I like her version better than that of Callas. She has the same powerful expressiveness in her voice, but at the same time her timbre is more smooth and beautiful. Great discovery!
Callas has, for me, been the gold standard, when it comes to this aria. But, will anyone be offended, if I say that she rivals Callas here? Incredible tonal quality, strength, smooth, steady, clear as a bell, marvelous diction, emotion, wow, I was moved to tears...she has it all in this performance. BRAVO!
INCREDIBLE! So glad she is being celebrated more now as we honor her recent passing. This is up there with Scotto and Freni for me. Never heard it before.
Jedno z najlepszych wykonań tej arii, jakie kiedykolwiek słyszałam! Dobrze byłoby znać źródło nagrania (orkiestra, dyrygent, wytwórnia płytowa), żeby znaleźć i posłuchać całości. Dziękuję za udostępniony materiał.
She got away from a communist country by marrying a Frenchman. Started almost from scratch , she never much appreciated the power of good marketing.In Poland there were a lot of fantastic singers in the 60s and 70s but it was impossible for them to be famous in the west.One of them was Alexandra Kurzak's mother.
It's not true she got away by marrying a Frenchman. Her only husband was my polish grandfather. :) She got away by achieving several prices and when she won at the ARD competition in the sixties, she got signed at the Dortmund Opera - that's how she got away. I'm not so sure about that good marketing, as well. She was offered a long-term contract at the MET by Rudolf Bing himself, accepted and remained there for 14 seasons. Now if that's not marketing, then I don't know what is. She was pretty known back then.
Beautiful timbre and legato. Thank you for posting an aria by a soprano not sufficiently honored for her artistry. Is this from the period she did Madame Butterfly at the Met?
To MrChowds64, Ms Callas was never the gold standard in this aria, not what we have recorded of her at least, as her voice had already become harsh and unmanageable and many other sopranos outshone her in technical ability at least and not a few in interpretive ability too. I do however think that Ms Zylis-Gara stands a close second to Ms Freni, who for me is by far the benchmark for this role and leaves Ms Callas looking rather forlorn. Bravissima for this performance.
WHAT LANGUAGE IS SHE SINGING IN, WITH SUCH DISTORTION OF THE PURE ITALIAN VOWEL, AND WHERE IS THAT LEGATO? SHE COMPLETELY DESTROYS THE ARCHITECTONIC SHAPE OF THE ARIA. A BEAUTIFUL VOICE WITHOUT ANY CONCEPT OF THE 19TH CENTURY TRADITION, YES EVEN IN VERISMO, OF MESSA DI VOCE.
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I like her version better than that of Callas. She has the same powerful expressiveness in her voice, but at the same time her timbre is more smooth and beautiful. Great discovery!
Najpiękniejszy głos stulecia.
Beautiful Voice and Interpretation of Butterfly....lovely!
Callas has, for me, been the gold standard, when it comes to this aria. But, will anyone be offended, if I say that she rivals Callas here? Incredible tonal quality, strength, smooth, steady, clear as a bell, marvelous diction, emotion, wow, I was moved to tears...she has it all in this performance. BRAVO!
INCREDIBLE! So glad she is being celebrated more now as we honor her recent passing. This is up there with Scotto and Freni for me. Never heard it before.
Tout simplement magnifique!
C'est une soprano extraordinaire
Beautifully emotional performance. I am so sorry to read that we lost her recently.
I loved her singing of this when she performed at the Met Opera
House many years ago.
Just discovered this amazing voice
Mistrzostwo świata.
Zilis gara semplicemente favolosa!
perfection.................
wonderful and the orchestra is stunning
Rest in peace maestra of veritable belcanto! Bellisimmo
I'd love to get the recording of her Polish Christmas carols. They seem to be unavailable to the public. Too bad, she is awesome.
Cudownie.
¡¡Bravo!! Bravissima!!
Glorious!
Beautiful voice !!
Great soprano i didn't know..awesome surprise ..thank you for uploading!
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS SINGING
Даже когда она поет пиано, но голос перекрывает оркестр ... Это чудо..... Потрясающее исполнение..
Heavenly done! Thank you!
Jedno z najlepszych wykonań tej arii, jakie kiedykolwiek słyszałam! Dobrze byłoby znać źródło nagrania (orkiestra, dyrygent, wytwórnia płytowa), żeby znaleźć i posłuchać całości. Dziękuję za udostępniony materiał.
Genialnie!
Trop beau! Merci!
Teresea Zylis est ubne grande soprano
She got away from a communist country by marrying a Frenchman. Started almost from scratch , she never much appreciated the power of good marketing.In Poland there were a lot of fantastic singers in the 60s and 70s but it was impossible for them to be famous in the west.One of them was Alexandra Kurzak's mother.
It's not true she got away by marrying a Frenchman. Her only husband was my polish grandfather. :) She got away by achieving several prices and when she won at the ARD competition in the sixties, she got signed at the Dortmund Opera - that's how she got away.
I'm not so sure about that good marketing, as well. She was offered a long-term contract at the MET by Rudolf Bing himself, accepted and remained there for 14 seasons. Now if that's not marketing, then I don't know what is. She was pretty known back then.
la escuche en Butterfly en el Theatre de l ' Opera Garnier, drigida por Georges Pretre
Sooooo beautiful 🥺
Mein Herz trauert, sie lebt nicht mehr .....!
Beautiful timbre and legato. Thank you for posting an aria by a soprano not sufficiently honored for her artistry. Is this from the period she did Madame Butterfly at the Met?
Mme Żylis-Gara recorded the aria in late 70's, I don't remember exactly.
Urodzona w Landwarowie, wielka gwiazda Wileńszczyzny i Polski.
Musical Earthquake!
To MrChowds64, Ms Callas was never the gold standard in this aria, not what we have recorded of her at least, as her voice had already become harsh and unmanageable and many other sopranos outshone her in technical ability at least and not a few in interpretive ability too. I do however think that Ms Zylis-Gara stands a close second to Ms Freni, who for me is by far the benchmark for this role and leaves Ms Callas looking rather forlorn. Bravissima for this performance.
Callas' voice harsh??? What a laughable comment.
Bla, bla, bla... Callas - Freni, ha, ha , ha
WHAT LANGUAGE IS SHE SINGING IN, WITH SUCH DISTORTION OF THE PURE ITALIAN VOWEL, AND WHERE IS THAT LEGATO? SHE COMPLETELY DESTROYS THE ARCHITECTONIC SHAPE OF THE ARIA. A BEAUTIFUL VOICE WITHOUT ANY CONCEPT OF THE 19TH CENTURY TRADITION, YES EVEN IN VERISMO, OF MESSA DI VOCE.
Writing is caps lock is the writing equivalent of shouting. Don’t do it, it brings down the argumentation
@@martello79 I apologise. I'm not terribly good with technology and the all the 'etiquette' it involves. I never shout.
@@phaidonnikolaus9841 Jokes on you, Madama Butterly is a 20th century opera. Anyways, I don't agree with you.