My Facebook Page about Shirley Verrett profile.php?... Shirley Verrett at 54, on TV, the day before an opening night as Iphigénie en Tauride in Paris Opera, in 1985.
...what can be said? Statuesque, beautiful, human, transcendent. Shirley Verrett was truly a gift to us all, her singing is SO emotive it strikes all. I could listen to her sing 24/7, and her speaking voice was just as wonderful.
Outstanding performance. I saw her onstage in New York quite a few times, in both soprano and mezzo roles. All wonderful, but I preferred her singing in the mezzo range.
Superb, she sounds like a wonderful mezzo-soprano to me! Marvellously vital, dramatic performance , but lacks the float on top of a soprano, in my opinion
She has some silvery sounds up there, in reserve and use them in other soprano aria like Desdemona. But its clear that her top will not float like a lyric soprano, like whilelmenia Fernandez or Dorothy Mainor. I feel on the other hand that this tension on some notes is artistically efficient, moving. She is fighting with her fate in the story.
@@bauchmann9971 I take Amneris out of those as a real dramatic mezzo one she excelled in... much earlier. But wasn't she always a mezzo with a great extension towards the high register?
@@DiomedesDioscuro that is not the point-it is a question of tessitura. It makes a difference if you sing-especially with Verdi- the mezzo or the soprano part- She started as a Mezzo, which was good, but then she sang Tosca, Aida and even Mimi! (You can listen to it on you tube)
@@bauchmann9971 I don't have the impression I would like her in the whole of Leonora's role more than others, but I think she's flawless in this performance.
Shirley... a real black Venus starring the skyes!! I bow in tears to your artistry... Please do accept my IMMENSE appaluse!
...what can be said? Statuesque, beautiful, human, transcendent. Shirley Verrett was truly a gift to us all, her singing is SO emotive it strikes all. I could listen to her sing 24/7, and her speaking voice was just as wonderful.
How I miss this grand lady. She is pure class this is Opera. VIVA LA VERRETT. 🇫🇷🎵🎼🎶 Arnold Bourbon Amaral
Uf, qué belleza, qué elegancia, qué fineza! Qué calidad de canto! Una época que no volverá.
God took His time with this one. Wow
Beautiful by all means! An acting voice!
Великолепно...
Formidable, superbe, magnifique, elle était mezzo!! et la tout passe facilement merci Madame.
C'était une voix appelée Falcone donc elle pouvait chanter les 2 registres de mezzo et soprano une grande voix bref ! On l'appelait the black Callas !
J' ai toujours autant de plaisir à écouter cette Dame encore merci!!
OMG … fabulous!! ❤
Absolutely divine! 👏👏👏
Brilliant!!! She was definitely aSoprano.🌸🌸🌸🌹🌹🌹🌺🌺🌺🌷🌷🌷What an Amazing VOICE.
Yet sang the contralto role of Ulrica in Ballo. Now that's versatility!!!
*Falcon, she was equally great in middle-low register
I sang a concert with her around 1985 in Miami (chorus for the opening aria from Norma). She also sang Pace, pace at that concert. Memorable!
Outstanding performance. I saw her onstage in New York quite a few times, in both soprano and mezzo roles. All wonderful, but I preferred her singing in the mezzo range.
I love her! What a voice!
Brava the great Diva Shirley Verrett ❤
Действительно, великая. Вот так легко, без напряжения перепеть весь оркестр.
A voz dela era poderosíssima.
😢❤Increíble. Una maravilla
Brava!
Stupenda❤
too bad the video is out of sync, but it's irrelevant, it's only the audio that counts.
magnificent performance.
Une primadonna
❤
Superb, she sounds like a wonderful mezzo-soprano to me! Marvellously vital, dramatic performance , but lacks the float on top of a soprano, in my opinion
She has some silvery sounds up there, in reserve and use them in other soprano aria like Desdemona. But its clear that her top will not float like a lyric soprano, like whilelmenia Fernandez or Dorothy Mainor. I feel on the other hand that this tension on some notes is artistically efficient, moving. She is fighting with her fate in the story.
Listen to her Verdi requiem 😊
@@zhamiralamoan9184 I know since I posted in my channel her Verdi RequiemS. In Budapest, Dresden, Milano.
@@foroperashe floated often as adalgesia in norma..but i understand what you are saying.
I agree, she was best as a mezzo. I was disappointed when she switched to soprano. But still magnificent!
Sorry, but I don't like her in those roles-she was great as a dramatic Mezzo!
Dramatic mezzo? Like in which role?
@@DiomedesDioscuro Carmen, Dalila, Eboli, Amneris etc...
@@bauchmann9971 I take Amneris out of those as a real dramatic mezzo one she excelled in... much earlier. But wasn't she always a mezzo with a great extension towards the high register?
@@DiomedesDioscuro that is not the point-it is a question of tessitura.
It makes a difference if you sing-especially with Verdi- the mezzo or the soprano part-
She started as a Mezzo, which was good, but then she sang Tosca, Aida and even Mimi! (You can listen to it on you tube)
@@bauchmann9971 I don't have the impression I would like her in the whole of Leonora's role more than others, but I think she's flawless in this performance.