I love Anna, and respect her work ethic. She was singing concerts while pregnant, and is always at the top of her game. She performed that song with soul and feeling. I really admire her.
I have a hard time liking Netrebko. She's not my kind of artist—she brings out the snot in me. I don't see an artist, I see a pinup, at best an actress. However, she brings enjoyment to a lot of people, and perhaps I should just concede that she helps popularize, hence keep alive, an art form that is dear to me. For that, I am grateful.
I know it's rude, but I have an overpowering urge to say "ewwww!". She singing it like a Russian folk song. Flagstad, Norman, Ludwig - that's the kind of Strauss I love.
not here to bash her but this is really poor vocally....pretty sloppy. there is more to opera than just possessing a pretty oice with high notes. the ending high notes were nice but that was all. still waiting to see what people hear in this singer besides appearance. i'm sorry this is really mediocre.
@bcom11 People like her because she can sing. You may not think she is so great, but many people do. She is not my favorite soprano, but I have to say that her instrument is impressive.
@VantisDoroHall IMO her instrument COULD be impressive. Instead she is lazy and feels entitled and refuses to continue to hone her vocal technique. Hence her often sloppy singing. I know people are sick of other comparing the singers of today to the greats of the past, but come on! They set a fantastic, gold standard for a reason! Why should we settle for any less than greatness in the modern era? Met tickets are WAY too expensive to do so.
Lotte Lehmann that was a singer. Elisabeth Schumann. Imgard Seefried. Christa Ludwig. And don't forget Susanne Danco. But this is not my cup of tea. And if Flemings German sucks than you should listen to her Schubert Cd. Fleming is better in German than this.
la opera debe llegar algran público. Lo dificil es que la perfección consiga llegar al público. Anna lo consigue. Que es un espectáculo sin público?. La considero excelente contribuyendo al conocimiento de la ópera. Es una generalista: cantas marawqvillosamente y tiene como Plácido Domingo calidad de marqueting, tann necesario para que la ópera siga siendo valorada como debe.
@barokforever What on earth is that supposed to mean? She's not Joe DiMaggio either.....wtf? Do you mean to compare her to Renee Fleming like her rendering of the work is something to rave about? Renee Fleming sucks performing this, I'd take this artist over her anytime. Flemings German sucks and vocally she's trying to impersonate Deborah Voight.
The problem with Netrebko's fans is that they AREN'T blind. They should use their eyes less and their ears more. She's a good singer, but if she looked like me she wouldn't be in the big houses. For a really good rendition of this lied, try Krista Ludwig - my idol - or Kiri te Kanawa.
WOW! These bastards cannot stop bashing Netrebko even when she is singing while 7 months pregnant! Only morons and miserable excuse for human beings can do that! By the way she sings amazingly well here, and losers like you will never succeed in your dirty attacks. I feel sorry for you.
she became an half austrian citizen two years ago. this doesn't mean that she speaks german fluently! i want to see this video, where she speaks german! she is the most untalented singer that i ever heard! her technique is awful, and by the way, her italian pronunciation is also terrible!
zafireh, I understand that your hearing is impaired and you cannot appreciate Netrebko's voice of astounding purity and you are blind to her talent. You are either retarded or you cannot deal with envy. She is an amazing soprano and a gorgeous woman! Anna was nominated the best soprano in the world - (March 27th of 2009 story in the Times (UK) titled The 20 Best Classical Divas). So please keep your mediocre criticism to yourself.
The fact that Katherine Jenkins and Nicole Cabell - neither of whom can sing better than my cat - are on the list should tell you something. Several very good singers were skipped.
I heard Ms. Netrebko on a Saturday matinee of Lucia and she was an embarrasment. She is certainly attractive and has personality but I find her voice sorely lacking.
FYI, one who makes an insightful criticism is not retarded, a bastard, moron, loser, or poor excuse for a human being, just an informed listener.
