Joan Sutherland "Casta diva" from "Norma"
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Joan Sutherland sings "Casta diva" from "Norma"
composed by Vincenzo Bellini
Joan Sutherland - soprano
The Elizabethan Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Richard Bonynge
from Sydney Opera House
After a second listening, i have to admit that she is wonderfull ! Her voice is perfect.
I dont get why many of Sutherland's recordings have so small volume, whereas she possessed one of the most enormous voices ever
Poor recording equipment and orchestras that play too loud! I played opera in an orchestra for 47 years… orchestra generally play too loud
@@vic-iv2ff Leaning something new every day.
I was in the audience for 2 performances of this opera in Sydney. Sutherland's voice was amazing live in the theatre. A Lyrico spinto with a colatura top is rare as hen's teeth!. Although I have heard more beautiful tone from others, her ability to float and spin out a melody was never surpassed e. As far as I know she is the only soprano to sing "casta diva" in the original key in the theatre without it being lowered !!
Callas also sang it so in at least two productions that we know of. Unfortunately never recorded.
Lovely. Goosebumps.
RIP La Stupenda! God bless you.
R.I.P. We miss you.
legato inesistente
Sutherland sang her best Norma's in 1969 with Cossotto. It's better than her 1963.
Cossotto tried to out sing Sutherland. So Sutherland attacked back. There was no holding back for blending as she did with Horne.
Sutherland's 1974 Esclamonde's were legendary. Then there's the Met's Puritani's in 1976 that was magical.
The 1980 Borgia from the Royal Opera House has to be heard to be believed. An age 54 Sutherland sang as if she was 10 years younger.
She definitely can sparkle long after 1968.
It shatters my heart that she is gone. I don't think I will ever get over it. I love her voice and her presence on stage. She signs the autographs with so much love that I feel she thinks everyone is special. She is beautiful inside and out and everything else. Everyone else should step aside to honor this great lady. No one is in her level, not even close.
What was special that no one seems to comment on, is that Sutherland sang this in the original key of G. All other sang in down one note, in F.
I did not know this. Thank you.😇 Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Extremely good. Live long and prosper.
I love Joan Sutherland to death, but she didn't sing this one in the key of G. This performance is clearly in F, she only goes up to a Bb5. If it were in G, she would go up to a C6. If you want to hear her Casta Diva in G, look up her 1964 Norma Bell Telephone Hour.
Why compare Joan Sutherland to Maria Callas? That is so useless! Both were and will always be among the most magnificent and unique musical talents of all times. I feel sorry for you.
Absolutely. These frivolous comparisons fail to understand that great interpretations of a role by great artists will vary in many ways. This role is the pinnacle of all for the operatic soprano and very few attempt it and even fewer succeed. Nilsson said that she could not do it because the most difficult aria was at the beginning rather than the end. Price, who might have been able to do it, never attempted it. Both Callas and Sutherland, in very different ways, provide a sense of what the role demands and what it provides to the audience when the demands are met.
@@wilsonwatt9283 Nilsson's voice was meant for Wagner, Turandot, Salome, and Elektra. And Price's voice was meant for Verdi and Puccini. They were not bel canto singers and they were wise to avoid Norma.
"4587 45" ~2016 « _Why compare Joan Sutherland to Maria Callas?... Both were and will always be among the most..._ »
"Wilson Watt" ~2019 « _These frivolous comparisons fail to understand... Nilsson said that she could not do it... Price, who might have been able to do it, never attempted it. Both Callas and Sutherland, in very different ways, provide a sense of what the role demands..._ »
To compare is essentially _"to examine the character or qualities of especially in order to discover resemblances or differences"_ (merriam-webster), IOW _"to examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note similarities and differences"_ (dictionary.com); and only secondarily and as a derivative consequence (even if M-W sorts them the other way) _"to represent as similar : LIKEN"_ IOW _"to consider or describe as similar; liken"._
Thus _comparing_ is exactly what yourselves are doing with Sutherland and Callas, or with those, Nilsson and Price.
