Hers is a very illuminating Amneris. It makes one wonder if the role is actually intermediary between a dramatic soprano and a mezzo, like Eboli. Of course it helps that Dimitrova had an amazing lower register and a dark color in her mid range. The result is wonderful. Amneris is certainly the most interesting and three-dimensional role in Aida and quite possibly has the most innovative and daring music by Verdi.
On this occasion the opera should have been called 'Amneris' because even with a star cast Ghena stole the show. Many of the reviews ran headlines such as ' Dimitrova triumphs as Amneris.' She was a wonderful artist and she always delivered the show. She was not a singer who cancelled very often. When the audience booked to hear Ghena they heard Ghena ! May she rest in peace.
How very interesting, I am myself born, raised and still living in Caracas. just a few months before the quarantine I had the pleasure of meeting a retired, very charming baritone in his later years, during a theatre reunion and apparently he was one of the chorus singers and apparent understudy in a couple of operas during the seventies or eighties with Madame Dimitrova, was she singing here at the moment of your acquaintance? I was never able to listen to her in house nor did I ever meet her, which I would have wholeheartedly loved, but provided I was born in 2002 my chances were rather slim.
@@juliovic.silvaar.2949la vi en el Municipal (Ballo) y en el Teresa Carreño (Turandot). Ciertamente eres muy joven para haberla conocido. Tengo un canal de youtube donde hay un vídeo de ella cantando Loreley (Catalani) una ópera muy poco conocida. Hay bastante material de ella en youtube.
Pues me ha sorprendido Ghena en este rol y después de escucharla varias veces, tiene sentido. Su impresionante voz le permitía hacer el rol de Amneris. Fantàstica Ghena ..una lección más de canto. Definitivamente Dimitrova era la reina de la Arena di Verona .. espectacular! Gracias
Love this. I wish she had sung more performances as Amneris. I would also have loved to hear her take as Eboli and Azucena, although I think Amneris was what suited her best. I also wish that she would have tried Ortrud - and I would give anything to hear what I'm sure would have been a thrilling, thundering concert performance of Brunnhilde's Immolation Scene.
you do know that Azucena contains a written by Verdi C6 that most mezzo omit because they cannot sing... here: th-cam.com/video/Iqxocxsn9nE/w-d-xo.html.. it is semi-Assoluta role
Absolutely delightful! When is this from? The more I'm listening to her, I find I'm arriving at... yeah, Ghena is essentially my favorite soprano. She's certainly not the only one I love, nor the only one I admire, far from it, but goddamn, the excitement I feel is unparalleled.
I love how she sang both fachs and was great in each of them. Truly a unique artist. Have you heard Stefania Toczyska as Amneris? To me, she has no rivals, at least not in that role (there’s plenty of recordings on TH-cam). Another force of nature ;)
She sounds like a dramatic mezzo soprano to me. Her voice was a MONSTER in size and weight. I believe she is not feeling well during this performance, something bothering her, she usually has a lot more volume and she is singing really slow in tempo.
Chacun a son gout. For me, Aida ranks with the opera greats in every respect. I suspect that it's so familiar and done so often that some tend to dismiss it because it's so popular. Old man Verdi at his best in his last 3 operas!
Lohengrin O Wow. That recording was amazing! But I don't think it is quite as powerful as her Nabucco, her Lady Macbeth, her Trovatore, her Traviata... Anyway, Maria Callas could sing anything and make it a transcendental performance.
+ MrTrackman100 I totally agree.... I remember like yesterday when I first appreciated the main melody of O patria mia in the Scene of the scattering the Ashes of Edmea Tetoua in the film E la nave va by Federicko Fellini... they play O patria mia on vinyl and begin to send Emdea's Ashes... Home!!!! :// Monumental moment for me to realize the Genius of Verdi there... it takes huge Mental effort and Psychological Experience to appreciate these Masterpiece of Music.. one can only wish that his soul matures to the point of being able to completely absorb the Content of these Masterpieces... that point is the Entrance to Heaven on Earth
So if you say that she didn't have the agility requiered to sing Abigaille and what she sang was not Abigaille, please, tell me... What was what she sang? Thank you.
And here you can hear that she was not a mezzosprano but a great dramatic soprano. Her low notes ( which are not really low, they are all C4 and higher) lack substance and colour compared with her higher registers. You hear also, that the top notes are not high enough to let her voice really bloom. I can even feel that she would like to go higher at the most dramatc places. A well developed dramatic Soprano. But anyway: we would be very happy if Anita Rachvelishvili (also not a Mezzo but badly developed soprano) would have such good low notes today as Ghena does.
contraltissima She's horrible & she will be Amneris again next season with Nebo as Aida NEW MET PRODUCTION. WHAT AN OUTRAGE INDEED. Arnold Bourbon Amaral
No, not all Dramatic Soprano's have great low registers. Those are women who developed & trained their lower register. But with that being said, these are the great low registers you are referring to: th-cam.com/video/K3UVTKkB6JU/w-d-xo.htmlm34s All C4 & above. th-cam.com/video/sk5T6LBP9xQ/w-d-xo.htmlm15s A#3
She sings both roles - Aida and Amneris splendid
Dal "pianissimo" al "fortissimo" senza mai una sbavatura nel suono. Straordinaria!
