This woman had such a beautiful dramatic voice! I knew a college voice professor who called it one of the most perfectly produced sounds to come out of an human being.
Everyone talks about Kirsten Flagstad, but for me, Traubel had the warmer sound and was certainly a much better singer than Birgit Nilsson, who was always too cold.
Rudolf Bing was not fond of Helen Traubel because of her willingness to perform in films and lighter fare. He even said, "Nobody knows the Traubel I've seen..."
This role, Sieglinde, fits her voice much better than her laughable attempt at Brunnhilde’s Hojotoho. Traubel had a regal heroic voice. But in her autobiography, St. Louis Woman, she admits that she was fearful of anything above high-A, and simply didn’t bother with Bs or Cs. There isn’t a single singer today who’d get away with that. They’d never get past an audition.
Unfortunately, very few of them even have half the voice of Traubel. You might be surprised what people, even so-called "purists," will let you get away with when you're talented enough.
"They'd never get past an audition" Then that's the production manager's problem. Good luck to them with whatever modern soprano they go with, because it will be a pleasant surprise if she manages to have 1/10 the voice of Helen Traubel.
Brava! Squillo with warmth, wonderful!
This woman had such a beautiful dramatic voice! I knew a college voice professor who called it one of the most perfectly produced sounds to come out of an human being.
That overtone @ 1:39 onward REPLAY after REPLAY just lovely! Rest in peace ✌️
I thought I was the only one who noticed that!
I know right 👏
ONE OF THE GREATEST VOICES OF THE 20TH CENTURY
What a beautiful middle register! This voice is stormy and mild at the same time.
a good description !
@@pauldeanifyagreed!
What a voice! My favorite moment is 0:32, wow.
Traubel is outstanding
HER MIDDLE RANGE WAS RICHER THAN EVEN BIRGIT NILSSON'S imo...like many said who heard TRAUBEL in those times..her s was a TRUMPET of a voice...
Wow! Outstanding voice, so powerful!!!!
Impressive, beautiful!
Wunderbar !
Divine❤
nice! classic and classy.
Everyone talks about Kirsten Flagstad, but for me, Traubel had the warmer sound and was certainly a much better singer than Birgit Nilsson, who was always too cold.
Traubel is indeed just awesome
Her recordings with Toscanini are unsurpassed. She is only to compare with Kirsten Flagstad.
Not by vocals but also appearance. Traubel slightly resembled Flagstad
Jessye Norman
Varnay, please!
Nilsson?
@@eddihaskell Different voice-type.
Rudolf Bing was not fond of Helen Traubel because of her willingness to perform in films and lighter fare. He even said, "Nobody knows the Traubel I've seen..."
Age 50-51
This role, Sieglinde, fits her voice much better than her laughable attempt at Brunnhilde’s Hojotoho. Traubel had a regal heroic voice. But in her autobiography, St. Louis Woman, she admits that she was fearful of anything above high-A, and simply didn’t bother with Bs or Cs. There isn’t a single singer today who’d get away with that. They’d never get past an audition.
Unfortunately, very few of them even have half the voice of Traubel. You might be surprised what people, even so-called "purists," will let you get away with when you're talented enough.
They would if they sounded like her
"They'd never get past an audition"
Then that's the production manager's problem. Good luck to them with whatever modern soprano they go with, because it will be a pleasant surprise if she manages to have 1/10 the voice of Helen Traubel.
She must be of swedis ancestors.
Thomas Dahlen Germanic
Why so?
Helen Traubel was of German ancestry, from St. Louis Missouri.
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