On this occasion the opera should have been called 'Amneris' because even with a star cast Ghena stole the show. Many of the reviews ran headlines such as ' Dimitrova triumphs as Amneris.' She was a wonderful artist and she always delivered the show. She was not a singer who cancelled very often. When the audience booked to hear Ghena they heard Ghena ! May she rest in peace.
@richardvergara4 жыл бұрын
Girdwood Anderson Well, she didn’t show because well...she died.
@lissandrafreljord79134 жыл бұрын
Who was singing Aida in this performance?
@CarlosLopez-zc3xb3 жыл бұрын
@@richardvergara jajajaja
@operaloversabater36903 жыл бұрын
@@lissandrafreljord7913 if I’m not mistaken, Maria Chiara
@ygorcoelhos7 жыл бұрын
Hers is a very illuminating Amneris. It makes one wonder if the role is actually intermediary between a dramatic soprano and a mezzo, like Eboli. Of course it helps that Dimitrova had an amazing lower register and a dark color in her mid range. The result is wonderful. Amneris is certainly the most interesting and three-dimensional role in Aida and quite possibly has the most innovative and daring music by Verdi.
@jocelynen32674 жыл бұрын
Yes, Amneris and Eboli are soprano Falcon style roles.
@annelafeber83622 жыл бұрын
Yes,Amneris is sung by dramatic Mezzos and dramatic Sopranos alike,because of the rather high tessitura in some parts.
@ЦветкаКолева-д1г4 ай бұрын
She sings both roles - Aida and Amneris splendid
@ev48757 ай бұрын
I heard her as Turandot and I almost had a heart attack
@antben89924 ай бұрын
Dal "pianissimo" al "fortissimo" senza mai una sbavatura nel suono. Straordinaria!
@operaloversabater36903 жыл бұрын
Listening to her live was quite an event. Thrilling to say the least.
@hastequick16184 жыл бұрын
I had the chance to hear her as Amneris at the Arena di Verona and it was a real wonder of the lyric singing.
@peterwylliejohnston6 жыл бұрын
A very great Amneris and Abigaille
@Dunkeldan5 жыл бұрын
What an incredible scene, full of dramatic contrasts and wild orchestral sounds. Brava Dimitrova, and of course, bravo Verdi !
@marcleysens77163 ай бұрын
Indeed. Bravo Verdi. Dramatic musical genius.
@rogalesi585 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite ones , unfortunately she’s not enough appreciated and understood .
@esterbruno86044 жыл бұрын
L'ha interpretata benissimo! Qui Ghena è fantastica... Inoltre preferisco di gran lunga il personaggio di Amneris a quello di Aida 💘
@fballiache3 жыл бұрын
Saw her twice as Turandot and Amelia (Ballo). Unforgettable big, beautiful voice. Also met her in a party in Caracas,. What a great lady!
@juliovicsilvaaray3 жыл бұрын
How very interesting, I am myself born, raised and still living in Caracas. just a few months before the quarantine I had the pleasure of meeting a retired, very charming baritone in his later years, during a theatre reunion and apparently he was one of the chorus singers and apparent understudy in a couple of operas during the seventies or eighties with Madame Dimitrova, was she singing here at the moment of your acquaintance? I was never able to listen to her in house nor did I ever meet her, which I would have wholeheartedly loved, but provided I was born in 2002 my chances were rather slim.
@fballiache3 жыл бұрын
@@juliovicsilvaarayla vi en el Municipal (Ballo) y en el Teresa Carreño (Turandot). Ciertamente eres muy joven para haberla conocido. Tengo un canal de youtube donde hay un vídeo de ella cantando Loreley (Catalani) una ópera muy poco conocida. Hay bastante material de ella en youtube.
@aiolosgr6 жыл бұрын
Dimitrova's acting is adorable in this video, apart for the thrilling voice.
@LohengrinO6 жыл бұрын
regal and fantastic!!
@sergealexandre54683 жыл бұрын
La dimitrova for ever!!!
@gregberg55597 жыл бұрын
Love this. I wish she had sung more performances as Amneris. I would also have loved to hear her take as Eboli and Azucena, although I think Amneris was what suited her best. I also wish that she would have tried Ortrud - and I would give anything to hear what I'm sure would have been a thrilling, thundering concert performance of Brunnhilde's Immolation Scene.