Her voice is force of nature.
I had the chance to hear her as Amneris at the Arena di Verona and it was a real wonder of the lyric singing.
Hers is a very illuminating Amneris. It makes one wonder if the role is actually intermediary between a dramatic soprano and a mezzo, like Eboli. Of course it helps that Dimitrova had an amazing lower register and a dark color in her mid range. The result is wonderful. Amneris is certainly the most interesting and three-dimensional role in Aida and quite possibly has the most innovative and daring music by Verdi.
Yes, Amneris and Eboli are soprano Falcon style roles.
Yes,Amneris is sung by dramatic Mezzos and dramatic Sopranos alike,because of the rather high tessitura in some parts.
Listening to her live was quite an event. Thrilling to say the least.
On this occasion the opera should have been called 'Amneris' because even with a star cast Ghena stole the show. Many of the reviews ran headlines such as ' Dimitrova triumphs as Amneris.' She was a wonderful artist and she always delivered the show. She was not a singer who cancelled very often. When the audience booked to hear Ghena they heard Ghena ! May she rest in peace.
Girdwood Anderson Well, she didn’t show because well...she died.
Who was singing Aida in this performance?
@@richardvergara jajajaja
@@lissandrafreljord7913 if I’m not mistaken, Maria Chiara
A very great Amneris and Abigaille
What an incredible scene, full of dramatic contrasts and wild orchestral sounds. Brava Dimitrova, and of course, bravo Verdi !
La dimitrova for ever!!!
Dimitrova's acting is adorable in this video, apart for the thrilling voice.
regal and fantastic!!
Así se debe cantar una Amneris, y esa es la voz adecuada para la Amneris!!! Ghena Dimitrova única!!!!
Ghena es GENIAL, IMPECABLE, INCONFUNDIBLE E INIGUALABLE; ademas el tiempo DRAMATICO de la ORQUESTA es PERFECTO ¡¡¡BRAVO!!!!
One of my favorite ones , unfortunately she’s not enough appreciated and understood .
Just Magnificent!
L'ha interpretata benissimo! Qui Ghena è fantastica... Inoltre preferisco di gran lunga il personaggio di Amneris a quello di Aida 💘
The strongest and most powerfull voice of the 20th century
Saw her twice as Turandot and Amelia (Ballo). Unforgettable big, beautiful voice. Also met her in a party in Caracas,. What a great lady!
How very interesting, I am myself born, raised and still living in Caracas. just a few months before the quarantine I had the pleasure of meeting a retired, very charming baritone in his later years, during a theatre reunion and apparently he was one of the chorus singers and apparent understudy in a couple of operas during the seventies or eighties with Madame Dimitrova, was she singing here at the moment of your acquaintance? I was never able to listen to her in house nor did I ever meet her, which I would have wholeheartedly loved, but provided I was born in 2002 my chances were rather slim.
@@juliovic.silvaar.2949la vi en el Municipal (Ballo) y en el Teresa Carreño (Turandot). Ciertamente eres muy joven para haberla conocido. Tengo un canal de youtube donde hay un vídeo de ella cantando Loreley (Catalani) una ópera muy poco conocida. Hay bastante material de ella en youtube.
I heard her as Turandot and I almost had a heart attack
My goodness, singing FFF over that brass with that slow tempo! Is the conductor trying to kill her? Amazing.
Pues me ha sorprendido Ghena en este rol y después de escucharla varias veces, tiene sentido. Su impresionante voz le permitía hacer el rol de Amneris. Fantàstica Ghena ..una lección más de canto. Definitivamente Dimitrova era la reina de la Arena di Verona .. espectacular! Gracias
Absolutely agree with you. She was the queen of the Arena di Verona.
una splendida grande voce non abbastanza apprezzata dai soliti cosidetti esperti.
Sono d accordo
@@giuliosonzogni4420 Veramente è stata apprezzata da tutti: esperti e non! Una "grande " veramente e non solo per la voce.
Esta ópera definitivamente debería llamarse Amneris…
Grande Dimitrova, grande Verdi. Brava ❤
Towering performance!!...
Love this. I wish she had sung more performances as Amneris. I would also have loved to hear her take as Eboli and Azucena, although I think Amneris was what suited her best. I also wish that she would have tried Ortrud - and I would give anything to hear what I'm sure would have been a thrilling, thundering concert performance of Brunnhilde's Immolation Scene.
you do know that Azucena contains a written by Verdi C6 that most mezzo omit because they cannot sing... here: th-cam.com/video/Iqxocxsn9nE/w-d-xo.html.. it is semi-Assoluta role
Here's her "O Don Fatale"
th-cam.com/video/FupG9Mu3WpM/w-d-xo.html
Maestra!
