In this case, you are wrong, Rattywotin. At the creation, Norma had a dark voice and Adalgisa a light voice; and Bellini wrote some of the phrases for Adalgisa over those for Norma. This kind of "mirror effect" is a is very important to understand the relation between the two characters. The tradition was later to give Adalgisa to a dark mezzo and it is an error; Adalgisa is not Amneris...
I think their singing is magnificent. I don't agree that if you don't like it you should go someplace else, and I do respect your opinions Astroflammante, but I think you and Rattywotin are both very very wrong.
As for understanding words, I could never understand anything Sutherland sang but that never stopped me from thinking she was truly el suprema...
I agree with Astrofiammante: Netrebko sings Norma only because she thinks she's the reincarnation of Callas and Sutherland, which she isn't. Even here her voice is already coarse; and Academyci is also right that you can't understand a single word of the Italian. That's not because they're both Russian. It's because Netrebko is following the nonsensical idea that you sacrifice the consonants to the vowels, and the vowels to the sound.
Adalgisa and Norma are Love rivals. Norma wants to kill her childrens but after words of Adalgisa, she will let them with Adalgisa and Pollione.
Please, you find and follow the words and sinopsi. Opera isn't only sound, but it combine sound and soul-roles. More much more than "solfeggio cantato".Monotono.
I am italian and I don't undenstant one word and sounds don't respect what caracters feel...where are accenti that explain pathos? Monotonia.
You're both great artists. When I hear your voices sing make me dream and I can imagine the finer things in life in a world that is not really that great. taf289
caballe, callas, simionatto, ya cantaron, en su momento , y marcaron un estilo , bravo por ellas, ahora es el momento de cantantes nuevas y muy buenas como Garanca y Netrebko, con otro estilo, distinto, pero no con menos calidad. Compararlas con las divas del pasado es algo tan necio y sin sentido....apoyemos a los nuevos y muy buenos valores de la lirica del mundo , tal vez en un futuro estas cantantes sean los modelos para generaciones del mañana
caballe, callas, simionatto, ya cantaron, en su momento , y marcaron un estilo , bravo por ellas, ahora es el momento de cantantes nuevas y muy buenas como Garanca y Netrebko, con otro estilo, distinto, pero no con menos calidad. Compararlas con las divas del pasado es algo tan necio y sin sentido....apoyemos a los nuevos y muy buenos valores de la lirica del mundo , tal vez en un futuro estas cantantes sean los modelos para generaciones futuras.
@958960 Este es un gran aporte. La ópera, como todas las artes no pueden vivir por la nostalgia. Por supuesto, la Callas, caballe, Verret eran inmensos. Sin embargo, creo que Netrebko y Garranca puede montar los mismos objetivos. Taf289
I went in with an open mind but this is sloppy, Netrebko's pitch is off. This wouldn't pass muster in a conservatory back in the 50s and 60s let alone in front of an audience.
!!!QUE BONITO, , QUE LAVADITO, QUE ABURRIDITO!!! A ESTAS HORAS TODAVIA NO SABEN LO QUE ESTAN CANTANDO.ALGUNA VEZ SE LES HA OCURRIDO ESCUCHAR COMO SE INTERPRETA ESTE MARAVILLOSO DUO? PUES NO TIENE MAS QUE OIR A MARIA CALLAS Y GIULIETTA SIMIONATO, o a CABALLE Y COSSOTTO.
May Heaven forbid them sing the entire Norma. Netrebko can't sing Norma. Garanca might sing a good Adalgisa but the opera's success rests on the Norma alone. Netrebko singing Bolena makes me think she now wants to sing Norma but may that day never come. She will be eaten alive by the purists and critics because she just can't take on such a big role. It's just unsuited to her voice.
on ne peut imaginer moins "bellinien" que ces émissions vocales sur-couvertes, cette intonation et ces lignes imprécises et cet italien parfaitement incompréhensible....absolument consternant !
It sounds beautiful, but Netrebko is flat at times. That said, Caballe was also flat at times...but there is no denying that Netrebko has a beautiful voice!
You cannot compare Callas to Netrebko. I love listening to Netrebko, but if she were not a beauty, she would not have the career she has. @Lizzyjean5 - You've been watching too much Callas gossip. If you actually listened to her work, you'd know that her technique was perfection. That and her acting is why she is still remembered as one of the best to this day. And, she was harsh, but only because she held herself to such a high standard. But, I wouldn't call her behavior unprofessional.
We singers don't always get it right. Sometimes we make mistakes. Sometimes we even crack notes. Anna is a total professional, and carries on.... I'd rather listen to a singer who is not afraid to make mistakes and give everything they have than one who is cautious. I think it's a bit unfair to compare her to Callas, who was one in a billion! (I know I wouldn't want to be compared to her!)
Speriamo che Bellini non sia in ascolto...qualcuno dovrebbe dire a certe cantanti cosa sia il repertorio adeguato alla voce. E magari evitassero di stonare.
Chi era Vincenzo Bellini e che cosa esprime la sua bellissima musica?
Nessuna importanza!
Il mondo moderno gira intorno il culo e la mediocrità,e triste à dirlo ma e cosi.
Che cosa vediamo su questo video?
Due donne con una bellezza degna della cinema americana che "cantano"...come?
Non c'è nessuna importanza se hanno le voci adatte per questo repertorio o no.La cosa piu importante e che stanno gli sul palco e aprono la bocca,purtroppo é finita.Ciao.
@bodiloto Spiace che quasi la totalità degli ascoltatori siano tratti in inganno dagli occhi e usino in modo pilotato le orecchie. Queste cantanti dovrebbero essere sentite e non guardate, e forse le cose cambierebbero un po'. Non ce l'ho con loro, fanno quel che le conviene, ma é difficile accettare che una tecnica ed un canto raffazzonato siano contrabbandati per "belcanto", ma é solo la mia opinione che forse ha le orecchie viziate da cantanti lirici di grande spessore e capacità.
I love Callas and Rosa Ponselle, I consider ther were the best, but there are people living in the past and do not recognize the talent of the new figures like Anna. Anna and Elina are great singers and actresses and have nothing to envy to the divas of the past. Viva Anna.
