Marilyn Horne Wins the Titanic Battle with Neocle's Rossinian Bravura

[@jcarterjoseph9066]

The four stages of an opera voice: Bel Canto> Can Belto> Can't Belto> Can't Canto. (Horne is in full Can Belto.)

[@LohengrinO]

ahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahahha who thought of this? this is BRILLIANT!

[@jcarterjoseph9066]

@@LohengrinO I did. Please spread it around. Ja velcome.

[@biancacastafiore8760]

@@LohengrinO Ira Siff as the primadonna Vera Galupe-Borszkh did.

[@LohengrinO]

@@biancacastafiore8760 who uses as KZbin nick J Carter or Mr Carter is trying to claim the copyright of a most Brilliant and Truthful jokes?

[@David-pj8ti]

It was actually Harry Secombe in the 60s whose original thought this was.

[@johnsonharold3463]

Marilyn Horne is singular when she performs difficult music and makes it seem easy without exagerating the difficulty just for show. This is the mark of a great vocal artist. This is why I hold her in the highest esteem among mezzo sopranos. Brava bravissima.

[@peterdamato2359]

Marilyn Horn had the greatest chest tone in Opera and her high notes were astonishing. I grew up on the recodings and she never disappointed. BRAVA BRAVA BRAVA

[@BellaFirenze]

The aria begins "Non temer," do not fear. She was fearless. She will be 90 years old on January 16, 2024. I saw her at The Metropolitan Opera several times, but not in this role. For me, she is the best mezzo-soprano of the XX century.

[@woutspaans9879]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@707evelyn]

I love her so much ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@AmusedCondorBird-pq7fk]

She will be 93. She was born in 1931. God bless her.

[@BellaFirenze]

@@AmusedCondorBird-pq7fk She was born on January 16, 1934. There are no gods. Stronzo.

[@gregberg5559]

Sadly, she elected not to take on this role when the Met did the opera in 1975 - very likely feeling like she didn't want to be part of The Beverly Sills Show, which is what it sort of felt like for her when she did the opera with Beverly at La Scala. So she never did the role at the Met. (Shirley Verrett managed the role MUCH better than I think most people expected.)

[@lalindisss3224]

The most Amazing mezzo-soprano ever !!! True Bell canto .... Wow 🖐️👍👌👈

[@pascalnuevayork]

Marylin Horne 's in Rossini make me feel happy. Please give us more !

[@jacktaggart2489]

No wonder Horne was awarded the Rossini Prize from the Italian Government. I have never heard her sing Neocle in performance (L' Assidio di Corinto). In Carmen, L' Italiana in Algeri and she was particularly sensational with June Anderson in 'Semiramide', Thank you Miss Horne for your great artistry and unparalleled musicianship.

[@suzzyrivercrossing5542]

She doesn’t “hoot” her coloratura unlike other famous mezzos (CB)!

[@jcarterjoseph9066]

Riding that Rossini Rollercoaster like the champ she is!

[@armandonazarenocerutti9860]

VERSIÓN ÍCONO , Pasarán mezzo-sopranos, contratenores muchos, pero no se van a poder igualar a MARILYN HORNE ¡ ÚNICA !! Armando Nazareno Cerutti - barítono

[@steffeng40]

Of course, to the Rossini expert Philip Gossett, Horne was the quintessential exponent of Italian classicism.

[@EricWortman-b7v]

She never ceases to amaze me.

[@AlessandroPasotti]

Sublime singing, conducting and orchestra

[@MrVincenzo49]

I was fortunate to see her years ago in Chicago in Barber and Italian Girl in Algiers. Magnificent!

[@alancorley6455]

I saw her in Carmen in Dallas years ago & she was spectacular. Love her !

[@jcarterjoseph9066]

I remember that concert live on PBS. Leontyne Price and Horne in recital. They nailed the duet 'Mira O Norma', and Price sailed "Doretta's Dream" from 'La Rondine' into the stratosphere.

[@paulevensen]

I saw it broadcast at the time on PBS. What a treat!

[@topherv4229]

this is now on KZbin!

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

I love Rossini. And I enjoy Marilyn's interpretation, the strength and bravura of it! Thank you for the video!

[@debbiejohnson2789]

This lady is awesome beyond words!!!

[@tomtalker2000]

Marilyn was a vocal phenom in terms of her range, breath control, and diction. Their won't be many if ANY mezzo's that are able too match her. Although i will say that Cecilia Bartoli is probably the only other one. But she's in a different class altogether in terms of what she can do with her voice.

[@LohengrinO]

both Garglers, not my cup of tea and a HUGE compromise of real vocal technique

[@flav2689]

Who is in different class? Did you mean Bartoli or Horne?

