Joan Sutherland & Cornell MacNeil - Madamigella Valery [La traviata Act II] - 1975

Madamigella Valéry?... Pura siccome un angelo... Dite alla giovine...
I coulda sworn someone uploaded this scene years ago. Well as you know, I'm a Cornell MacNeil nut, and this is-believe it or not-the earliest footage of him after the 1964 Tosca in Genoa. And in terms of vocalism/technique/function, this is a far better document of his Germont than the 1981 telecast.
#Baritones #Sopranos #Opera
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This channel is primarily about vocal emission-aural examples of basically correct singing, correct impostazione-chiaroscuro, vowel clarity, firm and centered pitch, correct vibrato action, absence of throatiness or thickness, sounds free from constriction and from the acoustic noise that accompanies it-with occasional video examples that demonstrate what the body, face, mouth, jaw, and tongue look like when used with correct impostazione-the vocal emission of the one and only Italian school.
Caveat: I'm biased in favor of baritones and baritone literature, but if you want to learn about and listen to all the greatest singers in the old-school tradition, explore this spreadsheet (voice parts are separated by tabs): bit.ly/2W4qmE3

[@operalover3966]

Cornell Macneil is the real star here...

[@trrill]

Indeed he's the reason I uploaded this video :)

[@deadwalke9588]

Of course he is. Sutherland is basically inaudible outside of her high notes. If only Macneil was singing when Callas was in her prime... I could ONLY imagine those two titans really going to work!

[@larrywoods6318]

Beg to differ with you. They are both the stars here. Find a better sounding Violetta anywhere

[@operaforlife6551]

@@larrywoods6318 lool

[@arnoldamaral7406]

@@trrill Yes, Big Mac was a super 🌟. But he didn't go far..??? Why why why. Arnold Bourbon Amaral

[@Tkimba2]

Joan is simply amazing here.

[@rogerpropes7129]

I saw Cornell Macneil and Gianna D'Angelo in 'Rigoletto' in 1967 in San Antonio TX when I was 22 and had no idea who he was! It was the first professionally staged opera I had seen. He was 45 then.

[@willrobinson1229]

Two enormous, beautiful voices!

[@davidsimmons654]

Sutherland is a gem as always, but MacNeil is Damn good here.

[@jonrupp98]

Huge Macneil fan for most of his roles. Lucky enough to see him countless times.

[@debbiewoodburn6786]

Can you imagine listening to them live? Such big beautiful voices.

[@PBXVIILY]

BIG MAC so fantastic here! Love this

[@albertwalsh3536]

I was lucky enough to hear Joan sing it at the Met. There was nothing better!

[@debbiewoodburn6786]

A wonderful combination.

[@kyleaustin7045]

MacNeil sounds incredible. A massive, sonorous voice but with clear diction. I actually rank him on par with the likes of Tita Ruffo, Giuseppe Danise and Mattia Battistini, as the greatest baritones of the 20th century.

[@debbiewoodburn6786]

The magnificent Cornell MacNeil.

[@herrbrucvald6376]

god, the days when it was voice, voice, voice and more voice at the opera! I find this divine---like a 19th C world of opera, the sets, the grand diva playing a girl, love it. (Baritone lovers note: I have a playlist you might like, "Donizetti baritone arias" here on YT.) Cheers!

[@trrill]

This definitely belongs on that playlist-preferably at the top! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYemaax6m6d1Y6s

[@herrbrucvald6376]

@@trrill I have actually included certain Verdi pieces on the list to show how Verdi grew explicitly and consciously out of Donizetti, whom V admired enormously. These duets really are the heart of 19th C Italian opera---as is this duet.

[@trrill]

No, I mean specifically this aria---> kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYemaax6m6d1Y6s

[@herrbrucvald6376]

@@trrill Ah! I know that version; there're other arias w Battistini on the list, but i only had so much room w that much rep to cover.

[@carloslopez1413]

❤Unicos e Inolvidables.!!!❤❤

[@crisha721]

10:15 I love how she sings those lines, so beautiful. Cornell is wonderful too

[@angelonardella9771]

Due grandi interpreti della lirica.

[@susichi3579]

Ach, ist das schön!

[@FranciscoFerrerGaliana1930]

UN MAGNIFICO DUO

[@arboretum1153]

Mon dieu !!! Quelle merveille ! Pourquoi et comment avons nous perdu cette école de chant ? Je suis loin d'être un grand fan de Sutherland mais je dois lui accorder un sans faute vocal musical et d'interprétation.. quant à lui ..je ne trouverai jamais les mots pour expliquer la perfection de son chant.

[@charveztalent]

Masterpiece ❤️

[@debbiewoodburn6786]

The incomparable Joan Sutherland.

[@germanquintero10121946]

MARAVILLOSO DUO

[@joserobertocursod1341]

Exelente version.x dos.msestros. del.bel.canto.yo cante con ellos en el colom 1964 perfecta linea vocal ya fellecieron ambos dejandonos este arte q escuchamos y vemos.

