I have a direct anecdote about this concert in Montreal. I was an usher that night in Salle Wilfrid Pelletier at Place des Arts. This was a gala concert with a huge reception organized afterwards. Miss Battle wasn’t happy about her performance so insisted to tape most arias again, asking the audience to sit for much longer than they wanted...all awaiting to go to the glitzy cocktail . It cost a fortune for the OSM...let’s say that Dutoit wasn’t very happy. You do notice that her looking at Dutoit is not with much love in her eyes.
I always think it's interesting when some people can only find something lacking or disturbing no matter what singer or song. Sad way to go through life.
Madame Battle chante avec musicalité et bon goût, pas toujours (dans la deuxième partie, Obéissons quand leur voix appele, elle est "calante") et elle peut être charmante dans le rol de Manon. Aussi elle c'est beau et élégant, mais s'il vous plaît, écoutez Victoria de los Angeles et ensuite, si vous voulez, nous pourrons comparer.
Merveilleux ! chant et présence scénique incomparables....Sans oublier l'orchestre . Dans mes critiques précédentes, je vouais aux gémonies les crétins louant de bien pâles cantatrices, pardon, chanteuse de "beuglant".... Je me réfère au remarquable critique musical bulgaro-serbo- croate (1899-1980) ,hélas oublié, Ivan Pavlovich Lekoskov : "Dans tout art, il importe de fustiger les médiocres et ce sans aucune hésitation... leurs turpitudes émanant d leur esprit vicié détestable commerce commercialo- démagogique pour porter aux Nues les vrais artistes"
I find it very strange indeed that those who find it necessary to comment on Kathleen Battle never seem to utter a word regarding the notoriously shameful diva behaviors and drunken, highly unprofessional tantrums exhibited by the operatic terror known as Maria Callas!
I don't think it fair to comment on anyone with whom you've not encountered or ever witnessed - We'll let those of Callas's time speak for their interactions as we cannot.
@@liedersanger1 - Your suspicion would be incorrect. I've worked the backstage of many opera houses and concert halls. WHY you think this could have only been observed at the Met is beyond me? - the Met was the LAST holdout and simply the final straw where she broke the camels back. You need to talk to opera companies and concert halls around the globe, it certainly wasn't isolated simply at the Met.
Beautiful voice.. like spinning diamonds in the air
Happy 72nd Anniversary Of Life
August 13, 2020
Our Dearest Soprano, Kathleen Battle
Ms Battle is a true Manon and has all the vocal abilities to handle the role flawlessly, as she does here. Brava.
Finally an educated audience that doesn’t applaud between episodes!
Also helps that Dutoit does the break in time!
Thank the gods for Kathleen Battle...
So beautiful... She has an angel voice.
I have a direct anecdote about this concert in Montreal. I was an usher that night in Salle Wilfrid Pelletier at Place des Arts. This was a gala concert with a huge reception organized afterwards. Miss Battle wasn’t happy about her performance so insisted to tape most arias again, asking the audience to sit for much longer than they wanted...all awaiting to go to the glitzy cocktail . It cost a fortune for the OSM...let’s say that Dutoit wasn’t very happy. You do notice that her looking at Dutoit is not with much love in her eyes.
Absolutely beautiful!!!
Brava!
I'm a huge Battle fan, and she has such good idiomatic German, so her lack of ability with the French language comes as a real surprise to me.
her forte wasn't french opera she excelled in the soubrette german roles and belcanto italian works.
Her french is ok. Not perfect, but when you listen to some modern singers Kathleen seems a native speker😆
Анастасия Бондарева hahahaha true!
I always think it's interesting when some people can only find something lacking or disturbing no matter what singer or song. Sad way to go through life.
@@6828tom it’s the cost of being a professional. On the plus side you get to hear magic more than most people too!
Великолепно🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Madame Battle chante avec musicalité et bon goût, pas toujours (dans la deuxième partie, Obéissons quand leur voix appele, elle est "calante") et elle peut être charmante dans le rol de Manon. Aussi elle c'est beau et élégant, mais s'il vous plaît, écoutez Victoria de los Angeles et ensuite, si vous voulez, nous pourrons comparer.
Merveilleux ! chant et présence scénique incomparables....Sans oublier l'orchestre .
Dans mes critiques précédentes, je vouais aux gémonies les crétins louant de bien pâles cantatrices, pardon, chanteuse de "beuglant"....
Je me réfère au remarquable critique musical bulgaro-serbo- croate (1899-1980) ,hélas oublié, Ivan Pavlovich Lekoskov :
"Dans tout art, il importe de fustiger les médiocres et ce sans aucune hésitation... leurs turpitudes émanant d leur esprit vicié détestable commerce commercialo- démagogique pour porter aux Nues les vrais artistes"
Aurrg! The video and sound are not in synch!!
Je ne suis pas convaincu par sa prestation .C'est bien chanté ,avec toutes les notes .Mais c'est une voix trop légère pour Manon.
Although this is quite lovely, I prefer Fleming's version
She could dress, she could sing, but she could not behave ... as beautiful as her singing, conversely her behavior was her downfall ... such a shame
I find it very strange indeed that those who find it necessary to comment on Kathleen Battle never seem to utter a word regarding the notoriously shameful diva behaviors and drunken, highly unprofessional tantrums exhibited by the operatic terror known as Maria Callas!
I don't think it fair to comment on anyone with whom you've not encountered or ever witnessed - We'll let those of Callas's time speak for their interactions as we cannot.
I have a suspicion that you never witnessed Battle's unprofessional shenanigans, unless you worked backstage at the Met... Did you?
@@liedersanger1 - Your suspicion would be incorrect. I've worked the backstage of many opera houses and concert halls. WHY you think this could have only been observed at the Met is beyond me? - the Met was the LAST holdout and simply the final straw where she broke the camels back. You need to talk to opera companies and concert halls around the globe, it certainly wasn't isolated simply at the Met.
I never said anything about her unprofessional behavior being limited to the Met. I'm sure it wasn't.