Beverly Sills - Una Voce Poco Fa!! (1976)

[debypg]

Splendid, wonderful performance!!

[matthieusarah]

I can't pretend I've listened to all the "Voce poco fa" but among all the ones I've listened to , this is my favourite!

[LjubljanaSI]

I recommed you to see also the stunning vocal interpretation of this aria by coloratura soprano PETYA IVANOVA

[turandot82]

Also see: "Wenarto hosts Julio Perez singing Rossini"

[bixntram]

That was so good it brought me to tears.

[saricma]

brava!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

tanta classe senza dover spingere nè ostentare.

[vincaflowersss]

what a sweep of perfection on the end of this !!!! as always Ms.Sills never disappointed even at eight years old :) Bravo !!

[bruceagogox]

Such and incredible actress and performer. She just digs into those lower notes and floats of into the high ntoes with INCREDIBLE ease. RIP Bubbles :)

[BordellochStringlund]

Brava Bubbles. I always thought you were

endlessly better than mme Sutherland,even if I hated fräulein Lieblings homemade fioriture that were juxtaposed in EVERYTHING you sang....

[saxamaphoneguy1]

Whatever issues I have with Sills' voice, although I'd be entirely under qualified to have any, she certainly makes it up 10 fold with her wonderful personality. Similar joy and passion of Diana Damrau today.

[MrHbc3]

@saxamaphoneguy1 I was about to say the same thing. Her voice is, IMHO, very good, but not great. Her acting skills are very good, but not great. But with that smile and her overall expression of her personality (which I have heard was overwhelmingly attractive offstage as well) the whole thing is wonderbar. For those who, during her career, were actively following her opera company it is no wonder they grew to love her so much.

[dks880]

With a usual opera, a great performance, a peaceful directing and overall the kind of attitude toward opera you don't find anymore.

[mmbriggs]

you know beverly sillls said a lot of things about her voice, and they aren't all necessarily true. she undertook devreaux even after estelle liebling told her it would destroy her voice, and it certainly punished her pure tone, and the more open throat singings she adopted for the heavier vocal attacks in devereux eventually left her top notes dimished, as well as her high piano tones. her illness in the 70's probably had less to due with her vocal changes, than aging and the heavier roles.

[sims2andgilmoregirls]

My absolute favorite! She was a brilliant singer as well a fabulous actress! I wish I could have met her! Molto Bene, Bubbles!

[jungemittaubenei]

Wow, amazing! And what a smile. She sings as if it was easy and with such enthusiasm. She's great! :)

[noncondition]

Es realmente espantoso. Es horripilante. Es deleznable. Tiene todos los números para ser la peor Rosina de la historia.

[Abarivanon]

Veramente in questa particolare occasione l'esibizione è a dir poco di cattivo gusto... eleganza Zero...

[TimonyErt03]

Oh man, that was goooooooood!!!!!

[dindojimenez]

Rosina perfecta!

[Chilair1]

home girl can sing!

[URO586]

como podeis decir que es maravillosa....cambia notnas, no se adapta a la partitura original del compositor, cambia vocales para facilitar su entonación, comprobad en otras versiones, ej bartoli, berganza....si no cantas como dejó escrito el compositor....en fin

[elcohitter]

I love the voice, but the interpretation of this song by Beverly just doesn't seem right to me. She is to chipper in her interpretation I always see Rosina being a little more devious or demanding in the love!! However, I still love Beverly Sills she has such an amazing catch to her voice!

[amillia007]

PERFECTION!!!

[DivaDeb1234]

You were the greatest! RIP

[NegroideAsecino]

genial, me encanta :D

[nancyd560623]

Bravissima, Bubbles!! That glorious voice of yours goes on forever.

[oboistCONDUCTOR]

So beautiful and "virtuosa"!!

[viszlamoi]

Maravillosso!

[operagirl529]

this is the first opera i ever saw!

[flouraki]

OMG! Beverly you rock the opera world! No question about it!!

[andrebua]

qué fácil lo hace! maravilloso!

[janiscortese]

NO ONE sings this like her. *happy sigh*

[justinian693]

Sigh..... So fluttery and shiney, like a butterfly

[oprah22]

sheer vocal prowess

[willb48]

If they're having an "una voce poco fa" contest, this is the winner.

[Rockamino7]

Totally agree. Her technique is incredible.

[maryjivinjane]

I canNOT stop listening to this! Her ornamentation is so catchy... XD

[laonirica]

¡¡¡Gracias Callasdimitrova por esta *Beverly Sills*,Graciosa e Inolvidable!!!

