25. Canzonetta sull'aria - Kathleen Battle & Carol Vaness (Le nozze di Figaro Met'85)
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they let it go on for 9 years because though "singers are a dime a dozen" Great Opera Performers are NOT! People like James Levine know talent when they see it, Kathleen sold out opera shows in secondary roles that usually dont get attention, and became a star off them, something other sobrette arent able to do. she was indeed a special talent, if you dont like her fine, but dont let your disdain for her blind you to her talent which was immense
2 years ago 11
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battle might be a diva, but her performance was grand and right on target, you might not have to like her, but be honest about her talent and the beauty that comes out her mouth
2 years ago 10
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Kathleen Battle IS the STAR of this show and every other show she was ever a part of. I don't know if some people have no appreciation for fine singing, if they're racist or what the issue is, but if you can't see/hear the beauty that Miss Battle produces, both visually and sound, you have no soul. Shut up about things that happened almost two decades ago and get a life! Kathleen Battle could sing circles around any of the sopranos performing today, and that's the truth!
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The lead in this opera is Figaro, THEN the COUNTESS who he has known LONGER than Susanna, then the maid. Susanna. a done deal according to Da Ponte...
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@goto41 And Contessa
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Dislike Battle LOVE Carol :D
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I absolutely love this version:)
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It seems that everyone wanted to work with Vaness & no-one wanted to work with Battle. The operative words are "work with". What a criminal waste of talent, but Ms Battle only has herself to blame. Carlo Vaness continues to be liked & highly respected by those fortunate to work with her. One of the greatest of Mozart (& whatever else she did) sopranos.
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I have no idea to this day what those two Italian ladies were singing about. Truth is, I don't wanna know. Some things are best left unsaid. I like to think it was something so beautiful it can't be expressed in words, and makes your heart ache because of it. It tell you, those voiced soared higher and farther than a person in a gray place dares to dream. It was like some beautiful bird flapped into our drab little cage, and every last prisoner in Shawshank felt free.
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Kathleen Battle captured my heart as Susanna! Indeed, as a soprano generally, she is supreme. She sings a song by Dowland that always brings tears to my eyes, “Come again, sweet love doth now invite" in which her effortless top notes send a “frisson" down my cheek. Incredibly good!
8 months ago 2
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A wonderful performance!
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If there is any "lead character"/main role in this opera, it's Susanna.
goto41 2 years ago 4
I agree! The first time I saw it it seemed very clear to me that it's her who drives the plot forward, so I was very surprised to read some summaries who present Figaro as the main "schemer", so to speak.
antmusique 2 years ago 2
Yes, everything centers around her.....You can tell that Mozart felt the female characters were the center in his operas because he always gave them the best music.
goto41 2 years ago
Even the minor ones, such as Barbarina. Her little aria is one of the most beautiful parts of this opera, which is saying quite a lot.
antmusique 2 years ago 2
But I always thought that the countess kind of drove the whole plot forward. Like she's the one who comes up with the whole garden scheme, for example. Susanna sings more, but I think in terms of plot, I always considered the countess more important. Just my opinion. :) They sings amazingly though.
operalover9001 2 years ago
I was just rereading the libretto, and it's actually Figaro who comes up with the garden scheme. In the recitative following the Countess' "Porgi amor", he instructs Susanna to tell the Count to wait for her in the garden and explains they're going to send Cherubino dressed as a woman instead. When the Cherubino plot fails, the Countess decides she'll go in the boy's place and dictates the famous letter to Susanna.
What a confusing plot.
antmusique 2 years ago