Nan Merriman sings "Che farò senza Euridice" (1960)

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  • Опубліковано 31 січ 2017
  • Video footage of the great American mezzo-soprano Nan Merriman singing "Che farò senza Euridice" from Gluck's opera "Orfeo ed Euridice". Marinus Voorberg leads the Amsterdam Chamber Orchestra in this performance from 1 January 1960.
    Here is a link to my Nan Merriman playlist where you'll find dozens of recordings by this great artist:
    • Nan Merriman (1920-2012)
    Link to my Marinus Voorberg playlist: • Marinus Voorberg (1920...

КОМЕНТАРІ • 63

  • @hugothebear
    @hugothebear 4 роки тому +41

    How on earth can anybody have given this a dislike.... absolutely lovely and rare treasure to see Nan Merriman in action as well as hearing her shining voice

    • @iancaldeian
      @iancaldeian 3 роки тому +2

      Great minds think alike. I thought so before I saw your comment.

    • @victorroux493
      @victorroux493 3 роки тому +1

      I know right

    • @victorroux493
      @victorroux493 3 роки тому +1

      That ending omg

    • @davincimen4495
      @davincimen4495 2 роки тому +2

      I’ve never heard of her. Stellar job on this.

    • @bobfisher3303
      @bobfisher3303 2 роки тому +2

      Probably, these people are fans of Kim Kardashian's husband, who accidentally wandered here)).

  • @monitortop
    @monitortop 4 роки тому +24

    I have been ignorant of Nan Merriman. How lovely. She shimmers.

  • @jameshanrahan8539
    @jameshanrahan8539 3 роки тому +12

    "Fantastic!" I can get enough of her voice! She sings with such feeling and ease! She is was underrated! I'm a singer myself and I just heard her recently and I can't understand why I haven't heard of her before this! I have become addicted to her voice.

    • @luvwings
      @luvwings 3 роки тому +3

      Me too!

    • @user-mh4rw4ix2b
      @user-mh4rw4ix2b 2 роки тому +1

      Underrated,indeed! Callas was the idol at that time.

  • @maso1008
    @maso1008 3 роки тому +12

    Ashtonishing! Beautiful voice, good diction, remarkable dramatic talent. Charming!

  • @ian.marais1202
    @ian.marais1202 8 місяців тому +2

    This is real opera singing. Using the whole body. Breathing very low. Using the chest voice so correctly as she did. Bravaaaaa. What a privilege to watch this fantastic singer.

  • @dangaray53
    @dangaray53 5 років тому +21

    Esta es la técnica que ahora difícilmente se puede escuchar en los teatros del mundo, pero no hay otra forma para cantar: Buen apoyo profundo, buen punto de emisión y puro aliento bien dirigido y conectado desde el diafragma. No es de otra manera. El que pueda entender que entienda.

  • @helgeevju
    @helgeevju 7 років тому +10

    Thank you again for letting us not only hear this lovable singer, but also see her and experience her personal radiance! All that goes on in the music is mirrored on her face.

  • @forrestkim4828
    @forrestkim4828 4 роки тому +6

    Gorgeous !!!
    one of the greatist singer of this century .!..!...!.......

  • @helgeevju
    @helgeevju 7 років тому +38

    An important point: the inclusion of the preceding recitative, which is so necessary to make us feel the pure C major of the aria as really tragic. The grief is too great for a minor key, nothing but the major will do. When the aria is given alone, one can miss this effect.

    • @victoriataylor5584
      @victoriataylor5584 4 роки тому +1

      Actually, it isn't. Grief should be in a more minor key.

    • @victoriataylor5584
      @victoriataylor5584 4 роки тому +1

      This is a dark time for the lover.

    • @mckavitt13
      @mckavitt13 3 роки тому

      @helgeevju Brilliant point you make!

    • @livrowland171
      @livrowland171 2 місяці тому

      ​@@victoriataylor5584 normally, but the poster was suggesting it's such a big outpouring of grief that the melancholy of a minor tone isn't suited, I guess. I think it was an interesting view

  • @jeffreymiller4814
    @jeffreymiller4814 5 років тому +10

    What treasures these live videos are! Oh how fortunate to be able to hear and SEE this great artist. Thank you so much.

  • @gregorymowery8879
    @gregorymowery8879 3 роки тому +8

    Simply magnificent. Heartfelt, and deeply moving.

  • @marialuisavelona2032
    @marialuisavelona2032 5 років тому +11

    Impressive voice and sound, wonderful interpretation

  • @shantibel
    @shantibel 4 роки тому +9

    How very beautiful. Thanks a million for posting.

  • @Dianaemanuel
    @Dianaemanuel 3 місяці тому +2

    What an incredible voice! She moves me far more than Baker or Ferrier.

  • @guillermouribe7853
    @guillermouribe7853 3 роки тому +7

    Sublime interpretación. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👂👂👂👂👂💖.

  • @traiansalagean7015
    @traiansalagean7015 4 роки тому +5

    FOARTE frumos , minunat

  • @gabrioxxx
    @gabrioxxx 7 років тому +8

    Meraviglioso

  • @leonardhurley5761
    @leonardhurley5761 6 років тому +6

    Beautiful. Super voice.

