Die wunderbare Mirella! Karajan hatte Partien von Ihr verlangt die eigentlich nicht ihr Fach waren, aber sie hat alles phänomenal geschafft. An Ihrer Seite Nicolai. Wie schön, das alles persönlich miterlebt zu haben!
Even if she was nervous or scared to death of singing Elisabetta in Don Carlo for Karajan, the results show a confident singer with a grand, beautiful voice. She had the right dramatic thrust and heft and lyricism for this role. She is also a good actress and she is one of the all time best Elisabettas in Don Carlo. Freni was a gifted singer and here she also proves to be quite modest. Brava Freni!
Reminds me so much of an interview with Lucia Popp. She said she almost died of fright on the train from Vienna to Salzburg, where she was to audition for Karajan. That was 1963, perhaps even in the same year as Mirella's experience that she describes here. Such wonderful modesty from such great artistes and ladies!
It is from a documentary memorizing Karajan,you kown 2008 is his 100 year birthday.And as far as I kown her Don Carlo at Salzburg is not available now.
@Orbazzano Esiste(va) un laser-disc, poi ristampato in dvd (Sony Classical) con l'integrale del Don Carlos di Karajan, prodotto dopo le recite del Festival.
Die wunderbare Mirella! Karajan hatte Partien von Ihr verlangt die eigentlich nicht ihr Fach waren, aber sie hat alles phänomenal geschafft. An Ihrer Seite Nicolai. Wie schön, das alles persönlich miterlebt zu haben!
1sumiresan2 1 month ago
Even if she was nervous or scared to death of singing Elisabetta in Don Carlo for Karajan, the results show a confident singer with a grand, beautiful voice. She had the right dramatic thrust and heft and lyricism for this role. She is also a good actress and she is one of the all time best Elisabettas in Don Carlo. Freni was a gifted singer and here she also proves to be quite modest. Brava Freni!
AmericanEvita 1 year ago
Reminds me so much of an interview with Lucia Popp. She said she almost died of fright on the train from Vienna to Salzburg, where she was to audition for Karajan. That was 1963, perhaps even in the same year as Mirella's experience that she describes here. Such wonderful modesty from such great artistes and ladies!
Glenmed 2 years ago
It was in 1975
operafan85 2 years ago
Da cosa è tratta questa intervista? Esiste un video completo del Don Carlo di salisburgo Freni-Karajan?
Orbazzano 3 years ago
It is from a documentary memorizing Karajan,you kown 2008 is his 100 year birthday.And as far as I kown her Don Carlo at Salzburg is not available now.
grandivoce 3 years ago
@Orbazzano Esiste(va) un laser-disc, poi ristampato in dvd (Sony Classical) con l'integrale del Don Carlos di Karajan, prodotto dopo le recite del Festival.
renato45222 3 months ago