Favourites of Favourites - Part I: Women (DiDonato & Dessay!)

My favourite Mezzosoprano: Joyce DiDonato
Excerpts of:
- I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Bellini): La tremenda ultrice spada - Paris 2008
- Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): Una voce poco fa & Contro un cor - New York 2007 & London 2009
- La Cenerentola (Rossini): Non più mesta - Barcelona 2008

My favourite Soprano: Natalie Dessay!!
Excerpts of:
- Hamlet (Thomas): Pâle et Blonde - Paris 2001
- La Fille du Régiment (Donizetti): Salut à la France - Vienna 2007 & New York 2008
- La Sonnambula (Bellini): Ah! non giunge - New York 2009 & Lausanne 1999
- Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart): Martern aller arten - Geneva 2000
- Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti): Spargi d'amaro pianto - New York 2007

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[killerbunny123123]

Alix, what's the name of the aria at 2:41? I think it's rossini right? Also, the accapella coloraturas, are they personal, like Joyce chose to sing those specific notes, or any other singer would have sung them as well?

[DessayBestSingerII]

@killerbunny123123 "Contro un cor" from Il barbiere di Siviglia ^^

[temperanceluv81]

whats the opera that dessay is in with all of the blood on her dress?

[DessayBestSingerII]

@temperanceluv81 The first one? there are two :-P well the first one is Thomas' Hamlet (and the last one Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor)

[poperagurl]

That's it, I HAVE to get the La fille du Régiment DVD. :D Dessay+Florez=killer combo.

[temperanceluv81]

@DessayBestSingerII

thanks I was referring to the second one.

Lucia Di lammermoor is still one of those opera's I just havent seen yet.

[joopschilp]

I like Joyce !! heard her at Concertgebouw december 2008 It's on my YT site.

Perfect match with Natalie !!

Wheelchair fits her well !!

Nice compliation !!!!