To the LADY who introduced me to the great pleasures of bel canto and and the glories of mezzo - I wish you so many continuing wonderful years. I have been one of your most grateful fans for about 40 years. How happy we all are for you, Marilyn. Happy Birthday.
I had the honor of meeting Ms. Horne at the reception following the Met Opera Guild Tribute to Dame Joan Sutherland in 2011. She hosted the event at Town Hall and was most gracious, indeed. Personal reminiscences aside, she was the greatest bel canto mezzo of the 20th century. Today, no one can touch her.
I saw Marilyn Horne and Montserrat Caballe plus Samuel Ramey In 1981 in Paris it was a splendid performance since that I fell in love with that great ,charming an awfully talented woman same class of that of Callas,Sutherland Sills !!!
I met Marilyn Horn at a concert at which she performed, and asked if she would sign my Carmen libretto for a fellow Pennsylvanian. She said she would be most happy to do so. She was very pleasant to meet with grace and courtesy . . . plus she did a most excellent job in the concert; furthermore, as she was leaving after signing all the autographs, she gave everyone a “goodnight” and left the building. The operatic greats left some big shoes for the up and comings to fill. I hope there are some youngsters, who have the drive and dedication to reach their heights and quality of work.
My favorite non-operatic soprano ever is Barbara Cook, and my favorite mezzo of all time in Marilyn, whom I met after a concert in St. Paul in the late 70s. She couldn't have been sweeter, and when I got home I realized she had signed my program. I was so starstruck I hadn't noticed she had done that while I was speaking to her. What a delight to see all these great stars saluting Ms Horne. May she live to be 100!
Suth Pav unfortunately she now has an inept assistant who has kept my program I kindly asked to get her autograph for 14 months. Even saw him last night. Promised to get it to me at my hotel the next day. Did he? Nope. Sadly the only copy of that program I had from 1990.
I agree with everything you wrote Diana.....as usual.....except that I might call Marilyn Horne a coloratura CONTRALTO .....but she was absolutely WONDERFUL ..... Of course I admire all of her fabulous Bel Canto singing....(and the Handel)(and many other things she did) but I can't help but remember how DRAMATIC and satisfying her AZUCENA in Trovatore was..... She really could do just about anything....Stravinsky.....Strauss.....Modern works of all sorts and Baroque.....and just about everything in between. How very lucky we all were to have her!!
WOW! What a fabulous celebration video. My life has been enriched by the exquisite artistic majesty of Marilyn Horne and the late Joan Sutherland. I have LOTS of your CDs in my opera collection, and they are my traveling music. I tease my wife by designing our trips as an "x-number" of operas. I cannot count the times I've listened to the two of you, especially the aria "Mira, O Norma" which brings tears to my eyes for its soaring beauty; I never tire of listening to it. It has been my privilege to attend two operatic concerts (both in Atlanta, GA), one for Dame Joan Sutherland and one for Luciano Pavarotti. My dream was to attend one for you, Marilyn, and one for Jessie Norman. I haven't managed that, but the CD world has provided wonderful opportunities to hear your fabulous voices. Thank goodness for You Tube videos that allow your fans to see and hear you. Happy belated birthday and I'm rooting for you to make 90, why not 100! God bless you.
Great speech by Horne always the cheerful communicator. Very interesting the body language of the opera soloists surrounding her especial when she mentions Sutherland. And what is Barbara Cook nearest sweet. The tears came for Horne when speaking to her sister in the audience.
Have you ever seen the videos of them in concert together? I think its the 90s, but I'm not sure. I'm also not sure if they are still out there. They did a lot of musical theatre duets. Search for it! You won't be disappointed!
I lost it at the end of this. Such a beautiful tribute to one of the greatest ever, and how nice to see Mr. Ramey gracefully escorting la grande dame off the stage. So touching.
