Oh that high C!!!! You can feel and see her worrying about it. Not bad in the end. The last note went a bit sour though. Her flaws were exacerbated as the voice got heavier.
it's not perhaps a memorable O patria mia, but it's still better than most of what i'm hearing out there now. while true that verdi wasn't her forte, especially later on as the voice got heavier and less wieldy, there is at least one beautifully sung recording of her Leonora (Forza) from the 70's.
@erin129 I have a LIVE Forza from 1982 from Barcelona that is spectacular. The Forza Leonora seemed to always be good in her voice. She's partnered in this performance by Guisseppe Giacomini. It's truly exciting!!!
She is great at Puccini and Wagner, but I have never heard a good Verdi from her. Verdi needs more resistence and slancio, but the rarity of this video is the location
The C is not bad, it's on pitch, it vibrates, she's just afraid of it and rushes through...
Dymension 2 years ago
Oh that high C!!!! You can feel and see her worrying about it. Not bad in the end. The last note went a bit sour though. Her flaws were exacerbated as the voice got heavier.
Bigman240 2 years ago
She is beautiful, she was just 34 in that time.
marokt 3 years ago
Brava Eva! I even didn't expect to hear such -intelligenza - in her 'Partia mia', brava!
operadoctore 4 years ago 2
Eva Morton is one of my Favorite Sopranos but this performance was not moving to me. Listening to her sing the opera Turandot is magical, not this.
glennherring 5 years ago
Beautiful. Ladies... Please sing like this and stop the nonsense.
landorolando1 5 years ago 4
it's not perhaps a memorable O patria mia, but it's still better than most of what i'm hearing out there now. while true that verdi wasn't her forte, especially later on as the voice got heavier and less wieldy, there is at least one beautifully sung recording of her Leonora (Forza) from the 70's.
erin129 5 years ago
memorable is ponselle, milanov, and tebaldi
rainbowofdeathx 4 years ago
@erin129 I have a LIVE Forza from 1982 from Barcelona that is spectacular. The Forza Leonora seemed to always be good in her voice. She's partnered in this performance by Guisseppe Giacomini. It's truly exciting!!!
Dymension 8 months ago
She is great at Puccini and Wagner, but I have never heard a good Verdi from her. Verdi needs more resistence and slancio, but the rarity of this video is the location
mariocavaradosi 5 years ago