@flyinghow Gruberova????? I can't get Caballe and Gencer out of my head for this role! A perfect example of "different strokes for..." given Gruberova's reputation. I might point out that Donizetti wrote his stuff for more dramatic voices than the average coloratura can command. says I who adore the birds, from Galvany, Kurz and Yaw to Sills & Sutherland!!
It is always so vastly interesting to watch opera lovers disagree about a particular soprano/aria/technique, etc....LOL. Too much entertainment for one aria. As to Sondra, ehh.....I STILL cannot seem to get passionate about her. Sometimes she sounds GREAT, other times strained. When it comes to her Verdi singing I cannot forget Price...When it comes to Lucretia Borgia, I would much prefer to hear Gruberova or another coloratura sing the role.
I quite like this, but it just makes me long to hear a Callas in her prime sing this. Even in her 1963 recording when her voice was in shreds, she makes this scene and aria speak as no other singer has. I love the richness of Radvanovsky's voice, and I like the fact that she attempts every trill as well, although none of them really form themselves into a real trill. Musically and dramatically, I don't find her terribly imaginative or interesting though.
@Randidan Great comments, man. Sills was superb!
flyinghow 1 week ago
@flyinghow Gruberova????? I can't get Caballe and Gencer out of my head for this role! A perfect example of "different strokes for..." given Gruberova's reputation. I might point out that Donizetti wrote his stuff for more dramatic voices than the average coloratura can command. says I who adore the birds, from Galvany, Kurz and Yaw to Sills & Sutherland!!
Randidan 1 week ago
@Fredoin Because most of us aren't really very good at explaining our thoughts and feelings ~~ no matter how we do in other spheres of our lives...
Randidan 1 week ago
@flyinghow u mad bro?
matt81ma 1 month ago
Credibility was not what I was aiming for, asshole.
flyinghow 1 month ago
@flyinghow No one who prefers Gruberova in ANYTHING has any credibility.
matt81ma 1 month ago
Why are negative opera video comments so pretentious, predictable, trite and tiresome?
Fredoin 4 months ago
It is always so vastly interesting to watch opera lovers disagree about a particular soprano/aria/technique, etc....LOL. Too much entertainment for one aria. As to Sondra, ehh.....I STILL cannot seem to get passionate about her. Sometimes she sounds GREAT, other times strained. When it comes to her Verdi singing I cannot forget Price...When it comes to Lucretia Borgia, I would much prefer to hear Gruberova or another coloratura sing the role.
flyinghow 6 months ago
I quite like this, but it just makes me long to hear a Callas in her prime sing this. Even in her 1963 recording when her voice was in shreds, she makes this scene and aria speak as no other singer has. I love the richness of Radvanovsky's voice, and I like the fact that she attempts every trill as well, although none of them really form themselves into a real trill. Musically and dramatically, I don't find her terribly imaginative or interesting though.
Shahrdad 1 year ago
@FoggyRoad81 The way you say Freni "bleats" will forever make me see Freni in a different light xD
Drelnis 1 year ago