra depending on the mistral wind.
Dear JURISMICH.Splendid election.In fact once again a steel from the Italian.This time to Merle , Mellesvile and Cantiran de Boirie.Donizetti took from them the argument of Les Deux Pierres based on the double life of a Zar who worked in the shipyards. Donizetti filled the stage with people and chorus very much in the Naples style.But it did not work in Milan.There he had to compete with IL Pirata from Bellini and had a complete failure.In fact it didn't work until in the twentieth century,one hundred years later it was played in the dutch city of Sardaam making the mare the important person. In any.case what I find fascinating is the war between Donizetti and Bellini which I both love and the authentic criminality of Puccini specially but of all Italian authors towards the French.So you can stick your chest out.Very well chosen passage.Congratulations.
Oui, Capecchi a chanté ce rôle dans la ville de Saardam honorant ainsi son festival. Mais surtout cet extrait syncope sans égal montre, une fois de plus, le génie du compositeur dans le comique comme dans la tragédie. Bonne soirée à vous.
Me parece increíble el fanatismo del personal. Corelli ha sido de los más grandes tenores pero en el repertorio Frances está totalmente fuera de estilo.
You were right when you gave away that this aria was incredible. Verdi at its best,no wonder.I love the four of them and even the chorus.Two fathers that ONLY are centered in their son and daughter.His wants to humiliate her.Hers only wishes to defend and give her back her pride . It's specially beautiful when her father lifts her up and doesn't allow her to kneel.He tells her that she should only do it in front of God and never in front of SUCH a man. The young man s father is HORROR and HATE.He is all the contrary.He never chose that marriage.He ONLY wants his daughter yo be herself and never accept humiliations. Beautiful singing and mise en scene.Outrageous...
Wonderful interpretation from all the cast Specially from the soprano and later on from the baritone. I see that this singer was a bit like Simionato .They both had very large tessituras.Apparently the Romanian was considered between a bass and a baritone. The first part of your presentation is obviously a show.off of the wonderful soprano.But the second one with the other reclaimer of her love is the aria perfect for the father.It.s delightful how he describes the task of a father.Making basic la bonte and not le rigueur... Really 😍. It's a real pity when these good artists dissapear.The young generations are all less impressive,if I may say so. Thank you JURISMICH.It s been a long time without news from you.
Certo a sentire tutte berciare in quest'aria, questa interpretazione appare assolutanente implausibile eppure ad ascoltarla bene (aldilà del fatto che la Scotto ha una voce da soprano lirico) ha un senso e significato.
Nous savons effectivement qu'il était autodidacte, mais j'ignore s'il a pu ni voulu enseigner. Je pense que la technique peut fabriquer la tessiture et, partiellement, la voix (imitateurs) et son volume. Mais, le timbre unique de la voix de Siepi et son naturel est inaccessible et intransmissible. Dans cet aria où il est fort âgé, il a gardé ce don divin. Ramey, qui l'admirait, lui a téléphoné un jour (surpris qu'il le connaisse) et, à présent vieilli, possède un grave ample et posé mais ne peut occulter Siepi ni son prédécesseur Pinza.
@@JURISMICH oui, bien sûr, enseigner ne permet pas de transmettre des qualités physiques, mais pour un chanteur le plus important étant de savoir se connaître et reagir convenablement à ce corps qui lui est donné, Siepi, outre son timbre, etc, montre un exemple d'harmonie, et ça aurait été intéressant de voir comment il pensait sa voix. Ça peut aussi être absolument décevant, si rien n'a été ensuite utilisable pour les autres, ce qui semble le cas pour Ramey qui n'a jamais voulu enseigner, malgré les années de vocalises avec Boyajian.
Everything that follows a Shakespeare text with rigour should be defended. After all the hate,the deaths,the very king is horrified to die in such a choleric world. It's beautiful to see him drop the crown and talking to it , blaming it for all the blood and the horror.I also much prefer this FINALE.Much more tragic and devastatingly beautiful. I don't love the singers voice but I m with you JURISMICH,the luck is to have had the chance of finding it and presenting it to us.Thank you.Fascinating.And congratulations for the success of Verrets video.
SHIRLEY VERRETT was one of the greatest ever...... She went from Mezzo to Soprano and switched back and forth. She was able to accomplish this like no other female singer. I cherish my Verrett recordings and absolutely venerate her. REST, well, Dear Miss Verrett.
It is such a pity we don't have this performance commercially recorded on tape or dvd. Probably the best Lady alongside Callas and Dimitrova. Golden age of opera.
Con orgoglio posso dire di aver assistito a tutte le riprese di queste edizione ..tutte ..ero ragazzino e per l'occasione imparai tutto il libretto a memoria . Grandissima Verrett
idem. non ero tanto ragazzino. indimenticabili veramente tutti in stato di grazia. che periodo meraviglioso quello di Abbado anche le repliche inizio anni 80 con Dimitrova
Davvero oh. Meli soprattutto è come il prezzemolo, lo trovo dappertutto; Don Carlo, Un Ballo, Ernani. Due produzioni di Ernani nel 2022 (Opera di Roma e Maggio Musicale Fiorentino) e tutte due con Meli. Un altro no eh? Pare brutto.
Great heavens..... a voice that is one a century, without doubt.... the power, the range, the passion, the everything!! Having heard this I am completely taken aback.. as we say in England.. "enough to take off the top of your head"
