Leontyne Price Come Scoglio

From the 141 opening night season of the New York Philharmonic. My apologies for the grainy quality. Some of the original clarity is lost while transferring an almost 40 year old well-worn VHS to DVD.

[@samueljaramillo4221]

One of operas most iconic singers. One of those great voices you hear in a lifetime. I was fortunate to hear her perform twice. Wonderful treat.

[@ropi8739]

Not for Italian operas.

[@ChagoWilson]

Happy 95th Life Anniversary To Her Royal Highness, Leontyne Price Grandest Of Them All!

[@dantewalston2755]

Brava La Price, I’ve always enjoyed her singing Mozart, her recording of the role is warm and exquisite. What a wonderful welcoming aria to a beautiful evening of singing. Oh, to have been there!!

[@andrewschreiber112]

I worship this woman! Such thrilling singing.

[@josephmosikili1902]

I do worship Miss Price as well Andrew . She is for sure " every- woman '

[@ropi8739]

Not really, at least for what I'm hearing here. We don't know what language she's speaking, not even knowing the libretto - not Italian for sure, except for the word "tempesta" - and her voice is too dull at the beginning, even though the altos are acceptable.

[@isaballaserrano4991]

Thank you so much for sharing this! She is ABSOLUTELY DIVINA ❤💯👏🏻

[@josephmosikili1902]

Saturday February the 10th, 2024; happy 97th birthday Miss Price

[@marvinmills9351]

Mozart, Verdi and Strauss - this was a stunning concert. Thank you for uploading this aria, to complete the trifecta on KZbin.

[@corneliuswhite5139]

❤ Thank you so much for posting! Iconic concert of Mozart, Verdi and Strauss.

[@will8026]

Look close at 2:06....Mehta is taken by surprise that the orchestra didn't wait for his cue and just played on.

[@veganonly]

😂😂😂

[@jayyoung4534]

@Will...I've often wondered if accomplished musicians could play on independent of the conductor.

[@Yves_Ka]

No the video is not in sync with the sound - that is why his beat comes after the chord

[@Yves_Ka]

@@liedersanger1 No, the sound is out of sync about 2-3 seconds ahead of the visual

[@nataliaturchin95]

I also noticed that 😂 “ok, let’s go forward “ 😂😂😂

[@basbleupeaunoire]

Thank you for uploading.

[@harmoniabalanza]

Signed sealed and delivered!

[@Operafiend22]

The closest mankind will come to a time machine.....

[@margueritelouiset2645]

👍

[@Melchezidicque]

[@christinec.6685]

Not her best night, and still a stunning performance.

[@wotan10950]

Extraordinary artist! I only saw her once onstage, as Ariadne. Of course Price sings everything beautifully and with apparent ease. If I had been there, I would’ve cheered. But the whole point of this aria is the extreme range - low-high, high-low. And while Price’s high notes are glorious, the low notes are pretty weak.

[@operamaniak81]

And legato is moody, and the pronunciation. Thrilling nonetheless.

[@raffaelemenale5019]

What an amazing legendary artist. She will live forever as one of the greatest. Nonetheless, this aria is not for her voice. It lacks a lot of the lower register tessitura that is needed. Hail the Queen of Aida! 💙

[@pianoronald]

I disagree too. This aria is perfect for Leontyne.

[@johnpickford4222]

Raffael Menale: Well, then listen to her recording because her voice was ‘priceless’.

[@suzannederringer1607]

Nice little Cadenza at '...e nell tempesta!' She tries a bit too hard with the lowest notes though. Making them bigger and darker than necessary. The Aria's a monster to sing, for sure. Never thought of her as a Mozart singer.

[@jasonhurd4379]

Actually she was far more suited to Mozart and Händel, and to a lesser extent Puccini, than she was to Verdi. Somehow she acquired a reputation as the consummate Verdi soprano, but that's the last thing she was. Her soft-grained voice was lacking in the morbidezza and bite that roles like Amelia in Un ballo in maschera and the two Leonoras require, and its lyrical weight was totally inadequate for Aïda, her most famous role. Had she stuck to Mozart, Strauss and Händel, her voice would most certainly have enjoyed a longer and healthier life, rather than deteriorating to the point that her stage career was effectively over after only twenty-odd years.

