I’ve only seen her once. Chicago Lyric Opera around 2009 in Ernani. She is my favorite soprano in Italian roles who is currently active. Brava Sondra!

Callas and Caballe? Not so much

E di corpo...

Kunde took lessons from Kraus (but their control of high notes was totally different mechanical-wise)

Dirty politics! Her 3 Queens years ago were ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE!! and in EVERY PERFORMANCE!!!! It is a great shame that someone made sure that Radvanosky was not recorded and what worse she was than not back in Met for a season.American, new Callas sabotaged.. Shame.

Тут такая тесситура, что можно и микстом (это не чистый фальцет у него). Это ж не Поллион и не Манрико.

I've heard many singers do that run

Thank you for that enlightening commentary that is in conflict with the majority of people's opinions. I shall consider your words seriously and re-evaluate my entire opinion.

Joyce DeDonato - the best of the best !

Beverly sills is the best in this aria in my opinion

Rosvaenge is amazing in this aria, his high C's are in full voice!

Of course this is a good version too

@@Bulacio_Elias No, this is not a good version. Gedda is better than Kunde, but Rosvaenge is the best.

@@BaroneVitellioScarpia1 i refuse to listen to nazi sympathizers.

I just love this type of people who can't divide art and politics.

In general, Greg is very far beyond Maxim Mironov however in this aria the younger was better. Some of the note aren't hit by greg but he did it in falsetto.

@@tomflorez2186 some parts sung by Mironov are non modal as well (at least in the live version)

I'm not sure what it is for a voice to be properly versus improperly developed. All I know is that I enjoy her singing both on recordings and live. And I enjoy it more than most other singers. Her technical development is really none of my business.

It is because your ear is NOT trained. The voice is large but thin and that is BAD technique. It results in high larynx which happens to her a lot. You want to hear a real Spinto voice? Listen to Renata Tebaldi. She was very developed! A real Spinto voice, lol and she actually considered herself a lyric soprano NOT a real Spinto. If she would listen to what people call Spintos today she would die altogether and go back to her grave!

@@beachfanatic2010 I'm assuming you're a follower of that "This is opera" channel. I've learned things from that channel myself, but find myself unable to dip into its quasi-religious fervor that defines good singing and good technique in virtue of one very specific ideal. My ear is perfectly fine, and I hear exactly what you mean when you say that Radvanovsky isn't a true spinto and doesn't have a sufficiently developed middle voice. I just think that there's more to life and art than just applying rules mindlessly in the evaluation of singers.

Before that channel existed I already knew the good from the bad.

@@beachfanatic2010 Wow, amazing. Do you have something else to add to the conversation?

Please give me a brake! She is good but do not compare her with a Legend......

@@tonio7367 I never heard Maria Callas live at the concert hall so I know and love her creations from recordings and such. I never thought that I will ever have a chance to hear a voice ,heart and virtuosity of using them in such way as Callas .So many times I left Met in the intermission so disapointed in performances of well loved by critics divas. And than I heard Sondra Radvanovsky at Met. Every performance of hers was just breathtaking. She is in my opinion Maria Callas of our times ,perhaps of bigger heart.

Better musician than callas? Surel you jest!

@@hankblaustein4149 no, I don't.

Your guess is as good as mine. Marketing and popularity is an odd thing. We must find what we think is good and grasp it, and ignore what is bad. The world is unfair to great artists, but at the very least this lovely soprano has had an international career and there are plenty of recordings out there of her. Remember that Callas and Sills both had incredibly difficult times with the Met due to politics.

I know... my beloved sister Anna Karkowska was most amazing violinist virtuoso ...at least Ms. Radvanovsky has her own instrument and it is the most beautiful one.Thank you for your beautiful philosophy,,,,@@PhilosophicalDance

