mmmmmm.... a lot of off pitches and her high notes seems squeezed. i think she should sing songs that have lower notes. i mean no e flat?????? but i like her voice..
Netrebko is living proof that ample T&A will get you places, even in opera. Why oh why doesn't she stay out of a repertoire that she has proven over and over again to be incapable of singing?
@presfunk2028 sorry ti intrude but cant help a comment - plenty of them do it better, in fact plenty of them can actually sing it properly (starting with Moffo, Sutherland, Huang,... apologies to all i missed ), but some of them do it worse then Netrebko, one of them (whit wrong tunes and no idea at all) it's Sumy Jo
a very elegant performance - she is extremely musical, but that can't compensate for the lack of notes or right pitch - it sounds like transcribed down - why would she ever accept to sing Lucia, or even think about being able to do it? we may never know... maybe Anna Russell was right, "singers have a resonance box where their ..."
what is more strange, quite bizarre, is that can have it in the Met ... has singing gone into "j.n.d. area"? or is it only so for the Met (taste) and mass media??
@Stelios i only argue with people who mention another singers under vid's i like, or say sm'thing bad uninvited - i've done this here, sorry -but i tried..., and was not, entirely negative
not sure what you mean
1 if the soul is all that matters, you or i can do it, or B Streisand ... most people, with soul, don't do, in public, things they are not good at
2 if (right) notes are not meant to be sung, why do composers bother writing them down to start with
Mah, qui non è certo al meglio; e per fare lucia di solito non basta essere al 100%, ci vuole una marcia in più. Invece qui sembra preoccupata, la voce è meno libera del solito e c'è un pò di ruggine.
not everyone should do roles like this. She's not really a Lucia kinda girl. It's like if Renee Fleming ever did Lucia. Just isn't a good role. Not that I don't love Anna and Renee, just better roles they can sing. You need to be slightly deranged to do roles like this. That's why Dessay and Sutherland were awesome. The best Lucia would have to be Sutherland. But Diana Damrau would be right up there also.
How come you didn't add in "Il dolce Suono"? Shame on you, she did it amazing.. the latter half of the scene isn't as great as the way she did that aria..
Excellent singing! Excellent staging! I see some ignorant comments here, but I've heard hundreds of the best singers LIVE and Netrebko's voice is among the five most beautiful I've heard! I repeat what I've said regarding other posts: If you've heard a recording of a singer, you've heard a recording; you have NOT heard the singer's voice.
non mette nessuna paura come un pò Lucia dovrebbe fare in questo pezzo...e quando fa la giravolta finale sembra olympia non una che ha appena ammazzato il marito ed è impazzita
Muy buena presentación, aunque la voz de Netrebko no es las más idonea para este tipo de roles, tampoco es perfecta como muchos aseguran en sus comentarios!
I find myself gasping with terror and utterly struck dumb by the madness she projects throughout the entire scene. And that is something not many operatic singers can do - convince the audience that you're mad while singing such beautiful notes.
I saw this opera in Berlin, really great, never thought i'd like it :') it was quite funny though, the actress who played Lucia was like half a meter taller than the brother, Enrico, who was black too.. Just like heavymetal guys that wears pink clothing on stage, it's kinda ridiculous..:p
The 'hatred' simply does not exist - the truth is, she does not sing AS WELL AS others, like Damrau, like Devia, even like Dessay in her hey day in these coloratura roles.
Her high notes are flimsy, the coloratura smudged...
@Gothic31841 There seem to be an unlimited supply of YT trolls insulting both Netrebko and Dessay. I don't know, they may be the same people. I strongly suspect that most of them are people who want to say shocking things to be noticed, but who wouldn't do so in real life because there they are rejected or thrown out on their ears. I personally am a big Dessay fan, but I hate seeing people, who probably aren't really fans of Dessay, insulting Netrebko... who has a wonderful voice and appearance
Netrebko's Lucia is fabulous but I hate how they keep putting her in the 19th century, which is not the setting for Donizetti's Lucia, which is set in Scotland in the 1500's. For instance, there's a line in the opera in which Mary Stewart (Maria Stuarda) is mentioned. She had been dead for ages by the time women and men were wearing tuxedos and bustle gowns. The guests at this wedding look party guests from DIE FLEIDERMAUS. Lucia isn't from 1870's London or Vienna LOL
Although vocally Netrebko sounds far better than Dessay, having watched Dessay on this same set in her production she has a far more believable performance than Netrebko. The Dessay histrionics on stage are far more convincing than Netrebko's but even though Netrebko does not attempt the E flat, and I take my hat off to her for that, her vocal line was far superior to Dessay's. Brava Netrebko.
@MrAndredekock - Dessay has lost her tiny voice long time ago. If you think if it, Dessay is the same in all of her arias; her acting is pathetic. At the MET Dessay's voice can hardly reach row 20. I cannot even begin to compare Anna's brilliant performance with Desaay's neurotic presentation of Lucia. Not to mention Anna's vocal superiority to all of the living sopranos.
Every performer gives this role their special touch. although she does not come on as strong as Natalie Dessay, her performance is believeable because it seems like she is in a shocked dreamlike state. The glass harmonica gave the scene a nice touch as well, for that sound was usually associated with madness. I appreciated it that she respected the flute duo, I found it disconcerting to listen to it a capella with NDessay. Great Job.
@Puritani1 bisogerebbe chiederglielo per tanti di quei ruoli che forse potrebbe fare qualche disco natalizio! e continua ad ostinarsi col bel canto!!!
If you want an impecable etenernal great lucia then you must listen to Edita Gruberova, she will always be the greatest in in this opera and also in Norma. Even now at her age she manages to do this whole opera perfect. I saw her last year in Vienna State Opera and she was beyond this world wiht a 10 minutes standing ovation. The opera had to almost stop because the reception of the audience was unbelievable as well as her performance.
I personally prefer other singers to Netrebko BUT this is actually very good. I do not understand comments about how bad the cadenza here is and the lack of coloratura skills. Artistically, I find her interpretation more dreamy than insane but obviously that's a matter of personal perception. Technically, she has flaws and so have other singers. There is none who has it all. Full marks for Netrebko in this particular performance. Many listeners should just enjoy the music instead of bashing.
