Maria Stuarda Contest - Katia Ricciarelli - Glenys Linos

[ian1856]

Just looked at the all, and I still think this one is the best.

[luvopra]

Glenys Linos steals the scene. She's amazing!

[OperaMystery80]

Loved it until Ricciarelli says "prostinato" instead of "profanato". Looks like someone forgot their lines LOL ..otherwise great singing & acting. Ricciarelli could sing Verdi's Aida, Puccini's Tosca, Verdi's Desdemona and Leonora ...she could sing Norma and Anna Bolena. Truly a gifted bel canto lirico spinto.

[SophieCacciatrice]

this voice is amazing...!

[ian1856]

This is thrilling! Glenys Linos really is exciting. I love that she can sing AND act superbly.

[alecs1976]

glenys linos sounds really great!

[Zerbinetta2000]

Quando si dice che la carriera della Ricciarelli èstata "breve" si commette un errore storico - occorre ricordare che la Ricciarelli già cantava Desdemona in OTELLO a fianco di Mario Del Monaco negli anni '60 - ha quindi avuto una Carriera veramente molto lunga !

[miguelercolino]

Sorry Guys... Don't know about singing, but this production is really something. Even compared to the other ones.

I read that Ricciarelli's career didn't last long but she really got her role done! And communicates! Nice! Sometimes opera stops being useless and becomes a wonder!

Thanks for posting, and sharing!

[Lindow]

My God, the tenor sounds like he's got a metronome built in.

[eradesso]

yeah, but the point is, how long did ricciarelli's prime last? one season? lol

and above all, what the hell is she singing? is it freestyle libretto?

[Vsevolod14]

Brava Ricciarelli

Yes...she took risks...and had some troubles. But she had such star quality on stage. And the voice in it's prime had a liquid beauty that took my breath away. Who today can you say that about? Netrebko? Nyet! Gheorghiu...perhaps. In short, Ricciarelli knew how to communicate, and in today's pursuit of "perfection" that attribute is all to often lost.

[robertdonkers]

100% gree, what a fantastic singer she was in her prime.

[jovi1715]

proscenato???? io leverei la cittadinanza italiana alla ricciarelli

[NKWIAM]

I like the way Ricciarelli exits at the end, defiantly. Some of the other Marias seemed kind of cowed.

[emilytransex]

mamma mia la ricciarelli non ne indovina una hahahaha ma il suggeritore dov era quella sera?????

[tenore23]

The only thing that prevents Ricciarelli from getting a 5/5 is the fact that she screwed the text left and right on the Figlia impura section, even before:

Quale insulto! O ria beffarda!

Foglia impura di Bolena, parli tu di disonore?

Meretrice indegna e oscena,

in te cada in mio rossore.

Profanato e il soglio inglese,

vil bastarda, dal tuo pie.

Pay attention, she does not sing this text, nor any of the variations printed in the Sills recording booklet.

[jovi1715]

infatti sbaglia le parole!!! evidentemente le aveva dimenticate... ahah

[miguelercolino]

@tenore23 You're completely right! Thanks for the info! But even if she just got lost in the text you can perfectly follow the thread of the story in a much better way than some "fantastic" prima donna but boring and uninteresting as h... Thanks!

[1970heinz]

Una superba Ricciarelli, anche se essenzialmente per l'interpretazione scenica e gli accenti espressivi, del resto il personaggio e questa scena le si addicono moltissimo, per l'alterigia e il caratteraccio che la contraddistinguevano all'epoca... Di voce invece appare già limitata, inoltre credo sbagli le parole in vari momenti, cosa diamine accusa Elisabetta di aver fatto al soglio inglese? ..."trascinato"??. Sarebbe interessante vedere anche la sua esecuzione del 1990-91, mi pare a Palermo.

[lodato123]

perfetta la RIcciarelli

[garbo2210100]

Ricciarelli 's "Figlia impura di Bolena" is excellent.

singing 4 /characterization 5

[laurentius76]

bravissimo!!! magnifico!!! super!!!!

[rawdonqueen]

This is a role that fits Ricciarelli's vocal personality perfectly. 4.5/4.5

[riccardogrande699]

The only thing Ricciarelli was ever good at was art songs: she had no top (like Tebaldi), was flat half the time, and hooted and scooped her way through every role I ever heard (and I heard many things in Italy). She started out very promisingly, then crashed and burned very quickly. Her Desdemona in San Francisco was a disaster....

[sabicol]

You are so right..and she ended up being a psychotic. Terrible person and incredibly frustrated.

[AlexiouValenti]

100/100

[ginlemon29]

4.5/5

[Iareto]

4/4. Better than I thought it would be for sure.

[WoDeGe]

4/4

[hotazzoperastud]

This is good, better than I would expect. But just not on the same level as some of the others. 4/4

[ioSonoCallas]

Madame Ricciarelli est fabuleuse! Quel style, qelle classe, la distinction d'une vraie reine! 5/5

[laurentius76]

exactement! c'est vraiment un moment fabuleux qui nous est proposé!

[angelus2002]

This role suited Ricciarelli so well.