I just realized how much Ms. Verrett resembles Barbara Hendricks(in her later years). Totally different styles, though. Less a comment, more of an observation, I guess.
That these two embraced one another and did not feud is a credit to their character and artistry. Stupendously gifted both of them. Women of confidence and assurance in a world of insecure egoist.
Hmm I looked page after page for new superlatives to describe this piece, but nothing did it justice. So I will return to the basic (as in what Mother's teach their children returning in the afternoons from kindergarten. Ohh Sweetheart, that picture you drew for me is soooo PRETTY. lol lol. Onegin65, this is PRETTY, and thank you for sharing. Isk & Tsk Youyousova
t's so cool to see Verrett & Bumbry singing together. They both sang the role of Norma in their career but personally I prefer Verrett's Norma. Bumbry's a bit overdone and unsuited to her voice. They were both mezzos who switched to sopranos & sang the same roles/repertoire: Carmen, Eboli, Amneris, Azucena, Lady Macbeth, Santuzza, Tosca, etc. They indeed had a rivalry and competition but during a tribute to Marian Anderson they seemed to have made peace. They were both terrific singers!
bpicaud1 they actually did just that at a live recital at Carnegie Hall. It was pretty amazing. I think as i recall it was a concert in honor of Marion Anderson.
@couturesixfour I agree with you and saagua1953 both. This is my favorite version. They are so connected! All the emotion comes through the vocal line, as it should, and so often doesn't. Instead we get antics, and off the voice singing to portray emotion. Bravi Divas!
@vivegedda You're FLAT on a few notes! Shut up! I hate to hear you so-called critics. What the hell do you know! Your comments are purely subjective. You prefer Stignani-just say that. Ms. Bumbry is flawless.
@vivegedda Oh, shut up! I can't stand to hear you so-called critics! What the hell do you know! Ms. Bumbry is flawless. You comment is purely subjective. Just say you prefer Stignani. That is perfectly understandable. We all have preferences. But don't criticize that which you know nothing of.
There's no controversy at all about them these days. That's just what you perceive it to be, but to each their own. I always felt that Grace had more anger towards Shirley, rather than the other way around. I love both of them, but I still feel that Shirley's best work was as a soprano and Grace's as a mezzo.
Grace should have stuck to her lane with mezzo roles. She is arguably one of the best mezzos of this generation, hands down. Another reason why Grace was jealous is because Shirley was a higher-fee artist in the 70's and 80's, and has said so in interviews and her book. It's just common knowledge that sopranos get more work than a mezzo on the opera stage, unless you're an established star on the level of Renee Fleming or Cecilia Bartoli.
Just because Verrett said it in her book doesn't mean it's true. First of all, NO dispute Grace was in higher demand as a soprano. Their fee was top tier BOTH of them. Grace was the STAR of all her casts. She didn't need to sing with other "big names". She was the big name. Further, Grace from 1960-1970 had already recorded the bulk of her recorded legacy. She had already sung in ALL the large houses by 1965. Shirley V had to catch up! After a period of time
everyone's career INCLUDING hers experiences some deceleration. Get outa here! They were both GREAT GREAT artists and it just amazes me that in 2010 after they've both long retired, there is still this controversy around them. It's interesting!
It doesn't surprise me that Grace & Shirley were not friends in real life: they were at the top of their profession, and both were trying to be the top diva of their day. However, I feel that Grace was always jealous of Shirley and not the other way around. Shirley was a natural soprano, while Grace was a natural mezzo. Her decision to switch to soprano roles later in her career was stupid because she cheated both her fans and herself of her natural voice qualities.
It always saddened me that Grace & Shirley were always pitted against each other. Let's face it: in opera, two rival sopranos or mezzos are *ALWAYS* defensive about the other. But when they happen to be Black, somehow the fire gets a little hotter and the stakes are raised. The only Black soprano that escaped this fate was Leontyne, and that's because she was the reigning Queen and nobody could touch her. She was on a cloud far removed from any other Black female opera singer.
It's clear that this is under-rehearsed and that they probably didn't wanna sing together to begin with. We all know these two great dames weren't exactly "girlfriends." Don't get me wrong, I love them both to death. (More of a Verrett worshipper.)
@58wotan es correcto, la grabacion de la voz la han puesto un segundo despues de el video, aveces eso les pasa a los que graban, pero es las voces de ellas.
