Sutherland and Bonynge in all their bel canto mastery. And a beautiful production. I didn’t see it at the time. Were I to live that period again I would have gone every night.
Wonderful! Thank you. I was there for this performance but Joan ''s expertise, heart and artistry is even more evident now from the distance of many years and many more operatic experience
Although I saw Dame Joan onstage in many operas, I never saw her as Lucrezia - I don’t think she sang it in New York. And although I loved Caballe Sills Devia et al in this role, Sutherland absolutely conquered it. No one can reach her as Lucrezia.
nadie podia con ella..............................ni la orquesta...........ni los coprotagonistas.................por muy buenos que fueran..............
la mujer mas grandiosa.........de todos los tiempos..................................la gran faraona del canto........................y poderosa...presencia.descomunal....abrasadora..................creo ha sido la unica reina.................del planeta.....................la princesa......ha sido la gran mireille mathieu....................
Time: Early 16th century Place: Venice and Ferrara Prologue The Palazzo Grimani in Venice Gennaro and his friends, including Orsini, celebrate on the brightly lit terrace, in front of which lies the Giudecca canal. The friends' conversation turns to Don Alfonso, Duke of Ferrara, to whose house they will be travelling the next day, and to his wife, the infamous Lucrezia Borgia. On hearing Lucrezia's name, Orsini tells of how Gennaro and he, alone in a forest, were warned by a mysterious old man to beware her and the entire Borgia family, and that the two of them would die together (Nella fatal di Rimini). Professing his boredom with Orsini's tale Gennaro wanders off and falls asleep nearby. His friends are invited to rejoin the festivities, and he is left alone. A gondola appears and a masked woman steps onto the terrace. She hurries over to the sleeping Gennaro and observes him with affection. (Com'è bello! Quale incanto in quel volto onesto e altero!) She kisses his hand, he wakes and is instantly struck by her beauty. He expresses his love for her and sings of his childhood as an orphan brought up by fishermen. He adds that he loves dearly the mother he has never met. (Di pescatore ignobile esser figliuol credei.) The others return and instantly recognise her as Lucrezia Borgia, listing in turn the members of their families she has killed to Gennaro's horror. Act 1 Ferrara The Duke, believing Gennaro to be Lucrezia's lover, plots his murder with his servant Rustighello (Vieni: la mia vendetta è meditata e pronta.) Gennaro and his companions leave the house for a party and pass the Duke's palace with its large gilded coat of arms reading Borgia. Keen to show his contempt for the Borgia family, Gennaro removes the initial "B", leaving the obscene "Orgia" (orgy). In the palace, Lucrezia is shown into the Duke's chamber. Having seen the defaced crest, she demands death for the perpetrator, not knowing that it is Gennaro. The Duke orders Gennaro to be brought before her and accuses him of staining the noble name of Borgia, a crime to which he readily confesses. Lucrezia, horrified, attempts to excuse the insult as a youthful prank, but Don Alfonso accuses Lucrezia of infidelity, having observed her meeting with Gennaro in Venice. In a scene full of drama and tension, she denies any impropriety, but he demands the prisoner's death and forces her to choose the manner of Gennaro's execution. Pretending to pardon him, the Duke offers Gennaro a glass of wine and he swallows it. After a stunning trio (Guai se ti sfugge un moto, Se ti tradisce un detto!) the Duke leaves and Lucrezia hurries to Gennaro, giving him an antidote to the poison the Duke has mixed with the wine. He drinks, and in a last duet, she implores him to flee the city and her husband. (Bevi e fuggi ... te'n prego, o Gennaro!) Act 2 The palace of the Princess Negroni Ignoring Lucrezia's advice, Gennaro attends a party at the palace, swearing never to be parted from his friend Orsini. Orsini leads the party in a brindisi or drinking song ("Il segreto per esser felici") and they drink. Lucrezia enters and announces that in revenge for their insults in Venice she has poisoned their wine and arranged five coffins for their bodies. She has hitherto believed that Gennaro fled Ferrara on her advice, and is thus dismayed when he steps forward and announces that she has poisoned a sixth. Orsini, Liverotto, Vitellozzo, Petrucci and Gazella fall dead. Gennaro seizes a dagger and attempts to kill Lucrezia, but she stops him by revealing that he is in fact her son. Once again she asks him to drink the antidote, but this time he refuses, choosing to die with his friends. In a final cabaletta ("Era desso il figlio mio"), Lucrezia mourns her son and expires.
I have wonderful memories of being at opening night of her very first Lucrezia, in Vancouver 1972.
One of the highlights of the Australian Opera’s golden years in the 1970’s. I’m so lucky to have seen this gem.
This for me is Dame Joan's greatest role.
La Stupenda is magnificent in this role, not only vocally but visually ; grand, statuesque and breath-taking.Thanks for this posting.
Beautiful costumes too! All praise to the person who designed and make them.
I really like this Opera.
Joan sang with the affection of a mother.
Sutherland and Bonynge in all their bel canto mastery. And a beautiful production. I didn’t see it at the time. Were I to live that period again I would have gone every night.
