Les contes d'Hoffmann(1) - Natalie Dessay-Olympia

opéra-comique: Offenbach
Chorégies d'Orange 2000: FRANCE
orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse
chef: M.Plasson
mise en scène: J.Savary
I am sorry for sound but it is with storm and wind open-air

Category:

Music

Tags:

• soprano-colorature
• opéra
• Natalie-Dessay
• classique

[Jaydoggy531]

Unrelated question but something that makes me curious: Was this an outdoor performance? I'm seeing a lot of wind.

[Foly90]

@Jaydoggy531 Yes outdoor performance; big wind! in french: the "Mistral"

[rswasher]

this is by far my favorite version of the doll song. AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!

[hashatz]

Terrific performance! Original, inventive and always musical and intelligent. It makes something out of an aria that is just sung - however well. Natalie is simply - Superb!!

[Babaromignono]

Quel régal!

[dessayolympia]

she performed this countless times and each time with a fresh interpretation! only a true artist can do that. Bravissima Natalie!!!!!!!!!!

[rswasher]

@hobo1975 obviously that's your opinion. My opinion is that it is my favorite.

[hobo1975]

@rswasher her voice is so ugly,this singer is alot better.

Maria Aleida (Doll Song) Les Contes D' Hoffman.

[clown84700]

qui chante la harpe ???

[VBF56PTDR]

@so451 mais attends t'a raison pour qui il se prends lui? Nathalie Dessay, des fausses notes? Cela fait 6 fois que je vais la voir sur scène et elle n'en a jamais fait! Il est jaloux, son existence ayant tellement peu de but il compense ce manque en se fichant des cantatrices d'opéra divines! Je retourne voir Nathalie Dessay dans la Traviata au mois d'avril et je sais d'avance que j'en ressortira mouchoir a la main, émue de tant de talent et de beauté. Qu'il se le tiennent pour dit!

[VBF56PTDR]

magnifique...

[windstorm1000]

@flipsyboy She's unflappable. Helps to have a good sense of humor--and she has this.

[windstorm1000]

@Jake2336 well, now that you mention it, he is trying to date a robot French version of our Shirley Temple....a bit creepy, yes, but Ms. Dessay distracts us from that in a zany way.

[windstorm1000]

Ms. Dessay could sing this difficult aria in her sleep, but its never stale--she adds fresh vocal color and little girl acting skills (such a slip of a thing!) to this wacky production (Shirley Temple meets Francais). Production wasn't traditional but I LOVED it. Magnifique! By the way, she's as warm and fun in person as she is on stage....but differently, of course. The puppets were lovely distorted 30's fun.