Ghena Dimitrova - La Gioconda - Suicidio

[AMMAGA1]

Браво!!! Оперная легенда.Моя любимая Джоконда. Потрясающая певица! Браво! Браво!!!!!!

[Tenortalker]

What the great Dimitrova does here is to knit very successfully the Lower medium part of her voice with a suggestion of chest notes. The effect is cohesive and beautifully expressive. Nothing in the score says that Gioconda has to boom away on the low notes. Callas is naturally wonderful in chest voice and brings us to the brink of the abys in this aria. However many sopranos have ended up with a hole in the voice through trying to copy her. Ghena had a more intelligent approach! Brava Ghena!

[genanikolay]

Diese Interpretation ist einfach atemberaubend! Vom Anfang bis Ende perfekt. Hatte noch nie so was Wunderschönes gehört! Gott, gäbe es doch heute noch solche Sänger!

[vocede]

Genial gesungen!!!! Eine der wenigen Sängerinnen, die mit iher ganzen Stimme singt, nicht nur mit einem Teil davon, wie so viele andere. 10 Sterne.

[scarpia1965]

Stimmt. Sie war eine Göttin. Ich konnte sie einige Male live erleben. Sie war faszinierend.

[vocede]

Der Dunkelfaktor in ihrer Stimme ist sagenhaft. Bei Livevideos bekommt man eine super Lehrstunde wie sie das macht. Wo gibt es heute eine vergleichbare Sängerin mit so viel Volumen in der Tiefe und Mittellage?

[scarpia1965]

Es gibt noch eine Ausnahme: Violeta Urmana. Sie hat sich aber leider inzwischen vom Mezzo zum Sopran getrimmt. Die Qualität hat ein wenig gelitten.

[lamusicahera]

@vocede I agree with you - today we have to many liric sopranos who would better cut all the dramatic or spintoroles ¨

I am many time shocked who sings today at the big houses this HARD REPERTOIRE ¨

[MastersoftheOpera]

Fabulous voice!

[GrandeGhena]

mitica! da brivido!

[bodiloto]

Dal vivo LA Dimitova era LA REGINA e GHIAUROV era IL RE

[espTAIRI]

wouafffff

j'adore

[simoncarbery]

great, but also listen to Elena Suliotis doing this if you want to hear committed and dangerous singing ...

[corellithebest]

She is AMAZING in this moving and desperate aria! Her voice colour is SUPERB! Just like a thunder, as Yodavidnavarro said.

[kaxaberi73]

bravo, bravo, bravo...

[yodavidnavarro]

A huge penetrating voice! Like a thunder!

[extranged]

Powerful, deep voice. I love this execution.

I have to admit she had ana amazing voice. Brava!

[cachacuazzz]

Que enorme voz.... impresionante.

[Heraopera]

This is giocondo still alive!

Only Ghena and Maria Callas have sung this like the character have to be worked out: by voice only!

BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAVA!

[Aetion]

I dont quite agree. Listen to Rosa Ponselle, Maria Callas and Elena Souliotis and you will see the difference. I like Ghena Dimitrova very much, however, her singing here (I repeat: HERE) is not to be cmpared with Maria Calass one. Far from that!

[Aetion]

Just pay attention to her deep notes. They arent good at all. Strange, she was a dramatic soprano though, with tremendous voice power and volume.

[operamusicfan]

You should see the video of her singing this live. She has an impressive lower range.

[assindiastignani]

@Aetion I hear what you're saying, but you must remember, this aria comes at the end of a long evening, and still to come are a big scene with Enzo, then the trio with him & Laura (where Gioconda has broad, high, very lyric phrases to sing dolce e piano "Date un ricordo alla Gioconda") and then that miserably difficult scene with Barnaba ("Vo' farmi più gaia") where she has to sing like Gilda. I think the sopranos try to be a bit careful with the chest voice in "Suicidio."

[corellithebest]

@assindiastignani You made a very good point there. Gioconda is a complex, extremely demanding role, requiring a versatile artist, able to combine dramatic heaviness, contralto lows,  gentle lyricism and skillful coloratura. I like your comparison of that final coloreatura acrobatisc in Vo farmi piu' gaia witg Gilda's Caro nome. Indeed, Gioconda requires a voice capable of handling both Tosca and Gilda.

