1983 MET100 GALA:Romeo et Juliette. Duet, Act IV / Gounod
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Thank you so much !!! I have never been a great fan of Alfredo Kraus and here he is a little past his best . I hear Catherine Malfitano for the first time ; what a beautiful voice , beautiful girl and so expressive .
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Beautiful singing- really. Compared to the garbage we hear at the Met now, it's almost hard to believe!
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orchestra fail...
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can't say that i care for this woman's voice. maybe is it my speakers or the recording. but it seems grating. alas. thanks for posting. i do enjoy hearing variations on this piece.
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Search, compare and if you find something better POST IT for christ's sake. Top quality, best interpretation of this magnificient piece in Youtube so far.
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Malfitano looks like a spinster Princess Leia.
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mein gott, kraus ist einfach unglaublich!
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She is just not right \or this... or much of anything else.
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first time someone calles kraus "heavy"
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Both singers sound very noble, beuatiful phrasing. The blending of styles is like a dream. Kraus was critiziced for singing Romeo to up in years. The modulation and perfect enunciation makes him the ideal Romeo. Malfitano forward crystal soprano is lovely. The soft messa di voce prior to the drammatic acuti finale is vocal art unequaled.
@ClaireConrad
heavy & overloaded with vibrato? To sing Romeo and achieve high C in the Met? Know poorly about singing
16JU61 2 years ago 13
Alagna's voice and tecnic is poor. Bjorling and Kraus are the best Romeos in 20th cetuntury. Too much marketing
@ClaireConrad
16JU61 2 years ago 6