Eva Marton as Elektra (1989) Allein! Weh, ganz allein!

[0001beppe]

YES.... She is the more powerful Elektra that I've heard...In this production is almost ...possessed by the carachter giving a great and "barbarian " voice to ELEKTRA, maybe in the intention of Strauss through Nietzche!

GREAT! GREAT! GREAT

This is the "heavy metal" of opera :-)

[AnnaVent1]

Agamemnon !

[henrifrombarcelona]

Abbado is conducting. that makes a big difference with others Marton 'interpretation

[Silksa]

A segunda melhor de todas que eu vi. Muito bom!

[Dymension]

Regardless of her vocal flaws, she was a tigress, a stage animal...

[ludwigna78]

Dovrebbe essere l'edizione diretta da Abbado! Che meraviglia!

[bluetagg]

Im more interested in the ropes.

[kristopaivinen]

The excess of vibrato in her singing is used to cover up flaws in accentuation.

[cantanteporsiempre]

@kristopaivinen what do you mean flaws? indeed I just listened Nilsson´s version and the sound is more pure.

[kristopaivinen]

I mean I can't see a better reason of why any singer would overuse vibrato that much.

[cantanteporsiempre]

I like her high notes, very powerful. But don´t you sing that the first part of the monologue is too pushed? I would prefer it a little more sad, and then explode with rage

[kristopaivinen]

I recalled more variations in dynamics, or at least crescendos, in other versions of the first part of the monologue.

[cantanteporsiempre]

Yes, maybe, I do not know the score, but I am doing my Master´s thesis on this opera and Salome. I have to look it up

[Dymension]

One doesn't overuse vibrato. You're vibrato is what it is and you can try to sing in a more pure manner, but then that results in "holding" the voice. Vibrato should be a product of breath and resonance...Additionally, certain nationalities have more vibrato than others because of language and the use of the voice within the language: example, Italians have a more Mask oriented sound because of their language...

[kristopaivinen]

... like the bleating of a goat.

[OrestCZ]

She is amazing!!!! Bravo eva!!!!

[Turand0t]

Fabulous!!! Absolutely fabulous. She's gripping...

[aroldo977]

The great Elektra

[viverito]

I sing this aria in my spare time while I do the dishes

[Amphipolis]

Hahahahha, me too!!!

[kapariz44]

I try it in the shower (in bass transposition) til my daughter tells me to put a sock in it hehe.

[fluffyfeet3]

I'm not sure what herr beautenor was listening to here, but he seems to interperate "off key" with a wonderful strauss key change! Easily done to the un-trained ear.I've Played this Opera many times and this is a superb account. This is obviously a dvd, i doubt performance mistakes would pass through the editors fingers in such a way that anybody would be able to notice. Thanks for putting this on though!!

[BeauTenor]

Umm....listen to her at 8:30. She's too low and she's out of the key. As a result she's a little under the pitch when she vaults up to the C and has to compensate to get ON pitch.

[beckmeister70]

She is singing lots of wrong notes and pitches all over! Not just the one note.

[BeauTenor]

Yeah, but you see what happened when I pointed that out. Apparently some people are silly enough to think that wong notes equal a "wonderful Strauss key change". It's basic music theory and ear training. She's OUT of the key, and she's not with the conductor.

[chanteur73]

Elektra is absolutely among the most horrible for a singer's vocal health. I haven't seen one single live performance where the poor soprano wouldn't have shown signs of extreme tiredness towards the end of this scene. Chapeau, madame Marton!

[neuefreiheit]

OOOOHHH my God..She is amazing!

Marton is The best Elektra!!!!

[BeauTenor]

Hmmm....this is good, although she did get a little lost somewhere close to the end. Still, if you've ever seen the score...Schumann-Heink once said it's almost unsingable. She's kind of in the wrong key at the end and has to make compensation to get up to the C. BUT, she's committed, and she looks scary as hell. I like her best in Italian rep.

[edgrow]

Everyone's a critic, right? When you are headlining a visionary production of one the most challenging 20th century operas (at the Staatsoper nonetheless) post it on youtube. Then we'll talk.

[BeauTenor]

I'm entitled to my opinion, whether you like it or not, and in case you didn't notice, what I said was mostly good. I happen to think Marton is amazing, but that doesn't mean I won't recognize a flaw or voice my opinion about it. Go bother someone else or at least make an attempt to have an intelligent converastion without being such a jackass.

[edgrow]

I am not one of those people that revere singers as demigods--but at least I respect that I will never be as amazing as most of the famous artists on youtube. Before I say anything negative about someone, I ask if I could do better. I'm guessing that you couldn't hold a candle to Eva Marton.

You are entitled to an opinion, as am I. You are a presumptuous wanna-be.

[BeauTenor]

If I wanted to have a career as a singer, I would have done it so I'm hardly a "wanna be". I didn't say anything negative, which you would know if you could read. I stated facts. She was not with the conductor at one point, and she is a little out of tune. That's not critical, it's honest. I never said I could do better, nor would I. There's a reason she had a huge career, and it's evident here in spades. I have already made that very clear, whether you choose to recognize it or not

[Amphipolis]

You are right for the tone. It's an important thing in music, especially in Strauss.

However, for that performance we can accept it, isn't it?

[BeauTenor]

That's my point exactly. Sure, she's out of the key at one point, but she's so committed that it's not such a big deal as it might have been if it were a boring performance, which it most certainly is NOT.

[LokiClock]

That's foolish. Criticism is not about showing off. Just because you can't do better yourself does not mean your observations are invalid. Sure, you might recognize a "mistake" that was intentional if you're uninformed, but you still noticed it, and you only need your senses to do so. People who think that way are close-minded, and they only hurt themselves, for whenever they are given a means to improve they take opportunity as an insult.

[BeauTenor]

I agree with you...BUT...I'm not uninformed (and I don't mean that to sound catty). I don't think her pitch at 8:30 is intentional. She just flubbed it (and just before that, she was WAY off the beat). I'm looking at the score, and I've seen this opera many times. There's no WAY she should be that low, and that's why she starts the C a little under the pitch and has to compensate. cheers.

[edgrow]

I highly, highly recommend this DVD. I'm pretty sure this was filmed live. Can you believe that? Marton is so amazing, I *love* that barky chest-voice. Thanks franz for the awesome clip.

[turandotcalaaf]

my god! so great performance! When I saw the first secondws I was stucked at my chair and just stared with full interence!! so unique

[Amphipolis]

The best Elektra ever

MARTON YOU ARE A GODDESS!!!