Gundula Janowitz sings Odabella in Attila

[@mermodfreres]

Stunning!!!

[@ian.marais1202]

Absolutely stunning

[@t.r.9542]

wowwwww. what a voice...

[@andrometus7707]

Wunderbar sind Gundula Janowitz die "Odabella" mit ihrer schwungvollen, lyrischen Sopranstimme - perfekt-!!!

[@giuseppinascapparone5912]

Molto brava, bella voce, ce ne fossero!

[@ER1CwC]

Maybe the role is not for her voice, but this is perfectly respectable.

[@salt_cots]

I have watched this thrilling performance so many times. I only wish it was available in a proper video. And I have no problem with her high notes - this is spine tingling stuff.

[@raynardi2326]

Stupenda.....

[@elisabethforcher7413]

Die schönste Stimme.......

[@scottgrunow5201]

She really opens up on top. Don't forget she sang heavy roles like Aida and Elisabetta de Valois in Vienna.

[@draganvidic2039]

...and did not do well. Lyrics should sing lyric roles, how very hard can it be?

[@scottgrunow5201]

@@draganvidic2039 It's interesting, because in Germany and Vienna in middle of last century and before lyric voices sang what we would call spinto or the fach system would call judgendlich dramatische. One example is Tiana Lemnitz, whose sang much of the same repertoire as Janowitz.

[@draganvidic2039]

scott grunow Janowitz was a miscast in spinto roles.

[@edwardamosbrandwein3583]

I knew about Elisabetta di Valois, which is available on video. But did she also sing Aida?

[@draganvidic2039]

And should never have done them.

[@paulovp789]

Perfection. Angelical but powerful voice.

[@kr-mary]

Лучшее исполнение из всех, что я слышала.

[@ОльгаКалениченко-н3в]

СУПЕР! СЕЙЧАС ТАК НЕ ПОЮТ. ВОТ ЭТО ДЫХАНИЕ!

[@operabilia]

We are thousand years away from Odabella's vocality. A curiosity.

[@th.k.3116]

I have always been of the opinion, that a good Fiordiligi can become a good Norma... I would rather like to hear her in that repertoire, than some present sopranos. She doesnt fake the chest notes as some other sopranos...

[@matthewbrown17]

Jesus Christ. Mozart and Strauss really do prepare you for everything.

[@elviradonaghy6425]

STOP TAKING THE LORD'S NAME IN VAIN.

[@jaroslavsojka8266]

You are quite right!!!!

[@draganvidic2039]

No

[@draganvidic2039]

She could MAYBE have done Alice or Desdemona but Verdi is not for her lyric voice.

[@Sir.Larselot]

Normally i adore Janowitz in lyric roles for the beauty of the voice and she made a pure silvery Elsa also. The top wasn't always pleasing, sometimes the high notes were quite screamed. But here she shows everything what she really isn't. She did some things out of her range and thank God it weren't too much of them.

[@gerhardrohne2261]

first toscanini preferred his nellies to zinka, and then karajan his mirellas or riciarellis to this voice...

[@ransomcoates546]

She has no chest voice - and the recording sounds like it has added resonance not possessed by the singer.

[@robertdonkers]

She does not have the required low register at all.

[@davidvscalvim2836]

AT ALL! Verdi wrote this for a very dramatic voice! Janowitz is very good singing the soprano parts from Mozart's Requiem.

[@Yves_Ka]

She doesnt have the required middle either

[@Auxxsr1]

The coloratura is beyond horrific. Th

[@voiceofwisdom1]

As much as I adore the sound of Janowitz´ voice, I do not really enjoy this. She had no business in this repertoire, and she never cracked her problems with the top of the voice. She was never comfortable above B flat!

[@edwardamosbrandwein3583]

I agree: she was no Verdi soprano AT ALL. Still, I admire her peerless artistry and musicianship.

[@Yves_Ka]

Yes - funny nobody spoke about that. I must admit I have ALWAYS found that extreme fast vibrato distressing.

[@JCSol]

This is painful to listen to. Who told her that she could sing this. Dio mio

[@Iatraviata69]

questo è perfezione. Anche se voi italiani non lo volete credere.

[@Yves_Ka]

No low register and those tremulous tops are painful to the ears!

[@numetutelare]

Buona in Mozart ma il Verdi degli anni da galera non fa per lei....

[@BellaFirenze]

Nein, nein, nein. Mein Gott in Himmel!

[@michelbril]

elle aurait dû s'acheter un timbre à la poste!et surtout éviter de se ridiculiser dans ce genre de répertoire!

[@babbonatale9362]

No 😒