@LohengrinO7 жыл бұрын
you do know that Azucena contains a written by Verdi C6 that most mezzo omit because they cannot sing... here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6LboJauqNNspKc.. it is semi-Assoluta role
@drtslim6 жыл бұрын
Here's her "O Don Fatale" kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKbTeGyDqpiKpq8
@ercangoo26202 жыл бұрын
Ghena es GENIAL, IMPECABLE, INCONFUNDIBLE E INIGUALABLE; ademas el tiempo DRAMATICO de la ORQUESTA es PERFECTO ¡¡¡BRAVO!!!!
@oliviafaedo2622Ай бұрын
Oltre alla voce splendida aveva anche un viso con lineamenti raffinati
@Tantraloverful3 жыл бұрын
Just Magnificent!
@miguela.vegasa.6917Ай бұрын
Se trago a Domingo en Turandot y a Pavarotti en Tosca. Fuerza Vocal.
@bachvarovs3 жыл бұрын
The strongest and most powerfull voice of the 20th century
@pammyjones11516 жыл бұрын
Towering performance!!...
@laprimmadonna2341 Жыл бұрын
Pues me ha sorprendido Ghena en este rol y después de escucharla varias veces, tiene sentido. Su impresionante voz le permitía hacer el rol de Amneris. Fantàstica Ghena ..una lección más de canto. Definitivamente Dimitrova era la reina de la Arena di Verona .. espectacular! Gracias
@KiraVeselinova7 ай бұрын
Absolutely agree with you. She was the queen of the Arena di Verona.
@Hocra3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely delightful! When is this from? The more I'm listening to her, I find I'm arriving at... yeah, Ghena is essentially my favorite soprano. She's certainly not the only one I love, nor the only one I admire, far from it, but goddamn, the excitement I feel is unparalleled.
@LohengrinO3 жыл бұрын
she sings with her mezzo-soprano here in this role
@christinec.66853 жыл бұрын
My goodness, singing FFF over that brass with that slow tempo! Is the conductor trying to kill her? Amazing.
@emiliosalman6740 Жыл бұрын
Esta ópera definitivamente debería llamarse Amneris… Grande Dimitrova, grande Verdi. Brava ❤
@Samuel6969ify5 жыл бұрын
una splendida grande voce non abbastanza apprezzata dai soliti cosidetti esperti.
@giuliosonzogni4420 Жыл бұрын
Sono d accordo
@antben89924 ай бұрын
@@giuliosonzogni4420 Veramente è stata apprezzata da tutti: esperti e non! Una "grande " veramente e non solo per la voce.
@beachfanatic20106 жыл бұрын
She sounds like a dramatic mezzo soprano to me. Her voice was a MONSTER in size and weight. I believe she is not feeling well during this performance, something bothering her, she usually has a lot more volume and she is singing really slow in tempo.
@esterbruno86044 жыл бұрын
Amneris IS a dramatic mezzo.
@romearomeo7 жыл бұрын
Fantastica
@theartfulme18987 жыл бұрын
Though I don't especially like this opera, I find Amneris a much more interesting character than Aida. Dimitrova does a stellar job here.
@jmiller057 жыл бұрын
The Artful Me Amneris probably has the best scene written for a mezzo in this opera. Plus her duets are inspired pieces of music too.
@LohengrinO7 жыл бұрын
Ghena is fantastic here... You dont like this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIOmZWWFo9Gtqa8 It is Immense
@MrTrackman1007 жыл бұрын
Chacun a son gout. For me, Aida ranks with the opera greats in every respect. I suspect that it's so familiar and done so often that some tend to dismiss it because it's so popular. Old man Verdi at his best in his last 3 operas!
@theartfulme18987 жыл бұрын
Lohengrin O Wow. That recording was amazing! But I don't think it is quite as powerful as her Nabucco, her Lady Macbeth, her Trovatore, her Traviata... Anyway, Maria Callas could sing anything and make it a transcendental performance.
@LohengrinO7 жыл бұрын
+ MrTrackman100 I totally agree.... I remember like yesterday when I first appreciated the main melody of O patria mia in the Scene of the scattering the Ashes of Edmea Tetoua in the film E la nave va by Federicko Fellini... they play O patria mia on vinyl and begin to send Emdea's Ashes... Home!!!! :// Monumental moment for me to realize the Genius of Verdi there... it takes huge Mental effort and Psychological Experience to appreciate these Masterpiece of Music.. one can only wish that his soul matures to the point of being able to completely absorb the Content of these Masterpieces... that point is the Entrance to Heaven on Earth
@rogalesi585 жыл бұрын
Bravissima
@eduardobrandwaiman3427 жыл бұрын
The role of Amneris suits her more than that of Aida, both vocally and dramatically.
