I love to hear these recordings when Sills was in her prime. I always measure it against the one time I saw her in concert - it was her farewell tour and i remember how disappointing it was. She simply didn't have the same vitality anymore. She did Voices of Spring as an encore and I could barely hear her voice above the strings, which were doubling her coloratura...
@petelovesbevsills9 күн бұрын
Beverly's voice was shredded by the time she retired. But in its prime, she electrified the listener with her spectacular coloratura, precision, speed and vocal beauty. Her decline can be traced back to her cancer surgery in late 1974 and her determination to appear onstage despite her surgeon's orders not to. I agree with you, listening to these recordings reminds us that Beverly's voice was once pristine.
@FCOLAXCDGАй бұрын
❤️🇱🇨!!!
@glgree1Ай бұрын
Such artistry, technique, joy, character, love... the technique is so secure that she can do anything she wants to with her voice! Every performance, recording, broadcast, you feel that she is singing directly to you!
@lindaobrien59763 ай бұрын
I adore them
@agarber19325 ай бұрын
This is as close to heaven as I will ever get in this fallen world.
@PaulGood-wt7mb6 ай бұрын
Breathless....oh...so lovely
@emanuelemarcomongiovi43128 ай бұрын
Superlativa
@maestromuffin18 ай бұрын
Hey Pete -I hope you're doing well!
@petelovesbevsills8 ай бұрын
I am well and hope that you are well and looking forward to Christmas. Happy Holidays Maestromuffin! <3
@unclelouie382811 ай бұрын
I heard her Norma in New Jersey. "Dem' was good years. Gone with the wind.
@garybrowne608 Жыл бұрын
Sills will always reign supreme in my heart. Her live performances never failed to bring tears. She was a superstar and rightly so!!
@bobturnley2787 Жыл бұрын
Two great singers whose voices were so distinctive and whose singing was so truly passionate.
@GH-oi2jf Жыл бұрын
brava
@Artiej0hn0 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely gorgeous singing from both. Listen to how McCracken floats that enormous voice of his in the phrase 🎶 "Fremon nell'anima... dolcezze streme.... Fremon dolcezze streme nel bacio freme amor..." 🎵 Astounding.
@petelovesbevsills Жыл бұрын
Triple AMEN to that! 😊
@lukasmiller486 Жыл бұрын
This must be another night from the performance I have. In my CD the orchestra gets off key when they start this piece.
@crazyorganist1609 Жыл бұрын
I don't think Norma suited sills. She over embellished it and ghat takes away from the music
@petelovesbevsills Жыл бұрын
Of course, you wouldn't. Beverly would have been utterly mortified to know of your thoughts.
@Vorenius1 Жыл бұрын
Does anyone have Beverly's presentations in Argentina?
@Vorenius1 Жыл бұрын
I have just found this channel. How can I contact you?
@petelovesbevsills Жыл бұрын
You are welcome to join the Facebook group 'The Beverly Sills Crazies' and we can be in contact that way. Just ask to join and don't worry about the questions, I'll add you and then we can communicate and you can leave the group if it's not your thing but at least we can be in contact without my having to leave personal information here on Y/Tube. Look forward to hearing from you.
@conwellgeo Жыл бұрын
I agree with the notes by petelovesbevsills. To paraphrase the poet, anyone who cannot enjoy this performance deserves not so much to be criticized as to be pitied. Superb performance!
@marlonsalvadorbandal3278 Жыл бұрын
Carol Burnett's 90th Bday led me here...didn't know that she had another super talented partner-in-crime other than Julie Andrews...there was also Bubbles
@wotan10950 Жыл бұрын
Carol & Beverly became very close friends after they did a tv special together. In their respective memoirs, they each devoted a chapter to laud the talent and friendship of one another.
@glgree1 Жыл бұрын
I always tell my young students to listen to her speaking voice! It's low and natural! Even the highest soprani have to have a low pronunciation!
@samueljaramillo4221 Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite singers. One of the greatest singing actresses of this century, with the greatest coloratura .
@yaelpalombo4093 Жыл бұрын
👏❣️👏
@Ravenelvenlady Жыл бұрын
I totally agree that this is a divine interpretation (and I've heard some pretty sublime ones). But this is the best I've heard because it truly DELIVERS the WHOLE meaning of the aria and brought me to tears. Absolutely SUPERB Bubbles, and thank you for the upload Pete.
@petelovesbevsills Жыл бұрын
And Pete thanks YOU for your delightful comment!
@FCOLAXCDG Жыл бұрын
❤️🇱🇨
@MaryBethMcCoy Жыл бұрын
Nobody sings this better than Sills! Her purity of tone is simply divine and angelic.
@petelovesbevsills Жыл бұрын
I'm 100% biased and agree with you 100%🙂
@christinec.66852 жыл бұрын
I can't think of many who can touch her at 8:40 in terms of color, how she shapes the phrase, and the killer trill following. Simply amazing. Many thanks for posting.
@veronicaangeloz12 жыл бұрын
La mejor de todos los tiempos
@shicoff13982 жыл бұрын
Sadly I see a post of Sutherland by a poster, "Joan Sutherland Fan" with a X for Sills picture next to Sutherland and he mentions that Sills over uses the ornaments etc. I never see Sills fans bashing Joan S. but their fans bash Sills often, maybe more Sills fans need to speak up as I did.