@jfsanin Callas, if she were alive today, would mock Netrebko to no foreseeable end. Callas loathed singers who were frauds and who did not carry on the authentic bel canto traditions in their highest and most pure form. Netrebko would fall directly into the Callas category of "singers who sing how they can and take their money and leave" - meaning said singers had no clue of the bel canto tradition and what was going on musically or dramatically
I get so depressed when reading comments like yours. Singers can't win...there are always hyper-critical, ignorant, and pretentious people judging their every move. Callas would have mocked her, but that's because Callas had no ability to see past her own nose and was notoriously catty and unprofessional in many situations. Callas quite frankly can't really hold a candle to many singers of today in terms of vocal quality or technique. She is not a gold standard.
@Lizzyjean5 Netrebko is very beautiful...she belongs on stage somewhere, doing something...I am sure of it - lol - a runway model perhaps? Even if we overlook Netrebko's all too frequent pitch and key problems...she has no business singing the Rossini, Donizetti & Bellini reportoire - she has not the natural vocal talent, the vocal knowledge or the vocal nuances for it. If Netrebko must be allowed to sing on stage, due to her blinding natural beauty? Let her sing Mimi over and over again(smiles)
Who is to say she has no business? Are there bel canto police out there that I am unaware of? Netrebko has proven to be extremely versatile in her repertoire and although some of her choices aren't everyone's taste, (everyone makes mistakes), she is in demand all over the world and not just for looks. If they wanted that, they could hire pop-tart Katherine Jenkins. Netrebko is with out a doubt in another league than that, don't you think? Have you ever heard her live?
@Lizzyjean5 I'll just say it is not what I have to come to understand the highest execution of bel canto singing to be. I'd like to hear Horne's and Caballe's brutally honest opinion of Netrebko's vocal performances in bel canto on stage(and Horne + Caballe are the sovereign living authorities of singing bel canto on stage to my ear). This is the problem: when you get a long line of Netrebko's diluting the real tradition? Then you eventually need a Callas to come along and restore the tradition.
I stick to the fact that she has some validity in Bel Canto and continues to explore and discover what her niche is, which must be hard with such an instrument. She is not everyone's cup of tea, but I still respect her and what she is doing for the opera world. In my opinion, the Bel Canto repertoire ESPECIALLY needs some shaking up. All of this talk of restoring traditions in opera is dangerous without talk of progression. Change is good! She isn't perfect, and no singer is.
@Lizzyjean5 Perfect? Ironic because the bel canto requires a perfectly developed technique. It is about the perfect vocal colour matched to convey a specific complex human emotion. Bel canto is about dazzling musical fioriture embedded in the conveyance of meaning and emotion - this is not light weight fare - except within the hands of a Netrebko. Netrebko is the equivalent of a young Lanza - and both needed a decade of further study before they hit the stage to confront serious pieces. Comment?
Well I've never heard anyone sing Bel Canto (or any other style) perfectly but I don't think that's a reason for the rep not to be sung. I think it's exciting to hear people sing it imperfectly because it reminds us that...after all, we are human. It worries me that there is an audience out there that is judging singers and how much more time in a practice room they should be sentenced to before daring to step in front of an audience. That's not what performance about to me.
@Lizzyjean5 The larger point is that we are in cultural dark ages. Image trumps over substance...and it is plain, shocking and disturbing. Artistic regression across the board - there is no Monet, no Callas, no ML King, no Wheatley, no Robeson, no Pavarotti, no Ella or Sarah, no Armstrong or Bichet. No, no, NO! We get Beyonce instead of Sarah. We get Netrebko instead of Caballe...and that is bad enough - but you in here reppin' AN as a legit bel canto, is frankly, vulgar imo - thanx though :)
It's easy to look back and feel a sense of loss. As someone who is an active participant in the creation of this art form on a daily basis, I am proud to say that it is alive and well and doing just fine without legends of the past. That is only because we, who are involved, do not fixate on the past. We embrace the future and the change brought with it. We have great voices today, and greater acting chops than of the past. Let us cherish the memories of past artists and encourage today's!
lol some ppl listen this poor quality converted file and write about over-miked recording, metallic voice etc. Instead you better download or buy blu ray disc with this great operngala and enjoy dts 5.1 sound
Okay, so I went away to hear older recordings in this "contest" before returning to score it. despite the microphone problems, the high-fidelity of current recording tech catches a lot more clarity and expression from these singers than the pairs from the 60's and 70's. Also the pace of the piece is really slowed (compared to some others) so the expression and pairing can be synced. I enjoyed the performance immensely. Nonetheless I think both artists will get even better than this. 4.9 of 5.
One thing I noticed is that this recording is "over-miked", the recording gain is turned up so much that the microphone is overwhelmed on both singers (scratching sound when they are projecting). This affects our interpretation of these singers.
I don't know, but some people here really don't know, what spectacular voices are. Nobody from these young and dynamic singers has an spect. voice. And the very big problem they get in three or four years, that they couldnt sing anymore pinano, there voices are totaly overkilled at konw. And the first of all is the technical way, they sing. I feel shame when I remember singers like Leontine Price, Merilyn Horne and Callas - of course.
If there is a contest, this one wins for me for Mira, O Norma. Their voices blend so beautifully. I am sure the old videos suffer from poor recroding quality. And they both look so beautful also which is a bonus.
I like leontyne and horne's version coz their voice blends together silkily and smoothly. This sounds like a contest between the two of who has the more powerful voice.
Yes they blend with each other - they both sing FLAT. This is not Bel Canto. This is un-musical, and just one colour, loud. They sing flat because their voices are weighting the sound down.
Bel Canto is about painting colours with the voice, and the new 'superstars' can't do this any more. Makes me sad, as no one seems to care about perfect singing any more, just how a singer looks...
Listen to Sutherland and Horne, who really knew how to sing quietly as Bellini wrote in the score. It's magic.
secondo me non si puo comparare veramente i voci sono differente e ad qualcuni piace in più l una ad qualcuni l'altra. A me piace molto i voci da Netrebko anche Garanca
voci fuori repertorio,bella registrazione bellissime donne ma io preferisco i mezzosoprani é i soprani del passato , un esempio La Callas e La Nicolai .
@bodiloto mano male che qualcuno conosce il significato di voci adeguate al repertorio... e le dò ragione, bella registrazione, grazie anche alle "manopole" ben dosate... magari con intonazione un po' meno barcollante avrebbe aiutato.
Traviata - Ms. Netrebko displayed ample power, coloratura bravura with a marvelous tone Having recently heard Natalie Dessay sing Sempre Libera at the Met Gala, one was impressed by the legato nature of Netrebko's portray in contrast to Dessay's intentional staccato, fragmented phrasing interpretation. Having also seen photos of Fleming in her current Violetta at the ROH, one can only marvel at Netrebko's resilience, endurance and commitment to bel canto opera.