  • @christiaandhooghe
    @christiaandhooghe 7 років тому +15

    Thank you, thank you!!!!
    You make my day. Isn't this Amazing?

    • @cliffgaither
      @cliffgaither 6 років тому

      Christiaan d'Hooghe : YES !!

  • @the8thchurch461
    @the8thchurch461 4 роки тому +1

    Gorgeous strong voice. A rare treat indeed. Many thanks.

  • @user-wp7kv4px4h
    @user-wp7kv4px4h 4 місяці тому

    The best version I heard 🌹🌹🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @davidphilipp16
      @davidphilipp16 3 місяці тому

      you should also checkout pavarottis, its diff but the emotion is soooo overwelhming

  • @theodorepassero6431
    @theodorepassero6431 Рік тому +1

    Wow, never heard of this lady. What a divine voice. It was a pleasure listening to this in Italian instead of the usual French. So surprising
    that there are not multiple recordings of this lady's beautiful voice.

    • @kadoguy
      @kadoguy  Рік тому +2

      I recommend that you look at the playlist I have created. There are close to 100 videos displaying her great artistry. ua-cam.com/play/PLD888ECA1D5184E75.html

  • @PBXVIILY
    @PBXVIILY 3 роки тому +3

    Gorgeous

  • @kraus3591
    @kraus3591 3 роки тому +4

    Bravaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !!

  • @gahualli
    @gahualli 6 років тому +4

    Marvelous!

  • @letsschubertiad1966
    @letsschubertiad1966 Рік тому

    I learned to play this melody a few or more years ago and didn't realy realice how beautiful it is

  • @jorghiemann9093
    @jorghiemann9093 9 місяців тому

    Welch wunderbare,warme Stimme, ein Ohrenschmaus. Gibt's heute wohl nur noch ganz selten,leider

  • @miguelfincheira9310
    @miguelfincheira9310 Рік тому

    Bravo!!. Bravissimo!!! No conocía a esta soprano. Enorme. Que aria más poderosa, temazo de Gluck.

  • @margheritaciani7416
    @margheritaciani7416 2 роки тому

    Che meraviglia!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️

  • @joangarcia-alsina2932
    @joangarcia-alsina2932 2 роки тому

    I liked it a lot: especially for the perfect adaptation of the tempo to the spirit of the lyrics.

  • @subannafuma
    @subannafuma Рік тому

    Bravissima!!!

  • @christophersmith551
    @christophersmith551 2 роки тому +1

    She deserves to be far, far better known than she is. She is the Dorabella in my recording of Cosi fan Tutte: superb, with Schwarzkopf far less mannered than she became. A very strong cast.

  • @bauchmann9971
    @bauchmann9971 Рік тому

    Ich mag vor allem ihr Vibrato!!!
    Das hört man heute gar nicht mehr-vor allem nicht bei dunklen Stimmen-aber es klingt so natürlich❤

  • @jorgealbertojoselettera4829
    @jorgealbertojoselettera4829 2 роки тому

    Muy buena!!!!!!

  • @user-mr3cz5vt6n
    @user-mr3cz5vt6n 21 день тому

    The. only singer, apart from Callas, to catch the right accents in the last four bars.

  • @steicatsy78
    @steicatsy78 3 роки тому +2

    i didn't understand one word

    • @dusanss39
      @dusanss39 2 роки тому +1

      It was in italian;)

  • @fabriziogarzi9892
    @fabriziogarzi9892 Рік тому +1

    Beh, meglio della Horne.

  • @emilygreene3460
    @emilygreene3460 2 роки тому

    Miscast and terrible. This is not any good performance by Nan, and its a shame because she has sung other roles far better. She needs to leave the masculine roles to the men who can perform them like Ivan Kozlovsky, Tito Schipa, and Luciano Pavarotti.

    • @user-mh4rw4ix2b
      @user-mh4rw4ix2b 2 роки тому +1

      Emily, if it's " a shame", I even can't imagine how wonderful she is in her other parts. I' m afraid, lvan Semyonovich Kozlovsky, a tenor, could not have sung this aria even if you had asked him.

    • @emilygreene3460
      @emilygreene3460 2 роки тому

      @@user-mh4rw4ix2b You forget that Tito Schipa did sing this and even better! He was a true Orpheus.

    • @user-mh4rw4ix2b
      @user-mh4rw4ix2b 2 роки тому

      @@emilygreene3460 Sorry, I can' forget what I had not seen. I'll try to listen toTito Schipa and have my opinion. Thank you for a new(for me!) name.

    • @emilygreene3460
      @emilygreene3460 2 роки тому +1

      @@user-mh4rw4ix2b That's the fun of looking up period singers - sometimes, you'll find lesser known hidden gems which are overlooked.

    • @davy91101
      @davy91101 2 роки тому +2

      Since Gluck wrote tthis for a castrato to have a man sing this music it has to be altered. Do you feel that way about Cherubin, Komponist (Ariadne auf Naos) and Hansel other travest roles? I've herd the Schipa and felt that he hadn't the slightes idea of how to sing Gluck who did rewrite the music for a tenor when he wrote the French version which lies very high.