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Can somebody explain how she was able to retain the speed going into the combo? Actually, it looks as if she increases the speed.

Beautifully done glamour shots in the murder scene. I watched this right after the same scenes by Olivero, Tebaldi, and Callas. I should say that Gheorghiu's version was more beautiful than those three. Other than beauty, I felt a little bit of anger from her, and that's all. From Olivero, Callas...

Tebaldi, of course, had a movement problem. Most people forget an important fact of her: She was physically challenged. She contracted polio when she was very young. I think that for a few years, she was not able to walk. She hid her physical problem very well. And I can see why she avoided jumpi...

Marton is not totally secure with the singing technique here. She often sounds too busy with each notes to think of phrasing, especially on coloratura passages. Of course, this is an extremely difficult aria. As a young singer, Marton was probably not on the position to say "no" to the offer. Any...

@dsfddsgh She probably retired for the financial reason like many Western block skaters. I recall Emi Watanabe, whose father was an airline executive, called money for the reason of her retirement. With no prize money involved, figure skating was very expensive with compulsory training and often ...

@PERUANO31 Actually, he is originally from an upper upper-class family. So perhaps he does not care too much about the ordinary people, including the reporter.

I often wonder whether Midori wrapped her leg in order to rotate slowly. Her coach said that she did not teach Midori how to jump as Midori was able to jump from the Day One. She basically helped Midori to improve jumps. One of the things the coach told Midori was to start rotating after she went...

I am curious of how Price was chosen for the Met Production. In other words, was she first planned or she replaced somebody? She was a great singer, but her sound quality was very lyrical. Also while her piano high notes were good, her forte high notes were secure but rather small. Minnie was not...

@metsdudenj Would you tell me which skaters were strong spinners in Calgary? Midori's spins were not as strong as her jumps, but better than the most other skaters, IMHO. As spirals were not required yet, with jumps, spins and steps, Midori had no technical holes. Kadavy's short was excellent, to...

@SatchmoSings Richter had a wide variety of repertoire, but he was still a human. For example, he did not perform some French composers, like Faure. Obviously, Richter knew his limits.

It is interesting to hear a dramatic soprano as Desdemona. I know that some famous dramatic sopranos, like Rysanek, Jones and Souliotis, sang the role. Are there any dramatic sopranos singing it nowadays??

I recall that Kielmann complained about Midori Ito's high scores after the infamous 1991 World short program. Kielmann was a good skater, but perhaps needed to concentrate more on her own program, instead of criticizing others. With her two best program, she could have been a surprise medalist at...

Probably Zeani never sang this aria, but she shows the clearer idea of the drama than the student. I know that this aria is extremely difficult, but I wish that this young singer shows some tension in the recitative --- both musically and facially. Zeani show both and it is interesting to watch h...

Bartolini and Dimitrova were not that old for their Met debut. Magda Olivero was 65 and Giuseppe Taddei was 69.

@krakenwave They lost weight, but not for the US show. It was simply from their hard schedule. They had lost their weight since they started their professional debut. They worked 6AM to 3AM everyday without any days off, with only one meal a day, for over two years. I am more amazed that they wer...

I find her behind the orchestra a lot. Is it the problem of her or the conductor? She seems starting to sing each note on the beat instead of slightly before in order to produce the sound on the beat. Or is she simply producing the consonants on the beat?

She looks and sounds pretty. She is doing a good job. However, no matter how beautifully she sings, her voice is a little bit too light for this aria. A lyric soprano like Gheorgiu can not create the impact this area offers as a spinto or a dramatic soprano does. Tebaldi and Dimitrova had the ide...

Everybody talks about her jumping technique. To me, her skating itself seems more of the problem; very sloppy and unstable. She has great flexibility: She would sell spirals better if she had the deep solid edge. Her spins are good, but I wish she would creat more excitement through them, like Na...

@caseyphx Hamilton omits too many words. Actually, the planned ending of the program was a step sequence directly into a double axel, which was already very difficult. Most skaters just did a step sequence then spins at the end. However, here Midori did a step sequence then into a triple loop wit...

