Dorothy Kirsten on Tosca
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She was only a house soprano with any italian bites in her singing and her voice was small.
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She does not have a great voice also her italian is so so, otherwise she is ok.
She is not in the same league of Tebaldi, Callas, Milanov.
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@tempname1100 Kirsten had a small voice, not very good italian diction.
Milanov and Tebaldi had great voices. She was an ok singer not a great singer.
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@kelwien '
Kirsten did not have a great voice, and her italian diction was not that great,.
She can't be compared to Milanov and Tebaldi.
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@tebaldicallas, I disagree with your assessment. I think Kirsten is better than Tebaldi and Milanov. Kirsten has a clarity and precision that the other two never had. I'm sure it's just a subjective preference, you prefer a vocal style that is different than Kirsten's.
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How delightful that the wonderful Robert Merrill, Brooklyn accent and all, is the interviewer:). For me, Kirsten wasn't a spinto, not quite. She was a full-bodied lyric soprano who could therefore sustain a few heavier roles, like Tosca.
That is NOT to denigrate her in any way. Kirsten sang beautifully and effectively for 30-something years:) - -
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Kirsten did not have a great voice, she can't be compared to Tebaldi and Milanov.
Albanese did not a great voice.
Her italian diction is not that great.
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Tenia una exquisita y dulce voz de soprano, por cierto, no exenta de poder, de gran legato, musicalidad, control diafragmatico y calidos pianisimos. Su grabacion de 1959-60 de "The Vagabond King", junto a Mario Lanza, otro grande, aunque injustamente subestimado tenor, es una caricia para nuestros oidos. Disfrutenla aca mismo en youtube.
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That interviewer is Robert Merrill
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Compare her to the divas of the time: Albanese, Milanov, Tebaldi. She outsings them all. They had great voices. She had a great voice and the artistry they lacked.
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BeauTenor 3 years ago 7
Hmmm...I think she absolutely knew what her limitations were. She had a long career, and her voice held up very VERY well.
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