[@mikedruydd9081]

Cecilia was great - but Not like Marilyn! There will never be another like Her. The Mezzo range, her voice, her velvet delicate approach and touch, her diction, execution, breath, and musical intuition, technical sense, and stage - totally cosmic, compelling, completely spot-on - and something I dearly miss. Marilyn had a gift, a voice, a talent, and a technique that is indeed rare and only arrives upon a planet but once. We have been so blessed with this very fine, loving, and lively person who loved a good laugh! A real and gutsy Mezzo Laugh! Even when she spoke - she sang .....

[@flav2689]

@@mikedruydd9081 I totally agree ❤️

[@baritonebynight]

@@mikedruydd9081 Ms. Horne is still with us and active as a teacher at age 89.

[@hansvanbussel2999]

Still in awe and grateful to have heard this marvellous voice in Rossini's Tancredi, back in 1977 in Rome.

[@tomtalker2000]

Aren't you lucky very nice indeed...!!!

[@ursulafischer2796]

Ich habe grosse Stimmen live gehört, Frau Horne gehört leider, leider nicht dazu. Ich freu mich für Sie

[@francescocosta9399]

Marilyn Horne is simply amazing!

[@francisgarnier308]

Merci pour cet extraordinaire moment. Quel prodige !

[@jrthiker9908]

Can we also say something about how amazing that Met orchestra (especially the strings) are? Notice the lightness, short bow articulations (not sawing away and sustaining like many American orchestras!), sudden dynamic shifts, quiet energy in the accompaniment figures, and overall stylish Rossini playing. This is much more difficult to do than people realize. Look at the faces of the players...they are watching/listening intently, playing it like chamber music. You can tell they respect Ms. Horne tremendously.

[@mariacasemyr]

Incredible voice ❤

[@giulianademedici691]

She is amazing , really. Rossini, as many of us Italians, loves fireworks so much! Coloratura and virtuoso arias are fireworks: they make us smile and we find them exciting, not boring at all, though, of course, in a way they can definitely be boring .However, arias and singing that really moves me are not " fireworks" like this, but the ones where thecnical skills , while they are highly mastered, disappear and pure beauty spreads out.This aria is not the case, but in Rossini there are many of them

[@jlk3051]

THE BEST!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@pascalbordet2281]

She's the best and will remain unequalled

[@ВалентинХудяков-о2л]

😂Голос уникальный,яркий,блестящий золотом .Вечная,светлая память Великой Мэрилин Хорн .❤😊

[@asdaisy7759]

Она жива

[@rafaelnavarro7722]

Amazin voice so in addition moito Bella ,love her and of course Rossini too

[@YoannAuboyneau]

great sound... wonderful moment 👏🏻

[@seidenspinner]

Love the spiderman costume

[@lavozporexcelencia]

Horne es inigualable en esta aria, las demás quedan cortas frente a semejante despliegue vocal ❤️❤️❤️

[@jcarterjoseph9066]

Her final note, bursting from the chest, is like a bowling ball right on target.

[@lemgull484]

Unequalled!!!!!!

[@Cantorisalto1]

A complete Goddess!!!

[@manuelc.3286]

Superb!!

[@PetrusParis]

Stratosphérique…! Et joyeux!!!

[@edithhenson6917]

Great lady!

[@FranciscoFerrerGaliana1930]

PURA MARAVILLA

[@johnfox7985]

All she needs is the mask and we'd have ourselves a Rossinian Spiderman! (Beautiful singing, of course)

[@christianzotter4224]

😄

[@rugby8-Philadelphia]

Let her use *yours* 😎😎😎

[@christianzotter4224]

Bravissima!

[@ВиолеттаКоваль-р6ф]

Непревзойденная Мэрилин Хорн!!!!

[@lorenzoj.fuentes7431]

Deberían añadir más información al video. Mejor dicho INFORMACIÓN.

[@mka7741]

🇧🇬💐BRILLIANT INTERPRETATION!!!🍀🐘🍀 🌹BRAWISSISSISSIMO MAESTRA!!!🦄 🏵BRAWISSISSISSIMO!!!🐞 🌺BRAWISSISSISSIMO!!!🦉 🌸BRAWISSISSISSIMO!!!🌞🏡🌈🎼🎶

[@giovanniarioli2971]

Divinità assoluta delle prime sfere eterno del Belcanto, tecnica e fiato. Amore eterno

[@jordipanadesribera6890]

HUGE.

[@numetutelare]

La Horne è stupenda Rossini avrebbe amato la sua voce.... ma anche Levine è un direttore operistico grandissimo sia in Rossini che in Verdi...

[@lemgull484]

Horne and Sutherland will never be equalled

[@richardvergara]

She looks like Spiderman!!!

[@onegin653]

Marilyn Horne is Rossini's priestess

[@michaelgallardo5815]

I would say High Priestess!,

[@magicmonkichi]

Love this performance, what year is it from ?

[@LohengrinO]

2525?

