Jewel Song - Faust Contest - Inva Mula

[gordiam]

@coloraturafan thank a lot great video I love coloratura! ;)

[liljay703]

funny all the complaints come from ordinary people, and not from a soprano her self. it takes a lot of work to sing any aria. its hard work and she is so good with her grand voice. long live INVA MULA AND HER GREATNESS

[pierre766]

...ahhhhhhhhhhhhh ! critics (!?!?!)

I'd like to see anyone of them take that stage - just to see them regress to the farting lethargic ganglias that they are...

viva harsh librettos !

[jmtduarte]

Ecaaa! I hate this interpretatioN!

[zaxxonq]

Uh... where's the mirror? o_0 She's singing to the audience. Nope, doesn't have my vote. And I agree with reddoorpaintedblack about her pawing through the jewelry like a crazed lady hobo. :-P

[Angeltots]

lol. crazed lady hobo! well, she definitely doesnt look refined.. and does look a little cheap.

omg.. flat on the B "Ah.." O.O

[united423]

I like her better as Mimi.

[littlebuggermate]

I'm not sure about that one,a bit of a yeller for my taste, but i like the decor:)

[patjoni]

She is great! 5 stars.

I think Inva is biger then she gets credit for.

[elinorberg]

To heavy.....

[reydogoloyugo23]

What a songs made by Inva Mula, shes a lyric soprano though.....

[karlleo]

bad interpretation of the literal meaning of the libretto...and yes...she's too harsh on the song...i think Dame Kiri did pretty well

[reddoorpaintedblack]

God, she's awful! The way she paws through the jewlery box reminds me of a homless lady pawing through trash. And her voice is far too harsh, it would be much better if she played it softer and sweeter and more innocent as the character was intended.

[Heraopera]

A real lirico leggiero with a good voice and able to sing this difficult aria! Brava!

[Colora2ra]

I usually really like Inva's voice, but here, there is not enough legato for me. It all sounds slightly "clipped" and it detracts from the emotional intensity of this aria. 3/4

[JOSQUINMA]

Wonderful!!

[FjaleeBese]

As far as I know, she is Albanian both by her ethnic origin and citizenship, but it is true that she performes often in Croatia and can sing in Croatian too. She also performes in Italian, and few other languages. However, officialy she is an Albanian opera singer,if that is of any significance anyway.

[BrightStar5972]

@FjaleeBese : Very true. I could care less if she were Martian! This lady can sing!

[CLEMENTGUARDIAN]

She is curently among the most popular Croatian opera singer, although there are many other promesing talents in Croatia too.

[MarioLanza2]

Are u stupid?

She has nothing to do with Croatia. Born and grown up in Tirana, capital of Albania.

[neoskyoyo]

I'm croatian, and as much as I'd like her to be the pride of my country, she isn't... but she does sing often at our summer festivals, such as The Dubrovnik Summer Games

[moghedien13]

She just doesnt use her voice well. It sucks because i expected so much more beauty of tone from her after hearing that wonderful Lucia opening and coloratura in the 5th element.

[Griffin3820]

I agree.

[meltzerboy]

The physical characterization is very good and the passion is there, however the tone is rather strident. The technique otherwise is not bad.

3.5/5

[SirGeorg]

2/2

[Iareto]

3/4. Decent, but she's definitely not my favorite.

[russlena]

beautifull voice, nice interpretation, but it seems 'too much' maybe.

the interpretation maykes me think of Dessay - when Dessay is bad that's to say.

4/5

[rawdonqueen]

Somehow her voice and technique seem unsuited to this area. 3/3

[spsp2sp3sp3dsp3d2]

3/3

[hotazzoperastud]

Lackluster to say the least. Mula is a good artist and has a lovely voice, but she uses very little variety here. 4/4

[patjan92]

3/4

[lumosmaxima]

great characterization...but something's missing; can't figure it out. 3/5

[songbirdwatcher]

Mostly well done, not my favorite soprano voice, but I like her verve (she is in the moment) and builds the entire aria very well, up to a big finish. But alas, no trill. 3.5/4