Opera Series - Amelita Galli-Curci - Vocal Range (G♯3-E6)

One of the best sopranos in opera history, yet one that rarely gets mentioned. Flawless technique, no training.

[@creepybabysun9666]

I love how half of this video is just her hitting the 6th octave 😂❤

[@ellencantarow8973]

In my opinion she was the greatest coloratura soprano of all time.

[@orliolli]

A very nice range video on Amelita Galli! She had so much ease in 6th octave. Just half of the video spanned from C6 to E6 😄 She didn't receive vocal training but as pianist. I read that she got a vocal fold paralysed due to general anaesthesia for thyroid surgery and she lost the higher register afterwards.

[@matOpera]

Thank you for making this! Another triumph on your end 😁

[@ellencantarow8973]

If I can even squeak out a Bb5 I'm thankful.

[@inahevangelista6975]

Great voice thank you

[@gree.1596]

I expect a Luisa Tetrazzini's range from you🔥 Can you do a video of herlike this? It would be a truly masterpiece like this one

[@myreenal.5205]

Incredible instrument.

[@naseem1949]

She is superb

[@rarevisionog]

I can see why people want to split the lyric into full and light lyric, it seems that singers like her, Adelina Patti, Tetrazzini and other coloratura's of that era had much more sweetness in their tone, especially in their upper range, while singers considered "full lyrics" have more noticeable warmth in their voice

[@ElyWill]

This is an insightful comment! It helps me identify the differences of lyric sopranos. I myself have a lot of warmth in my voice as a likely soprano but can’t seem to figure out who I sound like for reference. This is why I try to read comments on vocal range videos to learn more, in layman’s terms because I am just fascinated but not educated in opera or vocal performance.

[@BACCHUS3DAnimation]

Wow! No training either? That’s insane!

[@wisteriadrop2641]

will you ever do one for Dimitrova? i absolutely adore her.

[@Ray_Aoi]

A near flawless voice. Brava!!!!

[@ellencantarow8973]

She said she learned to sing by listening to and watching birds.

[@gree.1596]

I've heard that she could sing up to high F. Unluckily, she have never sung that note in her records

[@KajiVocals]

She had a G and higher. She said she would not perform an E on stage without having a full-bodied G in warm-up.

[@armandosanchez4978]

Singers back then were more conservative with their range, if the note didn't sound "agreeable", they wouldn't attemp it on stage or at least rarely sing it. I think it was something that Callas changed to, as her upper range was called rather screechy even at her prime.

[@shyaammurali6248]

@@KajiVocals What voice type is she closest to ?

[@gree.1596]

@@shyaammurali6248 she clearly is a lyric coloratura soprano

[@KajiVocals]

@@shyaammurali6248 This right here is a lirico-leggero soprano (coloratura).

[@tehalwest814]

What do you think of Jean Fenn's voice? She was said to be a student of Ms. Galli

[@ellencantarow8973]

Good god

[@tsquare076]

Are you gonna do a Callas video?

[@ucanhtran4770]

I have only heard 2 classical singers are Luciano Pavarotti and Andrea Bocelli . I don’t know how good are they with belting . I used to see someone comment that Luciano is consistent to C#5

[@M.Stabile]

I suggest you try Hermann Jadlowker. Before his name is gone forever.

[@Blackispower15]

What happened to your Karen Clark Sheard vocal range video.

[@Reikyellah]

Why did female opera singers vibrato seem much smaller or less prominent back then?

[@rarevisionog]

It seems like early opera required singers to refine their vibrato. Rolling powerful vibrato weren't ideal, especially with female singers. It changed just before the golden age which were the early to mind 1900's.

[@omarsomehow69]

i can tell you this - recording equipment's. Vibrato action pretty much depend on how it's recorded, therefore it can be sounds more "fissa" (more narrow vibrato action, closer to straight - toned in fact).

[@DCFunBud]

Her voice was totally unforced.

[@whitneyhouston1122]

Kaji, why are most of your videos getting delted.

[@KajiVocals]

They’re not.

[@whitneyhouston1122]

@@KajiVocals Then why can't I find your other videos about vocal ranges?

[@KajiVocals]

Because I privated some of them.

[@whitneyhouston1122]

@@KajiVocals But why? It's like all my favorite ones are gone like Karen Clark Sheard,The Craig Lewis band Jeffrey Lewis,Avery Wilson,etc.

[@bradycall1889]

Now how do you feel about Bryn Terfel?

[@KajiVocals]

Mediocre. Heard plenty of his recordings, both classical and not. Highly overrated. As much as he does sometimes create interesting characterisation, he is far, far from the technical ‘god’ people claim he is. There’s many singers better in the same voice category (not that I think he actually is a ‘bass-baritone’ but he gets hired for it so this is what I am talking about), both famous and quite obscure.

[@bradycall1889]

@@KajiVocals If he's not a bass-baritone, then who is in your opinion?

[@KajiVocals]

Opera?

[@bradycall1889]

@@KajiVocals Yes. And what voice type is Bryn Terfel in your opinion?

[@KajiVocals]

@@bradycall1889 Lyric baritone. Also I should mention that 'mediocre' for opera is a very different standard. He's not a horrible singer. Just quite meh. And uber overrated.

[@vyeagra420]

no training??i thought a singer needed to be trained as a coloratura to be called one..

[@KajiVocals]

It’s a specialisation.

[@vyeagra420]

@@KajiVocals ohhh,so she knew she wanted to be one so she focused/self taught herself to be a coloratura?

[@KajiVocals]

@@vyeagra420 No, coloratura is a specialisation. You specialise as a coloratura. It's a skillset.

[@vyeagra420]

@@KajiVocals so u don't need training as one..imma go do more research on what coloratura is,my ears are just unfamiliar to what coloraturas sound like

[@KajiVocals]

You don’t need lessons. You can be self-taught. It is training as well. Just different. More possible to fail or do things wrong.

[@MiguelRuiz-xq7pn]

I mean, she was good and very agile, but let's not forget her high notes were rather weak, unlike Tetrazzini which were powerful (for that alone, Tetrazzini was a better soprano for me). Nevertheless, apparently her voice started to decay once she premiered at the Met at the 20's. Her instrument was most fresh and laudable until that point, probably same as Natalie Dessay in her ealier years.