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mjmacmtenor (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
This is some of Ms. Fleming's best singing. Sometimes she can seem a bit mannered to me and her voice a bit "covered", but her diction is excellent here. I like the simplicity of her singing (it suits the character) and her final Bb is amazing.
dolcefico (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
No real sense of connection to what she's singing, the anguish, the conflict, the sacrifice, but pretty nice sound. Caballe owns this one, then Price!
Drelnis (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
lol yes I own a DVD of Caballe singing O Mio Babbino Caro and though she sang it most beautifully, it's like she forgot the words and so many points. I mean, someone like her should have gotta the aria down in her head anyway, guess she's just so concentrated on the tone so much she skipped some syllables :P
khamikins (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I love Caballe's version as well the lsat note was amazing..but I think she was focusing on tonal quality more than wording...both are fabulous!
Drelnis (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Caballe's studio recording? LONG, perfect last note. (Thought I wished she had sung Ah Pieta instead of Ah ah ah)
philiprichardson (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I'm not always a fan of Renee but this was the best Signore I've heard on here - her breath control at the end, not breathing after Ah and holding the note perfectly in tune for so long, its really quite amazing.
CelloVoice (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I've heard so many records of this Air of Liu, but this record fully represents my thinking about this Air's interpretation!!
CelloVoice (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
At least one good record of this beautiful Liu's Air!!! I've heard so many and so different records, but this is the record which got my attention with it's purity and it represents my way of meaning for this Air!!!
renethel (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
yeah i'm a soprano myself i hear that joke a lot! lol
i just love it when Fleming sustains notes b/c her voice is angelic.
wedidntknow (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
wow! this is awesome... There are lots of liberties taken in studio recording... there an artist really get a chance to interpret the song outside the context of the opea and use the imagery in which they identify. If you heard the same aria sing the same way you would get bored. thank GOD for risk takers and people like renee who are willing to take them and make beautiful music out of it. |
