Fedora Barbieri & Franco Corelli. L'aborrita rivale. Aida.

Fedora Barbieri, mezzosoprano.
Franco Corelli, tenor.
Napoles 1955.
Vittorio Gui.

[@fbbomber]

Meravigliosa interpretazione da parte di due grandissime voci❤❤❤

[@lilianamartabarsellini4517]

Dos de las voces más grandes del siglo XX

[@sjcohen4444]

I came to the Barbieri party very late. I was watching a Cavalleria on tv with Domingo and she was the Mamma Lucia. I could recognize a great voice even in a minor role. When I mentioned this to a friend of mine who is 16 years my senior he told me who she was. Since I collected operas from the stereo era I hadn't come across her recordings. I'm glad at least that I know a great voice when I hear it.

[@alfredoloyola921]

Two great Italian dramatic voices!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@paolonostini3693]

Corelli e barbieri, Cosa c 'e di meglio che ascoltare questo abbinamento lui bello, statuario questa voce che tra l' altro trovo diversa da altri tenori, tenore e baritono insieme con sfumature di acuti e smorzature, insomma che dire, lei poi, mezzosoprano senza commenti, classe e grinta da vendere, bravi

[@paolonostini3693]

Vorrei aggiungere, franco corelli ha iniziato tardi la sua carriera, peccato, un tenore capace di grandi acuti, ma capace di smorzare la voce fino a renderla un filo, peccato la mancata interpretazione di Otello, sarebbe stato una vittoria su se stesso, chissà quanti ci credevano.

[@fernandezdelrio5053]

QUIEN CANTA HOY ASI? VAYA DOS BESTIAS DE ENCENARIO! DIOS.....

[@KassandraMezzo]

Thanks for posting! I really needed this recording! She is THE BEST Ameris EVER.

[@trudischleifer7245]

Listen to Dominguez

[@Shahrdad]

She was a great Amneris, as was Dominguez. For me, the greatest was Giulietta Simionato, who had a magnificent voice, great interpretation, and you never forgot for a second that she was royalty. Her interpretation never degenerated into a fishwife. She also had the most magnificent upper register, whereas Barbieri's upper register was a bit short.

[@Wotan123456789]

@@Shahrdad I agree with you. Simionato reigns in this role!

[@alangregory9229]

I couldn't agree more!!.....x

[@Shahrdad]

True dramatic mezzo sopranos with great chest notes seem to be a dying breed. Both Corelli and Barbieri are magnificent here.

[@jmiller05]

+Shahrdad So true. The chest tones are essential to Amneris's character too- she is the second most powerful person in Egypt and has to convey her authority at all times.

[@Shahrdad]

There is a curious documentary fragments of which can be found on KZbin, where Stephen Zucker asks a lot of singers about chest voice, and many of these mezzos say they never used it! When he tells Leila Gencer, she just laughs and says, "They made their career on chest notes!"

[@jmiller05]

Barbieri was all chest notes after a certain period lol. There seemed to have been this taboo against even the mention of 'chest voice' after the post war period and singers would proclaim that all low notes are sang through the 'masque' placement. Whilst I don't think low notes come literally through the 'chest', it's obvious that between the head voice to the low notes, there is an obvious change in colour and placement of the voice. Even singers like Ludwig and Baltsa who sang with a kind of head/chest placement on the low notes had to access some weight from the chest or the low notes wouldn't appear. It's basic singing physiology to me.

[@KassandraMezzo]

It's because the chest voice has become something to be avoided and teachers don't teach how to use it properly. "Chest voice" is necessary in singing, too. The right mix of chest voice going higher is also a dying knowledge. Generally, the technique is getting worst by every year. Pop music and the microphone has changed the style and what the people like to hear. The knowledge of Bel Canto is dying.

[@mslnie]

There are few of us. Would help if people in hiring positions knew what they were doing....

[@alfredoloyola921]

La. Barbieri!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@alfredoloyola921]

The best. Radames qui venga!!is hers!!no point of discussion!!is her!! La. Barbieri!!finito!!!

[@shanyuli5046]

5:12

[@trudischleifer7245]

Corelli = Radames