Amazingly sung O Don Fatale. Crespin, a grand French mezzo soprano of the old school, was a talented opera singer. Her voice was flawless. It's a pity no singer today can sound remotely like this. Her technique has just the right amount of beauty and grace with powerful dramatic heft and passion. I'm truly amazed.
This was a beautiful and grand rendition of the O Don Fatale of Eboli by Regine Crespin, although Verdi was not her repertoire. Still, this was exquisite and beautiful...she hit all the notes, she had the perfect voice for it. I wonder if she could sing Eboli's other great aria the Veil Song.
Well, I think she was a soprano because of all the nuances she could bring to her voice in the upper range for years(listen to her Ariadne auf Naxos). But then the voice became very very large, and she also had heavy health problems. Why a cut in the recording at 1:03? Was is from a LP that jumped at this moment during the transfer?
I am inclined to think she was a prodigiously extense mezzo soprano, as was the case with Helga Dernesch. Maybe I am wrong . I have been thinking this for years...
I agree with you. Crespin's speaking voice sounds like a man's voice. Despite her voice, she became a soprano probably because she was trained in the old French School which taught singers to place sound extremely forward. So in my mind, Rita Gorr would have been an alto if she was trained in other schools.
Today, kh3205, is all the other way round. Feeble coloraturas are regarded as lyric coloraturas, lyric coloraturas as pure lyrics, and pure lyrics as " spinto " voices. Spintos are of course drammatics, and drammatics....MEZZOS !!!! When Karl Böhm heard Nilsson's ' slender ' tone he screamed : " She is a soubrette ! " Both extremes are exaggerated. Many dark baritones today act as basses, and that is very wrong !
I love the colour of her voice and the way she sings mia belta! Does anyone have her recording of l'altra notte from mefistofele. I used to have it on tape but sadly have misplaced it. She sings it beautifully.
Absolutely love the quoality in the voice but there's a certain disjointed feeling to the whole performance, especially at the end of the aria which I'm goin to put on the conductor, and not on Mme. Crespin.
She started as a soprano. Then, with age she turned to mezzo roles. But she always had that gorgeous big voice of hers. She remains one of my favourite singers of all time.
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darkshadow2II 5 months ago
Amazingly sung O Don Fatale. Crespin, a grand French mezzo soprano of the old school, was a talented opera singer. Her voice was flawless. It's a pity no singer today can sound remotely like this. Her technique has just the right amount of beauty and grace with powerful dramatic heft and passion. I'm truly amazed.
OperaMystery80 10 months ago
I think she's a mezzo-soprano... even though she sang sop early on.... either way this was good!!
TerrancePogue 1 year ago
This was a beautiful and grand rendition of the O Don Fatale of Eboli by Regine Crespin, although Verdi was not her repertoire. Still, this was exquisite and beautiful...she hit all the notes, she had the perfect voice for it. I wonder if she could sing Eboli's other great aria the Veil Song.
AmericanEvita 1 year ago
Wonderfull.Gorgeous voice.But i prefer Troyanos in Eboli
dapheneo 1 year ago
voce fuori repertorio .
bodiloto 1 year ago
Well, I think she was a soprano because of all the nuances she could bring to her voice in the upper range for years(listen to her Ariadne auf Naxos). But then the voice became very very large, and she also had heavy health problems. Why a cut in the recording at 1:03? Was is from a LP that jumped at this moment during the transfer?
foropera 1 year ago
I am inclined to think she was a prodigiously extense mezzo soprano, as was the case with Helga Dernesch. Maybe I am wrong . I have been thinking this for years...
Greatfan 2 years ago 2
I agree with you. Crespin's speaking voice sounds like a man's voice. Despite her voice, she became a soprano probably because she was trained in the old French School which taught singers to place sound extremely forward. So in my mind, Rita Gorr would have been an alto if she was trained in other schools.
kh3205 2 years ago
Today, kh3205, is all the other way round. Feeble coloraturas are regarded as lyric coloraturas, lyric coloraturas as pure lyrics, and pure lyrics as " spinto " voices. Spintos are of course drammatics, and drammatics....MEZZOS !!!! When Karl Böhm heard Nilsson's ' slender ' tone he screamed : " She is a soubrette ! " Both extremes are exaggerated. Many dark baritones today act as basses, and that is very wrong !
Greatfan 2 years ago 3
I love the colour of her voice and the way she sings mia belta! Does anyone have her recording of l'altra notte from mefistofele. I used to have it on tape but sadly have misplaced it. She sings it beautifully.
AntW11 2 years ago
Great singing - She sounds maverlous.
tebaldicallas 2 years ago
Too bad the french version wasn't fashionable at the time! Any way, she sounds great in Italian.
By the way: DivaDeb, Crespin's voce was anything but 'light'!
tristanchord85 2 years ago 2
Simply fantastic! Nothing else to say.
braveheart030 2 years ago 3
She really possesses that wonderful mezzo colour! Her performance is truly nuanced. Great interpretation!
corellithebest 2 years ago
Merci, Crespinette !!!!
mariasarda 3 years ago 7
Absolutely love the quoality in the voice but there's a certain disjointed feeling to the whole performance, especially at the end of the aria which I'm goin to put on the conductor, and not on Mme. Crespin.
kmillard 3 years ago
She started as a soprano. Then, with age she turned to mezzo roles. But she always had that gorgeous big voice of hers. She remains one of my favourite singers of all time.
sutherlandfan64 3 years ago 5
WOW, she sounds like a mezzo!
Isn't she supposed to be a soprano?
AmatureComposer 3 years ago
Great voice and great singing
pearlmuth3 3 years ago 3
it was recorded in 1963/65 not in 1958
crespinforever5 3 years ago 3
RIP
DivaDeb1234 3 years ago 4
I love the lighter voice in this aria.
I love Regine Crepin.
Thanks for posting .
DivaDeb1234 3 years ago