@ acitipo, amigo/a, nunca he dudado que fueran sus voces, eso se llama " dubbing ", y tengo una grabación del Don Giovanni con cesare siepi y Lisa della Casa que sucede esto
Sutherland + Horne's rendition is the best match. This...messed up, they just wanna make it fast, faster, faster, the fastest!!! They just don work 2gt!!!
Honestly, listen carefully and think carefully, esp. 5:01 - 5:03. While this duet can be done flawlessly, this rendition, with (a) flaw(s), shouldn't b the best one.
@thomastmwc this was rushed, but i don't agree that horne's and sutherland's was the best. they were deathly boring in the first few minutes of the performance. i love all of these gals though!
i think they did a rather great job there are just parts when bumbry is rushing a bit and obviously out of breath and breathing in between phrases... verett lost her place at parts trying to keeping up with the rushed tempi of bumbry..though given the difficulty of the piece I am not surprised... its not like I could sing it!
Is it lower? I didn't check ...but if it is it may not be the conductor..it may be at the request of the singers..!! It's common to sing this opera a step lower...the orignial key is treacherous for both singers. Anyway...thought I'd respond..if that isn't the right answer...please just let it go.
I really didn't expect that much of them in this duet, but they really give a very beatiful rendition of it here! Beautiful voices, beautiful expression, beautiful phrasing. They sound perfectly singing together, I think.
Actually, I'm pretty sure it's Bumbry who's sharp, because she sounds sharp even singing solo. This may have to do with the fact that their voices don't mesh, because they're both mezzos, and Bumbry consequently has to push too hard to sing the soprano part. So she can't really sing pianissimo when she needs to and just overpowers the whole duet. I wonder if she can even hear the orchestra. Still, it makes one miss the days when there were so many great African-American female singers around.
Ms. Bumbry's voice was quite sizeable. Ms. Verrett's was as well, but not in comparison to Ms. Bumbry's. People forget that Ms. Bumbry sang wagnerian roles as well. People tend to get an idea of what pianissimo is in their head and forget that vocal dynamics is relative to the size of the voice you're listening to and as for Ms. Bumbry, she had a very nice pianissimo sound. You won't find many singers with a voice the size of Ms. Bumbry's that can handle that type of agility as well.
I didn't sense any disrespect at all. There are very few that were able to accomplish what these two women did, and that is have worldwide success as a Mezzo and as a Soprano. Both great artists and individuals in their own right.
@LimmieP GOOD point! I have a big voice too and my pianissimo is still forte compared to other singers I have to work extra hard plus I am still young and my voice is still growing doing whatever it wants! lol
she had natural tendecy to sing sharp... is has nothing to with her pushing to sing a soprano part.... Birgit Nilsson and Franco Corelli did so as well.....
great singing. i love both singers, but it was not of the caliber of horne and sutherland who's voices blended so well and who were so in sync with one another that it almost seemed as if it were one voice. it seemed to me as if verrett and bumbry were not always quite together, sometimes a fraction of a second apart.
You really do not know anything about Music, to compare these two with Horn and Sutherland, shows you are a green horn to vocal music, style, and period, young man this is Bellini, not Verdi, Wagner or Puccini. these 4 singers have compleatly voices world away. this is belcanto at its hights. even the great price did not have this time of voice
Hi. you are certainly entitled to your opinion. i don't claim to be a musical expert, merely expressing a preference for another duo singing this particular aria. as i said verrett and bumbry are great singers in their own right. i don't know what puccini, wagner and verdi have to do with anything. sutherland did sing some music by these composers but is known primarily for her bel canto - such as bellini, rossini et al.
Hello, I am sure we are now haveing a constructive conversation, My point was in Musical terms,"VOCALLY" one should not compare Horn-Sutherland to these two.
I made reference to the other composers that all 4 artists have sang their works. and the 2 in question are better , simply because they have that voice quality.
As opera lovers sometime we must do some research before we make statement, as younger lovers will learn from us.
Well, Verrett and Bumbry are great singers but this performance is heavy and clumsy and shrill compared to the one I just listened to with Sutherland and Horne.
Well, I don't think a difference of opinion on art would qualify me as a fool. And I'm not sure what religion has to do with either your comment or mine ... but I do think we're all entitled to our preferences when it comes to musical taste. You apparently enjoyed this performance. I did not. That is all.
