Casta diva - Adelina Patti, 1906

Casta diva

Adelina Patti, a leading soprano in the late 19th century, in 1906, age 63

Norma
Vincenzo Bellini (1831)

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[coopandre]

I'm so glad she wasn't too vane to make a few recording well after her prime.

[Operalala]

I think if I had her voice at her age I would be showing it off ;)

[altanotte]

Birgit Nilsson in the early sixties decided to record her voice into one of those old fashioned horns they used to record singers in the early 20th century. After listening to the sound she made in the recording, Nilsson said that she will never again judge past singers from how they sound in these primitive recordings. Ironically, the reverse is almost always true nowadays. We hear singers who sound great in their modern digital studio recordings, but who disappoint in the opera house.

[jonbakeruuutube]

@altanotte

'Birgit Nilsson in the early sixties decided to record her voice into one of those old fashioned horns they used to record singers in the early 20th century. '

hi, i couldnt find anything on the net. could you post the names of the recordings please, thanks

id be very interested to compare and contrast, as a frame of reference

[ciroalb3]

@karlakor They played it on the Met Opera Quiz one week when she was there and asked the panelists to identify the singer. of course they couldn't because they were trying to think of someone from the teens or 20s

[babybearkill]

When we speak of opera singers, we take Ponselle and Martinelli out and talk about the rest.

[karlakor]

@altanotte I had never heard this story about Birgit Nilsson recording her own voice on primitive equipment. It is a fascinating piece of information, and I would love to hear the resulting recording! It would be very instructive and indicative of just how reliable those old recordings are in giving us an idea of how the great singers of the past truly sounded. It sounds to me like Nilsson had a lot of practical sense.

[MrGer2295]

The Legendary Diva Adelina Patti(1843-1919)

who was acclaimed as the most Brilliant soprano of her time. 

Brilliant performance for a Brilliant performer!!! Thank you Operalala for posting.

[hazelssister]

She might have been good for  her time but I do not enjoy listening to her .

[powerspade]

I visited her home in South Wales last friday -Graig-y-Nos remarkable history and what a remarkable lady Adelina was.

[wks1978]

5 people who watched this are not musicians.....

[wks1978]

@hazelssister Very funny

[semiramide1945]

@loldu77810 Great grandmother? That's odd since Patti never had any children....