So what you are doing is essentially looking down on others' comparisons while pushing ahead your own ones. And yes I am claiming my right to compare your attitude with the ones of your targets and victims, as well as to compare Joan Sutherland, Maria Callas, Birgit Nilsson, Leontyne Price, and so many world class sopranos or singers.
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Sutherland was one of the greatest sopranos to ever grace an opera stage. Her legacy is secure. May she RIP.
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Extremely good. Live long and prosper.
It's sad that everybody talks about music as a combination of techniques and comparisons, each singer has his or her own way to perform and it doesn't mean that somebody is the best performer....Callas is great, Sutherland is great, Fleming is great (have you guys heard her performance of Casta Diva)...musicians are made to be enjoyed, not to be critisized.
Alejandro Moreno Fleming is horrible
Alejandro Moreno what's sad is how far singing has declined. Thinking as you do is part of the problem. I know you mean well, and you're partly correct, but if you think Fleming is anywhere in the same class as the other 2 you mention, you don't understand or have the knowledge of the art form to be able to hear how far the art form has fallen. And singing will continue to decline even further
Once can analyze and appreciate. They are not mutually exclusive.
I agree with the selection of all the singers you said. They have a great technique of expression and they put hearts in it and that is the essence of beautiful art
This is the single greatest problem with recordings: it creates armchair critics who spend more time listening to recordings that attending live performances, and think they know better.
Thank you. The only other recording I have heard of Joan Sutherland singing this was grossly over driven and frankly insulting to her bell like voice.
I had the privilege of hearing her and Pavarotti sing together.
Never again will we hear/see the like of this wonderful lady ever
never, never ever.
I was lucky enough to hear her twice - both times for free, at the "Opera in the Park" at the Domain in Sydney. A great privilege, and she was greatly loved.
Sie "GLÜCKLICHER"!
You sang for us, and enriched our lives beyond imagination. Now, may flights of angels sing for you. Rest in peace Great Lady, with our eternal gratitude.
What a crystal soprano! I like Callas - it has more "life", but this one is so crystal and soft at the same time - fantastic!
Joan looks beautiful here doesn't she? She sings, as always, with a steady perfection. What a sad loss to the world of opera her passing is.
It is correct !!! The best CASTA DIVA !!!
I enjoy the different musicians that I have heard over many years, from Pavarotti, to to Maria Callas to Beverly Sills, and all other musicians whether they be classical musicians of an orchestra, or vocal and operatic stars. All have, or had gorgeous singing voices and gifts, each with his or her on unique singing and musical ability. I find and place no judgement on any of them, regardless of their gift. It is there for all to hear and enjoy. I personally become annoyed with people offering personal opinions that demean and belittle musicians and their abilities. As some have said, it is all a matter of personal preference.
Having said that, I happen to love this version of the "Norma Opera" and this rendition of Casta Diva as sung by Dame Joan Sutherland. She sings the song with grace and exceptional vocal control that I have never really heard from other vocal musicians in her class. Her vocal ability is well honed over many years of dedication and devotion to her singing. Her vocal control often exceeds many well known and established female opera stars. Her intelligence was well balanced with her gift and she shared them both freely and without judgement... Watch her "1995 Master Class" video. Her passing meant the silencing of a rare and precious jewel, just as it did Madam Maria Callas and Beverly Sills, precious and beautiful gifts to the world of music and the beauty they brought to us all. Treasure them and the memories these videos bring into our lives... I do.
I am not arguing with anybody maybe I should of kept it to myself. it was just my simple opinion, to me her performance is flawless, she controls her voice in a manner no other performer does it at any octave range, I respect everybody else's personal tastes. I came here to enjoy her divine singing,
It's OK to analyze. That is how excellence is determined.
THE GREATEST SOPRANO - COLORATURA, DRAMATIC- WHATEVER ..... of the 20th Century; The Milanese Fans at La Scala were quite right in the name they bestowed upon her - "LA STUPENDA".