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LibbySingsMezzo, Shut up loser. Anna is one of the best sopranos and she is getting better and better, she is being loved by millions and sings in the best opera houses. She just had a concert where 14,500 people gave her a standing ovation. When you achieve her success you may criticize her. You are nothing special, - just a single vote, so SHUT UP.
everything what you've written, "loved by million of people, sings in the best opera houses..." says nothing about her quality. Everything what matters is publicity, money. The opera houses understood that many many stupid people want to see netrbko, so they invite netrebko. It's not about quality.
ChaudeB , that is what envious losers always say about Anna's success. Nobody byes it - so shut up, Anna is a great soprano and she deserves her fame. You are a hand full of you tube envious morons but your days are numbered. Anna is getting better and better Ha, Ha, Ha.
Why are you so aggressive? are you Erwin??? She isn´t getting better and better, and luckily we ( people who have a brain ) are more than a handful. and the number is increasing.....
@LibbySingsMezzo what do you mean nicole cabell cant sing...she's amazing LOL...i am lmao when you said they cant sing better than your cat though lol
She doesn't speak fluent German. She doesn't have time to study the language or mostly, she's lazy to study it. I saw a video, I think it was a recent clip of Lucia rehearsal. I'm not really sure. She prepared a short phrase in German for the interview. She said she prepared it before she spoke in German.
I've heard an interview with her when she was pregnant, and she said that being pregnant makes breathing much more easier. So you see that she HAS a bad technique.
And if you watch videos from her at the beginning and tou compare them with now, you'll see that she didn't improve! At the beginning, her voice was clear, and if you watch carefully, you can see that she sings how she learned it at the conservatoire. she's working in the videos.
Then more and more she became famous and more and more she lost her technique. she became sloppy. I'm sorry, but that's the truth that the (blind) fans have to deal with.
This probably would've sound a lot better without a microphone in a concert hall or something... There are some phrasing/breath issues in this... but I think if given the chance she could sing this REALLY fantastically
A song beginning with "Wenn du es wüßtest, Was träumen heißt von brennenden Küssen..." requires the exuberance of a Netrebko. This is a declaration of love, written by Strauss (words by Heinrich Hart, dedicated to wife Cäcilie) the day before his marriage to diva Pauline de Ahna. Her interpretation is valid and well sung. Naturally, she is no Leontyne Price in this particular song. An incandescent top is a must.
Loud breathing. Maybe thats the mike? Gorgeous voice for this, sounds like she hasn't coached it properly with someone who is a really accomlished lied singer. Someone should tell her it isn't Traviara.
here ago again discussing Netrebko's extremely flawed technique... seriously! she's been singing since 1996 and improving every year. do you really believe that if the technique was so lousy she's have vocally survived this long?
She has an unimaginable publicity machine behind her, largely responsible for her current fame and success. Prior to her big success and those Traviatas in Salzburg she was singing VERY well. But since then she has become lazy in terms of technique. Her singing prior to 2003 was exceptional. She is lucky to have an extraordinarily beautiful voice. She's just using it rather shakily...
I cannot agree with that. Ever since her first recording she's been improving dramatically in terms of stability and unity in the voice. Her upper register has become much more connected with the breathing than those whistled high notes on her first 2 recordings. The coloratura continues sloppy, but it was never brilliant to start with. The rest of the voice has just grown beautifully and also her artistry has improved a lot. The breathing isn't worse than it ever was, that is, not brilliant...
and also, every soprano I know says how difficult it is to perform while pregnant because you never know when the baby is going to move and how much more difficult it is to breathe due to your body being heavy.
Honestly, I think most people just try to find flaws where there's bery little to argue about her talent. So let's just be thankfull to have someone alive today with the opulent sound she has.
she's natural, tha's the important
mumularatona 3 months ago
I love Anna, and respect her work ethic. She was singing concerts while pregnant, and is always at the top of her game. She performed that song with soul and feeling. I really admire her.
