JD - Bel raggio lusinghier 30.04.2016

[@Eiswirth1]

Her extremely fast vibrato is not my cup of tea, but she is so talented and such an intelligent singer I can still enjoy her interpretation.

[@filipecameradebona8388]

Suth Pav I love her vibrato, reminds me of the early 20th century singers

[@davidrichie9570]

Much better a fast vibrato than a slow one -- the latter leads to wobble, and inability to trill or sing on pitch.

[@celibidache1000]

@@filipecameradebona8388 which singers would that be?

[@celibidache1000]

@@davidrichie9570 I would prefer a correct vibrato from a professional singer.

[@Erizou90]

@@celibidache1000 you mean the vibrato or the trill? Cause if you really mean the vibrato, no singer can control it, since it's the voice being healthy and free and doing its own thing.

[@Spankbucket]

I always enjoy Joyce and thought this was a really enjoyable performance. The pianist is excellent and really knows his stuff!

[@howardrhodes4578]

The rapid fire coloratura is the essence of Rossini. It is what makes it so exhilarating to listen to and even more so ,to sing and she obviously loves singing Rossini.

[@DiomedesDioscuro]

There's not supposed to be anything exhilarating in this aria....

[@mugrad25]

DiDinato but the vibrato is weird

[@dougbarker3019]

I admire some of Joyce's work but not this particular performance. The style is mannered and affected. There are some pitch issues (e.g. the very sharp note beginning at 5.11). Some of the high notes sound tight (e.g. the last two) and the vibrato is quite fast in places which adversely affects the legato. The first few pages are very drawn out such that momentum is lost early on and only sporadically gained with some of the later coloratura passages. All this adds up to a rather self-indulgent performance.

[@robertmarusic7781]

Nothing to do with the great interpreters of this aria😢

[@giorgiogozzi8299]

Versione liederistica, leziosa

[@yurorega1548]

Ma....a lo María Malibrán senza dubbio. Però propio alla fine mancò fiato....

[@isaballaserrano4991]

Wonderful! Bravaaa ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@vitorhaase7821]

Bel raggio lusinghier Di speme e di piacer Alfin per me brillò: Arsace ritornò, - Sì, a me verrà . Quest'alma che sinor Gemé, tremò, languì... Oh! come respirò! - Ogni mio duol sparì, Dal cor, dal mio pensier Si dileguò il terror... Bel raggio lusinghier Di speme, di piacer Alfin per me brillò: Arsace ritornò, - Qui a me verrà . - Dolce pensiero Di quell'istante, A te sorride L'amante cor. Come più caro, Dopo il tormento, È il bel momento Di pace e amor!

[@theslof1]

In her master class, she speaks of Sutherland’s greatness. Well, listen to Sutherland...and then listen to this. I’ll take JDD, no comparison. And I am a Sutherland fan!

[@BiBaBo49]

Actually I took your hint and did listen to Sutherland - there are a least half a dozen versions of her Bel Raggio available here - and this is my favourite! Those coloraturas are so effortless, fantastic! kzbin.info/www/bejne/opCWpZqerp6BqKM And her pitch is faultless. Incredible voice! But what I love about Joyce's interpretation is that she gives the aria DRAMA, she has given the role lots of thought and you can hear her (The Queen's) emotions.

[@theslof1]

Aren’t we lucky, we don’t have to choose. Both are ice cream for the soul.

[@Wotan123456789]

@@BiBaBo49 I am glad you enjoyed it but there are some minor pitch issues here and there and some faults on her coloratura too. But yes, wer are all human (except Sutherland singing this in 1960 and 1962 at La Scala)

[@BiBaBo49]

@@Wotan123456789 agree with your analysis - she probably would too, seems very self critical

[@Tkimba2]

Maybe you're deaf

[@andity1]

I find lots of tension in her higher register even in her passagio. No core in the runs.. very unsupported performance..

[@SR-jx8yu]

Just amazing coloratura!

[@mseadog]

Intonation.

[@Tkimba2]

Bad one

[@Erizou90]

Flawless.

[@crazyorganist1609]

No clarity whatsoever. Clarity is vital in Bel Canto technique, which she doesn't have. Every note runs into each other. She keeps breaking Rossini's phrases. Worst performance ever

[@SimonidaMiletic]

Great!!! She is number one!

[@hhardin8500]

maybe it sounds better in the hall but so far for the first slower section of the piece her voice is not pretty sounding at all :-/

[@leninvazquez-toledo601]

Harold Hardin, you must remember that she was in Mexico City, and the place is many meters above sea level. It’s terribly complicated to breath if you’re not used to it. I was there during this concert and, at the end, before singing Cenerentolla, she ask forgiveness if it sounded breathy, because she was having difficulty breathing.

[@celibidache1000]

She has bad technique: Tensed tongue, tested jaw, distorted vowels, no chest voice, tremolo, tight throat, no appoggio, etc

[@esudem7638]

Ses aigus ne sont vraiment pas terribles.

[@DiomedesDioscuro]

Mais rien n'est terrible, c'est de la pure affectation, je ne la supporte plus.

[@brunopicaude3092]

En même temps c'est une supposée mezzo (comme il en a fleuri tant à la suite d'Anne-Sophie von Otter...) qui chante un air de soprano. Et il n'y a pas non plus d'assise dans le grave.

[@esudem7638]

@@DiomedesDioscuro Ah Ah !

[@esudem7638]

@@brunopicaude3092 Je préfère largement Anne Sophie...

[@brunopicaude3092]

@@esudem7638 Très grande artiste (...mais fausse mezzo 😉).

[@DiomedesDioscuro]

If only she paid attention to the development of her voice instead of all these bad tasted and pretentious vocal and histrionic gestures... Give us a break, Joyce. We already got the impression of how smart you are. Now you can go on to give us some good singing.

[@jasonblack4208]

too fast! slow down sweetie

[@rugby8-Philadelphia]

Um......no

[@rugby8-Philadelphia]

So many singers who don't have the requisite skill(s) to perform these types of florid pieces appropriately - which includes a certain elasticity of phrase tempo (not just slowing down for drama's sake, but also speeding up) that listeners have started to believe that the vanilla (boring) interp they are used to is the only correct one "Oh, it's too hard to sing this fast, so I'll just slow every thing down to meet *my* abilities"