You can really hear how huge MacNeil’s voice was when he sings “Suo padre!” Massive.
@jefolson6989
22 күн бұрын
All big voices in fine form. John Cheek is underratted. Its star quality voice yet he did mostly secondary roles but was an important member of the company. This was fun. Ball to the wall singing!
@Metronoma1
Ай бұрын
Omg this is Amazing! Martina is just so fantastic!!🙌🙌 But seriously they are all amazing here also the 2 aging men, wow they could still sing so beautiful here in this concert!🙌🙌 Singer new how to take care of there voices back in the day.
@rrgallo967
Жыл бұрын
McCracken & McNeil still quite SOLID...The ladies and the basses wow...The chorus and Orchestra KILLED IT BIG TIME...and the chorus is HUGE, at least TWICE as big as the top companies' choruses...and LEVINE INSPIRED... loved all 26 minutes of it...
@wickedshell65
4 ай бұрын
The chorus was the entire student body of Westminster Choir College. I was a 17 year old freshman performing with such musical royalty and I remember it all so vividly even after all of these years!
MacNeil is superb as always, but my god Arroyo is INCREDIBLE!!
@YortOK
Жыл бұрын
She's also one of the best Forza Leonora's on record.
@aaronmalone7065
9 ай бұрын
She was so underrated
@TheVaughan5
9 ай бұрын
MacNeil is one of my favourite baritones but to be honest he was well past his prime at this stage.
@liedersanger1
8 ай бұрын
Her high C is insecure and not pretty.
@tonshaad1230
2 ай бұрын
@@TheVaughan5 McCraken was 63 here and far older than McNeil, who was a a little bit younger than him and as vocally secure as he was in the 60's. Sure the voice wasn't nearly as fresh when he was younger but what voice is fresh when it sings Verdi and essays the Flying Dutchman?
@elizabethgarcia8758
Жыл бұрын
MacNeil is simply a phenomenon🤩😱😍! I also love Arroyo and Berini’s voices❤
@MrQbenDanny
Жыл бұрын
It's great to see my favorite Otello JAMES McCracken!!!
@allenjones3130
11 ай бұрын
One of the most glorious operatic scenes ever written, brought to life in this magnificent performance.
@RomeoMaestro
7 ай бұрын
The most. Nothing is comparable.
@blinkvideo
Жыл бұрын
I remember singing in that show. The risers were terrifying - we were really packed in there - especially when the hydraulics raised them from under the stage. In rehearsal, we were practicing the "rising from underneath" part and the hydraulics jammed halfway up. Flummerfelt shouted "Okay, all the mezzos get off!". Lol.
@sanfordpress8943
6 ай бұрын
😅😅😅😅😅
@corneliuswhite5139
Жыл бұрын
Such an exquisite treat! It was a different time.🥰
@danawinsor1380
Жыл бұрын
It's so nice to see Beverly Sills. She was such a lady and had such a naturally pleasant disposition. As a performer, she had what I would call a "larger-than-life" presence.
@petelovesbevsills
Жыл бұрын
TRRiple AMEN to that!
@ransomcoates546
Жыл бұрын
She was a very, very different person when not acting for an audience.
@petelovesbevsills
Жыл бұрын
@@ransomcoates546 How different?
@ransomcoates546
Жыл бұрын
@@petelovesbevsills Quite ruthless and nasty.
@diplomamilldoc8562
Жыл бұрын
Beverly was also a great sport with several appearances on the Muppet Show. She rattled off those notes like a machine gun. Also did humorous material with Danny Kaye and Carol Burnett. A talented singer and all round entertainer.
@jordipanadesribera6890
4 ай бұрын
BRAVISSIMI. THANKS A LOT.
@AfroPoli
11 ай бұрын
Excellent. Thanks you for posting this.
@sanfordpress8943
6 ай бұрын
Thank you for this !❤
@tonshaad1230
Жыл бұрын
There's a website that has this and other live performances from MacNeil on there. I watched this two months ago on it and it beautifully showcases his huge, volcanic voice.
@urielpaszko
Жыл бұрын
Well, can you tell us which one is? Thank you!
