Ingeborg Hallstein - Lied der Nachtigall (Song of the Nightingale)

My favorite high coloratura soprano, Ingeborg Hallstein
Singing the haunting lied by Grothe
Her upper register has the purity of crystal bells, her intonation is flawless
And her voice itself is lovely with a silvery sheen
But it's not just the voice and the range that make her great, but tremendous musicianship
And also, it doesn't hurt that she is quite beautiful as well.

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[RosauraGlezRam]

Who is the composer?

[primohomme]

@RosauraGlezRam

Grothe

[BZBlaner]

Her intonation is of the highest order. She plucks each High E like a bee buzzing from flower to flower in the most geometric manner. It's not normal to have an upper register so incredibly crystalline!

[primohomme]

@BZBlaner

And not only is her upper register so crystalline and effortless, but her middle-low is quite decent and supported instead of atrophied as most light coloratura sopranos' middle-low register is.

[LohengrinT]

I doubt anyone else can sing this aria so well... why Dessay never sang it in her prime... spent her prime years singing Olympia

Probably sh could also go that high with such natural sound flow

Not to mention the supposed uber-coloraturas (editas, marialas etc) they never had the top tones

[primohomme]

@LohengrinT

They could sing the highest notes in this piece (I think E or F) but not sound completely relaxed as if the voice was floating, as a butterfly floats across a bed of flowers. By the way, check out her "Vorrei spiergarvi oh Dio" I uploaded :) her low B-high D interval is to die for! I consider it the definite recording of that concert aria.

[HM0880]

The clarity/purity of her voice is unmatched. Love her!

[iriear]

Beautiful voice for sure. She has much purity in her delivery.

[MrGer2295]

MOLTO BELLO!!! Thank you for sharing this video.

[mpdiez1]

Formidable el bell canto de la soprano Hallstein y en esta "canción" (lied) coherente en homenajear a Florence Nightgale, mujer de temple y coraje, como pocas en la historia de las personas, cuya propuesta ha sido tomar en cuenta al prójimo para su cuidado en todas sus facetas. No me canso de repetir y repetir, su escucha