Singing the "Czardas"
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Yes, there's an old humorous anecdote about that. One time she performed this, and a critic exclaimed to her afterwards that her diction was so bad that it sounded like she was singing in Hungarian. She replied, "But sir, I /was/ singing in Hungarian!"
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One famous and very pompous Australian academic/music critic complained that he couldn't understaend her diction and "she may as well have been singing in Hungarian." Everyone was very chuffed to read Joan's reply "I was!"
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@kgarmaker123 I already answered to this last outburst of stupidity from you,but forgot to tell you that all those great singers and conductors thought that she not only perfect technically speaking but also a GREAT ARTIST.
But ,again ,that is only mine and their opinion,you on the other half can pontificate and decide who is an artist and who is not.
Either you are a music teacher or a frustrated singer:one worst than the other.
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You are really something!!
You think you are a better judge than all those singers!!
Who the fuck are you to determine what is art and what is not?
Are you taking some sort of medication?
Because that is the only excuse I can think of for your irrational behaviour
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@kgarmaker123 Callas ,after listening to her Lucia,told the general manager of Covent Garden:"you don't need me anymore,you have the best Lucia ever"
Pavarotti told his students to"listen to her records on your knees""
Marilyn Horne said after a perfomance of Norma:"every sound is perfect"
Rene Fleming recently said in public that Sutherland's sound was "matchless""
Daniela Dessi has no words to describe her high notes.
All these great singer's opinions do not count next to yours.....
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@kgarmaker123 Bullshit,she knew exactly what she was doing,she did not "adapt"anything to any personal need.
When she did her famous Puritani in venice she went with her husband to be heard by Maestro Serafin-il maestro dei maestri-and he said that he has never heard such perfect emission of sound.
He was the best conductor of opera ever,maybe you know more than him being an american.....
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@kgarmaker123 She was the greatest singer of the 20th century,only an ignorant stupid asshole can describe her singing in the manner that you have done Shut the fuck up and listen!!
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@callastoujours Amen.
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@CaptFitzbattleaxe hahahahah, you're right!!!!!!! I just watched it and it really is!!!!
God bless her soul!
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@callastoujours Her 1973 performance is even better! watch?v=UHJuWQUJwJE
Amazing that she could still nail this piece at age 60.
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I saw this production when I was 17 and it is from sydney 1982
She's amazing.
Does anyone know when/where this production was?
abandapart568 3 years ago
It was from the Australian production of Die Fledermaus, in 1985. I hope they release it on dvd!!
SueAnnNivens 3 years ago