It is just unbelievable that with such a full sized voice and rich tone that Lady Price can dwell so comfortably up there (not that I ever doubted her flexibility). She was not lying when she said in her interview that nosebleed territory is where she lives. WOW!!!!
Oh my God, that was stunning! :D I guess the human voice is capable of much, much more than we give it credit for. If such a dramatic voice can sing an E6 without any sign of stress or strain, then there's no excuse for certain less dramatic instruments to achieve the same. Brava, diva!
I couldn't ever imagine that note sung by Price. She really could have done things as a coloratura but the timbre of her voice suited best to other roles, those she sang on stage.
This "Prima Donna vol.5" is perhaps the most amazing achievement of La Price. Recorded in 1979 when she was 52, it is perhaps the most eclectic and challenging collection of arias recorded by one artist. Casta Diva, Ozean, Du Ungeheuer, this aria, the Ballatella (still one of my all-time favorite recordings) and the Liebestod, among others. It was the first aria recital album I ever bought at 15, and sealed my worship of Leontyne Price for the next 30 years. Brava Diva!
After that last note, what else is there to say about the greatest soprano of the 20th century! There are no words...you just BOW when you hear her voice and keep BOWING....and BOWING...and BOWING!!!!!!
Perfection. Her recital versions of great opera arias were so beautiful. She doesn't sound like the real Gilda who's a young, love-struck girl. Leontyne's voice is more mature, expressive and dark. She's not a coloratura. This role is sung mainly by lighter coloratura sopranos who can also sing Violetta. But Leontyne sings this so grandly and gorgeously. I can hear this forever and never tire of it.
@OperaMystery80 In this respect, she follows in the footsteps of Callas, who demonstrated that Gilda can be convincingly sung by a heavier voice with a more dramatic sound. I actually feel that the Callas/Price approach (Scotto also comes to mind) is far more appropriate than the traditional perception of Gilda as a light coloratura role. Gilda indeed starts out as a young, love-struck girl, but she grows up very rapidly in the final scenes, and the singer's voice should reflect the change.
this does not suit Miss Price but that last note will resonate forever,woulnt suprise me if it reaches Alien life before any scientists will with all their Gizmos!!!
A most incredible singer, and I'm not only reffering g to the hight E natural. How lucky we were to have such an incredible lady like this in our lives.
@Caroline91394 : I have to disagree. This aria fits her voice " like a glove" as she would see. Her technique is impeccable, even, and artistically perfect. What else do you want?
@Caroline91394 : I have to disagree. This aria and composer fits her voice " like a glove" as she has said on numerous occasions. Her technical approach is impeccable, her tone is even across the range of this song, and her interpretation is next to none. What else do you want?
check out a local flea market or old bookstore that stores vinyl albums, place it on a turntable @ the right speed and be FLOORED! O patria Mia still brings me to tears on her 1st recording of Aida (RCA records)
check out a local flea market or old bookstore that stores vinyl albums, place it on a turntable @ the right speed and be FLOORED! O patria Mia still brings me to tears on her 1st recording of Aida (RCA records) that I have from 1969!
If you think this is great (espically that last E ) check out the video titled "Leontyne Price preformance in 2008." She is in her 80"s then and still sings it!
Now hat I'm older, I generally like hearing singers try things out of their Fach and singing when beyond their prime...as long as the listener realizes this. This emphasizes that no matter who you are, some music is better suited to your talents than other music. In addition, we see what "naturally" happens to the voice as it matures. We all know that a sprinter is not a distance runner, and that hair greys with age. The voice is also part of our make up.
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Love Leontyne Price, and though her high E is impressive, I wish she hadn't added it here. It's not good taste. The fact that you CAN do something doen't mean that you should! ( Yet better than Caballé's rendition of this aria. She doesn't even get to the C sharp - and I usually love Caballé too ). Why are wonderful singers so often making these attempts to sing repertoire that is not really for them?
@Feisenbach If you ever sung you'd fully understand. My personal explanation is just because you want to. There will be music unsuited for my voice type (lyric music opposed to dramatic) that I will do just because I absolutely love them. She does a great job on this aria just as Del Monaco does with Vecchia, Largo etc... it's fun and isn't "butchered"
Being a contralto myself, I would love to just get to an A but......I understand your point but dont judge Feisenbach too harshly. that E is a love it or hate it situation. Thanks.
