I met June Anderson once, after a Puritani at the NYC Opera. She was very gracious, yet very shy. But I think she rubbed too many important people the wrong way (in New York, anyway). Her American career was limited, although she had a very distinguished career in Europe.
Interesting. Careers are built on more than vocal splendour of course. I was lucky to catch her Semiramide at Covent Garden (concert 1986 with the great Horne and Ramey of an almost complete version under Henry Lewis) which she performed at the Met in a staging later. She was hailed as a successor to Sutherland. Also her Lucia and, her best in my opinion, Elvira in Puritani with Sabbatini and Gatti conducting. Despite all her technical proficiency, she never mastered a very good trill. Her voice also sounded much better live than on record. I think she was the last of the big-voiced coloraturas.
@@ahogbin2644 I was never a big fan but there was no doubt that she was in some ways pretty amazing and briefly a huge star in France. She had a habit of putting her foot in her mouth in interviews and openly dismissing people by name.
I met June Anderson once, after a Puritani at the NYC Opera. She was very gracious, yet very shy. But I think she rubbed too many important people the wrong way (in New York, anyway). Her American career was limited, although she had a very distinguished career in Europe.
Interesting. Careers are built on more than vocal splendour of course. I was lucky to catch her Semiramide at Covent Garden (concert 1986 with the great Horne and Ramey of an almost complete version under Henry Lewis) which she performed at the Met in a staging later. She was hailed as a successor to Sutherland. Also her Lucia and, her best in my opinion, Elvira in Puritani with Sabbatini and Gatti conducting. Despite all her technical proficiency, she never mastered a very good trill. Her voice also sounded much better live than on record. I think she was the last of the big-voiced coloraturas.
@@ahogbin2644 I was never a big fan but there was no doubt that she was in some ways pretty amazing and briefly a huge star in France. She had a habit of putting her foot in her mouth in interviews and openly dismissing people by name.