Durch Zärtlichkeit und Schmeicheln - Lucia Popp

[killerbunny123123]

aha! so the great lucia popp has the best sounding high F staccato in queen of the night but isnt a great deal when its a longer F huh? :P Dessay has got a far better high F

[90lysander]

@killerbunny123123 mention not Dessay in connection with the divine Lucia

[killerbunny123123]

@90lysander Well, each soprano coloratur is divine in her own section.....We shouldn't compare Dessay to Lucia when it comes to lucia's excellent "der holle rache" but we shudn't mention Lucia in connection to Dessay's divine LONG high F6, F#6, G6, G#6 and staccato A6. Because Lucia popp can not compete in those top notes :)

[90lysander]

@killerbunny123123 And, of course, top notes are what singing is all about. *rolls eyes*

[killerbunny123123]

@90lysander No they're not. Dessay lost those top notes today and all that changed is that now she is even better and more dramatic. top notes are not THAT important but Dessay's top A6 is something that very few women on the planet have.

[90lysander]

@killerbunny123123 An A6 is impressive in its own way, I suppose, but hardly a component of great singing.

[killerbunny123123]

@90lysander Yup, i agree to that, i said so too in the previous comment.

[MedievalFairy]

she's one of my favorite voices, i like her in this aria! only the "ch"s in german were a little strange, but who cares?? lol

[beejayem76]

Lovely as usual Ms Popp. For anyone complaining that the high E's sound high, or stretched - IT IS HIGH... and IT IS A STRETCH!

[CorneaRealty]

This is absolute perfection! Lucia Popp was an angel from Heaven descended upon Earth to show us the true Mozart magic Pure and simple

[alidoroful]

@CorneaRealty I totally agree with you ,Lucia Popp was divine,an angel descended from Heaven .Iove her

[OlDoinyo]

I am not used to hearing this aria sung by a silver-lyric singer (I am more accustomed to elfin-lyric or straight light-lyric voices), but I like it--a nice change. Concerning the E at 3:05, it sounds as if she is shifting registers, breaking either into falsetto or whistle for that note. Her modal voice was definitely better, no doubt about it.

[latraviata69]

this Recording reveals more than others the "ring" of a perfectly placed and focussed voice and how the timbre-colours scintillate in the perfectly connected/ mixed (verblendet) registers! Wonderful! But this timbre sounds yet too noble for this role. A Blondchen in best casting.

[Tristiano]

it is fine the high E's...alas they are not vibrated but absolutely fine.

[forallyouknow]

I'm sorry, but though Popp's voice was superb for most of the aria (beautiful jumps), I did not find the execution of the 3:05 high notes beautiful at all.

[califonia21]

when was this performed?

[leoperarm]

In 1966, from a studio recording :)

[beethomozart]

what a nice soprano miss popp, long live mozart

[tornadohits]

thank u for ur sharing . i think it from Die Zauberflöte Opera by W.A.MOZART

[leoperarm]

From Die Enfuhrung aus dem Searil, actually.

[forallyouknow]

Serail. :)

[LLehmannfan]

I allways loved Lucia!

May she rest in peace.

[drdre333]

Wonderful! You don't happen to have the Osmin/Blondchen duet, do you? That would be great!

[leoperarm]

Hello! I hope you like this music, one of the best singers ever.

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