Angela Gheorghiu - Liza's aria (Bolshoi Theatre re-opening gala)

[SsteinwayS]

A strange performance...

[santuzza11]

Кто же заставил бедняжку взять именно эту арию? Как будто нарочно хотели её подставить: ни по голосу ,ни по темпераменту она ей не подходит.

[LaPerichole1]

i love her voice, appearance very much, but this was a shame!!!! and for bolshoi theater as well

[msmstre]

this is baaaaaad... why is she smiling throughout most dramatic sections? does she understand what she is singing about? low notes - flat, flat, flat! very disappointing

[Serinia4melodic]

Very good low notes... 99% of sopranos never master musicaly chest voice they just go into some mix... and the volume is also decreased.

[Andisorable]

I cant stop listening to this wonderful aria! I love Tchaikovski so much!

Of course she could have chosen Rachmaninoff Vocalise, but I she payed respect to this prestigious gala, singing in Russian. I am sure that many people did appreciate this.

Bravissima Angela!

[TheZOOM6488]

Oh, my God! What do you say?! Look "Opera Cake"...

[MrSharrik]

very good performance! Bravo Angela!

[teoctn1]

the end of aria was not so good...sorry! anyway Angela for me you are the best! like any artist ... there are good days and bad days....

[Homoclassicus]

@teoctn1 She went a little too hard on those final chest notes, however that is not wrong at all. Almost no sopranos in the last decades sing the end of the aria that way, but the first Lisa ever - who sang for Tchaikovsky himself - was Medea Mei-Figner and she fortunately recorded this aria including many chest notes and ending it with a very long and forceful chest note going down to contralto territory. So I guess Gheorghiu's singing here is not wrong at all, perhaps just a little laboured.

[spqrmor]

Sorry Angela, it's total screw up!

[Forellensolo]

She is singing wonderfully! Would be a great Liza on stage.