Grace Bumbry sings O Don Fatale (vaimusic.com)

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Grace Bumbry sings "O Don Fatale" from Don Carlo (Giuseppe Verdi)
From: VAI DVD 4402 Grace Bumbry In Concert
One of the most acclaimed singers in both the mezzo-soprano and soprano repertoire, Grace Bumbry is here seen in a live performance from the 1991 Lugano Festival, Switzerland. Selections include Pace, pace mio dio from La Forza del destino, Tu che la vanità and O don fatale from Don Carlo, lo son l'umile ancella from Adriana Lecouvreur, Il est doux, il est bon from Herodiade, Pleurez mes yeux from Le Cid, "Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix" from Samon et Dalila, and the "Séguedille" from Carmen.
With the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana conducted by Massimo Pradella.
With English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish subtitles.
Color, stereo, 92 minutes.
Bonus: Audio interview with Ms. Horne.
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[ezayi]

Out of her range?... what are you talking about?. That was one of the pieces that made her famous. And still, at that moment, after more than 30 years singing it she still sounds like that. I find it marvelous.

[KirstyGriffiths]

Grace sang as a mezzo and then moved up to Dramatic soprano, which is very close to Mezzo anyway due to the size and depth of voice. This aria is hard - the long legato lines followed by the dramaticism at the end. I think she does a formidable perofrmance with bad recording that perhaps misleads those who post negative comments. The woman was and still is a DIVA!

[spencophany]

I love Grace. But it does sound like she's not really into it. Truth is, after I heard Florence, evryone else had better come good.

[TheVaughan5]

@baritonas If you want to hear the power of Princess Eboli,listen to Grace in her 1965 recording of Don Carlos (Decca) conductor Solti. Absolutely mind blowing! She should not have attempted this aria late in her career it does her no favours - in her prime, an incredible artist.

[ididete]

I don't like it at all. It sounds pushed, and it's far from having a mezzo sound quality. Dramatic sopranos sound darker than this.

[araujogarciajorge]

@Lourdesdejesus1 La escuchaste en vivo en este roll con Plácido Domingo y Mirella Frenni? Debe ser la mejor Eboli que escuché!!!

[dannymaestro]

This is awful. She puts no effort at all to the beginning of the aria. The high b is a disgrace. Just a shout, no singing at all. The last notes as well. Horrible, awful. This was a perle nere assoluta!!!

[bigdigger87]

@Turridu25 I actually own this DVD and this is not her best vocal period. She had a remarkable technique but she was getting a bit older and her voice was at the beginning of its decline. It is still in shape to day but it just was not what it used to be

[baritonas]

I don't feel the power of Princess Eboli...

[SiEtIn1]

@Lourdesdejesus1 yo creo mas bien que esta aria no es para ti, todos saben que le pertenece a La Bumbry desde hace años

[ezayi]

@Lourdesdejesus1 Ay nena... tú no sabes lo que estás diciendo.

[Lourdesdejesus1]

Al parecer esta aria no es para ella, se necesita mas drama, mas interpretacion, y un color de voz diferente.