I agree with you: the interventions from Dorabella, and especially her facial expressions. Very beautifully sung, though... and the slap sounded olike a real one. Ouch!
Definitely the best Fiordiligi, but I feel it's very nearly ruined by the decision to intersperse the thing with interruptions from Dorabella. Really embarrassing. If you just watch the other sister it's like a private joke. Or possibly it's meant to look like sisterly bickering -- making a mockery of the scene and putting a bit of a sinister spin on the whole play. (I.e. the message goes from 'women are frail' to 'women make dicers' oaths and know it all along'.)
This is some fine singing. The tempo is right, her voice is right, I absolutely and thoroughly enjoyed her characterization. Wonderful! Thanks for posting.
AWESOME
verdirach 1 year ago
Certified Intergalactic! Great voice! Amanda Roocroft is the name.
Dogaradodia 1 year ago
3:16 oh ...hurt
ll40808 1 year ago
@l1berty53000
I agree with you: the interventions from Dorabella, and especially her facial expressions. Very beautifully sung, though... and the slap sounded olike a real one. Ouch!
Flaviat57 2 years ago
....Roocroft's acting is fabulous though. Gotta love the slap.
l1berty53000 2 years ago
Definitely the best Fiordiligi, but I feel it's very nearly ruined by the decision to intersperse the thing with interruptions from Dorabella. Really embarrassing. If you just watch the other sister it's like a private joke. Or possibly it's meant to look like sisterly bickering -- making a mockery of the scene and putting a bit of a sinister spin on the whole play. (I.e. the message goes from 'women are frail' to 'women make dicers' oaths and know it all along'.)
l1berty53000 2 years ago
this is my favourite "come scoglio" performance!
FidaNinfa 2 years ago
This is some fine singing. The tempo is right, her voice is right, I absolutely and thoroughly enjoyed her characterization. Wonderful! Thanks for posting.
UrsulanChild 2 years ago
is it me or is this in a lower key?
dynamicstuff73 2 years ago
I met her last week :)
Her nephew is in my jazz orchestra :)
Genesis415 2 years ago