Leontyne Price sings Der Freischutz

Munich, 1968

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Music

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• Opera
• Weber
• Der
• Freischutz
• Agatha
• Leontyne
• Price

[benderpm]

Beautiful. Where is the rest?

[Onegin65]

In the Radio Munich Archive

[liedersanger1]

Yes, would someone in Munich -- or perhaps German TV--please get on the case and find a tape of this entire concert and post it! PLEEZE? (There is an audio tape of this performance--I believe it is the one from Jan 27, 1968, that is phe-no-menal, including a gorgeous "Zweite brautnacht.")

[Onegin65]

This fragment is from Munich, 1968 concert. I think all the concer was recorded on video; I hope that sometimes put it on DVD.

[BeauTenor]

This just goes to prove what I've always said about La Price. When has there EVER been another singer with such a gorgeous, smoky timbre, amazing line, and perfect technique? Price in her prime is as good as it gets. Period.

[AngelaEdenMoser]

This woman is the goddess of all sopranos for me. LOVE her, but want to see the rest of this aria!

[neronnenn]

@liedersanger1 difficile dire quali siano gli altri nove soprano, anche perchè io mi baso sul mio gusto personale e non pretendo stilare una lista da un punto di vista storico, tecnico e agiografico :) per i MIEI gusti ad esempio, Dame Joan ha il timbro vocale più bello in assoluto, ma pecca nella dizione e gioca troppo sui suoni intervocalici. Callas è il mostro, incomparabile, ed ho una passione per la Ponzillo ::)) comunque la tua lista è estrememente nobile e valida cari saluti

[ahava77]

oh my god... such a tease!! where is the rest of it?!!!! :-O

[liedersanger1]

@neronnenn: Gencer had a unique pianissimo--almost disembodied. (Caballe's was similar.) But Price DID have a beautiful pianissimo, and many "demi-teintes," soft tints in her vocal palette,which was richer than any other soprano's that I've ever heard. BTW, please tell me the other nine sopranos on your list!!!! (My 10 would be, in addition to LP, Ponselle, Muzio, Sayao, Flagstad, Nilsson, Sutherland, de Los Angeles, Tebaldi and Callas.  Am I missing anyone on your list? :-)

[Toscavsky]

qué vozarrón madre mía!!!

[Dileesa]

that was beautiful

[neronnenn]

Adoro Leontyne, una dei dieci soprano più bravi di tutti i tempi, il solo peccato che la sua tecnica vocale non comprendeva i filati e nei pianissimo non rende come altre, Gencer ad esempio

[benderpm]

Please post the rest of this?

[Trinite33]

Price is peerless. The diva has no rival and no equal. Simply the best.