Traviata - Ms. Netrebko displayed ample power, coloratura bravura with a marvelous tone Having recently heard Natalie Dessay sing Sempre Libera at the Met Gala, one was impressed by the legato nature of Netrebko's portray in contrast to Dessay's intentional staccato, fragmented phrasing interpretation. Having also seen photos of Fleming in her current Violetta at the ROH, one can only marvel at Netrebko's resilience, endurance and commitment to bel canto opera.
Traviata - Ms. Netrebko displayed ample power, coloratura bravura with a marvelous tone Having recently heard Natalie Dessay sing Sempre Libera at the Met Gala, one was impressed by the legato nature of Netrebko's portray in contrast to Dessay's intentional staccato, fragmented phrasing interpretation. Having also seen photos of Fleming in her current Violetta at the ROH, one can only marvel at Netrebko's resilience, endurance and commitment to bel canto opera.
Traviata - Ms. Netrebko displayed ample power, coloratura bravura with a marvelous tone Having recently heard Natalie Dessay sing Sempre Libera at the Met Gala, one was impressed by the legato nature of Netrebko's portray in contrast to Dessay's intentional staccato, fragmented phrasing interpretation. Having also seen photos of Fleming in her current Violetta at the ROH, one can only marvel at Netrebko's resilience, endurance and commitment to bel canto opera.
Traviata - Ms. Netrebko displayed ample power, coloratura bravura with a marvelous tone Having recently heard Natalie Dessay sing Sempre Libera at the Met Gala, one was impressed by the legato nature of Netrebko's portray in contrast to Dessay's intentional staccato, fragmented phrasing interpretation. Having also seen photos of Fleming in her current Violetta at the ROH, one can only marvel at Netrebko's resilience, endurance and commitment to bel canto opera.
Traviata - Ms. Netrebko displayed ample power, coloratura bravura with a marvelous tone Having recently heard Natalie Dessay sing Sempre Libera at the Met Gala, one was impressed by the legato nature of Netrebko's portray in contrast to Dessay's intentional staccato, fragmented phrasing interpretation. Having also seen photos of Fleming in her current Violetta at the ROH, one can only marvel at Netrebko's resilience, endurance and commitment to bel canto opera.
Traviata - Ms. Netrebko displayed ample power, coloratura bravura with a marvelous tone Having recently heard Natalie Dessay sing Sempre Libera at the Met Gala, one was impressed by the legato nature of Netrebko's portray in contrast to Dessay's intentional staccato, fragmented phrasing interpretation. Having also seen photos of Fleming in her current Violetta at the ROH, one can only marvel at Netrebko's resilience, endurance and commitment to bel canto opera.
Traviata - Ms. Netrebko displayed ample power, coloratura bravura with a marvelous tone Having recently heard Natalie Dessay sing Sempre Libera at the Met Gala, one was impressed by the legato nature of Netrebko's portray in contrast to Dessay's intentional staccato, fragmented phrasing interpretation. Having also seen photos of Fleming in her current Violetta at the ROH, one can only marvel at Netrebko's resilience, endurance and commitment to bel canto opera.
Traviata - Ms. Netrebko displayed ample power, coloratura bravura with a marvelous tone Having recently heard Natalie Dessay sing Sempre Libera at the Met Gala, one was impressed by the legato nature of Netrebko's portray in contrast to Dessay's intentional staccato, fragmented phrasing interpretation. Having also seen photos of Fleming in her current Violetta at the ROH, one can only marvel at Netrebko's resilience, endurance and commitment to bel canto opera.
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immensofta: abre tus orejas. no es un ensaio de idioma. las dos son unicas. just open your ears, this is not language class. this couple is just miraculous
I enjoy Garanca's rich mezzo sound equally paired with the talented Netrebko who I believe will be the "Joan Sutherland" of the current generation. Granted we all still have a lot to learn, if you listen closely, she and Sutherland have a very similar vocal approach especially when singing Norma. The voices of opera's past are legendary and cannot be duplicated, however, we can study their techniques and listen to their words of wisdom to perfect our own art!
despina64 expressed my feelings beautifully. I can read French well enough to understand despina and Italian well enough to understand Kuseikos, but even in my native English I can seldom follow the words at the Metropolitan Opera. I can still appreciate beautiful music and beautiful voices.
this is a fabulous performance! for me though, i think that sutherland's and horne's rendition is still my favorite. their chemistry and technique is unmatched. also, i think the top of horne's register is very underrated!
L'incapacità dell'ascoltatore di capire le parole in un brano belcantistico è spesso inevitabile conseguenza dello stile musicale. La pretesa di valutare questo brano dalla dizione, peraltro piuttosto chiara, delle intepreti dimostra solo scarsa attitudine dell'orecchio all'opera italiana.
90% des mélomanes du monde entier qui adorent les opéras italiens, ne connaissent pas un seul mot d'italien
Ils sont subjugués par autre chose
- ils connaissent un peu le sujet
- ils AIMENT - la musique qui est belle et qui emeut - les voix magnifiques des chanteurs et cantatrices qui donnent du plaisir et souvent beaucoup d'émotion - décor, mise en scène et jeu théatral superbes
Yes, also for me, she's a little bit to fat but, in comparison to Callas, she becomes more as it ripens better and better and now she takes the time to study new roles in the future. Anna is fully booked for a long time ahead and is unfettered the No1, the QUEEN of OPERA
If a mind is clouded by the glorification of an overrated singer, than this is what comes out: an insult for two of the very best artists of modern times ... !
Just great! Wonderful performance! Great music! Very beautiful, warm, with splendid technique voices, well matched! Very beautiful and elegant women too! It's a pleasure to look at them! Brave! Netrebko's soprano is exquisite! Thanks for posting.
The duet 'Mira O Norma,' is a song between the Druid priestess Norma and her acolyte Adalgisa. The drama unfolds as they learn that they have been betrayed by the same man. They sing and their voices almost merge into one voice.
