Carol Vaness "Give me my Robe" Antony and Cleopatra

[willsvestal]

Samuel Barber would have absolutely adored this woman.

[Dymension]

I know I've commented twice already, but I just can't get over how absolutely fabulous she sounds!!!!!

[Dymension]

For the comment about her dress, I thinking she was going for cobra. I think it looks great!

[Dymension]

Not since Leontyne has a soprano sounded so glorious in this aria! There have been a couple that have tried.....

[kimancuo]

This Opera should have a revival in 2016 for the Met at Lincoln Center's 50th anniversary! It was the first Opera ever performed there with Justino Díaz and Leontine Price in the leading roles.

[ChaunceytheGardener]

Someone, please revive this opera.

[ahava77]

I can't stop listening to this!! its amazing!!

[baretone1]

meaning a long future still ahead of you

[despina64]

@baretone1

Je suis un admirateur sans limite de Carol

Dès qu'elle chante je ressens un bonheur immense

une plénitude extrème

Très peu de cantatrices ont cette capacité là

[baretone1]

Just to add a note of reality here for those of you who have never sung anything like this. I sang Antony to her Cleopatra in 1976 in our full university production, she was 24 when she did the entire role, and yes, the role is one of the most taxing, with exhausting leaps the entire 3 act opera. She was incredible then, and his video 16 years attests to her gift, intelligence, and longevity. Brava, honey, you still have a long way to go!

[leonardovittori1]

My God! I have heard Vaness Live once and she was great.. but this is better.. This is just spinetingling.. Thanks Onegin for posting.

[schicchi1160]

i cannot stop listening to this.

[lelecoloco]

She sounds like a Godess here!!!!!

BRAVA!!!!!

... and to think that Price was backstage watching this!!!

[johnkblanchard]

Are you guys kidding? I appreciate her middle voice, but she's a SOPRANO: and she makes an ugly sound above a "G" at forte -- end of story. (Not to mention it's all one color.) Barber is the star here and let no one forget it.

[BeauTenor]

@johnkblanchard

So successful singing is only about making a beautiful sound? Come on. Not to sound like one of the freaks that think she could do no wrong, but Callas proved that to be untrue. That would be incredibly boring. I never thought there was anything wrong with this voice. I saw her live as Tosca and she brought the house down, vocally and dramatically. The top was great even then. But, to each his own I guess.

[amneris54]

merci c très beau,,,,,, la musique la voix,,,,,

je ne connaissais pas cet ouvrage

bellle artiste

belle vidéo Onegin

[Chasson0318]

Beautiful!!

[timopragod]

A GREAT night for her! The voice is pouring out, it's beautiful, and it's on the breath!!!! Are we hearing this kind of singing at the MET right now? I'd say NOT! This was also the night that Leontyne was the hostess........ So Carol gets extra points for being amazing under pressure.

[MikeDC007]

She is a Goddess . . .

[ChuckNYC71]

WOW!! She's always amazing... I love her.

[erin129]

thank you so much for sharing this! what a privilege. Vaness truly was a force to be reckoned with in those days.

[BeauTenor]

In her prime, Vaness was quite a singer. This particular aria and role was written for leontyne, and tailored to the amazing things that only she could do with that unbelievable voice. Very few other singers can do it well...

[matthewjmoore]

Holy shit! That lady has some big-ass balls! What a tremendous performance!

[jmahlon]

lol is that a costume? Is it leather? Give her a whip and she'd be an opera dominatrix.

The singing is fantastic, so really she can wear what she likes..but...wow.

[erer2930]

@jmahlon Too funny