Giuseppe Verdi - I masnadieri - "Tu del mio Carlo" (Joan Sutherland)

[65attila]

The first time my friends and heard this there was stunned silence and open jaws. No one with a voice of that size should be able to sing so fast and accurately. Totally stunning.

Thank you for posting and regards-John

[fifthvirginia]

Her magnificant voice was recently silenced by death. Although we have her on recordings, she will be missed by those of us who love opera.

[Hako2004]

There has never been a perfect singer, or a singer above criticism, and Dame Joan is no exception. But her faults were few and often exaggerated. The instrument itself could simply do things that others could not. She had more natural gifts than anyone else, even if her acting didn't always satisfy, or her diction was a regular complaint. But there were also nights when it was ALL there...even the acting and diction, and those moments were super-human, far beyond ordinary singers.

[MrStupendousluvforJo]

@Hako2004 Well said Sir!

[RVP57]

@Hako2004 Excellent comment, learned and sane! Grazie!

[ChrisStockslager]

Like her Covent Garden Lucrezia Borgia and her 1981 concert with Pavarotti and Horne.

[sschimel]

Command Performance was one of those seminal recordings for me. I was in love with her in the 70s, when I was still a young opera queen. Then I went through a long, long, loooong phase of bashing her because all of my friends were bashing her. But I think she recorded some things that will never be sung better, this included. Her Santo di Patria is thrilling, and will anyone ever better Lo, Here A Gentle Lark and The Soldier Tir'd?

[MrStupendousluvforJo]

@sschimel You are positively Right! Goddamned Right! Exactely!

[kaytedolly]

I would very much like to know the painter and name of the above painting.

Thankyou.

[Shahrdad]

The cabaletta here is what made me love Sutherland. I don't even think Jenny Lind could have sung it this beautifully, even though it was written for her.

[vstasov]

Beautiful! Thank you.

[65attila]

It was recorded @ 1963 and the 2 disc album was called "Command Performance'. It is a desrt island recording.

[rusbaritone]

what year was this aria recorded?

[nadopera90]

ma che bel pezzo musicale, cantanto in modo splendido :)

[petelovesbevsills]

Stunningly fabulously wonderful Joan! there will NEVER be another voice to compare with yours. Brava voice of the century!!

[acerb45666555]

this painting is from the Victorian Era. all the chicks had hair like that!

[vHumboldt77]

that's a portrait of a renowned opera singer of Verdi's time, to whom Verdi himself was fondly in love with

[kaytedolly]

can you tell me the name of the picture and also the artist. Many Thanks.

[vHumboldt77]

if not mistaken, that's a portrait of Giuseppina Strepponi, an opera singer of Verdi's time, to whom he got married in 1859. Don't know the artist, though.

[kaytedolly]

I just found out that the painting is of Princess Albert de Brogli, and was painted by Ingres.

[Rory1956]

@vHumboldt77 It's not La Strepponi

[kaytedolly]

Thankyou so much for the information. I am trying to find a print of it.

[acerb45666555]

excellence!! * * * * * and whoever did that painting was worth his price!!

[lamusicahera]

Brava!

She has been great and sublime.... I lover her great wonderful vocal beauty and her understanding how to bring the tone in tune...

think that her voice is a little to light colourd for that piece...but it sounds interesting....

[leoperarm]

I absolutely love this singer! This one along with the Caball´version are the best over the best! Thank You!

[RVP57]

The earlier Verdi operas are often trashed nowadays as being too 'old-fashioned'. But isn't that the point? Since great singing has gone out of style (and existence, Natalie Dessay), no wonder these things seem out of date. This music HAS to be SUNG, and sung well, and La Stupenda shows how it's done.

[mll20829]

Hail La Stupenda!!!

[mll20829]

Hail La Stupenda!!!

[DuHoldeKunst]

Stupendous!

[streips]

I heard Joan Sutherland singing "Tu del mio, Carlo" and particularly "Carlo vive!" on an LP years and years ago which had her, Luciano Pavarotti and I believe Placido Domingo having a festive old time in New York. "Carlo vive!" requires such astounding vocal capacity that I doubt anyone could perform it better than Saint Joan. Thank you so much for posting this -- I have been searching for this recording forever!

[Orfeus80]

An impressive performance by Sutherland here even if I prefer Caballe's more romantic cantilena.

[JDOopera76]

I really wish the geniuses at Decca would get off their butts and release all of Joan's recordings, remastered - perhaps all in a huge set, as EMI is doing for the 30th anniversary of Callas' passing (as Joan is, thankfully, still with us, I would hate to wait THAT long to get all of Joan's stuff!). I do own most of them already, but there are a few things I cannot obtain at this time :(

[Operaphile]

Ditto!!!! Decca is SOOOOOO crap now!!!! Florz is the only interesting current artist they're recording. At least they've started releasing some of their back catalogue on CD now!

[remrom2]

wow...brava

[drdre333]

Though her voice is not as fresh as this recording in the complete recording she did with Maneguerra et al., is a great set. I can't get enough of the cabaletta here. It's really infectious.

[BeauTenor]

This is SO GOOD...there's a vid of her singing this posted by Sutherland9...it's studio quality on stage.

[OperaBR]

Sutherland actually sang this opera on stage and I think much of this work's "alive status" owes to Sutherland's performance and recording. She was fantastic in 1982 (at 56!) when she recorded this role, the voice still absolutely golden, rich and creamy. For me it's kind of a disappointment that she never got to sing more Verdi roles, as she had the ideal ammount of agility, squillo and vocal richness to sing the early Verdi operas (Luisa Miller, I Vespri, even Macbeth and Nabucco!). ;-)

[drdre333]

I always wonder what she would have sounded like as Abigaille. It's normally associated with quite a dramatic actress, which is hard to pair with the almost impossible vocal skills the role demands... It would have been interesting to hear Joan's version. I'm not sure that Macbeth would have suited her though. It's quite low throughout.

[mxwhisper]

She did this opera in Sydney.

[alfemv76]

Extraordinaria!! Que cosa mas divina de canto, esplendida, magnifica, deliciosa, encantadora, diafana, angelical voz Sutherliana!!!

[rocktrixie]

Absolutely magnificent! And thank you for all of your posted music, you made my evening a listening delight.

[Hako2004]

Thanks for this fantastic recording. I first heard it on vinyl in the late 1970's.....Joan Sutherland sing's Verdi. She demonstrates her unequalled agility, accuracy and flexibility in this very florid music.