[elvenlove]

Aw, she plays it so sweet!

[SopranoKayla1992]

I ♥ you Bev! Rest in peace!!!!

[fashionjunke13]

SUCH an AMAZING amount of control in her voice!! Unlike any I've seen!

[sevenevanheaven]

This has always been a favorite of mine.

[Frufrucucu]

I think her interpretation of the cavatina, along with Callas' and maybe Gheorghiu's or Sutherland's, are the best found. This is the first time i really LISTEN to Beverly Sills and her voice is not small, it only seems like it 'cause she was a lyric coloratura and they sound sweet, light and youthful.

[oboistCONDUCTOR]

Frufrucucu:Her voice is like a cucu.Like a beautiful bird.That is art!

[oboistCONDUCTOR]

Just F A N T A S T I C and easy like I like! Like an oboe in the through

[lambadal]

omg what a beautiful voice!

[johatex]

Me gusta mucho su forma de interpretar :)

[SuperflatMichael]

If anyone here can outsing her, then you can criticise, if not, go back to watching videos on youtube and pretending you know everything!!

[kngiht84]

Well said, mon ami.

[DivaDeb1234]

I wish I could give your more that one thumbs up!! LOL

[squaletto75]

Non riesco proprio a capire come possa piacere queste Sills, che canta in maniera così sguaiata! Forse a molti interessano solo gli acuti, senza nessuna espressione! Boh...

[operalover9001]

even if her technique or timbre isn't perfect, she makes up for it by looking like she's having fun, which is the purpose of this song

[belcantowvu]

I absolutely love this. She was an extraordinary singer. To have such a talent... I can't even imagine.

[Masquerade2010]

Fantastic! She was one of the best. My favorite for sure. Her high notes and coloratura give me the chills. And it's so wonderful to see someone perform who was so obviously in love with what she was doing.

[figaro92]

che acuti, che timbro, che potenza!!! w la sills

[pingri81]

PERFECT!!! Just perfect. I am SO inspired!!

[taegello]

gosh, she is like a voice box where the sound is just waiting to gush out as soon as she opens up her mouth. seems so effortless

[escondite51]

Qué maravilla...Gracias por colgar ésta vaina tan bella!!!

[raigekimaru]

she makes it look so easy

[mikathelittle]

well, the technical skills and the ornementation are truly great, but does she really have to play it so lightly? She's not supposed to be so exclusively happy at this moment... A bit more tragical and she'd have benn perfect!!!

[csuqared]

she is so warmhearted. and kind, that would be hard for her.

[yaletenor]

Wait...okay, so can someone explain to me Beverly's jaw action. I was looking at another clip in her much younger days and it seemed as if she didn't have that problem...is that just a bad habit that she developed later in life?? I know she sounds amazing, but how did she get away with that jaw for so long without doing anything about it?? Just a question...

[IMthinkingGoAway]

Hmm I noticed that too because I get yelled at by my voice teacher when I do that. Ha.. But yeah, I guess it's just a bad habit she got into. Though it doesn't seem to affect the quality of her voice. She had a wonderful voice until the end.

[CountertenorJ]

This jaw action is caused by basal-tongue or jaw tension. With as much sub-glottal pressure as it takes for a such a large voice to sing so high, unless one maintains impeccable support this wobble of the jaw slowly creeps in over time. The slower and wider vibrato (than her earlier recordings) are a bi-product of this tension, which is one reason by Ms. Sills retired a little earlier than some opera singers did.

[Iareto]

Well, I actually thought (and maybe it's just my ears) that she didn't have a very large voice.

[nancyd560623]

By 1976, Estelle Liebling, Beverly's voice teacher for many years, was long dead and Beverly never found a successor (there could never be a "replacement") for her. The result of that was that slowly the voice degenerated as more and more bad habits crept in. That is the reason that she retired from singing in 1980 -- I was at her final performance, which was Die Fledermaus -- and moved on to her next fabulous career as the managing director of the NYC Opera Co., her long-time stage home.

[yodavidnavarro]

I thinl another reason for her early retirement was to attempt Donizetti roles that were too heavy for her delicate voice. Sills later commented that Roberto Devereux shortened her career by at least four years.

[petelovesbevsills]

Would you be very offended if I told you that your observations are not quite correct?

Estelle Liebling's death had nothing to do with Beverly's vocal decline whatsoever.