ElliePearl 4 months ago
I have a hard time liking Netrebko. She's not my kind of artist—she brings out the snot in me. I don't see an artist, I see a pinup, at best an actress. However, she brings enjoyment to a lot of people, and perhaps I should just concede that she helps popularize, hence keep alive, an art form that is dear to me. For that, I am grateful.
disneylandman66 6 months ago
Ok,would people be that crazy about her if she looked like Susan Boyle?
callasnuts 6 months ago
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callasnuts 6 months ago
I know it's rude, but I have an overpowering urge to say "ewwww!". She singing it like a Russian folk song. Flagstad, Norman, Ludwig - that's the kind of Strauss I love.
HallucinationLiz 8 months ago
I think it is quite good and in the spirit of Strauss. And it isn't screaming. Her German needs work though. Will concede to that.
musicboy2009able 9 months ago
not here to bash her but this is really poor vocally....pretty sloppy. there is more to opera than just possessing a pretty oice with high notes. the ending high notes were nice but that was all. still waiting to see what people hear in this singer besides appearance. i'm sorry this is really mediocre.
bcom11 10 months ago
@bcom11 People like her because she can sing. You may not think she is so great, but many people do. She is not my favorite soprano, but I have to say that her instrument is impressive.
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@VantisDoroHall IMO her instrument COULD be impressive. Instead she is lazy and feels entitled and refuses to continue to hone her vocal technique. Hence her often sloppy singing. I know people are sick of other comparing the singers of today to the greats of the past, but come on! They set a fantastic, gold standard for a reason! Why should we settle for any less than greatness in the modern era? Met tickets are WAY too expensive to do so.
bcom11 7 months ago
her tone doesnt have much color to it... its very bland sounding... to my opinionated ears but people love her!;-)
Babs22h 1 year ago
Lotte Lehmann that was a singer. Elisabeth Schumann. Imgard Seefried. Christa Ludwig. And don't forget Susanne Danco. But this is not my cup of tea. And if Flemings German sucks than you should listen to her Schubert Cd. Fleming is better in German than this.
willemdefilm 1 year ago
She needs to learn from Norman. This is pure screaming.
TheAleph74 1 year ago
Wonderfully done!
wTrevorh 1 year ago
se nota que le falta... esos gritotes... !!!!!!!ahahahaha creo que es mejor Jessye Norman
Monica8Montero 1 year ago
Amo esta voz
vicmancop 1 year ago
Gorgeous woman but, she can't sing in a microphone: puff puff puff...
jeamphe 1 year ago
la opera debe llegar algran público. Lo dificil es que la perfección consiga llegar al público. Anna lo consigue. Que es un espectáculo sin público?. La considero excelente contribuyendo al conocimiento de la ópera. Es una generalista: cantas marawqvillosamente y tiene como Plácido Domingo calidad de marqueting, tann necesario para que la ópera siga siendo valorada como debe.
latsuc 1 year ago
It's really not Fleming.
barokforever 1 year ago
@barokforever What on earth is that supposed to mean? She's not Joe DiMaggio either.....wtf? Do you mean to compare her to Renee Fleming like her rendering of the work is something to rave about? Renee Fleming sucks performing this, I'd take this artist over her anytime. Flemings German sucks and vocally she's trying to impersonate Deborah Voight.
GS07623 1 year ago
Mouth-breather!
coryisawake 1 year ago
Absolutely gorgeous!
madhats5 2 years ago 2
It always soothes me to hear her angelic voice.
madhats5 2 years ago 2
Amazing performance.
ongkelzg5 2 years ago 2
Anna is an amazing singer, however she should stay with the Italian or French repertoire and leave the German repertoire to other singers.
kurbiscremesuppe 2 years ago
She should leave Italian and French repertoire too if she stays sloppy.
earlybird39 2 years ago
Anna is 7 months preganant here so have some decency and leave her alone, bastards
sorkin777 2 years ago
Oh dear, this is so wrongly sung.
dermotafan 2 years ago
Wrongly sung, it doesn't move me too.
