It's really telling that singers from the last century were on the whole better trained. It certainly shows in this woman's poise, power, phrasing, beauty of sound and breath control. She is an extraordinary contralto. It's a pity she did not go on in her career, but she made a choice that ultimately suited her, and that we have to accept.
Daniel Baroque...I couldn't agree with you more... I'm from the old school of Bernard Taylor...I have rehabilitated many singers who don't have a REAL technique and steady tone...
At the moment, I'm the only contralto out of all the freshman in the music program at my school. Eula Beal makes me feel better about that. In a world full of sopranos and mezzos, we're a rare breed! She makes me proud of that :)
With the few recordings which are available, she keeps giving us so much. A world class contralto ended her career because she found her family more important. We have to respect her decision. God gave her many years to live. May she have been happy and a godsend to what she devoted her life. We do not know and it is not our business at all. Let us be grateful for what we have. I have never felt more commotion from a contralto voice than from Eula Beal's and Kathleen Ferrier's (whose life was entirely different as we all know). These are the absolute summit in their genre for me. Controlled, sensitive, deep, hauntingly beautiful.
True vibrato action, perfect intonation, always on the center of the pitch, the release is good, the vowels are clear and she moves from pitch to pitch well. Plus, she is very musical and a fine artist! Brava!
She also emotes without overexaggerating or underacting, like sadly many do - both then and today. She understood and conveyed the meaning with sincerity - similar to Marian Anderson.
A beautiful, mellow and rich, yet a womanly voice... To my mind, she may be regarded as one of the best contraltos. A beautiful woman with a beautiful voice! Bravo!
@@kirkp7470I love the both of them (DCB in my usernamd is for Dame Clara Butt !), and this person probably should have said "Eula Beal is my favorite contralto singer", but let's not compare. Eula Beal was great !
Easily the best version of this Ave Maria that I have ever had the pleasure of hearing. Eula ranks up there favourably with the finest contraltos ever.
A contralto has a deeper, heavier vocal timbre than a soprano, and her vocal tessitura (comfortable vocal range) lies lower than a mezzo or lyric soprano. Listen to the notes at 0:52 and 2:21 on this video - her voice has a thicker and deeper quality than most female singers. In fact I'm a contralto myself, and if you hear my voice, you'll hear the deepest kind of contralto sound :)
Dame Clara Butt was a very deep contralto, so necessarily her high notes may not be as high as higher contraltos like Sigrid Onégin, who had a terrific soprano high C and maybe more ! But Dame Clara Butt had great high notes and could sing them with great feeling, ease and dynamic control. Here, the highest note Eula Beal sings is a contralto high G, and Dame Clara Butt recorded many of those (which were terrific !) as well as an Ab. What I'm saying is that their voices are different is all, but on a technical level they're virtually equals. I typed this comment In case any of you had started to think Dame Clara Butt was a bad singer without having heard her first - it's okay if she is not in your taste, but don't base your entire opinion of her on a single comment, if you want to make your opinion, listen to just about any of her recordings !
I learned about her when I was a resident, living in Illinois. Where I lived there was a wonderful arts channel. I have always wished I knew more about her.
A fine contralto and she has a very composed and comfortable manner in her performance.The high notes are handled in an effortless way. I wonder does anyone out there know the background of her training?
I believe I'm a contralto as well and I share the same feelings with both of you. Its very sad when most of the feminine roles get to go to sopranos or mezzo-sopranos and contraltos are, unfortuantely, left playing evil women or men (which on the latter, I personally avoid performing in my career). But I've found a great many feminine roles that belong to the contralto voice - one of my favourites is that of Irene in "Bajazet" by Vivaldi.
Singing a type of vocal range that is rare in schools, in my opinion, tends to be a great thing. No one can challenge you or give you a run for your money because you are the only one who sings that type of voice type. Same thing goes for us guys; we tend to lack any true basses but make up for it within tenors and baritones.
The problem is with the roles and mostly subpar material given to the voice, when the male pants roles should go back to high tenors/countertenors/male sopranos like Russell Oberlin and unfortunately, the sopranos and mezzos get more of the feminine roles.
oh Im a contralto too... i also sometimes feel disappointed and a little mad about my voice. Altough im getting used to be a contralto and liking it when i have to sing in public i feel a little embarrased.
I agree. Seriously, there is nothing wrong with being a contralto. In fact, it's sad that there is a dearth of fame and opportunity in opera for this voice type; most you can do is try to make your voice as beautiful as possible. I can imagine the frustration must be similar (albeit a little less) for the basso.