Beverly underwent cancer surgery in 1974 and admitted that her stamina never returned afterwards. She also reassured EVERYONE that undertaking Roberto Devereax shortened her singing career but she was happy to take that risk! She said she would rather have 10 exciting years as a singer than 25 boring ones.

[j72050]

..she exudes warmth like no other...a real American diva....she said she would rather have 10 great years than 20 mediocre ones...and she did

[pianofolle]

So natural, everything comes out spontaneously as it were easy. there need to be italian blood all through this aria. she doesn't have and cannnot put it in, but creates nonetheless a convincing caracter. Supreme technic, and a voice that i miss alot

[uxorotty]

muy buenoooo

[treehorndogsbody]

The vocal ornamentation she gives this aria is wonderful.

[viviananderson]

This is my favorite version of this aria.

[eddyarias2]

She acts great and she has the warmth and kindness, something that not all sopranos have, that is why she was "Ms. Bubbles"

[hollywoodballet]

I agree she is a lovely actress, great and warm stage presence. Her singing is true coloratura. Personally, however, I compare everyone with the great Teresa Berganza, who sings Una voce.. with such straightforward and honest intensity and power. Sills' interpretation here is a bit too ornamented for me, but that's just a matter of taste.

[Historiwa]

My computer seems to bring me to this site automatically after finding this place less than a month ago. Sills is superb both as as actess and a singer. Adorable and competant!

I shall be back here tomorrow and the tomorrow after that.

[123Niche]

This interpretation is very good. I think she has a wonderful technique and she looks very funny. But it's too bad she sings not the high F at the end.

[evastessa]

I'm sorry, you mean high E? The paece is in E.

[Iareto]

Actually, when a soprano sings it (besides Callas) it is in F most times. That is the case here as well.

[JuillHope17]

that's not true. the more POPULARIZED versions are in the key of F, but in actuality: it is more often performed in teh original key (E), because of the movement of most major opera houses to stick to what was originally written, so people usually try to dig up an amazing mezzo, and they have the person sing it in E. it's really not in F most times at all, also because it's hard to find a coloratura that does the piece true justice without showing off TOO much, which takes away usually.

[Iareto]

I was saying that when a non-mezzo sings it, it is most commonly found in the key of F. Most soprano versions I've heard are in F.

[JuillHope17]

like... who? most regular sopranos will just sing it in E, like gheorghiu, and callas... well she was everything, but she's still an example.

[isinglouderthanu]

i would like to touch on a horrendous comment that someone made... If you will kindly notice that it is quite impossibile for Sills to miss the audience, they are right in front of her! Keep your ignorant, pompous opinions to yourself, for true artists and appreciators of those artists have no time for your stupidity.

[Icanseeyoui]

I miss her so much i remember seeing her in early 2005.

[ChelliChan]

I think, as a personal preference, it should be should to herself instead of to the audience, as it looks like shees doing. Maybe the directions are to sing it to the audience, but it should be like she's totally in love and doesn't notice anyone else (aka, audience) But,again, that's just a personal preference. Otherwise, her singing was quite nice!

[ignoreitor]

Though Beverly Sills was an adorable Rossina with a voice of an indisputable beauty, I remain with Cecilia Bartoli, due to the incomparable coloratura of her voice, her interpretive force and her look, which they transmit an indescribable emotion capable of perforating even the most insensitive of the hearts.

[ignoreitor]

Aunque Beverly Sills fue una Rossina adorable con una voz de una belleza indiscutible, me quedo con Cecilia Bartoli,por la coloratura inigualable de su voz, su fuerza interpretativa y su mirada, que transmiten una emoción indescriptible capaz de perforar hasta el más

insensible de los corazones.

[bignewshound]

wonderful singer. crap actress. r.i.p ms sills

[Iareto]

You kidding?!?  She was AMAZING as an actress.

[petelovesbevsills]

She forgot to take acting lessons from you. God forgive her for this overight. which opera did you perform in?

[CoreyLeig]

With a comment like that you only show your ignorance. Sills was considered by critics the greatest singing actress of her generation. Her performances always created a lot of expectation not only for her incredible singing but also for her truly unique interpretations. Crap actress indeed!

[klarynn]

we will miss you Divina Voce!!

[foxyzzzzz]

My heart has been broken since her passing. I keep coming back to YouTube, but I hope more of work gets released on quality commercial DVD.

If you haven't seen her 3 visits to the Muppet Show here, find them!

[jazzman8907]

I love Beverly sills!

[moraalienkeli]

she's one of the greatest singers ever.