[@magicmonkichi]

@@LohengrinO *^_^* lol

[@magicmonkichi]

@@LohengrinO Upon further investigation. I think this is from Horne/Price at the MET. 1982, March 28th to be specific *^_^*.

[@highbaritone]

Good Lord.

[@Danielap4513]

Grazie Lohengrin per il post. La Horne ha una grandissima voce, ma non se sia proprio adattissima a Rossini. Grazie ancora

[@TessaRooney4EVER]

Not suited to Rossini?! She was honoured with being named the greatest Rossini singer in the world by the Rossini Foundation in Italy. Not too shabby.

[@LohengrinO]

she would have been that if she werent gargling her way through the score

[@ЭлеонораЦаликова-ъ4я]

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[@lolo00265]

What is the title of this amazing aria?

[@jamesalison3783]

"Non temer d'un basso affetto" from Maometto II, and/or L'Assedio di Corinto.

[@richardvergara]

Doesn't she look like Spiderman???

[@LABARITONESSA]

Abbastanza furba. Omette un sacco di note. 🤣

[@nathandavis3002]

Incredible music, sung incredibly - yet the only thing I can think of is... Why is she dressed as Spiderman?

[@LohengrinO]

I think in general, costumes were never Horne's forte :D

[@nathandavis3002]

To be fair I think it was partly an 80s thing. Nobody fared well in that decade.

[@LohengrinO]

I love multichrome eyeshadows, pumped up hair and shoulder pads as vintage looks (Linda Evans / Modern Talking) when you do it with Style :D

[@StaffanSwede]

She already knew it would be posted as a video clip on the web?

[@AllanRosendo]

I love Rossini and I love Horne... They didn't love each other in this performance.

[@IanMarais]

Could no one ever thought to recommend a good nasal congestant to this poor soul?

[@stefanocautavera]

She hits all the notes, but the vocal production is so affected and bizarre I simply cannot enjoy it. It's like she's trying to expel something stuck in her throat, especially around the passaggio.

[@Worried-1952]

Singing through her nose - not a good sound unfortunately.

[@AllenFigueredo5]

She had a bad technique, but I like her interpretation somehow, modern mezzosopranos are boring in front of her, she became a superstar even having a wrong technique, I think with correct technique she would had been... I do not even have a word for that, but beyond a superstar.

[@LohengrinO]

You do realize that if u ever told her face to face she was a bad technician she would probably faint or eat you alive :D She thought herself equal to dame Joan Sutherland (absolutely 0 relation to dame Joan's level of singing)

[@michaelinmass]

Yes, and personally I have never encountered a single professional singer who thought her technique was bad. It had a certain masky twang not unlike Ponselle or even Milanov that not everyone loves, but the fact that audiences adored her for decades, and also the fact that she sang very challenging rep so successfully for such a long time is proof that she had a great technique.

[@FueganTV]

The only reservation I have about this channel is that it promotes singers with incorrect technique (and in case with Horne, honestly, an ugly sound as well). Otherwise great content.

[@LohengrinO]

Horne hardly ever needed promotion let alone by me... she was a Superstar Now if you refer to Marina and Julia u are greatly mistaken

[@FueganTV]

@@LohengrinO I was mainly referring to Horne, but you also happen to characterize some modern opera singers as 'great'. They MAY produce satisfactory or even enjoyable artistic results, but one should not lead the viewer to think that modern singers are on the same footing with Callas and Corelli.

[@LohengrinO]

NO-ONE was on the same footing with Callas (period) and no one ever will be probably... not Corelli (he never sang the Tenor Assoluto roles) not dame Joan, not Nilsson, not... so if I wanted to stay in this channel in Callas' level I should be posting none but Callas... All artists I post are remarkable and phenomenal one way or another...

[@giovanniarioli2971]

Il dono di natura is the colour, but the technique is only studying to become. La Diva Divina and with technical support you grow up the estensione

[@jitomatebola]

Cero voz de pecho. Hace trampa

[@musicalme27]

Explain, please

[@theoperatripleaxel5417]

@@musicalme27 just sings in nasal head voice, no true chest or open throated head voice... Callas talks about it in her Juilliard masterclasses.

[@LohengrinO]

@@theoperatripleaxel5417 couldnt agree more, still like her in this one...

[@ESilva-qv1uv]

Exactly. Nasal sound throughout.

[@gianerajohn436]

@@theoperatripleaxel5417 i had some fanatic a few days ago calling me a pig because I said how nasal and stuck in the throat Horne is all the time. I guess even pigs have better ears than some fanatics. When I listen to Horne I feel I’m hearing those synchronized swimmers at the Olympics when they give interviews while wearing nose clips 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@giovanniarioli2971]

Rossini very bad

[@jitomatebola]

Sobrada y no muy buen gusto en las fiorituras. Hay mejores.

[@VirginiaMcElvainRN]

Is this performance in Houston's Jones Theater?