Vincenzo Bellini - I puritani & La sonnambula - "Vien diletto" & "Ah! non giunge" (Roberta Peters)

Just a small taste of what this great singer is capable of :-)! Hope you enjoy.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Bellini
• Puritani
• La
• Sonnambula
• coloratura
• cabaletta

[mariloly38]

DIVA

[Lirico96]

Che voce adorabile

[EdmundStAustell]

I adore Peters, and always have, ever since I was young--a very long time ago! She is wonderful, and her extremely high voice and complete control of coloratura made her an exquisite artist, one you could listen to in recording after recording. I remember a concert of hers that I attended back in 1959, where, after an extremely demanding program, she finished with "The Last Rose of Summer," which I thought was the most beautiful thing I had ever heard.

[meltzerboy]

@mmbriggs Callas had her vocal problems but I'm not sure she used the older style of ornamentation of Peters, Pons, and Galli-Curci. For one thing, she may not have been able to reproduce those effects even if she had wished to. I agree she pointed the way toward more dramatic coloratura that Sutherland, Caballe, Sills, and Horne capitalized on, while adding their own technique and style. Yes, she ornaments, but she is relatively tame when compared to Sills, for example, and even Sutherland.

[ohmusic25]

I happen to be a huge fan of Roberta Peters. The size of her voice and the obvious clarinet method of vocal movement makes her delivery of these arias instrumental in delivery and fun all at the same time. People have been inappropriately comparing her to vocalist such as Joan Sutherland and others. No comparison. Each diva has their own ability and strength. Love Roberta Peters For ever!

[hoibie]

amazing, brilliant. great parts at 6.03 Min and 6.38

[SandrineSoprano]

Nice one. Cheers

[VolkgartenBySquirrel]

Pure Rite of Spring - just beautiful!

[OrganicSorcerer1]

In her younger years she didn't have that nasally sound. What happened?

[Adrillius]

This is wonderful.