Don Pasquale Contest - Patrizia Ciofi

[rlee1976]

The run up to that high note after the long scale is awful, and the last note is AWFUL, guys! Totally sharp! How she gets away with this is beyond me.

[pianomags]

but on the plus side, thank god she has put some weight on since her Lucia, c 2005/6 I think where she was about 6 stone, looked like a skeleton. The Lucia is amazing but truly horrific to watch.

[moghedien13]

what stupid stage instructions for such a witty opera

[MisterSoprano]

She's great! You must to see her life, must feel her, cause she's much much better then on TV or recordings...

[Iareto]

I'm not fond of her in anything that goes higher than an A (and even those get a little messed up sometimes), but this wasn't bad. I too dislike the "lack of purity" mentioned by tinyvoicedgheorghiu and as a result, 3/4.

[etinlacente]

Non si può sentire... Orrenda.

[janejones11]

3/3

[justTgerman]

3.5/2.5

[dutchtallguy]

Playfull acting. Steady voice, no extraordinary coloratura. 4/4

[Orombello]

4/5

[sevoflurane]

Some vocal flaws have never been eliminated. The acting is good but I have the impression I am watching (and listening to) an operetta here. 2/3

[tinyvoicedgheorghiu]

Thus

Singing 3

Characterization 5

[tinyvoicedgheorghiu]

Don't like the voice at all and the lack of purity in the upper register, but the interpretation is marvellous.

[Orfeus80]

3/4 The breathy tone really puts me off.

[rawdonqueen]

She sounds as if she is singing very carefully, and that robs a good performance of spontaneity. 3/4

[rlee1976]

Almost sounds "marked."

[sschimel]

Quite excellent. 4/5. Is this the same production as Isable Rey?

[patjan92]

4/4.5