What in the world? No performance should be this good!!! All sopranos must bow down after this footage. Thank you SO MUCH for posting.
@mca1218
16 жыл бұрын
The line 'Thank God for film' was uttered in THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT. Allow me to now say 'thank God for videotape!!' The original 1963 color broadcast of this when it was originally aired on THE BELL TELEPHONE HOUR still survives, thank you very much, and permanently freezes Ms. Price's youth, grandeur, beauty of face and voice, and flawless performance in even this small segment of IL TROVATORE. Thank God it is also available on DVD. Thank you, vainmusic, a million times for keeping this.
@wjoconnor44
17 жыл бұрын
Never in my life have I heard a voice like that of Leontyne Price. It was that voice that brought opera into my life. Thank you Leontyne.
@tremonishasmarts
17 жыл бұрын
I actually saw price, not during her peak years, but in 1991, once she had retired from opera and begun to perform in recitals almost exclusively. Even at her advanced age, she had a beautiful tone, amazing breath control, and weight. I was absolutely dazzled by her incredible talent. I will consider her recital one of the high points in my lifetime as a music lover.
@nichtsleezy
17 жыл бұрын
It does not get better than this!! Such a beautiful voice and what easy high notes!!! I am melting...
@ogkeedah
16 жыл бұрын
Her voice sang me out of my most gloomy days in 1963... Thank Leontyne...Thank You for sharing it.
@larespo1
17 жыл бұрын
I feel very strongly that none of us can judge what is undoubtedly the great gift that has been given to the world, let alone the opera world. She's doing this live and there is so much artistry and attention to detail that we just listen awe-struck. She is a treasure and there is no place for any of us to criticize her, take her apart, slice her up, etc. She is Price-less, without peer and more than sublime. She is more than legend.
@4piglite
15 жыл бұрын
WooHOO, Leontyne!!! What legendary sound! We are so blessed to have these memories of her--
@dlagrua
16 жыл бұрын
Absolutely Great Performance. Her timing and all of her notes run clean and true. This girl was certainly one of the greatest female opera singers of all time. We have good voices today but nothing like Leontyne.
@RossiniSoprano
15 жыл бұрын
Leontyne RULES! The fantasically beautiful color of the voice, the technical perfection, the spin on the voice so that the legato is absolutely seamless, allied with that big sound and great range. What else could you ask for?
@mca1218
15 жыл бұрын
I now own the "Great Stars of Opera" DVD that features this 1963 videotaped performance. And with the combination of Ms. Price, orchestra, sets, costume, lighting, and Mel Brandt's off-camera setting of the scene, damned if it didn't make me cry. Thank Providence for the Bell Telephone series!!
@Angels973R
12 жыл бұрын
Breath-taking and deeply heart-felt. Technically flawless. A truly marvelous performance. Her voice is a glittering gift God gave to the world.
@DouglasModig
16 жыл бұрын
I loved this comments even more! You are so right on the spot in your carachterization of Price, the voice and the persona! Thank you once again ! Impossibile non amare un italiano cosí !
@larespo1
16 жыл бұрын
The most beautiful singing on earth. She was consistent in her craft, and her talent was just amazing. There are not enough superlatives in any language that can do justice to the artistry of Ms. Price. What a worker she was and how she knew about the voice.
@romelwilliams4649
5 жыл бұрын
True mastery of the female soprano!!! STUNNING!!!!
@markhh
17 жыл бұрын
This is incredible, even for Price. One of her best recordings of this aria. How about that Trill?
Happy 95th Anniversary Of Life February 10, 2022 Her Royal Highness, Queen Leontyne Price Grandest Of Them All!
@PIPZZZ02
14 жыл бұрын
This is like a dream. Thanks for posting.
@MariaAntoinetteF
13 жыл бұрын
forever beautiful
@beefnotfish
17 жыл бұрын
I have a recording of sopranos with Miss Price singing this aria from a live performance...and somehow...this is even better! truly, the most heavenly soprano who ever lived. if Verdi could have heard her...well - I don't think he would allow anyone else to ever sing Leonora(s) or Aida!