I can't understand people saying they like this! It's not about hating her... ok, I don't like her at all, I generally find her boring and mediocre, it's just my opinion, but come on, be honest... in this video the cadenza with the flute is just horrible, she can't absolutely do coloratura, and her Casta Diva sounded even worse. She is a lyric soprano, or maybe a spinto, her voice doesn't have a bit of agility, belcanto and coloratura are not things for her as they weren't for Tebaldi...
@raaadja99 I've included Casta Diva in my comment because it's another aria of belcanto coloratura, like Lucia's, and I've read comments mentioning that too. Another aria that Netrebko can't sing, in fact.
I already have a life, don't worry, but I'd like to advise you to get a bit of musical taste and objectivity: Netrebko CAN'T sing this, her coloratura is just a mess, it doesn't sound natural and right as it should. Try to listen to Callas or Sutherland to get a real Lucia.
@3F93 If you want an impecable etenernal great lucia then you must listen to Edita Gruberova, she will always be the greatest in in this opera and also in Norma. Even now at her age she manages to do this whole opera perfect. I saw her last year in Vienna State Opera and she was beyond this world wiht a 10 minutes standing ovation. The opera had to almost stop because the reception of the audience was unbelievable as well as her performance.
@3F93 If you want an impecable etenernal great lucia then you must listen to Edita Gruberova, she will always be the greatest in in this opera and also in Norma. Even now at her age she manages to do this whole opera perfect. I saw her last year in Vienna State Opera and she was beyond this world wiht a 10 minutes standing ovation. The opera had to almost stop because the reception of the audience was unbelievable as well as her performance.
@ericscam2 Norma by Bellini is also bel canto and unfortunatly she dropped this role just having done an artist's dab in two off concerts.As far as I know she's going to perform Anna Bolena at the Met this April. Don't miss..Cheers!
Ok. voice is too dark. not a very agile voice. the bel canto is slushy. way too careful and cautious. Sills is still the best Lucia ever. Callas second.
@spqrmor howright !How right ! I think Netrebko, as well as some other artists of this generation, have still to reach the full maturity of their voices and yet...they're already so great, giving to their art their whole selves. I think none should forget the extent of efforts, study, concentration and art it takes to reach their level. Yes, it's easy to sit in one's arm-chair and criticize them. But flaws are part of live performances. No photoshop in live opera or concert. Just....art !
@soledemina11 Thanks, I'm glad you keep the same opinion as mine.This year she looks more mature and skillful in her vocal technique in comparison with her Lucia 2009. By the way, tomorrow on 18.09.2011 she has her 40-th birthday. I wish to this gorgeous lady all the best! Can't wait her Anna Bolena in October at the Met. Anna, keep it up!
I love Netrebko's timbre...I honestly can't tell if the coloratura's difficult for her, or if it's just that she has a different kind of timbre than Joan Sutherland did...Maybe bel canto isn't my absolute favorite thing to hear Netrebko in (her finest role is Antonia in LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN, in my opinion) but I still enjoy her singing of the bel canto roles.
Anna, you are great singer and great beauty--but NOT a coloratura singer--stick with Verdi. Your voice is simply too heavy--you sound like Lucia's mother. Folks, go to Ruth Ann Swenson's posts for real coloratura--not counterfeit as we have here.
Her interpretation of this musically is the best I have seen. I love the decrescendo into the highest notes it's lovely and so difficult. I hate when they belt them out. That's not bel canto.
Anna has a very rich, thick and audible voice (I have seen her live acts) and it's a miracle that she manages to do even this much of calature... you simply can not get enough of her when she sings or acts.
How MUCH better Anna’s brilliant singing and acting is than of that vagrant, pathetic, stray cat Natalie Dessay! Who in the right mind would believe that this neurotic, phony girl inspired a great love? Dessay’s interpretations are always boring and predictable; her style never changes, no matter what she performs. Just watch her Sempre Libera – it is nauseating. What a pity Dessay is corrupting Lucia at the MET this year again.
Sills is still the best ever. Tone, agility, understanding, phrasing, dynamics, acting...and the most incomparably beautiful instrument on top of it. A true bel canto.
i love bel canto. i have a lot of DVDs with famous bel canto sopranos Anderson, Serra, Aliberti, Devia, Bonfadelli, Polito...i love Netrebko singing bel canto. Am i crazy?
Why many people doesn't like her performance? I know it is not the best ever performed throughout history.. but her performance here is not bad at all..
@sfpurdie With all my respect to ms.Damrau your opinion about Netrebko's singing is very subjective and still remains just an allegation, no less no more...How can anyone to compare Pierre-August Renoire with Oscar-Claude Monet ???
@spqrmor oh, i agree with you there. I certainly can't claim to be an expert, as i am still young and haven't seen many of the great performers of previous generations. That is also the beauty of this type of format. We can express and compare our ideas and opinions of beautiful performances like this. Henceforth, i will begin my comments with "in my opinion."
@sfpurdie Well...all an opinions are welcome here if there is a yot of ballanced criticism to help to an actrees to improve something in her singing as well in her acting. Judgemental ones can find with ease an imperfections in DD's singing also.Does it mean that she 's got into a mess of that? LOL! Believe me you're witness of the great soprano as well as an actress since Callas.Good luck in your research. Bon chance!
Wow people need to calm down, it's all a matter of opinion as to your view on Anna Netrebko. Personally, I like her, but not as much as I like some other singers. I do think Diana Damrau was better suited to the role but they both did it pretty well
She is a gifted performer and a well trained singer, but this is SO not the role for her. I know she didnt include the high Eb (which I know is optional but still) and she just needs to sing different roles the Lucia and Elvira etc.
She is a gifted performer and a well trained singer, but this is SO not the role for her. I know she didnt include the high Eb (which I know is optional but still) and she just needs to sing different roles the Lucia and Elvira etc.
...stick to a repertoire where these qualities would help interpret what the composer wrote, instead of a repertoire where her shortcomings become painfully obvious?