[laonirica]

Dónde quedaron Artístas con Voces, que como la Recordada *Ghena Dimitrova*, interpreten éste rol, con "Tanta Justeza"!!!, en todos los sentidos: -Voz adecuada en caudal, -Interpretación ajustada a la psicología del personaje, impecable manejo del Dramatísmo de la voz,un recurso que hay que manejar con Gran Cuidado.-¡¡¡BRAVO POR SIEMPRE MAESTRA GHENA DIMITROVA!!!

[Heraopera]

BRAAAAAAVA e grazie Ghena! Ghena Assoluta! VIVA e salve! Thank u for this

[tonyantony1]

Amazing!She breaks my hear!

[Orfeus80]

Superb singing! Just imagine the impact of that sound in the house.

[corellithebest]

Her singing and interpretation of this moving and desperate aria is AMAZING!

[queenslanddiva]

I always loved Callas the best singing this aria, but my god, Dimitrova is THE most amazing voice. She makes me cry when I hear her sing In questa regia and this is wonderful. From bottom to top, there is nothing to complain about.

[arvedsin]

Absolutelly beautiful,masterfully done...but,can't be compared to "LaDivina".One gives you what the other one can't,in my opinion Callas was the best and will always be the best of all.

[yodavidnavarro]

What is?

[oprah22]

this is astonishing

[marioj34]

The goal is not to compare the volume of Scotto or Dimitrova, one and the other is singers of exception but Scotto to the scene had crowned one characterization of its characters. What makes of it, especially in Gioconda, the equal one of Callas. Try to get to you it video of his prestion at the side of Pavarotti and will say you to me news...

[SDCmorg]

I dropped dead at her first 'Suicido!'... the rest is a magnificent dream I didn't want to wake up from. Thanks for posting this! :o)

[ComaLies225]

I see what you mean, I was surprised!

[filiodecallas]

Conocí a esta estupenda Gran Soprano de voz tan pura, completa y personalidad tan sencilla y encantadora. Muchos roles por ella me encantan, fue la primera cantante que ví en TV siendo niño. SIn embargo, el Suicidio por MAría Callas es algo endiablado y retorcido, único.

[macciboma]

Voce potente bella divina

ed insuperabile nella

sua grandezza.

[1s2k3s]

Ghena Dimitrova is one of greates bulgarian opera singer.

[fakerating]

I saw her a few times in New York and also in Paris... one of the greats. HIGHLY underrated.

[mammamiammia]

the strongest and the powerfull voice ever...

my god:) excellent:)

[mwk12kev]

Quite an incredible voice. I heard her both in Gioconda and Turandot at the Met -- she was stunning. There are no singers around today with her amplitude, power, and sense of line.

[mdancer01]

only the suicidio aria is available with callas in any program like ares or limewire

[betabel78]

i need to download this

why cant i find it anywhere ?? :(:(:(

[operachad]

I saw her sing this at the Met in 1988 or 89 and she was impressive. I'll always love the Tebaldi recording as well as Callas (yes! I love them both) Caballe also did a nice recording...Soaring notes!

[michaud1]

Tebaldi did admired her lot. She died quite young.

I think after Tebaldi she is best in this aria.

[lucyvoc]

Well I believe that comparing to Tebaldi, Dimitrova is much better singing this aria! But, you should also check out Elena Suliotis! Her "Suicidio" was absolutely fantastic!

[aiolosgr]

The strongest soprano voice of the recent decades.

I saw her performing Lady Macbeth in Athens in 1985.

It was just unforgettable! I just can't find a live recording or video of her as Lady Macbeth.

[michaud1]

Her italian not very good, she powerful enough. Tebaldi is better in this aria, better diction. I would not say that she is bad, she is better than Scotto, her voice is more powerful.

[singspieler]

Do u even know what you are talking about?? I think not. Her Italian is fine. Tebaldi should have better diction, she's italian.

[flexy75]

oh please!! Her italian is perfect !! and the power of her voice is just incredible !!!

[anoperamusician]

Powerful enough??? She makes three or four Scottos, with her voice! When she was singing Turandot in Genova, she was udible from the road OUTSIDE the theatre!

And her italian is just one of the best, perfect and much more intelligible than many native italian sopranos...

[egooidios]

great artist, great person, great teacher... great misfortune to die so prematurely

[tetrazzini]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaah thank ou so much!

[hobo1975]

great instrument!!