Vaya armónicos que tiene la voz de Leontyne, son preciosos para unavoz oscura como lade ella. Ha sido siempre una gran Leonora,para mi la mejor. Sólo Callas Caballé se le acercan. Una voz perfecta para Verdi,su Aida es de leyenda,no os perdais el video de O patria Mia
@Vita9YouTube
16 жыл бұрын
HER BEAUTY IS BREATHTAKING!!!
@Reebblu
17 жыл бұрын
Sheer perfection!
@DLJ2890
16 жыл бұрын
PERFECTION
@yes4albert
16 жыл бұрын
I keep coming back to this one, because it's just that glorious. That smiling breath at 1:27 is so fabulously Leontyne. Just for the sake of accuracy, the note is Db, as in fa, of Ab major.
@kgarmaker123
15 жыл бұрын
Wow, a soprano who actually takes the high d flat in the final cadenza.. Price's voice is like gold.
@benjaminvox
16 жыл бұрын
perfection. there is nothing that is not delightful about ms. price's voice, and her technique is rock solid on top of that. wow. can't we clone her or something? we need voices like this today.
@arturo8402
16 жыл бұрын
i love leontyne!!
@yes4albert
16 жыл бұрын
Well, one thing's for sure...we all love the diva. As far as the notes, well, we've got, "deh non dirgli, improvvido" rising to B-flat at :48-1:00; then we have a ravishing high C at 1:29; then we get two luscious B- flats (the 2nd of which is the ossia from the written D-flat) couched in a single phrase from 1:38 to 1:50; And at 2:14, she serves a high D-flat in the cadenza. Great to see so many Price lovers who also know music. We were all on the same page, just different paragraphs.
@beefnotfish
16 жыл бұрын
the diva rules...the greatest singer...EVER!!!!
@maestromuffin1
15 жыл бұрын
wow...the young Leontyne Price! just when I want to Hail My dear Beverly(sills) or the breathtaking Anna(Moffo) the greatest - I listen to Price...and I just love them all so much!!!!and that D flat!!!!
@beefnotfish
17 жыл бұрын
how can I describe the feeling I get when she sings this...I feel guilty - like I'm stealing something. How can she be this amazing????? there has to be a God!!!
@ChicagoBandHead
13 жыл бұрын
omg that note at 214 she hit??? what was that??? it sounded so perfect lol
@mca1218
16 жыл бұрын
Yes, she looked exceptionally regal in 18th (17th?) century period dress. The royal blue and gold dolman-like sleeves are especially flattering.
@beefnotfish
16 жыл бұрын
when you listen to EVERYONE else in the world sing(well,almost everyone...not the shower singers)...and you come back to the divine Miss Price - well...she rules the opera world and always wiil!!!!
@DouglasModig
16 жыл бұрын
Grazie mille!! I loved your comment !
@FoggyRoad81
17 жыл бұрын
And so the people who gave her hours and hours of bravos, standing ovations, cheers and hosannahs in her career all had super hearing? Huh..I wish I had been blessed with it.
@TheDarkSongbird
11 жыл бұрын
Her high notes were crystalline.
@fludu1
14 жыл бұрын
she sings with the angels
@liedersanger1
4 жыл бұрын
Not yet.
@baroquegeek
17 жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness. The voice of a siren that wraps me up and takes me on a journey...death is the double bar.
@cdivo39
17 жыл бұрын
This is the reason she received the longest standing ovation in the Met's history, 42 minutes, at the end of her debut in this role. Milanov had her moments, but she could NEVER touch Price in this role or any other Verdi role. Leontyne is the BEST verdian soprano. Period!
@tklogan111809
13 жыл бұрын
perfection.
@rksu747
17 жыл бұрын
Yay! i am the first one who gets to say, "Lovely."
@TreblesBasses
16 жыл бұрын
WHAT A VERDI SINGER!!!!
@pianoandpipes
17 жыл бұрын
Sherrill Milnes describes her voice as 'an avalanche of sound' I wasn't there...but from all reports it was pretty powerful...but more importantly versatile.
@TristanStarrLove
11 жыл бұрын
Chills....
@ShangoJamal
17 жыл бұрын
OK someone get me a hat or a towel, 'cause I think all my hair just fell out. Brava Leontyne, Brava!