What a voice! She and Callas were in a league of their own. Please, let's not compare the two. They were both incredible opera singers and I don't think one was better than the other. They were both terrific. R.I.P. Joan Sutherland.
Coincido cien por ciento.
Let's not compare them to all the other equally good singers. lol
I miss her both!
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Extremely good. Live long and prosper.
I can't even believe the voice-I heard it live in this at MET w/ Horne in 1970.
It was overwhelming.
She had sung w/ Indpls Symphony a concert at Clowes Hall in Jan.same year- amazing! truly the voice of the century. may she rest in peace. Chorus Master- Indpls Opera
Love the 19th C style production/costumes. Unlike the misguided modernist crap we get today.
This (or at least a different performance in the same season) was the first opera I attended.
I took my mum who, despite being a lifelong opera lover, had never seen Joan on stage.
Joan came out, planted her feet and began this aria, filling the theatre with that majestic voice.
That was it for me, I've been hooked ever since.
I prefer from far Monserrat Caballé ! Caballé sing better than her and Callas. No doubt on that.
yep
theblueangel28 I don't think Caballe is anywhere near Joan. Did you know it was Joan who convinced her that she can sing Norma? After one of Joan's Normas, Caballe was so flabbergasted that she went backstage to compliment her. Joan told her to sing it. Caballe said she did not have the high notes. Joan said the highest notes are not written. She don't have to sing Casta Diva in G, she can sing it in the low kkey of F. And the high D that all the Normas sing is not written in the original score. That convinced Caballe that she can sing Norma.
Interesting...thank you to share that story.
Vette gaddia yes of course i know the whole story "you must sing Norma"
and "nowhere near"?
youre kidding yourself. Joan is as exquisitely capable in the role of Norma as she is at everything else. but Caballe transcends it. it is magical. she reaches that state of grace where spirit takes over.
theblueangel28 Cab transposed casta diva to a whole full note lower than what Bellini wanted. That alone, she cannot be compare to Joan singing it in a far higher key.
Sing forever "La Stupenda"....great duets with Mr.Pavarotti will now fill up the concert halls of heaven....You were never a diva,but a singer!
I am sad to hear of her passing. Wonderful voice, Lovely woman, very modest and kind.
I actually met her at an antiques fair in Hatfield many years ago and spoke with her at length. No one to compare her to. The very finest of our time.
This was my favourite Casta Diva, absolutely fantastic, but I have found Caballe's 1974 Orange performance, which shades even this amazing performance. Thank you Joan for lighting the World with your beautiful voice.
Caballé Orange 1974 was and will remain something unique and unreachable for many reasons. Something magic happened that evening. Thank God it was recorded and today we can enjoy it.
+Yuri Zivago Caballe in Orange is Opera. The best Casta Diva in the human history.
I was absolutely blown away by that Orange performance!! She shows her true artistry in that one!!
Sutherland insisted that Caballé should assume Norma as a very flattering role, and Caballé responded that he had never wanted to study it because she was a lyric with coloratura, but not a natural coloratura. Which would not be his surprise when the Sutherland showed him the original score and found that the vast majority of these coloraturas did not exist. In the face of Caballé 's astonishment, Sutherland retorted, "Montsy, my dear, I do with her what is best given to me, do you what is best for you "
Please check the same Casta Diva in the superb voice of Leonidas Miklos...what a stunning surprise !!!
I must admit that most of them have beautiful voices, but Joan Sutherland is my favourite. But they all are unique. I miss her.
She's my favorite too
She is mine too.
She is my favorite too
Our queen 💐
Очень красивый голос! Интересно слушать одну арию в исполнение совершенно разных по характеру певиц.
Absolutely marvellous - performance like this clearly shows why she was such a operatic mega-star ...outstanding!
Her voice was so multi dimensional its unreal, she could be soft and gentle, powerful and almost destructive and more importantly she had a natural sonic beauty in her voice! She could touch your soul! Brilliant stuff, thanks for uploading ;-)
Fantastic singing, gorgeous sound. I LOVE and adore Sutherland, but there is a certain 'matter-of-factness' about her singing here -- it seems to be more about technique and sound than emotion. She fares better in other operas where the beauty of her singing matters more than any depiction of emotion - in fact in those operas she is hard to beat. I just wish she could convey more feeling through the use of the wonderful instrument that she was born with. What a voice! And it was so huge!!
