Anna Moffo "Depuis le jour" Louise
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quelle belle faille!
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TRUE professionalism! True...not at her best but my God....the timbre, the techinque which makes it sound fluid even though she is clearly working! One had to be a Moffo to pull such a hard piece through despite all! It's not how wonderful one sounds, but rather how one treats the difficulties with ease. What impressed me most is the squillo, long lines..smooth piece of chocolate with NO HOLES whatsoever. Just one little crack! The luscious sound is why she is who she was!
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@coryisawake - i don't really get "turpentine tossed" - i presume you are referring to the presence of deeper timbre and colour ('the substance') - Moffo uses her voice in a way that allows all consonants and all vowels to be heard - lyrics delivered (!) as different from (amorphous) change of notes (often, more or less) devoid of natural qual. of a human voice - this is extremely rare
this a young woman singing after 1st time making love; visceral? - of course; natural? - surely!
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@coryisawake What on earth are you talking about?
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wonderful voice, I love
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Awful.
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@CrowneLeah I don't know, I'm surprised how much I'm allowed to slide (maybe not THIS much :P) and how subtle I don't have to be about the whole thing. I guess it depends who you're studying with? But I think passion should trump perfection every time.
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Are these not just portamentos that are stylistically appropriate? I'm certainly no expert, but this is really just exceedingly beautiful singing and isn't that the point?
This performance is like a recently completed painting by a master that has had turpentine tossed on it.
The shape, form and structure are all still there in part, but the colors of each phrase are amorphous; they spread, cascade, and become murky ...a very visceral experience.
coryisawake 3 months ago 3
@John - Yeah people just don't take the stage like they used to. Now adays we all have to try to sound like a CD ... We can't just let it all hang out anymore. "Depuis le jour" is literally about a woman who has just had sex ... Why not sigh and make guteral noises ... it's probably what her character was doing just a few seconds before the aria began ... I think if it makes you want to rip your clothes off, the singer has done her job.
CrowneLeah 8 months ago 3