Casta Diva - Norma Contest - Maria Guleghina

Finally it is here! The Norma contest! Everyone was asking for this one, and it a fun one to put together. There are a lot of sopranos here! So take your time and give them all a chance. Again we will use a 1-5 rating for singing and characterization. These are the singers and dates of performances:
Joan Sutherland - 1964
Dimitra Theodossiou - 2007
Hasmik Papian - 1999
Anait Mchitarian - 2003
Edita Gruberova - 2007
Ann Netrebko - 2007
Shirley Verrett - 1988
Yasuko Hayashi - 1992
Barbara Frittoli - 2004
Lucia Aliberti - 1991
Mara Zampieri - 1990
Ghena Dimitrova - 1987
Gilda Cruz-Romo - 1984
Monica Pick-Hieronimi - 1997
Adelaide Negri - 1988
Fiorenza Cedolins - 2003
June Anderson - 2006
Maria Guleghina - 2004
Marina Mesheriakova - 1999
Georgina Lukács - 2003
Montserrat Caballé - 1977
Ana María Sanchez - 2003

Category:

Music

Tags:

• guleghina
• opera
• bellini

[boris1281]

Sorry guys, I give her 4,9/5! I love her, I simply love whatever comes out of the mouth of this woman. There is only The One who has the same on me in this aria. She is obviously struggling with the vocal material, but still there is so much passion and emotion. This is art!

[singthesilences]

For me she is bigger than a Lyric. Her voice is robust, huge and dark. Fleming, being a full soprano, sounds lke a chirping bird next to her.

[06ctenor]

L'italien est approximatif (et sur-couvert), c'est constamment bas, la tenue de souffle est malaisée et elle ne sait pas vocaliser...ça fait beaucoup pour supporter une voix il est vrai plus dramatique que d'habitude dans ce répertoire....dommage !

[Drelnis]

@leonardovittori1 This is probably because Callas (and Ponselle as well) never left a filmed stage performance of Norma, one of the greatest regrets of operatic history :(

[tenor220]

Sounds far too pushed for my liking; a lovely voice, but being mistreated.

[lovingee1]

Love her! 

Barbara Todres/NYC

[lovingee1]

Love her!

Barbara Todres/NYC

[MsChilbilmil]

BRAVISSIMA MARIA!!!!! PIU BELLA! PIU BRAVA! PIU GRANDE! GULEGHINA IS THE BEST!!! everyone who says otherwise is deaf, has no understanding of opera and is a victim of systematic brainwash!

[leonardovittori1]

What on earth is this contest without the two greatest normas of all.. Ponselle and Callas? This is not smart..

[drbarbarabaker]

Guleghina is a dramatic soprano of the Italian variety.

[coryisawake]

@GoldenAgeSunshine I completely agree.

[lassisimo]

surprising- really more controlled than expected. i couldn´t imagine the result before with this kind of voice in this repertory. i prefer other ones but i was curious about that.