This is very, very good singing. Not exactly my taste for this particular work, but who cares? This woman can really sing. P.S. Lovers of Ernani, check out Anna Tomowa Sintow at the MET gala. Cosmic.
my favourite rendition of this aria. Bravissima Vaness!!! on thursday i'll see ernani and my singing teacher will sing the role of Elvira - can't wait!!!
Ms. Vaness has the dark sound and evennes through a wide range needed for this rep. Her low register is full and connected (as an undergrad, she studied as a mezzo) and her upper registered is lyrical (not shouted). Her agiity is MUCH better than many who sing this aria. I heard her in Trovatore and it really suited her. These roles need to strike a balance between the dramatic sound and the lyricism and agility which I think she does much better than most! (and an actual trill!)
Furthermore ... after reading other comments. You guys need a bit more reading on music history. Bel canto = composers from the time and likes of Bellini and Donizetti.
I agree she is great. But ... not a drammatico ... not even close. Just a really fantastic singer who can manage heavier roles because of an amazing technique.
Believe me ... when you hear a dramatic soprano live, you'll know they are one.
I like Carol's Verdi repertoire. She sings with a smoky, rich, dark soprano voice & she's fully capable of Verdi heroine roles like this one in Ernani, Leonora in Trovatore & Forza Del Destino. She was in the 80's a sort of throwback to Leontyne Price, who was the Verdi Queen. She sings this aria beautifully. Carol was one of the last good Verdi singers & bel canto singers. And of course her Mozart is perfection.
@MastersoftheOpera I don't see many things in common between Vaness and Price. I don't even consider Price a good Verdin singer AT ALL. But Vaness... oh yeah!
@edgrow I'm not saying she never sang any Verdi quite well. But I can't consider her a great Verdian, not at all. I don't think it's a matter of miscalculation but of disagreement.
Try to drink hormons this would help darling and listen to ROSA PONSELLE or ZINKA MILANOVA or to LEONTYNE PRICE ....you have to learn more about the great music which is symphonic and needs mature voices with more COLORE COLORARE AND THEN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT VERDI CHANGED WITH THE BELCANTOSOPRANOPARTS....
VIVA Verdi!
And I like la Vaness with her sublime nervous liric voice for Traviata Elettra Lucretia Borgia Lucia di...etc.
i know these ladies you mention very well. Verdi didn't change bel canto, he changed italian opera. donizetti, bellini, and pacini are the ones who changed bel canto. donizetti and verdi were great friends, and verdi was greatly influenced by donizetti's style. Zinka Milanov is over rated in my opinion, at least Ponselle and Price had magnificent voices that could MOVE and sing trills, as well as all the written fioriture.
this is interesting and not such bad but the volume of the voice is never enough for this music of Verdi... all the colours and hughe which is a need for this role...but OK she did her best! Brava
shut up. you know nothing about Verdi. Verdian repertoire was not meant to be screamed, he was a BEL CANTO composers. Just as there are markings for pianissimo, they should be followed. Stop listening to horrible singers who can't sing fioriture, and start researching bel canto, which Verdi is a part of.
This is one of the very few performances of this aria whereby the trills were cleanly and clearly articulated. She made it look easy! The tessitura suited Ms. Vaness's voice perfectly too. Wonderful and exemplary singing.
This is very, very good singing. Not exactly my taste for this particular work, but who cares? This woman can really sing. P.S. Lovers of Ernani, check out Anna Tomowa Sintow at the MET gala. Cosmic.
assindiastignani 1 month ago
Beautiful performance of a difficult aria. The trills were beautifully and effortlessly sung.
altanotte 1 month ago
She sang it exceptionally well, especially the trills.
a9z8a743 1 month ago
Brava! EVERYTHING is there--color, size, flexibility, expression.
RossiniSoprano 1 year ago
my favourite rendition of this aria. Bravissima Vaness!!! on thursday i'll see ernani and my singing teacher will sing the role of Elvira - can't wait!!!
woytynowska 1 year ago
Ms. Vaness has the dark sound and evennes through a wide range needed for this rep. Her low register is full and connected (as an undergrad, she studied as a mezzo) and her upper registered is lyrical (not shouted). Her agiity is MUCH better than many who sing this aria. I heard her in Trovatore and it really suited her. These roles need to strike a balance between the dramatic sound and the lyricism and agility which I think she does much better than most! (and an actual trill!)
mjmacmtenor 1 year ago
Furthermore ... after reading other comments. You guys need a bit more reading on music history. Bel canto = composers from the time and likes of Bellini and Donizetti.