Why on earth does this woman sing operas such as "Lucia di Lammermoor" and "I puritani" that demand quite a lot in the coloratura department when she couldn't sing a simple gruppetti accurately with a gun to her head? In her studio version of the duet from "I puritani" with Florez she has only ONE phrase containing coloratura and she doesn't sing it correctly - and this in a STUDIO recording! She has a beautiful voice, is physically beautiful and has a good stage presence so why not...
@Flamingopera you probably forgot that this is a mad scene, do you expect her to be adequate? This is great acting and great singing. This performance was regarded as "Great performances at the MET"
@Luck1au.... Ummmmm ok.. I was just going by the comments i've been reading here on YT about Anna Netrebko, I really don't see the need to call me an idiot.
Honestly, everybody bashes her for having been so hyped by the media and I am not a great fan of hers either but you gotta hand it to her - this was not bad at all. Great line, very good trills, very involved and giving, willing to take risks. She gave it all she had. I am impressed.
@Lindow I have to agree with you. I am not a big fan of hers either, but this was not bad at all. The woman is beautiful, and I love to watch her, but I just don't always like what I hear. Good observation
@NEBESHIKU You proved to be a tremendous hater of Netrebko.Why then listening to her and posting here and there your toyterrier's biting comments? Dismissed!
@spqrmor JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA I knew you were a retard when you defended Netrebko, little bitch keep making me laugh! Your pathetic barking makes me feel pity for you! JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA
@NEBESHIKU NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAY LITTLE ASSHOLE , NETREBKO IS FAMOUS AND EXCELLENT. YOU CAN'T CHANGE ANYTHING BY YOUR COHERENT INSULTINGS. SHUT UP IMPOTENT!
@spqrmor Yes, and also coca cola is famous for big sales and that doesn't change the fact that it's liquid shit! Impotent!!!! JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA Sorry dear, i'm not interrested in your nasty cunt, even your dildo goes limp when it sees your face and cunt!
@serenaluce JAJAJAJAJAJA Poor little whore, too bad for you a nasty ugly bitch like you will never have Netrebko's luck. Did your blow up doll loose some air, follow your advice and fill your cunt with tha dildo you say is your husband. Bitch feel lucky that this is just on the internet in real life you would be long been silence bitch. Take care of your children, iwouldn't want anything to happend to them.
@NEBESHIKU wow am i really reading this filth? ... here???? .... wow if i wanted to read this kind of ignorance i would hang up my opera glasses and break out the hot wings, nachos and foam fingers and become a member of the ignorant, desperate, and moronic monday night football tribe .... sad. Do us a favor ignoramus ... go Tosca youself off a parapet!!!
@NEBESHIKU Really, you are such a hater of Netrebko why do you listen to her then, asshole?! For you it's not enough to poopoo on just several videos?! It's YOU who have too much SHIT then! LOL I know why: you are just a pervert, a masochist who gets sexual pleasure from listening to the voices you don't like! LOL But it's only YOUR problem, dear! Not Netrebko's! Just and advice: for a change have a rest and listen to the stuff you don't consider shit! Perhaps you'll like such experience too?LOL
@NEBESHIKU Ja in German is yes! So, I take it as a "yes" answer that you agree with me and will listen to the stuff you like for a change. There's a good boy! LOL Happy listening to you! And good luck at your doctor's appointment! Hope the doctor helps you with your diarea problem and you will shit much less on YT! LOL
she definitely doesn't have the coloratura ability to do full justice, but the interpretation is quite effective. well supported voice. although i wish the coloratura weren't so obviously difficult for her...
@michelebruno...Really? I don't know if your from Italy or if keep up with Anna but she gets VERY mixed acceptance here in youtube/ America. For me personally June Anderson gives the best Luica.
This is a great Lucia! This performance was broadcasted in US on public TV many times. Her fabulous voice is wonderfully harmonized with orchestra and especially with flute. Amazing acting too – !!! Gorgeous, thank you Anna!
I love Anna and Natalie in this role such a contrast :) Something that really pisses me off is, how do people really know what Lucia is supposed to sound like (besides the notes in the score or the voice type preference) or characterize its the artist's taste if you don't respect it don't complain so obnoxiously, its annoying. If you don't like her interpretation take your comments to a bash site :[ If you more than 70% of people who saw this video liked it....
@classicalgal14 her voice is a little hard on the ears to some... not everyone loved Callas either... personally I like both Netrebko and Dessay, but certain operas that they've sung, I prefer Gheorghiu the most. Based on the opera or song, I have a certain voice that I like the most.
I agree with Henry and Visi ... except to say if you like Dessay's performance in this Opera you should do the world a favor and Tosca yourself of the parapet !!! Just saying !!!!
boring!i saw natalie dessay in the same opera in 2007 at the met,and her acting is much better then this.netrebko is singing not bad,but in the fist act she is singing like lucias mother,without emotions and totally boring.
so in my opinion dessay was 10 times better than the overrated netrebko!
i don't want to argue with you about your and my different taste.
anna is a beautiful singer,but i don't like her lucia.her amina and her mimi are wonderful and i'm happy that we have a lot of different voices to hear great operamusic.just enjoy!!
mmmmmm.... a lot of off pitches and her high notes seems squeezed. i think she should sing songs that have lower notes. i mean no e flat?????? but i like her voice..
sumimimi0 3 weeks ago
Netrebko is living proof that ample T&A will get you places, even in opera. Why oh why doesn't she stay out of a repertoire that she has proven over and over again to be incapable of singing?
husiatyn 4 weeks ago
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singergirl56567 1 month ago
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singergirl56567 1 month ago
I love Anna I am a huge fan of hers but I'm sorry Sumi Jo does it better
presfunk2028 1 month ago
@presfunk2028 sorry ti intrude but cant help a comment - plenty of them do it better, in fact plenty of them can actually sing it properly (starting with Moffo, Sutherland, Huang,... apologies to all i missed ), but some of them do it worse then Netrebko, one of them (whit wrong tunes and no idea at all) it's Sumy Jo
branko1b 3 weeks ago
a very elegant performance - she is extremely musical, but that can't compensate for the lack of notes or right pitch - it sounds like transcribed down - why would she ever accept to sing Lucia, or even think about being able to do it? we may never know... maybe Anna Russell was right, "singers have a resonance box where their ..."
what is more strange, quite bizarre, is that can have it in the Met ... has singing gone into "j.n.d. area"? or is it only so for the Met (taste) and mass media??
branko1b 2 months ago
@branko1b Music is not technical requirements...it's about soul ! and Anna has a lot of soul inside.......Anna here gave an excellent performance !