Beautiful video! Happy birthday, Jackie Horne. I'm sure Sutherland and Pavarotti would want to be here if they were still alive. Goodness, your voice sounds like you can still sing Rossini. Horne was the greatest coloratura mezzo of our time. That is well known. She had out sing just about everyone except La Stupenda. And aren't we lucky the two of them are good friends. Two beautiful voices, two wonderful personalities. I only wish Horne had sang some opera in this video. Or at least "Beautiful Dreamer"... I see a lot of people in the audience. And I'm sure they paid a lot of money to be there. So did anyone sing opera in this video? Bravissima!
DE LAS MAS GRANDES EN TODOS LOS SENTIDOS........UNA GRAN VOZ.....IMPOSIBLE DE IGUALAR..........EN UNA TESITURA ESPECTACULAR...Y PODEROSA...CON SENTIMIENTOS FUERA DE ESTE MUNDO.......UNA MUJER ARTISTA SUPERVALIOSA.........UNA PASADA......Y OTRO MITO PARA LA HISTORIA.......
As an Australian I find it so nice that Marilyn acknowledges Sutherland the way she does. But I have to say that Marilyn Horne is second to nobody and in the mezzo range was every bit as great as Dame Joan. They were one of the great vocal parterships of all time and the way their voices melded in recordings like Norma etc. is simply breath-taking.
I heard a recording of her singing mon coure(sp) s'ouvre a ta voix, hitting the octave leap at the end with much perfection. She was as talented as a soprano as well as a mezzo.
Ms. Horne I happened to meet and feel your voice when I bought a vinyl where you appeared singng CARMEN (DECCA). I still enjoy your way of singing. God bless you Records, CD's, DVD's will remain as a reference for people who do not know you. From Santiago of Chile (July 2014)
Luis Montecinos Oh My God! I found that record at a Salvation Army thrift store. Up until then, the Rise Stevens' version was the only CARMEN I would listen to. But, I can GUARANTEE you that I have played the DECCA Marilyn Horne version way, WAY more times than the person who owned it before me! !SALUD!
Its very sad because Barbara Cook said that she was planning her 90th birthday in this video but it didnt happen because she died two months before her 90th birthday. A very beautiful tribute to two greatest artists Marilyn Horne and Barbara Cook(1927-2017)
I wonder if she knew my uncles, the Salvucci brothers, in Bradford? They owned a food store on Main Street after the war. Bradford was such a great little "Wonderful LIfe" kind of town. Marilyn Horne could sing, and did sing everything, with such innate musicality and astonishing technique that she is on the dais with the Giants. Her Rückert lieder were as stunning as her Händel and Bellini. Everything was on the same stupefying level of artistry!
Barbara Cook is one of the most important Broadway Sopranos of all times the first Cunegonde in Candide and Marian Paroo in Music Man among others. Sghe could have sang in the Met after Candide but chose to stay onBroadway. She and Horne sang together in 2002 in a Carnegie Hall concert andmany other times and they have been friends for decades as Sarah said.Barbara sang at the Met in 2006 and now she is still singing in concerts and Cabares at 86.
One of my buddies just recently was caring for his dying mother. She had a book of opera, which he gave to me because he and his wife are American Idol fans, if you know what I mean! There was note in the book in his mother’s handwriting: “Mezzo Samson and Delilah.” I sent him the Marilyn Horne video, he played it for his dying mom, and she said, “That’s EXACTLY who I was thinking of, but I couldn’t remember her name.”
What happened to Henry Lewis? Is there still a NJ Symphony? Time cannot wither nor custom stale her infinite variety...met her years ago...always "at home ", affable, genuine...redefined the word "grace"
Maybe Renee Fleming but I dont know.When she was young Barbara Cook sang the high E flat but of course she cant sing this now. So Fleming was the soprano there.
SBAdventures The day Deborah sings an E Flat is the day I... I've got nothing. But it's very unlikely that it's Debby Voight. She's never really sung anything above an high C. Renee Fleming, however, has been recorded singing up to a G6.
Today Ms. Horne turned 90 years old....love you Ms. Horne!
To the LADY who introduced me to the great pleasures of bel canto and and the glories of mezzo - I wish you so many continuing wonderful years. I have been one of your most grateful fans for about 40 years. How happy we all are for you, Marilyn. Happy Birthday.