Wonderful! Thank you. I was there for this performance but Joan ''s expertise, heart and artistry is even more evident now from the distance of many years and many more operatic experience
The greatest Lucrezia in my opinion, and one of her best roles in the later half of career.
La migliore rappresentazione Borgia di sempre!
Incredible! Such a gem this recording!
Although I saw Dame Joan onstage in many operas, I never saw her as Lucrezia - I don’t think she sang it in New York. And although I loved Caballe Sills Devia et al in this role, Sutherland absolutely conquered it. No one can reach her as Lucrezia.
nadie podia con ella..............................ni la orquesta...........ni los coprotagonistas.................por muy buenos que fueran..............
One of the most beautiful arias of Donezetti's Operas, starts here. 36:26 till the end of Prologue.
❤👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
3:00 Prologue.
Джоан Сазерленд очень хорошее сопрано. Если есть выбор- слушаю ее.
Обсужать ее голос нет смысла.Лучше послушать и получить удовольствие.
la mujer mas grandiosa.........de todos los tiempos..................................la gran faraona del canto........................y poderosa...presencia.descomunal....abrasadora..................creo ha sido la unica reina.................del planeta.....................la princesa......ha sido la gran mireille mathieu....................
Time: Early 16th century
Place: Venice and Ferrara
Prologue
The Palazzo Grimani in Venice
Gennaro and his friends, including Orsini, celebrate on the brightly lit terrace, in front of which lies the Giudecca canal. The friends' conversation turns to Don Alfonso, Duke of Ferrara, to whose house they will be travelling the next day, and to his wife, the infamous Lucrezia Borgia. On hearing Lucrezia's name, Orsini tells of how Gennaro and he, alone in a forest, were warned by a mysterious old man to beware her and the entire Borgia family, and that the two of them would die together (Nella fatal di Rimini). Professing his boredom with Orsini's tale Gennaro wanders off and falls asleep nearby. His friends are invited to rejoin the festivities, and he is left alone. A gondola appears and a masked woman steps onto the terrace. She hurries over to the sleeping Gennaro and observes him with affection. (Com'è bello! Quale incanto in quel volto onesto e altero!) She kisses his hand, he wakes and is instantly struck by her beauty. He expresses his love for her and sings of his childhood as an orphan brought up by fishermen. He adds that he loves dearly the mother he has never met. (Di pescatore ignobile esser figliuol credei.) The others return and instantly recognise her as Lucrezia Borgia, listing in turn the members of their families she has killed to Gennaro's horror.
Act 1
Ferrara
The Duke, believing Gennaro to be Lucrezia's lover, plots his murder with his servant Rustighello (Vieni: la mia vendetta è meditata e pronta.) Gennaro and his companions leave the house for a party and pass the Duke's palace with its large gilded coat of arms reading Borgia. Keen to show his contempt for the Borgia family, Gennaro removes the initial "B", leaving the obscene "Orgia" (orgy). In the palace, Lucrezia is shown into the Duke's chamber. Having seen the defaced crest, she demands death for the perpetrator, not knowing that it is Gennaro. The Duke orders Gennaro to be brought before her and accuses him of staining the noble name of Borgia, a crime to which he readily confesses. Lucrezia, horrified, attempts to excuse the insult as a youthful prank, but Don Alfonso accuses Lucrezia of infidelity, having observed her meeting with Gennaro in Venice. In a scene full of drama and tension, she denies any impropriety, but he demands the prisoner's death and forces her to choose the manner of Gennaro's execution. Pretending to pardon him, the Duke offers Gennaro a glass of wine and he swallows it. After a stunning trio (Guai se ti sfugge un moto, Se ti tradisce un detto!) the Duke leaves and Lucrezia hurries to Gennaro, giving him an antidote to the poison the Duke has mixed with the wine. He drinks, and in a last duet, she implores him to flee the city and her husband. (Bevi e fuggi ... te'n prego, o Gennaro!)
Act 2
The palace of the Princess Negroni
Ignoring Lucrezia's advice, Gennaro attends a party at the palace, swearing never to be parted from his friend Orsini. Orsini leads the party in a brindisi or drinking song ("Il segreto per esser felici") and they drink. Lucrezia enters and announces that in revenge for their insults in Venice she has poisoned their wine and arranged five coffins for their bodies. She has hitherto believed that Gennaro fled Ferrara on her advice, and is thus dismayed when he steps forward and announces that she has poisoned a sixth. Orsini, Liverotto, Vitellozzo, Petrucci and Gazella fall dead. Gennaro seizes a dagger and attempts to kill Lucrezia, but she stops him by revealing that he is in fact her son. Once again she asks him to drink the antidote, but this time he refuses, choosing to die with his friends. In a final cabaletta ("Era desso il figlio mio"), Lucrezia mourns her son and expires.
❤😊😂
Thank you so much for the information. I appreciate it very much.
I too. It's really great!
Also Caballe, Vanzo 1965 New York
1:24:07
Yes, very bad singing indeed!!!
Yes, very bad singing indeed!!!
insupportablement maniéré !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Et comment croire à la "troublante jeunesse" d'Alfredo Kraus ?...................
Inmensa insuperable...impostacion..respiracion actriz ..ahi falta Kraus...
She was not La Stupenda. She was La Unica.