Stelios1983p 3 weeks ago
@Stelios i only argue with people who mention another singers under vid's i like, or say sm'thing bad uninvited - i've done this here, sorry -but i tried..., and was not, entirely negative
not sure what you mean
1 if the soul is all that matters, you or i can do it, or B Streisand ... most people, with soul, don't do, in public, things they are not good at
2 if (right) notes are not meant to be sung, why do composers bother writing them down to start with
elegant is not excellent
branko1b 3 weeks ago
She is clearly not coloratura, I don't know who keeps suggesting these roles to her.
rekupp 2 months ago
@rekupp I don't know who suggested to her she's a singer.
operamusicfan 1 month ago
I have to admit that Netrebko here was 10000 times better than i thought she would be. brava
lfriccetto 2 months ago 2
Beautiful!
antonello035 2 months ago
ES BRMA , VERDAD, PUES NO TIENE GRACIA,
Maripudelmonaco 3 months ago
Es broma ¡, verdad ?, pues no tiene gracia
Maripudelmonaco 3 months ago
OMG she was perfect! I cried watching her...Again! :-)
caper064 3 months ago
where was that????
fludu1 3 months ago
@KathrynARyder well, she just became a mother :p cut her some slack
laughingpantera 3 months ago
NO HIGH C???? PITTY! REST IS BEAUTIFUL!!! :)
lapetra7 3 months ago
Is this a Met production?
powe2550 3 months ago
@powe2550 yeah... Two years ago... *-*
lalocamps 3 months ago in playlist Anna Netrebko
I'm shivering. She is beyond words. I seriously can't think of a strong enough adjective for her perfect voice!
raindyns 3 months ago 5
Singing is not all about belting. This is just pure magic beautiful every note from start to finish.
raindyns 3 months ago 4
Haha people are so fixated with legends. Judge people by their own merits and not by what other singers did!
williamillwill 3 months ago
She is getting a bit chubby.
KathrynARyder 4 months ago
not that that bad but her jaw is getting on my nerves, see all of her performances and you'll see what i am talking about
8Goldie 4 months ago
ah don't run down the stairs, heavy lucia!
icylakepaxphile 4 months ago
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She was STUNNING in this role and Maria Callas is very overrated...granted, she is very good but Anna is the perfect Lucia.
1228shughes 4 months ago
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Buuuu horrible todas las notas crecidas VIVA DESSAY!!!
martinmotter 4 months ago
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Mah, qui non è certo al meglio; e per fare lucia di solito non basta essere al 100%, ci vuole una marcia in più. Invece qui sembra preoccupata, la voce è meno libera del solito e c'è un pò di ruggine.
operfanpadova 5 months ago
not everyone should do roles like this. She's not really a Lucia kinda girl. It's like if Renee Fleming ever did Lucia. Just isn't a good role. Not that I don't love Anna and Renee, just better roles they can sing. You need to be slightly deranged to do roles like this. That's why Dessay and Sutherland were awesome. The best Lucia would have to be Sutherland. But Diana Damrau would be right up there also.
leangesdemoi 5 months ago in playlist renee
How come you didn't add in "Il dolce Suono"? Shame on you, she did it amazing.. the latter half of the scene isn't as great as the way she did that aria..
Chivalryaintdead 6 months ago
Excellent singing! Excellent staging! I see some ignorant comments here, but I've heard hundreds of the best singers LIVE and Netrebko's voice is among the five most beautiful I've heard! I repeat what I've said regarding other posts: If you've heard a recording of a singer, you've heard a recording; you have NOT heard the singer's voice.
TheVerdiBaritone 6 months ago
she does not attack the last note...am i dreaming
tahsinekrem 6 months ago
non mette nessuna paura come un pò Lucia dovrebbe fare in questo pezzo...e quando fa la giravolta finale sembra olympia non una che ha appena ammazzato il marito ed è impazzita
CastaDiva181 7 months ago
Grande urlatrice, poco phatos. E se manca quello inutile fare commenti ma non mi piace ne in questo ruolo ne in tanti altri che Lei macina a rullo.
CavallucciAlex 7 months ago
Muy buena presentación, aunque la voz de Netrebko no es las más idonea para este tipo de roles, tampoco es perfecta como muchos aseguran en sus comentarios!
velociraptor44 7 months ago
B R A V A
grazie coloraturfan!
overhetfeld 7 months ago
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I find myself gasping with terror and utterly struck dumb by the madness she projects throughout the entire scene. And that is something not many operatic singers can do - convince the audience that you're mad while singing such beautiful notes.
Hailstormand 7 months ago 9
Love both Anna Netrebko and Natalie Dessay as Lucia.
For me they are the two best singing this role in the 21st century.
Interpretations are different but both are excellent.
operafan0anegnd 7 months ago
beautiful voice, beautiful face...
schnefsky 7 months ago
74 are deaf ...... and stupid!
odbcodbc 7 months ago
I saw this opera in Berlin, really great, never thought i'd like it :') it was quite funny though, the actress who played Lucia was like half a meter taller than the brother, Enrico, who was black too.. Just like heavymetal guys that wears pink clothing on stage, it's kinda ridiculous..:p
belgiumrockzDVM 7 months ago
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Brava Netrebko!
I like her because she doesnt pretend to be something that she is not. This is the voice, of first rank material, this is the music, genius composed.
After all, Lucia' s Mad Scene is a romantic grand scene, not a show off piece...Mad people dont show off...
