@Cloudofthorns Zeani is great. But I love this performance. I don't know how Kiri Te Kanawa performed in the rest of the opera, but here she gives her all.
I don't understand what's all the fuss about Kiri being unwell that night and the "breaks" in her voice. This is a great performance of the aria. One of the best, if not the best.
Great suggestion about whipping the conductor! Anyone who has met this great singer knows that she is truly one of the great LADIES of opera and always gives 110%. While canceling would have been the safe route, she knew people were paying to see HER and she didn't want to disappoint. A conductor is supposed to support the singers, not torture them and the podium should NEVER be used to punish.She gives a touching performance & at this point, Manon is dying anyway, her acting carries the moment
In her book Opera For Lovers, she mentions this particular situation. She talks about how the conductor (the late Giuseppi Sinopoli) did not like her and actually tried to get her fired. She also mentions that she was sick during the run of performances, and was unfairly judged as unfit for this role because of it. You can hear the breaks in her voice.
That was really...dramatic. The conductor ought to be strangled for taking such a slow tempo when the singer is sick. You can hear that it was too slow for her.
The important here is not who is the best. Te Kanawa was perfect here. Great, memorable performance.
RodrigoBeauvoir 5 months ago
@Cloudofthorns Zeani is great. But I love this performance. I don't know how Kiri Te Kanawa performed in the rest of the opera, but here she gives her all.
amadeuswebern 1 year ago
@amadeuswebern
The best performance of this aria?
Give me a break! Listen to Zeani Tebaldi ecc
Cloudofthorns 1 year ago
I don't understand what's all the fuss about Kiri being unwell that night and the "breaks" in her voice. This is a great performance of the aria. One of the best, if not the best.
amadeuswebern 1 year ago
@cybermarek I think so too. :)
amadeuswebern 1 year ago
Sola perduta abbandonata in INDEED!
BRAVA!!
ascooby 1 year ago
Great suggestion about whipping the conductor! Anyone who has met this great singer knows that she is truly one of the great LADIES of opera and always gives 110%. While canceling would have been the safe route, she knew people were paying to see HER and she didn't want to disappoint. A conductor is supposed to support the singers, not torture them and the podium should NEVER be used to punish.She gives a touching performance & at this point, Manon is dying anyway, her acting carries the moment
suzanneetmoi 1 year ago
immense artiste!
isabelbleuet 2 years ago
In her book Opera For Lovers, she mentions this particular situation. She talks about how the conductor (the late Giuseppi Sinopoli) did not like her and actually tried to get her fired. She also mentions that she was sick during the run of performances, and was unfairly judged as unfit for this role because of it. You can hear the breaks in her voice.
LizN90 3 years ago 2
That was really...dramatic. The conductor ought to be strangled for taking such a slow tempo when the singer is sick. You can hear that it was too slow for her.
musicyh 3 years ago 2