I had the honor of meeting Ms. Horne at the reception following the Met Opera Guild Tribute to Dame Joan Sutherland in 2011. She hosted the event at Town Hall and was most gracious, indeed. Personal reminiscences aside, she was the greatest bel canto mezzo of the 20th century. Today, no one can touch her.
she's always maintained that amazing sense of humor and warmth. I love her so much! what an incredible artist!
I saw Marilyn Horne and Montserrat Caballe plus Samuel Ramey In 1981 in Paris it was a splendid performance since that I fell in love with that great ,charming an awfully talented woman same class of that of Callas,Sutherland Sills !!!
She is so good and looks exactly like my mum.
Always class act, and always having a great sense of humor.
I found Marilyn way back when and have enjoyed her music ever since. She is truly a national treasure. Thank you Marilyn and God bless you.
A great voice and a great personality.
Great to see Jackie again. She was the greatest of mezzo sopranos throughout her career. No one sang Rossini like she did.
Her recordings of Handel and Rossini are incredible! One of the greatest mezzo sopranos of all time. And Horne and Sutherland were dynamite together!
Truly one of the greatest
I met Marilyn Horn at a concert at which she performed, and asked if she would sign my Carmen libretto for a fellow Pennsylvanian. She said she would be most happy to do so. She was very pleasant to meet with grace and courtesy . . . plus she did a most excellent job in the concert; furthermore, as she was leaving after signing all the autographs, she gave everyone a “goodnight” and left the building. The operatic greats left some big shoes for the up and comings to fill. I hope there are some youngsters, who have the drive and dedication to reach their heights and quality of work.
My favorite non-operatic soprano ever is Barbara Cook, and my favorite mezzo of all time in Marilyn, whom I met after a concert in St. Paul in the late 70s. She couldn't have been sweeter, and when I got home I realized she had signed my program. I was so starstruck I hadn't noticed she had done that while I was speaking to her. What a delight to see all these great stars saluting Ms Horne. May she live to be 100!
Suth Pav unfortunately she now has an inept assistant who has kept my program I kindly asked to get her autograph for 14 months. Even saw him last night. Promised to get it to me at my hotel the next day. Did he? Nope. Sadly the only copy of that program I had from 1990.
I agree with everything you wrote Diana.....as usual.....except that I might call Marilyn Horne a coloratura CONTRALTO .....but she was absolutely WONDERFUL ..... Of course I admire all of her fabulous Bel Canto singing....(and the Handel)(and many other things she did) but I can't help but remember how DRAMATIC and satisfying her AZUCENA in Trovatore was..... She really could do just about anything....Stravinsky.....Strauss.....Modern works of all sorts and Baroque.....and just about everything in between. How very lucky we all were to have her!!
WOW! What a fabulous celebration video. My life has been enriched by the exquisite artistic majesty of Marilyn Horne and the late Joan Sutherland. I have LOTS of your CDs in my opera collection, and they are my traveling music. I tease my wife by designing our trips as an "x-number" of operas. I cannot count the times I've listened to the two of you, especially the aria "Mira, O Norma" which brings tears to my eyes for its soaring beauty; I never tire of listening to it.
It has been my privilege to attend two operatic concerts (both in Atlanta, GA), one for Dame Joan Sutherland and one for Luciano Pavarotti. My dream was to attend one for you, Marilyn, and one for Jessie Norman. I haven't managed that, but the CD world has provided wonderful opportunities to hear your fabulous voices. Thank goodness for You Tube videos that allow your fans to see and hear you. Happy belated birthday and I'm rooting for you to make 90, why not 100! God bless you.
Love Ms Horne! Class act at any age.
Whoever was the soprano who sang the B-flat and High C did it justice. The tenor who sang the B-flat.
Great speech by Horne always the cheerful communicator. Very interesting the body language of the opera soloists surrounding her especial when she mentions Sutherland. And what is Barbara Cook nearest sweet. The tears came for Horne when speaking to her sister in the audience.
I would say that was one of the more awesome renditions of 'happy birthday' i've heard :)
It was one for the heavens!
Marilyn Horne AND Barbara Cook in the same room at the same time....made me feel as if it were MY Birthday.
