Miah Persson: Soffre il mio cor - Mitridate, Salzburg 2006

[tristan1865]

I think that of all the M22 Salzburg productions, this one is the most successful: the cast, headed by Croft, is magnificent, though Or's vibrato is an acquired taste; if only the role of Aspasia were given here to someone like mezzo Isabel Leonard, or soprano Annette Dasch, this would have been an ideal recording

[lucyliesinashes]

SING IT, GIRL! :D

[gamberotto]

la regia... oddio! I tagli... peggio!

Lei se la cava, ma se questo è il tempio mozartiano... stiamo freschi!

[Sorrentodellesirene]

@gamberotto concordo soprattutto sulla regia. Ma li prendono per corrispondenza sti registi??

[Hegemoner]

Has anyone noticed that the last 3 minutes of this aria has been removed, presumably in trying to keep up with the attention spans of the audience to which it is directed. Have a listen to an authentic version like Christophe Rousset's with Cecilia Bartolia singing the part and you will hear what you are missing in this version.

And I really hate the set. This wacky, ugly, jangly "postmodernism" or whatever it pretends to be is just appalling. Whom is it for?

The singing is good, no more.

[Flurina1246]

Brilliant! This is exactly what Mozart should look like. What beautiful singing.

[dixiegirl101]

I just bought the Nozze di Figaro over the weekend because of her voice and after watching this in band. She has a magnificiant voice.

[7inga7]

I love this, and so well done. Brava!

[Dogaradodia]

Certified Intergalactic!

[lplover441]

Absolument superbe et magnifique !!!

Bravo Miah !!!

[hngltn]

outstanding! virtuossissima for a live performance.

[moghedien13]

wonderful! honestly her voice is too feminine but with such incisive beautiful strong singing she wins me over!

[GonzaloMontecinos]

Please, i need to know who is the director of this opera, and if it is possible, the magnificient designer

[nclysander]

"Magnificent"? It's one of the ugliest things I've ever seen! If it weren't for singers like Persson, I wouldn't bother watching such junk.

[olympicfreak678]

I know the Salzburg Festival can use quite unusal sets and usually makes some odd productions, but they get some of the best casts. These are top, world-renowned singers who are known for Mozart roles. However, I do have some discrepencies with the cast. Like Netrbko as Susanna; being darker than the Marcellina was kind of odd. Good singer, just not right part. I think she could do well as the Contessa.

[BetuliaLiberata]

JUNK indeed. An opera that is set around 63BC in Asia and they make it like the charcaters are in junior high is just gross!

I wanna kill the "whoever" comes up with this shit and also give a good slap on the singers for agreeing with such a work.

[aeru9]

The conductor was Minkowski, the director Günter Krämer and the stage designer was Jürgen Bäckmann.

[Dogaradodia]

Bravissima, Persson! Luv ya... She saved this otherwise wonderful production.

[olympicfreak678]

Is this production using period instruments? I saw Miah Persson in another production with period instruments, of Cosi fan Tutte. I really did not think it was appropriate. It was fine, but I jsut didn't think it fit well within that kind of a boisterous comedy.

[KatherineXIX]

Weird. It fit really well within that kind of a boisterous comedy in the 1700s.

[olympicfreak678]

I thought period instruments were part of the Baroque period, though. I really didn't consider Cosi much of a Baroque opera, defntley a Classical one.

[nclysander]

I don't believe the instruments would have changed by Mozart's time; most of the major conductors of the period instrument movement have performed recorded his operas. And I admit I can't see the connection between the dramatic style of a piece (boisterous comedy, heart-rending tragedy) and the use of period instruments. It's a matter of era, not genre.

[olympicfreak678]

I don't know. I think I just like things higher. Usually it makes things sound more upbeat, and I like that. I get so used to regular recordings that when you listen to period instruments, you wait for tha special note you like, and it just doesn't work right. IDk.

[The0teh]

OMG i love mozart... every month i go to his birthplace, i live in vienna... maaaan I LOVE this music!!!

Greats from austria

[olympicfreak678]

MAn lucky you!!! DO you go to the Salzburg festival?????? I would be SOOOOO Jealous!!!!!!!!!

[The0teh]

Of corse I do^^

I love this city xDDD

[olympicfreak678]

what are your favourite operas of his and productions?

[The0teh]

his best production is the 7th symphonie, i think...

the best opera is Die Zauberflöte

[ScandalousWhispers]

If I was a man, I would SO be in love with Miah. She is incredible. Fantastic actress with a grade A voice.

[Satirike]

lol the music is amazing, but the set seriously made me crack up :-]

[Thrax1982]

Check out the clips from the old Ponnelle movie, it's blessing to the ears compared to this... thing.

[Thrax1982]

Sorry.

Blessing to the eyes I ment, the singing is fine in this production too.

[LilliVanessi]

Agree. But that's Salzburg nowadays, you know.

[KatherineXIX]

Brava Miah! This sounds like a beast of an aria. Did that guy in the audience say "bravo"? Cute...

[FuzzyCerts]

Well.... It *is* a trouser role - doesn't that make it borderline acceptable to screw up on the Italian? :D

[KatherineXIX]

Definitely. My point exactly :)

[CRUCIATUS7733]

Congratulations !!! excellent version, the best for me, Persson´s voice is so bright and clear; I´ve heard she only in mitridate.

more uploads like these!!! :)

greetings from Mexico

[FuzzyCerts]

You should definitely get your hands on both the Nozze di Figaro and Così fan tutte DVDs then :)

[FuzzyCerts]

For all of La Bartoli's technical know-how (she can pull off stuff nobody else can - a search for 'Agitata da due venti' will prove that), I really don't like her voice. Especially not when she takes on soprano roles - I prefer her when she uses her mezzo register. I'll have to check out that recording though :-)

[thebarroque]

The Recording is available in Decca, The cast is:

Mitridate: Giuseppe Sabbatini

Aspasia: Natalie Dessay

Sifare: Cecilia Bartoli

Farnace: Brian Asawa

Ismene: Sandrine Piau

Marzio: Juan Diego Flórez

Arbate: Hélène Le Corre

The interesting about this recording is that the whole opera was recorded, without cuts, the arias are complete, and the recitatives as well, and the character of Arbate is made by a soprano (like in the first performance) and not by a tenor (like is used to do).

[thebarroque]

This version is amazing,Miah Persson is an excellent singer, but the most beautiful and powerfull version is that of Cecilia Bartoli with Rousset.