Wagner - Der Fliegende Holländer - Johohoe! Traft Ihr Das

[isabelle070209]

J'adooorreee

[BlackMetalMafioso]

Absolutely wonderful! Who's the conducter?

[theoneekiller]

you should know it, its wagner...

[LeonoraPasiniani]

Very beautiful lady with incredibly full and rich voice!

[sgdynamofan]

Bravo!

[Federicopera]

She is really something!!!

[ortego11]

Ooh-la-la! Now that's Senta! Brava!

[ponchodevane]

WOW!

[foothillsbear]

While I think that Anja Silja (with Theo Adam)is the best recorded Senta, Varnay (with Hermann Uhde)is a very close second. And she (with Vinay) is my favorite Isolde.

[Nachtgreifvogel]

Une Grande Dame des Introuvables du Chant Wagnerien.

[EinFremderAusElea]

Gott, wie lahm! Da lobe ich mir Anja Silja doch.

[Turand0t]

It's kinda weird to think of, but actually, even though I love Varnay, I am not to fond of the phrasing here. Actually I prefer Sutherlands recording of this particular aria, even though I don't consider her a wagnerian soprano. I have just began working on the aria myself so I am fully aware how difficult it is to sing it.

[Piacevole]

I'm so fascinated by the thickness of her voice! It's soo rich.

[Stellavox]

I hesitate to criticise this clip unfairly, but I don't care too much for the phrasing. A mite too "stop-start" for me, and in any case too matronly a voice for the Senta. Not a patch on early Gywneth Jones recordings - you know, before the wobble took over altogether. Varnay in the early 1950s (with Hotter as the Wotan) could not be bettered as Brunnhilde, but Senta? No sir.

[nutty42]

Astrid Varnay, in her autobiography -55 years in 5 acts- revels that she has difficulty with this role & was not particularly fond of it.

As for Brünnhilde, she was completely at home with it [& it shows..]

[twizzle99]

@nutty42 Does she say why she had difficulty with this role? It doesnt seem as extreme as Isolde or Brunnhilde.

[nutty42]

The Queen of Bayreuth for 16 years & the truely Kirsten Flagstad's spiritual daughter. A magnificent singer, a brilliant actress & a kind, generous woman. She was an asset to the World. She is sadly missed. May God protect her.

[12010830]

yes these are the right words about her God took her very close ti Him... I saw and heard her alive she was over 60, Isolde I heard Flagstad she is a Goddess but when alive sounded Varnay those heavenly archs and she was just prostrating in front of stage and i will never forget those moments

[Heldenexpresso]

I JUST LOOOOOOOOVE ASTRID VARNAY!!!!!! She reminds me of Gwyneth Jones a little because of there style of singing is similar

[Alcisko]

That's a real dramatic soprano. BRAVA!