Vocally awesome, but man, I never could understand a single syllable she sang.
In 1985 when she was in her mid-50's Dame Joan came to Washington and performed Anna Bolena in a concert version of the opera at The Kennedy Center Concert Hall. It was the one and only time I saw her live. It was a revelation, the strength and beauty of her voice was something to just experience. Viva La Stupenda!!!
Maria Callas in 1958 and Monserrat Caballe 1974 , the Bests Casta Diva. Sublimes!!!
For me this is such a performance that no words can describe it. Joan was one of the best ever not only as an artist but as person. I love Angela Gheorghiu and Elina Garanca but Joan is part of my DNA. My father's love of her performances when I was a mere toddler, embedded classics in my being. May she rest in peace surrounded by a choir of a billion angels.
Maria's version and her timber for me and probably for many is more sublime than Joan's, but everything is up to personal taste. Lets just enjoy this divine singing!
Before I read any of the comments I told myself, “get ready for the Callas/Sutherland fights.”😂 It took around .0005 seconds to find one hahaha
Callas and Sutherland never feuded with each other. But Callas and Tebaldi? Like boxers in the ring.
@@SymphonyBrahms Haha I meant the fans, not the singers themselves.
@@devoncohen1039 And the fans are far worse than the singers.
yeh, too many bananas around:)
Never got to actually experience "live" performances, but listened (and still do) avidly to her recordings, and now the videos that have been so graciously provided conntinue to uplift the spirit. Yes, she "was a miraculous opera singer, to be sure." Meetng her several years ago here in San Francisco @ the North Beach Tower Records was a joyful experience! She was the greatest of them all!
Wow! What an unforgetable experience.
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La voz más perfecta que ha existido!!
I was fortunate to see and hear one of her final performances before she retired. I will never forget it.
I still miss her so much.
Bravissima!!!!!!!!!! Excellent legato technique, nice quiet breathing, great dynamics and artistry, as well as wonderful even sound and trill.
So you enjoyed it?!
Joan Sutherland is one of the most important opera performers of 20th century among Maria Callas, Monserrat Caballé,Leontyne Price and others.
Some people here they know the value of voice some are not. Some really know the operatic techniques, most of they have No Idea. Just listen. Please if you Don't know about Don't write silly comments...Thank you.
I AGREE
Yes. I know little about music & don’t notice faults, but I trust my emotions- so Callas 💯
I love her recorded version on her Greatest Hits CD. She sings a C6 instead of a Bb5 on the CD and it is a lot fuller with more volume. Her control over her volume is amazing too. (On her recorded version) I especially love when she sings forte at the high notes and then just like that is back to pianissimo to crescendo down. I just love Joan Sutherland and I believe if you listen to her recorded version, you will possibly agree that she sings this better than anyone else. Her control, and purity of her voice just makes my heart melt.
Good for your heart ♥️ I myself prefer not to dissect an Aria, but to have it break my Heart 💔
Thus Callas……❤️💔❤️🩹
Aquí me uno a todos los seguidores y admiradores de esta inigualable intérprete una Artista que supo poner el nombre de una de las artes más completa la ópera en el podigo más alto su voz y su presencia Escénica dejaron un gran legado para las nuevas y futuras generaciones señores aquí hay una deslumbrante genio del mundo del Canto Lírico desde Madrid un admirador y seguidor de esta gran Dama mis saludos y agradecimiento por subir este vídeo
LET US ENJOY THIS MARVELOUS SOPRANO AND STOP COMPARING APPLES TO ORANGES ....................
