Mary Garden: La Traviata ~ Quel trouble... Folie! Folie!... Sempre Libera (1911)

[Dobrib]

Marvelous! Thanks for posting.

[CurzonRoad]

Thank YOU!

Cheers, etc.

Doug --

[paulostroff99]

Wonderful singing by any standard. She certainly touches a nerve within me. Brava! TY Doug

[TheMarcello68]

I am french and I don't understand what she sang.But the voice is enchanting with a lot of emotion.thank you ,Doug

[CurzonRoad]

Hi Marcello: I'm not French, can neither speak nor read the language, but agree an enchanting, emotion-charged performance. THANK YOU! Doug --

[Bivolari]

Brava!!! All of this superb singing from a woman who was accused of having no technique. On the basis of this, she would have been a heartbreaking Violetta. She puts many of her contemporaries to shame. Thanks!!

[Federicopera]

She is marvelous!!!!!!

[CurzonRoad]

Thank you!

All Best.

Cheers, etc.

Doug --

[Federicopera]

Do you have any other arias by her??

[AulicExclusiva]

I hadn't heard this pairing since I could play the Scala LP, 20 years ago! Thank you, Douglas! Unlike her contemporaries, who tended to conceive of this scene as a pure display set, Garden sings very much in character. And sings very well, I might add. I find her timbre very expressive, the vocalism fluent and true. The last phrase of the recitative is full of sadness, the aria has a very individual rubato. Lovely.

[CurzonRoad]

I hadn't listened to this in almost as many years, so thanks for the reminder!

[meltzerboy]

Try 40 years, which I think was the last time I heard Garden's singing of this scene. It's everything AulicExclusiva says and more. Fluent, expressive in phrasing and tone, technically adept singing. One can harp on a detail here and there, but the overall effect is beautiful and meaningful, and there are a few fine touches. Thanks, Doug, for posting and thanks too, Aulic, for requesting.

[meltzerboy]

I agree entirely with your commentary. I like what I believe is the original cadenza at the close of "Ah, fors e lui," and you're on the mark about the last phrase of the recitative portion. Thanks for your request!

[paulostroff99]

Gorgeous singing! A star is reborn! Brava diva!

[CurzonRoad]

Good Morning Paulo: Thank you! Cheers, etc. Doug --