Sutherland & Wagner

This is a great clip, Dame Joan in the recording sessions of Wagner arias. It´s amazing to see how it´s done!!

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[64marc64]

There was nothing she couldn't sing! Great artist!

[bpicaud1]

L. Lehman said that she found easier to sing the entire Tetralogie that one Norma; Callas said about the same, explaining that for Wagner, a giant orchestra was carrying you and it's just a question of physical resistance, but for Bellini the voice is in first line and you have no help, no support. I think they really knew what they were talking about. And about J. S. singing Wagner, don't forget that in Wagner's time, "wagnerian voices" didn't exist; Wagner appreciated Garcia singing school.

[vocalissimo1]

I love Joan's reaction when the recording is finished. It shows that she has given the aria everything.

[violinistx100]

@Turridu25 Actually, earlier in her career she sung Wagner and later on her husband and the Royal Opera got her into the bel canto roles.

[timsuffolk]

@damianjb1 But she did have the weight, she had a huge voice which recordings dont show

[timsuffolk]

@martello79 it should be remembered too that Sutherland had a voice easily big enough for Wagner

[ArchiducDeBelgrade]

Wagner is drama, pure strength, full range , Wagner is hard to conduct, very demanding for orchestra cause instrumentalist doesnt have pure harmony,atonality is big in Wagners works, they need to be extremely focused, and for signer the same.

[ArchiducDeBelgrade]

I m wagnerian baritone and for me and my other colegues Wagner is always great chalenge.. Many here wrote how you dont have support in others composers of orchestra like in Wagner, its easyer to sing with quiet orchestra, when you are operatic singer you trained your voice and thats not great chalenge if you practiced your role enough. Staying focused and sing your ass off with giant orch. thats very difficult. Very! Role of Norma is considered hard cause you sing long and you use all range.

[acitipo]

Soy un gran afortunado de haberla escuchado personalmente.

Que viva la Stupenda!!!!!

Querida Joan por favor no te olvides de enseñarle a cantar a los angeles!

Te llevare siempre en mi corazon y nunca te apartaras de mi mente como la voz del siglo!!!!

[Operafiend22]

@martello79 Sorry for the confusion...I agree with you %100

[martello79]

@Operafiend22 No I am not insinuating that and I did not write anywhere ever that JS only could sing ESAY things. But I do think that singing long lyric lines above light orchestration does require a different instrument then above a Wagnerian one and vice versa.. JS did excellate in the bel canto repertoire and I think she was less suitable for these kind of Wagnerian roles.