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Eleanor Steber - Sempre Libera - La Traviata

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Uploaded by on Jul 20, 2008

Eleanor Steber - Sempre Libera - La Traviata

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  • What a great singer she was. In 1969, I was at a master class she was giving. Near the end, we asked her to sing...so she did. She chose Vissi D'Arte. It was a perfect rendition...stunning. Then a tear feel down her cheek and she said, "You see, I still sing like a young woman, but I look like an old bag, and no one hires me any more!" Quite a moment! I'll never forget it. Years of heavy drinking had ruined her looks, but not her voice. It was still glorious. She defined "diva".

  • What wonderful technique. And smart singing. She knew her limits. I'm just getting to know her and I'm very impressed!

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  • Wonderful, wonderful Eleanor Steber! And what an intelligent artist, knowing that a perfect pronunciation is essential part of great singing!

  • ma è straordinaria!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • With respect for this excellent voice and, in general terms, equally fine voice technique, nevertheless an equally important element of technique is the mastery of vocal-linguistic technique which is a quintessential aspect of not only a composer's style but of the cultural origin of inspiraton behind any piece of music. We live in a global market and culture, but the globalisation of musical expression is deadly. Miss Steber sings notes, but Licia Albanese, for instance, sings much more.

  • Eleanor had a huge voice...it was very dark-hued and very grand...I've been enjoying her videos on Youtube...her singing is magnificent. She sings this Violetta too much on the big dramatic side and I much prefer a lighter lyric voice for the fragile courtesan. Steber sounds far too robust and healthy to even pretend to be a courtesan dying of tuberculosis!

  • What a glorious voice she had!

  • She was a TRUE American Treasure!!

  • Pretty fearless singing. How many singers can you name who can bite into those trills and runs and execute them cleanly? Pretty impressive.

  • great pronunciation... wonderfull "acuto"... I love her style! sings like a bird... delizia al cor...

  • Brava, brava, brava!!!!!

  • Brava, brava, thousand times brava!

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