Lucia di Lammermoor sextet

[neneorganico]

@simisimi9 what an animal you are . I let you know something before you die ill faggot: Sutherland had a voice around two sizes bigger than cartoon witch Maria. Dame Joan is the soprano of the century aside that Dame Joan had more personality than the ugly Maria, who made always a ridiculuos stage game , her ridiculuos '56 Tosca telecast , '58 Paris Tosca second act and '64 London Tosca second act leaves her as one of the most dreadful and ridiculuos actresses ever seen on stage

[avalokiteshivara]

@neneorganico Comentario Ridiculo!

[masteroftheeouse]

I truely enjoyed this so much. This is a delight to my eyes and ears. To see this wonderful performance preserved here for all time with these great performers is a treat, indeed! Thank you so much Ms. Sue Ann Nevins for sharing this with us.

[franciscobarn]

Dame Joan Sutherland luce hermosa tanto física como vocalmente. En este gran concertante de Donizetti Sutherland no solo demuestra quien es como soprano sino como actriz, como olvidar esta Lucia doliente, abandonada y desesperada... ella sin duda es la reina de todas las coloraturas....

[PastaAndPavarotti]

Joan Sutherland sings as if she has food in her mouth- can't understand a word she says- opera must communicate- it is not just music

[Detectivefiction]

Tito Gobbi (in red wig) really did have a great stage presence, AND he was still in good voice.

[barneswriter]

not sure about the calibre of the male voices,,,,,,,,,

[bellini7verdi]

ME HAN LLAMADO IGNORANTE......ME HAN DICHO DE TODO MENOS BONITO......Y YO JAMAS HE INSULTADO A NADIE.......QUE NO TENGO NI PUÑETERA IDEA.......PERO MI AMOR POR LA VIDA SOLO HA SIDO AMAR A MARIA CALLAS Y A JOAN SUTHERLAND...APARTE DE MIS COSAS PARTICULARES..A MI EDIT PIAF .Y A MI MIREILLE MATHIEU..A MI SHIRLEY BASSEY..Y MUCHOS ESTILOS MAS.....Y TODOS SIEMPRE ESTAN DISCUTIENDO DE QUIEN ES MEJOR QUE QUIEN..Y ESO ES UNA TONTERIA.....PERO LA SUPREMACIA ES UN SONIDO....ALGO MAS QUE LA INTELECTUALIDAD

[bellini7verdi]

PERO HAY QUE RECONOCER QUE JOAN SUTHERLAND ES ALGO MAS QUE UNA CANTANTE DE OPERA.....ES SUPERIOR......UN ANIMAL DEL CANTO......ABRID LOS OJOS DE UNA VEZ.....PARA QUE EL SIGLO VENIDERO SEA MEJOR.......PORQUE SI VAMOS ASI VAMOS BIEN MAL....YA LES VALE.......YO NO SOY MITOMANO......SOLO TENGO OIDOS.......Y QUIEN NO ESCUCHA A JOAN SUTHERLAND....ALGO LE FALTA........

[bellini7verdi]

lo que siento mucho en otros que han puesto videos es que anulen mis comentarios..en cuanto a callas y joan sutherland....creo qu emi libertad....es democratica...y mis gustos tambien...jamas permitire que nadie hable mejor de la callas que yo...pero jamas permitire...que se me anule cuando hablo de la mejor cantante de todos los tiempos..JOAN SUTHERLAND.....Y ALGUNOS EN ESTAS LIDES PARECE QUE SON FASCISTAS......Y YO SOLO SOY UN SER HUMANO QUE AMA...LO MEJOR....AMO A LA CALLAS COMO EL QUE MAS..

[meltzerboy]

I remember seeing this when it was first aired. Overall beautiful performances from all these great singers. Thanks for sharing it!

[CurzonRoad]

@meltzerboy

G-r-e-a-t !!!!!

Many thanks to SueAnnNivens (love your handle!), and to Nate for sharing!

[LordMgls]

What a cast!!!!!!

[kkkathykk]

RIP Joan Sutherland - an amazing singer who had a wonderful career.

[novasafo]

Freakin AWESOME!

[bellini7verdi]

aparte de que su presencia en el escenario lo llena todo .............es......como.....­..si fuera de otro mundo......................su cara.su expresion...........su divismo sencillo........pero atronadorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...­.....sus facciones dedicadas al aria.....emotivas y sentidas a lo maximo.....y al mismo tiempo de manera facilll y elocuente..............es que me vuelve loco.........me chifla esta mujer..................ella cantaba y lo demas le importaba un pito..............eso es joa

[luiscar89]

@bellini7verdi Bravo bellini7verdi, pocas veces en youtube he escuchado tanta elocuencia de una manera tan sencillamente explanada. Bravo!!! Al fin alguien que dice las cosas como son... Ahhh Joanie... qué falta tan grande que me haces... especialmente en estos días de oscurantismo operístico lleno de vocecitas tan desoladoras...

[bellini7verdi]

esta mujer siempre tiene la tesitura adecuada..............entra y sale del aria como si ella la huviera diseñado...............es increibleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee­eeeeee........................­......su oido es de lo mas exquisitoooooooooooo

[arnull40]

History.... amazing, goosebumps, thanks for uploading this!

