Cynthia Haymon as Liu "Signore ascolta" Turandot

[angielove1]

Yes

[richmondie]

I saw this production at Covent Garden and cried for 24 hours.

[Lauritz1]

I always adored Cindy....beautifl woman with a dear voice!

[TheUgreenagreen]

EXCELLENT!

[lisamcdiva]

Beautiful performance. And she makes it look and sound so easy.

[cantanteporsiempre]

Woo, she´s beautiful. She is black, but looks good with that white face.

[Hervinbalfour]

Well they could have painted her neck so it looked more realistic.

[cantanteporsiempre]

lol

[sievep]

@Hervinbalfour I have worked on this production. The point of the white face is that the color must exactly match Turandot's mask. All of the principal singers are wearing the same white color, which is actually slightly yellow up close.

[PABLOGPS]

Excelente, que pequeña queda Sara Brightman comparada con esta genial interprete.

[SilverblueRain]

It is the most moving interpretation of Liu tha I have ever seen. EXCELLENT!

[sybilfawltyfan]

How can Calaf not be in love with Liu after this? In stead he chooses a woman who is as cold as ice, cruel and by far not as devoted and caring as Liu i never understood that man xD

[Honken]

Calaf doesn't love Turandot, he loves the quest of winning her love. He's in it for the competition and thus neglects Lius love. Sad, but it's part of human nature to strive towards something you can't achieve.

[sybilfawltyfan]

You're absolutely right! Thank you for giving me this new insight, I hadn't thought of it that way before.

[AngeloBencivenga]

@Honken correct. If we think to Calaf was searching victory, not love.

"All'alba vincerò"

[TSmirk]

I wondered the same thing, but he's sick in the head. The whole opera is a bit morally sick.

[markmichaelwong]

u gotta love theatre for that, aye?

[elephantbarbiegirl]

Me neither. Some guys just like those high maintainence chics like Turandot lol!

[tobobba]

ask Puccini..:-))

[Andi6205]

When I saw it for the first time -I had tears in my eyes- I wished that Franco changed the opera and take her....so lovely...

[robertdonkers]

She should have become a much greater recognised artist with more recordings

[TreblesBasses]

SIMPLY WONDERFUL!

[SPTN58]

Gorgeous singing and characterization.  Cynthia is an amazing talent and was a wonderful colleague. You go, gurl!

[rovingeye5]

I agree-what a great artist-loved her in "Porgy & Bess"- listen to those dynamics, pitch, vibrato, power, heart-awesome-can't say more about his performance other than please give us more Cynthia Haymon to enjoy!

[yes4albert]

gorgeous...all on the breath...

a complete artist

brava, diva

[oppilioppili]

bravissima.meravigliosa

[543johnson]

I always appreciate the aria more when the soprano can hold the high B-flat a little bit longer; I think it adds more heartfelt sincerity to the character.

[Oaktownrob]

Fine singing there Miss Haymon! It's great to hear another true artist out there on the world stage. Her precise pitch and masterful

control are reminiscent of Leontyne Price.

[Yettamae]

Simply gorgeous! Brava!

[operaman20]

This is OPERA! What amazing sounds and great technique and control!

[vinemp]

That, my friends, is technique of the highest calibre.

[tenorbear60]

and wonderfully acted I might add. A complete moment: a beautiful controlled vocal and the absolute right temperament. Great job Cynthia!

[youngsau]

cynthia haymon is one of the best, she is highly underrated..

[kngiht84]

Am I crazy or does she have a really wide mouth ? lol Great singing and staging.

[Chilair1]

I think its the make up.

[rovingeye5]

yeah and you have a small brain!

[mannadalcielo]

I've never heard of her, but this performance is exquisite, as everybody says. Not only vocally, but in terms of personality, she DID understand a humble, pure and at the same time also passionate chinese slave girl's character so accurately.

Her eyes and head steadily down speak a lot of the asian womens' attitude at that time (tell ME about it! I'm asian!)

Deeply touched.

[awmnk]

one of the best! Very Liu, a Chinese little girl! Brava!

[VivaTebaldi]

Very beautiful, i love her interpretation.

[osvaldito55]

Exquisite simplicity, incomparable elegance, profound sorrow, and great dignity. In sum, a hell of a performance.

[Axel23632]

WOW, aunque creo que dirán que hay mejores voces, la version de Cynthia junto con la de Cristina Gallardo, considero son las mas emotivas interpretaciones.

[warrentommo]

I wish she had sung some more. I Love all the greats on this song - Price, Caballe, Tebaldi etc., but I really think that here, Haymon outsings all of them - I think her tone is perfect for the role.

[Arjunaman]

Okay...she got me. Amazing. I'm in love - again. Damn it...

[fiesco7]

Lovely...I saw her live when she sang with the New Orleans Philharmonic many many years ago...such beautiful effortless singing.

[ncrunch]

Cynthia is a fabulous soprano! I am happy that you posted her work here. I knew her from the University of Illinois.

She was one of my dearest friends when I was at the Uof I.

[PecsMstr]

I was in the Opera Dept at UofI. When was she there?

[PecsMstr]

I alos went to undergrad with her husband Barrington Coleman at Illoinois Wesleyan University - when Dawn Uphaw was there.

[courtneybaritone01]

Believe it or not- she sounds better NOW in 2007 (20 years later) than she does here. I heard had last May and she sounds unbelievably fresh!

[sirenadellopera]

Who is this woman? She's amazing!!!

[SinginFool82]

Love me some Ms Haymon.