I ment I can imagine many different Normas and Adalgisas. They show another type that usually associated with theese roles. I never accept if someone declares, that one voice is not good for a certain role. Good artist can built his/her special, personal figure and singing.
amazing ! f-ing lovely performance I found Verrets enthusiam so enlightening she was just so into it. It made me feel excited... Bumbry was obviously out of breath by the end and was speeding of the pace at moments... but they were excellent performances!!! that ending was icky... their vibrattos were too disimilar
Ok everyone Please dont Bite my Head off, I am still new to the world of Opera, But i must say That i Just Love miss Verrett i can realy feel her when she sings. Bravi to both and Brava diva Verrett
I know they both sang the role of Norma before, but what a surprise to see them together in this concert, since they were both big rivals in the 70s (read Verrett's autobiography "i never walked alone" for more on this. I didnt know about this concert and i'm very glad that they were able to realize it at a time where their voices were still in pretty good shape. Bravi Bella donne!
@niklausse R u crazy? they would have spent 90% of the time fighting over who should do Norma! jk jk it would have been spectacular. a massive work like this needs diva quality women to really make it shine.
Amazing!
ProphetessLaJoy09 1 month ago
That's delightful! A much bouncier tempo for "Si, fine all'ore" than I've heard, but I really loved it. Such elegant artists.
TeressaByrne 6 months ago
Lovely......
ronfast 7 months ago
I just realized how much Ms. Verrett resembles Barbara Hendricks(in her later years). Totally different styles, though. Less a comment, more of an observation, I guess.
prolong4291 7 months ago
That these two embraced one another and did not feud is a credit to their character and artistry. Stupendously gifted both of them. Women of confidence and assurance in a world of insecure egoist.
intelegentable 7 months ago
Hermoso
veeerooniicaaa 8 months ago
Wonderful, wonderful despite the bad record. taf289
taf289 8 months ago
Hmm I looked page after page for new superlatives to describe this piece, but nothing did it justice. So I will return to the basic (as in what Mother's teach their children returning in the afternoons from kindergarten. Ohh Sweetheart, that picture you drew for me is soooo PRETTY. lol lol. Onegin65, this is PRETTY, and thank you for sharing. Isk & Tsk Youyousova
IRS20071 8 months ago
splendid! r.i.p dear shirley verrett... Grace Bumbry's posture is a month of tutorials in itself: barely moving, solid column of support
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t's so cool to see Verrett & Bumbry singing together. They both sang the role of Norma in their career but personally I prefer Verrett's Norma. Bumbry's a bit overdone and unsuited to her voice. They were both mezzos who switched to sopranos & sang the same roles/repertoire: Carmen, Eboli, Amneris, Azucena, Lady Macbeth, Santuzza, Tosca, etc. They indeed had a rivalry and competition but during a tribute to Marian Anderson they seemed to have made peace. They were both terrific singers!
OperaMystery80 9 months ago
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OperaMystery80 9 months ago
price and horne perfecion but good
etoiledelkirov 10 months ago
Beautiful! and also bravissimo to maestro Bellini!!
flon5flon 1 year ago
two vonderful singers perfect harmony too bad that Shirley Verrett died she was so beautiful she will be missed deeply among opera's fans!!!
JMB
andrebontemp 1 year ago
Shivers.............
Ellevius 1 year ago 2
These two can put a lot of singers in their pockets.
Ellevius 1 year ago 2
Sono due mezzosoprani ma sono eccellenti... ormai ci propinano soprani e mezzo (che sono soprani corti) solo perché sembrano delle pin-up.
numetutelare 1 year ago
Very beautiful duet
SandrineSoprano 1 year ago
How could anyone not love this? Don't you this is a precious jewel to grand mezzos/soprano? Both of these divas could not be define by vocal labels.
LoL4mechild 1 year ago 2
@LoL4mechild Ditto!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gary2837 1 year ago
bpicaud1 they actually did just that at a live recital at Carnegie Hall. It was pretty amazing. I think as i recall it was a concert in honor of Marion Anderson.
dobdante 1 year ago
What is very funny is to think that they could easily have interchanged their two parts without any problem...
bpicaud1 1 year ago 2
@bpicaud1 i heard they did. ... they were called out for an encore and they switched parts.
preslaysa614 1 year ago
This is the best of all the pairs available. Better than DiDonato and Gruberova, than Horne and Sunderland, and than Verrett and Caballe.
saagua1953 1 year ago
@saagua1953 i agree. it is even better than Horne and Price!! completely different energy!!
couturesixfour 1 year ago 2
@couturesixfour I agree with you and saagua1953 both. This is my favorite version. They are so connected! All the emotion comes through the vocal line, as it should, and so often doesn't. Instead we get antics, and off the voice singing to portray emotion. Bravi Divas!
