Kasarova sings 'Parto, parto' (ROH 2002)

[mircavalcante]

This is one of the most difficult aria for mezzo-soprano di coloratura. Also, it is a very complicated scene. I think that Kasarova, as Tereza Berganza, Joyce diDonato, Tatiana Troyanos did a wonderful work, anyone with her unique interpretation. I suggest to anyone who criticizes any of them to perform this aria and post on YouTube to show that you are better than any of them.

[pnar01]

And here is another Kasarova maniac! I've spoken to her, by the way :-D.

But a question: can one of you upload the terzetto 'Quello di Tito e il volto' from the Salzburg (Harnoncourt) dvd? I have the dvd, but if I want to listen to this, it's way easier to listen on YouTube. My uploading-skills aren't very good :-(. Here I can only find this terzetto with Tatiana Troyanos. Also amazing, but a rather different staging (in the dungeons...). Thanks!!

[brodsky96]

to "vitellia": if you dont like Kasarova why are you watching/listening to this???... is this a special illness????... something similar to brains-melting-away???

[SDCmorg]

Go easy, bro. He doesn't dislike her. He just took way too broad a swipe when needled by another commenter. The dude (vitellia) is alright most of the time, actually.

[hillevifan]

could you please post vitellias deh se piacer mi vuoi and the trio vengo asspetate

[asisecanta]

I was at Covent Garden on the 6th September 2002 (premiere) and Kassarova was ENORMOUS. The cast was completed by Barbara Frittoli, Bruce Ford and Colin Davis. As Servilia, we had a little-known young russian soprano making her debut at the Royal Opera... Yes, I'm talking about Anna Netrebko ;)

It was a great night with this Mozart masterpiece!!!

[SDCmorg]

I'm green with envy! :o) Was it the premiere night that Frittoli nearly got beaned by a Roman letter? I read about that in a review somewhere but don't remember which performance the reviewer saw.

[asisecanta]

Yes, I was there when ANNA NETREBKO nearly kills Katarina Karneus (Annio) by sending her over a very big metal A while they were singing their love duet 'Ah perdona il primo afetto'. Fortunately, Karneus reacted very very well (and in time to avoid the letter went to the floor over her) and there was no tragedy.

That night we had a little verismo on La Clemenza ;)

[vitellia]

Her strong, almost forced attacks get on my nerves after so many. No doubt she's a great singer, with such unique mannerisms, as "instantly recognizable" as Callas.

[ptfauen]

do you have good doctors to consult?

[vitellia]

It seems to me that Kasarova has some ardent fans who will not tolerate any criticism on her, even when it's fair and objective. This is not the first time someone didn't like what I wrote about her and got back to me with some ridiculous wannabe smartass comment. Didn't I say she was a great singer, just with some flaws and unique mannerisms just like anyone else? I don't know what is up with these Kasarova maniacs.

[SDCmorg]

O good... lump them all together as "Kasarova maniacs."

You know... I've been to many youtube clips of great singers whose singing quirks I don't enjoy. But I do have the manner to know that I don't have the obligation to leave comment. The clips I watch on youtube, I realize I owe it their posters for making them available for me to watch at all rather than taking the 'I'm entitled' attitude.

[SDCmorg]

And I sure as heck look before chiming in to agree with a known troll before I want to add an objective criticism about someone's singing in a comment session. If you throw in your lot with people who mistake "she sounds like a whale's vomit" as valid way of criticizing a singer... Well.. don't be surprised if your comments is ill-received.

Smorg.. is such a maniac I hadn't even blocked you, had I?

[SDCmorg]

But here's one last advise... Quit dragging the singer's name into the brawl. There are idiots who are fans of a singer. That DOESN'T make the singer responsible for them.

[Arashi110]

Sh has an abundance of Sestos to choose from, doesn't she? ;-) I've counted seven different stagings but here I see at least three more: the photos at 01:20, 02:50 and 04:35. What stagings were these?

[SDCmorg]

She does, matie. Lucky us! ;o)

Photo at 1:20 is from Barcelona in 2006. At 2:20 is from Amsterdam in 2004, and 4:35 is from Salzburg... I think '97 (with the late Jerry Hadley as Tito). I haven't came across any air-check from those performances, tho. ;o) She really is a Sesto to die for!

[Arashi110]

So the first photo was Liceu, I guessed right. That makes it eight different performances, as 97' Salzburg staging had been, I believe, brought to ROH in 2000. I wonder whether she played them all in different ways. She could, I'm sure.

[SDCmorg]

Ha! I guess having a bit of 'multiple-personality disorder' is good for opera singing! ;o)

I've seen a couple of photos of her in the Carl & Unsel Hermann staging at Paris Opera, too (the one on DVD with Susan Graham as Sesto). No air-check from that one either, tho. ;oP I think the Salzburg 2003 is still the version to beat. The cast is just unreal!

[Arashi110]

She played Sesto there as well? Damn, it'll make it nine then! Oh, my. How many times did she play that role? Not that I'm complaining, of course... ;))