Renee Fleming - È strano...Sempre Libera "La Traviata"

Renée Fleming as Violeta sings the aria È strano... Ahs fors è lui... Sempre Libera. Conductor James Conlon, Los Angeles Opera, 2006

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[fpolende]

i REALLY like renee as violetta.

[skitzo429]

those 3 sopranos, and fleming, are completely differnt types of sopranos, comparing them liek that is foolish

[Llilyhful]

I love Renee Fleming, but in my mind Violetta would sound "younger". Renee has such a large and warm voice, I'd see her more in a "mother" or "queen" role.

[alain0323]

Here's a soprano at the the top of her game. Coloratura in harmony with the scene, not too pushy jusy well rounded.. perfect Renee !! I have to admit I'm a fan!!!

Alain

[raaadja99]

I always liked her high notes but I can't listen to her throatiness as it makes a very ugly sound in lower register. Besides this, Violetta is just not for her. In Fleming, I also lack charms and passion necessary for this character.

[jankerle58]

Well, she lost her criteria, realy. So much coup glot wovels, my throat hurts... And than this lac of elegance... She simply dors what she wants. I am sooo desapointed...

Loved her Mozart, but now she sings without any musical discipline...

No go!

[operageek1011]

I agree that this is not Renee's best role, but my goodness people that does not make her a bad singer. Her technic is much better now than in the 90's.

[kgarmaker123]

@AmericanEvita She is an outstanding Mozart singer( at least in some roles) and Manon( great) and Thais.. ( pretty good there too). She is a lyric soprano thats it, and she cannot sing belcanto because she cannot neatly embellish so in stead she choses slurs, and jazzy stuff, that makes us nuts, but its because she cannot do it right.or she would.

[AmericanEvita]

@kgarmaker123 Finally someone who agrees with me. Bottom line: Fleming doesn't have coloratura & fioritura. She never has. She's a straight lyric soprano. Her Countess in Figaro is gorgeous, her Manon is beautiful, her Rusalka was once her signature role. Fleming was at her best in the 1990's. In the 2000's and now, she ruined her voice with too many jazzy embelishments and ornamentation. Same thing happened to Bartoli, who was also better in the 90's. Fleming's better suited to the Countess!

[AmericanEvita]

@andoniitu I recommend you open your ears to BETTER Violettas. Check out Anna Moffo. She is incredible...a far more beautiful voice than Fleming, with great middle register and high notes and acting ability. For me, she's just perfect. You might also want to check out Renata Tebaldi, who always sang terrific Violettas & Mirella Freni. Fleming is too old here and can't sing Verdi as Verdi wrote. Carol Vaness is better as Violetta in our modern time.

[andoniitu]

Excuse me AmericaEvita but i think she is one of the greatest singer of Sempre Libera.I think the end is very good.But i don't like very much the way she read the letter.

I prefear this version than Anna Netrebko or Natalie Dessay(Dessay's song is agressive but i like her voice in other songs).

I didn't say she is superior than Callas but she has a better voice here.Callas was a great singer but she did not have an excellent voice!

And I KNOW the story of La Traviata.