Lucrezia Borgia Finale w/Mariella Devia

Lucrezia Borgia finale with Mariella Devia. Performed at LaScala 9/28/02.

[@garygary978]

I probably watched this video like 9000 times, she's incredible

[@jimbuxton2187]

She really knows what she's doing vocally, which explains her vocal longevity ....

[@alebrove]

Professionalità, studio, preparazione, tecnica, umiltà, classe, l’hanno resa una delle più grandi belcantiste di sempre.

[@taylorhawley616]

This is how you do dramatic bel canto coloratura. Devia was untouchable in her glory days.

[@dennisdeemii]

was!??! she is STILL untouchable. Listen to her do “Je veux vivre” i think in her 70s. better than the young ladies singing it today.

[@danrda]

THIS... THIS IS OPERA! This is what we live for ♥

[@filipporomano96]

Fortunati quelli che c'erano!

[@fredycastropinzon7342]

La mejorque tecnica que le a permitido cantar hasta los 70 años

[@Sorrentodellesirene]

Ah la Devia!!! Un raro esempio di perfezione tecnica e una delle poche che avanzando di cariera sia migliorata sia dal punto di vista tesnico che timbrico. Immortale!!!

[@veronicamelendez3907]

Yes ❤sublime

[@hervecarbuccia3106]

Massis et Devia sont deux immenses chanteuses que nous avons eu sur la scène de l'opéra à Marseille. Technique et puissance vocale s'allient chez elles à une science du chant qui laissera des traces indélébiles dans la mémoire de ceux et celles qui ont eu le privilège de les entendre. BRAVI

[@paolaromano9096]

Assolutamente DIVINA

[@romeuneto2866]

Mariella has one of the best voices of all times for Donizetti operas.

[@babbonatale9362]

Mariella (Devia) or Mirella (Freni)?

[@romeuneto2866]

@@babbonatale9362 It is Mariella not Mirella. But Mirella was one of the greatest mezzo sopranos of all times that I love very much, also. But for Verdi and Puccini. For Donizetti Marriella was the best one.

[@stezstezic4450]

Yes, but no trill.

[@Feisenbach]

@@romeuneto2866 Mirella Freni certainly wasn't a mezzo!

[@21donbar1]

Just wonderful. superb, magnificent.....whatever else you can say.....it is so beautiful. This is such a difficult cabaletta to pull off properly. Brava, Mariella!!

[@marapaltrinieri5667]

Lei è proprio sublime, mi fa piangere eppure sento un piacere immenso a ogni nota! Grazie Mariella carissima!

[@Aldolinozinho]

Fabulous. I just think that the applause at the end were not enough... she deserves more...

[@Dogaradodia]

Certifié intergalactique! Magnifique!

[@draganvidic2039]

BRAVA !!!!!! Simply The Best In The World !!!!

[@belcantospecialist]

I agree. Only a top notch coloratura with secure high register should attempt this role. Devia in her heyday was a Master Class at Carnegie Hall.

[@kasyhoughton3272]

Awesome, I just wish the whole opera was available on DVD. Mariella Devia is fantastic.

[@joannilson2900]

Non soltanto BRAVA Devia, ma BRAVO Donizetti!!!

[@giovanniarioli2971]

Perfetto il direttore

[@glgree1]

Stunning!

[@eliezerelieg3182]

what great performance, one one the best voices, bellisima..

[@modestofontanez3343]

Una VIRTUOSA straordinaria !!!!!

[@FranciscoFerrerGaliana1930]

Magnifica interpretación de ""Mariella Devia.!!

[@enfava]

Really breathtaking!

[@FranciscoFerrerGaliana1930]

Gran Aria,Escena final de Lucrezia Borgia.

[@pablocarrascosamiguel7680]

Para mí lo más asombroso aquí son los trinos, sin desmerecer las bajadas al grave, los pianísimos o el final. En un aria tan incómoda...

[@sethdylanhunt3523]

BRAVA!!! Really gripping musician.

[@mariomazzi7894]

Una tecnica straordinaria!

[@veronicamelendez9838]

Sublime ❤unica 👑

[@garygary978]

Best version, clear articulation and skillful execution

[@katbullar]

soooo moving. pure beauty!!!

[@ahimsainternational3361]

Absolutely stupendous!

[@seduardorosales81]

Here she gaves us her best. And there is no doubt that she's is the best Lucrezia ever. Her technique contemplates all the requirements of the belcanto: expressive use of vocal colors, phrasing and coloratura.

[@belcantospecialist]

Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bq-9238]

Absolutely!

[@DivaTrax]

Breath-taking.....I've just watched this and remain speechless....amazing Cadenza : )

[@OscarGraumusico]

Unas de las mejores técnicas en sopranos que he conocido!!!!

[@bodiloto]

conosci poco allora...