Brava Netrebko!
charmeueueur 8 months ago 8
The 'hatred' simply does not exist - the truth is, she does not sing AS WELL AS others, like Damrau, like Devia, even like Dessay in her hey day in these coloratura roles.
Her high notes are flimsy, the coloratura smudged...
That's not 'hatred', but obervations.
Cissy97 8 months ago
omg this was splendid
MermanDarrien 9 months ago 8
@Gothic31841 There seem to be an unlimited supply of YT trolls insulting both Netrebko and Dessay. I don't know, they may be the same people. I strongly suspect that most of them are people who want to say shocking things to be noticed, but who wouldn't do so in real life because there they are rejected or thrown out on their ears. I personally am a big Dessay fan, but I hate seeing people, who probably aren't really fans of Dessay, insulting Netrebko... who has a wonderful voice and appearance
MrHbc3 9 months ago
Netrebko's Lucia is fabulous but I hate how they keep putting her in the 19th century, which is not the setting for Donizetti's Lucia, which is set in Scotland in the 1500's. For instance, there's a line in the opera in which Mary Stewart (Maria Stuarda) is mentioned. She had been dead for ages by the time women and men were wearing tuxedos and bustle gowns. The guests at this wedding look party guests from DIE FLEIDERMAUS. Lucia isn't from 1870's London or Vienna LOL
OperaMystery80 9 months ago
@OperaMystery80 I agree. what is the point. This is one opera where the external atmosphere is very important, why mess with it.
ShawDAMAN 7 months ago
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OperaMystery80 9 months ago
Still a classic!
tonopah22 9 months ago
This is truly defining what beauty is.
sweettyo 9 months ago
@sweettyo bad acting and terrible singing?
nailycai 6 months ago
@nailycai u clearly know nothing of opera or operatic singing if you do not see this as art
allthenamesrtook 5 months ago
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nailycai 5 months ago
Although vocally Netrebko sounds far better than Dessay, having watched Dessay on this same set in her production she has a far more believable performance than Netrebko. The Dessay histrionics on stage are far more convincing than Netrebko's but even though Netrebko does not attempt the E flat, and I take my hat off to her for that, her vocal line was far superior to Dessay's. Brava Netrebko.
MrAndredekock 10 months ago
@MrAndredekock - Dessay has lost her tiny voice long time ago. If you think if it, Dessay is the same in all of her arias; her acting is pathetic. At the MET Dessay's voice can hardly reach row 20. I cannot even begin to compare Anna's brilliant performance with Desaay's neurotic presentation of Lucia. Not to mention Anna's vocal superiority to all of the living sopranos.
09avenger 9 months ago
Those who can, sing. Those who cannot, bitch.. .
jeffpsd 10 months ago
Every performer gives this role their special touch. although she does not come on as strong as Natalie Dessay, her performance is believeable because it seems like she is in a shocked dreamlike state. The glass harmonica gave the scene a nice touch as well, for that sound was usually associated with madness. I appreciated it that she respected the flute duo, I found it disconcerting to listen to it a capella with NDessay. Great Job.
Argentynegal 11 months ago
Se nn sei il soprano per fare la LUCIA... PERCHE'??? PERCHE'??? PERCHE'???
Puritani1 11 months ago
@Puritani1 bisogerebbe chiederglielo per tanti di quei ruoli che forse potrebbe fare qualche disco natalizio! e continua ad ostinarsi col bel canto!!!
fabrizietto1980 8 months ago
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If you want an impecable etenernal great lucia then you must listen to Edita Gruberova, she will always be the greatest in in this opera and also in Norma. Even now at her age she manages to do this whole opera perfect. I saw her last year in Vienna State Opera and she was beyond this world wiht a 10 minutes standing ovation. The opera had to almost stop because the reception of the audience was unbelievable as well as her performance.
Sochilinda 11 months ago
Attractive; not beautiful voice and as is so often the case with singers of the post Romantic era, she just manages the passage work.
Cramnella 11 months ago
I personally prefer other singers to Netrebko BUT this is actually very good. I do not understand comments about how bad the cadenza here is and the lack of coloratura skills. Artistically, I find her interpretation more dreamy than insane but obviously that's a matter of personal perception. Technically, she has flaws and so have other singers. There is none who has it all. Full marks for Netrebko in this particular performance. Many listeners should just enjoy the music instead of bashing.
raaadja99 11 months ago
I can't understand people saying they like this! It's not about hating her... ok, I don't like her at all, I generally find her boring and mediocre, it's just my opinion, but come on, be honest... in this video the cadenza with the flute is just horrible, she can't absolutely do coloratura, and her Casta Diva sounded even worse. She is a lyric soprano, or maybe a spinto, her voice doesn't have a bit of agility, belcanto and coloratura are not things for her as they weren't for Tebaldi...
3F93 11 months ago
@3F93 Darling, get a life. And just for you to know, Casta Diva is included neither in this video nor Lucia as such.
raaadja99 11 months ago
@raaadja99 I've included Casta Diva in my comment because it's another aria of belcanto coloratura, like Lucia's, and I've read comments mentioning that too. Another aria that Netrebko can't sing, in fact.
I already have a life, don't worry, but I'd like to advise you to get a bit of musical taste and objectivity: Netrebko CAN'T sing this, her coloratura is just a mess, it doesn't sound natural and right as it should. Try to listen to Callas or Sutherland to get a real Lucia.
3F93 11 months ago
@3F93 If you want an impecable etenernal great lucia then you must listen to Edita Gruberova, she will always be the greatest in in this opera and also in Norma. Even now at her age she manages to do this whole opera perfect. I saw her last year in Vienna State Opera and she was beyond this world wiht a 10 minutes standing ovation. The opera had to almost stop because the reception of the audience was unbelievable as well as her performance.
Sochilinda 11 months ago
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@3F93 If you want an impecable etenernal great lucia then you must listen to Edita Gruberova, she will always be the greatest in in this opera and also in Norma. Even now at her age she manages to do this whole opera perfect. I saw her last year in Vienna State Opera and she was beyond this world wiht a 10 minutes standing ovation. The opera had to almost stop because the reception of the audience was unbelievable as well as her performance.
