Mattinata

[johndv777]

Thank you Joan, you angel. :)

[ZBpopelka]

L'Aurora, di bianco vestita, Già l'uscio dischiude al gran sol, Di già con le rose sue dita Carezza de' fiori lo stuol! Commosso da un fremito arcano Intorno il creato già par, E tu non ti desti, ed invano Mi sto qui dolente a cantar: Metti anche tu la veste bianca e schiudi l'uscio al tuo cantor! Ove non sei la luce manca, Ove tu sei nasce l'amor!

[sillyboydeux]

Incomparable, she is the diva of the 60s, as Callas was to the 50s. Her hair looks bulletproof, de rigueur for that era, but exquisite in all ways.

[Eiswirth1]

Incomprehensibly, stunningly beautiful, sung by the the incomparable Sutherland.

[ForAll23]

Joan Sutherland is a wonderful singer, however; women can not sing Mattinata, it sounds bad. The characteristic of music is lost.

[MrMrmike5]

on the contrary i think she nailed this song very nicely

[ForAll23]

I love to argue.

However, it is, of course, difficult to argue with your feelings, they're quite unique.  ;-)

[bsam20uk]

Of course your are entitled to your opinion but I think this is one of the finest and most passionate renditions of this song ever recorded.

[ForAll23]

I have no argument against it; on the other hand, it does not disturb me.

We feel what we do and we exchange our feelings.

Nowadays I think I like this: There are regular singers, there are better singers, and there are the great stars.

Who is the best among the greatest is only a matter of taste.

However, we must not forget that even the best chess players make bad move sometimes.

[Eiswirth1]

@ForAll23 I respectfully disagree. I used to think this song belonged to tenors. Now that I've heard her version here, I can't think of any male version I've enjoyed more, even Pavarotti's. The voice is stunningly beautiful, free-flowing and caresses the lyrics. And I like the speed with which she sings it. She owns it now!

[ForAll23]

@Eiswirth1

For eight months ago, I wrote a reply that began like this: "I have no argument against ..".

Please read it (above your text).

[Turee85]

glorioso video della Sutherland, un esempio ancora vivente di una scuola di canto italiana ormai perduta

[herenyuan01]

Most of the time this song is sung by a tenor.

[katesinger]

DIVINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!! *tingles*

[bsam20uk]

What gusto! A fantastic performance sung and played with passion, wonderful.

[filiodecallas]

Qué bella! Toda una Matinatta! Brava!

[tomblack069]

singing doesn't really come much better thanb taht, i saw this clip years ago on tv during a documentary about sutherland ,it is a real pleasure to see and hear it again, all that vocal freshness and thrilling vocal riches wrapped up in a couple of minutes, joy! tomblack

[JuillHope17]

wow, awesome.

you could feel leoncavallo in her performance.

[midas45]

Thank you, SueAnnNivens, this is wonderful !

[SueAnnNivens]

I´m the one that thanks you... those videos from the ´79 concert are heavenly!

[danielore62]

muchas gracias por subir èste video, es muy gratificante!! Una performance exquisita.

[mermodfreres]

Gracious....will we ever have a truly great soprano like Dame Joan again!!

[johndv777]

@mermodfreres yes. they are around right now! :)

[maimada]

grande brava

[meltzerboy]

The great Gerald Moore accompanying the great Joan Sutherland! This is beautifully sung with tremendous power as well as delicacy. A favorite song of tenors from Caruso to Bjorling and Pavarotti. I don't recall any other soprano having sung it, but I'm sure there must have been some.

[lahire22]

real matinatta!!!

pls pls load Dvorsak song from this movie

[magicmonkichi]

To stand their so calmly and have that sound come outta you. Brilliant.

[miffy1950]

WOW! Joan really is stunning!! Thank you for posting. I'm very happy with this video from the GREAT SOPRANO EVER!