I'd say that Ms. Netrebko cast a spell on the Met in "Puritani" in 2007 and it created a mystique. A mystique that she hasn't been able to live up to but people still worship. Her New York Times reviews by Anthony Tomassini usually find something to heap a lot of praise about her performances even if he'll state she's uneven for the evening. Perhaps wonderful Ms. Radvanosky is more particular about how much and what she sings thereby preserving her instrument, unlike Ms. Netrebko? Based on her talent and output I don't think that So-Rad wants the kind of career that A-Net has in part I think by healthy choice. So-Rad, and American, moved to Canada for citizenship and lives ion the suburbs of Toronto. while A-Net opts for the more glamorous trappings of New York and Vienna. Also, I wouldn't say that So-Rad has difficulty at the Met. Check out this curtain featuring her at their closing Aida performance 2029. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4SmmqFmoc1mj6s

@@chocolatesouljah I don't trust Mr Anthony Tomassini opinions.I had a pleasure to attend same performances at Met as he and when Radvanosky,Caleha,Florez created Magic ,Mr Tomassini wrote terrible reviews.But when I left with friens in the intermission since it was just terrible ,out of tune not even close to any good school performance with Netrebko ,Mr Tomassini wrote fantastic reviews. As for 2007 with Netrebko it was in my opinion more about her beauty as a woman not as a musician.She was and is far from caliber of Sondra Radvanosky talent. It is a real shame that 3 Qeens of Donizetti with Radvanosky are not available on Cd and DVD.It was just UNBELIEVABLE!!! So why Met is not sharing it? It is a true shame that our time Maria Callas when she was and is in her prime ,is not more often invited to MET. Sondra Radvanosky creates magic because she can. She brings eternal beauty to her every performance!.She has not only a wonderful,great in color and scale voice but she is a virtuoso in using it with all nuances of dynamics,articulation,human emotions and always perfectly in tune.What is more amazing for beauty of music ,she will hide or use half of it not to cover her partners. Sondra Radvanosky is our time Maria Callas and yet she is not often at Met.Why?

BigAppleDuo hi there, don’t get me wrong. First of all, I don't know why La La La La Sondra is not at the Met more frequently. And to be clear, I looove Dama Radnovoska. It’s funny u mentioned Ms. Netrebko’s looks because after I wrote my post I forgot to mention her looks played a role in her rise. So u touched on that and I agree. If you go back and read my comments I’m suggesting that it’s possible that Ms. Radvanosky seems more discerning about how much she sings and what she sings and when she is ready to sing. Unlike Ms. Netrebko who sings way too much, wrong repertoire and the strain is showing. So in my mind, if Ms. Radnavosky is that the Met less but that means she maintains her beautiful instrument then it’s still a win. Or does she prefer playing in Europe and Canada to great acclaim? I’m just saying that she is no stranger to the map she debuted there in 1996 and was in Tosca and Aida in 2019 there. I hear you are wanting her to be heard more but pretty well in my book! Lastly, Maria Callas had a dispute with the Met’s czar at the time Rudolf Bing, someone known for his uncompromising viewpoint. So, I’d say that was also a personal standoff and Ms. Callas was distracted with Mr. Onassis. She did return eventually (when Mr. Onassis started to fizzle) and sing Tosca with Mr. Bing’s approval. It was her last season on the operatic stage. What a loss! My point is though, I think Ms. Callas issues may not compare with any perceived issues that wonderful Queen Radnovsky may be experiencing at the Met,

What's fake? My ears tell me this is both Kunde singing and this is Una Furtiva Lagrima

It's interesting that you say that, as I've often seen people say the opposite. (They typically point to wobbles that I can't hear) Why do you say that?

@@PhilosophicalDance even though nowadays his sound is more focused but a little pushed maybe trying to sing "louder"? Or might be cause his age. Idk I hear him here a little "squeawked" and not as free as it could be.

@@jsierra88 I have never heard him live in his bel canto years, I finally heard him live only recently in 2023 when he sang Verdi's Otello in Tokyo....His squillo was amazingly penetrating...the most impressive sound I have heard live to this date, followed by Berti, Grigolo, and Alagna.

Thank You !!IShe is just AMAZING!!!

You are absolutely right!

@@katarzynakarkowska989 Recordings never do the justice... so sad..

I times of Callas or Heifetz recordinngs did the justice. With all science progress it seems that ears and hearts are forbidden..so sad indeed.... @@KimBakTarot

Agree. I have her recordings but they don’t quite equal the performance I attended of Ernani at LOC in about 2009.

If she's nothing, what does that make you?