WOW! I don't know what some of you were watching but I just heard a terrific performance of Mira, o Norma by two wonderful young artists. It's tough to beat Marilyn Horne as Adalgisa or as anything for that matter but ol' Joanie one Note? Come on, Netrebko is by far the more exciting Norma even if she's never done the role. Ol' Mush Mouth Joanie put me to sleep during a live performance of my favorite opera, Norma. I hope Dame Anna will add this glorious score to her repertory.
i do not like...it is sleepy. I find Garanca's voice metallic and his sound is very hard, i mean a bit opaque. And Netrebko, well she should not sing this...she breaks in the first Bb (imperceptible, but she does break the note) 2/5!!
Lots of folks will not agree with me here, but frankly I don't care. Sorry, this just doesn't cut it. Either it's the wrong rep, or they just don't care to sing it the way it should be done. I feel that the mezzo is the better of the two. C'mon, folks! A hot-looking soprano alone does not a great operatic performance make. She has to sing well, too! The mezzo has a very attractive tone that jumped right out in front in her opening "Mira, o Norma..."
how wonderful was that, this was not the metropolitan opera house, it was in front of an audience, no props, no acting needed here. absolutely beautiful the way these tow compliment each others presence.
If you are horrified now you should check out Netrebko's Casta Diva + Ah Bello right after this of the same concert. Her C in Ah Bello is SO MUCH WORSE than the C here in Si, Filno Allore!
In this case, you are wrong, Rattywotin. At the creation, Norma had a dark voice and Adalgisa a light voice; and Bellini wrote some of the phrases for Adalgisa over those for Norma. This kind of "mirror effect" is a is very important to understand the relation between the two characters. The tradition was later to give Adalgisa to a dark mezzo and it is an error; Adalgisa is not Amneris...
bpicaud1 3 months ago
I think their singing is magnificent. I don't agree that if you don't like it you should go someplace else, and I do respect your opinions Astroflammante, but I think you and Rattywotin are both very very wrong.
As for understanding words, I could never understand anything Sutherland sang but that never stopped me from thinking she was truly el suprema...
Porolepis 3 months ago
seems to me two sopranos trying for the high ground - cant tell the difference these days - lets go back when sops where sops and mezzos were mezzos
Rattywotin 4 months ago
I agree with Astrofiammante: Netrebko sings Norma only because she thinks she's the reincarnation of Callas and Sutherland, which she isn't. Even here her voice is already coarse; and Academyci is also right that you can't understand a single word of the Italian. That's not because they're both Russian. It's because Netrebko is following the nonsensical idea that you sacrifice the consonants to the vowels, and the vowels to the sound.
BillH00d 5 months ago
Couldn't imagine that Netrebko would dare to sing Norma.
Despicable...
Astrofiammante 6 months ago
Adalgisa and Norma are Love rivals. Norma wants to kill her childrens but after words of Adalgisa, she will let them with Adalgisa and Pollione.
Please, you find and follow the words and sinopsi. Opera isn't only sound, but it combine sound and soul-roles. More much more than "solfeggio cantato".Monotono.
I am italian and I don't undenstant one word and sounds don't respect what caracters feel...where are accenti that explain pathos? Monotonia.
Academyci 6 months ago 2
it is so wanderful to be alive to listen and feel such a art...
robertindic 8 months ago
You're both great artists. When I hear your voices sing make me dream and I can imagine the finer things in life in a world that is not really that great. taf289
taf289 8 months ago
I love it!
Hey, if you do not like something, go listen to what you do like!
rather than waste your own time, and everybody else's, bitching about
what you do not like.
I notice that it is very famous singers, who get the most criticism,
I suspect, by those who can only elevate their poor, insecure little egos
by trying to put down someone much greater than they are.
Your comments tell more about you than those you put down.
Grow up. Listen to what you like, avoid that which you do not.
operafan0anegnd 8 months ago 2
caballe, callas, simionatto, ya cantaron, en su momento , y marcaron un estilo , bravo por ellas, ahora es el momento de cantantes nuevas y muy buenas como Garanca y Netrebko, con otro estilo, distinto, pero no con menos calidad. Compararlas con las divas del pasado es algo tan necio y sin sentido....apoyemos a los nuevos y muy buenos valores de la lirica del mundo , tal vez en un futuro estas cantantes sean los modelos para generaciones del mañana
958960 8 months ago
caballe, callas, simionatto, ya cantaron, en su momento , y marcaron un estilo , bravo por ellas, ahora es el momento de cantantes nuevas y muy buenas como Garanca y Netrebko, con otro estilo, distinto, pero no con menos calidad. Compararlas con las divas del pasado es algo tan necio y sin sentido....apoyemos a los nuevos y muy buenos valores de la lirica del mundo , tal vez en un futuro estas cantantes sean los modelos para generaciones futuras.
958960 8 months ago
@958960 Este es un gran aporte. La ópera, como todas las artes no pueden vivir por la nostalgia. Por supuesto, la Callas, caballe, Verret eran inmensos. Sin embargo, creo que Netrebko y Garranca puede montar los mismos objetivos. Taf289
taf289 8 months ago
Very nice, but take a look at Verrett / Bumbry and you'll see the difference!
SuperTeacher00 8 months ago
2 beautiful singers on this bel canto piece make a wonderfully watchable show. That said, they have work to do to match Callas and Ludwig version.
3Sunnyboy 8 months ago
Ce n'est plus du chant, ce n'est que de l'Emotion à l'état pur...
MUREX641 8 months ago
I went in with an open mind but this is sloppy, Netrebko's pitch is off. This wouldn't pass muster in a conservatory back in the 50s and 60s let alone in front of an audience.
tklogan111809 8 months ago
!!!QUE BONITO, , QUE LAVADITO, QUE ABURRIDITO!!! A ESTAS HORAS TODAVIA NO SABEN LO QUE ESTAN CANTANDO.ALGUNA VEZ SE LES HA OCURRIDO ESCUCHAR COMO SE INTERPRETA ESTE MARAVILLOSO DUO? PUES NO TIENE MAS QUE OIR A MARIA CALLAS Y GIULIETTA SIMIONATO, o a CABALLE Y COSSOTTO.
Babywinona 9 months ago
@Babywinona Ehh????? ellas son Maravillosas qué te pasa O__O . Las dos tienen unas voces hermosas e impresionantes, tu comentario da lástima.
veromariahfan 8 months ago
Cuanta homogeneidad en esas voces Increíble!
FeDuS27 9 months ago
May Heaven forbid them sing the entire Norma. Netrebko can't sing Norma. Garanca might sing a good Adalgisa but the opera's success rests on the Norma alone. Netrebko singing Bolena makes me think she now wants to sing Norma but may that day never come. She will be eaten alive by the purists and critics because she just can't take on such a big role. It's just unsuited to her voice.
