Netrebko and Meade sing "Coppia iniqua" Anna Bolena 2011

Angela Meade and Anna Netrebko sing "Coppia iniqua" from Donizetti's Anna Bolena. Metropolitan Opera. 2011.

Sorry but there are a few bad glitches near the end of my recording of Meade's "Coppia iniqua". :(

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Music

Tags:

• Angela Meade
• Anna Netrebko
• Donizetti
• Anna Bolena
• coppia iniqua
• bel canto
• sopranos
• cabaletta
• maria callas

[erginakif]

Did anybody actually see this live? Seems like she's choking at around 2:12 because she abruptly stops singing in the middle of the phrase. What happened there? Then she hardly holds that E-flat at the very end, although that might have been a miscommunication between her and Armiliato.Also, which performance is Anna's "Coppia" from? I can tell it's from the MET, as there are a couple of bars that are omitted in their version, but it isn't the gala opening nor it is the Met in HD performance

[asdfopera]

@erginakif

The Netrebko recording is from October 10, 2011.

[davesy22]

why compare these two artists when they are completely different

[asdfopera]

@davesy22

because they're singing the same role in the same production.

[davesy22]

@asdfopera Understood, but to what purpose? To prove that one is better than the other? Why try and objectify something so subjective? Makes no sense. People should relish having two competent artists to listen to than put one down in favor of the other. Why not try and find the fine points in each rather than putting one down and overlooking the others' mistakes?

[asdfopera]

@davesy22

well said. 

[flicfan416]

I will fully admit without question that Netrebko's trills are 1000x better than Meade's

[drbarbarabaker]

Well. This is fun. My main reaction is that this piece is really a bitch.

[kgarmaker123]

@erginakif She is too busy planning her next interpolation... notes that are not in the text.. to be bothered to sing the ones that are. Awful. This shows why Anna Bolena is not for a singer who does not have technique.. and that E Flat at the end, was ridiculous.

[JoanLorraineN]

I thought Meade's trills were lovely ...and quite frankly, couldn't really distinguish Netrebko's...that said, these are both very different artists. Both are very lovely, although I think that Meade is a more natural coloratura. Just to clarify though - even though Meade's e-flat is brief, Netrebko didn't even attempt it. I still would love to see Netrebko do Elisabeth in Roberto Devereux as I think that she would be mesmerizing in that final scene.

[musicmuse56]

@harpguy18 Well, she looks like she's about to die from a heart attack, and that's a fact. Her weight is disrespecting my eyes.

[harpguy18]

@musicmuse56 How dare you! You are so disrespectful!

[BEVER29]

Si Angela Meade est imparfaite; sa fougue et sa détermination aussi bien que ses audaces sont éminenment respectables et belcantistes (au moins d'intentions). Netrebko est vraiment dépassée par les écarts. La technique est tout à fait insuffisante (vocalisation lourde et floue, trilles sabotés, souffle court, intonation douteuse...). Pour un défilé cette dernière l'emporterait

sans doute mais il s'agit de musique ici!... Avant TOUT.

[Cissy97]

My comparison -

Meade's singing is decent, but not necessarily surpassing Netrebko's. She has better high notes and a better trill, though. Netrebko has a very good technique, but the breathing is way too loud. Her voice is more mellow than Meade.

I would not compare the looks. That's pure meaningless.

[musicmuse56]

Ugh, Meade's last note is such a disaster it's not even funny. Also, looks have ALWAYS been part of the package for opera, and Meade is disgusting looking. She needs to lay off of the Twinkies.

[KathrynARyder]

@flicfan416 - Do you know what a trill is? Listen to it again and I think you will find that Meade actually trills - and trills neatly, cleanly and Netrebko inserts a vibrato but no trill.

[JoanLorraineN]

First of all,both Netrebko and Meade are qualified and dignified to sing/interpret this role.

IMHO - Meade's trills are superior to Netrebko's - although they both have a long way to go to equal trills of either Callas or Sutherland ....

Bottom line IMHO: Netrebko and Meade (and even others such as R. Fleming) need to study with someone specialized in the Donizetti repertoire to be able to sing these roles authentically. They're still not where the initial Donizetti revival stars brought us.