[@sue470524]

So fantastic! Thankful for sharing the music. 非常謝謝您的分享！

[@arnoldamaral7406]

@vdarte 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷 She always said 10 was her Limit. But on this night she had 1 too many. How dry she was INDEED!!! GO JOANIE GO JOANIE 🔥💃💃💃 WORK IT WORK IT GIRL ⚽🎵🎶🎻

[@Operafiend22]

Wow fantastic

[@meltzerboy]

As far as I am concerned, this scene is Verdi at his best, and both of these wonderful artists are more than capable of fulfilling the emotional and technical demands of this amazing music.

[@liviugavril]

Din alta epoca dar memuritori Cornel...este prefferatul meu.❤❤

[@detectivefiction3701]

I didn't even know this video existed! Thanks for the upload!

[@jimmychoo1857]

Big Mac is great!

[@MMotta-mk8uq]

Belíssimas vozes!

[@bellini7verdi]

decir que no era bella es una herejia...................era una mujer muy bella.......................pero eso es lo de menos...............lo importante ...............es la grandeza de su voz....................la grandeza de su persona.......y ser artistico y humano............pero.........tambien fue una mujer bella........................y sigue siendolo.........................no esta tan claro......lo de su estatura..................................no esta tan claro............lo de su diccion.....no esta tan claro lo de su belleza...................porque era un angel...............cantando como la diosa mas grandiosa...........................y si hay que buscar defectos.................se pueden encontrar en todos los demas.......y en mayor cantidad.............................asi que no hace falta decir tonterias......................la voz es la voz................un estado animico artistico......sin precedentes de una belleza dificil si no imposible de igualar.............y es la historia del canto......de la gran joan sutherland....................la voz mas impresionante de toda la historia de la musica del ser humano.......................

[@BellaFirenze]

There are some idiotic comments about Sutherland not being heard except in high notes. Ridiculous. I was in the audience (first balcony) and every note, high or low, could be heard clearly. Both artists had very big voices. They were both marvelous not only in this scene, but elsewhere.

[@jackbulmash4247]

Agree. At this time her voice was large. Like many singers as she aged it did diminish but it was always audible.

[@paullewis2413]

Joan Sutherland’s huge voice didn’t record well on most occasions. To hear her in the prime years up to the early 1970’s was a revelation No one today can come even near.

[@user-jt4js7ed3e]

Геніальні відійшли.. Залишились спогади.

[@claesrobertnyman]

❤

[@NikkySmirnoff]

БигМак прекрасен!

[@user-jt4js7ed3e]

Нравятся.

[@photo161]

Truly magnificent singing by two of the all-time greats, but somewhat undercut by incredibly flaccid, non-dramatic conducting...

[@TimothyJonSarris]

agreed

[@juliovicsilvaaray]

This is a lovely pearl, of course. But I think that the conductor could have had a more heartfelt approximation to the music.

[@johnpickford4222]

How does one go about getting the entire opera? Is this the MET ‘75 tour? I thought Robert Merrill was her Germont ( as on her first Decca recording.)

[@liedersanger1]

Japan tour, 1975

[@liedersanger1]

Japan? On Met tour?

[@kbhprinsesse]

Yes, 1975.

[@user-pg3sm4uw9c]

Прекрасно Фёдор Иванович Шаляпин и Мансеррат Кабаллье Опера Верди Травиата

[@user-st8hb4fl7l]

Что?

[@leonoradelagardie]

Good diction seems important in this duet. Is it missing completely?

[@liedersanger1]

Leonora de la Gardie I think MacNeil's is pretty good.

[@Tkimba2]

Leonora de la Gardie no

[@MurasakiMonogatari]

Diction was always a problem with her.

[@aprendizercomygor]

Completely? I actually understand most of what Sutherland sings here just fine, not great diction, but more than adequate for the most part, and MacNeil's diction is actually very clear, with excellent articulation here. Do you people even hear attentively before coming here to write the same old criticisms? For God's sake...

[@MurasakiMonogatari]

@@aprendizercomygor Yes, here it's not as bad as her worst, but still not great. Which is why I said it was always a problem, not 'yes, it's horrendous here'. Besides, diction isn't the biggest issue here; next to his squillo, she is barely noticeable, as she always is every time in such a situation, regardless of high notes.

[@roberthorn1838]

Some good sounds here, but this is not the heartrending duet that Verdi intended. So little emotional momentum and it sounds as if the conductor has gone to sleep on the podium

[@szerminator355]

she was not very beautiful but she had a beautiful voice

[@arnoldamaral7406]

HAD was right

[@orion8835]

MacNeil was incredibly well trained. He never sounded Anglo or overly covered. Sutherland is a Celtic titan really a Germanic like voice. Such tones that play Violetta can soar but they miss everything else that matters in this very Italianate role. She is just not the right voice for this part. It requires text and her ludicrous diction is just glaring. Others roles can just about be enjoyed with less diction, not this role. It’s the same with Tosca Mimi Suor Angelica Aida Amelia Nedda they all live on the diction. She sounds very weird.