I was in the chorus when she sang this MACBETH and also LUCIA around the same time in Newark and Trenton. She was unique and unforgettable but also a very down to earth person with a good since of humor. She had us laughing during a rehearsal of the banquet scene. Her way with certain phrases will live in my ear forever. So great to hear her again.
This is not a role for her--or for most sopranos who undertake it. Listen to Shirley Verrett's interpretation and you'll never want to hear another. A Lady Macbeth for all seasons. Deutekom here is just too painful to listen to.
I was in this performance - the Macbeth was Sherill Milnes and the conductor was Silipigni. Deutekom had just learned the role so these were her first Lady's. This is a role that a soprano needs to sing nine or ten times at least before she knows exactly how to pace herself. It is like Abigaille, but also completely different. The instrumentation is different, darker and denser and places much more strain on the lower octave of the voice. Still, who sings it like this nowadays??!!!
@assindiastignani I was wondering about any singer who was still able to sing Lady Macbeth after "nine or ten times" and then sing anything else. I think to sing this role "twice" is enough to make a major achievement.
@lallanzinho The great Lady Macbeths - Birgit Nilsson, Ghena Dimitrova, Mara Zampieri, Leonie Rysanek, Shirley Verrett, Grace Bumbry, et.al. sang it even more often than that.
This is where singing becomes so interesting: I was just listening to her Abigaille and thought it fantatsic so I assumed that Lady Macbeth would b a cinch - and yet it just doesn't sit in her voice - for whatever reason - don't get me wrong it is great and I couldn't sing this role but it is not ideal for her - not at her fingertips which I always love to hear
@tetrazzinifan To be fair, it was her very first Lady M.; she had just learned it. But you are absolutely right abt. Abigaille and Lady M. People always lump them together, but they are very different.They lie differently. Lady M. is longer and hammers away more at the middle and lower middle voice, then all of a sudden goes way up. Also the orchestration is much denser with a greater emphasis on the lower strings and woodwinds. The color of the voice has to be different from Abigaille.
And see, I find her voice quite lovely. I guess it's just a difference in opinion. I think that the piercing quality in her voice gave her the capability to sing Lady. It just sort gives a cold, chilling feeling. At least in my opinion.
Hoy es un gran día. Me he encontrado con varios vídeos nuevos y todos sensacionales. Muchas gracias a quien los ha enviado. Sois gloriosos. La voz de Cristina Deutekom es tan mágica que no me canso de escucharla. Todo lo que canta lo convierte en oro.
I was in the chorus when she sang this MACBETH and also LUCIA around the same time in Newark and Trenton. She was unique and unforgettable but also a very down to earth person with a good since of humor. She had us laughing during a rehearsal of the banquet scene. Her way with certain phrases will live in my ear forever. So great to hear her again.
Figaro48 8 months ago
This is not a role for her--or for most sopranos who undertake it. Listen to Shirley Verrett's interpretation and you'll never want to hear another. A Lady Macbeth for all seasons. Deutekom here is just too painful to listen to.
jrtrmish 2 years ago
great.
wish I could hear her in 'traviata'...
KaiVanMaaren 2 years ago
@KaiVanMaaren there is a record on youtube of her singinh sempre libera
down8here 1 year ago
I was in this performance - the Macbeth was Sherill Milnes and the conductor was Silipigni. Deutekom had just learned the role so these were her first Lady's. This is a role that a soprano needs to sing nine or ten times at least before she knows exactly how to pace herself. It is like Abigaille, but also completely different. The instrumentation is different, darker and denser and places much more strain on the lower octave of the voice. Still, who sings it like this nowadays??!!!
assindiastignani 2 years ago 7
@assindiastignani I was wondering about any singer who was still able to sing Lady Macbeth after "nine or ten times" and then sing anything else. I think to sing this role "twice" is enough to make a major achievement.
lallanzinho 1 year ago
@lallanzinho The great Lady Macbeths - Birgit Nilsson, Ghena Dimitrova, Mara Zampieri, Leonie Rysanek, Shirley Verrett, Grace Bumbry, et.al. sang it even more often than that.
assindiastignani 1 year ago
@assindiastignani Sylvia Valayre
robertdonkers 10 months ago
This is where singing becomes so interesting: I was just listening to her Abigaille and thought it fantatsic so I assumed that Lady Macbeth would b a cinch - and yet it just doesn't sit in her voice - for whatever reason - don't get me wrong it is great and I couldn't sing this role but it is not ideal for her - not at her fingertips which I always love to hear
tetrazzinifan 2 years ago
@tetrazzinifan To be fair, it was her very first Lady M.; she had just learned it. But you are absolutely right abt. Abigaille and Lady M. People always lump them together, but they are very different.They lie differently. Lady M. is longer and hammers away more at the middle and lower middle voice, then all of a sudden goes way up. Also the orchestration is much denser with a greater emphasis on the lower strings and woodwinds. The color of the voice has to be different from Abigaille.
assindiastignani 1 year ago
fantastic voice but i believe it is 'light" for lady macbeth
scarpiax 2 years ago
The spoken part is kinda so-so
But it's awesomely sung
Brava Cristina!
tetasdevirgen 3 years ago 2
This proves that Lady MacBeth doesn't have to have an "ugly" voice...
DivaDeb1234 3 years ago 2
Well Verdi wouldn't approve I think
31071946 3 years ago
Gosh, Deutekom certainly did not have a beatiful voice, great as it was. And yes that is why she made a great Lady
robertdonkers 2 years ago
What, it is quite an ugly voice I would say but a great one
robertdonkers 2 years ago
And see, I find her voice quite lovely. I guess it's just a difference in opinion. I think that the piercing quality in her voice gave her the capability to sing Lady. It just sort gives a cold, chilling feeling. At least in my opinion.
RandomOperaGuy11 2 years ago 4
I am glad we both admire this great singer.
robertdonkers 2 years ago
Hoy es un gran día. Me he encontrado con varios vídeos nuevos y todos sensacionales. Muchas gracias a quien los ha enviado. Sois gloriosos. La voz de Cristina Deutekom es tan mágica que no me canso de escucharla. Todo lo que canta lo convierte en oro.
deutekomefran 3 years ago 4