Angela Meade sings "Guidici ad Anna!" Donizetti Anna Bolena 2011

Angela Meade sings "Guidici ad Anna!" from Donizetti's Anna Bolena. Metropolitan Opera. 2011.

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• Angela Meade
• Anna Bolena
• Donizetti
• Anna Netrebko
• opera
• bel canto
• soprano

[rachanne78]

I too will only lower myself this last time to your ignorance, and yet again, very poor grammar! This is intended to be a forum for intellectual discussion and to expose people to perhaps unfamiliar material. You obviously lack intelligence and maturity. If other people are offended by the senseless remarks of NEBESHIKU, please report this person as I have done.

[asdfopera]

@rachanne78

i will just block nebeshiku and start deleting some of the offensive comments.

[aloeffel11]

I like this a lot. I am not a critic nor do I have any training as a musician but I do know what my ears like and they like Angela Meade. I enjoyed Netrebko in the role as well and love the recordings with Sills,Callas and Sutherland. I do not like comparing 1 soprano to another. It is like comparing 2 different kind of apples, they are both apples and wonderful just a different taste (that is if you like apples =). Anyway each soprano brings something different to the part and that is exciting.

[rachanne78]

Respond to this video... Continued...I am not very impressed with many singers of today. I think there is authenticity to Meade's voice and I guess I was surprised to hear a critic not agree. Some of my favorite Anna Bolena's are Beverly Sills, Callas, and Scotto. Who are your preferred Anna Bolena singers, past/present?

Thanks

[ilNuovoArchaeOpteryx]

This is SPECTACULAR. At least, a soprano which can handle this part!!! She has everything, the power, the coloratura, the high notes, the chest voice, the drama! One of the most promising voices of our time, IMHO. This is 100% better than Netrebko.

[BEVER29]

Un peu plus de contrôle sur le vibrato et la ligne (vocale!) et nous tiendrons là le grand drammatico d'agilità de demain. Jouissif!

[JoanLorraineN]

I think this was phenomenal! I know now many so-called dramatic coloratura sopranos of late cannot do anything above a high C and this is evidently considered OK... So sorry - but when someone comes along like Meade who can throw out great high notes like this, I'm more than enthused. If you're not enthused, great! Please enjoy your stars..especially those that "croon" bel canto rather than actually singing it. Who are today's equivalent of Callas, Sutherland, Gencer, Zeani, Caballe'?

[Zva26]

I think that the comments of nebeshiku are totally classless. No artist deserves to be so totally disrespected. I think that Meade actually sings the role more effectively than Netrebko because she has a bigger voice. Meade has already sung Norma. Still, in this era of DVD's and so much emphasis of physical appearance, Meade may experience a problem. She absolutely needs to get her weight under control. The days of morbidly obese opera singers is over.

[sarahbadell]

the vibrato is much too wide...you can barely hear the pitch...

[cantorandopera]

Fabulous singing by Ms Meade. Brava! And congratulations too, for her winning the Beverly Sills Award.

[MrAndredekock]

Bravissima! Worthy indeed of the Beverly Sills Award!

[rockgor]

Wow! An exciting new singer (to me anyway). Just read (1-30-12) that Angela won

the Beverly Sills award. Earlier she was awarded the Richard Tucker prize.

I used to usher for the Met. Have heard Sutherland, Peters, Swenson, Tebaldi, Rysanek.

Albanesa, Nilsson, and many other greats. I enjoy them all. Of course some are more

suited for certain roles and have different strengths and weaknesses. But still, to me,

they are all wonderful.

Tnx 4 posting.

[Serinia4melodic]

was this filmed? :D I would like to watch it... She hasn`t matured yet, the portamenti is ... not there:D

[sicuro75]

I wouldn't hardly call this amazing as some one put it but okay. For one she has way too much vibrato for me she's probably queasy during performances from the vibrato shakes to her head. I hate the gaps and the slowness through out robbing Anna of it's wonderful belcanto phrasing and lines especially the preparation time so many sopranos take in the singing of this role before the high D it sounds like the singer is taking a rest.