OPERA INTERVIEW: RUTH ANN SWENSON

1996 TV interview with European-American soprano RUTH ANN SWENSON, with host Elliott Forrest.

[@operadog2000]

Besides her extraordinary voice, R.A.S. has an immense amount of charm and beauty!

[@davidhansel4198]

Swenson was/is a lovely singer who got taken for granted very quickly, especially at the Met.

[@richardvergara]

Thank you for this. I’ve always loved her. I’m a classical singer as well and this woman has been in my classical singing life, as well as June Anderson, since I started singing.

[@magicmonkichi]

Ruth Ann Swenson is truly under rated! She is one of the best sopranos (IMHO), a true jem of a voice and person!

[@isaballaserrano4991]

Thank you so much for sharing this! She is such adorable person and amazing artist 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️💯

[@lakehayden]

Her rendition of Juliette's Waltz is still the most purely joyous i've ever heard, she's so happy, makes the downfall even sadder ❤And with a full bodied lyric coloratura, the voice doesn't appear to be small, although i never heard her live

[@p.w.e.2374]

Great NY sound in her voice...and a great Met singer - her generation were smart, hard working and had that extra something.

[@p.w.e.2374]

@@BellaFirenze it's a regional sound in the speaking voice that most New Yorkers have.

[@BellaFirenze]

@@p.w.e.2374 I understand. Thank you and warm regards from Florence, Italy.

[@p.w.e.2374]

@@BellaFirenze a lovely city, indeed~!!! Happy summer!

[@BellaFirenze]

@@p.w.e.2374 Mille grazie.

[@wotan10950]

IMO, she and June Anderson were the two most legitimate successors to Joan Sutherland. Both should have had bigger American careers.