MissJessyeNorman 1 year ago
Bumbry is flat on a few notes, i prefer Stignani!
vivegedda 1 year ago
@vivegedda You're FLAT on a few notes! Shut up! I hate to hear you so-called critics. What the hell do you know! Your comments are purely subjective. You prefer Stignani-just say that. Ms. Bumbry is flawless.
lambert917 1 year ago
@vivegedda Oh, shut up! I can't stand to hear you so-called critics! What the hell do you know! Ms. Bumbry is flawless. You comment is purely subjective. Just say you prefer Stignani. That is perfectly understandable. We all have preferences. But don't criticize that which you know nothing of.
lambert917 1 year ago
@vivegedda
Does it mean that you sing better than her??? You're certainly an asshole!
thedivakiller 1 year ago
Wow...they were born to sing Norma...WONDERFUL INTERPRETATION...THANKS FOR SHARING IT.
Tenorbravo 1 year ago
Grace, slow down!
Telltaleheart79 1 year ago
The competition between this two diva's is almost like between naomi and tyra except that tyra doesn't want to do anything with competing with naomi.
ApparoDei 1 year ago
There's no controversy at all about them these days. That's just what you perceive it to be, but to each their own. I always felt that Grace had more anger towards Shirley, rather than the other way around. I love both of them, but I still feel that Shirley's best work was as a soprano and Grace's as a mezzo.
JumpStreet1983 2 years ago
@JumpStreet1983 I so agree with you on the part about Grace's best work was when she was a mezzo! but I love her anyway!
Easter004 1 year ago
SHIRLEY WAS BY FAR THE GREATEST!!!!
golray1 2 years ago
Grace should have stuck to her lane with mezzo roles. She is arguably one of the best mezzos of this generation, hands down. Another reason why Grace was jealous is because Shirley was a higher-fee artist in the 70's and 80's, and has said so in interviews and her book. It's just common knowledge that sopranos get more work than a mezzo on the opera stage, unless you're an established star on the level of Renee Fleming or Cecilia Bartoli.
JumpStreet1983 2 years ago
Just because Verrett said it in her book doesn't mean it's true. First of all, NO dispute Grace was in higher demand as a soprano. Their fee was top tier BOTH of them. Grace was the STAR of all her casts. She didn't need to sing with other "big names". She was the big name. Further, Grace from 1960-1970 had already recorded the bulk of her recorded legacy. She had already sung in ALL the large houses by 1965. Shirley V had to catch up! After a period of time
courtneybaritone01 2 years ago
everyone's career INCLUDING hers experiences some deceleration. Get outa here! They were both GREAT GREAT artists and it just amazes me that in 2010 after they've both long retired, there is still this controversy around them. It's interesting!
courtneybaritone01 2 years ago
It doesn't surprise me that Grace & Shirley were not friends in real life: they were at the top of their profession, and both were trying to be the top diva of their day. However, I feel that Grace was always jealous of Shirley and not the other way around. Shirley was a natural soprano, while Grace was a natural mezzo. Her decision to switch to soprano roles later in her career was stupid because she cheated both her fans and herself of her natural voice qualities.
JumpStreet1983 2 years ago
It always saddened me that Grace & Shirley were always pitted against each other. Let's face it: in opera, two rival sopranos or mezzos are *ALWAYS* defensive about the other. But when they happen to be Black, somehow the fire gets a little hotter and the stakes are raised. The only Black soprano that escaped this fate was Leontyne, and that's because she was the reigning Queen and nobody could touch her. She was on a cloud far removed from any other Black female opera singer.
JumpStreet1983 2 years ago
MAGNIFICENT!!!!!!!!!
BalletBabyBoy 2 years ago
This IS FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. I SURE ENJOY IT VERY VERY MUCH.
Tenorbravo 2 years ago
It's clear that this is under-rehearsed and that they probably didn't wanna sing together to begin with. We all know these two great dames weren't exactly "girlfriends." Don't get me wrong, I love them both to death. (More of a Verrett worshipper.)
vitellia 2 years ago
@vitellia Verrett had a more pleasant tone to her voice in my opinion. She was velvet!!! Grace was wonderful as well. I also love them both dearly!!!
couturesixfour 2 years ago
Just gorgeous!
