Portrait Of Marilyn Horne (2)

Ritratto Di Marilyn Horne (Portrait Of Marilyn Horne), a 1994 documentary produced and directed by Nigel Watts for Italian Classica TV. While the host speaks in Italian, most of the video is in English with Italian subtitles and includes interviews with the diva herself, conductor Henry Lewis (her ex-husband), author Jane Scovell (co-writer of her autobiography), colegues soprano Dame Joan Sutherland and bass-baritone Samuel Ramey. The program features the music of Rossini, Bellini, Vivaldi, Bizet, Copland and many others (both classical and showtunes) in excerpts from Horne's many recitals, operatic performances, TV appearances and masterclasses. A wonderful document about a truely great artist. The most celebrated mezzo of the 20th century, she almost single-handedly revived the forgotten masterpieces of Rossini and brought Handel's operas to American audiences. She was also (and continues to be) a tremendous influence on American mezzos and countertenors alike.

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[Greatfan2011]

DEAR LAGONEGAGA : I am sorry . I did a mistake. Of course Miss Horne's art ( I discovered she is better than many famous liederists and that is versatility of the highest rank ) is much greater than those details. Perhaps you perceived my message as harsh or rude. If so please forgive me ! I thought it weas perhaps you but now I see you copied it with those problems already. Anyhow please forgive me, I did not intend to upset you.

[lalagonegaga]

@Greatfan2011 No prob. :) BTW, There are some other videos of Horne on my channel as well, so you might want to check out those too. There is the "Aria and pasta" documentary along with some live performances. Enjoy. :)

[Greatfan2011]

I am fascinated by all this videos WHEN I CAN HAVE A FEW MINUTES OF NORMAL VISION. I understand that the strong pixelling is sure intended to avoid people copying and commercializing it, BUT I guess it would be better to be able to see at least 1 minute without visual barriers. It is really annoying and somehow darkens the effect of the documentary in our souls.

[lalagonegaga]

@Greatfan2011 Well, I apologize if it's hurting your precious eyes, but that is actually how I got the video and I somehow thought that sharing it with the world, as it is, was more important than worrying about such details. :)

[ChrisStockslager]

It's funny, Joan's "Whee, whee!!" still shows her head voice still sounds remarkably clear, after four years! Am I the only one who's curious as to what Joan would sound like if she started practicing and giving concerts now?

[CubbyNH]

This is a nice way to start a Sunday morning.

[BelCantoFan2]

ahahahahah love them!!

[lalagonegaga]

Yes, you're probably right. But she herself said she wouldn't sing in public again even if the queen herself asked her to. So she must have her reasons.

[ChrisStockslager]

Yes, but Joan being Joan, maybe not while singing anything say, above D-flat, might still sound better than your average ancient soprano, since I'm assuming she had a better technique, timbre, etc than Berganza or Olivero.

[lalagonegaga]

Well, you're definitely not the only one who's curious about it. ;) However, I don't think that "go on 'til you drop" is a good policy for classical singers. If you browse around, you can find some rather recent clips of Teresa Berganza. While still an amazing artist, her voice does show her age and it sounds weird to hear a once glorious voice in this form.

[ChrisStockslager]

I think it's called "The Wheel of Fortune." :)