Dolora Zajick "La luce langue" Macbeth

[liricarieantiche]

Bravissima!!!

[caspiman]

just splendid! I should say I prefer her in dramatic soprano repertoire which to my mind suits better her voice, too high and bright for a mezzo. Nice trick with a laugh, added a slight demonic touch to the performance.

[Pathetikos]

@wotanBrunhilde Clean your ears. Zajick is one of the fewl big-voiced and well-trained singers left in the operatic business.

[blktenor]

Brava!!!

[Pywacket2]

I've come back to this a year later and I'm still overwhelmed by the power of voice and the brilliant characterization of Lady Macbeth. Only Verdi could capture Shakespeare.

[MrSwifts31]

What an amazing rendition of this aria.

When she laughed(evilly) in the middle it made my blood run cold LOL

She was at one with the orchestra and really made me feel that her Lady macbeth would do anything to get her way!

[ahava77]

WHOA!! what a voice!!! :-O

[iriisblue]

OMG was that great. 11 years ago. Hard to believe, but Zajick is singular in her career. She came as Cossotto, Verrett and Bumbry were fading. Baltsa already fizzled. No one has come after. She's one of the few great voices in front of audiences today.

[fastborzoi]

Dolora Zajick has a depth of feeling that is staggering - have seen her live several times in other performances. Her interpretations are such an intense pleasure -- thanks for posting, and now I think I'll listen to this several more times.

[lipera]

This is the main reason why I am constantly thanking God for being able to hear!!

Love you Dolora!!!

[Espetrio]

Ich finde die Frau GEIL!!!!!

[lonely1wicca]

@Espetrio Translation to this sentence: I find this woman great.

[ciociosan]

@Espetrio ich auch!

[jdegann]

I just came back from Lohengrin myself, and agree. Heppner was okay, and he was losing it at the end. Zajick blew the walls out!

[jdegann]

I just came back from Lohengrin myself, and agree. Heppner was okay, and he was losing it at the end. Zajick blew the walls out!

[blevarela]

She is just extraordinary. I had the pleasure of hearing her sing her first Ortrud in L.A. Opera's "Lohengrin" last weekend. It was not Ben Heppner's night, unfortunately, but Dolora totally redeemed the evening with her brilliant singing. So nice to hear her singing Wagner now! Thanks for posting this!

[SandrineSoprano]

Thanks for upload

[gayoperadude63]

there is nothing wrong with here interpretation or keeping up at the end! the chest voice was exciting and the top better than many a soprano! judge singers not by comparison, but on their own merits! and this as with any role should be cast on voice alone, not physical size or lack there of! Amen? Amen!!!!!!!

[operachad]

Go Dolora!

[richardvergara]

Awesome...

[cogitoergoboh]

la signora zajick è ...un grande mezzo soprano mi piace la sua voce potente e sicura

[alithecrab]

I love the laugh. She sings it well, but there are other interpretations that I would choose over this one. This is one role in which Callas is still, in my opinion, the definitive.

[georgerannie]

Delora has said that the Lady was not for her. Too bad, she sounds as if she could have made it her very own--brava diva.

[raigekimaru]

evil mezzo cackle hehehehe

[musicsrhythm]

Completely perfect

[kettycity]

Merveilleux.Technique parfaite..J'adore



[SiViSaraVendetta]

Fantastica, strepitosa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DottoreJojo]

Ummm wow...

[ploplisphilin]

It would be hard to find a better performance of that aria!

[justasondheimbaby]

Fabulous.

[michaelgangell]

I don't see why Lady Macbeth couldn't be a big woman! Any thought? This is PERFECT PERFECT singing!!!!

[taillia]

She is a BOMB !

[musoph21]

undoubtedly one of the best mezzo's everr

[ilovechocolatechip]

The cackle is AMAZING. Love it.

[DrGarri]

BRAVA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PapagenoHannover]

This is just wonderful...What a rich and beautiful voice. BRAVA

[vitroz]

THE best!!!!!!!!! She stands alone

[dulcamara66]

A me è piaciuta.....