[@silvanero]

@@jasonhurd4379 Price began singing opera during the fifties. So her voice didnot deteriorate after twenty odd years of singing!! You also have to take into account ALL of the singing she was doing which included recitals, concert appearances, recordings and opera!! I think she more than proved her vocal prowess whether YOU think her voice was suited for this or that!! It doesn’t matter because she is one of the most successful singers in history. Brava Leontyne!!! Stop judging!!

[@liedersanger1]

@@jasonhurd4379 What a bunch of absurdities! “… the last thing she was””…totally inadequate for Aida,” etc. Balderdash! Price had her weaknesses, like every singer, but she was still the finest and most enduring Verdi soprano of her era - in Trovatore, Aida, Ballo, Forza, and Verdi’s Requiem. Arroyo and Caballe intruded on her realm beautifully, but briefly. By the early 1980s, she was the only one left singing Verdi at the highest level, with morbidezza, expressive intensity, and a secure high C. (Mitchell was a minor contender, but came a bit later. Then Millo.)

[@baritonebynight]

I love it when a nobody like you tries to give advice to world class singers like Price....likely you couldn't make it through one of the 24 Italian art songs.

[@violamateo-on8pc]

Listen to her "Or sai chi l'onore" recorded in 1966. It will knock your socks off!

[@tamerlano]

Funny, I adore Price but always found her phrasing very square in Mozart.

[@jayyoung4534]

@Donald..."....square,,,"? What do you mean?

[@tamerlano]

@@jayyoung4534 lacking elasticity in phrasing.

[@tamerlano]

@@jayyoung4534 huh?

[@jayyoung4534]

@@tamerlano Never mind. You obviously have a grasp of the classic that I don't.

[@johnpickford4222]

Daniel Swick @ Well some opera singers are “square” and others are more “hip.” And others are ‘hippy’ if they don’t watch their diet!

[@armandogabba2769]

Voice is amazing but in the same time I’d like to understand some words while singing…

[@veganonly]

Klappe!

[@johnpickford4222]

armando gabba @ Get a libretto or one of the likely recommended recordings and follow along.

[@armandogabba2769]

@@johnpickford4222 thanks.you’re very smart.never thought about that

[@deanbellais3649]

You should go and enjoy some Gilbert and Sullivan or Sondheim...seems more your speed.

[@armandogabba2769]

@@deanbellais3649 ok.if you say so I will

[@sfopera]

This is clearly not suited to her voice.

[@wallshootout5616]

Nicht ganz mein Mozartstil den ich mag.Stimme ansonsten nicht schlecht,aber für Mozart zu schwer.

[@Duncan456]

Was für von oben herab. Warum hören Sie Sänger nicht, die Ihrem Geschmack entsprechen?

[@wallshootout5616]

@@Duncan456 Ich bin nun seit 25 Jahren ausführender Künstler,daher kann ich beurteilen ob eine Stimme passt oder nicht. Leontyne Price war eine sehr gute Verdi-Sängerin, aber nicht unbedingt eine Mozart-Sängerin. Das ist kein Hochmut sondern eine sehr sachliche musikalisch begründbare Feststellung. MOZART MUSS LEICHT SEIN. Der Erdenschwere enthoben. Leontyne Price Stimme war für meinen Geschmack immer mehr für Verdi oder Wagner geeignet. Mozart ordne ich eher Lucia Popp oder Gundula Janowitz zu.Das ist aber nicht abwertend gemeint.

[@liedersanger1]

@@wallshootout5616 Three words of yours cannot be argued with: “… to my taste.” Thank you for using them!

[@Duncan456]

@@wallshootout5616 Ihre subjektive Meinung ist sachlich? Ist wer Mozart singen darf in einem Gesetz festgelegt?

[@armandogabba8966]

I don't understand a word of what she sings as usual

[@harmoniabalanza]

how fluent are you in Italian?

[@armandogabba8966]

@@harmoniabalanza i am italian

[@armandogabba8966]

@@harmoniabalanza but it does not matter if I am italian or not.miss Price sings like this in french as well.the most beautiful sound ever but the pronunciation is poor in any language.even in english. At last to my ears. Anyway she's a celebrity and I'm not.