[NYvideoUS]

Beautiful Rosina

[foxyzzzzz]

Mediafleischer--why are you watching her videos if you don't like them? There are plenty of unwashed, inarticulate rock stars out there.

[linhcba]

I feel sad that Beverly Sills is gone, but her beautiful voice and sparkling personality are immortalised on CDs, DVDs and on Youtube. RIP Bubbles.

[Largo64]

Bubbles indeed! She was like fine Champagne.

[rlvda]

we lost a great treasure,,, she was great talent,, and a very good person,,, heaven is a better place,, now !!! we love you bubbles !!! capt jacques strap

[FancyPantsElitist]

What a wonderful performance, such passion, such joy in her voice. It's still wonderful after over 30 years. Bubbles, We'll miss you! You were a glorious nightingale of the stage and a beautiful person. You were also MY inspiration to sing, I grew up on your incredible voice! I don't know if you hear us or not, but if you can know that we love you and appreciate your effervescence! You will bring a bright new voice to whatever stage is over "there".

[404Orion]

A GREAT VOICE IS SILENCED ! , RIP Diva.

[VivaTebaldi]

Lovely lady - she will be missed, also a great personality - Rest in peace dear Beverly.

[KayakFreak]

This clip shows the absolute delight she was. She was a shining example not only for artists but for all of us.

[ncguy27215]

truly a great actress, a great performer and a great person in addition to a wonderful singer.

[jophylj]

If there really is a heavenly choir, now they have a soloist they can proudly share the clouds with.

[FancyPantsElitist]

What a beautiful think to say!

[iAMturandot]

Bubbles, we love you so much!!! I hope you are in a better place now. We love you!!! Rest in peace!!

[Iareto]

Rest in peace Beverly. You brought so much joy to the lives of so many and inspired many (including myself) to become better. Thank you so much for all you've done.

[beatechie]

You were my inspiration and the reason I love to sing!

[willthrillws]

Bubbles you will be missed!!!

[jjv0826]

So sad!!! She passed today. I have just informed a while ago while opening the yahoo web page.

[nostalgiaopera]

I'm praying for you Bubbles...

[vichitoj01]

Me, too.

[iAMturandot]

I'm praying for you too Bubbles. I hope your not in pain and I hope beyond all hope that you get better. Thank you so much for all the joy you have brought me and all your fans. <3

[belcantowvu]

She passed away today. I am so, so sad. :(

[justjoey79]

THE Rosina! Absolutely wonderful!!

[Laeliapurpurata]

Yes yes YES!!!!!

[theemotions]

The phrase "they don't make 'em like this anymore" comes to mind.

[hollabelle]

beautiful, i've loved her since she did cleopatra :)

[HappyHounde]

Brava. Perfetto.

[Laeliapurpurata]

Very endearing performance.

[Acquacheta]

Stupefacente! bellissima voce e splendida interpretazione: brava!

[steainsy]

I didn't like some of those naked held top notes at the beginning, but she won me over by the end with those wonderfully executed running coloratura phrases and her bright, entertaining performance style.

[dutchtallguy]

Thanks Ms. Sills for making it possible for a world adience to hear your wunderfull performances. I hope they will be released soon on DVD.

[studentmusician]

Absolutely stunning! How natural and easy she makes it sound! Wonderful.

[bbarteet1803]

Thank you, Ms. Sills for making your delightful voice available to us. I used to see you on TV.

[wandias]

Brava! Brava!

[JKim1013]

absolutely amazing.

[primu2002]

bravissima!

[aosjrmd]

I saw her in NYC on her last performance of this opera and it still blows my mind. FANSTATIC.

[RickChristman]

This make me SO long for the "good ole days". Sills is the yeardstick by which other Rosinas must be measured. The joy with which she sung was overwhelming.. ..the voice a gift from God. We love you Bubbles !!

[mwhh2001]

Her voice is really one of a kind... unique... and she is gorgeous!!!

[lightbarytone]

Thanks... She is amazing...

[levansrn]

hahaa.

of course.

there is surely enough sills to go around!

[sillsfan]

Thanks! Looking at the feast of Bev on youtube that the fantastic "Beverlysills" is giving us you are right about enough to go round! LOL

[levansrn]

oomg.

i love beverly sills.

she is so my idol.

haa.

[sillsfan]

I absolutely adore Beverly Sills too! Is it ok to share the Idol with you?

[foxyzzzzz]

And the BEST person in the world! What a fine woman!