Ok, here we go. I first heard & saw this wonderful phenomena about 3 years ago on CLASSICAL ARTS SHOWCASE on a cable channel in the Bay area. Actually, what I first heard & saw was Ms. Beal & Menuhin performing ERBARME DICH. Outside of Ferrier I have never heard OR felt the emotion of ths better. Ms.Bealm seemed to have preferred a "low profile" career I would love to hear MUCH more from her. She seems to lack Ferrier's tempermen t in songs but, hey who cares?
I've never met another dramatic contralto, I've only heard one's I've attempted to research about. In fact I have sung this "Ave Maria". There is another dramatic contralto - the Swedish singer Zarah Leander, who sings this aria an entire OCTAVE below this version - when I play it to most people, the majority think it's a male singer.
Yes, that's true to an extent, but it's also good to push the boundaries of typecasting as a contralto. Not to mention the scarcity of material. I feel like this voice type hasn't been explored enough - like there are some sublime operas just waiting to be written.
Can someone please explain to me the difference between contralto and soprano? (Not trying to say that I don't hear a difference. I just know that soprano is a high-pitch singer, but when I googled contralto, the singers also sing high notes so..?) I'm really interested get a reply from a person who truly grasps the understanding of this type of singing... I don't want to just 'google' this answer.
The other drawback of being a contralto is that you can sometimes attract bad attention from certain individuals, purely because your voice sounds lower. I can't tell you how offensive it is to get that attention, when you (yourself) are not that way or like one of those obsessive fans.
Well the reason why is mostly contraltos have little material and good roles to sing, and they unfortuantely are forced to play pants roles or villanous or old women.
Im a contralto myself but I always thought this song was best left to the sopranos. Our voices are more rare and cooler but yall sound better with this one.
very interesting rendition, but this Ave Maria doesn' t suits her at all; I love Eula Beal, but ave Maria belongs to others souls and personalities. From the past i rather much hear Deanna Durbin singing this Aria, in one of her movies, much more natural; Then Jackie Evancho nowadays, just perfect between Nine and twelve.....Grâce, not talent !
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It's really telling that singers from the last century were on the whole better trained. It certainly shows in this woman's poise, power, phrasing, beauty of sound and breath control. She is an extraordinary contralto. It's a pity she did not go on in her career, but she made a choice that ultimately suited her, and that we have to accept.
Daniel Baroque...I couldn't agree with you more... I'm from the old school of Bernard Taylor...I have rehabilitated many singers who don't have a REAL technique and steady tone...
She was happier with her husband and children and I have respect for her doing so.
BS
Happy birthday mom. We miss you.
Your mother had a truly magical voice. So glad these recording exist.
Suche kathleen ferrier
I read about this film and came looking for clips. Your mother had an incredible gift, beautiful voice and emotion.
At the moment, I'm the only contralto out of all the freshman in the music program at my school. Eula Beal makes me feel better about that. In a world full of sopranos and mezzos, we're a rare breed! She makes me proud of that :)
naarahformusic she would be very happy to have inspired you.
Five years on, I hope you've found success. A fine voice is truly a gift to be shared.
i still hope youre singing
Contralto is so rare there is barely one great contralto in each generation. Enjoy this rare gift that God has given you. Cheers!
Contraltos are not rare - they are less popular. Big difference.
With the few recordings which are available, she keeps giving us so much. A world class contralto ended her career because she found her family more important. We have to respect her decision. God gave her many years to live. May she have been happy and a godsend to what she devoted her life. We do not know and it is not our business at all. Let us be grateful for what we have. I have never felt more commotion from a contralto voice than from Eula Beal's and Kathleen Ferrier's (whose life was entirely different as we all know). These are the absolute summit in their genre for me. Controlled, sensitive, deep, hauntingly beautiful.
Good for her to put her family above a mere career. She cared. :) Most don't.
True vibrato action, perfect intonation, always on the center of the pitch, the release is good, the vowels are clear and she moves from pitch to pitch well. Plus, she is very musical and a fine artist! Brava!
She also emotes without overexaggerating or underacting, like sadly many do - both then and today. She understood and conveyed the meaning with sincerity - similar to Marian Anderson.
Plus beautiful musicality and astoundingly beautiful vocal color....