@FoggyRoad81
15 жыл бұрын
Mega, those of who who watch Price videos often have locked horns with "paternostro63" many times. He has many different names which he uses to make the same silly claims about Price over, and over and OVER again. It's almost a bit of a game to play "spot the troll" with him. For some reason he hates Leontyne Price. All we can do is pity him. What else can you feel for someone who can not feel the joy the rest of us do when listening to this great artist sing.
@cantante189
16 жыл бұрын
Why did you start in the MIDDLE of the aria? :( I guess you are trying to lure us to buy the DVD...smart marketing!
@paulostroff99
17 жыл бұрын
What of Ponselle,Flagstad and Lehmann?
@paapakobe
15 жыл бұрын
Leontine paints the hairs on the back of your neck. My Dad's favorite & now i understand why. Boooyah Mariah Who!! (im remembering how she used to hit high notes for sillyflamboyance)
@KarinWettig
15 жыл бұрын
So wonderful that one forgets that her open mouth sometimes looks frightening
@milt48
16 жыл бұрын
Sorry to be a nag, but I love accuracy. It is a C, not a D-flat in the rising phrase. Not I teach this stuff all day everyday and I have the scores and checked. Either way, it is impressive and she still remains my favorite.
@liedersanger1
3 жыл бұрын
No. In the cadenza it’s a D-flat.
@nichtsleezy
17 жыл бұрын
Trepicioni or Stome-obviously you have some problems with Leontyne. Why do you continue to watch her videos?
@Roots567
16 жыл бұрын
that last comment was directed at stome3139.
@vaimusic
14 жыл бұрын
@ahmad123987 1963
@nichtsleezy
17 жыл бұрын
Leontyne sometimes would rest and allow the chorus to work a bit. They need to be heard also.
@johngarner3
16 жыл бұрын
hunny its a dflat
@frederickcrisafulli8031
12 жыл бұрын
because Price sings so correctly, she could " Hum" this entire aria!
@Lillibet12
16 жыл бұрын
that's chicken feed to someone of her colossal talent!
@Aprostime123
14 жыл бұрын
@slicksteve1943 thats because 6 months later they still live in their parents basement
@milt48
16 жыл бұрын
This is amazing. That is not a Db, though, it is a Bb as she does the ossia marked in the score. However, she still sounds amazing as ever and she will forever be the master of her domain.
@liedersanger1
3 жыл бұрын
The climactic note in the cadenza, after the C, IS a Dflat.
@alexandersinclair
17 жыл бұрын
What is with the critisism, To stome3139 I would like to know if you sing, if so do you have the world regognition of Miss Price? Everyone has thier own taste as to wshat is believed to be the best,however to describe her as just ok is a paradox considering the achievments she achieved in er career.(least we not forget in her time the critics were waiting for anything to prove that a Black person could not sing opera, Iwill just assume she proved them all wrong.)
@jm960
17 жыл бұрын
is that possible? didn't she just spoil us beyond belief and set some vocal standards that are as high as the stars?
@nichtsleezy
17 жыл бұрын
Stome3139-only your whimpers would be considered soubrettish!
@operaoaf
17 жыл бұрын
Reading some of this criticism, which sounds tedious and reminds me of frog dissection, makes me wonder if anybody can sing this aria radically better without the alleged imperfections. Perhaps the perfect version of this aria may only exist in some of these listeners' overcritical minds. For me, after listening to many renditions, Price is one the great Leanoras of the 20th century, regardless of any imperfection anybody may find.
@DouglasModig
16 жыл бұрын
Stome3139: Are you being offensive or just plain stupid? Ms Price, like all other Verdi sopranos, has her own unique voice and you may or may not like it. But inadquate fortes, light voice? Soubrette? Ms Price is regarded as a spinto soprano. Weakness of voice is not their trademark! Brava, Ms Price!
@4piglite
12 жыл бұрын
7 people are obviously deaf.
@corneliuswhite5139
5 жыл бұрын
10 to be exact.
@thorhild49
15 жыл бұрын
Why the rude language? Is there any need for that to express opinion about singing?
@nichtsleezy
17 жыл бұрын
Price has such a wide vocal range--this can be confusing to people who do not know anything about easy and fine singing. But if you like hard singing, pushed or fabricated high notes--then Price is not your lady.
@VantisDoroHall
15 жыл бұрын
She tried singing this with her mouth shut, but it didn't work.
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