This is the most beautiful Mozart I have heard, ever. What a wonderful sound to hear in this difficult music. She was the greatest and yes, still a beautiful beautiful sound. Yes, the Met and the NY audience were really blessed. Thank heaven for the joy of hearing this. THANK YOU for putting it up! c
Fabulous! I heard her live when I was a kid (pre-teen if I recall) in Raleigh, NC many years ago in the late 1950's . What purity, what precision, what a vocal line. And the fact that she could put out nimble Mozart at age 62 is simply amazing. (she was born in 1914.)
One of my favorite singers, especially of Mozart. Her vocal production was natural and free, and all singers of English should listen to and take a lesson from her.
Amazing example of preservation of vocal resources. She had a rocky period in the mid 60's but recovered beautifully. Her Elsa in the Bayreuth Lohengrin from the early 50's is equal to the best of all time.
I have always been nuts about this lady her, voice, ( so dark and yet so agile).. Wonderful singing at any age.. she sounds young and fresh. ( comes from good technique.).
I've heard the Mozart ALLELUIA performed by some of the greatest sopranos of all time(including the late Patricia Burda Janeckova), but Steber turns in a bravura performance here!
Privileged to have had Steber as a teacher. Later she came West for a two- week Arts Festival at which she gave a critically acclaimed Lieder Recital and Masterclass. Her impeccable technique and musicality were on display throughout her long career. May she now be singing with the angels. God rest you, Eleanor. Your memory is a blessing.
Back in the 1970s, when Columbia created their low-priced Odyssey label they had all these great artists on it, that's how we found out about them. It was excellent marketing strategy, and competed well with Nonesuch and Turnabout, the two major low-priced labels, $1.99 and $2.99 per LP.
I'm learning so much from these videos of Ms. Steber. In addition to the natural "instrument," she had flawless technique, and perhaps most important of all, great musicianship. Her phrasing, the way she "sculpts" a phrase so it is "just so." This was a delight. Thanks so much for posting this!
(July 17, 1914 - October 3, 1990). Like Rosa Ponselle and Beverly Sills, Steber is noted as one of the first major opera stars to have achieved the highest success with training and a career based in the United States. Steber struggled at times with asthma and alcoholism. She died on October 3, 1990, in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, following heart valve surgery and is interred at Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling, West Virginia. She was a great artist.
Dear Marsha Andrews, I hope it gives you great pleasure to know that your stepmother's singing is still touching the hearts of music lovers in 2014. I believe that she was a very special singer indeed with the gift of communication that only the great performers share. Her recorded legacy is very precious. Best wishes to you.
+Marsha Andrews Who can blame ANY woman for that? the artificial expiration dates place on them and their beauty,- talents are a lie and not imposed on males . YOU go girlz
God bless. I mean, if you can sing like that, you add a few years on to your age just to show off. At her best, Steber was the closest thing to perfect singing that ever was or will be. Her "Depuis le Jour" is still untouched.
Wow. I MET her through Chuck Fry, who was involved in preserving her live recordings. She wss lovely , charming, but a bit ...terse. I would not want to cross her, or be on her bad side! You would know if my impression was correct! Never heard her sing
Steber, the ultimate perfection. One of the best American singers ever. Alcohol abuse was harmful to her carreer... Mostly underrated! Technique, beauty of tone, musicality!
She was without a doubt one of the greatest singers of Mozart the world has ever known- even if this is recorded on the late side. A stunning soprano whose desire to party all the time perhaps hid her many insecurities and melancholy. The Metropolitan were lucky to have her services for so many seasons. Listen to her recording of Berlioz Nuits d'ete with Mitropoulos conducting - in many ways i consider it superior to Crespin's.