@petelovesbevsills2 жыл бұрын
You must read all of the comments including all the 'replies'. I have commented multiple times to the point that that simpering, limp-wristed, howling, vituperative, venomous, vicious and toxic person threatened to block me. 'Joan Sutherland Fan is my worst kind of person and a mega creep.
@wotan10950 Жыл бұрын
Why do you bother reading such nonsense? It’s always the same queens who worship their chosen goddess, and bash everyone else. IMO, I loved both Sills and Sutherland - and I saw both in the theater many times. Although some of their roles overlapped, they were so completely different in their approach and intent, it’s ridiculous to compare them. When great artists are at the top rung, you know they’re bringing something unique to the table.
@shicoff1398 Жыл бұрын
Your right, and I saw also them both also many times in opera and concert performances, in fact met Sills when I worked in Classical radio, and first saw Sutherland in Chicago in 1961 singing Lucia at Lyric opera with Richard Tucker, yes I agree it's pointless even reading it. Thank you for the good advice.
@coloraturaElise2 жыл бұрын
Ok, where are those critics who could only complain about excessive coloratura fireworks.....where are they? Come on, fellas, what do you have to say about this DIVINE singing??
@petelovesbevsills2 жыл бұрын
They always crawled back into their holes when there was something NICE to be said about Beverly! Love your comment Elise! <3 <3 <3 !!!!
@FotografoMuscle7372 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️
@Parrotsupreme2 жыл бұрын
This was a stunning duet by this pair.
@wotan109502 жыл бұрын
Since Sills really made her reputation with Handel/Massenet/Bel Canto, it’s not well-known that she sang Puccini in her early career: Mimi, Tosca, Georgetta, Angelica, Lauretta.
@BellaFirenze2 жыл бұрын
❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤
@BellaFirenze2 жыл бұрын
The duet from La Bohème... kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIuXm5-dnN2Hjas
@lukasmiller4862 жыл бұрын
Could someone please upload the whole concert with him and Beverly Sills?
@nancydevany30052 ай бұрын
My mom went to school with James McCracken in Gary, Indiana. Holy Angels and then Horace Mann Class of 44.
@mrrkdino2 жыл бұрын
I wonder what Callas would have thought if she had heard Sills as Norma? Sills didn't have the voice for this role. Terrible.
@petelovesbevsills2 жыл бұрын
Aha! you quickly corrected your huge faux pas! Are you talking about the person who had the ugliest operatic voice? CALLaS? Who cares what CALLaS thought? Beverly certainly didn't and neither do I. Anyone with a forest up their backside knows not to pull splinters out of others' fingers. CALLaS included.
@BaroneVitellioScarpia12 жыл бұрын
Callas might say: "Sorry, Beverly, I think this role is too heavy for you".
@petelovesbevsills2 жыл бұрын
@@BaroneVitellioScarpia1 Beverly might say " Why Maria, just because it was too heavy for you?"
@shicoff13982 жыл бұрын
@@petelovesbevsills A post by a person thinking if he says it's terrible it's true, nothing but rude.
@petelovesbevsills2 жыл бұрын
@@shicoff1398 AAH! BaroneVitellioScarpia hates Beverly and is obsessed with Callas. He spends a lot of time and energy uploading all kinds of operas that feature Beverly only to spit venom and vituperate about her (in his deeply disturbing opinion) inadequacies in the description section. He has zero manners at all times when it comes to Beverly and I'm quite sure she would start laughing at his venomous and toxic remarks if she were still alive. He is classed as a non-event in my book.
@sanfordpress89432 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this treat. I love her
@sanfordpress89432 жыл бұрын
Beverly Sills. Jeez. I miss her. So much. She was a humble woman who was gifted with a voice,she was challenged with personal sadness and she triumphed over all . A genuinely kind, honest person who was smart ,sassy and just plain fabulous. A great interpreter of all things vocal.
@sergiosanchezsanchez87122 жыл бұрын
Beverly Sills ¡Mimí ideal!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻❤️👍🏻
@sergiosanchezsanchez87122 жыл бұрын
Que bellísima Voz ¡Dulzura pura!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻❤️👍🏻
@ShiriMagar2 жыл бұрын
So beautiful!! Thank you for uploading this amazing recording!!
@wotan109502 жыл бұрын
I don’t know how I missed this! Luckily, I was able to see Beverly in every single role onstage after 1973. The perfect Mozart, Handel, and lyric French singer. Her forays into Donizetti were thrilling, but they cost her dearly. I want to add that I’ve never heard a single record, tape, or CD that accurately captured her sound in the theater, which was far warmer and fuller in a live performance.
@michaeloleary18672 жыл бұрын
Fabulous!
@macaro283 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful voice 😍
@luigicorvi16613 жыл бұрын
TWO OF THE GREATEST!
@divox9pqr3 жыл бұрын
God..She was a phenomenon
@petelovesbevsills3 жыл бұрын
She was indeed and how I wish she was still alive today.