Maria Stuarda Contest -Joan Sutherland -Huguette Tourangeau

[dangmills]

Why of all productions did this have to be so terrible? Great amazing incomparable voices with nothing but mush for the eyes... =( like a bowl of oatmeal

[Drelnis]

If only there was a machine which could capture what's left in the air of this performance, and piece it together again for today's world to see!

[bellini7verdi]

1972......PERO ES IGUAL EL AÑO......SIEMPRE EN TODOS SUS AÑOS NOS DIO COSAS MUY EXTRAÑAS EN SU VOZ....SIEMPRE ARROLLADORA Y EXULTANTE......PODEROSA...LIBR­E.....EMOCIONAL.......LLENA DE GANAS.....GANAS DE DAR LO MEJOR...DE SI MISMA....LO MEJOR DE TODAS LAS CANTANTES...SU EXTREMA CAPACIDAD DE ESTAR EN LA ESCENA.....Y SU ESTREMECEDOR....CONTENIDO ARTISTICO Y HUMANO......UNA FENOMENO......LA MAXIMA DE LOS FENOMENOS

[andyuk]

Oh to have Sutherland and Baltsa together.

[ezayi]

Are the high notes sung by mezzos written?... or this mezzo simply couldn´t sing them anymore?

[MadonnaImperia]

@ezayi The conductor Richard Bonynge (Sutherland's husband) arranged the vocal lines to create a greater contrast between the two queens, making Elisabetta's part lower than written and Maria's higher.

[ezayi]

@MadonnaImperia Love Joan but why doing that?... Joan was going to be great anyways. Besides, this mezzo sounds like she wouldn´t be able to do it. Anyway, she did a good job. Thanks! :)

[wattever333]

the slap comes soon after 6:00

[bjmiceli]

Wow. While I think that Sutherland's range as an actress and interpreter was limited, what she did well she really knocked out of the park. And the voice in the role? Only Caballe compares. Brava!

[immensofta]

cazzo... ma le da uno schiaffo!

[latonella]

Man, what an interpretation!! Sutherland is positively overwhelming. I don't agree with her transposing up an octave the "Figlia impura di Bolena", though. If you sing it on the lower octave, as written, the higher notes of that passage will be on "Meretrice indegna e oscena", and that is correct, given that it means "Obsene and unworthy whore". Instead, with the transposition, the whore insult is on lower notes than the previous insults, and that doesn't make very much sense. Picky picky..

[dollartwenty]

beyond amazing, Dramatic singing at its most staggering from Joan and Huguette. Even with lousy quality vision this is a priceless example of what IMHO was Joan's best role.;and i say that despite my belief that her Lucia is the greatest we have ever had.

[crewmantle]

I had not expected the slap.. I just about choked when I saw it.

Given how well I know Miss Sutherland, this addition would add to the drama in a way she would certainly approve since it hands Elizabeth the final insult with which to behead an anointed Queen.

Miss Tourangeau is definitely a sport about taking what is a ringing slap in the face.

MANY thanks Coloratura fan.

[SuperStar2999]

I never thought I'd like someone singing Maria's big moment up the octave, especially when it usually bothers me that Sutherland has no chest voice, but she really pulled it off! Brava!

[twlldinbachdel]

Its always great to visit your postings, the only problem is that one stays on lstening for hours.

Whi is the tenor.

[operabuff1]

Thanks for posting this exciting video. The superb singing lets one forget the video quality. 5/5

[tenore23]

Love the slap, the singing and everything. Who composed the vocal line in the beginning? It is not the usual part. Is it from an alternate version or did Bonynge rewrote the whole thing to fit her higher-placed voice?

[mnikcevi]

Wow this is amazing!! I love Sutherland! When she sings "vil bastarda!" which leads to her slapping Tourangeau - it's so powerful - especially after she sings the "figlia impura di Bolena" an octave higher. Rock on Sutherland!! Just love it - thank you for posting!

[Cramnella]

No one I've heard spits out that invective with anything like the power or even emphasis that Sutherland does. That and Sutherland is the only Maria that upstages Elizabetta in this scene.

[adalgise36]

sutherland,ok!!!but don't miss Tourangeau,superb also !!!!

[raythespian]

This is incredibly exciting. I knew we'd hear the high D at the end of this one. Haven't seen most of the others, but how could they match this?

[DazFromOz]

It's sad about the quality of the video - but hey, a bad copy is better than NO copy!! And the sound is just fine. Love the way Sutherland transposes "filgia impura" up an octave, it sounds like she's really screaming at Elizabeth. Thanks for posting this, it's wonderful to hear.

[Lohengrin]

yeah Sutherland Queen of Transposition (very high lower, very low higher)

[riccardo699]

And oh so sure you could sing it better, OH CHUBBY ONE .... NOT!!!!!!!!!!!

[puppetoz]

crap

[nilsuthor]

La Stupenda! La Stupenda!! La Stupenda!!!

[SueAnnNivens]

Oh my God... Vil bastarda and off you go! Pure Huguette, it must be intimidating that Joan Sutherland slaps you on the stage. Brilliant!!!