A beautiful, mellow and rich, yet a womanly voice... To my mind, she may be regarded as one of the best contraltos. A beautiful woman with a beautiful voice! Bravo!
She is mezzo!
No !@@Idk-ub2yw
She really is the best contralto I have ever heard!
Schumann-Heink?, Clara Butt?
@@kirkp7470I love the both of them (DCB in my usernamd is for Dame Clara Butt !), and this person probably should have said "Eula Beal is my favorite contralto singer", but let's not compare. Eula Beal was great !
Easily the best version of this Ave Maria that I have ever had the pleasure of hearing. Eula ranks up there favourably with the finest contraltos ever.
I'm 55 and this has been my favorite song since I was 4. How amazing to find this version of it -- what a lovely voice, what a lovely woman.
This is some of the most beautiful singing I have ever heard of any voice type.
So effortless and timelessly elegant. Incredible voice!
she makes this old warhorse sound completely new and fresh. thank you for posting.
Un air très délicat à mener dont elle se sort parfaitement.Certainement une des plus belles versions.Bravo Madame et merci operatribute!
Parfaitement !
A contralto has a deeper, heavier vocal timbre than a soprano, and her vocal tessitura (comfortable vocal range) lies lower than a mezzo or lyric soprano. Listen to the notes at 0:52 and 2:21 on this video - her voice has a thicker and deeper quality than most female singers. In fact I'm a contralto myself, and if you hear my voice, you'll hear the deepest kind of contralto sound :)
Thank you for sharing this info.
She also had better access to her high notes/register than other contraltos like Clara Butt or Ruby Helder.
Beals voice live in a room must have been indescribably beautiful and rich.
Dame Clara Butt was a very deep contralto, so necessarily her high notes may not be as high as higher contraltos like Sigrid Onégin, who had a terrific soprano high C and maybe more ! But Dame Clara Butt had great high notes and could sing them with great feeling, ease and dynamic control. Here, the highest note Eula Beal sings is a contralto high G, and Dame Clara Butt recorded many of those (which were terrific !) as well as an Ab. What I'm saying is that their voices are different is all, but on a technical level they're virtually equals. I typed this comment In case any of you had started to think Dame Clara Butt was a bad singer without having heard her first - it's okay if she is not in your taste, but don't base your entire opinion of her on a single comment, if you want to make your opinion, listen to just about any of her recordings !
Thanks for sharing this divine voice and beautiful singer with all us!!!
Beautiful singing
Thank you for posting
I learned about her when I was a resident, living in Illinois. Where I lived there was a wonderful arts channel. I have always wished I knew more about her.
This is absolutely flawless and I love everything about it
A fine contralto and she has a very composed and comfortable manner in her performance.The high notes are handled in an effortless way. I wonder does anyone out there know the background of her training?
She is mezzo
@@Idk-ub2ywNo !
Beautiful and diferent voice, I need to know more about her..
Divina! Un miracolo di una voce!
WWonderful voice. Brava! TY James!
Awesome! Just AWESOME!!!!!
Not exactly, there is one singer called Rosa Ponselle. Whose voice was a blend of both of soprano and mezzo (sometimes contralto) like qualities.
A voice of exquisite beauty and control.
VOCE COSì OMOGENEA, PIENA DI DOLCEZZA...SEMPLICITA NEL CANTARE MA SEMPRE COSI GIUSTO...CHE MERAVIGLIA..
an earth angel for sure vinny x
Just wonderful!
I believe I'm a contralto as well and I share the same feelings with both of you. Its very sad when most of the feminine roles get to go to sopranos or mezzo-sopranos and contraltos are, unfortuantely, left playing evil women or men (which on the latter, I personally avoid performing in my career). But I've found a great many feminine roles that belong to the contralto voice - one of my favourites is that of Irene in "Bajazet" by Vivaldi.
당신의 아름다운 목소리에 경의를 표합니다
귀한 녹음 감사합니다
Que bela voz, interpretação magnífica.
AMAZING MIRACLE
Magnifique voix et interprète!
Does anyone know what her vocal range was? What a lovely instrument - angelic voice.
contralto
Sublime
Fabulous!
So precise... O.O
Oh....so you're one of the rare dramatic ones. Cool.
My sister is a lyric contralto but I've never met a dramatic contralto before.
Incredible sound, technique and musicianship.
wow....what a voice!
Muy hermosa versión.
Incredible.
I can't even, I am glad I chose this over the Grammy's...
