Mirella's rockin that 60's/70's hair in this scene! She sings beautifully and her Violetta is terrific. I don't feel she had agile coloratura. For me she's a lyric soprano with a dramatic heavier tone. Her high notes were solid and outstanding. She was impressive as Micaela, Madame Butterfly, Juliet & Marguerite, even Tosca. A great opera singer
for me it is her full voice floating high notes no one can duplicate that .. check out her butterfly recording when she was younger.. on the entrance of butterfly it is almost as if it is an instrument at first before you realize it is a voice.. wow
Mirella says the final words "E strano..cessarono" in the best possible way...she also does a fine death scene and I was very impressed...but the Alfredo doesn't seem very emotive when she dies
it's not in my score. the last note is a normal quarter note. i think the abridged ending of the last note is a dramatic effect expressed through a vocal manner.
@silvr94 Yes, could be.. but it is tradition to play (or sing) the first top note forte and the second, lower note, piano. Not only in this, but in most works.
Musically, her death gives me chills, every time. Mirella Freni is one of my favorite sopranos by a mile, but I think Moffo might have beat her by a hair for best Violetta. No one has anything on Mirella's Mimi, though! This scene made me cry when my opera company did it...
I've really appreciated watching all the extracts from this film, thanks so much for posting them! I adore Mirella. Actually, my main impression of her performance here was that that radiant voice was a hindrance in this role. Her Violetta was so dignified and real; but her voice is so shining and youthful that, in spite of her truly awesome dramatic intelligence and musicality, she doesn't possess the almost world-weary, dark tone that I love most in this role.
Mirella's rockin that 60's/70's hair in this scene! She sings beautifully and her Violetta is terrific. I don't feel she had agile coloratura. For me she's a lyric soprano with a dramatic heavier tone. Her high notes were solid and outstanding. She was impressive as Micaela, Madame Butterfly, Juliet & Marguerite, even Tosca. A great opera singer
OperaMystery80 6 months ago
for me it is her full voice floating high notes no one can duplicate that .. check out her butterfly recording when she was younger.. on the entrance of butterfly it is almost as if it is an instrument at first before you realize it is a voice.. wow
DavidoffGustav 1 year ago
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coryisawake 1 year ago
@DavidoffGustav You mean the Karajan/Pavarotti studio recording? You are so right about Butterfly's entrance, Freni is simply divine!!
antoheionn 11 months ago
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a471082 2 years ago
Mirella says the final words "E strano..cessarono" in the best possible way...she also does a fine death scene and I was very impressed...but the Alfredo doesn't seem very emotive when she dies
AmericanEvita 3 years ago
@AmericanEvita I love how she does it too, I also like how Rennee Fleming does it
cwfannumber1 1 year ago
Ooh, and I love the way her voice just dies away instead of actually completing the note!
KatherineXIX 3 years ago
Like it should, becuase it is an apogiatura. No singer seems to realize that. Callas, Scotto, Sills did.
AOG93 2 years ago 2
it's not in my score. the last note is a normal quarter note. i think the abridged ending of the last note is a dramatic effect expressed through a vocal manner.
silvr94 2 years ago
@silvr94 Yes, could be.. but it is tradition to play (or sing) the first top note forte and the second, lower note, piano. Not only in this, but in most works.
AOG93 1 year ago
Musically, her death gives me chills, every time. Mirella Freni is one of my favorite sopranos by a mile, but I think Moffo might have beat her by a hair for best Violetta. No one has anything on Mirella's Mimi, though! This scene made me cry when my opera company did it...
KatherineXIX 3 years ago
not the best performance
cwinger10 4 years ago
bravissima e` la prima che vedo la Traviata con lei
rogalesi58 4 years ago 2
I've really appreciated watching all the extracts from this film, thanks so much for posting them! I adore Mirella. Actually, my main impression of her performance here was that that radiant voice was a hindrance in this role. Her Violetta was so dignified and real; but her voice is so shining and youthful that, in spite of her truly awesome dramatic intelligence and musicality, she doesn't possess the almost world-weary, dark tone that I love most in this role.
blurble7 4 years ago
Da brividi!
Orbazzano 4 years ago
That part is gorgeous. Looks a lot like the Traviata film with Moffo and Bonisolli. (Which I prefer)
Elisabetta611 4 years ago
vorrei sentire il concertato di fine II°atto "Di sprezzo degno"
gazzettaSP 4 years ago