I’ve been to the Teatro San Carlo, and I’ve seen Beverly Sills perform Traviata onstage……but not at the same time! For the people who think Sills was overrated, this is a good example of how great she really was!
I’ve been spending a lot of time at the Italian opera houses in the last few years. The big ones - La Scala, Verona, San Carlo, Fenice - have international audiences that really don’t get emotional. But last month, I spent time in the small houses in Parma and Busseto. THEY breathe along with the singers and get all riled up! It was fantastic! Most of the singing was very high caliber, but one tenor nearly fell apart on the stage. I thought for sure the public would boo and hiss, but they shouted Bravo with empathy. Everyone knew he was bad, but they applauded the effort.
Beverly was just PHENOMENAL and one of THE BEST of all times and this live recording just proves how incredibly good she was. ❤❤❤
I’ve been to the Teatro San Carlo, and I’ve seen Beverly Sills perform Traviata onstage……but not at the same time! For the people who think Sills was overrated, this is a good example of how great she really was!
Grande Beverly Sills !!! Ed è bello sentire anche la voce di Alfredo Kraus, uno dei migliori Alfredo del secolo !
What a wonderful artist! What a technique! What a voice! Perfect rendition!
My first opera. Sills in Traviata w/ Aldo Botion as Alfredo, 1970 what a send off
Amazing! ❤️❤️❤️
Maravilhosa Fantástica, Mauro de Blumenau Brasil
Italian audiences of that time were wonderful when they got excited.
I’ve been spending a lot of time at the Italian opera houses in the last few years. The big ones - La Scala, Verona, San Carlo, Fenice - have international audiences that really don’t get emotional. But last month, I spent time in the small houses in Parma and Busseto. THEY breathe along with the singers and get all riled up! It was fantastic! Most of the singing was very high caliber, but one tenor nearly fell apart on the stage. I thought for sure the public would boo and hiss, but they shouted Bravo with empathy. Everyone knew he was bad, but they applauded the effort.
Good Lordy that is amazing. You could dictate the entire aria, and it would be every diacritical written in the score, and more.