[razdoburdina]

MAIs GéNIAL!!! Merci Merci tanto!  Alexis Vassiliev

[Pywacket2]

To ridicule an opera singer for her weight is utterly ridiculous. To criticize Zajick in such a lame and ignorant way makes you an ignoramus.

[Marroiamaxu]

I know..I tend to over do it!

[MisterSoprano]

Oh, the laugh! What perfect touch!

[Marroiamaxu]

Fake! Everything that is 'planned' like that, not expontaneous is not natural! Plus Lady Macbeth comes across better with a voice like Verret's or Callas. Full of acid and less "fat" in the voice and definetely not a FAT character!

[melbapatti]

What WHACKED observations.

[melbapatti]

Gilfrey was singing Barber at this concert (very badly, I might add), and I remember thinking "what must MERRILL(attending) be thinking?" Larmore and Turay also sang, and Millo tried La vergine. Underwhelming. Then Dolora walks out and sings this. Oh my god. The house EXPLODED when she was finished. Everyone else sounded like a vocal FRAGMENT compared to this immense Macbeth aria. She obliterated the orchestra. Listen to her voice ringing through the hall when she cuts off both ighh B's.

[Marroiamaxu]

Do not exagerate, please. Her voice looses stamina in the top if you compare it to Verret's or Dimitrova's. Plus her stage presence is pathetic! She cannot keep up the tempo in the end of the aria. She does not 'transmit' the essence of Lady Macbeth. She's a mezzo, real mezzo. Diferent than Verret that had a full spectrum voice. Lady Macbeth belongs to a true soprano.

[ciociosan]

this is probably the reason why she only sang lady a few times.

[giacominifan]

Add that performance as one of the reasons she is my favorite dramatic mezzo soprano.

[ginlemon29]

fenomenale, e la chiamano anche mezzosoprano!!! Avercene di lady così (capito Urmana?)

[30martin082007]

Muy buena!!! Brava

[montsyblackmaddona]

Brava!!!

[agnellodei]

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!

[madridd1]

This is an amazing performance by Zajick. I am awestruck. This is an absolutely stunning performance. Brava!

[rrgallo]

So confortable vocally at both extremes of her range..AWESOME... and the laugher a master touch and SO in character

[rjw0886]

Brava!!!

[Iareto]

What a phenom. I'm literally speechless. This is SO incredible. Wow. Really...unbelievable stuff...

[Iareto]

And good HECK!! Look at her face before she begins singing! The character! This is incredible. What drama!

[NotNellie]

Good God!

[Lohengrin]

viva THE GREATEST CHEST VOICE OF OUR TIMES Dolora!

[jijimaomao]

This is absolutely the best dramatic mezzo-soprano our time! Brava,Zajick!

[sirenadellopera]

Oh My God. Un-f***king-believable!!!

[fer1179]

The real art of the dramatic Mezzo!

[alceste66]

FANTASTICO!!!!!!

[schicchi1160]

Wow that was haunting! I may never be able to listen to another rendition of this after watching this video. This is the best I've ever seen Zajick. I do hope she's able to sing Lady Macbeth one day.

[Homoclassicus]

Great interpretation! Zajick's middle has a somewhat nasal quality that sometimes turns her voice less free and beautiful, but after a while you get used for a simple reason: this is a rare dramatic mezzo, a real mezzo, with a powerful and amazing low, a surprisingly wonderful top and a dark, really dramatic timbre. She is also an amazing musician and actress. In a recital she makes Lady Macbeth totally believable, which is something some singers can't make in a whole performance!

[BeauTenor]

That. Is. Un. Be. Liev. A. Ble. Absolutely amazing singing.

[patjan92]

Riveting. Wonderful.

[dacooldl]

That laugh at 2:49--BRILLIANT!

[MusicaParola]

Magnífica la Zajick. Esa risita que suelta (no sé si está indicada en la partitura) añade mucho al aspecto siniestro de la escena.

[Orfeus80]

Amazing!!!! What a great surprise. I always prefer sopranos in this role but Zajick makes such a strong case and - in this aria at least - deletes EVERY memory of other mezzo Ladies!

[BAMBAM8993]

YES!