@clefnoteproductions6695
2 ай бұрын
It's probably the Opera on Video website. It has full operas and concerts/recitals. You can search by artist, composer, or title
@PBXVIILY
Жыл бұрын
Magnificent BIG MAC!
@SilfredoSerrano
Жыл бұрын
Amazing! Singers were something...
@valeriomessersi1016
Жыл бұрын
Storica performance ma il mio ❤ batte per Mac Neil !!!!!!! Tutti Bravi compreso il direttore d'orchestra !!!!!!
@rrgallo967
Жыл бұрын
L O V E L Y....What a cast....❤....could rave about this all night...
@samueljaramillo4221
Жыл бұрын
Great music and glorious singing by all.
@partituravid
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this!
@konstantincherkasov3392
Жыл бұрын
Grande McNeil! Grazie!
@paules3437
8 ай бұрын
I didn't know that ancient Egypt had singers like this.
@laurakatemarshall7330
4 ай бұрын
Thrilling!
@pugh.joseph
Жыл бұрын
Grand
@guillermoruiz6575
Жыл бұрын
MAGNIFICO!!!
@purpletc1
Жыл бұрын
What a great quintet!!!
@demadesgomes76
Жыл бұрын
Epic !
@donjose8250
Жыл бұрын
it's good to have a new video from you
@mregecko
Жыл бұрын
I’m not as familiar with Berini - I’ll have to find some more recordings, beautiful Amneris. Thanks for posting!
@KajiVocals
Жыл бұрын
Listen to her Maria Stuarda with Caballe in the 70s. Wonderful.
@umaratabilgi161
Жыл бұрын
Macneil is tremendous
@PBXVIILY
Жыл бұрын
My favorite
@whovian1591
Жыл бұрын
@@PBXVIILY mine as well
@Yves_Ka
11 ай бұрын
John Cheek has such a hot 70's look about him and Berini looks like a step sister of Madame Vera Galupe Borszkh
@alfredoloyola921
11 ай бұрын
Bravi a tutti!!!!!!!!!!
@andreafasoli8186
7 ай бұрын
James Levine top dei top.
@Baritone02038
Жыл бұрын
Did I hear Ms. Arroyo interpolate a high E-flat at the end of this scene? I didn't know she had that note in her. Brava Arroyo and bravi tutti to her wonderful colleagues; they were all excellent.
@liedersanger1
Жыл бұрын
No, you didn’t.
@corneliuswhite5139
Жыл бұрын
No, it's actually the overtones you're hearing.
@DiomedesDioscuro
Жыл бұрын
At first it seems it's hers, but then I realized it was the orchestra. It would have been very silly to take such a wide frame if she had, wouldn't it?
@ginopietracupa4305
Жыл бұрын
Arroyo was a real spinto, not a lyrical, those tiny birds who interpolates en Eflat at the end , and they cannot be listened in the whole ensemble !
@DiomedesDioscuro
Жыл бұрын
@@ginopietracupa4305 Who are you calling tiny bird exactly?
@juliovicsilvaaray
Жыл бұрын
It is rather interesting that Macneil provided us with such remarkable documents as this, or his Tabarro in 1984, while having performed erratically in the seventies. A true master of his craft, and an inspiration for young singers. His performance here is exemplary in every way, and the same can be said about his black tie ensemble.
@briciola.bixiofabrizio5935
3 ай бұрын
BRAVISSIMI 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀
@jjlungdoc7472
9 ай бұрын
Arroyo is probably the most underrated singer ever. Of course she achieved stardom but her name should be mentioned next to Callas, Tebaldi, Caballè, Nilsson or Price and usually it is not.
@rawvision6701
5 ай бұрын
100%
@GuidoKaiserBariton1
3 ай бұрын
Ein Stimmfest!
@BrianJosephMorgan
Жыл бұрын
A triumph, indeed.