Fantastica
Superbe !
Absolutely delightful! When is this from?
The more I'm listening to her, I find I'm arriving at... yeah, Ghena is essentially my favorite soprano. She's certainly not the only one I love, nor the only one I admire, far from it, but goddamn, the excitement I feel is unparalleled.
she sings with her mezzo-soprano here in this role
Bravissima
I love how she sang both fachs and was great in each of them. Truly a unique artist.
Have you heard Stefania Toczyska as Amneris? To me, she has no rivals, at least not in that role (there’s plenty of recordings on TH-cam). Another force of nature ;)
The role of Amneris suits her more than that of Aida, both vocally and dramatically.
Absolutely right.
Eduardo Brandwaiman Amneris is a dramatic role. Aida is not . Arnold Bourbon Amaral
Totally agree!
She sounds like a dramatic mezzo soprano to me. Her voice was a MONSTER in size and weight. I believe she is not feeling well during this performance, something bothering her, she usually has a lot more volume and she is singing really slow in tempo.
Amneris IS a dramatic mezzo.
Best Aida ever!
Though I don't especially like this opera, I find Amneris a much more interesting character than Aida. Dimitrova does a stellar job here.
The Artful Me Amneris probably has the best scene written for a mezzo in this opera. Plus her duets are inspired pieces of music too.
Ghena is fantastic here... You dont like this? th-cam.com/video/2RC42OnlzsM/w-d-xo.html It is Immense
Chacun a son gout. For me, Aida ranks with the opera greats in every respect. I suspect that it's so familiar and done so often that some tend to dismiss it because it's so popular. Old man Verdi at his best in his last 3 operas!
Lohengrin O Wow. That recording was amazing! But I don't think it is quite as powerful as her Nabucco, her Lady Macbeth, her Trovatore, her Traviata...
Anyway, Maria Callas could sing anything and make it a transcendental performance.
+ MrTrackman100 I totally agree.... I remember like yesterday when I first appreciated the main melody of O patria mia in the Scene of the scattering the Ashes of Edmea Tetoua in the film E la nave va by Federicko Fellini... they play O patria mia on vinyl and begin to send Emdea's Ashes... Home!!!! :// Monumental moment for me to realize the Genius of Verdi there... it takes huge Mental effort and Psychological Experience to appreciate these Masterpiece of Music.. one can only wish that his soul matures to the point of being able to completely absorb the Content of these Masterpieces... that point is the Entrance to Heaven on Earth
So if you say that she didn't have the agility requiered to sing Abigaille and what she sang was not Abigaille, please, tell me... What was what she sang? Thank you.
One did not be in the opera house to hear la Dimitrova; I think she set the standard for Abigailles.
she never had the required Agility for Abigaille... what she sang was Not Abigaille
I agree, but how many sopranos can handle the role? It is notorious voice wrecker. Liudmyla Monastyrska who seems to be the Aigaille du jour?
Callas is the only Abigaille the human race has ever been able to catch on record. She really is btw!!
Lohengrin O I agree. Only our Maya sang it like a lioness!! Arnold Bourbon Amaral
octavio Hernandez Ludmyla voice was all over the place when she sang Abagail & Aida. Arnold Bourbon Amaral
And here you can hear that she was not a mezzosprano but a great dramatic soprano. Her low notes ( which are not really low, they are all C4 and higher) lack substance and colour compared with her higher registers. You hear also, that the top notes are not high enough to let her voice really bloom. I can even feel that she would like to go higher at the most dramatc places. A well developed dramatic Soprano. But anyway: we would be very happy if Anita Rachvelishvili (also not a Mezzo but badly developed soprano) would have such good low notes today as Ghena does.
contraltissima She's horrible & she will be Amneris again next season with Nebo as Aida NEW MET PRODUCTION. WHAT AN OUTRAGE INDEED. Arnold Bourbon Amaral
@@arnoldamaral7406 What????? Netrebko as Aida????? The world has gone mad. No thanks. I'll stay home and watch my DVD of Millo, Domingo, and Zajick.
No, not all Dramatic Soprano's have great low registers. Those are women who developed & trained their lower register.
But with that being said, these are the great low registers you are referring to: th-cam.com/video/K3UVTKkB6JU/w-d-xo.htmlm34s
All C4 & above.
th-cam.com/video/sk5T6LBP9xQ/w-d-xo.htmlm15s
A#3
This woman begin sing as mezzo-soprano
Why this lame applause? The audience should have been extatic.
It's absolutely futile to try and guess how La Scala will applaud.
@@enthusedtosing9655 I guess you are right there....
The slow tempo destroys it. Infuriating.
@@christinec.6685 Agree. It is very irritating. The music almost stands still.
Good, except for the last note. Doesn't compare to Cossotto or Zajick.
loooool
Absolutely dreadful tempi. Was the conductor downing benadryl? This was good, but Zajick is the definitive Amneris for me.
AMEN! Thank you!!
lol