[@cuteoperalover]

bodiloto, se non ci fossi bisognerebbe inventarti tanto sei ridicolo!

[@veronicamelendez9838]

SUBLIME 👑❤divina👑❤

[@heladosmontenero]

Semplicemente Grande

[@LAPOUGEODE19]

Fabuleux.

[@SiegmundOpera]

Fabulous!!!

[@polytray]

Estupenda en interpretaciones de Donizetti, Mariella es de las grandes. éxico

[@grabiopera]

FANTASTIC !!!!!!!!

[@sergiovanelli7420]

Io c',ero....fantastica ..senza parole... Ascoltate la sua Norma cantata aNapoli nel 2016.....a 68 anni!!!!!!

[@bodiloto]

+Sergio Vanelli ecco dove è arrivata la lirica italiana... negli anni 58-68 i soprani che interpretavano La Norma in mondo intero erano più di 40... e avevano delle voci strepitose. la commedia è finita .

[@cuteoperalover]

Bodiloto, no la commedia dura ancora grazie a lei che con i suoi commenti ci mette il buonumore!

[@BEVER29]

Superlative Devia!

[@valentinamastrangelosopran6956]

Divina!

[@TheWiseMonkey8888]

Just magnificent... the anguish 0:21 ... the pathos 4:34 ... and the power 5:48 & 6:01 ... I just love this artist in so many ways.

[@FranciscoFerrerGaliana1930]

Absolutamente maravilloso..!!

[@BellaFirenze]

A great artist.

[@Fegen100]

Fantastic!

[@maiamamulashvili315]

grande maestra !

[@mijoterkes6278]

BRAVA GRANDE MARIELA!!!!!

[@ernestalba]

wowo just wow

[@kasyhoughton3272]

Totally superb.

[@veronicamelendez3907]

Meravigliosa...madame devia👏👏👏💞👑❤👑

[@FlughafenBetch]

privo por esta mujer!!! brava!!!! que regia!

[@jordipanadesribera6890]

Chapeau! Grazie, Mirella.

[@erny1957]

BRAVA

[@yaelpalombo4093]

Mariella Devia💖🌷

[@raffaeleviggiano4901]

Mostro sacro del belcanto❤

[@TheWiseMonkey8888]

5:48 .. wonderful!

[@johnbreuerwielrenner]

Fenomenaal ❤

[@fredojoaquim4764]

"Era Desso il Figlio Mio". Lovely.

[@armando25868]

E' ITALIANO LA LINGUA Più MUSICALE AL MONDO

[@MarcoS-gk9nw]

The official video does not represent what was happening at theatre at the end of this aria.....people went CRAAAAZY after such high pitch ...too bad the video doesn't represent the atmosphere of those unforgettable nights with Mariella and Donizetti music.

[@giovanniarioli2971]

I was there, I became crazy. Don't forget the superb Orsino of Barcellona.

[@giovanniarioli2971]

My hands are still red since this clapping

[@daryakiryushko2246]

So happy I have caught her Borgia in 2017. Twice. For those who have missed Caballe...

[@mscott3918]

Darya Kiryushko I was lucky. Saw Caballe, Sutherland and Renee Fleming in the role.

[@SopranoZotova]

Bravissima

[@gvbrandolini]

Brava!

[@giovanniarioli2971]

I was in this beautiful performance, Mariella maestra

[@ijdoti]

Her last note is second to none... even Sutherland. As talented as Sutherland was, she always had to take a very audible break before her very high notes, which imho ruined the phrasing. Devia just soars effortlessly and her semiquavers are crisp so she takes the cake for me :)

[@ludovicludovic2250]

how well said.......voice effortlessly given as a gift by a great musician and superb singer!

[@wotan10950]

ijdoti Yes, Devia is marvelous here. But I heard both Devia and Sutherland many times at the Met; Sutherland's voice just ricocheted off the walls and enveloped you in rich sound. Devia sounded like an Italian Roberta Peters. All of the artists I just mentioned were great in their own way, but whether or not Sutherland needed to take a pause before a high note is irrelevant. She had the once-in-a-century voice. That doesn't mean everyone has to love her, but her vocal splendor is a fact of life.

[@sayersbrock]

You may love the last note, but Sutherland's coloratura, trill, and line trump Devia's every single time. Devia rattles through the coloratura like a broken car engine, in my opinion. What I always marvel at (lots of other people included as well) was Joan's ability to maintain a dark, full, round sound up to Db, D, Eb, and E. Devia's top pitches sound shrieky and thin to my ear.

[@draganvidic2039]

ijdoti You are so right! Perfect belcanto because it’s still a personal voice. Have never cared for the big aussie bird for certain resons: Bad diction, mostly one vowel, no low register, 0 acting skills and 0 emotion.

