Samuel Ramey in Carlisle Floyd's Susannah

[erizabeta]

I saw him sing this at the Lyric...gave me chills

[FireStar32005]

I did this scene in school. It was awesome..

[andyrawn]

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[arpeggio1358]

Thank you so much for posting this excellent video of Samuel Ramey as Olin Blitch.

[heathcliff937]

@cathytreks A person who doesn't like Charlotte Church sounds like my kind of person!

[bassfanne45]

He's just so wonderful in this role.  He might actually have made a good revival preacher! :-)

[Agorante]

I had to speak at some conference in LA. I took my wife who went to see Susannah instead of listening to me. Smart girl.

She was blown away by this new guy - Sam Ramey.

[arpeggio1358]

@Agorante What year was this? I didn't know he had sung this role in L.A. I know he sang it in San Diego in 1981.

[cathytreks]

@arpeggio1358 Please accept my apology's for the juvenile delinquents on my page, (now deleted) also thank you for your most kind letter!

[arpeggio1358]

@cathytreks All is well. Thank you again for the Lena Horne video!

[Agorante]

@arpeggio1358

Beats me. I can remember the wife (some) but not much more.

[arpeggio1358]

@Agorante LOL!

[opera2180]

sam ramey is a god in this role!!! Bravo

[metrojan]

Great hair!

[dandefikon]

huh, didn't know that juan diego florez played the cello ^^

1:25 down in the right corner

[aplantage1]

Fabulous! I wonder if he studied Billy Sunday (see especially the move at 4:43) ... Thanks so much for posting!

[rojp08]

Best basso of my generation. Saw him on the same role at the Met years ago with the late Jerry Hadley and Renee Fleming. Top Ten performance.

[clarksc1988]

I love Ramey's interpretation. Can this aria be done better?

[sexybcl21]

Haven't seen it yet...The role either. Ramey is the best on this, hands down.

[sea1song]

NO, that was perfect. It gave me amazing chills!!!!!!!!!!!

[Arashi110]

Bravo!! What a dynamic stage presence!

[vigwig]

I was there, it was even better in person.

[lobo81865]

Wow, I am envious.

[Gerardeus]

Estoy seriamente impresionado!

seriamente lo digo pero esto fue IMPONENTE.

Bravíssimo Maestro Ramey.

[singerdman2000]

I go to Indiana University and am voice major. We're performing this and it's amazing to see Sam Ramey singing it. Hah. Very cool. Thank you!

[bvoice1]

Does anyone know when this was recorded?

[Blackfish1]

There is more to this scene....could you please post the ending? it seems incomplete without it.

[jmccracken1963]

There have been two OUTSTANDING exponents of Olin Blitch: Norman Treigle and Samuel Ramey. Thank you for posting this wonderful example of Ramey's way with this role, especially with the best ever conductor of the opera, Julius Rudel, conducting.

[tomkellycartoons]

Oh, yes! Julius Rudel! Wonderful!

[tosca333scarpia]

Saw him in Susannah at Lyric of Chicago and it was the best performance of this opera I have heard/seen -- He and Fleming were absolutely riveting -- you became lost in the performance and forget it was an opera. I like Ramey best -- he's from the south, so it sounds realistic. This seems to have been written for him and his acting talents. Note how he bends the notes.

[sngngsolo]

Sam Ramey is indeed one of the voices of the century, but he is not from the South. He is a Midwesterner, a native of the state of Kansas. However, he does a good southern preacher accent in the inflections of speach and use of dipthongs.

[tosca333scarpia]

I stand corrected -- in the back of my mind I knew that. He is an honorary member of my professional fraternity & lives in Chicago now.. we've spoken on several occasions. He's on the Northwestern faculty [my alma mater] Once spoke with him just down the street from La Scala a few weeks after seeing him in "Faust" at Lyric - had just seen him in La Scala's production. We chatted for a few minutes.The tech aspects of the La Scala production were better. He's Boris at SF Opera this year.

[raigekimaru]

sam ramey is from Kansas

[orthochrom]

Thank you for the video.cp

[primobaritono]

Thanks so much for this ! I need to see this opera ! It must be great !!!

[TheWiseMonkeys]

a great bass. keep up the good work. regards,