Sochilinda 11 months ago
@3F93 estoy de acuerdo...pero ella quiere parecerse a maria callas... ni lucia, ni pasquale, ni adina, son para su voz.
TheBasilio 11 months ago
so tender and beautiful!
augustine051 11 months ago
i agree that the coloratura doesn't suit her but the to me she sounds tender and confused, which seems to fit
MnemosyneNL 11 months ago
I thinking taking the Eb down an octave actually sounded better than the high Eb, it was more...it gave more to the atmosphere if you ask me
violinistx100 1 year ago
just because someone compares her to other singers doesn't make them "haters."
She has a beautiful voice, but bel canto is not her forte. she would probably be an awesome "Norma." Love to hear her sing Casta Diva.
ericscam2 1 year ago
@ericscam2 Norma by Bellini is also bel canto and unfortunatly she dropped this role just having done an artist's dab in two off concerts.As far as I know she's going to perform Anna Bolena at the Met this April. Don't miss..Cheers!
spqrmor 1 year ago
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Her voice is like water... seamless in the delicate parts. Just gorgeous.
mrparke007 1 year ago 2
Ok. voice is too dark. not a very agile voice. the bel canto is slushy. way too careful and cautious. Sills is still the best Lucia ever. Callas second.
ericscam2 1 year ago
@ericscam2 No, no one is first or second. Every great soprano is unique and Netrebko's definitly one of them.
spqrmor 1 year ago
@spqrmor I agree on your comment
ilrimpianto 10 months ago
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@spqrmor howright !How right ! I think Netrebko, as well as some other artists of this generation, have still to reach the full maturity of their voices and yet...they're already so great, giving to their art their whole selves. I think none should forget the extent of efforts, study, concentration and art it takes to reach their level. Yes, it's easy to sit in one's arm-chair and criticize them. But flaws are part of live performances. No photoshop in live opera or concert. Just....art !
soledemina11 5 months ago
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@soledemina11 Thanks, I'm glad you keep the same opinion as mine.This year she looks more mature and skillful in her vocal technique in comparison with her Lucia 2009. By the way, tomorrow on 18.09.2011 she has her 40-th birthday. I wish to this gorgeous lady all the best! Can't wait her Anna Bolena in October at the Met. Anna, keep it up!
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soledemina11 5 months ago
I love Netrebko's timbre...I honestly can't tell if the coloratura's difficult for her, or if it's just that she has a different kind of timbre than Joan Sutherland did...Maybe bel canto isn't my absolute favorite thing to hear Netrebko in (her finest role is Antonia in LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN, in my opinion) but I still enjoy her singing of the bel canto roles.
Detectivefiction 1 year ago
multipass !!!!
jailender2008 1 year ago
Anna, you are great singer and great beauty--but NOT a coloratura singer--stick with Verdi. Your voice is simply too heavy--you sound like Lucia's mother. Folks, go to Ruth Ann Swenson's posts for real coloratura--not counterfeit as we have here.
windstorm1000 1 year ago
Her interpretation of this musically is the best I have seen. I love the decrescendo into the highest notes it's lovely and so difficult. I hate when they belt them out. That's not bel canto.
amberjohnston1989 1 year ago
most commentarys are...hmm....i think 99.999 Percent havent done Music on that level. but its ok in some way. But in the end...its sad. Truely Sad. !
cryz1000 1 year ago
I would pay money to watch this live!!!
Anna has a very rich, thick and audible voice (I have seen her live acts) and it's a miracle that she manages to do even this much of calature... you simply can not get enough of her when she sings or acts.
VISITRUSSIA 1 year ago
How MUCH better Anna’s brilliant singing and acting is than of that vagrant, pathetic, stray cat Natalie Dessay! Who in the right mind would believe that this neurotic, phony girl inspired a great love? Dessay’s interpretations are always boring and predictable; her style never changes, no matter what she performs. Just watch her Sempre Libera – it is nauseating. What a pity Dessay is corrupting Lucia at the MET this year again.
09avenger 1 year ago
@09avenger LOL. I agree. Dessay is a stray cat! hilarious
disneylandman66 1 year ago
Sills is still the best ever. Tone, agility, understanding, phrasing, dynamics, acting...and the most incomparably beautiful instrument on top of it. A true bel canto.
ericscam2 1 year ago
@ericscam2 Sills was a great "soprano"... that's all!!.
numetutelare 1 year ago
@ericscam2 She is =)
classicalgalNYC 1 year ago
Sorry, i won't Tosca myself any where, but it is only a matter of time you Violetta Valary yourself, but it won't be phthisis.
NEBESHIKU 1 year ago
i love bel canto. i have a lot of DVDs with famous bel canto sopranos Anderson, Serra, Aliberti, Devia, Bonfadelli, Polito...i love Netrebko singing bel canto. Am i crazy?
gman20101 1 year ago
@gman20101 No!! Lei ama il belcanto con gli occhi, in più non ha nominato altri soprano eccelsi nella Lucia...vada indietro negli anni...
numetutelare 1 year ago
@numetutelare netrebko's bel canto was good in julietta in i capuleti e i montecchi with didonato romeo. It was funny - pregnant julietta
gman20101 1 year ago
It's too bad that people are so focused on her few downfalls that they don't realize all the things that she is doing right.
This stuff is REALLY hard to sing you guys!!!!
Have you tried it???
If not, then don't be an uninformed asshole! LOL!!!! You'll always be able to find something wrong if you look hard enough!
MeticulousMuffin 1 year ago
Why many people doesn't like her performance? I know it is not the best ever performed throughout history.. but her performance here is not bad at all..
baltazarcoco99 1 year ago
She has a very beautiful voice, but its so heavy. It weighs the coloratura sections down and makes them sluggish.