@gregberg55597 жыл бұрын
Absolutely right.
@arnoldamaral74064 жыл бұрын
Eduardo Brandwaiman Amneris is a dramatic role. Aida is not . Arnold Bourbon Amaral
@predickament2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree!
@yonifalk85595 жыл бұрын
Maestra!
@contraltissima5 жыл бұрын
And here you can hear that she was not a mezzosprano but a great dramatic soprano. Her low notes ( which are not really low, they are all C4 and higher) lack substance and colour compared with her higher registers. You hear also, that the top notes are not high enough to let her voice really bloom. I can even feel that she would like to go higher at the most dramatc places. A well developed dramatic Soprano. But anyway: we would be very happy if Anita Rachvelishvili (also not a Mezzo but badly developed soprano) would have such good low notes today as Ghena does.
@arnoldamaral74064 жыл бұрын
contraltissima She's horrible & she will be Amneris again next season with Nebo as Aida NEW MET PRODUCTION. WHAT AN OUTRAGE INDEED. Arnold Bourbon Amaral
@SymphonyBrahms4 жыл бұрын
@@arnoldamaral7406 What????? Netrebko as Aida????? The world has gone mad. No thanks. I'll stay home and watch my DVD of Millo, Domingo, and Zajick.
@rosy33857 ай бұрын
Superbe !
@sarallouche2 жыл бұрын
I love how she sang both fachs and was great in each of them. Truly a unique artist. Have you heard Stefania Toczyska as Amneris? To me, she has no rivals, at least not in that role (there’s plenty of recordings on KZbin). Another force of nature ;)
@dany3lixXo7 жыл бұрын
So if you say that she didn't have the agility requiered to sing Abigaille and what she sang was not Abigaille, please, tell me... What was what she sang? Thank you.
@GeronteDiRavoir3 жыл бұрын
Así se debe cantar una Amneris, y esa es la voz adecuada para la Amneris!!! Ghena Dimitrova única!!!!
@octaviohernandez187 жыл бұрын
One did not be in the opera house to hear la Dimitrova; I think she set the standard for Abigailles.
@LohengrinO7 жыл бұрын
she never had the required Agility for Abigaille... what she sang was Not Abigaille
@octaviohernandez187 жыл бұрын
I agree, but how many sopranos can handle the role? It is notorious voice wrecker. Liudmyla Monastyrska who seems to be the Aigaille du jour?
@beachfanatic20106 жыл бұрын
Callas is the only Abigaille the human race has ever been able to catch on record. She really is btw!!
@arnoldamaral74064 жыл бұрын
Lohengrin O I agree. Only our Maya sang it like a lioness!! Arnold Bourbon Amaral
@arnoldamaral74064 жыл бұрын
octavio Hernandez Ludmyla voice was all over the place when she sang Abagail & Aida. Arnold Bourbon Amaral
@GarageStudio74 жыл бұрын
No, not all Dramatic Soprano's have great low registers. Those are women who developed & trained their lower register. But with that being said, these are the great low registers you are referring to: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWS4h4eBoKdpgLcm34s All C4 & above. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZyYhWmCd7VsrrMm15s A#3
@СамсонГерасимчук3 жыл бұрын
This woman begin sing as mezzo-soprano
@bobbymkd4577 жыл бұрын
Best Aida ever!
@ahava777 жыл бұрын
@michaelblack19773 жыл бұрын
Absolutely dreadful tempi. Was the conductor downing benadryl? This was good, but Zajick is the definitive Amneris for me.
@christinec.66853 жыл бұрын
AMEN! Thank you!!
@enthusedtosing96553 жыл бұрын
lol
@Nightmarigny6 жыл бұрын
Good, except for the last note. Doesn't compare to Cossotto or Zajick.
@enthusedtosing96553 жыл бұрын
loooool
@dubbelhenke8543 жыл бұрын
Why this lame applause? The audience should have been extatic.
@enthusedtosing96553 жыл бұрын
It's absolutely futile to try and guess how La Scala will applaud.
@dubbelhenke8543 жыл бұрын
@@enthusedtosing9655 I guess you are right there....
@christinec.66853 жыл бұрын
The slow tempo destroys it. Infuriating.
@dubbelhenke8542 жыл бұрын
@@christinec.6685 Agree. It is very irritating. The music almost stands still.