I can't believe what I've heard. People don't sing like that anymore. My favorite, Caballe couldn't be better. I heard Price many years ago in a historic stage of Don Carlo with Domingo, Obrazcova and Nesterenko, Zeffirelli I think was a director. She was completely ill with flu and still sang like a healthy singer wouldn't even think of singing. It showed on TV in USSR and for a few days there was talk of nothing else but her singing. Thanks for posting. Fantastic!!!
I am so happy to see people remembering Margaret Price here. A truly wonderful soprano . Alas memories are short and time marches on , but hopefully these recordings will continue to secure her legacy. What touches me even more is to see how beautiful and happy she looked here.
I was actually there that Day!!! I was a young teenager and I was very new to Opera and went up to the city with my Grandma Elvira to see the "real" Opera singers!! I love Margaret Price.....she had a FANTASTIC style of singing! She REALLY was true to the words in this particular aria! She sang the music the way the COMPOSER intended.....nothing more nothing less!
+george prentice That must have been a wonderful experience for you, and a great memory. She lives now only in memory... and in recordings. We are fortunate to have this one. She loved San Francisco and its people, but found flying somewhat painful and difficult. She eventually retired to the country with her dogs, but delighted in receiving friends.
Most singers will tell you this aria is very hard- especially the octave jumps at the end. She makes it all sound so easy! One of the loveliest versions of I've ever heard of this aria. I'd be standing and cheering as well.
We are in danger of forgetting just how incomparable Margret Price is - she can out do all other sopranos in her pianissimo control in this piece whilst still convincing us with a huge sound. She can be both ethereal and sensuous at the same time.
Thank you so much Margaret Price; I kept a wonderful memory of the Requiem from Verdi you sang with La Scala de Milan in the Champs-Elysées theatre in Paris
oh my god, i`m so impressed. the top notes are sooooo beautiful. not many top singers in the past and the present had/have such a rich, clear and perfect tone.
Just Lovely! Creamy, beautiful soprano, who obviously made a tremendous impression on the huge audience. She looks and sounds radiant! I also enjoyed the casual atmosphere of the proceedings. Maestro Adler looks so cute! The half-dressed guys in the crowd... err, not so much! Thanks for posting!
I pianissimi del finale sono eseguiti con una tecnica PAZZESCA! Una voce così grande, bella e perfettamente calibrata sui pianissimi, c'è tanto da imparare da questa grande soprano
The last ‘voce’she sings is pure divinity at 3:54
Margaret Price was one of my late mother's favorites - and for good reason.
I can't believe what I've heard. People don't sing like that anymore. My favorite, Caballe couldn't be better. I heard Price many years ago in a historic stage of Don Carlo with Domingo, Obrazcova and Nesterenko, Zeffirelli I think was a director. She was completely ill with flu and still sang like a healthy singer wouldn't even think of singing. It showed on TV in USSR and for a few days there was talk of nothing else but her singing. Thanks for posting. Fantastic!!!
The staging for this 1977 La Scala production was by Luca Ronconi, not Zeffirelli :)
I am so happy to see people remembering Margaret Price here. A truly wonderful soprano . Alas memories are short and time marches on , but hopefully these recordings will continue to secure her legacy.
What touches me even more is to see how beautiful and happy she looked here.
splendid, really splendid and sounding so easy.
All notes so full, no cracks in the registers.
Probably among the best Adriennas.
Splendida. Perfetta. Da prendere ad esempio da parte di tanti soprani di oggi. Brava, brava, brava, bravissima.
I was actually there that Day!!! I was a young teenager and I was very new to Opera and went up to the city with my Grandma Elvira to see the "real" Opera singers!! I love Margaret Price.....she had a FANTASTIC style of singing! She REALLY was true to the words in this particular aria! She sang the music the way the COMPOSER intended.....nothing more nothing less!
+george prentice That must have been a wonderful experience for you, and a great memory. She lives now only in memory... and in recordings. We are fortunate to have this one. She loved San Francisco and its people, but found flying somewhat painful and difficult. She eventually retired to the country with her dogs, but delighted in receiving friends.
