Éva Marton Ombra mai fu Händel Xerxes New York Harp Ensemble

[lilyrosityY]

Me too,never heared about her before.What a powerful,wonderful voice i've been missing!She's the best

[TheValdoro]

the voice sounds splendid to me.all you arti farti people out there who find it easy to crticise ,let me tell you that " Ombra mai fu " aint easy to sing , and she handled it with great ease and a remarkable clarity and steadyness in her voice Oh and you wont have any trouble hearing her in the theatre unlike the Flemings of this worlde

[PapagenoHannover]

I thought "soave", "cara ed amabile" are very soft emotions, which are truely expressed in a piano or pianissimo and not necessarly showing what a wonderful rhich and big voice one has. For that I put this other version, in which the singer risks to go into pianissimi. Xerxes is relaxing under a tree. He is not showing in this moment how magnificent he is. It is an intimate scene.

[PapagenoHannover]

I thought "soave", "cara ed amabile" are very soft emotions, which are truely expressed in a piano or pianissimo and not necessarly showing what a wonderful rhich and big voice one has. For that I put this other version, in which the singer risks to go into pianissimi. Xerxes is relaxing under a tree. He is not showing in this moment how magnificent he is. It is an intimate secne.

[DANIELUSERNAME]

EXCELENTE. DANIEL, BRAZIL.

[bonnies1234567]

Have any of you listened to Kathleen Ferrier's interpretation. She's a contralto and brings all the reverence and richness that this aria requires.

[pianomags]

Aw what a truly gorgeous tone, so rich. Hadn't heard her before this ans my head HAD BEEN ubder the sand, to any potential spammers :D

[TedRob1958]

A massive voice, magnificent.

[Andante735]

Eva Marton was a magnificent singer, and her career ended badly ( if indeed it is over ) in my opinion. It was a huge, beautiful, voice that I heard many times in it's prime.

[operafan85]

Why do you say her career ended badly?

[Loismustdie26]

well she may have not stopped singing, but her career is over. She should have bowed out gracefully in the mid 80s.

search "Eva Marton - Tacea la notte placida" and find the 1988 recording to see her decline.

Wonderful in its day, but its day happened over 25 years ago.

I wish I could have heard her sing in her hay day, I'll bet she was a power house.

[ranhat2]

For a surprise and opinion-revision, pull up her 1994 Turandot (San Fran. Opera) on youtube for a revelation. A spectacular, best I've seen, including her Met performance with P. Domingo.

[Loismustdie26]

@ranhat2 wow... I totally concede that, she clearly has some power left in her (or did in 1994). Stunning.

[paulprocopolis]

it's strange that when dramatic sopranos move outside their natural habitat and sing non-dramatic repertoire, their voices often sound much more pleasing. This performance is a case in point.

[bogdankos]

nagyom szépen

[ChesapeakeReview]

In her day Eva Marton was a remarkable singer, she is just over the hill here. Had she done this in her prime, I think the comments would be much more positive. The harp ensemble needs a lesson in tuning.

[dannymaestro]

Well, I´m not a fan of ms. Marton, but I like this better than Renee Flemings rendition. But I prefer male singers for this aria, soft, dark tenors with perfect technique and agility of course!

[Jokanaan]

Good grief...does every singer on the planet have to record "Ombra mai fu?" There's probably a recording somewhere of Tupac singing it.

[carlissima28]

hahahaha

[hillevifan]

Its sad but its probably true! It is one of THE most overdone arias, I even did it! Sopranos, mezzos, countertenors, tenors, baritones, basses- ALL have done this aria (or to be more specific arioso)

[senesino83]

whoops, I just posted my version... :o) I'll start receiving flames, I am sure ;) hehe!

[Federicopera]

True!!!!

[sg1741]

Eva Marton is a very Wagnerian heavy singer, it's shocking to hear her sing baroque. Frankly, I would've preferred a soft velvety voice for this aria.

[periodictable47]

Her rendition isn't bad, though I too prefer a soft velvety voice for this aria, ideally a contralto or baritone. I'd love to hear Dmitri Hvorostovsky sing it with the harp accompaniment!

[Solfageman]

this is beautiful

[sonqualnave]

I never thought i would hear one day eva marton in handel ... hehehe thanks for that

[Amphipolis]

Please post, also, some tv interview of Marton, if you have!