Shirley Verrett "Pace, pace mio Dio" Forza

With The Orchestre Philarmonique des Pays de la Loire. Marc Soustroc conductor, 1989

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• Opera
• Verdi
• La
• forza
• del
• destino
• Leonora
• Shirley
• Verrett

[vinemp]

Many of my colleagues in the Western art music world and I agree that Mme. Verrett owns the role of Lady Macbeth.

[Juodasvienaragis]

Brava Verrett! My beloved singer! Thank you a lot for posting. Quite a unique rendition of this grand aria - it is so emotionally charged here, a plea of a tormented soul, blending refinement and abandonment. I personally find nothing odd about the plungings into the very dark chest register: an idiosyncracy that adds to the expressiveness. It's so delightful to hear someone singing in one's completely OWN style yet with perfect attention to the score.

[foropera]

58 years old. Strong lady,strong voice, brave heart, heartfelted.

[intelegentable]

What a great rendition of an aria I never would have assosciated with Verrett at all. This woman could sing some Verdi be it Soprano or Mezzo. She interprets him brilliantly. What an artiste.

[musikenergy]

@toddydelahov Half of Shirley Verrett's career consisted of Mezzo Soprano roles. She LATER began singing Soprano towards her later years. Both DRAMATIC AND LYRIC. Pace Pace is for a Spinto. I STUDIED her career. I've also studied vocal pedagogy, and range does not always constitute one's vocal fach. Placido Domingo is a tenor with great low notes. Marian Anderson had an incredible high C, but was a contralto. Renee Fleming has rich low notes as a soprano. That doesn't make their fach.

[toddydelahov]

@Juodasvienaragis Actually Varret Shirley was a dramatic soprano category Falcon, ie, she was a soprano who could sing, besides the natural line of soprano, in line, too, mezzo-soprano. The category Falcon, exactly, is this capacity for soprano and mezzo soprano to sing the lines in more than natural. However, it must have natural aptitude for it, because if not, the person trying to voice it destroys.

[toddydelahov]

@musikenergy Actually Varret Shirley was a dramatic soprano category Falcon, ie, she was a soprano who could sing, besides the natural line of soprano, in line, too, mezzo-soprano. The category Falcon, exactly, is this capacity for soprano and mezzo soprano to sing the lines in more than natural. However, it must have natural aptitude for it, because if not, the person trying to voice it destroys.

[delmoral73]

Great singer......Beautiful interpretation....

[numetutelare]

R.I.P. And many thanks for your art

[BarnabasYu]

Dear Madame/Sir,

Re ur comments, I just wonder why u mentioned Lady Macbeth here. A person may be a great singer for Role A but be a lamentable singer for Role B. Just my two cents for your reference.

In Christ's love and peace,

Barnabas+_+

[BarnabasYu]

I believe that this is a great recording becuase this aria is her own prayer!

In Christ's love and peace,

Barnabas+_+