What a titanic voice... a lioness roaring, with perfect legato and a tone richer than a tenor's. This is the lost art among mezzos: clear enunciation and bright resonance while retaining the natural darkness of the voice and utilizing the expansive chest voice in all its glory.
This woman was a truly great singer. Her Amneris was a match for Callas's Aida, and check out the strength of her middle to chest register here. A dramatic mezzo with legato and musicianship.
I just love this piece so haunting & true. Her voice just stays in your head like the first time I heard Price in concert 1975. TY LOHENGRIN ARNOLD BOURBON AMARAL
An absolutely great singer & during her time she could not be matched for the dark timbre of her instrument or for her amazingly wide repertoire. I have yet to hear her in Mozart but will search this out. She made relatively few studio recordings (I have one from DGG with her singing Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi, Wagner etc.) & thanks primarily for all the postings You Tube. In a live recording of her Amneris in a 1951 Mexico City AIDA she matches Callas easily & was even 2 years younger. Berganza later made a similar impression on me & was a lighter more lyric voice. Marilyn Horne combined parts of both Dominguez & Berganza‘s repertoire a few years later & all 3 remain unlike to this day.
she has exquisite top as well which you can hear in her fantastic deliver of Liber scriptum as posted by Addiobelpassato where you also notice the UNIQUE ultra-RINGING overtone when she pushes her chest voice... she was extremely talented
already listened to it. exquisite singing :) she does have quite a top register too. I am still amazed though, she definitely fits the mezzo vocal fach, but she also seems more comfortable in the contralto range than most proclaimed contraltos I have heard today.
its also great to hear a mezzo voice that has such dark, richness, yet retains a sparkling clarity, and crystaline tone, rather than falling into mezzo mushiness alla Cecilia Bartoli
As Birgit had said: Many great Brunhildes were truly mezzos... I usually say: 90% of music is written for the middle voice, Id rather have a superb middle voice that cant go up rather than 3 notes around C6 and no middle voice to sing the Music!!
What a titanic voice... a lioness roaring, with perfect legato and a tone richer than a tenor's. This is the lost art among mezzos: clear enunciation and bright resonance while retaining the natural darkness of the voice and utilizing the expansive chest voice in all its glory.
Oralia Domínguez is out of this world!
Oralia Dominguez's Amneris vs Maria Callas's Aida... Two goddess fighting
Just gorgeous. She was magnificent.
This woman was a truly great singer. Her Amneris was a match for Callas's Aida, and check out the strength of her middle to chest register here. A dramatic mezzo with legato and musicianship.
listen to her Liber scriptum to witness a full RINGING OVERTONE whenever she pushes her chest voice down... she is amazing
She has a glorious instrument.She has become one of my favorite opera singers and voices.
Legendary singer
Pedro jorge Such a rich haunting voice. Her recordings do not do her justice my friend. Arnold Bourbon Amaral
she sang Amneris to Callas' Aida.....fabulous.....
She was a worthy Amneris to Callas' 1951 Aida.
When they went into chest voice it was hard to tell them apart
Absolutely fantastic! How I love such big, dark voices with amazing chest.
Personally I think she was a better singer than Simionato or Cossotto. A shame the record companies ignored her so totally.
Absolutely❤
I just love this piece so haunting & true. Her voice just stays in your head like the first time I heard Price in concert 1975. TY LOHENGRIN ARNOLD BOURBON AMARAL
Absolutely beautiful.
An absolutely great singer & during her time she could not be matched for the dark timbre of her instrument or for her amazingly wide repertoire. I have yet to hear her in Mozart but will search this out. She made relatively few studio recordings (I have one from DGG with her singing Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi, Wagner etc.) & thanks primarily for all the postings You Tube. In a live recording of her Amneris in a 1951 Mexico City AIDA she matches Callas easily & was even 2 years younger. Berganza later made a similar impression on me & was a lighter more lyric voice. Marilyn Horne combined parts of both Dominguez & Berganza‘s repertoire a few years later & all 3 remain unlike to this day.
Correction: all 3 remain UNIQUE to this day (see below, sorry for the typo)
What is she singing? Callas sang Aïda to her Amneris in what I think to be the greatest recording of that opera to date.
me too..
The aria is In somno profondo from the oratorio Juditha Triumphans by Antonio Vivaldi
astounding? what is the name of this piece?
Fantastic !
she sounds more of a contralto than a mezzo here
she has exquisite top as well which you can hear in her fantastic deliver of Liber scriptum as posted by Addiobelpassato where you also notice the UNIQUE ultra-RINGING overtone when she pushes her chest voice... she was extremely talented
already listened to it. exquisite singing :) she does have quite a top register too. I am still amazed though, she definitely fits the mezzo vocal fach, but she also seems more comfortable in the contralto range than most proclaimed contraltos I have heard today.
its also great to hear a mezzo voice that has such dark, richness, yet retains a sparkling clarity, and crystaline tone, rather than falling into mezzo mushiness alla Cecilia Bartoli
As Birgit had said: Many great Brunhildes were truly mezzos... I usually say: 90% of music is written for the middle voice, Id rather have a superb middle voice that cant go up rather than 3 notes around C6 and no middle voice to sing the Music!!
Lohengrin O Born too soon. Just imagine her today my friend. Dream dream dream. 👴👱🌿🍷
What's the name of this aria ?
Vivaldi in somno.profondo
In somno profundo