June Anderson - DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL 

phanerothyme1 and this is one of Mozart’s belters.

Ach Ich Liebte would destroy her honestly. That’s probably the reason she stayed away from the role.

@@jjh2456 That is unlikely. Frankly the heavier bel canto roles were more what her bookings were. And Anderson had a penchant for rebellion wanting often to sing roles that were sort of a waste of time ( Trovatore which was dull in her voice) instead of the lyric coloratura roles that were expected. It’s very likely that Anderson had sung this role at New York City opera or elsewhere in B houses earlier in her career and just discarded it. Konstanze is a lot of work.

@@orion8835 you can look up her history. She has never sung the role of Kostanze. She has sung the Queen of the Night, the only Mozart role she sang.

Think Edita owns this

​@@jjh2456she sang Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni at the New York City Opera. It's on RU-vid

Not really

Exactly. People can't understand that when you slide upwards instead of jumping to the note, it's considered a superior technique because it shows that you are not stopping your breath in that legato. People need to stop with their absurd Maria callas worship and know that callas can't do everything. She certainly cannot remotely sing Mozart. Her rendition was sharp and shrieky. Mozart is all about making a good sound for that heavenly feel. Callas on the other hand is a dramatic singer. She can't sing Mozart with that dull ugly voice. Doesn't matter how good her Bel Canto legatos are (she also can't do staccato) Period.

Luceafarul Ha what a total joke. 'Maria Callas cannot do staccatos'. commentators these days. advice: do your research

LaBartoliLover "Gruberova-ing all over the place"? Hahaha......☺

@@onigbajamo not an argument

@@onigbajamo smarter than you apparently. And that’s not even saying something.

She did the Queen of the Night in "Die Zauberflote" and Fiorgilinni in "Cosi Fan Tutti'

Pity she never sang this opera.

@@jjh2456 Fiordiligi

You mean shrieking the tops for a louder sound? Mozart is about evenness of sound. The way that she sang is the golden standard.

Rightsideofthelaw7 she was mostly a bel canto specialist. She however did the Queen of the Night and Fiogilinni.

squeaky5002 a dramatic coloratura soprano is a lirico sprinto soprano with agility.

My ass is a dramatico coloratura too you know. Damrau is a soubrette and I am not saying this just to be mean. Damrau's voice is extremely loud and very small. June Anderson, Cristina Deuketom and Sutherland are dramatic coloraturas.

Quite incorrect Maria Callas sounds superb singing this aria giving it a truly dramatic urgency which I am sure Mozart would have loved. June Anderson is also superb no need for a comparison.

@@Thevelezrubio listen to Christina Deutekom and to Edda Moser who song this so mutch better than callas. Callas was not a coloratur soprano. I love her voice nut than in verdi or Bellini .

I wouldn't say that but the problem here ALSO is that he's not following her tempo. She's constantly behind the orchestra ever so slightly. Her runs are more that of a normal tempo, and also we're so used to the Bartoli effect of the last 25 years or more where everyone sings runs super duper quick. It's unfair to singers who sing runs well but don't sing them that fast. But I agree it sounds too slow on these runs. And her vibrato slows down on top which makes it jarring.

not even the slightest