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I was in the audience at one of these performances. I saw it twice that season. I loved every moment. Looking back it's amazing how you can take things for granted. To be honest I never cared for her recitals. I found most of them boring, but I loved the sound of her voice.

The voice of Antonia's mother is Cynthia Munzer.

Brilliant. Thank you for posting ❤

I was at the performance I saw it two times that season. Thank you for bringing back those wonderful memories

I’ve heard - it may be a rumor - that both the Met and Bonynge have a pristine copy of the tape. But it has never been released, possibly due to union issues. This was one of the very first opera performances I ever saw. It was long before the days of subtitles, so I frankly had no idea what was going on. But I remember those huge cameras on either side of the stage; they looked like cranes. And I was in shock from the incredible voices of Sutherland and Domingo.

This is stunning 🙏🏻🙏🏻❤❤🇦🇺🇦🇺

Bravo 👏👏👏These old opera productions are divine. Great performance. Thank you for posting.

To think I'd come across such a gem on Saturday morning. Thank you for posting.

I had no idea this was supposed to be the premiere broadcast for _Great Performances at the Met_ before the Pavarotti/Scotto _Bohème_ with the improved lighting! A fascinating document of Domingo and Sutherland onstage together 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Both Sutherland and Domingo are out of this world ❤❤. Wowww , just an unbelievable performance like no other that I’ve heard. Many Bravos from me- what a duo they make .

BRAVO GRANDE INTERPRETAZIONE BELLIMA VOCE

Absolutly fabulous,Hoffman on speed!

Her French is even more disastrous than usual, and that's saying a lot. "Oo...aaa...eee, aaaoo eeeaa... oooa !" with a burning potato in the mouth.

Awesome!

She's amazing.I love how she bows in character ! lol Thank you for uploading this!

Genius singing, acting by Sutherland… I hope a good copy of this comes to light!!!!

Surely, with all the upscaling and AI technology available today, this performance could be restored to something very credible at a technical level because it's obviously incredible at an operatic level.

Let's at least try to spell her last name correctly!

There is nothing comparable these days. I am still astonished but the absolute security in the vocal line, the seamless transitions and legato, to fearless excursions into the high register...and those perfect top notes. The dramatic high Db at 34:50 was followed by a perfectly executed collapse to the stage, as only Sutherland could do. And there was that liquid trill. Was that voice real? Did it really happen? Even now, it's stupefying.

Ein sehr gutes video mag suhterland sehr

This will be really hard to surpass ...... The voices, the power, the art...all in the highest level!

Beautifully sung by Joan and the rest of the cast. This opera perfectly suited her

Placido Fantástico!! Que bonito ver grabaciones de juventud.

Straordinaria, unica!

Thank you for sharing this treasure

Here Ladies and Gentlemen we have an incomparable world-class live performance from Joan and Placido who are at the top of their game. Thank you 'Alexbaires' for the unique uploads of this performance that you have generously shared with us. I lament the fact that the 'powers that be' didn't like the lighting. If it came to a toss-up of would you rather have slightly poor lighting AND Joan or nothing I know which corner every Sutherland fan and I would be standing in.

Dame Joan a une voix insolente mais on ne comprend pas un traître mot de ce qu'elle dit, à part dans les récitatifs où l'on parvient à en capter par-ci par-là. Domingo fait légèrement mieux. Lorsqu'on écoute des chanteurs étrangers du temps des 78 t, on est surpris de la qualité de leur diction; beaucoup ne trahissent même pas la moindre pointe d'accent. Il est vrai qu'à l'époque , l'étude du chant comprenait un domaine qui s'appelait... la DÉCLAMATION !

The same 1973 Glyndebourne recording of Le nozze di Figaro went well. 🤔

Despite all the technical shortcomings, as well as the dismissed (by Kaye & Keck) edition that Bonynge concocted, I still think this is perhaps the best-sung and most theatrical Hoffmann on video. It was one of the very first opera performances I ever saw, with big cameras for recording on either side of the stage. It was long before the days of subtitles so, although I didn't really know the story (stories), I was thrilled by the singing and sets and costumes. Rumor has it that both the Met and Bonynge have a very copy of the performance, but it won't be released because of unions and competing recordings by the media companies. As for the lighting, Wolfgang Wagner originally rejected the Bayreuth Tannhauser (with Gwyneth Jones as both Venus and Elisabeth) because the lighting was so poor. But with technology advances, it was brightened, and for me it remains THE best Tannhauser on video. Technology has improved even more since then, so perhaps we'll eventually see a good version of this Hoffmann.

35:30 Young James Morris, in his pre-Wagner days.

This was one of the first opera performances I ever saw. It was before the days of subtitles, so I wasn’t sure what was going on. Most important, there were big bulky cameras on each side of the stage, and rumor is that the Met and Bonynge have a pristine copy. I don’t know why it’s never been released, perhaps union issues.

So glad that you shared this with us, I wish that the whole opera had been filmed.

Lovely performance and great cast. Thank you for sharing it with us.

This isn't judgement scene from Aida, it's "l'aborrita rivale"

The Met was not telecasting any performances until 1977. How did this much video become available? Anyway great to see!

#AliciaCecotti What is this supposed to be? It's a bad joke, she's like a transvestite dwarf. It seems that it is a parody of the Masterpiece, what bad taste, such a Masterpiece, ruined and destroyed. Verdi rolls in the grave.

And that’s how it’s done! The best!

and 11 years later she was still singing it in Australia - slight transposition down, but still amazing czcams.com/video/QYHA3bloPog/video.html.

ERNESTO BAUER: CON TU INEPTITUD ESTÁS MATANDO AL TEATRO ARGENTINO DE LA PLATA. ¡RENUNCIÁ!

Giulietta (not Giuletta)... Huguette Tourangeau (not Toureangeau)

Huguette (not Hugette) Tourangeau (not Toureangeau)

Huguette Tourangeau (not Toureangeau)...

Marvellous!!!!

Is this meant for blind people?

Bravi a tutti, splendid. You say this was "supposed" to be the first telecast live" -- that seems to indicate something unplanned happened. Because the Giulietta act is incomplete, though I've found an upload that seems to have the complete audio, though no flying gondolas, and only a fragment of the epilogue.

A true crime against humanity that the entire production was not properly committed to film, and carefully curated so it would be a durable document of such great artistry. If only one of our decadent billionaires would throw money at a project that would do actual good for actual humanity, that would not create Unintended Consequences, and would boost their ego for the right reasons. Find a way to piece together the disparate fragments of what does exist on film/video, then with the new "deep fake" technology that is a thing now, make a seamless whole, correct the light balance, and what a gift to the world. The doing of which would make a great documentary, no doubt. A boy can dream, can't he? Thanks for the upload, paz.

tienes la ópera entera?

That trill! Perfection!

21:00 omg Joan!!!

Que maravilha. Deveriam lançar a ópera inteira em DVD.