Easy now, guys. Some like the E and other dont...pure and simple. Again, check out the Mews News vid on Leontyne recieving a lifetime achievement award. She can bring it @ 80+
No other soprano on Youtube that I've listened to has hit the high-E in this aria. This is the reason why Leontyne was the *ONLY* prima donna assoluta of her generation. It will be quite some time before another soprano can rightfully claim the title from her!
Onegin65...You always post such gems. Thank you! Are you sure this is from 1980?!? Forgive me for questioning you but, she sounds SO young here! And that high E!
Recorded in the early 80's (featured on the Prima Donna Collection 4-cd set) Leontyne Price sings a very touching Gilda and surprisingly well for being the 80's, the time she retired from the opera in her older age...absolutely amazing
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ChagoWilson 1 week ago
It is just unbelievable that with such a full sized voice and rich tone that Lady Price can dwell so comfortably up there (not that I ever doubted her flexibility). She was not lying when she said in her interview that nosebleed territory is where she lives. WOW!!!!
pwcrecitalist 2 weeks ago
Ya know, the word "amazing" gets thrown around quite a lot. But HERE is where it's most appropriate.
Chasson0318 1 month ago in playlist caro nome
just unbelievable. I think I just died. She is amazing.
Bold5858 1 month ago 2
Sorry, this did not cut it for me........
wbondar 2 months ago
Thank you very much for this posting!
It's really...ah, no words to explain Ms. Price's amazing voice.
WUNDERBAR, einfach wunderbar.
magchristineschaefer 2 months ago
Every young soprano should listen to this. And learn from the example of Miss Price's handling of her career.
Buondelmonte123 3 months ago 2
she is the greatest.
mayo0di0niero 5 months ago 5
@mayo0di0niero I honestly believe she got the Grammy that year for that note alone!
Chasson0318 1 month ago in playlist caro nome
Holding a high E-Natural for that long with a voice like Prices' is simply unbelievable.
BZBlaner 6 months ago 12
OMG!!! I'm at a total loss for words! Is she even supposed to be able to do that???
holidaysinsweden 6 months ago 5
Oh my God, that was stunning! :D I guess the human voice is capable of much, much more than we give it credit for. If such a dramatic voice can sing an E6 without any sign of stress or strain, then there's no excuse for certain less dramatic instruments to achieve the same. Brava, diva!
SqueakyIri 7 months ago 4
OMG is there something she can't do it? I love her!!!!!!!!!
waldotube 8 months ago 2
I couldn't ever imagine that note sung by Price. She really could have done things as a coloratura but the timbre of her voice suited best to other roles, those she sang on stage.
johnnybouhaha 9 months ago
This "Prima Donna vol.5" is perhaps the most amazing achievement of La Price. Recorded in 1979 when she was 52, it is perhaps the most eclectic and challenging collection of arias recorded by one artist. Casta Diva, Ozean, Du Ungeheuer, this aria, the Ballatella (still one of my all-time favorite recordings) and the Liebestod, among others. It was the first aria recital album I ever bought at 15, and sealed my worship of Leontyne Price for the next 30 years. Brava Diva!
4114224 9 months ago 4
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@4114224 I know just how you feel. :))
Buondelmonte123 3 months ago
After that last note, what else is there to say about the greatest soprano of the 20th century! There are no words...you just BOW when you hear her voice and keep BOWING....and BOWING...and BOWING!!!!!!
cdivo39 9 months ago 4
a Dramatic soprano's Eb6 or E6 is worth real Diamonds
LohengrinT 11 months ago 6
Perfection. Her recital versions of great opera arias were so beautiful. She doesn't sound like the real Gilda who's a young, love-struck girl. Leontyne's voice is more mature, expressive and dark. She's not a coloratura. This role is sung mainly by lighter coloratura sopranos who can also sing Violetta. But Leontyne sings this so grandly and gorgeously. I can hear this forever and never tire of it.
OperaMystery80 11 months ago 4
@OperaMystery80 In this respect, she follows in the footsteps of Callas, who demonstrated that Gilda can be convincingly sung by a heavier voice with a more dramatic sound. I actually feel that the Callas/Price approach (Scotto also comes to mind) is far more appropriate than the traditional perception of Gilda as a light coloratura role. Gilda indeed starts out as a young, love-struck girl, but she grows up very rapidly in the final scenes, and the singer's voice should reflect the change.