OperaMystery80 9 months ago
Sono d'accordo con ramodeo, non esiste uno standard come Callas e Ludwig
rdsteyer 10 months ago
Questo non e' "Canto all'italiana" ......belle voci ma non mi piacciono come cantanti.
Sembra non abbiano una minima idea di quello che stanno dicendo...quindi zero interpretazione.
Anyway, I adore top models singing........that is all.....
Ascoltate Freni/Scotto ....non ce n'e' per nessuno
Callas/Ludwig sopra tutte
ramodea 10 months ago
@ramodea sopra tutte
La Callas e La Nicolai.
bodiloto 9 months ago
It is a bit flat and doesn't sound 'belliniano' really! Sorry -- my impression..
Their Italian is not understandable.
francescomaiorca 10 months ago
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francescomaiorca 10 months ago
on ne peut imaginer moins "bellinien" que ces émissions vocales sur-couvertes, cette intonation et ces lignes imprécises et cet italien parfaitement incompréhensible....absolument consternant !
06ctenor 10 months ago
@06ctenor I second you on that.
francescomaiorca 10 months ago
Excellent singing from star performers.
brueit0 11 months ago
It sounds beautiful, but Netrebko is flat at times. That said, Caballe was also flat at times...but there is no denying that Netrebko has a beautiful voice!
Dymension 1 year ago
Excellent.
nycolas1712 1 year ago 9
Thank you for posting. I think they sound fantastic. I'm with tsena6 - gorgeous singing from two beautiful voices.
norwichterrierfan1 1 year ago
Very lesbo...:-)
Bigman240 1 year ago
@Bigman240
Oh, holy sharp and flat! Stupidity is just your other name, and something is wrong with your sexuality.
Imants625 1 year ago
@Imants625 Hahahaha!
Bigman240 1 year ago
You cannot compare Callas to Netrebko. I love listening to Netrebko, but if she were not a beauty, she would not have the career she has. @Lizzyjean5 - You've been watching too much Callas gossip. If you actually listened to her work, you'd know that her technique was perfection. That and her acting is why she is still remembered as one of the best to this day. And, she was harsh, but only because she held herself to such a high standard. But, I wouldn't call her behavior unprofessional.
soprano3182 1 year ago
We singers don't always get it right. Sometimes we make mistakes. Sometimes we even crack notes. Anna is a total professional, and carries on.... I'd rather listen to a singer who is not afraid to make mistakes and give everything they have than one who is cautious. I think it's a bit unfair to compare her to Callas, who was one in a billion! (I know I wouldn't want to be compared to her!)
philhealey1 1 year ago
Wer hier mit dem Daumen nach unten zeigt, hat von klassischem Gesang keinen Schimmer ..........
ganter46 1 year ago
The conductor hasnt an clue about belcanto. Its not good- why this both women sing this kind of music....
OLIVCHEN77 1 year ago
Bravo!!!
oksana116 1 year ago
Speriamo che Bellini non sia in ascolto...qualcuno dovrebbe dire a certe cantanti cosa sia il repertorio adeguato alla voce. E magari evitassero di stonare.
numetutelare 1 year ago
@numetutelare sono d'accordissimo con lei!
Chi era Vincenzo Bellini e che cosa esprime la sua bellissima musica?
Nessuna importanza!
Il mondo moderno gira intorno il culo e la mediocrità,e triste à dirlo ma e cosi.
Che cosa vediamo su questo video?
Due donne con una bellezza degna della cinema americana che "cantano"...come?
Non c'è nessuna importanza se hanno le voci adatte per questo repertorio o no.La cosa piu importante e che stanno gli sul palco e aprono la bocca,purtroppo é finita.Ciao.
bodiloto 1 year ago
@bodiloto Spiace che quasi la totalità degli ascoltatori siano tratti in inganno dagli occhi e usino in modo pilotato le orecchie. Queste cantanti dovrebbero essere sentite e non guardate, e forse le cose cambierebbero un po'. Non ce l'ho con loro, fanno quel che le conviene, ma é difficile accettare che una tecnica ed un canto raffazzonato siano contrabbandati per "belcanto", ma é solo la mia opinione che forse ha le orecchie viziate da cantanti lirici di grande spessore e capacità.
numetutelare 1 year ago
@numetutelare bellissimo commento,grazie!
bodiloto 1 year ago
for sheer, absolute beauty of tone, these two are just out of this world. :-)
jd7x7jd 1 year ago
I love Callas and Rosa Ponselle, I consider ther were the best, but there are people living in the past and do not recognize the talent of the new figures like Anna. Anna and Elina are great singers and actresses and have nothing to envy to the divas of the past. Viva Anna.
jfsanin 1 year ago
@jfsanin Callas, if she were alive today, would mock Netrebko to no foreseeable end. Callas loathed singers who were frauds and who did not carry on the authentic bel canto traditions in their highest and most pure form. Netrebko would fall directly into the Callas category of "singers who sing how they can and take their money and leave" - meaning said singers had no clue of the bel canto tradition and what was going on musically or dramatically
Rams4ever 1 year ago
@Rams4ever
I get so depressed when reading comments like yours. Singers can't win...there are always hyper-critical, ignorant, and pretentious people judging their every move. Callas would have mocked her, but that's because Callas had no ability to see past her own nose and was notoriously catty and unprofessional in many situations. Callas quite frankly can't really hold a candle to many singers of today in terms of vocal quality or technique. She is not a gold standard.
Lizzyjean5 1 year ago
@Lizzyjean5 Netrebko is very beautiful...she belongs on stage somewhere, doing something...I am sure of it - lol - a runway model perhaps? Even if we overlook Netrebko's all too frequent pitch and key problems...she has no business singing the Rossini, Donizetti & Bellini reportoire - she has not the natural vocal talent, the vocal knowledge or the vocal nuances for it. If Netrebko must be allowed to sing on stage, due to her blinding natural beauty? Let her sing Mimi over and over again(smiles)
Rams4ever 1 year ago
@Rams4ever typo = repertoire
Rams4ever 1 year ago
@Rams4ever
Who is to say she has no business? Are there bel canto police out there that I am unaware of? Netrebko has proven to be extremely versatile in her repertoire and although some of her choices aren't everyone's taste, (everyone makes mistakes), she is in demand all over the world and not just for looks. If they wanted that, they could hire pop-tart Katherine Jenkins. Netrebko is with out a doubt in another league than that, don't you think? Have you ever heard her live?
