The Mighty Dottie has sung Susanna, every bit as magnificently as this, in an earlier DVD. She's just gorgeous and perfect in everything. Go Dottie Go!
Where was this? A great singer like Roeschmann who puts her hand on her ear means bad acoustic, that she didn't hear the orchestra not even herself et trys to stay in tune. obvisously in this performance she is in a difficult situation which is NOT her fault...
I, sadly, prefer her Fiordiligi and Pamina to this. Renee Fleming's Contessa is perfection: musically and dramatically. I feel that this role is a bit dramatic and heavy for Röschmann. Her Come Scoglio, on the other hand, is exquisite and exhibits LITTLE of the tension and phrasing trouble she has here.
if you have problems with breath you automatically have problems with throat! Throat grabs to do the work your support (breath) should be doing. JMHO :) Lovely instrument though :)
Her Contessa is a whole lot better than her Vitellia or Fiordiligi, for which she lacked some punch, I thought, especially in the bottom range. She's a good actress and makes such a youthful, fresh-voiced Contessa. I still wish she kept singing Susanna, Pamina, and Illia, though.
Interresting that you talk about "the worst" Figaro ever. I hope you´ve been to Aarhus, Bern, Boston, Düsseldorf, Bratislava, Toronto, Riga, Pensacola, Nantes and about 50 other operahouses the past 2 years and seen their Figaro before you will call this one for the worst Figaro ever...
Superb -- notice also that her diction is perfect. Great dramatic presence too. Ms. Roschmann never disappoints!
The Mighty Dottie has sung Susanna, every bit as magnificently as this, in an earlier DVD. She's just gorgeous and perfect in everything. Go Dottie Go!
I love the set design and costumes for this production. Nice update for a classic!
I love it. Specially the end, really powerful.
Phantastic voice - saw her several times at Munich Opera House.
Christiann
sublime!!!! Love her... love her and Mozart
I just cried
Well, Te Kanawa is the best! It was easier for her to do those relatively high notes for a lyric soprano.
Where was this? A great singer like Roeschmann who puts her hand on her ear means bad acoustic, that she didn't hear the orchestra not even herself et trys to stay in tune. obvisously in this performance she is in a difficult situation which is NOT her fault...
I, sadly, prefer her Fiordiligi and Pamina to this. Renee Fleming's Contessa is perfection: musically and dramatically. I feel that this role is a bit dramatic and heavy for Röschmann.
Her Come Scoglio, on the other hand, is exquisite and exhibits LITTLE of the tension and phrasing trouble she has here.
if you have problems with breath you automatically have problems with throat! Throat grabs to do the work your support (breath) should be doing. JMHO :) Lovely instrument though :)
Her Contessa is a whole lot better than her Vitellia or Fiordiligi, for which she lacked some punch, I thought, especially in the bottom range. She's a good actress and makes such a youthful, fresh-voiced Contessa. I still wish she kept singing Susanna, Pamina, and Illia, though.
Interresting that you talk about "the worst" Figaro ever. I hope you´ve been to Aarhus, Bern, Boston, Düsseldorf, Bratislava, Toronto, Riga, Pensacola, Nantes and about 50 other operahouses the past 2 years and seen their Figaro before you will call this one for the worst Figaro ever...
Ok, I can accept it and it´s terrible that directors and conductors are turning a masterpiece into a mish-mash-drama-pathetique
she grabs and holds every single pitch in her throat. it's painful to watch