Have you ever seen the videos of them in concert together? I think its the 90s, but I'm not sure. I'm also not sure if they are still out there. They did a lot of musical theatre duets. Search for it! You won't be disappointed!
I lost it at the end of this. Such a beautiful tribute to one of the greatest ever, and how nice to see Mr. Ramey gracefully escorting la grande dame off the stage. So touching.
Beautiful video! Happy birthday, Jackie Horne. I'm sure Sutherland and Pavarotti would want to be here if they were still alive. Goodness, your voice sounds like you can still sing Rossini.
Horne was the greatest coloratura mezzo of our time. That is well known. She had out sing just about everyone except La Stupenda. And aren't we lucky the two of them are good friends. Two beautiful voices, two wonderful personalities.
I only wish Horne had sang some opera in this video. Or at least "Beautiful Dreamer"... I see a lot of people in the audience. And I'm sure they paid a lot of money to be there. So did anyone sing opera in this video?
Bravissima!
La Mejir Mezzo que oído en mi Vida!!! Una Maravilla!!!!
Wonderful occasion and much deserved!
This is one wonderful occasion to see this woman again. :)
Happy Birthday Madame !!!
Vous m'avez fait AIMER et Comprendre l'Opéra !!!!!!!!! MERCIIIIIIIIIsssssss !!!!!
thank you recording and sharing, what a lovely moment. thank you.
Oh, this is just marvelous. Viva La Jackie 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕😘
Quite touching but also elating. Thank you for posting! :-)
DE LAS MAS GRANDES EN TODOS LOS SENTIDOS........UNA GRAN VOZ.....IMPOSIBLE DE IGUALAR..........EN UNA TESITURA ESPECTACULAR...Y PODEROSA...CON SENTIMIENTOS FUERA DE ESTE MUNDO.......UNA MUJER ARTISTA SUPERVALIOSA.........UNA PASADA......Y OTRO MITO PARA LA HISTORIA.......
What a great voice!
Very touching and tender.....thank to upload it here, for all those like me wans't possible to be there!!!
As an Australian I find it so nice that Marilyn acknowledges Sutherland the way she does. But I have to say that Marilyn Horne is second to nobody and in the mezzo range was every bit as great as Dame Joan. They were one of the great vocal parterships of all time and the way their voices melded in recordings like Norma etc. is simply breath-taking.
Could not agree more!
She really set the standard for all those after her in the belcanto coloratura and other repertoire.
I have never liked her shaking voice
@@martinliebig8677 You need to wear your hearing aid.
@@SymphonyBrahms Why? Because I don't share your muscial taste?
I heard a recording of her singing mon coure(sp) s'ouvre a ta voix, hitting the octave leap at the end with much perfection. She was as talented as a soprano as well as a mezzo.
Elle est devenue une merveilleuse grand-mère tellement sympathique...
So good to see Ms Cook looking well.......!
Ms. Horne I happened to meet and feel your voice when I bought a vinyl where you appeared singng CARMEN (DECCA).
I still enjoy your way of singing.
God bless you
Records, CD's, DVD's will remain as a reference for people who do not know you.
From Santiago of Chile (July 2014)
Luis Montecinos Oh My God! I found that record at a Salvation Army thrift store. Up until then, the Rise Stevens' version was the only CARMEN I would listen to. But, I can GUARANTEE you that I have played the DECCA Marilyn Horne version way, WAY more times than the person who owned it before me! !SALUD!
What marveleus was to see it.Many great artristas together homagin the great Marilyn Horne ,And waht lovely words she said!!!
Love you Marilyn Horne! Always!
THIS IS GREAT!! Love it.
Lovely seeing this.
Una de las más grandes cantantes de la historia de la ópera .
So great to see this again (having been there....)!
A partir da primeira vez que ouvi esta interprete neste clássico, me encantei!
Quel émotion!!!Grande dame,très grande dame.Elle laisseras un vide complet...
How beautifull are all stars.
notice how singers of her caliber still sound young even at age 80. No "old person voice".
