Sonia Prina Contralto - Handel

Opera : Lotario - Handel
Contralto: Sonia Prina

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• Handel
• Sonia
• Prina
• Baroque
• haendel
• Opera
• Contralto
• Alto
• contretenor
• classical

[matryuska87]

What aria is it? thanks!

[CauldronBard]

Opera : Lotario - Handel

aria: armo lo squadro

[ajoshiliveson]

Wow! I absolutely love Sonia Prina and she has done amazing in this piece. She has such a well trained lower and higher register! The diction is splendid. Bravo!

[SVENSKSOPRAN]

This is absolutely outstanding! What are you talking about, legato? This is exactly how it must be done. So nice to hear well trained and developed chest and mixed register! Why isn't she more well-known? These days there is great scarcity of mezzo voices because all the lower voices are told or decide they are dramatic sopranos!

[Erikk91]

Arma lo sguardo d'un dolce dardo: la donna altera e lusinghiera poi del suo cuore il folle amor si riderà.Madre orgogliosa , perfin ardita, sempre fastosa, no non andrai! dove ten vai della schernita mia ferita?

The flattering and superb woman arms her gaze with a sweet arrow: and then mad Cupid will laugh at his heart. O proud , also daring, always sumptuous, mother of my wound, you won't go away! Where are you going?

Source: i am Italian and I tried to understand

[Erikk91]

@CauldronBard lo sguardo

[samuca041]

que belo!

[flamingpoetic]

Wow---a rare coloratura contralto!

[MrJUANCHO89]

me encanto!

[rhapsodyaaa]

@MisterPapagano eso es lo que estoy diciendo¡¡ creo que usted no me entendio.

[MisterPapageno]

@hautecontrre I have already told you: for me, it differs in matter of colours, as to say that Maria Callas's Elvira and Maria Callas' Maddalena de Coigny differ in terms of colour (and styles too), but she was indeed a soprano :)

[hautecontrre]

@MisterPapageno

Perhaps. I think that this applies to all. 5 billion people - 5 billion pares of ears - 5 billions opinions.

But, aren't you agree, that Sara's low notes and middle register often differ in various recordings. "Spesso" and Stabat Mater for example.

[MisterPapageno]

@hautecontrre I think we have two different earing organs :)

[hautecontrre]

@MisterPapageno

I just mean that Sara often sounds at a half of her voice, which is tipically for many contraltos and mezzos. She struggles with low notes with varied success. Unlike for example Sonia who is more stable.