Singing a type of vocal range that is rare in schools, in my opinion, tends to be a great thing. No one can challenge you or give you a run for your money because you are the only one who sings that type of voice type. Same thing goes for us guys; we tend to lack any true basses but make up for it within tenors and baritones.
parfait. Ouvert, pas houahoua, musique présente. Exemple pour les petits
Seriously, there's nothing wrong with being a Contralto.
The problem is with the roles and mostly subpar material given to the voice, when the male pants roles should go back to high tenors/countertenors/male sopranos like Russell Oberlin and unfortunately, the sopranos and mezzos get more of the feminine roles.
oh Im a contralto too...
i also sometimes feel disappointed and a little mad about my voice. Altough im getting used to be a contralto and liking it when i have to sing in public i feel a little embarrased.
I like how her voice is very deep, but in no way masculine.
I agree. Seriously, there is nothing wrong with being a contralto. In fact, it's sad that there is a dearth of fame and opportunity in opera for this voice type; most you can do is try to make your voice as beautiful as possible. I can imagine the frustration must be similar (albeit a little less) for the basso.
Contraltos have it far worse than even bassos, because they are considered an unfeminine sound - which is false.
Фантастика. Да, это было решение самой певицы оставить сцену столь рано, но сколько же потеряло вокальное искусство. Брава, ДИВА!!!
Buenísimo
When you have a voice and know how to sing! Brava!!!!!!!!!!
OUTSTANDING !!!
Ok, here we go. I first heard & saw this wonderful phenomena about 3 years ago on CLASSICAL ARTS SHOWCASE on a cable channel in the Bay area. Actually, what I first heard & saw was Ms. Beal & Menuhin performing ERBARME DICH. Outside of
Ferrier I have never heard OR felt the emotion of ths better. Ms.Bealm seemed to have preferred a "low profile" career I would love to hear MUCH more from her. She seems to lack Ferrier's tempermen t in songs but, hey who cares?
I've never met another dramatic contralto, I've only heard one's I've attempted to research about. In fact I have sung this "Ave Maria". There is another dramatic contralto - the Swedish singer Zarah Leander, who sings this aria an entire OCTAVE below this version - when I play it to most people, the majority think it's a male singer.
Assoluta She's not a dramatic contralto
Yes, that's true to an extent, but it's also good to push the boundaries of typecasting as a contralto. Not to mention the scarcity of material. I feel like this voice type hasn't been explored enough - like there are some sublime operas just waiting to be written.
ESPLENDIDA
I'm a bass so I totally understand.
идеально! яркий пример школы бельканто
@drakkonami I agree there.
Great singer! It is a pitty that there is so little information about her.
Can someone please explain to me the difference between contralto and soprano?
(Not trying to say that I don't hear a difference. I just know that soprano is a high-pitch singer, but when I googled contralto, the singers also sing high notes so..?)
I'm really interested get a reply from a person who truly grasps the understanding of this type of singing... I don't want to just 'google' this answer.
歌声让人以圣洁的名义祈祷。。。。。。。。。
One of the few Latin pronounciations harmless to the ear.
The other drawback of being a contralto is that you can sometimes attract bad attention from certain individuals, purely because your voice sounds lower. I can't tell you how offensive it is to get that attention, when you (yourself) are not that way or like one of those obsessive fans.
But to a sensitive male the lower female voice exudes confidence and comfort that only the feminine spirit can bring.
@@likeariver2237Sopranos and mezzo-soprano voices can also exude confidence and comfort. To each their own.
In the key of Eb major...
Well the reason why is mostly contraltos have little material and good roles to sing, and they unfortuantely are forced to play pants roles or villanous or old women.
she was been dramatic mezzosoprano :S
she sounds like elisabeth schwarzkopf moved down a 4th
+Jason Black she is actually 10 times better than sharvsopkf
@@Dadacomero I'm inclined to agree with this. less croony, more clear, more use of simple, elegant expression.
Im a contralto myself but I always thought this song was best left to the sopranos. Our voices are more rare and cooler but yall sound better with this one.
fred fuchs How much better than this could an Ave Maria sound?
very interesting rendition, but this Ave Maria doesn' t suits her at all; I love Eula Beal, but ave Maria belongs to others souls and personalities. From the past i rather much hear Deanna Durbin singing this Aria, in one of her movies, much more natural; Then Jackie Evancho nowadays, just perfect between Nine and twelve.....Grâce, not talent !
Sublime