A Singers' Roundtable: Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne & Martina Arroyo (18th April, 1970) Host: Edward Downes Aired during the Metropolitan Opera's matinée broadcast of Roméo et Juliette. THANKS to Nick King for supplying the audio.
Wounderful singers.Heard them,loved them.Great divas.Miss Arroyo is very nice person.Sutherland perhaps the greatest dramatic coloratura of all time.Arroyo underestemated.
@@cliffgaither it's not surpising... she started out as a Spinto Sopano and matured towards the Dramatic fach territory- not a full dramatic, but a light dramatic soprano however
@@baritoneblazzin1965 :: I've never really followed her career and progression, but Turandot ! That's an extreme ! It's all the more amazing. Thank you for the history !
I think that Joan was probably born with the trill and certainly she had a flair for the coloratura so think her voice had very specific characteristics that were advantageous to moving the voice quickly! This was such a wonderful panel and interview. Hilarious and I had no idea Martina was so funny. I did know of Marilyn’s sense of humor and my, she loves to laugh.....such a great laugh! Thanks for posting....loved it! Such great singers!
I love Joanie's ear-rings in this photograph. Martina is fun. I need to hear more of her singing. I believe she sang in Joanie's Huguenots, but I don't have it yet.
MrQwerty88 Of course! I saw Miss Arroyo as a fantastic Aida and Leonora (Trovatore); Miss Horne as Rinaldo and Arsace; Dame Joan as Lucia, Elvira (Puritani), off the top of my head. I keep a list on my computer, so I’m sure there are many more.
This is just wonderful. But Martina Arroyo is just a scream. Horne's genuine gut busting belly laugh at the "Madame Butterball" line is hysterical. God bless these three and Martina's wicked sense of humor.
Now wait a minute-- the story Arroyo tells about the prompter around 9:00..... I have heard Horne tell that EXACT same story, as having happened to herself.
It will take me a while to find video of the interview, but this New York Times article attributes the story to Horne. www.nytimes.com/1975/08/31/archives/an-operatic-performance-is-always-one-beat-away-from-chaos-always.html
Without comparison, the operatic artform and technique would never have developed. Being able to make comparisons are absolutely necessary for a singer.
@@MrQwerty88 and I’m saying that all three ladies were laughing quite spontaneously that day. You’re entitled to think Arroyo was rude, but literally nobody I’ve ever spoken to since that day has ever thought so. The ladies all had a fantastic time. I think the “fakeness”. and “rudeness” may.be your own reaction.
