The pity was that the Met never let her sing Puccini roles. They "belonged" to an inferior soprano. So she sang Tosca, La Boheme or Madam Butterfly arias only on records. Such a tragic loss.
@saagua1953 I love Ponselle's art, and I think that she is already a great Puccini soprano by virtue of her few recordings of Puccini's music. But I wouldn't characterize the likes of Maria Jeritza and Lucrezia Bori as inferior!
One of the greatest but, on our opinion, the greatest one. Such a perfect blend of divine voice, natural technique, sincere emotion and the hightest artistry.
The greatest Verdi soprano ever could have been the greatest Puccini soprano ever, too,
fred0125 1 year ago
The pity was that the Met never let her sing Puccini roles. They "belonged" to an inferior soprano. So she sang Tosca, La Boheme or Madam Butterfly arias only on records. Such a tragic loss.
saagua1953 1 year ago
@saagua1953 I love Ponselle's art, and I think that she is already a great Puccini soprano by virtue of her few recordings of Puccini's music. But I wouldn't characterize the likes of Maria Jeritza and Lucrezia Bori as inferior!
VivaMariaCallas 1 year ago
I agree, thanks for your comments
jfsanin 1 year ago
One of the greatest but, on our opinion, the greatest one. Such a perfect blend of divine voice, natural technique, sincere emotion and the hightest artistry.
AdelaideNegriFans 1 year ago
Sublime !
bodiloto 1 year ago
a real goddess ,unbelievable!
henry10011966 1 year ago
I love Rosa Ponselle! This is a bit too slow but her voice is soooo sweet!
woytynowska 3 years ago
Excelente.
juanisanin 3 years ago 2