Regina Resnik - Liaisons from A Little Night Music

Regina Resnik, as Mme. Armfeldt, sings Liaisons in Sondheim's A Little Night Music, 1990.

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[sutro77]

Regina Resnik is the all time best in this part and the only actress to actually sing (rather than speak) Liaisons - as requested by Stephen Sondheim

[pjcgatsby]

perfection. gingold was great in the role, but resnick is a revelation. intelligent, commanding, biting and funny as all get out.

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when things got rather touchy

deeded me a duchy

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i acquire some position

plus a tiny titian.

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this sondheim fellow ain't bad.

deliciously clever.

[1sumiresan2]

Wer ist der Komponist?

[1sumiresan2]

danke für dieses Video. Dieses Stück ist für mich völlig neu, aber Regina Resnik ist großartig wie immer!!!

[livvybee313]

The whole cast is amazing, but particularly Resnik. She's just perfection in this role.

[copperleaves]

Resnik, as always, is magnificent and bigger than life. Truly operatic! She does justice to both the music and the text.

[tenorbear60]

@Robertogee I agree. The smokiness and legato of her singing compliment the orchestration. But its her concept, her restraint and her bearing that marks this as so compelling. She is in complete control of the moment. Brava! Allure and bearing for days.

[Robertogee]

Vocally, certainly, and perhaps dramatically, the definitive performance.

Resnik's Madame Armfelt is a compelling woman (not girlish): a demanding courtesan of a century ago, certain of her rarefied allure as a polished gem of desire and great price by equally powerful male royals, long gone too.

No word muddled or layer lost. Flawless diction, projection and timbre -- true to her character's breeding. Like a fiery diamond, hard . . . surviving . . . heartbreaking to the end.

Magnificent.

[Richiesutherland]

I agree about Maureen Lipman in the London. By the way, the Desirée of the City Opera production was Sally Ann Howes.

[sweeney60]

@Richiesutherland she is the only opera singer on record who sang soprano, mezzo soprano, and contralto during the course of her career. Nothing stops this woman. She was very wise, many sopranos become stronger in their lower registers as they age but they dont train that part of their voice, so as their higher register weakens, they have nothing to fall back on. Regina was smart and continued to train as her voice changed. She went from a beautiful soprano to a brilliant baritone!

[MMOPMusicalTheatre]

Maureen Lipman was amaaazing in last year's London revival!

[cherylzaneisinsane]

Such a rich interpretation of Liaisons--I can listen to this all day!