ELIZABETH CONNELL: Final farewell recital - Hastings 27 Nov 2011
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- Опубліковано 28 лют 2024
- When Elizabeth "Liza" Connell received her devastating medical diagnosis in October 2011 she decided to give a very final recital, as a farewell to the public in Hastings on 27 November 2011. The audience consisted mostly of friends and family, and she entertained them not only with her singing, but also her famously gleeful, positive spirit, until the final, heartbreaking encore.
She passed away shortly after that recital, on 18 February 2012.
(Apologies for the less than perfect camera work. It was a difficult occasion to film....)
RICHARD WAGNER
Dich, teure Halle, grüß ich wieder (Tannhäuser)
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Non più di fiori (La clemenza di Tito)
GIUSEPPE VERDI
La luce langue (Macbeth)
BETTY ROE
Farewell Song
ERNEST CHARLES
When I have sung my songs to you, I'll sing no more
Elizabeth Connell, Sopran
Stephen Rose, Klavier
Hastings, 27. November 2011
Such a gorgeous, youthful sound and some fantastic anecdotes. Thanks for posting.
I was at her last performance at the ROH as Turandot. I went to here Irene Theorin who cancelled and the magnificent Connell sang. Age 65 and still one of the best I ever heard. Watching this was very emotional for me. Bless her memory. RIP.
In 1977 at the age of 10 my school teacher gave me a recording of Norma introducing me to what is still to this day my favourite opera. I grew up in an adoptive family but was fortunate to meet my birth mother in 2004 and the first thing we did together was go to a performance of Norma in Melbourne with this wonderful artist. I will treasure this memory forever. ❤️
Considering the heavy rep she sang during her career, her voice was flawless here! Compare her and Marton at their comparable ages and it's like night and day. I wish I had gotten to see her before she passed. She seemed like a warm, inviting, calm prescence, even while facing death in the face. Ultima Brava!
Thank you so much for this Helmut. It means so much to all of us.
Still wonderful.
Thank you so much for posting this - I worked with Ms. Connell in the 90's in South Africa and the last role I saw her in was Die Mutter in Hänsel und Gretel at the ROH ❤
Absoletely wonderful voice shape fo 65 y.o. soprano. Fantasic recital.
one of the most adorable voices! A stunning Isolde, a phantastic Elektra! Everything sounded easy! She was one the best!!
Thank you for this! What an artist.
She was a great artist and her amazing voice will forever remain in the great history of the opera. She could sing a wide range of repertoire and always with a great taste. Thank you so much for posting this. Liza forever
maravillosa !!!