Montserrat caballe did the same ,sang as the composer wrote ,please listen to the opera or excerpts on you tube 🥰
After 10 seconds it is clear how wonderful Price handles this aria. The richness of her sound, her intonation, her dramatic effect. Simply wonderful
What a beautiful aria and what a superb interpretation!!!! BRAVA!
The best version I've ever heard.
Her voice is so amazing that it is rich as well as soft. It's perfect for this aria.
the most beautiful version of this aria ! thank you margaret !
for sheer beauty of voice she was unmatched
She was JUST wonderful. There are many great Sopranos but her demeanor and the beauty of her voice were JUST WONDERFUL.
Perfetta. Non c'è altro da dire. E' così che si canta!
Seamless Flawless seamlessness
Most singers will tell you this aria is very hard- especially the octave jumps at the end. She makes it all sound so easy! One of the loveliest versions of I've ever heard of this aria. I'd be standing and cheering as well.
Excelente versión ¡¡¡ MARAVILLOSA INTÉRPRETE !!! Armando Cerutti - barítono
We are in danger of forgetting just how incomparable Margret Price is - she can out do all other sopranos in her pianissimo control in this piece whilst still convincing us with a huge sound. She can be both ethereal and sensuous at the same time.
Ethereal sensual seamlessness
Thank you so much Margaret Price; I kept a wonderful memory of the Requiem from Verdi you sang with La Scala de Milan
in the Champs-Elysées theatre in Paris
Simply Astounding. . . .
Merveilleux. Merci.
Absolutely wonderful! RIP.
oh my god, i`m so impressed. the top notes are sooooo beautiful. not many top singers in the past and the present had/have such a rich, clear and perfect tone.
The Ultimate Voice, The Ultimate Technique, The Ultimate Interpretation. WOW!!!
WOW THis is breathtaking
Good Night, and thank you for all the joy you gave to us
Absolutely perfect in every way.
Absolutely wonderful. Thank you.
I'm speechless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I
Sublime, just sublime !
THis is stunning WOW
Maravillosa interpretación. BRAVA MAESTRA, QUE DESCANSES EN PAZ...
Superb and inimitable.
Just Lovely!
Creamy, beautiful soprano, who obviously
made a tremendous impression on the huge
audience. She looks and sounds radiant!
I also enjoyed the casual atmosphere of
the proceedings. Maestro Adler looks so
cute! The half-dressed guys in the crowd...
err, not so much!
Thanks for posting!
Sublime.
lovely!!.......and Welsh of course!....
Mi piace la voce Margaret Price
Brava!!!: t'aspettan in cielo Gli angeli, o splendida donna! prega per noi, umili ammiratori del tuo genio!
There is a wonder performance of This great singer in Verdi’s Requiem
Oh this is so beautiful and touching. BRAVA ++++++++
Where God's gift and woman's dedication meet...
Molto bravissima!!!
wonderful! what a great artist
Awesome!
WOW!
Brava Soprano.Mi piace il voce Margaret Price
Descanse en paz Prima Donna.
Wonderful!!
It's the piano and pianissimo that do it. Comparable to Caballe and the other Pearl of great Price.
Una mozartiana prestata al verismo... una vera perla rara.
This is the sheerest hand woven silk velvet ever vocally speaking
WoW!!
Quite a voice on this woman.
"Oh, how you will delight the angels!"
W O W
How come💎🌹
The announcer actually said she would be back with an aria by Rossini
BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAVAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!
Sorry to hear that the announcer did not know that the opera is by Cilea and not Rossini........
ruby edelman he actually said, while she was leaving, she was going to come on stage again and sing another piece, by Rossini...
Shes very endearing.
Far better than renata tebaldi!
I dont think she records well, but man is she incredible in this music.
I pianissimi del finale sono eseguiti con una tecnica PAZZESCA! Una voce così grande, bella e perfettamente calibrata sui pianissimi, c'è tanto da imparare da questa grande soprano
DIVINE!
"Oh how you will delight the angels!"