Gheorghiu - Alagna - Puccini - La Rondine - New-York - 2009 (2/2)

Final, Giacomo Puccini, La Rondine, Metropolitan Opera, New-York, 10 Jan. 2009

Ruggero: Roberto Alagna
Rambaldo: Samuel Ramey
Magda: Angela Gheorghiu
Lisette: Lisette Oropesa
Prunier: Marius Brenciu

Orchestra and Chorus Metropolitan / Marco Armiliato

Arte Retransmission en direct / Arte TV live broadcast
Autre extrait / Other excerpt:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J_WGE6BkAE

Category:

Music

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• Roberto
• Alagna
• Angela
• Gheorghiu
• Samuel
• Ramey
• Puccini
• La
• Rondine
• Metropolitan
• Marco
• Armiliato

[latonella]

I heard Alagna last night in Cavalleria and Pagliacci at the MET and I didn't like him at all. Listening to this it confirms my impression: he scoops horribly into the pitch, uses his throat too much and his voice loses form in the high notes.... too bad, he seemed to be really good a few years ago...

[italianoperafan]

I am sure you understand one cannot judge someone on one single performance and after a long and tremendous career. I will attend Cavalleria with Alagna in Orange next summer, maybe I will be disappointed but I do forget who he is. One cannot and never forget who he was, and still is, in Verdi and Donizetti. Definitely a unique and sincere tenor. I have attended only 3 performances with Alagna between 1994 and 2006: believe me, not many brought such an emotion and such a voice to the audience!

[sospello]

Merci d'avoir partagé cet extrait. Pour beaucoup de gens aux E-U l'émission "live" de New York" avait des problèmes ou avec le son ou avec l'image. Heureusement chez moi en Floride tout allait bien. Vous avez bien choisi un morceau pour nous; la belle Angela, enrhumée, a chanté avec éclat après le premier acte.

[italianoperafan]

Merci pour votre message et la précision concernant Gheorghiu. Je ne l'avais pas trouvée au mieux de sa forme mais si elle était enrhumée (ce que j'ignorais)... ceci explique cela!

[yoiloveutube]

It was such a beautiful performance. Especially when it comes to this particular song. They sing with so much passion and sadness that it makes your heart clench.

[ofiammasoave]

Spettacolo pompier quant'altri mai, qui sembra che né il direttore né i cantanti hanno proprio capito l'opera. Tutto questo strappacore per un finale che strappacore non è né vuole essere, bensi' tenero, struggente, leggero, come si deve a questa storia, fa un effetto esagerato, quasi comico, con quella lentezza e quell'enfasi. E poi Alagna è sbracato, canta aperto e piagnucola senza ritegno; lei solo smorfie (e brutto il la finale). E Rambaldo in scena alla fine è il top del cattivo gusto.

[operareg]

Bravo to both of them. This must have been an incredibly difficult scene to sing, considering the personal circumstances they have revealed of the impending divorce. I wish them both luck and happiness. They have given great pleasure - and even greater entertainment - to opera lovers.

[spampi79]

Commovente!

[MarquisDePosa53]

One can only hope that the Met releases this to DVD at somepoint in time

[TedMichaelMorgan]

What a wonderful opera. Classic Puccini.

[latonella]

Maybe he's having a bad moment... I wasn't giving an overall judgement of his artistry, I was just reporting what I heard live at the MET and what I hear in this video, he does scoop into the pitch and his voice sounds throaty. I hope he gets better again soon.

[eragonmurtagh13]

lol. it's more comfortable. I'm an amature opera singer believe me shoes usually=BAD!

[mubald]

Is it in the part or she likes to sing barefoot like Netrebko?