Fac ut portem - Sara Mingardo

Sara Mingardo, contralto, in Pergolesi's Fac ut portem from Stabat Mater. Conductor Rinaldo Alessandrini

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• Sara
• Mingardo
• contralto
• Pergolesi
• Stabat
• Mater
• Fac
• ut
• portem
• Rinaldo
• Alessandrini

[d0nniesan]

why does the black man crying?

[astrantia005]

It's a woman, who lost her child. Like Maria in the text.

[Apollyon80]

Wow, great colour and tone in the lower end of the voice.

[LuzanSiller]

¡Qué hermoso color de voz tiene esta mujer, qué buena interpretación!

[starbreez3]

@beatrice6339 Well that's what I wanted to say on my comment. In my opinion Sara Mingardo is the best contralto at the moment in the Baroque repertoire. I adore her, her voice is warm is volumptous. It's just everything for me =). And I know she's a contralto. And I'm actually singing as well, please, there's no need to become aggressive, it was just your minsunderstanding.

[beatrice6339]

@starbreez3 Sorry but Sara Mingardo is a Contralto; and if you could sing any better than her, you would be singing instead of her, but your not.

[starbreez3]

@tamerlano236 I find it very, very unpleasant when a mezzo sings a contralto role. Either way, it's not that I dislike countertenors! I'm a countertenor!

For me trying to compare contralto to countertenor is nothing. First of all why comparing? Countertenors have their own voice, they don't have to sound like women, like a contralto. And if they try it's just stupid and start to get annoying, just like Philippe Jaroussky. But it's just a mater of tastes, you're a fan, so anyways :-)

[tamerlano236]

@starbreez3 It's possible to compare different versions. Countertenors are compared with contraltos and mezzos too. Daniels is compared with Horne. Tastes differ. Here we agree to disagree. You can dislike countertenors. Some people like them. It doesn't matter how long any artist has been in the classical music scene. Only their talent matters. You find nothing special in him, his fans think different. Any artist has their own fans. This is a nice version too.

[starbreez3]

@tamerlano236 Please, don't compare a contralto to a countertenor. Both voices are very different. Sara Mingardo is one of the finest contraltos out there... Nicholas Spanos is not even closer good as Sara, he's not even as much longer in the classical music scene as her and he's not different from any other countertenor. His voice is totally common. But nonetheless, he's a nice singer too, just nothing special in my opinion.

[vickysinger2011]

Hi Sara, Oh my God, this is just fabuous! I love it so much. Such interpretation and wow those low notes. You are just amazing! I am a big fan. Vicky in Dublin

[tamerlano236]

Nice. But there are much better versions on YT. Best of all it sounds in countertenors' renditions. The most beautiful version is Nicholas Spanos's. That is just otherworldly.

[bailharico]

Amazing low notes....beautifull

[sophelet]

@margotlorena The embellishment down to the low D-flat is impressive but not very beautiful, in my opinion.

[sophelet]

Very rich voice, though I prefer the countertenor timbre for this piece. Still, as an alto myself, I appreciate her quality and musicality. I do think the tempo here is much too slow.