Elena Souliotis's Thrilling Assoluta Voice as Abigaille (Lisboa, 1965)

Elena Souliotis at the age of 22, singing in Thrilling Way the cabaletta of Abigaille from Nabucco di Verdi!!! She had it all from top to the chest!!! She burnt out quickly...But...WHAT A VOICE!!!!

[@Shahrdad]

She had the voice, the ambition, and the temperament. What she didn't have was the technique. She missed all four written trills, but she definitely sounded great here. But the voice ended up being a house of cards which soon collapsed.

[@dormaus]

I agree with you completely about technique as evidenced by the fact that she never developed her trill. But you are right, what a voice! If she had built her technical foundation instead of singing out her voice, she probably would have been one of the great divas of the 60s, 70s and 80s along with Sutherland and Caballe.

[@williamglazier1242]

I would give to Hear ANY singer today with this temperament and Abandon. Thrilling

[@marylambcarter]

She was incredible in this role !!! Amazing singer !!!

[@barahona68]

I sometimes wonder if at the time the Lisbon public was aware of the greatness of singing they were listening to.

[@vincenzomesseri3433]

Grandissima nella sua prima Abigaille nello Stupendo Teatro São Carlos della Meravigliosa Lisbona!!!

[@sirdicaudore]

Not only voice! Musical and dramatic talent too! Very rare!

[@SuperEfexor]

La migliore Abigaille di sempre... finché è durata. La adoro.

[@revitalizedclassics4941]

That's superb. I always liked her as an interpreter: there was an intelligence there as well as an exciting voice. For the first few years it could be a very beautiful sound too.

[@aetion]

Η φωνή της έχει κάτι συγκλονιστικό, που δεν μπορώ ακριβώς να περιγράψω. Φίλε μου, να είσαι καλά.

[@barahona68]

She even sounds better and with a fuller voice than in the 1965 studio recording of this opera under Lamberto Gardelli.

[@nicolaus2010]

Estupenda Abigaille la Souliotis! 🔥💥☄️⚡️

[@giulioliguori7590]

peccato,una carriera così breve

[@whitneysylvester730]

A glorious flame of a voice, shame it burnt out so soon

[@maximillian6222]

Why though??

[@Danielap4513]

Grazie Opera❤ La Suliotis qui racconta la cattiveria di Abigaille

[@mariateresapitarque1703]

Puro y sublime arte😮😮❤❤!!!!!!!!!!

[@markdarenvillanueva7740]

wow what a voice! but i hoped she could have trilled

[@arnoldamaral3814]

Word mon amie greetings from France 🇫🇷 Arnaud Bourbon Amaral

[@antaxerxes3138]

Callas’ true spiritual descendant.

[@radames5855]

Ottima performance

[@francescasassu2009]

Perfezione

[@Wolfcrag85]

These performances date from March, 1966.

[@angelheart4366]

Brilliant, powerful and very pleasant tone at that time. Too bad it did not last.