Katherine Ciesinski: Must the Winter Come So Soon? from Barber's Vanessa
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- čas přidán 9. 04. 2013
- Katherine Ciesinski as Erika in an excerpt from the Spoleto Festival production of Barber's Vanessa. Christopher Keene conducts.
Special thanks to the Spoleto Festival Charleston, AGMA, AFM, and the PBS Great Performances archive for allowing this performance excerpt to be shared on the Internet as a news item.
For more information: www.katherineciesinski.com - Hudba
Everytime I hear and see Katherine Ciesinski, whether it be Bach or Barber, her musical soul, ever-true, peers into the stillness of eternity.
Crystal clear diction, flawless musical expression, true sincerity of the character. This is too amazing for words!!
Simply amazing
This is very beautiful indeed and yes I hear shades of the late, great Rosalind Elias whose Erika on disc is a stunner. Miss Elias (as Erika) was chosen by Byng for the premiere of VANESSA
at the MET in 1958 and she deserved that honour. After Callas refused the role of Vanessa, it went to the versatile Eleanor Steber who was as splendid as splendid can be as you can hear on the marvellous recording. Maria's excuse for not taking the role was that she hated to sing in English but I think she was simply unwilling to try a first time opera composer even if it was BARBER.
Have heard a lot of Katherine on CD including her role as Gounod's SAPHO, a rarity, with its immense final aria before Sapho hurls herself from the cliffs to her death. I'll never forget Miss Ciesinski as BRANGANE in Tristan und Isolde (live at the Canadian Opera) She was fabulous. Her "watching vigilance" with her sung notices as Tristan and Isolde are in the throws of passion made for a remarkable Act II. Her solid mezzo filled the hall (even in softer passages) with Wagner's extraordinarily beautiful music..... K. C. was a superbly dependable performer with the gift of being able to delve into such a variety of roles from early opera to 20th Century Opera. She was a well known mezzo but deserved much higher status.
This is the best interpretation of Erika's aria I've ever heard alongside Denyce Graves!
Whoa, she is amazing in every way. What superb breath management skills....
Stunning line, perfect intonation, and she makes it look so easy. Bravissima!
this is one of the most gorgeous vocal performances i've ever heard!
Late this evening I changed the channel to Classic Masterpieces, and Itzhak Perlman was just finishing up the Barber concerto, and a note in the screen's margin mentioned Barber's Pulitzer Prize for "Vanessa," and I thought, geez, why have I never listened to that, and so here I am at this site, and thank you for your warm enthusiasm. M.V.
The Gold Standard of this aria!
Simply breathtaking.
I'ts just me, or I hear a lot of the great Rosalind Elias not only in the color of the voice but in the mood and the way of frasing. Great both ladies!
This is a lovely find today!
Superb.
Brava Katherine!!
Gorgeous. Love your vowels.
That’s my incredible teacher!! ❤️
Wow...
Norman Bailey was her brother-in-law
VANESSA OPERA EL TEMA DEL ARIA "the nust .."ver VANESSA comentrio más amplio.
She passed today, when her glider struck a mountain ridge....So sad and tragic ending when she was just starting a new beginning. This song, gives words to my sadness...
So sorry to read that, God keep her safe and comfort her family.
No, her sister Kristine died. Katherine is still very much alive.
Terrie Tackett I’m shocked and saddened.
Actually, it was her sister Kristine who passed away.
Wrong person. Please delete. Katherine still walks among us.
RIP
Greg Glienna it's so sad.
Katherine Ciesinski is still alive. You're thinking of Kristine. She was a soprano and she died.
Oh my good !! No she is alive, Katherine my voice teacher has a sister, now she is in heaven.
Please delete. You have the wrong Ciesinski.
Very beautiful. But too bad the rest of the opera is not at this level (except for the quintet)