Soprano Asmik Grigorian in the final scene of Puccini's Suor Angelica; recorded in June 2010, staging by Viesturs Kairss, conducted by Modestas Pitrenas
This is the best "death" played out I've ever seen for this piece. While not my favourite vocal performance, absolutely made me feel the sorrow, the grief, the physical pain.
Only 725 views since this was posted around 10 months ago! She must be the best hidden secret in soprano voices. A great operatic artist, a great singer. She deserves to be a star on most major operatic stages in the world, what a shame that she is not., not yet that is. Thank you for posting.
Wow! She's perfect Pucini material. She just disappears into her role. Beautiful! Asmik, just leave the rock star stuff alone. You're worth so much more, and this says it all. My favourite singer right now.
Her performance is gut-wrenching. In German we have a word "Sängerdarsteller", which translates to "singer-actor" and describes Singers with a particular intensity in their portrayal. She is that. And then some.
Of course I can never forget having heard Teresa Stratas in this role in 1989. Ms. Grigorian is different but with a similar intensity. Inherited quite a bit from her father Gegam. I'm looking forward to hearing her in person.
On the royal opera of Stockholm she has currently rock star status as cio-cio san in madama butterfly, the critics were crying, and people come only to see her in that role. I have never seen a Soprano act the way she does.
Asmic Grigorian is an outstanding vocal artist! At present you can see and listen to her in a fantastic Manon Lescaut production of the Latvian Opera: www.theoperaplatform.eu/en/opera/puccini-manon-lescaut
A very intense performance--maybe too emotionally involved--that might have hampered the voice in the end. Obviously she was tearing up because her mascara ran. Crying is every soprano's nightmare.
Not only can she sing like mad, she can do it lying flat on her back. Wow. And she, unlike so many operating sopranos, can act! Her cries of pain or joy or both at the very end actually sound authentic, as opposed to the careful twitters of so many other sopranos. Brava.
Problems with her top notes. This isn't the repertoire she should be singing yet. Hopefully she'll improve her choice of repertoire and get her technique more solid. She has a very interesting stage presence and vocal gift, and if used intelligently, she will be very successful indeed!
Clearly this young woman possesses acting talent, but her voice has been trained badly. She lacks the ability to sustain the phrases as needed in this work, and her high notes are seriously lacking breath flow hampered by a tongue in the wrong place. This all points to poor training. This opera is beyond her ability vocally at this moment. A note to the stage director: too much busy work which compromised the singer physically.
She made me cry ! Astonishing performance! I didn't mind she didn't hit the high C ! This is opera !
Moi aussi!
Excellent presentation Asmik you are fantastic 😍! Very moving heart 💕 break 💔 ing preformer! Bravo 👏
Her cries for her son are such a unique and powerful use of those notes!
This is the best "death" played out I've ever seen for this piece. While not my favourite vocal performance, absolutely made me feel the sorrow, the grief, the physical pain.
Oh, mio Dio ❤❤❤❤❤
Only 725 views since this was posted around 10 months ago! She must be the best hidden secret in soprano voices. A great operatic artist, a great singer. She deserves to be a star on most major operatic stages in the world, what a shame that she is not., not yet that is. Thank you for posting.
Well it took 7 years for her to reach Salzburg, but she was superb as Salome this summer
Finally she arrived !!
Exceptionnelle A. GRIGORIAN. Une voix à faire pleurer les pierres ! L'une des plus grandes.
This is the Suor Angelica I have always imagined.
Outstanding performance!!!!
I Love it so much - Great Performance and deep feelings ..... your biggest fan
Brilliant choreography very good 👍 acting nice voice! She is talented pleasure to see Her ! In different roles as well! Bravo 👏? Good job ❤️!
Thanks for recording it
Wow! She's perfect Pucini material. She just disappears into her role. Beautiful! Asmik, just leave the rock star stuff alone. You're worth so much more, and this says it all. My favourite singer right now.
Her performance is gut-wrenching. In German we have a word "Sängerdarsteller", which translates to "singer-actor" and describes Singers with a particular intensity in their portrayal. She is that. And then some.
I think the seven last letters of this German word says it all.....Steller!🙂
Of course I can never forget having heard Teresa Stratas in this role in 1989. Ms. Grigorian is different but with a similar intensity. Inherited quite a bit from her father Gegam. I'm looking forward to hearing her in person.
Eccezionale Asmik Grigorian
Love this.
She is a sublime artist!
My final undergrad opera is Suor. Singing the chorus of angels is incredible.
On the royal opera of Stockholm she has currently rock star status as cio-cio san in madama butterfly, the critics were crying, and people come only to see her in that role. I have never seen a Soprano act the way she does.
Asmic Grigorian is an outstanding vocal artist! At present you can see and listen to her in a fantastic Manon Lescaut production of the Latvian Opera: www.theoperaplatform.eu/en/opera/puccini-manon-lescaut
happymommy1
She acts much better than she sings...
Extraordinaria interpretación.!!
please upload the rest!
please put the rest of this stunning performance on the tube
Amazing
Just wow!
A very intense performance--maybe too emotionally involved--that might have hampered the voice in the end. Obviously she was tearing up because her mascara ran. Crying is every soprano's nightmare.
Not only can she sing like mad, she can do it lying flat on her back. Wow. And she, unlike so many operating sopranos, can act! Her cries of pain or joy or both at the very end actually sound authentic, as opposed to the careful twitters of so many other sopranos. Brava.
Molon Labe
I prefer a good voice to this.
She is a mediocre singer.
@@draganvidic2039 she can sing
Ich liebe sie
Incredible overall
Nice voice
Inmensa Asmik
Keine perfekte Stimme, ABER WAS FÜR EINE DARSTELLERIN. Und das ist Musiktheater!
Great performance! There are not very many sopranos today who can sing at this caliber.
CoolJay77
Many can but she acts much better than she sings. It’s amazing how few people notice this nowadays.
Problems with her top notes. This isn't the repertoire she should be singing yet. Hopefully she'll improve her choice of repertoire and get her technique more solid. She has a very interesting stage presence and vocal gift, and if used intelligently, she will be very successful indeed!
Zelmira
Thank you. I thought I was the only one...
She can act but there are a lot of singers with better voices.
And now she is the best singer of 2019 , awards !
OMG....5:21
Oh but she’s *flat* on the “Salve” of “Salve me!” 😮
Brava
❤
It is important to the story that she is a nun. This ignores that.
Operaji hreschtak
Embargado aqui....
5:08 sele cortó la voz ahi
4:41
wiped away .GSH
KAKYAY INTERESNAY PEVICA- VNESHNE I VNYTRENNO
Beautiful voice, but I strongly believe she is Mezzo.
Obviously you were totally wrong.
Clearly this young woman possesses acting talent, but her voice has been trained badly. She lacks the ability to sustain the phrases as needed in this work, and her high notes are seriously lacking breath flow hampered by a tongue in the wrong place. This all points to poor training. This opera is beyond her ability vocally at this moment. A note to the stage director: too much busy work which compromised the singer physically.
less effort as an actress and more effort as a singer ... would be perfect