:-)
cefvicente 2 years ago
@cefvicente Ehem... That's a extremely simplified and somehow wrong definition of bel canto.
DiomedesDioscuro 2 months ago
I agree she is great. But ... not a drammatico ... not even close. Just a really fantastic singer who can manage heavier roles because of an amazing technique.
Believe me ... when you hear a dramatic soprano live, you'll know they are one.
cefvicente 2 years ago
Carol is GREAT!! She's a wonderful soprano drammatico!
gudrunill 2 years ago
I like Carol's Verdi repertoire. She sings with a smoky, rich, dark soprano voice & she's fully capable of Verdi heroine roles like this one in Ernani, Leonora in Trovatore & Forza Del Destino. She was in the 80's a sort of throwback to Leontyne Price, who was the Verdi Queen. She sings this aria beautifully. Carol was one of the last good Verdi singers & bel canto singers. And of course her Mozart is perfection.
MastersoftheOpera 2 years ago
@MastersoftheOpera I don't see many things in common between Vaness and Price. I don't even consider Price a good Verdin singer AT ALL. But Vaness... oh yeah!
DiomedesDioscuro 2 months ago
@DiomedesDioscuro What!? Price not a good Verdian?! How do you explain her interpretation of Aida or the Trovatore Leonore?!
Your gross miscalculation aside, Carol Vaness is exquisite in this video.
edgrow 1 month ago
@edgrow I'm not saying she never sang any Verdi quite well. But I can't consider her a great Verdian, not at all. I don't think it's a matter of miscalculation but of disagreement.
DiomedesDioscuro 1 month ago
Authenticate dramatic soprano with a beautiful agility. C. Vaness is dazzling of vocal beauty. Thank you thank you thank you dear coloraturafan !
marioj34 2 years ago
Carol Vaness is sickening.
Amazing performance.
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dneville 2 years ago
Try to drink hormons this would help darling and listen to ROSA PONSELLE or ZINKA MILANOVA or to LEONTYNE PRICE ....you have to learn more about the great music which is symphonic and needs mature voices with more COLORE COLORARE AND THEN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT VERDI CHANGED WITH THE BELCANTOSOPRANOPARTS....
VIVA Verdi!
And I like la Vaness with her sublime nervous liric voice for Traviata Elettra Lucretia Borgia Lucia di...etc.
Heraopera 3 years ago
i know these ladies you mention very well. Verdi didn't change bel canto, he changed italian opera. donizetti, bellini, and pacini are the ones who changed bel canto. donizetti and verdi were great friends, and verdi was greatly influenced by donizetti's style. Zinka Milanov is over rated in my opinion, at least Ponselle and Price had magnificent voices that could MOVE and sing trills, as well as all the written fioriture.
josephlemon 3 years ago
the BEST I've ever heard this.
schicchi1160 3 years ago
infinitely better than her Trovatore on youtube
guappaione 3 years ago
This is about as close to perfection as we get. A Full lyric singing this role, with all the bel canto ornamentation it needs.
tenore23 3 years ago
this is interesting and not such bad but the volume of the voice is never enough for this music of Verdi... all the colours and hughe which is a need for this role...but OK she did her best! Brava
Heraopera 3 years ago
shut up. you know nothing about Verdi. Verdian repertoire was not meant to be screamed, he was a BEL CANTO composers. Just as there are markings for pianissimo, they should be followed. Stop listening to horrible singers who can't sing fioriture, and start researching bel canto, which Verdi is a part of.
josephlemon 3 years ago
listen to her rendition of Donna Anna - "don ottavio, son morta...Or sai chi l'onore.
Then you'll get it :)
eleanorlalala 3 years ago
Great. I really admire her. Thank you for the post!
SchweigsameFrau 3 years ago
Wow. Excellent. Carol never ceases to amaze me. She is just a superior artist and a super kind lady. Love her.
boltoht 3 years ago
This is one of the very few performances of this aria whereby the trills were cleanly and clearly articulated. She made it look easy! The tessitura suited Ms. Vaness's voice perfectly too. Wonderful and exemplary singing.
altanotte 3 years ago
Very nice. Today she'd be a superstar.
Scalatti 3 years ago 2
and in her day, she was!
tenore23 3 years ago
Just amazing! Nothing else to say.
redbonemix84 3 years ago 2
What a sensational voice! Surely one of the finest singers of her generation. Solid technique combined with that plummy, feminine sound - yes please!
Gigglingatagas 3 years ago 2