Roberta Peters - Casta diva - Norma - 1994

Roberta Peters - Casta diva - Norma - 1994

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Music

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• opera
• bellini

[BeauTenor]

It never ceases to amaze me what funny little oddities you find on YT. I would never have thought of Peters singng this...and she doesn't do too bad. She's rock solid tonally, and her line is still impressive, especially given her age. Her voice held up VERY well.

[coloraturafan]

hahahaha... if you like this you should see the rest of the concert...

[robertdonkers]

Great singer and great performance of an aria you do not associate with a light coloratura and certainly not with a light colorature who is over 60 years old. So often these voices start to sound ugly and tired but Ms Peters voice sounds warm, fresh and in control. Great Artist, a little overshadowed by the other great coloraturas of her time perhaps?

[Awoken33]

bravo!!!!



[robertdonkers]

@mrrk That is surely a little harsh, you may not like her voice but the Met audiences certainly did. She is 64 years old here singing an aria not associated with her repertoire. Which light soprano could deliver this aria so well in their prime? I know very few sopranos over 60 who sound so young. It just shows how well Roberta new her voice and how well she treated it.

[Nozzari]

This is what good technique and no how will get you. Very nice.

[lovingee1]

She is 64 here? AMAZING - magnificent voice! Loved her.

Barbara Todres/NYC



[mrrk]

@hazelssister and with a voice like hers why would La Scala want her? Why was she so big in the US? Terrible singer.

[intelegentable]

Peters was an intelligent, well trained,singer who kneww exactly what her voice was capable of and never pushed it beyond it's capabilities thus a stellar 35 year career and a voice that was fresh and lovely till the end. She has always been one of my favorite coloraturas.

[hazelssister]

One thing she said that bothered her was that she was never asked to sing at La Scala. She  has held up very nicely considering she is 64 here.

[kasha1932]

This woman is AMAZING! Whether you like her voice or not, she must be given much credit for lasting through the years starting at age 18 as a regular at THE MET! She is a wonderful example of a fine soprano who knew how to preserve her talented instument through the years. BRAVA Roberta! GOOD for YOU!

[rrgallo]

Good vocal technique and wise vocal choices result in vocal longevity, and even though Norma is for bigger voices...Ms. Peters can really pull it off in a concert setting at the end of his really long career....

[SHICOFF1]

I heard her sing this the year before, 1993 in Grant Park, Chicago, it was opening the season with a very long concert and she sang everything from this to operetta, it was amazing and her voice sounded years younger and held up perfectly on a cold foggy Chicago evening but she gave and gave and tough arias she would never have sung in house that would be for a lyric Spinto mixed with her great roles. Mimi from Boheme etc. and of course music from her own well known roles.