Lisa della Casa -Arabella- 1960

Munchen, 1960

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Opera
• Strauss
• Arabella
• Lisa
• della
• Casa

[DemisLian]

Oh this is perfection.... Thank God this live recording exists, a lesson for all of us (and for today's stage directors!)

[miyaling]

I think her singing voice is the best in this Opera

[sevcik2]

Absolutely beautiful!!!!

[peopleinsorrow]

Amazingly beautiful singing! Thank you for posting.

[amfortas1978]

I didn't know her acting was so good!

the face expression... as convincing as Callas in italian opera...

and so beautiful :)

[Himiko2010]

The word Arabellisima is true! I cannot find a word  to express her singing and acting in this live movie.

[mckavitt]

@miyaling : Yeah, this and all the other stuff she sang:)

Can't help myself, altho' there are great singers of today who agree with you or rather say that she is the best example, to quote Renee Fleming, of the best that can be done in ARABELLA. She is sublime.....

[ssballs]

THE Arabella.

[hitomusic]

She has a following aftertone or note that trails on some notes - it happens often. It's almost as if another note is in the making; about to take place....but it doesn't but you can still hear it fleetingly. It rings with a harmonic fabulousness. Her tamber is so pearlescent, it's truly beautiful. She's not afraid to sometimes "speak" versus "sing". Her voice will sometimes hit that harmonic note/overtone - whoa!

[mckavitt]

@tarstan Here YOU are right of course, but della Casa, bless her, is still my favourite, dead or alive. Thanks for responding.

[tarstan]

@mckavitt You are right of course but there are many examples of singers who were wonderful in roles that were theoretically too big for them. I'm sure you'd agree. As regards Arabella, I simply wanted to point out that there have been some lovely ones who are not dead (or over 90). These things are subjective of course and it can be fun to debate them, although not with tightlygagged.

[mckavitt]

@tarstan So many light voices are ruined by this kind of forcing to bigger-voiced roles (or heavy ones moving to soprano roles, i am thinking of Christa Ludwig singing Leonora and, i believe, Isolde!) Thanks for your comments! Popp was perfect as a light lyric coloratura. Strangely, Rothenberger didn't seem to ruin her voice by singing heavier roles, but who could surpass her in the light ones her voice was made to sing?