Its very sad because Barbara Cook said that she was planning her 90th birthday in this video but it didnt happen because she died two months before her 90th birthday. A very beautiful tribute to two greatest artists Marilyn Horne and Barbara Cook(1927-2017)
I remembered dear Barbara saying this and thought exactly the same thing. She almost made it, bless her heart.
I wonder if she knew my uncles, the Salvucci brothers, in Bradford? They owned a food store on Main Street after the war. Bradford was such a great little "Wonderful LIfe" kind of town. Marilyn Horne could sing, and did sing everything, with such innate musicality and astonishing technique that she is on the dais with the Giants. Her Rückert lieder were as stunning as her Händel and Bellini. Everything was on the same stupefying level of artistry!
Barbara Cook is one of the most important Broadway Sopranos of all times the first Cunegonde in Candide and Marian Paroo in Music Man among others. Sghe could have sang in the Met after Candide but chose to stay onBroadway. She and Horne sang together in 2002 in a Carnegie Hall concert andmany other times and they have been friends for decades as Sarah said.Barbara sang at the Met in 2006 and now she is still singing in concerts and Cabares at 86.
Diana Victoria Aljadeff True! Barbara is a life long opera fan and long time fan and friend of Marilyn. They did concerts together some years ago.
She sang ... She could have sung. Dolt.
Oh I didn't know Barbara Cook, and google her and she just passed away last August... so she was not able to celebrate her 90s concert... so sad...
beautiful lady ,... Joan Sutherland & Marilyn Horne - Norma - Mira, o Norma (1970) - remastered
Sorry, video and its poster were removed.
grande marilyn, sei unica al mondo, non ci sono parole per esprimere la mia ammirazione e stima, !1
One of my buddies just recently was caring for his dying mother. She had a book of opera, which he gave to me because he and his wife are American Idol fans, if you know what I mean! There was note in the book in his mother’s handwriting: “Mezzo Samson and Delilah.” I sent him the Marilyn Horne video, he played it for his dying mom, and she said, “That’s EXACTLY who I was thinking of, but I couldn’t remember her name.”
she is adorable
awwwww l love her sO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hope that she will live long and healthy
superhuman horne, legend is alive today! grazie por tuto! la stupenda horne!
Muy emocionante verdaderamente.
Cutie!
happy your day m h hope you are well and still teaching
Admiravel!
Samuel Ramey is goddamn handsome.
Bravissima!!!
What happened to Henry Lewis? Is there still a NJ Symphony? Time cannot wither nor custom stale her infinite variety...met her years ago...always "at home ", affable, genuine...redefined the word "grace"
was für eine Stimme...
Who is the soprano on the far left? Anyone know? Because I can’t tell lol.
She is an American original!
Too bad Montserrat Caballé couldn't be there.
6:23-6:32 EPIC for soprano and tenor.
I would loved for her to bey Grandma
be my*
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Who is the lady with the walking stick? Did Marilyn call her "Barbara"?
That's Barbara Cook. They've been great friends for decades and have performed together in the past as well.
General Horne
Zankel Hall, New York City, January 2014
How could they not give her the main stage?
Who went for that foul high Bb at the end???🎂😂
Barbara Cook promised a 90th birthday in this video burt sadly she died few months before.
Who interpolated the high note at the end?
Maybe Renee Fleming but I dont know.When she was young Barbara Cook sang the high E flat but of course she cant sing this now. So Fleming was the soprano there.
Diana Victoria Aljadeff talkingbowl I think she did but also Deborah Voigt was in the audience and she definitely took it up
SBAdventures An E flat would be way out of Voigt's range. It must be Fleming.
Demi Ladipo-Eki yes plus Debbie Voigt was in the audience - if you listen, you can hear her
SBAdventures The day Deborah sings an E Flat is the day I... I've got nothing. But it's very unlikely that it's Debby Voight. She's never really sung anything above an high C. Renee Fleming, however, has been recorded singing up to a G6.
WHEN? WHERE? WHO? that would be a minimum! no?!
Zankel Hall, New York City, January 2014
Ah, OK: great! Many thanks for the info! (and for the great post!)
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