[swetergrl91]

I love love love this bit, but as with any choral song, it gets a bit muddy and hard to follow. I gave up trying to follow along with the libretto and now I just sit back and enjoy the artistry of 6 people singing 3 different songs with the same melody. It's EPIC!

[FrenchtownLassie]

Thanks so much for posting this ! A wonderful glimpse back at the past!!

[jsmoir1]

Jerome Hines is singing to the left of Sutherland. A cavernous bass, who did the first American Boris Godunov in Russia, I believe, and who was still singing at 80, in 2001. And yes, Gobbi sang flat on occasion- it was not his voice that thrilled but his PRESENCE and acting ability. I saw his Scarpia in Tosca in Chicago in '73 or '74 (so long ago) and his entrance sent chills down your spine. The singing? -Eh. The Normanno and the mezzo I cannot place. But WOW, to have seen this. Thanks!!!

[OrpheuCe]

this is Gerome Himes?

[RobbieIPA]

Pretty darned sensational - thank you SueAnn :)

[Mamasan41]

What treasures are on YouTube!!!!!!! GOLD! Thank you so much for posting this!

[1551Lente]

Great.....Dame Joan at her very best....

[BassoAntico]

Bravissimi soprattutto Tito Gobbi e Nicolai Gedda.

[Mamasan41]

Tito Gobbi out of tune????? is about 1,000 percxent better than the average bass!!!! Bravo Mr. Gobbi, we surely miss you!

[dulcamara66]

Joan.. ti amo.. love u so much Joan absolutely amazing.

[JorPove]

El "standard" para mi, desde los años 50 de esta bellisima aria fue justamente estos seis cantantes que yo desconocia quienes eran . El aria se repetia casi todos los sabados por la Radio de la Universidad de Costa Rica ,junto con otras arias que se convirtieron-tambien-en mis standards para esas obras. Asi que cada vez que escucho a otros cantantes interpretandolas-inconscientem­ente- comparaciones que no son justas...

[rigoletto97]

Who are the others? Guess Jerome Hines and Charles Anthony - but the Mezzo?

[VelikiKlek]

Midred Miller.

[eebooking]

actually, gedda sings "ella sta inaridita", which makes no sense, and gobbi doesnt even flinch or give him away in the lest bit....

consummate professionals all around...

[egodimi]

I remember seeing this at the original Met as a very young girl - they received 30 ! curtain calls-

[eebooking]

nicolai is singing the wrong words @.29 sec...instead of "ma qual rosa inaridita", he sings "ella sta fra morte e vita"...

good overall performances, though...

bravo...

and dame sutherland....what a lark...

[wattever333]

and dame sutherland... what a lark... what does that mean???

[jaedth]

Yep, I'd like to know what is meant by the lark reference to Joan, too.

[Mamasan41]

Have you ever heard a lark sing?????  Glorious!

[jaedth]

Thanks for your reply. In fact, as far as I know we don't have larks in Australia (tho I am no ornithologist). 'Lark' can be used in Eng to trivialise something, so I wanted to clarify that this wasn't your intention. Many thanks - we are on the same wavelength.

[Mamasan41]

Glorious bird, the lark, one of the great singers in the meadow!!! Cheers!

[PAMELACOLT]

Thank you for posting this! It is just absolutely EXQUISITE. WOW....

[oegaziz43]

Thanks for excellent posting.

[eisenburgh]

Outstanding!

[willb48]

Magnificent - Sutherland at her finest.

[stefakamelpash]

She nails the D, even sitting down! She used to sit during certain ensemble numbers to hide the fact of how tall she was. Once, when she came to Cincinnati, in the late 50s, she made all the chorus men parade before her, and demanded that any man shorter than her be replaced. It made a lot of people angry, but they did it. She was very self conscious about her height.

[gmmix]

Fascinating bit of trivia. Thanks for sharing it. And thanks, too, to the poster for this gem. When I was a kid, The Telephone House was on Monday nights at 9, following the Firestone Hour. I repeatedly asked Mom why these programs were called HOURS since both aired only 30 minutes!

[stefakamelpash]

Sounds like you and I may date from the same appromate era, ha! I used to listen to the voice of Firestone on the Radio, and always lamented that it was only a half hour--7:00 to 7:30 if I remember right, back in about 1947. I originally heard it only because it preceded the Lone Ranger, but soon I was more hooked on the Voice of Firestone than I was on the Lone Ranger and Tonto. :)

[VirnAlfakyn]

Dame Joan could hit a high D standing on her head! :-)

[dpk242]

That's Joan reminding us that this opera is titled: Lucia ...

[Onegin65]

Excellent! thanks!

[EdgarColle]

How flat was the bass from 0:45 to 1:00??

[LaStupenda]

WAYY flat!

[primobaritono]

Please don't forget Jerome Hines !

Great stuff !

Thanks for posting.

[Jabe88]

Well and Mildred Miller ;)

[Hako2004]

Thanks Sue Ann..... Dame Joan in her prime is always a treat.

[operadm]

thrilling rendition. for all the dated lack of sets, etc. the Bell Telephone Hour introduced me to many of the war horses such as this. Bravi Bell Telephone. Brava Ms. Nivens for the posting