Una voce poco fa - Barber Contest - June Anderson

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Una voce poco fa is one of Rossini's most memorable pieces and for good reason. It showcases more than just singing but the character of Rosina. Again a score of 1-5 for singing/characterization:
Roberta Peters - 1963
Mado Robin - 1955
Beverly Sills - 1979
Joan Sutherland - 1972
Teresa Berganza - 1966
Frederica von Stade - 1989
Ewa Podles - 1984
Vesselina Kasarova - 1999
Joyce DiDonato - 2005
Sonia Ganassi - 1992
Maria Bayo - 1998
June Anderson - 1986
Ruth Ann Swenson - 1988 (sorry again for the skips in this clip the quality is very poor)
Marilyn Horne - 1980

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  • I love Annderson, and she proves why she was able to sing so much Rossini throughout her career. Brava this is wonderful 5/5

  • Roberta Peters and Edita Gruberova sing it in F mayor ending of a high F. So it is transposed by some...but up and not down.

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  • @dougbalt you know, ive never actually seen/listened to any of her interviews, because theyre ALL in french haha

  • @skitzo429 You're right that her lower notes are muddy. She admits this in a number of interviews. It doesn't make as much of a difference when she sings regular coloratura rep that wasn't originally written for a mezzo. And her brilliant high notes make me forget about the low notes pretty fast.

  • @hotazzoperastud Yes, June is by far the greatest soprano ever to sing Rossini's roles (my feelings only, so other people are allowed to differ) . . . I think even better than Isabella Colbran herself, for whom Rossini wrote many of the roles.

  • I wonder if she's the uncredited singer on my mixed tape. Took me long enough to find out the name of the song.

  • she really doesnt have the low notes for this aria (it is a mezzo role, after all), some sopranos can pull off the low Gs and sound alright, June cant unfortunately. Also, her hair is disgusting here.

  • What about Callas and Bartolli???

  • dont sops have enough rep? why do they have to steal from mezzos? lol

  • pourquoi? these videos are the ones which are not commercially available. Alors, the one in which callas sings this would not count..

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