Inva Mula - Roberto Alagna - Faust duet part 1/2

[geschreiben]

That awkward moment when the soprano skips "je t'appartiens" because she thought she was on the repeat. Fail.

[elbulgarian]

They are both absolutely wonderful !!!

I think the duet is a perfect match ...

[Marthinusjacobus]

Anyway singing French art songs and opera is quite different from speaking it.

Good singing always aims in all language to access the pure Italian vowels.

[Marthinusjacobus]

Anyway singing French art songs and opera is quite different from speaking it.

[vivaverdi1]

 Roberto je t'aime. Your are the best.

[ximenadore]

Bravo mon cher Roberto

[ximenadore]

Roberto superb!!! in this repertoire, the best et beau visage!

[vivaverdi1]

Roberto, not only you speak a great french but nobody could sing this opera and Romeo as you do !Divine!!!!!!

[myyellowlabfan]

You can't really call French Alagna's "mother tongue" - although he was born in France, his parents were Italian & they spoke Italian at home - he learned French in school - and always felt like an outsider - they called him "the Italian guy"...

[Matt75003]

French is my mother tongue, and I can assure you that Alagna speaks it without a trace of accent. I have heard interviews with him and his spoken French is perfectly correct and idiomatic. If he isn't a native speaker, he certainly sounds like one to me.

[myyellowlabfan]

Matt - I only meant to emphasize that although he spoke perfect French, in school he was thought of as " the other" and not a true French man, which is an interesting part of his character - not feeling truly French or truly Italian...

[xarissof]

well to close this and i think you can agree with me on this

gedda was very good in french besides his origin

but he was between very few they could actually say this

[sospello]

Yes, for the time, Gedda had a good command of diction in several languages, including French.

[vivijd14]

Il s'améliore beaucoup depuis son opération, il a l'air plus à l'aise en chantant. Prometteur...!

[neapolis1982]

bravi. Usually I don't like him, but here is ok. Inva your voice is a miracle!

[tomasjuhasz]

Bravo Roberto this your roles!

[sospello]

Thanks for a current posting of Alagna; interesting to hear, still a good interpreter of French rep.

[xarissof]

he is French what did you expect he speaks his

mother language!!!

[sospello]

Being a good interpreter of the French rep has nothing to do with speaking the language fluently. I think you miss the point that for me he is strongest in French repertory for reasons other than diction.

[xarissof]

my friend i am a great admirer of Kraus

he is in my belief the best of the best in technique

but i am afraid his french lacks the true expression cause of the accent

trust me its a big plus to sing your language

even with bell canto technique mastered such his

[sospello]

Absolutely Kraus had diction problems, but I was speaking not of diction and technique per se but interpretation. I have heard the singing of native speakers whom I thought relatively insensitive to interpretation despite, yes, what I would expect from any native speaker, good diction. Your remark is certainly pointed but beside the point, I think.