Barbara Frittoli "Senza mamma" Suor Angelica

[eghissoni]

This is a max expression of art...

[BogusDonut]

Thanks so much for sharing!

[robertdamico1]

Brava!

[surelysara]

Absolutely stunning

[maryjanebrant]

This aria is the most beautiful song of sorrow for any mother who has lost a child. I hope someday someone would sing it for me and I would be grateful for the understanding. I do not listen to it often so as to keep it sacred. That is what we must do with precious experiences.

[amneris54]

amazing,,,

merci oneguin

[7inga7]

Wonderful job!

[coloresuono1948]

Barbara sempre splendida!!!!

[jamiethebandgeek]

Definitely don't applaud until the end.

[elephantbarbiegirl]

@jamiethebandgeek thanks for your comment. Do you mean the end of the aria or the opera?

[jamiethebandgeek]

in my experience, the end of the opera. Usually there isn't space written in for applause so the action keeps happening and if applause occurs, the audience misses something.

With classical stuff, no applause in between or in middle of pieces. "save it for the end" is what I often hear. When its musical theatre or more contemporary stuff then applause after pieces is often okay.

[elephantbarbiegirl]

@jamiethebandgeek thanks for the reply. It's interesting to see how different venues react- ROH seems restrained in its reactions whereas the Met and Paris are more emotional. La Scala and Barcelona seem to be the most enthusiastic!

[elephantbarbiegirl]

Puccini has me in a dilemma. He writes all these wonderful arias which make you want to cheer, cry and shout when they are beautifully performed but he doesn't write in many pauses to allow you to do so without disturbing the action of the piece! Which is better, applaud or not to applaud?

[Jaydoggy531]

His music was written at a time when Wagner's style of continuous music through the act was still the in thing. But Puccini seemed to to know that he was writing major hits, so that's why they sound like they seem to "end" with a pause, but really in the scores there aren't pauses for applause.

[elephantbarbiegirl]

@Jaydoggy531 Interesting. I agree with you that Puccini seemed to be writing 'pop songs' in the operatic sense. May I pick your operatic brains? Puccini's "La fanciulla del west" seems to have more of a continuous style, different from his other big hits. Why was this?.

[isti45]

bravo,bravissimo

[alvarito45]

Barbara hace perfectos los personajes de Puccini y de Verdi. Hay que oir su Desdemona!!!

Brava!!!

[CONTESTAR]

At the beginning of her career I was not convinced she deserved all the credit she got.

But this is an artist that matured over the years. Good for her. Bravissima.

[ilblucobalto]

la mia versione preferita....grandissima!

[aghi55]

bellissimo acuto

[JasminaH79]

I was there for this performance, she broke my heart to pieces. When the child came out at the very end it turned me into a basket case. I had make up running down my face.

[Azzenstudent]

I think Scotto is the definitive interpreter of this role although Diana Soviero is, to my taste, the better singer. Frittoli has lovely tone but she's not quite on fire. The madness is not evident in either her voice or movement. Angelica is a tough character to pull off precisely because she has to persuade even as she becomes completely untethered. Frittoli's femininity is an asset but I'm not sure it's heaven that's opening up here or the Paxil.

[Homoclassicus]

This is singing that comes from the heart right to everyone's hearts. Her vocal performance is stunning in itself, but what strikes me most is her warm and discreet sense of drama, with no over acting, no grand gestures. Just a beautiful declamation with a simple and heartbreaking approach to this great aria. Frittoli isn't among my very favourite singers, but here she's just remarkable!

[rouen74]

Bravo Frittoli!!!

Estuve en el estreno, lo mejor de mi viaje a Nueva York

[Laeliapurpurata]

How moving...

[Costantino80]

Brava!

[grafab2001]

preferisco la versione di Renata Scotto....

[altodivo]

sind sie wahnsinnig?!

[gransasso101]

I was there. Loved her every minute. Truly a sincere performance with tons of heart and soul. Gorgeous.

[norah54]

a me nn piace la frittoli ha una voce sfibrata e sgradevole!!!deve fare solo mozart

[00ceroalaizquierda00]

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

lleva sandalias con calcetines!!!! no por favor

[gabaritono]

BRAVA!!!

[verdiguy]

Amazing!

One of the most powerful and moving things I've ever seen.

Barbara Frittoli leaves everything on the

stage, immersing herself completely into

the fate of this poor young woman. On the

live broadcast, the announcer said that

she had to be physically lifted from the

stage before the curtain went up and no

wonder!

Brava Barbara and thanks for posting!

[waterfordwinstons]

Brava

[thisizjoey]

me too...truly amazing.

probably my favorite puccini opera

[rolandoforvever]

Bravo--brought me to tears.

[Alexpasini93]

She is a woman, you must say Brava! Bravo is for men!

[Onegin65]

Brava is in Italian, in Spanish bravo is for both, women and men