Giuseppe Verdi - Attilla - "Santo di patria" (Joan Sutherland)

My response to a new video from loganfacincy26. "Attila" is certainly a well-known Verdi opera (although maybe not one of his masterpieces, like "Rigoletto"). This music clip, featuring the wonderful Joan Sutherland in her prime (1963), shows us how one of "Attila"'s arias, "Santo di patria", can become a real showpiece in the right hands. Hope you enjoy!

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Music

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• Guleghina
• Attila
• Opera
• Verdi
• Joan
• Sutherland
• Coloratura

[16thCenturyArt]

Hi Londoro. I have been trying to find the entire Attila Opera featuring Sutherland singing ''Santo de Patria''. Could you possibly tell me which is your source for this beautiful recording?

Thank you. x

[LindoroRossini]

It is available on several records, including, if I am not mistaken, "The Age of Bel Canto", but I have it from "Coloratura spectacular" with Sutherland "joined" by Horne & Jo :) (it actually has several items from the above-mentioned album, though I would advise you to go with the first one, the latter is a bit uninteresting :P).

[jacekpta]

joan sutherland sing this aria as an angel

[wesskin]

Fantastic-Brilliant-Superb-Dam­e Joan Sutherland is so wonderful here !!!

[raigekimaru]

in response to the description, I think Attila OWNS Rigoletto. you have one of the best bass roles and one of the best soprano roles in the same opera and the music is sheer epicness. besides, who wants to listen to an opera about an old, hunchbacked jester when you can listen to an opera about a bad ass conqueror? Rigoletto is tragic and melancholy; Attila is epic and heroic

[domi2020]

@raigekimaru I couldn't agree more- it is phenonemal! No one can sing like that- not even CALLAS!

[raigekimaru]

this is the most epic recording of the human voice in all of human history

[Eiswirth]

@16thCenturyArt Unfortunately, she never recorded the full opera, only this aria, which has never been sung more spectacularly. 

[CaptFitzbattleaxe]

Enveloping, glorious, thrilling.

This is on my list of favorite JS recordings. 

[timsuffolk]

@16thCenturyArt Hi Alex

Happy New Year to you too, thanks.

If you could find a live performance of Joan singing this it would be absolutely wonderful. Thank you very much indeed

Tim

[16thCenturyArt]

@timsuffolk ... hI Tim, happy New Year. just a short note on the''Snato de Patria'' aria by Sutherland. I have found a reference regarding the only known performance by Sutherland of Verdi's ATTILA. It has been cites as Attila, Novemver 16, 1960, Dallas (source: gulfnews.com/etertainment, 13 Oct 2010). I am investigating if there is indeed a recording of that Opera. If so, I will be sharing with you all.. alex

[ChrisStockslager]

I'm fairly positive this may be Joan Sutherland's best recording. For once, at the end, she just lets loose, goes nuts, and lets the drama take hold over the music. She practically screams that E (yes, it's supposed to be an Eb, but God bless her, she goes sharp, where all other sopranos would go flat), and it may be one of the most incredibly thrilling things that ever came out of Sutherland's mouth. Imagine if she sang all of her pieces with this kind of conviction!!

[operachad]

Riposa in Pace, Cara Joan.

"La Stupendissima"

[FeelinMinnesota]

This is the very best rendition of Santo di patria. A huge voice but at the same time heroic sounding, feminine and teh absolute best coloratura ever. Beats any Bigger voiced dramatic soprano (lol I think voices bigger than sutherland's, the fingers of one hand are enough to count them) who has to be taking breaths every two words and half assing the coloratura.