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Maria Stuarda Contest - Edita Gruberova - Agnes Baltsa

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Uploaded by on Jan 18, 2008

After seeing a contest for this posted, and then having my comments deleted, I thought it would be a wonderful idea to SEE these wonderful ladies in action!
I have tried to brighten up the picture of the Sutherland video, so you could at least see the slap. Again a score of 1-5 for singing/characterization:

Edita Gruberova - Agnes Baltsa - 1989
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLDlBSP_15A

Montserrat Caballé - Bianca Berini - 1978
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4TqGsN8RJo

Janet Baker - Rosalind Plowright - 1982
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuwYPoaSBiI

Katia Ricciarelli - Glenys Linos - 1984
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcvR5tN-4yE

Tiziana Fabbricini -Gloria Scalchi - 1997
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJxD_hjjekg

Gabriele Fontana - Joyce DiDonato - 2005
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htmLc6XHJQk

Joan Sutherland -Huguette Tourangeau - 1977
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OLpZGSrVYk

Ashley Putnam - Marisa Galvany - 1981
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSrlAN-nq0M

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  • Can anyone tell me what the last note is? Is it an E?

  • I think it is usually a D at the end of this scene (not written of course.)

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  • YUMMY. this is my favorite, Baltsa is incredible here!

  • This is one of my all time favourite opera scenes. Baltsa is an extraordinary Elisabeta, for my money Gencer was the greatest Maria

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  • Is this performance on DVD

  • Is agnas baltsa a soprano or mezzo??

  • Who was the tenor?

  • To me Baltsa is the definitive ERI, but Pendatchanska also makes an absolutely thrilling Elisabetta.

  • "Baltsa a bad actress"?!!

    OMG!

    "Gruberova better"?!!

    Simply no words.

  • These two were truly on par - Gruberova being the better actor, I suppose, but both terrific singers. Do you have this performance in its entirety?

  • BALTSA IS ( WAS? ) SUCH A BAD ACTRESS !!!!

  • Magnificent singing by Baltsa & Gruberova...this live performance shows them at their best, passionately committed to the dramatic life of the characters as well. It's great drama. Nevertheless, as good as Baltsa & Gruberova are, you can hear the off-stage man who feeds them the lines! It's very annoying. He even feeds them the entire confrontation of insult exchanges (Figlia impura, vil bastarda) and surely such intelligent/experienced opera singers like Baltsa & Gruberova don't need help!!

  • Baltsa was such a great singer and performer.

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