Violeta Urmana - Nel di della vittoria... Or tutti, sorgete

Violeta Urmana as Lady Macbeth singing the first aria and recitative of the role from the opera Macbeth by Verdi. Covent Garden, 2004

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[vincik80]

il miglior soprano verdiano presente sulle scene mondiali..... bellezza e omogeneità della voce, ottima linea di canto, bel temperamento.... grande urmana.....

[ezayi]

BRAVISSIMA!!!

[assindiastignani]

Those ignorant, self-important prigs in the audience who immediately go "ssshhhh..." when others begin to applaud after "Vieni, t'affretta." You're allowed to applaud after the cavatina.In fact most singers appreciate it, even count on it. It gives them an extra few seconds to rest a bit & get ready for "Or tutti sorgete." Del Monaco wouldn't sing Manrico in London, because he said they never applauded after "Ah si ben mio" and he needed the time to reset for "Di quella pira."

[franceseattle]

Re: Verdi's comment: " the voice for Lady MacBeth should not be beautiful or technically correct." He said that in the context of his own time period pertaining to the singing of his day. I doubt that he had in mind the extremely dark and squalling quality of much of the Lady MacBeth singing of today. Wicked people often succeed because they do not look wicked on the outside, in fact, many are very attractive. Shirley Verrett gets this. She is still a queen, and of noble bearing.

[jovi1715]

L'ho vista in Tosca poche settimane fa... non mi ha entusiasmato, però qui è davvero formidabile. Un controllo vocale da far paura.

[raigekimaru]

@kgarmaker123

I am a big fan of Urmana myself, and I agree, this is a soprano role, but a really dark soprano role, the likes of which Maria Callas or perhaps Marissa Galvany would be good for.

[kgarmaker123]

@raigekimaru Let me state for the record.. I really am a big fan of Urmana. And I agree with most of what you say about Lady Macbeth.. too.. the color of the voice should be dark... But this is a soprano role. ( for a voice like Callas, Urmana, etc.)

[raigekimaru]

@kgarmaker123

soprano or no (and I do think soprano), Lady Macbeth is not your typical damsel soprano role. she is a nasty villainess and in my opinion, it is really a mezzo's role in a soprano's range, the darker and nastier the sound, the better. that is why I prefer singers like Virrett, Bumbry and Callas. I actually think Violetta sounds too "sopranoish" here. a 5 year old boy from the audience should be able to point out "that's the bad guy"

[ezayi]

What a lot of CRAP people are writing here. Like they were the ones who composed it and made their own request for whoever had to sing it. kgarmaker123 you´re so full of shit!

[ezayi]

You´re right when you say this isn´t for him.... but disagree completely when you say he is a great singer.