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  • Si je ne me trompe, une des rares version "live" et filmée (la seule sur YouTube ?), enregistrée dans des conditions non professionnelles méritoires à Montréal en 1996.

    Pour un certain qui n'aime pas la pièce de Berlioz, elle fut effectivement refusée au concours du prix de Rome, en 1829 !

  • Quelle merveille!!!

  • Stunning. And it appears she can do anything, at least judging by the clips on YTube. Does anyone know if there any plans for her to sing in NYC anytime soon?

  • a piece that many sopranos couldn't sing... and she does this way!

  • This piece is perfect, sadly the musically conservative morons in Paris at the time thought the exact opposite.

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  • Fantastic - this is such a difficult work! Brava! Brava! Brava!

  • Podles est juste fantastique de timbre et de projection! et quelle flamme UNE VRAIE CONTRALTO!! Que ça fait du bien mon Dieu!

    Par contre pour moi, personne ne surpasse la Mort de Cléopatre de Janet Baker!!

  • The voice is totally covered. Listen to EBE STIGNANI and Fiorenza Cossotto

  • Where is the second part?

  • Olga Borodina and Gens also give great renditions although I think this piece benfits a bit more from Borodina and Podles richer voices, but all are great.

  • trrill,

    where's the 2nd part?

  • Le meilleur de Podles, dans sa véritable tessiture.

  • Perfect example of a contralto. I love Ewa!

  • c'est magnifique!

  • this woman can sing Rossini is a Rossianian Goddess then jump to slow deeply drammatic Mahler with vocal shades that remind of the legendary Kathleen Ferrier and then back to Verdi and Puccini

    She is fantastic

  • where's part 2? why isn't it linked to this?

    jessye norman's recorded version is fantastic too.

  • deep penetrating and haunting. 5/5^^

  • Larmore recorded this (and has sung it in the States and abroad) and it should be out in the next month. Should be great.

  • hard to watch. more psychotic looking than mrs. alagna. but. great voices are not necessarily in attractive people. listen. dont watch!!!

  • hahahahahahahahahaaha !!!!

  • Voix énorme à la couleur étrange. Un vrai tempérament qui a toutes les notes de cette cantate difficile. Bravo pour cette diction française ! une grande artiste que j'aimerais entendre + souvent en France.

  • A couple of weeks ago we heard Susan Graham do this with the NY Philharmonic - it was absolutely wonderful, both her singing and the orchestra. A perfect performance.  My heart was pounding by the time the asp strikes. Susan Graham "owns" this piece!!!

  • fantastica...una grande e soprattutto umile.

  • Ewa rules, I agree. But, check out Borodina singing this.

  • ¡Excelente! ¡Ave María, qué colocación tan bárbara! Ya quisiera yo colocar así mi voz. ¡Arriba las contraltos! Y los videos con arias de Rossini que canta ella, fenomenales. DLB por su gran voz.

  • Where is aprt 2 :(

  • Has anyone ever heard Janet Baker do this? It's incredible.

    How about posting Part II of the piece? That's the best part!

  • OMG she speaks Frenh with such an accent... It remembers me an Italian singing teacher I have...

    I loved her already but now I adore her !

  • Ewa rules in a bad hair day ! lol

    I love her

  • Podles is a true coloratura contralto...a phenomenal voice. I've seen her in Tancredi, Rodelinda, Trovatore, and twice in recital. And was fortunate to have dined with her twice. The voice is huge, flexible, and with great range - as this video indicates. She is expressive and a convincing actress. One of the subline opera singers of our time. Search out her performances and go. She never disappoints.

  • I saw her in Giulio Cesare and in recital and she has one of the most remarkable voices in opera today. Rich, dark, and expressive.

  • Pellmeli

    I love her singing. She's so direct and honest, and what a technique! Thanks for posting this.

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