L´Italiana at the Centennial Gala

L'italiana in Algeri. Finale, Act I / Rossini (Diane KESLING, Edda MOSER, Gail DUBINBAUM, David RENDALL, John DARRENKAMP, Sesto BRUSCATINI, Ara BERBERIAN, Metropolitan Opera Chorus)

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Music

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• rossini
• opera
• MET
• italiana
• algeri
• argel
• moser
• kesling
• dubinbaum
• rendall
• darrenkamp
• bruscatini
• berberian

[Jabe88]

Do you have the video of Joan Sutherland from this Gala?

[SueAnnNivens]

Yes, I do, I think it was posted by spectrum3, with the green dress singing bel raggio.

[VMDICKS]

I was unable to watch this 8 hour + spectacular. Would anyone have a borrow copy to share? I would pay for shipping both ways. vinfirsttenor@aol.com.

[skitzo429]

Im just speaking generally, not necessarily the particular technical demands of this role, she sang a lot of big heavy roles for most of her career, and the way her voice sounds here really shows the strain she has put on it. Its the kind of vocal damage you hear in sopranos a decade older than she is here.

[BeauTenor]

Right, but having an F doesn't really have anything to do with the tessitura. Even with the Queen, you wouldn't be singing sustained phrases up that high. No one could do it. A tessitura that lies on or around G at the top of the stave is VERY high, and VERY tiring, no matter how high one can sing. Moser had a long career too, from 1962 to the late 90's. Evidently she did something right,

[skitzo429]

I dont think the tessitura of this role being taxing is particularly significant, there are 2 high Cs, the rest of it sits around G, which should be no problem for her, she has (or, had) high Fs and Gs. her voice just sounds so damaged compared to how it sounded when she was younger, all the big heavy roles and screaming high stuff she sang her whole career really took its tole, she was only in her 40s here but she has the sound of vocal damage of a much older woman.

[BeauTenor]

I tihink you might listen to the tessitura and take into account that she's up high nonstop in this ensemble. It's got to be tiring.

[skitzo429]

i just found in another video of this performane that its 1983, so she was only 45, ouch haha

[skitzo429]

does anyone know when this was? Edda Moser's high Cs are definitely not what they used to be in this video haha she used to have solid Fs no problem once upon a time.

[joaopedro12]

omg sesto bruscantini's timbre is just fantaastic and he's the one who makes this worth to hear, no it's a real difficult sextet!

[gregopera15]

Wow I heard the Rinaldo clip with Moser and she was on vocal fire...that happens when you sing too many heavy roles. That's unfortunate.

[pgray380]

From left to right...Kesling, Moser, Dubinbaum, Rendall, Berberian, Bruscatini, Darrenkamp. By the way, David Rendall is married to the great British mezzo, Diana Montague.