Lizzyjean5 1 year ago
@Lizzyjean5 I'll just say it is not what I have to come to understand the highest execution of bel canto singing to be. I'd like to hear Horne's and Caballe's brutally honest opinion of Netrebko's vocal performances in bel canto on stage(and Horne + Caballe are the sovereign living authorities of singing bel canto on stage to my ear). This is the problem: when you get a long line of Netrebko's diluting the real tradition? Then you eventually need a Callas to come along and restore the tradition.
Rams4ever 1 year ago
I stick to the fact that she has some validity in Bel Canto and continues to explore and discover what her niche is, which must be hard with such an instrument. She is not everyone's cup of tea, but I still respect her and what she is doing for the opera world. In my opinion, the Bel Canto repertoire ESPECIALLY needs some shaking up. All of this talk of restoring traditions in opera is dangerous without talk of progression. Change is good! She isn't perfect, and no singer is.
Lizzyjean5 1 year ago
@Lizzyjean5 Perfect? Ironic because the bel canto requires a perfectly developed technique. It is about the perfect vocal colour matched to convey a specific complex human emotion. Bel canto is about dazzling musical fioriture embedded in the conveyance of meaning and emotion - this is not light weight fare - except within the hands of a Netrebko. Netrebko is the equivalent of a young Lanza - and both needed a decade of further study before they hit the stage to confront serious pieces. Comment?
Rams4ever 1 year ago
@Rams4ever
Well I've never heard anyone sing Bel Canto (or any other style) perfectly but I don't think that's a reason for the rep not to be sung. I think it's exciting to hear people sing it imperfectly because it reminds us that...after all, we are human. It worries me that there is an audience out there that is judging singers and how much more time in a practice room they should be sentenced to before daring to step in front of an audience. That's not what performance about to me.
Lizzyjean5 1 year ago 2
@Lizzyjean5 The larger point is that we are in cultural dark ages. Image trumps over substance...and it is plain, shocking and disturbing. Artistic regression across the board - there is no Monet, no Callas, no ML King, no Wheatley, no Robeson, no Pavarotti, no Ella or Sarah, no Armstrong or Bichet. No, no, NO! We get Beyonce instead of Sarah. We get Netrebko instead of Caballe...and that is bad enough - but you in here reppin' AN as a legit bel canto, is frankly, vulgar imo - thanx though :)
Rams4ever 1 year ago
It's easy to look back and feel a sense of loss. As someone who is an active participant in the creation of this art form on a daily basis, I am proud to say that it is alive and well and doing just fine without legends of the past. That is only because we, who are involved, do not fixate on the past. We embrace the future and the change brought with it. We have great voices today, and greater acting chops than of the past. Let us cherish the memories of past artists and encourage today's!
Lizzyjean5 1 year ago
@Rams4ever I think every singer has the right to be himself or herself, and to deliver the music through his or her own instrument.
episkey86 10 months ago
lol some ppl listen this poor quality converted file and write about over-miked recording, metallic voice etc. Instead you better download or buy blu ray disc with this great operngala and enjoy dts 5.1 sound
gman20101 1 year ago
Okay, so I went away to hear older recordings in this "contest" before returning to score it. despite the microphone problems, the high-fidelity of current recording tech catches a lot more clarity and expression from these singers than the pairs from the 60's and 70's. Also the pace of the piece is really slowed (compared to some others) so the expression and pairing can be synced. I enjoyed the performance immensely. Nonetheless I think both artists will get even better than this. 4.9 of 5.
joecburke 1 year ago
One thing I noticed is that this recording is "over-miked", the recording gain is turned up so much that the microphone is overwhelmed on both singers (scratching sound when they are projecting). This affects our interpretation of these singers.
joecburke 1 year ago
Elina has the deepest and "sexiest" (on the good sens of the word) voice i've heard in my life !!!!!
And I practice Opera for a long time now !!!!
JLP078 1 year ago
:/ out of tune
PukKoleszka 1 year ago
@PukKoleszka omg i mean there are beautiful moments, but ... i agree!!!!
0o0doir0o0 1 year ago
@PukKoleszka omg i mean there are beautiful moments, but ... i agree!!!! I love horne and sutherlands version
0o0doir0o0 1 year ago
nice sounds but oh so soporific. they might as well go ah ah ah ah throughout for the size of their passion is one of high school girls.
looksee26 1 year ago
I don't know, but some people here really don't know, what spectacular voices are. Nobody from these young and dynamic singers has an spect. voice. And the very big problem they get in three or four years, that they couldnt sing anymore pinano, there voices are totaly overkilled at konw. And the first of all is the technical way, they sing. I feel shame when I remember singers like Leontine Price, Merilyn Horne and Callas - of course.
MaximilianGarbe 1 year ago
If there is a contest, this one wins for me for Mira, O Norma. Their voices blend so beautifully. I am sure the old videos suffer from poor recroding quality. And they both look so beautful also which is a bonus.
VimalaNowlis 1 year ago
ELINA GARANCA AND ANNA NETREBKO ARE EXCELLENT SINGERS, HAVE SPECTACULAR VOICES
nathalydavila 1 year ago
ELINA GARACA AND ANNA NETREBKO ARE EXCELLENT SINGERS, HAVE SPECTACULAR VOICES
nathalydavila 1 year ago
I don't like the style at all. Netrebko has a great voice but will never be a great singer. She simply lacks sincerity and is just making sounds!
vivegedda 1 year ago
Magnifique duo grand talent
claudius961 1 year ago
LASPS
2010luz 1 year ago
Mon coeur balance entre ces deux voix merveilleuses !!!!!
JLP078 1 year ago
Gorgeous !!!
If the world was as gorgeous we would be a very happy world !!!
Congrtulations to you two !!!!!
JLP078 1 year ago
the two of them blend beautifully, but the unison high Bb at the end didnt quite lock in haha
skitzo429 1 year ago
I like leontyne and horne's version coz their voice blends together silkily and smoothly. This sounds like a contest between the two of who has the more powerful voice.
ApparoDei 1 year ago
@ApparoDei agreed, i think noone was better than Horne and Monserrat
rozerozanyc 1 year ago
Generally good, but painful last note!
peejes 1 year ago
Hotter than a bowl of chillies in a heatwave.....phew
Snapper4298 1 year ago
Yes they blend with each other - they both sing FLAT. This is not Bel Canto. This is un-musical, and just one colour, loud. They sing flat because their voices are weighting the sound down.
