Ewa Podles - Nel Profundo Cieco Mondo - Vivaldi

[BWV1906]

ewa really does have the best nel profundo on record....we cant really deny that...the voice is super natural.

[eudossa]

Splendida interpretazione e complimenti per le immagini!!!

[Cristinavrr]

vravissima! impresionante!

Te da ganas de ponerte a cantarrrr!!!

[FMOlszynaa44]

oh,you cocksucking nancies;lets any of you try to do what Ms.Podles is doing and the discuss the plural of castrato.

[7inga7]

This is wonderful Vivaldi!

[EmilyGreene1984]

I love how Vivaldi and Rossini were, perhaps, the only ones who allowed for women who were contraltos to play feminine roles. Nowadays they are almost all forced to, as the famous quote says,"play the witches, bitches, and in breeches".

[CountertenorJ]

I hate to burst your bubble, but this character is Orlando, and he's very male. :-)

[EmilyGreene1984]

I know that, and I never said I liked to hear her in this role.

[andrea585ny]

Love this! Sounds perfect to my ears - soaring and heroic. Wish she would have done the whole opera while she was at it.

[99Isher]

Mi dispiace, ma non regge affatto il confronto con la Horne! Né per potenza e rotondità di voce, né per quel tanto di carattere "guerresco" e "generoso" che deve avere Orlando. Ha ascoltato la Horne, questo sì, ma le è molto inferiore.

[carlo331]

Io sono un grande estimatore della Horne, che ho sentito diverse volte dal vivo. Come ho sentito dal vivo la Podles. E quanto a potenza, la Podles aveva una voce di colore scuro e di volume superiore alla Horne. Non bisogna farsi accecare dai miti. Secondo me, la Podles ha pure lei carattere e piglio guerresco,

[99Isher]

Io non mi faccio accecare dai miti. Anch'io ho sentito dal vivo la Horne e credo di avere tutto quello che ha inciso. Conosco meno bene la Podles. Concordo che ha un piglio guerresco anche lei, ma l'accento "generoso" di cui parlavo, e che è così caratteristico di Orlando (ruolo che trovo perfetto per Horne) mi sembra le manchi. Analogamente, ha potenza ma, mi sembra, molto meno "rotondità" di voce nel registro medio-acuto (dal Fa-Sol al Do in terzo spazio). Comunque è molto brava!

[carlo331]

Hai ragione sulla rotondità, ma quella dipende dalla tecnica di emissione e dall'immascheramento dei suoni. Ma è chiaro che stiamo parlando di una delle più grandi cantanti del 900. Sai che penso? che in fondo non siamo molto distanti nella valutazione. Solo che a lungo ho snobbato una cantante come la Podles che, risentita ora, mi sembra invece notevole. Ce ne fossero in giro oggi...

[99Isher]

Se mi concedi la scarsa "rotondità" di Podles siamo vicinissimi. Era quella pasta di suono magnifica che consentiva per es. a Horne di cantare «Se Romeo t'uccise un figlio» (conosci?), aria che tra l'altro è acutissima (ma anche «Nella fatal di Rimini», ma potrei fare altri esempi), in modo eccezionale. Specifico che il mio primo giudizio su Ewa riguardava specificamente quest'aria dell'Orlando. Magari ce ne fossero altre in giro al suo livello!

[carlo331]

Eh sì che la conosco: è una delle pietre miliari dell'interpretazione belcantistica dell'ultimo mezzo secolo (se non sbaglio metà anni '60).

Ma è un vertice, appunto. Oggi, ben che vada c'è Di Donato (che però fa brutte variazioni, per i miei gusti), per il resto siamo alla frutta....

Ovviamente, ti concedo la scarsa rotondità :-)

Ciao, mi fa piacer scambiare opinioni con qualcuno che ne capisce qualcosa.

[carlo331]

Bravissima. Regge il confronto con la Horne

[Arashi110]

Countenors, DIE of envy! >:D Ewa magnifica!

[misteriobuffo]

I certainly don't think that "COUNTERTENOR" JOCHEN KOWALSKI would have a bit of envy for Ewa's voice. Have you heard him sing "Va, va, l'error mio palesa" and "Venga pur, minacci e frema," from Mozart's Mitridate?, and he is a MAN. Also Lisa Gerrard and Diamanda Galas can have much better low tones than Ewa.

[Arashi110]

I had. And I like these arias much better in Vesselina Kasarova's interpetation, and she's not even a contralto.