FlyingElephant20 2 years ago
The problem with Netrebko's fans is that they AREN'T blind. They should use their eyes less and their ears more. She's a good singer, but if she looked like me she wouldn't be in the big houses. For a really good rendition of this lied, try Krista Ludwig - my idol - or Kiri te Kanawa.
LibbySingsMezzo 2 years ago
I agree, she's nice to look at but not to listen. That's only my opinion.
fortbridge 2 years ago
WOW! These bastards cannot stop bashing Netrebko even when she is singing while 7 months pregnant! Only morons and miserable excuse for human beings can do that! By the way she sings amazingly well here, and losers like you will never succeed in your dirty attacks. I feel sorry for you.
sorkin777 2 years ago
trying just a little too hard much??
pweny 2 years ago
No... no no no... no!
Laeliapurpurata 3 years ago
I have to say this is one thing that Netrebko does excel in! I love her version of this song, her darker voice really works with this vocal line...
hillevifan 3 years ago
By the way, you don't understand a word!!! Her german is so bad!
zafireh 3 years ago
it's not true, she's half austrian, she speaks perfect german, there's an interview on you tube with her speaking german fluent.
principecalaf 3 years ago
she became an half austrian citizen two years ago. this doesn't mean that she speaks german fluently! i want to see this video, where she speaks german! she is the most untalented singer that i ever heard! her technique is awful, and by the way, her italian pronunciation is also terrible!
Ha capito!
zafireh 3 years ago
zafireh, I understand that your hearing is impaired and you cannot appreciate Netrebko's voice of astounding purity and you are blind to her talent. You are either retarded or you cannot deal with envy. She is an amazing soprano and a gorgeous woman! Anna was nominated the best soprano in the world - (March 27th of 2009 story in the Times (UK) titled The 20 Best Classical Divas). So please keep your mediocre criticism to yourself.
sorkin777 2 years ago
The fact that Katherine Jenkins and Nicole Cabell - neither of whom can sing better than my cat - are on the list should tell you something. Several very good singers were skipped.
I heard Ms. Netrebko on a Saturday matinee of Lucia and she was an embarrasment. She is certainly attractive and has personality but I find her voice sorely lacking.
FYI, one who makes an insightful criticism is not retarded, a bastard, moron, loser, or poor excuse for a human being, just an informed listener.
LibbySingsMezzo 2 years ago
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LibbySingsMezzo, Shut up loser. Anna is one of the best sopranos and she is getting better and better, she is being loved by millions and sings in the best opera houses. She just had a concert where 14,500 people gave her a standing ovation. When you achieve her success you may criticize her. You are nothing special, - just a single vote, so SHUT UP.
sorkin777 2 years ago
everything what you've written, "loved by million of people, sings in the best opera houses..." says nothing about her quality. Everything what matters is publicity, money. The opera houses understood that many many stupid people want to see netrbko, so they invite netrebko. It's not about quality.
ChaudeB 2 years ago
ChaudeB , that is what envious losers always say about Anna's success. Nobody byes it - so shut up, Anna is a great soprano and she deserves her fame. You are a hand full of you tube envious morons but your days are numbered. Anna is getting better and better Ha, Ha, Ha.
sorkin777 2 years ago
Why are you so aggressive? are you Erwin??? She isn´t getting better and better, and luckily we ( people who have a brain ) are more than a handful. and the number is increasing.....
ChaudeB 2 years ago
ChaudeB , yes the numbers are increasing, she just gave a concert in Germany where 14,500 people gave her a standing ovation!
sorkin777 2 years ago
du mich auch......
ChaudeB 2 years ago
Poor audience.
knockout994 2 years ago
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loredinusa 2 years ago
@LibbySingsMezzo what do you mean nicole cabell cant sing...she's amazing LOL...i am lmao when you said they cant sing better than your cat though lol
musoph21 2 years ago
@LibbySingsMezzo
Your cat must be a fantastic singer!;))
UtochkinaKaterina 1 year ago
She doesn't speak fluent German. She doesn't have time to study the language or mostly, she's lazy to study it. I saw a video, I think it was a recent clip of Lucia rehearsal. I'm not really sure. She prepared a short phrase in German for the interview. She said she prepared it before she spoke in German.
thugman30 2 years ago
The title of the video is "Anna Netrebko in Wien. "Lucia di Lammermoor""
fortbridge 2 years ago
*the video where she spoke a little german*
fortbridge 2 years ago
She's certainly nice to look at but terrible to listen to.
fortbridge 2 years ago
I totally agree with altodivo!