@alexandrkolesnikov9062
6 ай бұрын
Чудесный канал❤
@ДмитрийЗубравский
6 ай бұрын
превосходно
@BellaFirenze
Жыл бұрын
In a step outside of the repertoire she is commonly associated with, Sills gave four performances of the title role of Aida in July 1954 in Salt Lake City. She also sang the role in New Jersey in 1955. kzitem.info/news/bejne/yKqnr2qljHqqqo4
@stephenlord9
Жыл бұрын
Don't neglect Levine. His conducting is so masterful with thee singers, all singing with ease because he LET''S them. A rarity.
@sanfordpress8943
6 ай бұрын
Levine was magic
@stephenlord9
6 ай бұрын
And heartbreakingly tragic at the end
@luisnorbertogomez7058
Жыл бұрын
Por favor que Glorias,hasta la presentadora
@relatorjjvallejos
Жыл бұрын
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@robertomuzzetta2652
8 ай бұрын
amazing
@edwardmattera3950
Жыл бұрын
WATCHING JAMES LEVINE FISH MOUTH AND DANCING SPOILS EVERY LIVE PERFORMANCE ON KZitem
@gpome1234
10 ай бұрын
I don't care how the Levine perception is 21st century post pandemic, it's an archive of the 20th century. Be stoic instead for this magnificent presentation all-around and practice mindfulness and your outer focus skills.
@OGrauMusic
9 ай бұрын
Cornell MacNeil is the only one who phrases well according to the Verdian style. James McCracken interprets Verdi's music well, but his singing technique is disastrous. Martina Arroyo is cold as a piece of ice, but she has a good voice. Bianca Berini sings well, but her voice is not appropriate for this opera, I prefer her in bel canto roles. The rest of the singers seem like aspiring (recently graduated from the singing academy) In summary: Cornell MacNeil the best on stage for his great technique at his age, and his excellent Verdian phrasing.
@sanfordpress8943
6 ай бұрын
McCracken was a wild card.
@sanfordpress8943
6 ай бұрын
The comment was made that Arroyo, big voice and all,didn't have a distinctive quality .
@rawvision6701
5 ай бұрын
@@sanfordpress8943 The distinctive quality of her voice was its beauty - second to none.
@sanfordpress8943
5 ай бұрын
@@rawvision6701 haaaaaa. LPRICE may have disagreed with you. 🥰🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@PedroZamagna
Жыл бұрын
McCracken should've had some lessons with his wife's teacher, it would've done wonders to him.
@Ettoredipugnar
9 ай бұрын
McCracken was a world class Tenor . Not like that bum Domingo .
@purisermonisamator
Жыл бұрын
К большому сожалению, темперамент заставил Ливайна непозволительно торопиться, и гениально задуманная фреска Верди потеряла 80% своего величия. 😒
@Tennisisreallyfun
Жыл бұрын
I’m sorry, but after hearing Maria Callas not only reach but then SUSTAIN that high E-Flat over the orchestra pounding out that majestic, main melodic theme in the finale, it spoils you for just about anything else. But this was still lovely!
@davidmolina7543
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I have not heard anyone else hit and prolong an high E the way Callas did in those México performances.
@sanfordpress8943
6 ай бұрын
Geez, you've been around the world !@davidmolina7543
@SilfredoSerrano
Жыл бұрын
I love Martina, but she's singing wrong notes on one of her best roles!
@johnpickford4222
Жыл бұрын
Wilfredo Serrano: Please, don’t keep us in suspense! In YOUR opinion, what are the wrong notes??
@liedersanger1
Жыл бұрын
Name one.
@ER1CwC
Жыл бұрын
@@liedersanger1 She is lost right at her first entrance (Che veggo!... Egli? Mio Padre?), and she is pretty clearly off in the melisma towards the end of the B section of the first joint ensemble (Ma tu, Re, tu signore possente). She is also flat in some of the higher passages. I don't think she's in great voice here.
@liedersanger1
Жыл бұрын
@@ER1CwC I think the “Che veggo, egli…” entrance is exactly right.
@ER1CwC
Жыл бұрын
@@liedersanger1 She starts out way under and then tries to get back on pitch at the 'mio padre,' but it's still flat. Compare to this: kzitem.info/news/bejne/zq1r0GpriZyaqKA . It's ok, she was an excellent singer. Just wasn't her best day.
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