Brigitte Fassbaender as Orfeo "Che faro senza Euridice

[theinkbrain]

Stupendous!

What! two dislikes? – how deplorably undiscerning.

But I don't understand the reason for the abrupt ending....

[christelfriemuth]

Ich muss es mir immer mal wieder anhören, so schön ist es. Brava!!

[Krampasch]

Brava Brigitte!!!!!



[abracadabranque]

Que dire...Quelle belle voix et quelle intelligence du chant. What else?

[operarally]

Tomorrow birth anniversary of Brigitte Fassbänder. Who's the conductor? - Mañana aniversario del nacimiento de Brigitte Fassbänder. ¿Alguien sabe quien dirige la orquestra?

[merlinfan1006]

is she a soprano, sound like that...maybe dramatic...but not a pure mezzo...

[abracadabranque]

@merlinfan1006 You're right...mezzo-coloratura.

[kakaduty]

EINFACH GENIAL!!!!

[Dogaradodia]

Certified Intergalactic! The Fassbaender Star!

[fassbrig]

I was lucky to see BF perform many times in opera, concert and lieder recitals. One of the greatest performers and singers.

[paulostroff99]

Scintillating! Brava! She is as good as it gets.

[minnaful]

Ihre Stimme berührt jedes Mal meine Seele

[libro07]

Fassbaender's is one of the great voices of the 20th century. A phantastic artist, from fach to fach. This is beautifully intense - a unique, touching rendition indeed.

[abracadabranque]

@libro07 Good felling.Certified.

[theinkbrain]

thank you for posting this vid - where can i find one of her 'rose' scene?

[100Singers]

Fassbaender is unique! And this is the set design I ever dreamed of for Orphée!

[tomcane8]

Such an emotional performance, yet she is singing the aria normally and not trying to create effects with her voice. This is what you call a rare talent.

[00ceroalaizquierda00]

Muy buena la Fassbaender, le quedó divino!!^^

MUCHAS GRACIAS

[timopragod]

Fassbaender has one of the most unique voices I have ever heard. Dark, but still clear as a bell. She never hooted or covered her sound in the German tradition. Her father trained her in the Italian school (if you listen to him you hear the training). I love her recordings, I loved her concerts and recitals so much. In this world of "generic" voice production, I so value her voice, training, and art. The early EMI recitals are stunning vocally, but the later DG CDs are so profound. I miss her!

[cleareyedwolf]

What language is this?

[Onegin65]

German

[MusicaParola]

What a beautiful rendition of this aria. This was one of her great roles, and one can see/hear why in this video. Her Orfeo is right up there with that of Kathleen Ferrier.

[flapsi1]

I agree! As I think Fassbaender has the most beautiful dark coloured mezzo since Ferrier.

Thanks for this video- I never heard F.singing it in German!

[fiordiligicymraeg]

but this is Gluck's Orfeo - first performed 155 years after Monteverdi's. Just to clear that up.

[Italiasalbion]

Oops! Still though, an "Orphean Opera:" and Monteverdi's was the first. Hence, my mistake. I imagine the plot is very similar. Orpheus "loves" Eurydice and goes to Hades and back for her. Also, he makes melodious melodies which none can resist. And, he always looks back and thus, loses her. How tragic!

Maybe Orpheus needs to "learn to let go." lol

(see the irOnY?) Clever Pluto.

Oh but wait! Gluck re-wrote the story! Oh, I hate the new one! Yuck-Gluck! lol

[Italiasalbion]

Alrighty, so they take a Greek Tragedy and add a "Scooby Doo" ending, resulting in a Happy Ending! lol

You'll laugh, you'll cry and you'll go mad trying to find the lesson!

[justasondheimbaby]

It was commissioned for a wedding so he didn't have any choice but to change the ending. Still, it feels very poignant...

[Italiasalbion]

L'Orfeo by Monteverdi. Apparently, one of the earliest operas. The plot is simple and the, I suppose it would be called "theme," is in virtually every opera I've ever seen/heard. It is "the misbegotten church of love." This revival of Greek Drama, first seen in "Dafne" (1598) by, Jacopo Peri was written for a group of Humanists. Greek Drama developed from state festival in Athens, in honor of ancient god, Dionysus, the god of wine and inspirer of madness. lol That isn't surprising!