[lastupendaboy]

Is this part of a contest???NO contest...Joan wins,no one close.....

[63Attila]

I was at this performance. Joan not had an incredible High D but an impressive right hook. If it had really connected poor Hugeatwould have fallen like a tree hit by lightning. One of Joan's THIS IS MY ROLE roles. Thank you for another great vid.

[riccardogrande699]

Having seen and performed with her in 12 roles, I agree this is her absolute best!!!!!

[laurentius76]

Ricciarelli beter! lol

[riccardogrande699]

You mean Screachiarelli??????

[RossiniSoprano]

Sooooooo true....Scrachiarelli!

[lastupendaboy]

Where is this from?I want it even with poor video.Where can I find this?Joan in her absolute,powerful prime in one of her supreme roles!OH...the slap comes right after "Vil bastarda",right before the last section...

[RossiniSoprano]

And see how she SPITS out "baSSStarda!"...so much for her lack of diction!

[g420730a]

This is a wonderful video! Of course, the quality is bad, but it exactly shows how an opera could be truly dramatical and forceable with good singers and good interpretation, not to mention to have someone like Sutherland. Sutherland could truly shows the anger and frustration of Maria through the singing, not just the acting. And her singing was just fabulous. Never dream that there would be a video of Sutherland's Maria Stuarda and she was certainly at her best. Truly La Stupenda!

[riccardogrande699]

So totally agree, and I truly doubt Callas could have ever done this role as well.. People who say Joan had no drama didn't see this, Anna Bolena or Lucrezia Borgia.

[silsio]

mamma mia...che brutta cosa!!!

[cesare1906]

la stupenda is amazing!10/10

[LaStupenda]

Can someone show me the minute/second of the slap?

[coloraturafan]

6:18

[sevoflurane]

Thank God other singers have gone beyond this loud belcanto without nuances. Yes we have a confrontation scene, but these are two regal, tormented women. In such a dramatic moment "Bollena" and "basciarda" are not acceptable in my opinion. 3/1

[timsuffolk]

lol not gone beyond it, they can't get near it!

[sevoflurane]

Timsuffolk darling, the soon you learn to accept other people's taste the better. Take care.

[timsuffolk]

lol I do, however odd they are, darlink!

[sevoflurane]

I am glad to hear that, timsuffolk! Even though personally I tend not to call other people's tastes odd if they do not coincide with mine. But enough is as good as a feast, have fun!

[timsuffolk]

It's all good fun on here sevo! Have fun too:-)

[63Attila]

Need a hearing aid dearie. I heard Bastarda. Why not say whose nuanced singing you prefer? Might this be just a slap at Sutherland which is okay but who do you prefer?

This is Donizetti not Handel/

[sevoflurane]

I am glad you enjoy this sweetheart. I don't see the point of listing my favourite Stuardas under the Sutherland's clip. In a singer I appreciate dinamica sfumata and a correct diction, that's personal taste.

But thanks for your concern about my hearing.

[hags]

The score is that of Maria Stuarda, but she might be singing La Violetera for that matter...

[RossiniSoprano]

Really?  How so?

[nilsuthor]

5/5 because I can't give it any higher. Yes, I can: 6/5, 7/5, 1000/5... What a slap in the face!

[Macrob1969]

5/5 Just wonderful Joan

[actor001]

5/5 for the belcanto Diva Joan Sutherland

[ginlemon29]

Thank you coloraturafan, she is simply the best. 5/5

[albertogrilo]

5/5 The best of course

[Iareto]

5/5!  Fantastic!

[RossiniSoprano]

Don't *even* mess with Joan! :-) 5/5

[coloraturafan]

No joke, this queen is packin a punch!

[timsuffolk]

5/5

[WoDeGe]

5/5 - i am envious of your collection ColoaturaFan! However, i am greatful you have such a love for the music that you share these rarities with us all. kindest regards,

[formby2]

This is out of this world. We certainly are lucky, CF, to have ANYthing of ANY quality of this. This fan isn't complaining!!! SO grateful to you once again...

[BeauTenor]

OK, ignore the typo in my last posting...and I should have also asked...any chance of seeing an appendix of Sill and Galvany? I have the audio and it's killer, but I've never see any footage...

[coloraturafan]

When you mentioned Galvany I remembered I had footage of her in this opera. I will post it. It is not with Sills (god I wish it was!).

[BeauTenor]

Wow...when you bout this against all the others out there, it shows you what an amazing singer Sutherland really was. Her voice is 4 sizes bigger than any other in this competition. I gotta admit, I've never been a huge fan of Tourangeau, but she's quite good here.

[hotazzoperastud]

Hot damn! They are both about as good as it gets. I am not always the biggest fan of Sutherland, but she is awsome here. This is about as good as it gets. No doubt 5/5

[gtelloz]

why the mage is so bad??

[coloraturafan]

This is very rare archival video footage. We are lucky to have even this.

[Jabe88]

They're perfect!

I really like Huguette.

5/5

[patjan92]

4/3