Kathleen Battle - 1982 Canadian Debut Recital (Entire) - Pollack Hall, Montreal

Kathleen Battle, soprano
Lawrence Skrobacs, pianist
Program -
Purcell: I attempt from love's sickness to fly
Purcell: Sweeter than roses
Purcell: Man is for the woman made
Applause & Commentary
Schubert: Liebe Schwärmt auf allen Wegen
Schubert: Lachen und Weinen
Schubert: Du bist die Ruh
Schubert: Die Männer sind méchant
Schubert: Suleika I
Schubert: Suleika II
Applause & Commentary
Mozart: L'amerò, sarò costante (Il Re Pastore)
Fauré: Après un rêve
Fauré: Mandoline
Fauré: Le Secret
Fauré: En prière
Fauré: Notre Amour
Applause & Commentary
Spiritual: Honor! Honor!
Spiritual: City Called Heaven
Spiritual: Witness
Spiritual: He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
Encores -
Handel: Oh! had I Jubal's lyre (Joshua)
Rossini: Una voce poco fa (Il barbiere di Siviglia)

[@ChagoWilson]

Happy 70th Anniversary of Life
August, 13, 2018
Soprano, Kathleen Battle
One of the most beautiful voices and human beings to ever sing!!!

[@skqq3250]

Yes Mr Wilson I so agree with you. Never saw her live!!! But I concur!

[@paillette2010]

TRUTH!

[@edelgar33]

I could listen to Kathleen Battle all day. She is also a delight to watch, a great performer. 💐🎉

[@rennes99]

Ms. Battle is a musical gem. Thank you @ VoiceVirtuous for posting this lovely concert for all to enjoy!

[@m.antoniosims342]

Ms Battle’s purity of tone, her musicality, soul, presence and her beauty are unmatched! What a treasure she is! Her voice is easily recognizable and is an audible feast for the listener!❤

[@lockjiang]

this is rare gem, we need more of her early recital recordings.

[@kerryeblen189]

Yes, thank u for encoring my classmate at CCM. Amidst the turmoil she endured, always a reseptive and proffesional to the art

[@danielcabrera4161]

I have been listening to this recital daily for the last 14 years.

[@Beatrice.Buiron]

Heavenly beauty!

[@melanielindsay9367]

💯

[@aandretrain5089]

This is an awesome performance of classical singing. Ms. Battle is a class act!

[@jeannapick]

one of my favorite soprano voices!

[@sh24jame]

Pure bliss

[@m.antoniosims342]

Ms Battle is extremely gifted singer! She demonstrates remarkable control in her ability to go outside of the melody to reach soaring notes and then fall right back into the perfect key and pitch! Wonderful flexibility and gorgeous clarity in tone!!!

[@ChagoWilson]

Happy 72nd Life Anniversary
August 13, 2020
Our Dearest Soprano, Kathleen Battle

[@TheAleph74]

Her Una Voce is bliss!!!!

[@robertomarcucci9876]

What a voice!

[@invisiblesoloaqui66]

Oh, Kathleen, you are wonderful... yes, pure heaven ...

[@allanoyiengo]

Oh my God, pure heaven

[@gerardbarbier5823]

thank you so much for posting this and sharing , priceless !

[@육송-w7s]

Great singer. Pure voce.

[@ChagoWilson]

Happy 73rd Anniversary Of Life
Thursday, August 13, 2021
Our Dearest & Most Precious Kathleen Battle
You Are A Special Gift To Us All!

[@adrianvanbreda]

Thank you for this wonderful post, and indeed for your whole collection of videos of Battle and Norman - they are a wonderful pair, with such different yet complementary voices. Great American singers!

[@legato6999]

Great find! Thanks for posting this.

[@Tiffany-fp9rt]

SO CLASSY 💐

[@Tiffany-fp9rt]

AND GRACEFUL

[@mesamies123]

BRILLIANT! Merci! ❤

[@TheAleph74]

First time I hear this. Wow, amazing. I like this rendition of En priere better than the one on the commercial recording..

[@danielcabrera4161]

This one is beyond perfection an pure sublimity

[@ethalia3093]

Exquisite singing. Chills!

[@Chelltheworshiper]

just amazing

[@CarloftheBells]

WOAH I'm glad I didn't decide to repeat the song I was listening to previously. XD

[@Ravenelvenlady]

Thanks so much for this upload and the other ones of some of my very favorite singers.

[@ELORLS91]

He reencontrado esta maravilla de voz que me estremeció en el año 1987. Espiritual,sublime, divina.....

[@danielcabrera4161]

Espiritual, sublime, divina... Su alma es inmensamente grande, su comprensión musical y técnica son algo más allá de lo avanzado, canta con la precisión de un cirujano y su musicalidad tiene la armoniosidad de la naturaleza misma...
No solo es una soprano que raya la excelencia y en muchas ocasiones la perfección, también tiene la sensibilidad de conmover hasta las lágrimas cuando dentro de su rigor técnico es capaz de desvelar la verdad escondida en la partitura, su ach ich fühls es de un timbre oscuro y doliente, su finísima y deliciosa Zerbinetta lleva la musicalidad al límite engastando un hilo de perlas en cada palabra
Muy poco reconocimiento ha recibido.

[@lindabottom8755]

Beautiful!

[@novascotiawill]

Beautiful 😊

[@equilibriocentrodedesenvol7236]

adoro, amo, inspira-me!!!!

[@valerianoherrera7248]

Voz armoniosa que me emociona

[@BreAnnaMadison1993]

I wish i could sound like her!

[@ninaerickson2255]

Great @singasana

[@drmontigne]

Du bist die Ruh - 12:30

[@joao-geraldodamasceno1581]

Bonita!

[@cremonaspinto]

Suleika I *-*