Fiorenza Cossotto in the main role from Rossini's Tancredi. This is from a performance for the italian television, she is lip-synching her own studio record.
@lehar You're perfectly right!! This is a very nice musical piece, and the introduction in particular is quite a bit similar to the melodic line of the second movement of Beethoven's sixth Symphony!! Simply lovable ;)
@lucasm123 I agree with you but not for the last sentence you wrote. I think every singer should close his or her career just before the own natural vocal decline. But I think it's just a pleasure for the "elder" singers and their fans both that concert performances like this can be done. The important things for everyone is to listen and to see with intelligence and respect. It would be simply stupid if the singer would try to show the same technical abilities and timbre homogeneities...
Evidemment que c'est une mezzo verdienne. Mais combien de mezzos dite "verdiennes" aujourd'hui (y en a-t-il encore de sa classe?) seraient capables de chanter Tancredi?
...as well as it would be even more stupid if his or her fans would expect the same vocal performances that could be heard lots of years before. I well know that an artist remains an artist for all his or her life. It's almost impossible to close completely with the career, for an artist. Even if when you are really "elder" to continue to practice on stage it's really better for you and your fans to close completely with stage performances. In this case she could stil sing very well at his age.
Elle a chante' aussi Rosina dans le "Il barbiere di Siviglia" de Rossini en 1964 et aussi Leonor dans La favorite de Donizetti 1971 et c'etait parfait. On peut trouve' ces ouvres en CZcams. Il y a aussi de morceaux de "La pietra del paragone" de Rossini du 1959 ou elle chante la Marchise Clarice. Enfin l'opera en entier Tancredi du 1978, ou elle est vraiment parfaite selon moi.
That's terrible rendition... I understand it is a tv thing and she is trying to be softer in the passages that talk about love, but 1 opera should not be downplayed for new audiences and 2 no one should sing like this (not even in studio) when it comes to opera (In a super character like Tancredi).
Emissione, fiati, eleganza, leggerezza , tutto magnifico!
The introduction is of a stunning beauty - it remains me of the second movement of Beethoven's 6th Symphony.
Une très grande mezzo qui, après Tancredi, a fait une "Azucena" inoubliable !!!
What amazing purity of phrasing this she-singer had with a luxurious around sound of her voice throughout her entire range! I'm weeping!
Un piacere ineguagliabile!!!
Absolute perfection!
Pure joy..
For me the best performance.
Un'altra interprete notevolissima del ruolo, che avrebbe potuto farne, per bellezza vocale e perizia nel canto, uno dei suoi cavalli di battaglia!
Fiorenza Cossotto sempre meravigliosa
@lehar You're perfectly right!! This is a very nice musical piece, and the introduction in particular is quite a bit similar to the melodic line of the second movement of Beethoven's sixth Symphony!! Simply lovable ;)
Certifié intergalactique! Interprétation très mémorable.
the best.
Bravissima!
Nessuna come la Cossotto
Posso parlare: La divina!
come le migliori interpreti rossiniane
No, la Divina e' l'altra.
Voice and versatility as is heard no more
@lucasm123 I agree with you but not for the last sentence you wrote. I think every singer should close his or her career just before the own natural vocal decline. But I think it's just a pleasure for the "elder" singers and their fans both that concert performances like this can be done. The important things for everyone is to listen and to see with intelligence and respect. It would be simply stupid if the singer would try to show the same technical abilities and timbre homogeneities...
4:43. Di tanti palpiti.
Evidemment que c'est une mezzo verdienne.
Mais combien de mezzos dite "verdiennes" aujourd'hui (y en a-t-il encore de sa classe?) seraient capables de chanter Tancredi?
Deniz Uzun can!
no no
non ci siamo
...as well as it would be even more stupid if his or her fans would expect the same vocal performances that could be heard lots of years before. I well know that an artist remains an artist for all his or her life. It's almost impossible to close completely with the career, for an artist. Even if when you are really "elder" to continue to practice on stage it's really better for you and your fans to close completely with stage performances. In this case she could stil sing very well at his age.
Cossotto n'est pas du tout crédible dans ce rôle, elle n'est pas rossinienne, elle est totalement hors propos. C'était une mezzo verdienne selon moi.
Elle a chante' aussi Rosina dans le "Il barbiere di Siviglia" de Rossini en 1964 et aussi Leonor dans La favorite de Donizetti 1971 et c'etait parfait. On peut trouve' ces ouvres en CZcams. Il y a aussi de morceaux de "La pietra del paragone" de Rossini du 1959 ou elle chante la Marchise Clarice. Enfin l'opera en entier Tancredi du 1978, ou elle est vraiment parfaite selon moi.
So much better singing that Marilyn Horne, she is too nasal and singing in the mask..
Both are great singers.
her voice is a bit to light and bright for a rossinian contralto.... besides, she is not very creative considering the ornamentation
That's terrible rendition... I understand it is a tv thing and she is trying to be softer in the passages that talk about love, but 1 opera should not be downplayed for new audiences and 2 no one should sing like this (not even in studio) when it comes to opera (In a super character like Tancredi).