Antonio Pappano Interviews Renee Fleming on La traviata

[@natalijaargenta959]

I never really got to see Renee until I watched Thais and Rusalka and I was so captivated by this incredible soprano with those hypnotic blue eyes and gentle, gracious way of speaking. She seems almost otherworldly. Such an interesting perspective on La Traviata and Violetta.

[@davidwright8665]

What a wonderful interview by two fine people in the opera world.

[@wilsonwatt9283]

It is very important to hear a remarkable soprano like Fleming analyze with Pappano this role. She is clearly aware of the challenges and to hear her humility in relation to the musical challenges that Verdi presents is quite unusual. I do not think that she has always made the right choices for her voice but I have enjoyed seeing her in other roles and I respect greatly her willingness to risk roles that need the greatest of musical abilities.

[@LohengrinTh]

-The only singer I ever heard admitting having such a hard time in Sempre libera and she didnt have half the hard time that so many "great" singers of the past had who actually destroyed the aria - incredibly honest and intelligent she is.

[@danafripp4120]

Back in the days of Connecticut Opera, when I was in the young artist program as well as the chorus, soprano Mary Dunleavy came off the stage after leveling the audience with a spectacular "Sempre Libera," and said "God, I HATE that aria!" I replied, "Well, it sure doesn't hate you!" LOLOLOLOL!

[@wilsonwatt9283]

Fleming's assessment of the power of the character, beyond the music, is fascinating and so accurate. If Violetta did not rise above everyone else we, as an audience, would not be captured by her, even with Verdi's genius.

[@jessicazeller8060]

Violetta has been my dream role ever since I saw Renee sing it opposite Rolando Villazon in the DVD from the LA Opera. I sang Violetta when my school opera ensemble performed Brindisi this year, and it gave me a small taste of my dream. ❤️

[@angelmielke2016]

Your dream will come true. Just keep believing!!!

[@jessicazeller8060]

LadyinRed I’m just now seeing this. Thank you so very much! I’m still singing, more than ever! I’m applying to Young Artist Programs right now, so I’m a small step closer. 😊

[@tobyelms6148]

@@jessicazeller8060 How is it going? I hope you got to sing Violetta?!

[@smartmagis]

at around 17:00 she describes using her body to create sounds the way I think about, say, throwing a ball. It's mind-boggling. What is a heavy sound vs a light and easy sound??? how does one not use muscles and throat? To me, the uninitiated, this is all quite incomprehensible and astounding and endlessly fascinating. can't wait til my next trip to the opera house!

[@belladonna5904]

Opera singing is an athletic activity

[@davidalbro2009]

They would say don't use the muscles of the throat, use the power of the breath from the diaphragm.

[@fredobatista4367]

💚

[@thomasgrass6357]

Eine intelligente Frau und Sängerin, sie hat es geschafft. Eine Opersängering der neuen Generation.

[@contraltissima]

hihi, der neuen Generation??? sie ist bereits von der Bühne abgetreten! die neue Generation ist Lisette Oropesa z.B, eine fantastische Sängerin

[@paolocleani9899]

Grazie Verdi...

[@XPRT10R]

Way to lead the questions, Pappano!

[@massimocassano2545]

La il garbo, il fascino e la grazia di Renee.....

[@GemmaDoyleOfficial]

Two great Inspirational individuals here

[@hashatz]

A logical question for Maestro Pappano and Ms. Fleming: How does VERDI explain Violetta's ultimate decision to live with Alfredo? This is especially important in light of her emphatic resolve to continue her hedonistic life as expressed in "Sempre Libera". Keep in mind that we are logic-oriented. Axiom. When things become unclear, return to the point where everything WAS clear. In our case, go back to "Un di Felice". It is at this point that things go awry. Verdi's music provides the emotional truth for Violetta's human response, especially when we factor in Alfredo's offstage singing during "Sempre Libera". I look forward to a response. Thank you.

[@LohengrinTh]

Best Dite alla giovine I have ever heard ... chills all over

[@simonecesco6832]

What year was this?

[@giuliasampietro7710]

Molto interessante!

[@theinkbrain]

These are unrepeatable moments and such treasures since Fleming had now retired this role.

[@piperlapap]

That was a wise decision. She couldn’t seriously think of singing this roll of a very young woman who was almost 40 years younger.

[@piperlapap]

'Obedient' and 'wary' are the words which permanently come into my mind when I see any modern ROH production

[@LohengrinTh]

She hasnt got the slightest idea how she has become the Miracle of Legato... as all true phenomena do not understand how they do it

[@davidalbro2009]

I agree. It comes through practice for sure. "Is this working? Yes, I'll do more of that." The actual mechanics are lost to singers and even the vast majority of teachers. It's nothing to be astonished about. A teacher's job is to get a singer to sing well. It is not to know the ins and outs of physiology or even psychology. (Though voice teaching is one primarily of psychology.)

[@LohengrinTh]

@@davidalbro2009 a teacher never succeeds anything else than to pinpoint the flaws, it is up to the singer to correct them and if the problem is Pitch, forget about it... the uncorrectable ability

[@caninbar]

What's that black square on her forearm?

[@brandonburrell8517]

Where?

[@XPRT10R]

One of the confetti from earlier on got stuck to get forearm

[@marie-jeannevallecalle9991]

Grande soprano et en plus jolie 😍❤️🎼👍😊👠

[@106TheMadHatter]

is this interview subtitle in the dvd?

[@herrbrucvald6376]

Pappano doesn't know what head voice is?? ..............

[@zuraiashvili8647]

he does of course... he asks her so the viewers can learn :)

[@gabrieleschulze7627]

He is a conductor, not a singer.

[@roftykoir]

Renee here is best with DMITRY HVOROSTOVSKY IN PAPA GERMONT AND HER

[@KmwAmg]

Bunch of BS from Antonio Pappano