High note or no high note: Anna Bolena part 1

[giant469]

If I were Henry VIII I would have condemned Gruberova to death at the end of act I.

[CaptFitzbattleaxe]

@giant469 LOL. Yeah, that high note was über flat. I'd call it a high D...but it wasn't.

[MariaCallasLegend]

Theodosiou is really awful!!

[MariaCallasLegend]

Stapp gave an excellent forte high D!WOW!!

[90lysander]

Gruberova really does sound terrible here, and I say this as a fan of hers. She has another, much better "Giudici" here on YouTube.

I was not familiar with Hayashi ... what a find!

Kim doesn't do much for me, but Ricciarelli's is an involving performance (despite the poor sound), and the Stapp/Molese high D was very exciting. Theodissou also, very nice.

[laCiotta]

100% NO high note ..

[giant469]

High notes or no high notes? No high notes, please, if there's Gruberova singing -- I'm still shocked...

[PranaMassage]

#2....best. faint. ever. ;-)

and thanks for all of your wonderful videos. I've been an avid opera fan for about a decade, and your videos have introduced me to many singers I might not have otherwise come across.

[PranaMassage]

#2....best. faint. ever. ;-)

and thanks for all of your wonderful videos. I've been an avid opera fan for about a decade, and your videos have introduced me to many singers I might not have otherwise come across.

[xluquet]

And with Olivia stapp michele molese did also the high D ! Definitivly with high noteS !!!

[hayyu2008]

Has Gruberova ever NOT slid up to the high note?!

[ioSonoCallas]

Thank you very much, I have already seen the video of " Coppia iniqua " and I had put a comment in French which said: " the presence of Katia Ricciarelli on stage is always magic, it's every time a deeply moving embodiment, she glorifies all that she sings. She's beautiful and magnificent, she's a great diva! "

[ioSonoCallas]

Madam Ricciarelli is divine and so beautiful, what an incredible silhouette!

It's not important if there isn't high note, it's a real embodiment!

[lumosmaxima]

classic opera acting for the one after gruberova! hahaha.

[InBoccaChiusa]

All forgettable in this scene, even the gifted Gruberova, who is not only flat, but also totally lost.

[aaronsande]

Edita was on her knees, unlike the sopranos in the other examples...give her a break! sure she was flat at first, but she worked it out! =D

Olivia Stapp actually stands up to hit the high note. LOL!

Great video!

This aria definitely needs the high note! Third and fourth clips cop out! If Caballe can do it, no one singing this role should skip it!

Dimitra should have skipped it. It was very pinched!

[marylambcarter]

great video .. like always ... thanks

[marylambcarter]

gruberova ... is out of tune .. but she is wonderfull ... brava katia , olivia, dimitra

[magicmonkichi]

I love these compilation videos, thank you again for your efforts. Any chance for perhaps a Mezzo compilation? ^_^