Come scoglio -- Sally Matthews -- Così fan tutte

Amsterdam, Muziektheater, December 2006. Sally Matthews (Fiordiligi) sings "Come scoglio" from "Così fan tutte" by W.A. Mozart.
Stage direction: Jossi Wieler and Sergio Morabito
Musical direction: Ingo Metzmacher
Registration by NPS, Dutch Television

FIORDILIGI
Come scoglio immoto resta
Contro i venti e la tempesta,
Così ognor quest'alma è forte
Nella fede e nell'amor.

Con noi nacque quella face
Che ci piace, e ci consola,
E potrà la morte sola
Far che cangi affetto il cor.

Rispettate, anime ingrate,
Quest'esempio di costanza;
E una barbara speranza
Non vi renda audaci ancor!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• classical
• opera
• mozart
• cosi
• fan
• tutte
• sally
• matthews

[vitellia]

I find her rendition of Come Scoglio one of the most satisfactory among the dozens I've listened to. It's almost hard to believe this was a live performance; she's flawless, really.

[franlane08]

zuperzoprano- sounds like you should concentrate on your own career! she has a nice voice - she's alot younger than those posted about below x

[tcradical]

Bravo Sally!

[abracadabranque]

Un chant musical,une voix belle et intelligente.Brava!

[qw3rtydud3]

@zuperzoprano You say there has been no improvement to her sound. that is most likely to be due to the teachers at your music college ruining her technique. I'm currently being taught by her first teacher, who gave her exactly the technique she needed. Most music colleges charge vast sums of money to ruin your voice, which is likely to be the case with Sally.

[0perapig]

wow. just amazing. Just found sally matthews over her agent and ma in love with her already! What a great musician and singer!

[martello79]

Absolutely great singing. On the recording as it was live. I hear no air in the sound other than some dullness due to the sound of the recording, not of the singer!

This Amsterdam theatre is a big theatre with some acoustic difficulties. So I am curious how you envision Miss Bartoli sing this role here. With a microphone up her bra?

[Turand0t]

Not bad at all. The sound is not too good though... This is a hell of a piece to sing, those of you that are critical, would you be able to sing it any better?

[kate251144]

zupersoprano - you need your hearing tested.

[swanningaround]

OK. I did listen to Susan's version. I did like that vey much too. I think you are a bit hard on Sally. She does have a style similar o Kiri's. You can always find someone else to compare her with. like Cecelia or Leontyne. These are very high benchmarks. As you say, the role does rather suit a mezzo.