[@williammaddox3339]

Sutherland had a tremendous lower register and a voice full of emotion.

[@occhio506]

Per ora l’acuto migliore che abbia mai sentito.

[@ian.marais1202]

The best Lucrezia of all times even surpassing Joan Sutherland and definitely the lame effort of Renee Fleming in this role. Mariella was a force to be reconned with. Her beautiful voice, superb technique and her beauty made her a wonderful artist. ❤ Love her.

[@stezstezic4450]

Joan, with her unsurpassable trill, owned this role.

[@stefaniamagnettigisolo5775]

bravissima!!! Peccato non poter ascoltare l'opera intera, essendo anche un bellissimo allestimento, e non il delirio di qualche regista che deve farsi notare, come spesso accade...

[@occhio506]

Io sono andato 5 volte al Macerata Opera Festival e 1 al Rossini Opera Felstival ma sono sempre state Opere in chiave moderna per costumi e scenografie, uffa. Anche se Carmen e Traviata, un piccolo loro perché lo avevano, piccino piccino

[@liviabrescia]

Siderale!

[@bq-9238]

That high D was so so clean ☺️

[@wotan10950]

I saw Devia several times in New York, many years ago. I thought she was as dull as a doorknob. But she is quite marvelous here, beautiful singing and a real characterization. IMO, she doesn't quite reach the level of Sutherland (who simply had a richer, more beautiful voice), but she does indeed reach a very high standard.

[@petercallahan7321]

Devia wasn't really much of an artist when she came to met, a light lyric in fach that is maybe the most crowded there ever was. And the met never really gave her a star vehicle to show of her gifts. The best things she did were the OONY concerts, an unbelievable Lakme in particular and an incredible Amina and Elvira later on. The met didn't do bel canto except for Sutherland and in other music they had singers who'd been around a while getting first choice. Devia had to leave and go to Europe where she became a true diva of the first rank, her voice filled out a bit, and she learned how to act. Saw her several times in Pesaro singing Rossini and she was totally remarkable.

[@gvbrandolini]

Interessante.

[@user-jt4js7ed3e]

Хороша!

[@Eiswirth1]

Devia's top notes were always stunning, and she had a masterful technique. Sutherland will always reign supreme in these roles, but Devia was right behind her, IMO.

[@occhio506]

Se la Callas era la Divina e la Tebaldi Voce D’Angelo, la Devia è l’Eterna

[@user-ry1rw7nv8w]

Уникальная певица, не повт оримая. Техника, каденции, голос, артистизм. Молодые так не умеют петь, как она, не буду говорить про возраст

[@Mandolino82]

non è la scala ma il teatro degli arcimboldi!!!

[@armando25868]

DOPO MARIA CALLAS L' UNICA CHE PUO' ASSURGERE AL TITOLO DI DIVINA

[@laprimmadonna2341]

Totalmente de acuerdo.

[@fabriziogarzi9892]

Divina...non diciamo stronzate.

[@kadihayes8945]

absolutely superb, the whole opera is brilliant & is 100 times better than Sutherland.

[@JorgeAl]

Thats certain!

[@yusukeundisolde]

ぐるべろうばより凄くない！？

[@humbertogonzalezchavez1104]

Meh

[@bodiloto]

non mi piace affatto .

[@michelegiovetti6678]

bodiloto scherzi?

[@bodiloto]

Michele Giovetti caro Michele , visto la mia canuta età quando parlo dell'arte lirica da anni sono molto serio anzi troppo ... /così mi diceva Gino.../ io mi ricordo come i soprani degli anni 1958-78 interpretavano questo repertorio e con quali voci ... no comment

[@cuteoperalover]

Ma dormiremo sonni tranquilli lo stesso.

[@angelabender8132]

Signor Botiloto, Che ne pensa della tecnica della Devia? Ha qualcosa che altre con voci migliori non sembrano avere...

[@allanrizzetti1449]

Fuori ruolo. Senza peso vocale adatto.

[@cuteoperalover]

Datte pace. Qui l unico "fuori ruolo" sei tu.

[@fabriziogarzi9892]

Allan, e' terribile. Una voce dal timbro legnoso, respingente, una interprete pressoche' assente con un solo colore, un paio di sopracuti, che tutte oramai hanno in tasca, non risolvono la situazione. Se non hanno ascoltato altro ne' teatri il loro mezzo di paragone...

[@allanrizzetti1449]

@@fabriziogarzi9892 ti dirò cosa disse la Gencer che a una recita era di fianco a me in platea.

[@whatever4929]

She is just astounding. Her top notes are powerful and beautiful. For me, the three all-time great coloraturas are Devia, Callas and Sutherland.

[@giovanniarioli2971]

Only la Superba is comparing in this role. Mariella meravigliosa. I saw this mostly than one time