Montserrat Caballé masterclass in 1992

Montserrat Caballé explaining breathing support to basse Vincent Pavesi(aged 20 at the time,he is now enjoying a solid career.)Caballé is interviewed by Eve Ruggieri and sings Vivaldi "agitata da due venti"

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Music

Tags:

• opera
• montserrat
• caballe
• vincent
• pavesi
• vivaldi
• schubert
• vocal
• technic
• appoggio
• breathing

[Operaddict]

This young fellow is struggling, and she is not helping. Maybe it is the language. Caballe had a great technique and was a great artist. But in my opinion, women do not understand men's voices. They try to get us to sing like they do. Men do not sing just in the head voice. We do not place our voices in the mask, except for the highest notes in our range. Our voices are, for the most part, a mix of head and chest voice. This is not true of women's voices, which are primarily always in the head.

[lamusicahera]

Her singing has been wonderful...

Such free emission on every tone

not like Bartoli who is not focussed or sustained ....

Caballe has been aware

WHAT TO DO AND WHEN IN WHICH REPERTOIRE...

I dont like her singing on the big spinto /dramatic Verdi and Puccini and verismo (not enough volume and power) but her Donizetti Mozart Bellini Rossiniinterpretations as well as her Scarlatti etc. are not better to do!

BRAVA!

[rodrigoruiz1988]

@Operaddict I know plenty of cases where the teacher is the opposite sex of the student, and that is perfectly normal and works well. It all depends on the individual case and how you work together. So, I don't see how your comment applies to this. Plus, she was showing him how to have every tone you create sustained by a plush column of air, which is why she is pushing his abdomen.

[rockandbluesboy]

@BigBassValbisentine guarda che la Caballe non li sta parlando di respirare dal basso, ma di apoggiare bene il suone ed è ben distinto!!!.. poi se nella storia della musica c'è una cantante che de la respirazione ha fatto una perla, è senza ombra di dubbio la Caballe!!!

[rockandbluesboy]

@Operaddict hope you are kidding me!!! the tecnique is the same for man/woman first of all, 2nd it is up to you to put the things together when a teacher teaches show you how to sing!! I'd trained with a tenor and didn't get much of it!! my vocal trainer now is a soprano and in a matter of months I've grown all I never did in 2 years with my last vocal teacher!! I used to think that having a man as a teacher was the right thing!! now i realise that you recognise your teacher when U find him/her

[pega17pl]

@Operaddict not at all woman are unable to teach singing - please watch at YT Jack Swanson singing "Ecco Ridente in Cielo" In Marilyn Horne's Spring of 2011's masterclass at OU

[pierreaar]

@dancewiththedeath It's a piece from "Winterreise", Schubert.

[BigBassValbisentine]

dunque:per quanto riguarda la respirazione non mi piace,non è corretto spingere con la parte bassa del diaframma,non serve a niente e fà male,magari quel sistema può andar bene per i soprani,la vera respirazione è diaframmatico-costale,si deve gonfiare il diaframma e la parte bassa della gabbia toracica (3 o 4 diti sotto i capezzoli),l'immascherazione mi sembra buona e giusta

[DesAbends]

@DoktorNgKepiyas

LOL this was too funny!!!! :)

[lakritzeslena]

wow, this was so helpful

[dancewiththedeath]

What is that song? 1: 35

[johndlabella]

Ian

I meant to reply to your kind message, but accidentally hit the "This is spam" link. So sorry; I hope it doesn't cause you any harm.