Massis always had a rather slurred, warm, mature sound with a sense of creamy desperation. Her staccatti save the day and her acuti notes were always reliable and flutey. This rôle can be sung by many different kinds of sopranos. I find it a broadly sensual lyric soprano approach yet with that coloratura effect where needed.
Massis always had a rather slurred, warm, mature sound with a sense of creamy desperation. Her staccatti save the day and her acuti notes were always reliable and flutey. This rôle can be sung by many different kinds of sopranos. I find it a broadly sensual lyric soprano approach yet with that coloratura effect where needed.
She seems to have gotten quite confused between 3:50-4:30!