Bel Canto is about painting colours with the voice, and the new 'superstars' can't do this any more. Makes me sad, as no one seems to care about perfect singing any more, just how a singer looks...
Listen to Sutherland and Horne, who really knew how to sing quietly as Bellini wrote in the score. It's magic.
belcantobeauty 1 year ago
What a magnificent interplay of voices!
And what beautiful women!
Elina and Anna ... Bravo!!! Bravo!!!
AlcidesConstante 1 year ago 3
Che Dio le benedica
simonjester100 1 year ago
muy bellas mujeres, muy bellas sus voces y grandes artistas, casi me hacen salir el corazón.
jfsanin 1 year ago
How wonderful is this duet!
Their voices are deep as oceans,
One more passage,one more couplet,
I can't restrain emotions ... )))
spqrmor 1 year ago
magnificent
vladislavskalicky 2 years ago
secondo me non si puo comparare veramente i voci sono differente e ad qualcuni piace in più l una ad qualcuni l'altra. A me piace molto i voci da Netrebko anche Garanca
Sameafnir 2 years ago
voci fuori repertorio,bella registrazione bellissime donne ma io preferisco i mezzosoprani é i soprani del passato , un esempio La Callas e La Nicolai .
bodiloto 2 years ago
@bodiloto
E bravo. Però come paragone è quantomeno crudele.
Vendimi3 1 year ago
@Vendimi3 la adoro,io crudele hahahahahaha no,io sono di natura generoso.Ciao.
bodiloto 1 year ago
@bodiloto mano male che qualcuno conosce il significato di voci adeguate al repertorio... e le dò ragione, bella registrazione, grazie anche alle "manopole" ben dosate... magari con intonazione un po' meno barcollante avrebbe aiutato.
numetutelare 1 year ago
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Traviata - Ms. Netrebko displayed ample power, coloratura bravura with a marvelous tone Having recently heard Natalie Dessay sing Sempre Libera at the Met Gala, one was impressed by the legato nature of Netrebko's portray in contrast to Dessay's intentional staccato, fragmented phrasing interpretation. Having also seen photos of Fleming in her current Violetta at the ROH, one can only marvel at Netrebko's resilience, endurance and commitment to bel canto opera.
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Traviata - Ms. Netrebko displayed ample power, coloratura bravura with a marvelous tone Having recently heard Natalie Dessay sing Sempre Libera at the Met Gala, one was impressed by the legato nature of Netrebko's portray in contrast to Dessay's intentional staccato, fragmented phrasing interpretation. Having also seen photos of Fleming in her current Violetta at the ROH, one can only marvel at Netrebko's resilience, endurance and commitment to bel canto opera.
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belcunto 2 years ago
think you are more ridiculous
seetsebea1 2 years ago
to Seetsebea1,
Anna Netrebko is such a beautiful and TALENTED singer. 2 in 1! how can your criticizm be so cruel, seetsebea1??
Viva Anna Netrebko, we love you!!
lovesjsutherland 2 years ago 18
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sweethheart, nice you love me, doesn`t change my opinion though. maybe try to listen again, maybe you`ll end up being less sarcastic
kind regards
seetsebea1 2 years ago
Don't you hear a "Sutherland influence" on Netrebko's placement?? I hear a hint of Joan. FABULOUS!!!
Yokeish 1 year ago
think the more ridiculous is u
seetsebea1 2 years ago
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belcunto 2 years ago 3
no, i think seetsebea1 is the ridiculous one
lastupidissimo 2 years ago 3
yeh i agree... seetsebea1 is ridiculous.
Netrebko's Lucia died long before the final aria at the Met last year. If you can't sing Lucia, how on earth can you sustain a role like Norma?
rileyhale12 2 years ago
seetsebea1 You, are incredibly ridiculous.
seebapo 2 years ago 3
clearly seetsebea1 you are ridiculous...
lovesjsutherland 2 years ago 2
La Callas e La Nicolai ...
bodiloto 2 years ago
To my mind it can't be a contest anyway... Elina is mezzo-soprano while Anna is soprano. But having them in the same work is great, definitely !
havstroll 2 years ago
@havstroll LOL the contest was not between them
Maggielicious21 1 year ago
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immensofta: abre tus orejas. no es un ensaio de idioma. las dos son unicas. just open your ears, this is not language class. this couple is just miraculous
seetsebea1 2 years ago
This is beautiful!
alejonightwish 2 years ago
I enjoy Garanca's rich mezzo sound equally paired with the talented Netrebko who I believe will be the "Joan Sutherland" of the current generation. Granted we all still have a lot to learn, if you listen closely, she and Sutherland have a very similar vocal approach especially when singing Norma. The voices of opera's past are legendary and cannot be duplicated, however, we can study their techniques and listen to their words of wisdom to perfect our own art!
Yokeish 2 years ago
Темп замедлен.
donnavoce 2 years ago
non si capisce nulla perchè le signore non padroneggiano una tecnica di respirazione consona e hanno la voce tristemente indietro e ingolata.
immensofta 2 years ago
despina64 expressed my feelings beautifully. I can read French well enough to understand despina and Italian well enough to understand Kuseikos, but even in my native English I can seldom follow the words at the Metropolitan Opera. I can still appreciate beautiful music and beautiful voices.
HokeyYokel 2 years ago
this is a fabulous performance! for me though, i think that sutherland's and horne's rendition is still my favorite. their chemistry and technique is unmatched. also, i think the top of horne's register is very underrated!
spdrunner 2 years ago
L'incapacità dell'ascoltatore di capire le parole in un brano belcantistico è spesso inevitabile conseguenza dello stile musicale. La pretesa di valutare questo brano dalla dizione, peraltro piuttosto chiara, delle intepreti dimostra solo scarsa attitudine dell'orecchio all'opera italiana.
And I totally agree with despina64.