Matt75003 7 months ago
Lovely//OMG
TCoffey8 1 year ago
OMG...
TCoffey8 1 year ago
OMG...
TCoffey8 1 year ago
OMG
TCoffey8 1 year ago
this does not suit Miss Price but that last note will resonate forever,woulnt suprise me if it reaches Alien life before any scientists will with all their Gizmos!!!
TheValdoro 1 year ago
WOWWWWW!!! I Love it!!! :)
callastoujours 1 year ago
I didn't know she was an E6 soprano!!!!
CantoSemper49 1 year ago
WOW !
NKWIAM 1 year ago
No way.... No she didn't hit that high Mi natural.. She freaked me out. I'm impressed.
actionsrlouder 1 year ago
A most incredible singer, and I'm not only reffering g to the hight E natural. How lucky we were to have such an incredible lady like this in our lives.
DrGarri 1 year ago
As much as I love Leontyne Price, she doesn't have the right voice type for this aria. I still listened to the whole thing though!
Caroline91394 1 year ago
@Caroline91394 : I have to disagree. This aria fits her voice " like a glove" as she would see. Her technique is impeccable, even, and artistically perfect. What else do you want?
jmayo3 1 year ago
@Caroline91394 : I have to disagree. This aria and composer fits her voice " like a glove" as she has said on numerous occasions. Her technical approach is impeccable, her tone is even across the range of this song, and her interpretation is next to none. What else do you want?
jmayo3 1 year ago
Yes that last note is amazing!
okebaram 1 year ago
One wonders if it was like this in the 80's, how would this have sounded in the the 60's????
arturo8402 1 year ago 3
@arturo8402
check out a local flea market or old bookstore that stores vinyl albums, place it on a turntable @ the right speed and be FLOORED! O patria Mia still brings me to tears on her 1st recording of Aida (RCA records)
RRydnew 1 year ago
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@arturo8402
check out a local flea market or old bookstore that stores vinyl albums, place it on a turntable @ the right speed and be FLOORED! O patria Mia still brings me to tears on her 1st recording of Aida (RCA records) that I have from 1969!
RRydnew 1 year ago
Girlfriend, you got it goin' on.
darkblue940 1 year ago
Es la mejor versión que yo conozco.........Muy buena................the best version I've heard
jorgeandresossa 1 year ago
If you think this is great (espically that last E ) check out the video titled "Leontyne Price preformance in 2008." She is in her 80"s then and still sings it!
RRydnew 1 year ago
*mouth drops* wooooow I mean I have fallen completely in love with her now!!!
CincinnatiTenor 1 year ago 2
that last note just gave me chills.....thank u ms price!!!!!
kenndogg 1 year ago 2
Now hat I'm older, I generally like hearing singers try things out of their Fach and singing when beyond their prime...as long as the listener realizes this. This emphasizes that no matter who you are, some music is better suited to your talents than other music. In addition, we see what "naturally" happens to the voice as it matures. We all know that a sprinter is not a distance runner, and that hair greys with age. The voice is also part of our make up.
andrecooper555 1 year ago
I love how Ms. Price sings Caro Nome/Rigolleto....She is FANTASTIC..just born to sing Verdi..Thank you..LOVE.
Tenorbravo 1 year ago 3
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Love Leontyne Price, and though her high E is impressive, I wish she hadn't added it here. It's not good taste. The fact that you CAN do something doen't mean that you should! ( Yet better than Caballé's rendition of this aria. She doesn't even get to the C sharp - and I usually love Caballé too ). Why are wonderful singers so often making these attempts to sing repertoire that is not really for them?
Feisenbach 1 year ago
@Feisenbach If you ever sung you'd fully understand. My personal explanation is just because you want to. There will be music unsuited for my voice type (lyric music opposed to dramatic) that I will do just because I absolutely love them. She does a great job on this aria just as Del Monaco does with Vecchia, Largo etc... it's fun and isn't "butchered"
Dtenor87 1 year ago
@Dtenor87
Being a contralto myself, I would love to just get to an A but......I understand your point but dont judge Feisenbach too harshly. that E is a love it or hate it situation. Thanks.
