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agnellodei (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
She has a huge voice compared to most other sopranos actually ;)
Doooku (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Wait a minute...Sutherland has a huge voice? yes, she has a huge voice compared the traditional small voice colourate soprano.
Doooku (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
You must be kidding me. As a mezzo Cecilia actually hit a higher note at the near and with much better agility.
agnellodei (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Well, they are different. This aria sits in a different part of the voice for Joan. For Cecilia sits in the middle voice while for Joan sits in the low register, which is evidence by the difficulty thrilling low.
asisecanta (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
This is a lesson of superb singing!!!! Much more better than Bartoli's.
tonyantony1 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Pavarotti's high notes weren't big ,just well-placed with squilo ,every middle sized spinto tenor had a bigger voice than P.For huge high notes check her Puritani duet with Gedda.Gedda drowned her out on the high notes.She had a huge voice but she couldn't vary dynamics,her diction got terrible horrible after the mid 60's and she lacked dramatic and interpretive skills.
agnellodei (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
And to me Jessy Norman is more of a falcon...
agnellodei (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Yep, not so much lighter but more lyrical. Her timbre was essentially more lirico-spinto, didn't have the steely edge of Callas or Nilsson.
operamagnus (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
But Sutherland's voice was bigger than Price's and Callas'... Her voice was close to that of Birgit Nilsson's in size, but in timbre her voice sounded much lighter. That's why it was perfect in bel canto and Verdi.
operamagnus (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Sutherland sang a very successful Eva in Meistersinger in the fifties, when she was still young, and her voice was not yet at its biggest in regards to size. Also listen to her Norma, her Odabella and other Verdi roles. Her voice was enormous. |
