Hui He - Madama Butterfly - Un bel di vedremo

29.03.2015

[@ivanan9338]

I watched her as Cio-Cio-San today at the Met - she is fantastic! An absolutely great singer and a top actress.

[@markpanther5934]

Was at this performance and what a performance...hairs standing on end and tears welling. Also had the pleasure of seeing Hui He in Aida at Verona same year.

[@oksanasum321]

Agree!

[@22Rossina]

Voce stupenda e magnifica interpretazione

[@chipichipichapachapa733]

I saw her as Adriana today. What a wonderful singer and a great actress

[@pedinurse1]

She was superb, had me in tears

[@redberryw7089]

This voice is fabulous !!!

[@kimikovic]

Saw in Dallas tonight. It was tremendous.

[@freeflyer9412]

Saw at Dallas Opera simulcast... sublime...

[@berlinxxx4283]

I cried like a baby

[@hermanneckert6966]

It's wonderful!

[@gerardmarlot]

beautiful!!!!

[@poning8184]

Currently the best butterfly.

[@cosimoepicoco7022]

Cio Cio San, bellissima!

[@fenghuifen3072]

Ottimo Cio Cio! Meravigliosa!

[@mannadalcielo]

Certainly a great voice. A real lirico spinto.... but the pitch is often flat and tiny vibratos of goat (caprini) bother me a bit.... For Butterfly, I prefer more tuned normally lyrical voice than a huge spinto, which is often hard to be more flexible for agility. Butterfly has got a bit of belcanto style as well (according to Ms. Renata Scotto), so despite the thick orchestration, it's better to employ a normal lyric voice. I love Hui He's Turandot more and find her more convincing, as well as in Adriana Lecouvereur.

[@Orfeus80]

You're right about the imperfections but a voice like Scotto´s gets pushed and suffocated by the Puccini orchestra. Act one works but during the rest of the opera smaller voices don't do it justice.

[@starstruck_xx]

Orfeus80 ^^

[@josevaladez]

¡ BRAVO !

[@jelenas.aleksic9270]

Bravaaa!!!Real opera artist!

[@lohkhamhwa]

有相见恨晚的感觉。

[@starstruck_xx]

N bel dì vedremo Levarsi un fil di fumo sull'estremo Confin del mare. E poi la nave appare. E poi la nave è bianca. Entra nel porto, romba il suo saluto. Vedi? È venuto! Io non gli scendo incontro. Io no. Mi metto Là sul ciglio del colle e aspetto, aspetto Gran tempo e non mi pesa La lunga attesa. E... uscito dalla folla cittadina Un uomo, un piccol punto S'avvia per la collina. Chi sarà? Chi sarà? E come sarà giunto Che dirà? che dirà? Chiamerà Butterfly dalla lontana. Io senza dar risposta Me ne starò nascosta un po' per celia Un po' per non morire Al primo incontro, ed egli Alquanto in pena Chiamerà, chiamerà: "Piccina-mogliettina Olezzo2 di verbena" I nomi che mi dava al suo venire. Tutto questo avverrà, te lo prometto. Tieni la tua paura, io con sicura Fede lo aspetto.

[@mhcspain]

Best Cio Cio San ever!

[@SilfredoSerrano]

I really like her here! I don't think the Met broadcast was as successful, and I suspect her taking on Turandot might be the problem. She is a lirico spinto and I really like her in those parts. Turandot is a weird role that sits high constantly and punishes the voice. It's not a matter of being heard. I'm quite sure her voice cut through that orchestra, but singing that high and loud for a long time can pull the top voice away from the middle and cause a hole in the voice.

[@MrSkylark1]

Intonation and flatness on ending