Ah! non credea mirarti - Adelina Patti, 1906

Ah! non credea mirarti

Adelina Patti, a leading soprano in the late 19th century, in 1906, age 63

La sonnambula
Vincenzo Bellini (1831)

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[thomastmwc]

horrible horrible horrible

[Operalala]

care to elaborate ??

[mariasarda]

La grande Patti !

[meltzerboy]

I respect Peter Davis, but to put Dessay in the same category as Tetrazzini, Callas, and Sutherland with respect to this aria, I think is charitable to say the least. I would certainly include Galli-Curci's interpretation and Sayao's, but not Dessay's.

[abracadabranque]

L'âge n'excuse pas tout...(2:50 et le reste...)

Quelques touches émotionnelles néanmoins...

[rubyedelman]

ha-ha, that's a joke, 3 people with no ears don't like Patti! An artist that was dear to Verdi's ear, can you imagine, PEOPLE!!!!!!!!

They dare to judge Patti! Good luck with your ear surgery!

[MrGer2295]

Adelina Patti(1843-1919)

was an Italian Opera soprano.

Patti was a Famous bel canto singer known for her wonderfully pure voice that kept its freshness even in her later years, an Amazing evenness throughout a wide vocal range, and technical skill.

Stupefacente!!! Thank you Operalal for posting.

[rubyedelman]

When comparing such great singer Patti with someone, please take into consideration not what you hear from this old recording that has no quality, just listen to her line, the equality of the line and you will understand that comparing DDD records today with that record is silly. I wonder how would sound today's singers on such old record, "shockingly bad"!

[MyArtIsLoved731]

@thomastmwc Just reckon that this was on a gramophone which means the worst quality ever. 1906. She was the best out of many.

[abracadabranque]

@thomastmwc Je dirais même plus: Abominaffreux!!!

Une énigme de l'histoire lyrique...

[schaunard1]

I think this is the most fascinating vocal recording of all times. Of course in the 20th century we had lots of great artists and divas, but when we listen to this we are projected directly in the 19th century, an age and a world that have disappeared but whose essence can be perceived just clicking "play". Patti's voice is the shadow of what it used to be, anyway the ruins of a exceptional monument are exceptional ruins.

[vdarte]

@hayyu2008 1) primitive acoustic recording. 2) no splicing, rarely any redos. 3) modern taste in interpretation and singing. Today we value warmth and rich overtones and “psychological” interpretation. Back than it was clarity and brilliance with theatrical panache. Those old singers were a lot closer to the source than today’s are. This is not to say that there are not wonderful singers today.

[rswalz]

She was one of the greatest singers of all time, by far my favorite rendition of this piece.

[AOG93]

Great rendition! To think she's 63! (Sutherland didn't even sound like this when she was in her 30s! But she was still great). The best... Only Callas' and Sayâo's versions rank higher for me.