Jānis Mediņš - Ābele - Elīna Šimkus & Vestards Šimkus

Jānis Mediņš - "Ābele"
Elīna Šimkus, soprāns
Vestards Šimkus, klavieres
2023.gada 18.novembris, Preiļu novada kultūras centrs, Latvija
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[@michaelkazmierskidunn7189]

I'm a blind musician who plays the bagpipes but also has a huge affinity for the best coloratura sopranos. I subscribed to hear Ellina, even though I realized it's mostly piano music. So at least it's great to hear Ellina singing again. I particularly love Ellina's voice because she doesn't have the all too common "wobble" vibrato which I've estimated about 95 percent of most sopranos have, which is mainly the reason why most people dislike opera. They're just probably oblivious to the fact that they've been only listening to wobbly sopranos. I didn't realize opera can actually sound great until 2015 to be honest. Anyway, I love this aria and I've never heard it before. There are more than 40 to 50 other modern sopranos whose voices I just adore, Ellina just being one of them. My favorite one for example will always be Denise Leigh.