RaWrZzZz 1 year ago
This is great, but it's still not as good as Diana Damrau's performance. Diana is a better actress and she can handle the coloratura better.
sfpurdie 1 year ago
@sfpurdie With all my respect to ms.Damrau your opinion about Netrebko's singing is very subjective and still remains just an allegation, no less no more...How can anyone to compare Pierre-August Renoire with Oscar-Claude Monet ???
spqrmor 1 year ago
@spqrmor oh, i agree with you there. I certainly can't claim to be an expert, as i am still young and haven't seen many of the great performers of previous generations. That is also the beauty of this type of format. We can express and compare our ideas and opinions of beautiful performances like this. Henceforth, i will begin my comments with "in my opinion."
sfpurdie 1 year ago
@sfpurdie Well...all an opinions are welcome here if there is a yot of ballanced criticism to help to an actrees to improve something in her singing as well in her acting. Judgemental ones can find with ease an imperfections in DD's singing also.Does it mean that she 's got into a mess of that? LOL! Believe me you're witness of the great soprano as well as an actress since Callas.Good luck in your research. Bon chance!
spqrmor 1 year ago
Wow people need to calm down, it's all a matter of opinion as to your view on Anna Netrebko. Personally, I like her, but not as much as I like some other singers. I do think Diana Damrau was better suited to the role but they both did it pretty well
chocoholicchic92 1 year ago
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She is a gifted performer and a well trained singer, but this is SO not the role for her. I know she didnt include the high Eb (which I know is optional but still) and she just needs to sing different roles the Lucia and Elvira etc.
canadianclarke 1 year ago
She is a gifted performer and a well trained singer, but this is SO not the role for her. I know she didnt include the high Eb (which I know is optional but still) and she just needs to sing different roles the Lucia and Elvira etc.
canadianclarke 1 year ago
She really got better!!!
alexandriusgirl 1 year ago
Can anyone tell me what act this is in?
charstar1989 1 year ago
@charstar1989 Third Act. Scene 1
23Manolin 1 year ago
...stick to a repertoire where these qualities would help interpret what the composer wrote, instead of a repertoire where her shortcomings become painfully obvious?
MadonnaImperia 1 year ago
Why on earth does this woman sing operas such as "Lucia di Lammermoor" and "I puritani" that demand quite a lot in the coloratura department when she couldn't sing a simple gruppetti accurately with a gun to her head? In her studio version of the duet from "I puritani" with Florez she has only ONE phrase containing coloratura and she doesn't sing it correctly - and this in a STUDIO recording! She has a beautiful voice, is physically beautiful and has a good stage presence so why not...
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dangmills 1 year ago
Bah... Tremolo so much that you can't ever hear what notes she singing...
rundomized 1 year ago
@humangeorge you are a fool. This performance was regarded as "Great performances at the MET", - this is indeed a great performance.
09avenger 1 year ago
@Flamingopera you probably forgot that this is a mad scene, do you expect her to be adequate? This is great acting and great singing. This performance was regarded as "Great performances at the MET"
09avenger 1 year ago
I believe that this Lucia really can kill somebody
gman20101 1 year ago
She sings beautiful and how she is always so expressive. That's why she is the greatest!
buttercup180 1 year ago
Her "alfin son tua" at 05:35 is so...beautiful and warm. ♥
Kivimusic 1 year ago
I love the part from 7:40 up to the end!!!
reydogoloyugo23 1 year ago
I never thought, madness could be so attractive - bravo Anna!
Nightfighter74 1 year ago
Gorgeous singing! I've always loved her repertoire.
chex15 1 year ago
@Luck1au.... Ummmmm ok.. I was just going by the comments i've been reading here on YT about Anna Netrebko, I really don't see the need to call me an idiot.
chrisscruzzz 1 year ago
Honestly, everybody bashes her for having been so hyped by the media and I am not a great fan of hers either but you gotta hand it to her - this was not bad at all. Great line, very good trills, very involved and giving, willing to take risks. She gave it all she had. I am impressed.
Lindow 1 year ago 42
@Lindow I have to agree with you. I am not a big fan of hers either, but this was not bad at all. The woman is beautiful, and I love to watch her, but I just don't always like what I hear. Good observation
htshoward 1 year ago
@Lindow What he had to give was not very much!
NEBESHIKU 1 year ago
@NEBESHIKU You proved to be a tremendous hater of Netrebko.Why then listening to her and posting here and there your toyterrier's biting comments? Dismissed!
spqrmor 1 year ago
@spqrmor and this from a little bitch like you? JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA You can bark all you want but Netrebko still is shit, you can enjoy her.
NEBESHIKU 1 year ago
@NEBESHIKU Barking you not me, little sick retard!
spqrmor 1 year ago
@spqrmor JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA I knew you were a retard when you defended Netrebko, little bitch keep making me laugh! Your pathetic barking makes me feel pity for you! JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA
NEBESHIKU 1 year ago
@NEBESHIKU Bua-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha !!!!!! NEBESHIKU ,you are CRETIN OF THE CENTUTY !!!
spqrmor 1 year ago
@spqrmor No, that's your dad! He got that tittle after he belived your mother that he was your father!
NEBESHIKU 1 year ago
@NEBESHIKU How stupid and ignorant you are with all you comments on YT! You are welcome fruitcake , let everyone see how LOW you are!
spqrmor 1 year ago
@spqrmor Not as low as you: the bastard child of your whore mother! Again, no matter what you say, it will not make Netrebko's singing any good!
NEBESHIKU 1 year ago
@NEBESHIKU NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAY LITTLE ASSHOLE , NETREBKO IS FAMOUS AND EXCELLENT. YOU CAN'T CHANGE ANYTHING BY YOUR COHERENT INSULTINGS. SHUT UP IMPOTENT!
spqrmor 1 year ago
@spqrmor Yes, and also coca cola is famous for big sales and that doesn't change the fact that it's liquid shit! Impotent!!!! JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA Sorry dear, i'm not interrested in your nasty cunt, even your dildo goes limp when it sees your face and cunt!
NEBESHIKU 1 year ago
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serenaluce 1 year ago
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@serenaluce JAJAJAJAJAJA Poor little whore, too bad for you a nasty ugly bitch like you will never have Netrebko's luck. Did your blow up doll loose some air, follow your advice and fill your cunt with tha dildo you say is your husband. Bitch feel lucky that this is just on the internet in real life you would be long been silence bitch. Take care of your children, iwouldn't want anything to happend to them.