@stevevandien I agree with you, but why are you comparing Protti with Warren, Merrill and MacNeil? He should be compared with Gobbi (whom you mentioned here), Taddei and Bastianini. Protti's voice was not as grand as Taddei's or Bastianini's. His vocal coloring was not as great as Gobbi's or Tadd...

Botha is really a great singer. At a met Meistersinger performance, the audience giggled when they saw him on stage. However, once he started to sing, they became totally queit. On video, it is very difficult to understand the effect of his voice. His voice does not have the weight and squillo as...

@millertj27 You meant Cossotto, the mezzo, right? Yeah, her final note was a little bit flat, but other than that note, her singing was flawless. The problem is that Cossotto was so loud, and the intonation problem became obvious here. Kraus did not necessarily have a loud voice, but he projected...

@Chutson353 The problem of Midori'r figures was more of the financial issue. In order to practice figures, a skater needs a rink for himself/herself. Midori simply did not have enough ice time because her divorced mother, even with three jobs, was not able to afford. According to Midori's coach, ...

@raigekimaru If you simply wished that Dimitrova put more elegant moments, I would understand. But elegant throughout? No. Verdi has lots of elegant moments, but not all the time. If a Fra Melitone or a Falstaff remains elegant all the time, he will not be very good. Can an Abigaille be elegant a...

@Lanza3838 Actually, Gulin started as a dramatic coloratura. Her debut was Queen of the Night. I wish there were a rocording of it somewhere.

@JoshuaMazur Pavarotti was more of an actor through his voice. While this opera can be done with a lyric tenor, he can not create the impact of a true dramatic tenor. If you experience Del Monaco as Canio, you will feel "something missing" from Pavarotti as Canio. In any case, here Pavarotti sing...

@SkateNater Actually, by this time, Midori improved her figures trememdously. Everybody expected her to be at the 6th place or above, but she did a drastic mistake this year on a figure. Also the cause of her bad figures was mainly financial. Practicing figures costed a lot. Her basic skating ski...

@robertdonkers Too heavy for her? Her timbre was not heavy but rather bright. Yet, her voice was extremely loud --- many thought that it was as loud as Nilsson's. Her problem here seems the tempo: It is too fast for a strong voice (unless Sutherland is singing.) Also for many famous Verdi soprano...

@greekluv85 While her jumps are not strong, her spins are simply great. The impact of her spins is comparable to the one of Midori Ito's jumps.

Who is the Hight Priest? Wolfgang Brendel? His voice rides over the chorus and the orchestra.

@LohengrinT

50's alone had three famous sopranos singing Elena; Callas, Cerquetti and Stella. 60's had Gencer. 70's had Cabelle, Deutekom, Scotto, Gulin (on her good day.) 80's??

In any case, I like Radvanovsky's voice, but what's the deal with her low notes? I always have a hard time to hear h...

Zajick sounds much better live. Through microphones, her vibrato could be a little bit too much. In any case, she sounds good here, and the picture is very clear. However, together this not a great performance. Even the old recording from Tokyo with Simionato/Stella has a better performance becau...

@TallSwede9

Please post any hockey game with players wearing no protectors!! Actually, a friend of mine played ice hocky very seriously. He thinks figure skating is more scary/dangerous than ice hockey. Two main reasons are no protectors and skating backward. He knows that somebody skating into ...

@ploplisphilin

It is true that some singers start young but sing for many years. But all I know are from years ago. I guess that the difference is their schedule. Yeah, Raisa sang several roles at a place, but she had enough time to rest during the travel between two places. And Ponselle stayede...

Both of them are great here despite some flaws. Del Monaco's voice was something. It may be too strong/loud for some roles, but for this role, I love it. Gobbi was able to combine acting and his voice together and Iago was an extremely good role for him. The only competition I can think of for th...

I remember a review of this performance. The audience had expected the decline of Sutherland, but she was much better than expected. As the result, the audience became more hostile toward the tenor because, to them, he was destroying the performance. The Italian opera audience can be very hostil...