I've heard an interview with her when she was pregnant, and she said that being pregnant makes breathing much more easier. So you see that she HAS a bad technique.
And if you watch videos from her at the beginning and tou compare them with now, you'll see that she didn't improve! At the beginning, her voice was clear, and if you watch carefully, you can see that she sings how she learned it at the conservatoire. she's working in the videos.
zafireh 3 years ago
Then more and more she became famous and more and more she lost her technique. she became sloppy. I'm sorry, but that's the truth that the (blind) fans have to deal with.
zafireh 3 years ago
Brava!!!
dalferr 3 years ago
This probably would've sound a lot better without a microphone in a concert hall or something... There are some phrasing/breath issues in this... but I think if given the chance she could sing this REALLY fantastically
DoinItClassy 3 years ago
Yes, I think so too.
loredinusa 2 years ago
Gawd, I just..I can't anymore. She's just dissapointing.
FoggyRoad81 3 years ago
This exposes all of her vocal lethargy: lazy intonation, even lazier diction, and a complete disregard for vowels.
figliadibolena 3 years ago
A song beginning with "Wenn du es wüßtest, Was träumen heißt von brennenden Küssen..." requires the exuberance of a Netrebko. This is a declaration of love, written by Strauss (words by Heinrich Hart, dedicated to wife Cäcilie) the day before his marriage to diva Pauline de Ahna. Her interpretation is valid and well sung. Naturally, she is no Leontyne Price in this particular song. An incandescent top is a must.
MusicaParola 3 years ago
Loud breathing. Maybe thats the mike? Gorgeous voice for this, sounds like she hasn't coached it properly with someone who is a really accomlished lied singer. Someone should tell her it isn't Traviara.
altodivo 3 years ago
I think mini Schrott is making breathing a bit difficult for her, lol
barleggero 3 years ago
I think her lousy technique might be what's making breathing difficult for her...
altodivo 3 years ago
here ago again discussing Netrebko's extremely flawed technique... seriously! she's been singing since 1996 and improving every year. do you really believe that if the technique was so lousy she's have vocally survived this long?
barleggero 3 years ago
She has an unimaginable publicity machine behind her, largely responsible for her current fame and success. Prior to her big success and those Traviatas in Salzburg she was singing VERY well. But since then she has become lazy in terms of technique. Her singing prior to 2003 was exceptional. She is lucky to have an extraordinarily beautiful voice. She's just using it rather shakily...
altodivo 3 years ago
I cannot agree with that. Ever since her first recording she's been improving dramatically in terms of stability and unity in the voice. Her upper register has become much more connected with the breathing than those whistled high notes on her first 2 recordings. The coloratura continues sloppy, but it was never brilliant to start with. The rest of the voice has just grown beautifully and also her artistry has improved a lot. The breathing isn't worse than it ever was, that is, not brilliant...
barleggero 3 years ago
and also, every soprano I know says how difficult it is to perform while pregnant because you never know when the baby is going to move and how much more difficult it is to breathe due to your body being heavy.
Honestly, I think most people just try to find flaws where there's bery little to argue about her talent. So let's just be thankfull to have someone alive today with the opulent sound she has.
barleggero 3 years ago
Was she pregnant here?
loredinusa 2 years ago
yes. very pregnant.
DoinItClassy 2 years ago
@loredinusa , It here on the 6 month of the pregnancy)
anyany 1 year ago
although I am not found of her, you make a very good point...
loredinusa 2 years ago
I agree with altodivo, and disagree with barleggero.
33blueberries 3 years ago