ElliePearl 2 years ago
o son imaginaciones mias o la imagen no va al unisono con la voz
58wotan 2 years ago
@58wotan es correcto, la grabacion de la voz la han puesto un segundo despues de el video, aveces eso les pasa a los que graban, pero es las voces de ellas.
acitipo 2 years ago
@ acitipo, amigo/a, nunca he dudado que fueran sus voces, eso se llama " dubbing ", y tengo una grabación del Don Giovanni con cesare siepi y Lisa della Casa que sucede esto
58wotan 2 years ago
Sutherland + Horne's rendition is the best match. This...messed up, they just wanna make it fast, faster, faster, the fastest!!! They just don work 2gt!!!
Honestly, listen carefully and think carefully, esp. 5:01 - 5:03. While this duet can be done flawlessly, this rendition, with (a) flaw(s), shouldn't b the best one.
Don crucify me, please, and thanks.
thomastmwc 2 years ago
@thomastmwc this was rushed, but i don't agree that horne's and sutherland's was the best. they were deathly boring in the first few minutes of the performance. i love all of these gals though!
couturesixfour 2 years ago
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VoyTechEmm 2 years ago
this is honestly one of the best renditions i've heard in my life
tCrOMez1990 2 years ago
i think they did a rather great job there are just parts when bumbry is rushing a bit and obviously out of breath and breathing in between phrases... verett lost her place at parts trying to keeping up with the rushed tempi of bumbry..though given the difficulty of the piece I am not surprised... its not like I could sing it!
Babs22h 2 years ago
Sutherland and Horne all the way... no comparison
tscb1978 3 years ago
Leontyne and Horne....no comparison. LOL
musikenergy 2 years ago 2
do Caballe and Troyanos instead.
johngotwalt 3 years ago
y on earth does the stupid conductor TRANSPOSE the aria
sapta7 3 years ago
Is it lower? I didn't check ...but if it is it may not be the conductor..it may be at the request of the singers..!! It's common to sing this opera a step lower...the orignial key is treacherous for both singers. Anyway...thought I'd respond..if that isn't the right answer...please just let it go.
DivaDeb1234 3 years ago
bravo! they sound really good together
immature0916 3 years ago 2
I really didn't expect that much of them in this duet, but they really give a very beatiful rendition of it here! Beautiful voices, beautiful expression, beautiful phrasing. They sound perfectly singing together, I think.
DiomedesDioscuro 3 years ago 3
Actually, I'm pretty sure it's Bumbry who's sharp, because she sounds sharp even singing solo. This may have to do with the fact that their voices don't mesh, because they're both mezzos, and Bumbry consequently has to push too hard to sing the soprano part. So she can't really sing pianissimo when she needs to and just overpowers the whole duet. I wonder if she can even hear the orchestra. Still, it makes one miss the days when there were so many great African-American female singers around.
shivastotravali 3 years ago
Ms. Bumbry's voice was quite sizeable. Ms. Verrett's was as well, but not in comparison to Ms. Bumbry's. People forget that Ms. Bumbry sang wagnerian roles as well. People tend to get an idea of what pianissimo is in their head and forget that vocal dynamics is relative to the size of the voice you're listening to and as for Ms. Bumbry, she had a very nice pianissimo sound. You won't find many singers with a voice the size of Ms. Bumbry's that can handle that type of agility as well.
LimmieP 3 years ago 3
No disrespect intended to Bumbry, she's a great singer, saw her long, long ago in Macbeth. Was just questioning her switch to soprano repertoire.
shivastotravali 3 years ago
I didn't sense any disrespect at all. There are very few that were able to accomplish what these two women did, and that is have worldwide success as a Mezzo and as a Soprano. Both great artists and individuals in their own right.
LimmieP 3 years ago
@LimmieP GOOD point! I have a big voice too and my pianissimo is still forte compared to other singers I have to work extra hard plus I am still young and my voice is still growing doing whatever it wants! lol
Easter004 1 year ago
@LimmieP I concur!!
couturesixfour 1 year ago
she had natural tendecy to sing sharp... is has nothing to with her pushing to sing a soprano part.... Birgit Nilsson and Franco Corelli did so as well.....
tjaphrodite 3 years ago 3
great singing. i love both singers, but it was not of the caliber of horne and sutherland who's voices blended so well and who were so in sync with one another that it almost seemed as if it were one voice. it seemed to me as if verrett and bumbry were not always quite together, sometimes a fraction of a second apart.
skyhunk 3 years ago
You really do not know anything about Music, to compare these two with Horn and Sutherland, shows you are a green horn to vocal music, style, and period, young man this is Bellini, not Verdi, Wagner or Puccini. these 4 singers have compleatly voices world away. this is belcanto at its hights. even the great price did not have this time of voice
amiciopera 3 years ago
Hi. you are certainly entitled to your opinion. i don't claim to be a musical expert, merely expressing a preference for another duo singing this particular aria. as i said verrett and bumbry are great singers in their own right. i don't know what puccini, wagner and verdi have to do with anything. sutherland did sing some music by these composers but is known primarily for her bel canto - such as bellini, rossini et al.
skyhunk 3 years ago
Hello, I am sure we are now haveing a constructive conversation, My point was in Musical terms,"VOCALLY" one should not compare Horn-Sutherland to these two.