[jeanambr]

If he is a MAN and was not evirated while he was a child, I wonder why he will insist on singing as a treble voice: it's a false way of performing ang goes against centuries of operatic tradition where false-tists never plaied any role at all and treble parts were always sung either by castrati or by female singers.

[luisortmul]

she is NOT  a man... and regarding your comments against counter tenors... go back to the 30's and read up about XVIII century history coz there were lots of falsetto singers around, as understudies to castrati, etc.

you haven't got a clue man! it only goes against ONE century and a bit of operatic tradition... and who cares about tradition... counter tenors are great!!!! we dont castrate any longer so what's the fuss?

[jeanambr]

Of course, I had suspected myself that Ewa Podleś was not a man; in fact, I was just anwering somebody (probably jovi1715) who would praise some countertenors performance by alleging that the singer was a MAN. As for the rest: 1. no single role was ever created by countertenors throughout castratis whole era; 2. no countertenors were ever employed in any major theatre to substitute for a castrato.

[luisortmul]

the plural of 'castrato' is 'castrati' mr.

x

[jeanambr]

Being Italian, I can assure you I perfectly know the correct plural of castrato; as for you, you might probably have suspected castratis wouldnt be the plural of castrato, but the genitive of castrati, wrongly transcribed for some mysterious reasons, or mightnt you? As for the substance, were still waiting for you to cite at least either just one role originally created by a falsettist in the 18th centurys Italian opera or just one case of substitution of a countertenor for a castrato, man!

[jeanambr]

We are still awaiting some examples of the lots of falsetto singers around's exploits during the castrati epoch. If you do not cite any, everybody will have to conclude it's you, man, that haven't got a clue!

[luisortmul]

come sei pessante!!!

conclude what you wish...

i think everybody has concluded you are really bored... i would hate to be your ex wife

[jeanambr]

OK, you haven't got a clue (and, moreover, you are rather ill-bred)!

[luisortmul]

ok, you've won... i am 'ill-bred' (sic) and you are the cleverest person in the whole wide world... satisfied? if three months ago i wasn't going to go check Peter Giles or Dean to look for information just to give you sad pleasure, i am definitely not going to do it now... Im ill-bred or whatever and you are great, for everyone to know!!!!

come sei patetico! :-D

[misteriobuffo]

I agree. Bravissimo Ewa!. Although I still think countertenors have a peculiar particularity about them, that makes their work a lot more admirable, THEY ARE MEN!!!!.

[luisortmul]

there is a place for everyone... i hate ewa podles in some handel...

[EmilyGreene1984]

I agree, I personally can't stand to perform or hear other contralto and mezzos in pants roles. I think those roles belong to men (countertenor or castrati). But Ewa is wonderful in certain things like Giulio Cesare as Cornelia.

[luisortmul]

Yes!!! she is a great Cornelia although I didn't like her Seattle (?) Cesare... I think it was in Seattle anyway... she wasn't very good, weird though as she is even better live than in recording.

I don't like her rendition of Handel aries in her CD but it goes down to style more than her undoubtledly beautiful voice...

[LICORNE31]

AMAZING !!!!! INCREDIBLE !!!

Gracias por calgar esta maravilla !! E. Poddles una de las mas GRANDES ! Esta aria es una de mis favoritas...

[lasultanica]

maravillosa la podles aqui, gracias essencia

: D

[essenciademusica]

gracias usted!

amigo

[BachLoveNat]

hehehehe:) NO WAY! Just in the kitchen :D

Ewa Podles and you can be in peace :)

If seriosly I really like to sing when my friend play the guitar... I also liked to sing a lullaby for my son. Now he prefers another music :)

[essenciademusica]

you have a lot of good mood!

[BachLoveNat]

Yes!!!!! I have!!!!! I try to sing like Ewa :D

[essenciademusica]

Me amarro nesta aria!

[BachLoveNat]

I am not afraid a little kitten :D

kissssssssssssssss

[BachLoveNat]

Thank you for posting this video!

Wonderful contralto!

[essenciademusica]

I sang as contralto in a chorale!

[BachLoveNat]

I sing as contralto in the kitchen :) ....and with my friends!

[BachLoveNat]

I said seriosly! My friends say I sing very well btw:) Especially our Russian romances :)

[essenciademusica]

im sorry natalia!

Don't consider my comment!

Don't to sing in a professional way?