Well l don't really know, Leyla had a fabulous voice.
Bad was for her to have meet with Caballé and in a music conference she made a joke saying that she rediscovered Bellini and Donizetti scores, and Caballé recorded them.
It may be true.
Leyla had some thing more than voice, she was a great actress.
@sezgin86 ehmmm no. Leyla sang Leonora (Trovatore) for the 1st time in 1957. It is a LIVE recording. Meaning it was done in a studfo but for live broadcast, the recording of which was later used for one of the early RAI TV (televison) experiments of opera videos. A filmed version of the opera sinched to the previously recorded track. And it is 1957 with Del MOnaco, Bastianini, Barbieri. You can match the arias. They are identical. Trust me on this :)))
@XPRT10R No, this is from a recording from 1956 when she recorded 4 arias with Arturo Basile. I have the CD and this is definetely that aria from the 1956 recording :)
SIMPLY FABULOUS! TO me - no one has ever sung this aria as beautifully or expressively as Gencer! The legato is floated exquisitely. And those high D's are breath-taking! Every time I hear her sing this - it kills me! Shame on the recording companies that didn't sign her!!!! Queen of the Pirates - you will always be remembered and revered by those love great singing and artistry!! Thanks for posting this!!
... for me there was MILANOV, then PRICE (i heard both in their prime) each was special- hearing GENCER (only on recording) i love her. This Trovatore aria (sung so differently than the others) is fab-u-lous!! And dat's what i got to say.
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Dozens of better interpretations than her's. Gencer was an average singer and as this she is recorded in opera history. Never been a dramatic voice... but always tried to sound like 1.
And that's why she had an international career ..! Idiot ! How could you say that she is an average singer ! What about you ??? Please, give us an evidence of YOUR singing talent ! Then we could speak !
Oui pour moi Leyla est la meilleure cantatrice chantant cet air, aussi excellente Leontine, mais les autres.. fameuses oui, mais.. il y a toujours un passage de cet air qui n'est pas correct. de votre avis.
Bien sur il y a Callas, Tebaldi et leontyne Price, mais tout bien considéré la Gencer est ma préféré, je trouve qu'elle est la synthèse de toutes leurs qualités.
ECCEZIONALE!!!!!!! Lei e la Callas, in questa pagina Verdiana sono inarrivabili. Grande, purtroppo poco conosciuta, Leyla Gencer. La Tebaldi non può essere presa neanche in considerazione. Provate a seguirle tutte e tre con la partitura originale...........
y cuando la tebaldi canto il trovatore? leyla gencer ha sido una de las mejores (sino la mejor) leonora que he escuchado. no sé porque hay un grupejo aislado de personas irracionales que se dan a la tarea de denigrar a esta gran cantante
Eccezionale...poi i suoi piano sono un'esempio per tutte le cantanti...questa signora è un'artista inarrivabile...grazie saluti
federic017 1 year ago
When was this recorded? The voice is much more mature than the 1957 version.
sezgin86 1 year ago
@sezgin 86
Well l don't really know, Leyla had a fabulous voice.
Bad was for her to have meet with Caballé and in a music conference she made a joke saying that she rediscovered Bellini and Donizetti scores, and Caballé recorded them.
It may be true.
Leyla had some thing more than voice, she was a great actress.
joanabanyeres 1 year ago
@joanabanyeres Je crois que la citation complète est : "Je redécouvre les opéras, Montserrat les chante et Beverley les enregistre" :))
512gontran 1 year ago
@joanabanyeres questa incisione è del 1956. Un 45 giri della Cetra
matmarazzi 1 year ago
@sezgin86 This IS the 1957 recording
XPRT10R 6 months ago
@XPRT10R This is not the 1957 recording. I later learned that it is a live recording from 1956.
sezgin86 6 months ago
@sezgin86 ehmmm no. Leyla sang Leonora (Trovatore) for the 1st time in 1957. It is a LIVE recording. Meaning it was done in a studfo but for live broadcast, the recording of which was later used for one of the early RAI TV (televison) experiments of opera videos. A filmed version of the opera sinched to the previously recorded track. And it is 1957 with Del MOnaco, Bastianini, Barbieri. You can match the arias. They are identical. Trust me on this :)))
XPRT10R 6 months ago
@XPRT10R No, this is from a recording from 1956 when she recorded 4 arias with Arturo Basile. I have the CD and this is definetely that aria from the 1956 recording :)
sezgin86 6 months ago
SIMPLY FABULOUS! TO me - no one has ever sung this aria as beautifully or expressively as Gencer! The legato is floated exquisitely. And those high D's are breath-taking! Every time I hear her sing this - it kills me! Shame on the recording companies that didn't sign her!!!! Queen of the Pirates - you will always be remembered and revered by those love great singing and artistry!! Thanks for posting this!!
JoanNilson 2 years ago 4
... for me there was MILANOV, then PRICE (i heard both in their prime) each was special- hearing GENCER (only on recording) i love her. This Trovatore aria (sung so differently than the others) is fab-u-lous!! And dat's what i got to say.
StuartLou 2 years ago 2
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Dozens of better interpretations than her's. Gencer was an average singer and as this she is recorded in opera history. Never been a dramatic voice... but always tried to sound like 1.
everythinok 2 years ago
And that's why she had an international career ..! Idiot ! How could you say that she is an average singer ! What about you ??? Please, give us an evidence of YOUR singing talent ! Then we could speak !
nooneelsewillbe 2 years ago
Oui pour moi Leyla est la meilleure cantatrice chantant cet air, aussi excellente Leontine, mais les autres.. fameuses oui, mais.. il y a toujours un passage de cet air qui n'est pas correct. de votre avis.
joanabanyeres 2 years ago
Bien sur il y a Callas, Tebaldi et leontyne Price, mais tout bien considéré la Gencer est ma préféré, je trouve qu'elle est la synthèse de toutes leurs qualités.
jacquesurlus 2 years ago 5
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ECCEZIONALE!!!!!!! Lei e la Callas, in questa pagina Verdiana sono inarrivabili. Grande, purtroppo poco conosciuta, Leyla Gencer. La Tebaldi non può essere presa neanche in considerazione. Provate a seguirle tutte e tre con la partitura originale...........
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y cuando la tebaldi canto il trovatore? leyla gencer ha sido una de las mejores (sino la mejor) leonora que he escuchado. no sé porque hay un grupejo aislado de personas irracionales que se dan a la tarea de denigrar a esta gran cantante
SiEtIn1 3 years ago
Sempre c'e qualcuno che non sa niente.
joanabanyeres 3 years ago
Sempre c'e qualcuno che e un ignorante
joanabanyeres 3 years ago
Impossible to sing better.
joanabanyeres 3 years ago 4