Compare to Anna Moffo, all the sopranos who sang Mozart, even with lot of talents, are "interesting" She, is love, passion, tenderness, spirit, purity, beauty, heat, class, all the feeling our harts could feel...
The young Anna Moffo is sublime. Thank you posting this. People listening to her later recordings are likely to miss her greatness. For about a decade she was one of the most exceptional singers in the world. What a pity she lost her way vocally and her nerves suffered. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Walter Legge tried to help her recover - about the time of her recording of Massenet's Thais - but it was not to be. Let's enjoy her here at her very best - a wonderful artist.
Someone didn't like this? Are you kidding? You must be the greatest soprano in the world. I think we'd love to hear you show us how it's done, no? If you're NOT a soprano, you've showed us you are a musical dilettante at best.
The difficulty with this aria is the very broad range that it requires, which very few of the sopranos here on you tube seem to have. especially ,as their lower range is concerned....e.g. "constanta". Moffo here comes closest to how I think mozart intended it to be sung. There is a recording out there by Eleanor Steber which is probably the standard against which all other performances should be measured. She sounds like a contralto when she has to.
This is a very fine performance, yet I prefer that of Lily Pons accompanied by the great conductor Bruno Walter. Melba made a wonderful recording of this as well.
Gorgeous - and the siinger-violin dialogue is beautifully handled. Just wish (as with Kathleen Battle, teh violin could be a little louder to get the interplay. Am alone in this? Perhaps violinists are second class citizens on the operatic stage:-\
You need to understand the acoustics of the room it was performed in, the technology then, etc., etc. There are many recordings that belie your statement. Look them up.
+ANNIE PETALS True, but as there are very few castrati about it is inevitably always sung by a soprano. I think it is very rarely if ever sung by a countertenor. The combination of soprano and violin is ravishingly beautiful.
The young Moffo's voice, versatility, and sheer musical talent were wonders to behold!
Compare to Anna Moffo, all the sopranos who sang Mozart, even with lot of talents, are "interesting" She, is love, passion, tenderness, spirit, purity, beauty, heat, class, all the feeling our harts could feel...
Perfect cadenza! ❤️
Love her cadenzas, love her sense of Mozartean line, love everything about it. Ravishing.
Beautifulest aria of Mozart! The best in her performing!!!! Love her voice!!
The young Anna Moffo is sublime. Thank you posting this. People listening to her later recordings are likely to miss her greatness. For about a decade she was one of the most exceptional singers in the world. What a pity she lost her way vocally and her nerves suffered.
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Walter Legge tried to help her recover - about the time of her recording of Massenet's Thais - but it was not to be.
Let's enjoy her here at her very best - a wonderful artist.
Anna Moffo had an exquisite voice. To me her Violet's is by far the best.
Lovely-one of the best on YT of an aria which seems to flummox even some big-name performers.
sublime
Merveilleuse interpretation . !!! Et il me semble que c'est la cadenze finale la plus elaboree et la plus longue que j'ai entendue .
Belleza pura
Who could possibly 'dislike' this....is this available anywhere on cd?....It is a beauty. Mozart and Moffo...
Someone didn't like this? Are you kidding? You must be the greatest soprano in the world. I think we'd love to hear you show us how it's done, no? If you're NOT a soprano, you've showed us you are a musical dilettante at best.
❤Прекрасное пение Великой оперной ПРИМАДОННЫ НАВСЕГДА останется в сердцах людей ...
Gorgeous!
he'd probably gone mad..... she's exquisite....
The difficulty with this aria is the very broad range that it requires, which very few of the sopranos here on you tube seem to have. especially ,as their lower range is concerned....e.g. "constanta". Moffo here comes closest to how I think mozart intended it to be sung. There is a recording out there by Eleanor Steber which is probably the standard against which all other performances should be measured. She sounds like a contralto when she has to.
Die beste aller Besten mit dieser Arie: Elisabeth Rethberg
This is a very fine performance, yet I prefer that of Lily Pons accompanied by the great conductor Bruno Walter. Melba made a wonderful recording of this as well.
testament, mozart arias, anna moffo. i think u can buy it on the net... or u can download it :)
It's in my book: Mozart Arias for Soprano, Vol II, done by Sergius Kagen/International Music Company, New York.
Not my favorite Mozart piece to sing, but she is incredible
and Mozart also! It's almost too much to bare! can you imagine if Mozart would have met anna moffo???????
Qué hermosa voz e interpretación!!
THIS VERSION I THINK IS VERY MUCH LIKE THE VERSION WHICH WAS RECORDED BY GABRIELLE RITTER-CIAMPI IN 1929, ALSO AVAILABLE ON Y/T.
does anyone have the sheet music of the cadenza at the end? Id love to play it with a friend of mine.
Cadenzas, by definition, are improvised, especially in early music.
Gorgeous - and the siinger-violin dialogue is beautifully handled. Just wish (as with Kathleen Battle, teh violin could be a little louder to get the interplay. Am alone in this? Perhaps violinists are second class citizens on the operatic stage:-\
You need to understand the acoustics of the room it was performed in, the technology then, etc., etc. There are many recordings that belie your statement. Look them up.
Una voce bella, morbida e limpida nonostante la registrazione un po' vecchiotta.
@Femkela :-)
Selten gut, ähnlich göttlich wie inzwischen auch Sumi Jo.
외모가 너무 예뻐서 실력이 저평가된 소프라노라고 생각합니다 때론 너무예쁘신분들은 이런게 불리하기도 합니다 ㅋㅋㅋ 외모와 실력을 겸비한 최고소프라노
난 칼라스보다 안나 가 더좋앗!
this aria is a male role, aminta, written for a castrato
+ANNIE PETALS True, but as there are very few castrati about it is inevitably always sung by a soprano. I think it is very rarely if ever sung by a countertenor. The combination of soprano and violin is ravishingly beautiful.
Frank Pam i never said it should be sung by a countertenor , ahaha, i was just giving some info :P
Amen!