Well... no... because Callas performance, as her voice, and all her being, was just flawless and pure perfection. Sorry if I didn't write something right... :)
For me .... monserrat caballe perform this Aria in a perfect way..... but every singer.... every voice is unique and beautiful
Brilliant one off the Greatest canto voice off all time
+paulette zonneveld Totally agree with you. Saw Dame Joan perform many times at the Sydney Opera House . A wonderful woman who kept both feet well and truly grounded and was polite and courteous to all people .A sad loss for Australia.
You guys are fighting over Callas and Sutherland while I prefer Caballe's superior vocal prowess for this aria!
:) check out Maria Biesu before you talk about power - Nobody can sing as she did without putting as much effort as many other sopranos. Maria BIESU sang from her soul, often without even raising her chest or gasping for air as most others do
I didn't say power, I said prowess!
LeDerius Martin ops, true:) cant argue with that.
What I like about Maria Bieshu though is how she sings so naturally, like we breath, effortless..
i agree. Caballe. best Norma
@ lederius, your agenda is anyone except price is all you care about. don't hide behind caballe, google shows all your notes. there are no soprani in your list of 108 likes who is not price. i love price a whole lot, more than that, she is an idol. iit seem like you have an agenda to any soprano who is better than price, ala dame joan. you use caballe because she is all you can say do to. so if you like caballe so much, why is she not even included once in all of your favorites. I prove my point. don't get me wrong, price was glorious. you are respected for your preferences. so don't hide behind caballe, you are too obvieous. if you love Caballe, at least one video, no? to use her when you don't even have one video of her looks dishonest.
I still and always maintain, that all the soprano's and mezzo sopranos who sang this song, Callas, Sills, Qerquetti, Sutherland, Flemming, and even Leontyne Price, all reached and attained the status of "Great Musicians". All sang their version of this song with equal beauty that surpassed all other vocalists in their class and at the time of their reign. They did not become great because they could sing, they became great because they could sing better than anyone around them.
Music is a purely, personal choice, like it, love it, hate it, or whatever. I am glad to see some at least saying that they prefer one, or the other, but really don't like the people who are blatantly throwing criticism and injecting their biased and insulting views of the performers who sang this song. I have watched most of them and enjoyed each one for their talents. Only a couple did not appeal and I simply stopped watching because I chose not to finish viewing.
My personal favorite is still Dame Joan Sutherland. She could sing it with beauty, poise and reached all the highest notes with ease, where the other songstresses struggled visibly to attain those difficult and challenging notes. It's true, she was no beauty to behold, but her voice was pure, true and a testament to her dedication to her gift. This applies to all gifted artists who sing this song. In other words, just watch and enjoy. Music is purely a personal preference and personal choice…
I myself prefer Beauty plus emotions, thus Callas. But yes it is personal to all….🎶
La stupenda!!!!, vermanete ch'era la piu brava da tutti...BRAVISIMA!!!!!
+John Schofield Grandissima,inarrivabile sui solfeggi.Però in questa romanza la Monteserrat mi fa veni....r la PELLE D OCA ...ti tocca il cuore....
Unlimited power in that voice!
Beautiful performance!
Thanks for posting.:)
WOW! That is Absolutely Beautiful...
Cata Diva é das mais belas arias do canto operístico. Sutherland a interpretou muito bem.
braviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Joan Sutherland ~
Grande Diva que nos deixou... mas sua música e voz permanecem...
EXTRAORDINÁRIA JOAN SUTHERLAND! UMA DIVA DA ÓPERA, UM SOPRANO ESPLÊNDIDO! QUANTA FALTA FAZ SUA VOZ PARA A CULTURA MUNDIAL! JÁ VÃO FAZER 6 ANOS DE SUA MORTE! STUPENDA! SUPERBA! I LOVE FOVERER!
Diva, te amo, tu voz es cristal, muy bella, se feliz donde quieras que estés y gracias,muchas gracias
One of my all time favorites sopranos. A human wonder with a angel voice...
sublime
First of all you don't know what you are talking about, both Caballe and Sutherland had rather light voices compare to Callas who was a true dramatic assoluta soprano sfogato whose voice was very dramatic, thick, round and HUGE, especially during her prime. For Norma you need a dramatic soprano with great coloratura agility and Callas was all of that. Callas es by far the best Norma of history like she also es generally the best soprano of all time for every role she did.