For being in her 60's, this is fine work. My only question is why she needs a music stand with music, especially when the only word in the entire piece is "alleluia." Plus, if a longtime professional singer needs music for Mozart's "Alleluia," what the . . . ? 😊
@@johnpickford4222 Maria Callas, Montserrat Caballé, Enrico Caruso, Lili Pons, Ezio Pinza and the great Fritz Wunderlich to name just three. And they'd all be singing a whole lot better if they were alive. It has to do with proper breath control, which is a lot harder when you're dead.
paul duffy: She several failed marriages, trusted the men who either stole or mismanaged her earnings which caused her to abuse alcohol. While she made several great recordings, not enough was recorded in her prime or in provincial recordings that were not always well cast. She had a wide repertoire and a solid technique but was not appreciated too well by the MET when Rudolf Bing was there even she saved Samuel Barber’s VANESSA at the last minute by learning a new role of a newly composed work that should have been offered to her first. She was a most under baked and appreciated American talent. The alcohol abuse did shorten her career and has to be dealt with honestly but not to ever ignore her overall magnificence.
This is the most beautiful Mozart I have heard, ever. What a wonderful sound to hear in this difficult music. She was the greatest and yes, still a beautiful beautiful sound. Yes, the Met and the NY audience were really blessed. Thank heaven for the joy of hearing this. THANK YOU for putting it up! c
Absolute flawless technique, placement and support allow singers to do this into their 60's, 70's and older! What a beautiful rendition!
I TAPED THIS AT 'THE NEW SCHOOL' in Manhattan.
uncle louie What year?? What else did she sing?
Not known as a coloratura, yet her fioritura is exquisite! ❤️
This woman can stand bar for bar with the greatest sopranos America ever produced.
Including Ponselle
And she stood at many bars.
Fabulous! I heard her live when I was a kid (pre-teen if I recall) in Raleigh, NC many years ago in the late 1950's . What purity, what precision, what a vocal line. And the fact that she could put out nimble Mozart at age 62 is simply amazing. (she was born in 1914.)
Brilliant!
One of my favorite singers, especially of Mozart. Her vocal production was natural and free, and all singers of English should listen to and take a lesson from her.
I heard her in Philadelphia about this time. She was stunning.
Her beautiful coloratura starting at 0.52. The runs still so smooth and legato. An exercise in technique and discipline.
And this, folks, is what a solid technique gets you, even in your 60s! I love the fact that she lingers on the final C! Amazing!
Amazing example of preservation of vocal resources. She had a rocky period in the mid 60's but recovered beautifully. Her Elsa in the Bayreuth Lohengrin from the early 50's is equal to the best of all time.
As is her Minnie in Florence from 1954
I have always been nuts about this lady her, voice, ( so dark and yet so agile).. Wonderful singing at any age.. she sounds young and fresh. ( comes from good technique.).
secondo me la Steber è stata la più grande voce americana del 900! straordinaria!
I've heard the Mozart ALLELUIA performed by some of the greatest sopranos of all time(including the late Patricia Burda Janeckova), but Steber turns in a bravura performance here!
Privileged to have had Steber as a teacher. Later she came West for a two- week Arts Festival at which she gave a critically acclaimed Lieder Recital and Masterclass. Her impeccable technique and musicality were on display throughout her long career. May she now be singing with the angels. God rest you, Eleanor. Your memory is a blessing.
Ever young! Simply stunning vocalism. Thank you for sharing this.
This is indeed wonderful - my favourite singer and singing so well so late in her career.Thank you for posting this gem
I've never seen this before, but I'm not surprised! When your technique is solid, your technique is solid.
This disproves completely the commonly held belief that a mature artist is beyond their best years vocally. Thanks for posting.
One of America’s greatest voices.
Thank you so much for posting this jewel! There simply are no words, other than BRAVA!!!!!!!
Thank you so much! I never heard her sing before and absolutely love her! Her musicianship is so wonderful as well as her voice.
Back in the 1970s, when Columbia created their low-priced Odyssey label they had all these great artists on it, that's how we found out about them. It was excellent marketing strategy, and competed well with Nonesuch and Turnabout, the two major low-priced labels, $1.99 and $2.99 per LP.
A fascinating window into a bygone era. Thank you for sharing this document!
Thank you StuartLou for uploading this gleaming jewel. Madame Steber still sounds like she's 30 here.
I'm learning so much from these videos of Ms. Steber. In addition to the natural "instrument," she had flawless technique, and perhaps most important of all, great musicianship. Her phrasing, the way she "sculpts" a phrase so it is "just so." This was a delight. Thanks so much for posting this!
Simply wonderful! Thank you.
