Montserrat Caballe as Cleopatra "Se pieta" G. Cesare
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To hell the looks, but Ms. Caballe doesn't care that Cleopatra is not Norma, it seems.
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un sogno
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ah,divine singing
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This is not good although Caballe posseses a great voice. Baroque is simply not her metier. I've heard her sing other things where she's clearly not imaginative enough to do justice to the material (say, Four Last Songs), but this is almost painful given her emotional detachment. Music is about communication, not just lulling us to sleep with beautiful pianissimi.
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@dfgrbtr ;)
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@idaspe Haha, there might be something to what you say... :D
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This is Cio-Cio-Spatra'aria "Se pietà di me non senti, Pinkerton" from Georg Friderich Haencini's opera "Giulio Butterfly" :o)
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Who cares what you look like when you can sing like this it is shere beauty. Ranks with Price and Troyanos - all could melt any heart of stone with their rendition of this Handel masterpiece.
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Supreme and Heavenly singing! Could it be that the make-up artists did not intend her to be viewed close-up? Hideous as it is in this video clip, it may have been fine for the theatre. What do you all think?
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The beauty of her voice is astonishing. My heart actually hurts everytime I hear her rendition of this aria.
One of the greatest singers of the 20th Century looking like a drag queen and sounding like a goddess; this is my favorite aria from the magnificent opera GIULIO CESARE.
billyguns2 4 years ago 15
ok, bitches -- she is truly the LAST Prima Donna, costume/production temps notwithstanding. Understand, dears, costume and makeup are THEIR compensatory fantasy.
Ever seen her Tokyo "Poveri Fiore" from Adriana ?? With one breath, her last, according to the book, she traverses the entire width of the stage.
And you carp on about the excesses of costume/makeup lackeys.
Re-group, dudes.
johngotwalt 3 years ago 8