The most majestic voice I have ever heard. May she rest in peace
+Juliet Horne Listen to everything from her, your generation need to keep coloratura alive. A world without that beauty would be sad.
I agree. I hate the idea that opera isn't 'cool' or anything. This video reminds me of my Nan, she used to always play Joan Sutherland on her radio until she died:)
La única, la estupenda.
Vive por siempre
Scusi ma che cos'è per lei il legato???Se contesta proprio la Sutherland per il legato vuol dire che proprio suo udito non è in forma.Consiglierei un esame audiometrico.
Soy un Fanático de Sutherland pero creo no abra nada que iguale la Norma de Caballe es simplemente incomparable inigualable
Como no está Cecilia Bartoli
For this song, the best, rich powerful voice stamps her authority and owns it.
Jagdtoq I completely agree with you this is Joan's aria
R.I.P Dame Joan. Thanks for all the wonderful performances!
Well, you can nit pick anything to death for whatever reason but Pavarotti said she had the greatest voice he ever heard and could be the greatest that ever lived. I would acquiesce to him and enjoy her voice.
+John OConnell IV Pavarotti did say that and more in the DVD "Sutherland the reluctant prima donna". But do you know that Zeffirelli, June Anderson, Horne, Milnes and Domingo had their superlatives for Joan too? And there was the quote from Serafin that you must watch the DVD to hear.
thank you for telling me. My voice teacher Vanessa Pace had Ms Sutherland as a mentor when she was trying to break in at The Met. I always have had an issue with critiquing anyones talent unless you have "been there and done that" I will look for the CD
John OConnell IV The recording I'm referring to is a DVD with video, not a CD, and a very good video at that. So you can watch how in awe Domingo and Zeffirelli was when they talked about Joan. They were emotional, beyond awe actually! As for Serafin's quote...let's just say he said Joan had the potential to be greater than Callas, and he barely spend any time with her at the Covent Garden Lucia. Serafin's influence to Callas' going the bel canto route is legendary and a long one. For Serafin to make that quote was very bold and surprising.
I do have to tell you the DVD is very long. But it is in three parts on Ytube. You have to sit through 3 parts and by different posters. But you will love it because there are clips that have never been seen or heard.
You would expect Richard and Horne to be her biggest supporters, but not really. It is Zeffirelli, Domingo and Pavarotti who gave the biggest superlatives that very few great operatic luminaries would say.
And how many operatic superstars can eclipse Pavarotti, Zeffirelli and Domingo?
@@vettegaddia6234 Actually it her teacher at the Conservatory, Elvira de Hidaglio saw the potential in Maria’s voice, and trained her in bel canto. She said Maria “soaked it up like a sponge” But you’re right Serafin recognized Callas’s mastery of bel canto and was an early Mentor. Callas gave great credit to finding the emotions in a character & it was Serafin, who turned her career into a sensation, when in Venice’s Fenice Opera house and his I Puritani soprano got sick & he told Callas that she could sing Puritani, a role she never really studied, while at the same time she was singing Wagner’s Isolde at the Fenice- Maria trusted Serafin & sang both, which was incredible considering the roles required 2 totally different types of voices. Maria & Serafin did it & Callas became an Opera Star overnight ! 🎶
A beautiful voice no doubt. But I find Callas unique as not only does she have a perfect pitch but also the ability to express and deeply touch the audience like no other classical singer can do thanks to an innate sense of drama that heightens the experience to almost a mystical one
I love Joan Sutherland’s voice her voice is so beautiful and so pure and sweet.
Goosebumps. What a voice!