Kuseikos 2 years ago
I would very much understand ONE SINGLE word they sung...I'm very sorry but this is not italian opera....
melomaneinacidito71 2 years ago
90% des mélomanes du monde entier qui adorent les opéras italiens, ne connaissent pas un seul mot d'italien
Ils sont subjugués par autre chose
- ils connaissent un peu le sujet
- ils AIMENT - la musique qui est belle et qui emeut - les voix magnifiques des chanteurs et cantatrices qui donnent du plaisir et souvent beaucoup d'émotion - décor, mise en scène et jeu théatral superbes
L'ensemble donne un ravissement complet
despina64 2 years ago
@despina64 non mi interessa se gli altri non capiscono una parole di italiano ma dato che io sono italiano vorrei capire, grazie.
melomaneinacidito71 2 years ago
....Excellent !!!
nycolas1712 2 years ago
Why not?
You're a freak one can well do without!
Neanderthalgirl 2 years ago
i am sure u can give a lot more: this was really, really poor!
callasglorify 2 years ago
@callasglorify
your name says it all. You're a IDIOT.
Neanderthalgirl 2 years ago
for Neanderthalgirl : why so much violence? why this ugly language?
callasglorify 2 years ago
...aN idiot, neanderthal girl. You idiot.
lovesjsutherland 2 years ago 3
think your sort of primitive. maybe you`re striker again. at least the same level.
seetsebea1 2 years ago
@Striker9410
LIES HAVE SHORT LEGS...!!!
Yes, also for me, she's a little bit to fat but, in comparison to Callas, she becomes more as it ripens better and better and now she takes the time to study new roles in the future. Anna is fully booked for a long time ahead and is unfettered the No1, the QUEEN of OPERA
The only you reaches is:
EVEN EVERY CALLAS-FAN LAUGH ABOUT YOU,
but
Folks, he is clearly not aware of it. :)))
Neanderthalgirl 2 years ago
too slow ...their voice don't blend as they should...garanca is cold and netrebko fake
callasglorify 2 years ago
If a mind is clouded by the glorification of an overrated singer, than this is what comes out: an insult for two of the very best artists of modern times ... !
Nightfighter74 2 years ago
I was waiting for a reply of this kind: thx for confirmation:)
callasglorify 2 years ago
Just great! Wonderful performance! Great music! Very beautiful, warm, with splendid technique voices, well matched! Very beautiful and elegant women too! It's a pleasure to look at them! Brave! Netrebko's soprano is exquisite! Thanks for posting.
serenaluce 2 years ago
Excellent.
nycolas1712 2 years ago 9
Adorableeeeee
MrLenhard 2 years ago
Bellini wept.
Liwah 2 years ago
How can women who look so hot sound so good and be such delicate musicians? All I can say is I wish I was Pollione in this production....
Tow hot babes who can sing like this!!!!
gdabreo 2 years ago
How can women who look so hot sound so good and be such good musicians?
How...how how...don't they ahve to be fat and large and unpleansant to look at?
gdabreo 2 years ago
maravillosas!!!!!!!!!!!!!
amacine 2 years ago
Nadie nunca cantará´ Norma como la CALLAS!!!!
6061649 2 years ago
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petitspirouet 2 years ago
Callas ETAIT grande, c'est pas une raison pour ne plus chanter cette musique, surtout que c'est bien chanté.(pour 6061649)
petitspirouet 2 years ago
Una opinion NO es un´´ comentario ridiculo´´ ´Je ne suis pas d´accord Sorry........
6061649 2 years ago
...concordo, mas cada um tem o seu talento.......
nycolas1712 2 years ago
voci fuori repertorio !
bodiloto 2 years ago
The duet 'Mira O Norma,' is a song between the Druid priestess Norma and her acolyte Adalgisa. The drama unfolds as they learn that they have been betrayed by the same man. They sing and their voices almost merge into one voice.
ForeverTraLaLa 2 years ago
what is the duet about?... what they are saying.. they're both GREAT singers!
Canica15 2 years ago
ORRIBILE? Who is the terrible director? i'm sleeping
dudabba 2 years ago
De Callas hasta acá, no hay ni una que no tenga una impronta de la gran Norma. De todas formas, Netrenko, EMOCIONANTE.
Anibaal 2 years ago
bellisimas las dos
martinci24 2 years ago
this made me smile!
YaYasings 2 years ago
WOW! I don't know what some of you were watching but I just heard a terrific performance of Mira, o Norma by two wonderful young artists. It's tough to beat Marilyn Horne as Adalgisa or as anything for that matter but ol' Joanie one Note? Come on, Netrebko is by far the more exciting Norma even if she's never done the role. Ol' Mush Mouth Joanie put me to sleep during a live performance of my favorite opera, Norma. I hope Dame Anna will add this glorious score to her repertory.
CarloQuinto 2 years ago
Typically ill-mannered comment
timsuffolk 2 years ago
I suppose the ill mannered comments about Netrebko and Garanca are acceptable. It's all only OPINION!
CarloQuinto 2 years ago
i do not like...it is sleepy. I find Garanca's voice metallic and his sound is very hard, i mean a bit opaque. And Netrebko, well she should not sing this...she breaks in the first Bb (imperceptible, but she does break the note) 2/5!!
Schollistico 2 years ago
Garanca is sublime. Netrebko is an abomination.
Elisabetta611 2 years ago 2
@Elisabetta611 you're SO right...
teolinchen 1 year ago
I didn't like this. Netrebko broke her voice in the top... bad. And I didn' t feel any fiato between both of them.
khothye 2 years ago
So just because you put a pretty woman in a gold dress with hair extensions, that makes her a NORMA? Absolutely not. Sorry. Just poor.
Orfflevel2 2 years ago
Lots of folks will not agree with me here, but frankly I don't care. Sorry, this just doesn't cut it. Either it's the wrong rep, or they just don't care to sing it the way it should be done. I feel that the mezzo is the better of the two. C'mon, folks! A hot-looking soprano alone does not a great operatic performance make. She has to sing well, too! The mezzo has a very attractive tone that jumped right out in front in her opening "Mira, o Norma..."
UrsulanChild 2 years ago
how wonderful was that, this was not the metropolitan opera house, it was in front of an audience, no props, no acting needed here. absolutely beautiful the way these tow compliment each others presence.
bparno 2 years ago 3
If you are horrified now you should check out Netrebko's Casta Diva + Ah Bello right after this of the same concert. Her C in Ah Bello is SO MUCH WORSE than the C here in Si, Filno Allore!
Drelnis 2 years ago
Very ridiculous video. It's extremely slow! I feel they did it for Netrebko as she can't handle it.
DottoreJojo 2 years ago
Elina Garanca is wonderful here, but Anna Netebko - not so much. Whats up with this dragging tempo?!
parker930 2 years ago 3
Netrebko is walk