Giulietta Simionato Amneris in " Judgment scene" Aida Act 4

[pointemeout]

fuuuuuck. just watching this again brings me to tears....sooooo lovely!!

[pointemeout]

oh. she and callas owned this role better than any two other singers ever will. Love doesn't even begin to describe my sentiment towards this piece.

[Otellogv]

There will never be another Amneris for me! Simionato owns this role and colours her voice fantastically. Her penultimate 'Anatema su voi!' is amazing; almost snarled. This is a fantastic example of an artist using every part of her body to 'act' a role. Truly amazing. Although she sang this role for a large part of her career, I think that the performances from the mid 50s onwards are the best. La scala '56 and '60 being personal favourites.

[Dymension]

HELLO! Take that Amneris wannabes!

[philipc67]

The Great Simionato, ladies and gentlemen. Yes, cossotto was a very good singer but Simionato was an IMMENSE artist in terms of versatility, repertory, longevity, musicianship, technique, stage acting, and overall vocal artistry. Consider her Neris, Adalgisa, Jane Seymour, Carmen, Rosina and Cenerentola when younger, Ulrica, Favorite, Arsace, Eboli!! She and Marilyn Horne were the two greatest mezzo-sopranos of the 20th century. Will anyone care to argue this, please?

[ezev8logos]

one of the most powerfull voices ever!!!!!!!!

[laurencemalherbe]

meravigliosa, grazie per questo gioiello...

[peteradaniel]

rest in peace divina.

[rudyfan1926]

I love Cossotto in this role, but Simionato really owns it. She can phrase with such meaning and feeling behind the words and music. Thank God for NHK preserving this and other great operas during the La Scala tours to Japan.

[JefRoberts]

That is the best Judgement scene I have seen - live or on video, and she is magnificent. More interaction with Ramphis then we usually see too - I like the way Ramphis scornfully looks back down at her at the end of the scene.

[tenore23]

Rest in peace Maestra.

[Operamagnifico]

This is a most stunning Amneris - impressive vocal power, beautiful voice, and dramatic conviction! Thank you for posting.

[helenequenel]

Il faut savoir que callas était jalouse de Simionato car elle lui prenait la vedette quand elles chantaient ensemble. On ne chante pas mieux.

[giant469]

Je me demande pourquoi faut-il répandre encore des faussetés sur le compte de la Callas : toutes celles qu'on lui a débitées dans son vivant ne suffisent-elles pas, peut-être?

La Callas n'a jamais été jalouse de la Simionato. Au contraire, tout au long de sa vie elle a gardé une amitié très étroite avec "Giulia", comm'elle l'appelait. Des lettres et des photos en témoignent, il suffit de se renseigner.

[cantanteporsiempre]

Woo, que difícil cantar esta cosa!!! yo por eso puro rossini y mozart por ahora hahaha. Simionato tiene un gran cambio en el registro de pecho al central, es difícil conjugarlo.

[rjw0886]

her penultimate "Anatema su voi" is so malicious! Amazing Amneris! I will always love her artistry!

[cannante]

@rjw0886 something mezzos could learn today.....

if you save the chest voice, you have it in spades for the important moments....

see also her duet in cavelleria rusticana, the "BADA! aaaaa TE, la BUONA PASQUA! is equally gut gripping

[Joeleole]

The best Amneris ever!

[mm9913]

Repeat after me, cossotto.

[olauu]

Con todo mi respeto hacia la gran Giulietta Simionato,y su estupenda trayectoria, no creo en absoluto que sea LA Amneris. La juzgo excesivamente asopranada. Y creo que en muchas ocasiones sí, sobreactúa (y como!!!)De todas maneras, una magnífica cantante y artista. Pero definitivamente - siempre a mi juicio- NO la gran mezzo del siglo veinte.

[pslogge]

great artist! Onegin65 can you difuse excerpts from the Verdi requiem in Japan?

[matiasbustafan]

sin perder jamás la elegancia. Tampoco podemos juzgar tan duramente a un cantante por un video. Ella aquí tiene 51 años. Imaginemos como habrá sonado su voz, y la de otros grandes, en un teatro en vivo.

Otro rasgo a destacar de Giulietta es la espontaneidad. No sobreactúa como si lo hace a veces Fiorenza Cossotto por ejemplo (aunque Cossoto también es genial).

Onegin65 gracias de nuevo!

Giulietta Simionato... gran artista por siempre!

[matiasbustafan]

Gracias Onegin65 por postear videos de esta gran cantante.

No estoy de acuerdo con gente que en otros comentarios dice que Giulietta Simionato tenía "agujeros" en el registro. No me parece en absoluto. Creo que su voz se caracteriza justamente por poseer un registro completamente parejo desde el grave al agudo, con esta inteligente capacidad de legato única de Giulietta. Creo que fue y será LA Amneris; la voz justa para afrontar momentos de intenso lirismo como de intenso dramatismo...

[joanabanyeres]

oneguin muchas gracias.Giulietta todavia vive y es un ejemplo para muchos cantantes. No lo ha tenido facil y mire VD que maravilla.

[soundfond]

Now looking at her acting skills, what a consummate artist. I love her "...sangue aaaahhh secate...". Also, when she turns to the audience working her cape right before "Empia razza!"...the following heavy chest outburst in "anatema sul.." ...the way she falls over, breaks down and then elegantly rises to the ovation, really awesome! BRAVISSIMA!!!

[soundfond]

Whenever I reflect on what beauty of tone means to me, this Marvelous Lady's voice immediately comes to mind. Her timbre is so exquisite, and she portrays this role with such an elegant regality. She carries a delicate sensuality in both her voice and her posture that always makes me think of hers being the real woman's voice: strong and soft, heavenly and human, bright and dark-hued, imposing and vulnerable...sighs...

[Pjeppy]

Oh Simionato, how I heart thee...

[metropolitan1966]

Brava! La Simionato is one of my absolute favorites. I've only fallen in love with the sound of 3 opera singers. Leontyne Price, Kirsten Flagstad, and Simionato. GREAT STUFF! Thanks

[argisct]

Thanks for posting this beautyfull material.

[crewmantle]

Onegin has the BEST stuff... he's like the best crack dealer; gimme more!!!

[secabun]

Simionato is amazing in the endis of this scene.Brava Diva. Thanks Onegin 65 for posting this

[potrobsas]

Simionato was a great singer but she was NOT a dramatic mezzo, Simionato voice was lyrical rossinian mezzo type, also her voice had many holes in the middle and the voice on top on top was NOT big

[urierman]

Simionato had a seemless register from top to bottom, with no breaks or holes, a truely unique voice from that perspective. Why don't you look in the web for what jon vickers said on her voice - he adored her.

[wwonka2]

Thank you,urierman,for ur rebuttle to yet another ignorant posting by potrobsas.What can that idiot mean when he says her voice has "many holes" in the middle? What,she has 3 good notes,then a "hole," then 2 more good notes then another "hole"??? LOL.Puh-leez. Dramatic Soprano par excellence.(yeah not Dramatic Mezzo,but surely not bel canto lyric mezzo either). Potrobsas has trouble recognizing this voice type--opinionated idiot. Thanks again for your posting!!

[joanabanyeres]

you must be deaf,Her Amneris is a voice craft for mezzo italianas and others