Extraordinario
Had the luck to see Dame Joan in Lucia Delamamour in 1974.She was awesome
I’m jealous :)
I have watched many a musician, soprano & Mezzo soprano alike, sing their rendition of this song "Casta Diva." None of them have the vocal fortitude that Dame Joan Sutherland had. She sang, accentuated, emphasized even the smallest note, so that each note is, or rather was, sung clearly without being carried, or blended into the next note. Her vocal prowess is truly remarkable. She reached the highest notes in this song and made it look so effortless. While every other soprano and mezzo-soprano struggled to reach the upper notes, she sang them as if sailing on the wind and was able to reach the high notes in a manner that belies the supreme effort and skill it takes to sing this song. Her falsetto is, or rather was, unmatched and I have never heard any soprano sing it as she does in this and previous performances… Amazing, remarkable, stupendous. In short, Bravo!!!, Bravo!!!, Bravo!!! I wish I could have had the honor and pleasure of seeing her perform live. I must content myself with watching this video. It is my favorite. I'm no music critic, I offer no professional critique, I just know what I like. After all, isn't that what listening to music is supposed to be about???
And I like Sutherland, Callas, and Caballe as Norma. Do you have a problem with that?
I like Callas. She added the crucial elements to Opera, Emotions & Acting. 💔 in Voice & Performance. 💯
I envy that you have seen Dame Joan live. She is my absolute idol. I have never heard anything as beautiful as her voice, yet cannot imagine how much more astounding her gigantic voice must have been live. Thank you for your insightful comments!
これらのアリアを作曲するのも素晴らしいが歌うのはもっと素晴らしい❗このアリアはあらゆるソプラノ歌手にとっては試金石だろう‼️今のところカラスが最高峰とされている‼️ネトレプコはいつ唄うのだろうか⁉️待ち遠しい🎵だがプーチンが‼️ああああああ‼️
I was privileged to her in 4 live performances in the 70’s and 80!s!!!
La sign... Sutherland. ,straordinaria ,straordinaria ,in Casta diva e' sublime!!!!!!! Mari
“Casta Diva” from Norma by Vincenzo Bellini
Bel canto aria
1831
What is the text about?
Prayer to the moon goddess & for peace
In the preceding scena, Norma, the high priestess, entreats the Gauls & her father Oroveso, who are bent on rebellion, to have patience. The time is not ripe for this, & acc to ancient prophecies Rome will fall of its own corruption.
In “Casta Diva,” Norma enacts a ritual in which she asks the moon goddess to bring peace with the Romans. The Gauls join her in this prayer.
Part of the reason that she is doing this is that she is in love with the Roman proconsul Pollione
Musical/Style Characteristics:
In Act I, most famous bel canto aria
Theme in wind instruments (flute) picked up by voice, arpeggiated chord by violin; pizzicato by low strings - mystical effect
Inspired Chopin - arpeggiated “left hand,” lyrical “right hand”
Cavatina: scena (dialogue in acc recitative), cantabile (slow mvt), tempo di mezzo (middle mvt), cabaletta (final fast section)
Casta Diva is the cantabile section
BBC's famous list of greatest sopranos picked by opera's best critics:
1) Maria Callas
2) Joan Sutherland
3) Victoria de los Angeles
4) Leontyne Price
5) Birgit Nilsson
6) Montserrat Caballé
7) Lucia Popp
8) Margaret Price
9) Kirsten Flagstad
10) Emma Kirkby
11) Elizabeth Schwarzkopf
12) Régine Crespin
13) Galina Vizhnevskaya
14) Gundula Janowitz
15) Karita Mattila
16) Elizabeth Schumann
17) Christine Brewer
18) Renata Tebaldi
19) Rosa Ponselle
20) Elly Ameling
Comments?
" Bravissima ", c est le qualificatif qui me vient en tête. Sa voix est parfaite, en pleine harmonie. Casta diva est probablement l´air d´opéra considéré les plus difficiles chez les soprani ... À écouter en boucle ...
grande interpretazione: voce ben controllata che non risulta mai strillata, cosa che le altre grandi del passato invece....
My muse, I love her
The instrument. The voice. That and the Pyramids...timeless and awe inspiring. Everything else I brush aside.
Feliz cumple Joan!!!