NEBESHIKU 1 year ago
@NEBESHIKU wow am i really reading this filth? ... here???? .... wow if i wanted to read this kind of ignorance i would hang up my opera glasses and break out the hot wings, nachos and foam fingers and become a member of the ignorant, desperate, and moronic monday night football tribe .... sad. Do us a favor ignoramus ... go Tosca youself off a parapet!!!
netrebko1224 1 year ago
@NEBESHIKU Really, you are such a hater of Netrebko why do you listen to her then, asshole?! For you it's not enough to poopoo on just several videos?! It's YOU who have too much SHIT then! LOL I know why: you are just a pervert, a masochist who gets sexual pleasure from listening to the voices you don't like! LOL But it's only YOUR problem, dear! Not Netrebko's! Just and advice: for a change have a rest and listen to the stuff you don't consider shit! Perhaps you'll like such experience too?LOL
serenaluce 1 year ago
@serenaluce JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA! JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA!
NEBESHIKU 1 year ago
@NEBESHIKU Ja in German is yes! So, I take it as a "yes" answer that you agree with me and will listen to the stuff you like for a change. There's a good boy! LOL Happy listening to you! And good luck at your doctor's appointment! Hope the doctor helps you with your diarea problem and you will shit much less on YT! LOL
serenaluce 1 year ago
@Lindow Thank you for pointing the out =)
classicalgalNYC 1 year ago
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ac3761G 1 year ago
she definitely doesn't have the coloratura ability to do full justice, but the interpretation is quite effective. well supported voice. although i wish the coloratura weren't so obviously difficult for her...
diuscorvus 1 year ago 11
@diuscorvus Insomma é fuori ruolo...molto semplice.
numetutelare 1 year ago
@diuscorvus Donizzeti wrote the role not necessarily for coloratura.
TraVoiBelle 11 months ago
OMG I HATE HER WITH SUCH A PASSION!
jcrogers14 1 year ago
@michelebruno...Really? I don't know if your from Italy or if keep up with Anna but she gets VERY mixed acceptance here in youtube/ America. For me personally June Anderson gives the best Luica.
chrisscruzzz 1 year ago
Dear Anna - your marvelous, fabulous, lustrous voice is such a treat to listen!
Thank you for helping me to get through the day. I am so happy every time I listen to your magnificent performances. Good bless you!
09avenger 1 year ago
This is a great Lucia! This performance was broadcasted in US on public TV many times. Her fabulous voice is wonderfully harmonized with orchestra and especially with flute. Amazing acting too – !!! Gorgeous, thank you Anna!
09avenger 1 year ago
I love Anna and Natalie in this role such a contrast :) Something that really pisses me off is, how do people really know what Lucia is supposed to sound like (besides the notes in the score or the voice type preference) or characterize its the artist's taste if you don't respect it don't complain so obnoxiously, its annoying. If you don't like her interpretation take your comments to a bash site :[ If you more than 70% of people who saw this video liked it....
classicalgal14 1 year ago
@classicalgal14 Thank you.
Euphorianna 1 year ago
@classicalgal14 her voice is a little hard on the ears to some... not everyone loved Callas either... personally I like both Netrebko and Dessay, but certain operas that they've sung, I prefer Gheorghiu the most. Based on the opera or song, I have a certain voice that I like the most.
Carmen: Callas,
Tosca: Gheorghiu,
Lucia: Netrebko,
Lucia Borgia (whatever it's called): Sutherland,
Lakme: Callas,
Giulio Cesare's Sesto: Magdalena Kozena
you get the picture
dangmills 1 year ago
@dangmills what about Violetta?
My favourites are Callas (1955) Gheorghiu (1994) and Netrebko (with Villazòn).
papagena92 1 year ago
@papagena92 Violetta belongs to Virginia Zeani and Angela Gheorghiu
dangmills 1 year ago
@papagena92 watch?v=qmgdw73ZV3k
dangmills 1 year ago
I agree with Henry and Visi ... except to say if you like Dessay's performance in this Opera you should do the world a favor and Tosca yourself of the parapet !!! Just saying !!!!
netrebko1224 1 year ago
boring!i saw natalie dessay in the same opera in 2007 at the met,and her acting is much better then this.netrebko is singing not bad,but in the fist act she is singing like lucias mother,without emotions and totally boring.
so in my opinion dessay was 10 times better than the overrated netrebko!
henry10011966 1 year ago
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I used to adore Dessay... until I saw Netrebko. Dessay has a very small small voice. Now this is boring!
VISITRUSSIA 1 year ago
@VISITRUSSIA
ok,when you want a far better voice and performance then look for diana damrau,
she played the same role at the met,at the same time as mrs netrebko.
henry10011966 1 year ago
@henry10011966 I did and couldn\t find here a better performance. Only her voice reccord. And honestly... I didn't like it.
To my taste (key word is my taste) Anna's voice is so much bigger and very pleasant to MY ears, both in low and high key. I think it is very unique.
VISITRUSSIA 1 year ago
@VISITRUSSIA
i don't want to argue with you about your and my different taste.
anna is a beautiful singer,but i don't like her lucia.her amina and her mimi are wonderful and i'm happy that we have a lot of different voices to hear great operamusic.just enjoy!!
henry10011966 1 year ago
@henry10011966
Now this is the right answer!!! Silly argue about different tastes. Got blesses all singers to deliver us variety to choose from ! =)
VISITRUSSIA 1 year ago
You should probably state the aria title: Spargi d'amore pianto
liljoedawg2 1 year ago
Damrau should have done the recording!
jony5557 1 year ago
Some called her a whore... She married for love.
Others said she is a comet that will extinguish. She keeps going strong.
Most said she is worth nothing. She does Lucias for sold out capacities at the Met!
She has venomous detractors and ardent admirers... she divides opera freaks...
Fellow opera friends... can it be that this is the stuff of the "real" thing...??
Madonna mia, forgive what I said... it was just a slip of my mind... no ...no...