I made reference to the other composers that all 4 artists have sang their works. and the 2 in question are better , simply because they have that voice quality.
As opera lovers sometime we must do some research before we make statement, as younger lovers will learn from us.
I hope i made myself clear
Grazie
Ciao
amiciopera 3 years ago
Amiciopera, you're not making sense.
Stop being such a musical snob.
Liwah 3 years ago
If you say so, I am Very much interested and is VERY WELL LEARNED IN MUSIC. Anyhow I cannot, and will not fight with green horns.
A snob?????, I am too modest to be a snob.
amiciopera 3 years ago
Well, Verrett and Bumbry are great singers but this performance is heavy and clumsy and shrill compared to the one I just listened to with Sutherland and Horne.
FOOFOOKITTY 3 years ago
It is a bit clumsy to be honest, my point was, these two artist are singing out of their Fach.
No question Bumbry and Verritt are world class singers and excellent musicians.
amiciopera 3 years ago
You are foolish. They are great. Opera is not a religion!
marokt 3 years ago 2
Well, I don't think a difference of opinion on art would qualify me as a fool. And I'm not sure what religion has to do with either your comment or mine ... but I do think we're all entitled to our preferences when it comes to musical taste. You apparently enjoyed this performance. I did not. That is all.
FOOFOOKITTY 3 years ago
I ment I can imagine many different Normas and Adalgisas. They show another type that usually associated with theese roles. I never accept if someone declares, that one voice is not good for a certain role. Good artist can built his/her special, personal figure and singing.
marokt 3 years ago 3
It may not be a religion but I worship it haha lol :) opera u gotta love it
classicalgal14 2 years ago
Verrett is flat
brianepetty 3 years ago
Whatever the opinion that was great singing...
senilangakali 3 years ago
amazing ! f-ing lovely performance I found Verrets enthusiam so enlightening she was just so into it. It made me feel excited... Bumbry was obviously out of breath by the end and was speeding of the pace at moments... but they were excellent performances!!! that ending was icky... their vibrattos were too disimilar
Babs22h 4 years ago 3
Ok everyone Please dont Bite my Head off, I am still new to the world of Opera, But i must say That i Just Love miss Verrett i can realy feel her when she sings. Bravi to both and Brava diva Verrett
waterfordwinstons 4 years ago
No one would dare... She has one of the great voices in opera.
osvaldito55 4 years ago
What a revelation
I know they both sang the role of Norma before, but what a surprise to see them together in this concert, since they were both big rivals in the 70s (read Verrett's autobiography "i never walked alone" for more on this. I didnt know about this concert and i'm very glad that they were able to realize it at a time where their voices were still in pretty good shape. Bravi Bella donne!
pelleas74 4 years ago
fabulous! I wish they had recorded the whole opera in studio
niklausse 4 years ago 5
I agree. Does anyone know if a video of this program is available?
Rudolph03 4 years ago
It isn't available. This is videotaped from BBC telecast
Onegin65 4 years ago
Lucky you :)
ChuckNYC71 3 years ago
It is! Email me and I'll tell you where you can get it.
courtneybaritone01 4 years ago
It is! Email me and I'll tell you where you can get it.
courtneybaritone01 4 years ago
@niklausse R u crazy? they would have spent 90% of the time fighting over who should do Norma! jk jk it would have been spectacular. a massive work like this needs diva quality women to really make it shine.
olympicfreak678 9 months ago
¡ Simplemente bellísima perfomance!Gracias.
olgamarga 4 years ago
Good for lovely Covent Garden to showcase these two African American artists
CandyLinton 4 years ago
Everybody sang Norma in the lower key except Sutherland. Don't you know that?
dugbin 4 years ago
It is in the lower key. If you listen to this and Sutherland's at the same time, you'll figure out the difference. What are you, deaf?
dugbin 4 years ago
very Very good
albertogrilo 5 years ago
Great! Singing at a lower key and why not!Just lovely!
Operamanic 5 years ago