Simple great, just like the GREAT lady she was!!!
Absolutely stunning.
Fantastic!!!!! I love her.
So wonderful! One of the greatest American sopranos,
makes me even more proud to be from West By God Virginia
(July 17, 1914 - October 3, 1990). Like Rosa Ponselle and Beverly Sills, Steber is noted as one of the first major opera stars to have achieved the highest success with training and a career based in the United States. Steber struggled at times with asthma and alcoholism. She died on October 3, 1990, in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, following heart valve surgery and is interred at Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling, West Virginia. She was a great artist.
my favorite singer too
SPLENDID (STILL SPLENDID! )
AMAZING WOMAN!!!
Wonderful!
Splendide de fraicheur!
Magnificent!
for me sche is the best
A friend of mine worked with her when she would come and sing for the Cincinnati Zoo Opera (MANY moons ago!) and he told me she loved to party
BRAVA
Yes, she was 62 at this time. She's my stepmother and she lied about her age most of her life but she was born in August 1914.
Dear Marsha Andrews, I hope it gives you great pleasure to know that your stepmother's singing is still touching the hearts of music lovers in 2014. I believe that she was a very special singer indeed with the gift of communication that only the great performers share. Her recorded legacy is very precious. Best wishes to you.
+Marsha Andrews Who can blame ANY woman for that? the artificial expiration dates place on them and their beauty,- talents are a lie and not imposed on males . YOU go girlz
God bless. I mean, if you can sing like that, you add a few years on to your age just to show off. At her best, Steber was the closest thing to perfect singing that ever was or will be. Her "Depuis le Jour" is still untouched.
Wow. I MET her through Chuck Fry, who was involved in preserving her live recordings. She wss lovely , charming, but a bit ...terse. I would not want to cross her, or be on her bad side! You would know if my impression was correct! Never heard her sing
She only lopped off 2 years. Always have 1916 as her birth year. Jennie Tourel took off 10 years!!
Incredibile
Fantastica
Stuart...do you know where this recital was? also...so hard to believe she is in her 60's here!!! what a well preserved voice!
Steber, the ultimate perfection. One of the best American singers ever. Alcohol abuse was harmful to her carreer... Mostly underrated! Technique, beauty of tone, musicality!
She was without a doubt one of the greatest singers of Mozart the world has ever known- even if this is recorded on the late side. A stunning soprano whose desire to party all the time perhaps hid her many insecurities and melancholy. The Metropolitan were lucky to have her services for so many seasons. Listen to her recording of Berlioz Nuits d'ete with Mitropoulos conducting - in many ways i consider it superior to Crespin's.
Very impressive. It's all about BREATH. (The pianist is rather a clod, though.)
For being in her 60's, this is fine work. My only question is why she needs a music stand with music, especially when the only word in the entire piece is "alleluia." Plus, if a longtime professional singer needs music for Mozart's "Alleluia," what the . . . ? 😊
I bet she still liked to party.
I bet she'd sing even better if she were still alive.
John J Devlin: Really? I mean really how many dead opera singers have you heard? Generally opera singers, like most people, do better when alive.
@@johnpickford4222 Maria Callas, Montserrat Caballé, Enrico Caruso, Lili Pons, Ezio Pinza and the great Fritz Wunderlich to name just three. And they'd all be singing a whole lot better if they were alive. It has to do with proper breath control, which is a lot harder when you're dead.
Obviously needed the score for the words....
Mark Cogley: You need to spend time not on UA-cam but reading how to be funny. And no, you’re not.
So What !! she liked a drink Big Deal if you can`t say something nice about someone then say nothing-
paul duffy: She several failed marriages, trusted the men who either stole or mismanaged her earnings which caused her to abuse alcohol. While she made several great recordings, not enough was recorded in her prime or in provincial recordings that were not always well cast. She had a wide repertoire and a solid technique but was not appreciated too well by the MET when Rudolf Bing was there even she saved Samuel Barber’s VANESSA at the last minute by learning a new role of a newly composed work that should have been offered to her first. She was a most under baked and appreciated American talent. The alcohol abuse did shorten her career and has to be dealt with honestly but not to ever ignore her overall magnificence.
FABBY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!