Dame Joan Alston Sutherland, OM, AC, DBE (Sídney, Australia, 7 de noviembre de 1926 - Les Avents, cerca de Montreux, Suiza, 10 de octubre de 2010 ) fue una soprano australiana de coloratura, notable por su contribución al renacimiento del bel canto desde finales de los años 50 hasta los años 80. Se retiró en 1990
Caballé reste la plus grande et la plus émouvante Norma vocalement. Sutherland chante magnifiquement, mais ne fait rien passer!
Une interprétation exceptionnelle !
This is boring and makes me sleepy. It's supposed to be DRAMATIC COLORATURA, but this is like a lullaby for the angry Druids. Zzzzzzzzz. And what the hell is that scarf on her head for? Does she have a toothache?
If she did very extremely good job!
very beautifull
imortal
Let's not compare Callas and Sutherland at all, at ANY stages of their careers. BOTH were magnificent, BOTH were VERY different from each other, and both declined as they aged, as do we all. I will always say, "BRAVA LAS DIVINA, BRAVA LA STUPENDA!"
Not bad at all, but why does she sing "Cassschhta Diva" and "quessschhte sacre"? Is that really how it´s written?
Gorgeous! What a wonderful treat to hear this.
No matter how many times I have listened to this song and enjoyed this video, I am still left with a profound sense of awe. The mastery of the composition of Vincenzo Bellini is simply superb, and the beauty of how it is rendered and sung by Dame Joan Sutherland is simply without words, although I've written plenty of words about it.
This remains and always will be, my most favorite of all the performances I have seen and heard of this movement of "Casta Diva" from the Opera "Norma" by "Vincenzo Bellini." I appreciate how many have stepped forward in support of it, although I fail to understand how "Being Gay" has anything to do with this video or any of its content. The topic is about music, and in particular, this beautiful rendition of Casta Diva as performed and sung by the late great "Dame Joan Sutherland." The world lost a truly magnificent beauty when her voice was finally silenced forever and the music world sadly mourned her passing. But she left rare and beautiful treasures for all to enjoy.
There are those who may not care for her and I've seen comments from uninformed individuals who chose to interject their strongly biased opinions and interjected harsh criticism against Ms Sutherland's performance. Alas, those few are woefully uneducated in music and don't understand music nearly as well as they obviously believe that they do.
Regardless, those of us who love this recording and Dame Joan Sutherland are blessed with this lasting treasure that is a testament of hers and every other songstress's musical prowess, who sang this piece. And regarding music, I maintain always that "Music Is Arbitrary. It is subject to the whim of those who listen to it." You either like it, love it or hate it. But regardless of you as an individual, it is your personal feelings that makes music what it is to you. No 2 people shares the same exact feeling for any music, and there will always be those who like it, those who love it and those who hate it regardless of what kind of music it happens to be. That is what I mean when I say "Music Is Arbitrary and is subject to the Whim of those who listen to it.
I understand music. I grew up around music. I've heard music from around the world and have found beauty in almost every single type, kind and genera of music no matter where it comes from. As for the music of today...? Well, that is another matter entirely that can be discussed at another time. I played in bands in school, sang in choirs in school and in church. I studied music and learned about "Music Appreciation" because I love music in most of its forms... most, but not all. I am human after all and have my shortcomings, likes, and dislikes. Much like the rest of you who loves listening to music. After all, there is magic in the world of music. Music and great storytelling has the power to carry you beyond the realms of this world, and transport you to amazing, dramatic, beautiful and peaceful places all in one sitting, and do so without you ever moving a muscle or leaving the place where you sit, enjoy and listen to its call of a million beautiful notes...
In other words, just enjoy the music and allow it to take you on the journey of its story. It will never hurt or harm you, and will always safely return you to where you started. But at the end of that journey you will be changed and transformed, because the mystery of music is just as mysterious as the mystery of life. Music indeed, comes from life itself... so it only makes sense that they share the same mystery don't you think? Peace be with you all.
Extraordinaria, simplemente extraordinaria..