RRydnew 1 year ago
@Feisenbach - Why isn't a critic of your imagined caliber writing for the NYT? At least.
fferocious 1 year ago
@fferocious
Easy now, guys. Some like the E and other dont...pure and simple. Again, check out the Mews News vid on Leontyne recieving a lifetime achievement award. She can bring it @ 80+
RRydnew 1 year ago
This is the song that I test my stereo on....the bass settings! Trust me, turn the treble up on your equipment and the speakers MELT!
RRydnew 1 year ago
3:02-13 was not leontyne at her best here.... especially at 3:10 that sounded just icky... dont bash me just my opinion
Babs22h 1 year ago
Oh my God...
cancouneh 1 year ago
A high-E att the very end. And with 52 yo OMG
Tirondeorejas 1 year ago 6
No other soprano on Youtube that I've listened to has hit the high-E in this aria. This is the reason why Leontyne was the *ONLY* prima donna assoluta of her generation. It will be quite some time before another soprano can rightfully claim the title from her!
JumpStreet1983 2 years ago
@JumpStreet1983
Not true. Laura Claycomb also hit a long and bright high-E.
Check it out. It's just out of this world.
masettoallegro 1 year ago
thanks...got it
seetsebea1 2 years ago
where?s the famous high E of hers here?
seetsebea1 2 years ago
@seetsebea1 at 5.56 !!
UominInvisibili 2 years ago
thanks
seetsebea1 2 years ago
Anna Moffo's version actually seems cleaner on those high and staccato notes...
This is very nice though! Better than I could do. :)
brigidbehave 2 years ago
le plus beau contre mi qu'il m'est donné d'entendre!
brava LA STRADIVARIA !!!!
mercuroprice 2 years ago 2
beautifully executed.
jeremiaheliseo 2 years ago
Correction: It's from Prima Donna No.5, recorded in summer 1979.
liedersanger1 2 years ago
Such an intelligent singer!
JasminaH79 2 years ago 2
Onegin65...You always post such gems. Thank you! Are you sure this is from 1980?!? Forgive me for questioning you but, she sounds SO young here! And that high E!
goldenthroat86 2 years ago
She never ceases to amaze me!! Total eargasm!!!
bigdigger87 2 years ago 2
This isn't even one of her roles...incredible! I guess Leontyne has a little gift with Verdi.
MichaelNewberry 2 years ago
I have always loved and admired ms price, but this me to another level of respect for her amazing talent.
gepatillo 2 years ago 3
What a MASTERPIECE. I LOVE IT. My dad talked about her...She is a DIVA..
Tenorbravo 2 years ago
Check out the Meus News vid where she is honored w/a lifetime award. @ 83, she STILL has the right stuff!
RRydnew 3 years ago 2
a high E natural!!!!!! help me...I'm dying!!!!
beefnotfish 3 years ago 24
@beefnotfish and it is not bellowed! That makes it even more spectacular!
andrecooper555 1 year ago
ZARPADÍSIMA!!! QUÉ OSADA!!
Anibaal 10 months ago 2
are you kidding me????she's singing Gilda at 53....and sounds like always...AMAZING!!!!!!
beefnotfish 3 years ago 2
Recorded in the early 80's (featured on the Prima Donna Collection 4-cd set) Leontyne Price sings a very touching Gilda and surprisingly well for being the 80's, the time she retired from the opera in her older age...absolutely amazing
AmericanEvita 3 years ago
this is heaven... and even God sat down to listen....
brodsky96 3 years ago 2
heard this for the first time.... before that I adored Leontyne Price... now what should I do???
brodsky96 3 years ago 16
@brodsky96
buy a turntable and a CD player then, buy all that has Leontyne ESPICALLY the vinyl! After that, play and enjoy!
RRydnew 1 year ago
@RRydnew ... you did not understand my comment....
brodsky96 1 year ago
my god! unbelievable
igipereira 3 years ago 2
IT BRINGS GOOSEBUMPS!
TreblesBasses 3 years ago 3
This was my introduction to Opera when i was 16, I really love this aria, and especially by her. What a beautiful voice. Thank you for posting this.
onceaking 3 years ago 2
my goodness sakes
Richarddude 3 years ago 2
She NEver lost iT!
TreblesBasses 3 years ago
yes, just amazing! Thank you.
KyotoMelody 3 years ago 2
OMG.. She's amazing! at the very end a high E!!
jeffchester 3 years ago 3
Beautiful! Brava! TY
paulostroff99 3 years ago 2
Always amazing. Especially at fifty-three.
tenornmd 3 years ago 2