Verdi - Nabucco - Abigaille's Aria - Elena Souliotis

[@noeldunsky]

This for me is one of the 10 greatest moments in opera history, or maybe in music history in general....#LEGEND

[@ΦίλιπποςΛιβανός]

...........and for me too !

[@nohaylamujer]

Agree 100%

[@ransomcoates546]

You must not get out much.

[@mariofilippeschi4855]

Try listening to Callas with this aria

[@saleenapiano]

@@ransomcoates546 personal taste is personal taste and should be respected; besides sopranos who are able to tackle this aria are greatly admired

[@andrejungels6255]

Une des plus belles voix dans ce répertoire. A ceux qui disent que sa carrière été trop courte je réponds que c'est vrai . Ce fut le cas pour Sylvia Sass et.... Maria Callas. Mais ces grandes divas nous ont donnée beaucoup de bonheur....... c'est ce qu'il faut retenir de ces grandes dames... Non???

[@isaballaserrano4991]

She is absolutely amazing! Bravissima ( in all parts) ❤❤❤❤❤💯

[@αικατερινημελισσαροπουλου]

Extremely beautiful aria and so difficult...Elena Souliotis is gorgeous here..so touchihg...no other soprano could ever sing until now this aria in this unforgettable way... Elena Souliotis spreads her rare talent ,in a pure way, without any technical protection...she gave us all she was gifted.. I'm always shocked by all these tremendous up and down expressions in her voice...

[@mclaudestenger1487]

Ou la classez vous : soprano dramatique ou mezzo soprano ?

[@robin678]

Absolutely sensational!!!!!! Never been equalled.

[@noeldunsky]

SO TRUE!! This en EPIC rendition and what has actually got me hooked on opera. For me this 3-part aria demonstrates the very ESSENCE of OPERA!! :)

[@Altonahh10]

@@noeldunsky Above all, it demonstrates the high demands Verdi imagined for Abigaille and Lady Macbeth. And today a "star" Netrebko sings such roles into the ground.

[@16toulousse]

Short career but wow 😍

[@coletteservet6774]

Je viens de découvrir Elena. Quel choc émotionnel ! J'adore Callas, mais, je dois avouer que cette soprano a une voix tout à fait exceptionnelle. Je vais de ce pas me procurer des enregistrements d'Elena, que j'aurais adoré voir sur scène...

[@mladencavcic288]

in my soul forever!divina primadona assoluta!!!

[@voicemad]

I had the great privilege to hear her first in concert in London in 1971. She had replaced Caballé who was ill. Wow, she blew us away. I heard her at Covent Garden a few years later when she sadly was losing control. Such a great fire which went out too soon Elena Rip

[@wilsonwatt9283]

I absolutely agree. She pushed herself too soon and too often into roles to which she could have grown but which overtaxed a voice which was not really ready to take on such immense challenges. I heard one of her early Normas and she was booed [by an American audience no less] after a horrible rendition of the Casta Diva scene. However, she came back to deliver an incredibly sensitive and fiery rest of the performance and got a standing ovation at the end. She had the fire but unfortunately no one to properly guide her career.

[@arnoldamaral7406]

@@wilsonwatt9283 How sad. Very sad INDEED.

[@yvonnelenders5986]

In London in 1967 she was hailed as the next Maria Callas

[@voicemad]

@@yvonnelenders5986 I can well believe that

[@andrejungels6255]

Short carrer for sur. Like Maria Callas or Sylvia Sass .. but those Ladies give us great joy' .. it's thé most gift no? Best regards

[@Tdvc]

She faked the trills but the rest is perfection! First time I enjoy this aria after hearing the ultimate version By Callas.

[@margueritelouise5183]

J'ai eu la joie de la voir avec Tito Gobbi dans le rôle de Nabucco...Un grand moment dans l'histoire de l'Opéra. Sa voix limpide, claire, juste, un timbre unique, d'une beauté à donner des frissons, une facilité hors du commun. Bravo Elena Souliotis!!!

[@andrejungels6255]

Je n'ai eu la chance de la voir sur scène. Helas c'est vrai ...une carrière trop brève comme sylvia sass et maria Callas. But they give us wonderful moments It is the most important for me..Best regards..

[@andrejungels6255]

Your lucky. Best regards

[@andrejungels6255]

O

[@Tenortalker]

I believe this Nabucco is the best of her recordings. Her Anna Bolena has fine moments , but she is already struggling vocally at time. What I like best about this Abigaille, apart from the freshness of her voice, is that she displays a real feeling for the words and characterization. After some years Souliotis did return to the stage singing mezzo soprano character roles.

[@mclaudestenger1487]

Voix magnifique, soprano, dramatique, tellement rare.

[@basiapacak264]

Bóg i Anioły śpiewają Ale MOC !!! Dzięki Ci Boże za te talenty.

[@ippolitos22]

GODDESS

[@androphore]

Absolument incroyable

[@SeansLipSyncingSock]

Totally off the main point, but that is one hot bod behind Miss Suliotis. This recording was the first time I heard her amazing voice, 23 years ago.

[@eguogwukingsley3955]

Marvellous,💐💐, this is actually my first time listening to her, very beautiful

[@lipsotino]

WOWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

[@mariateresaschniebs4929]

Magnífica!!!

[@xxsaruman82xx87]

3:00 And this is why it's called the voice killer.

[@jamesmiller6244]

Simply outstanding

[@aenadanziger6252]

I'm just speechless! 8:30 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@josemariadasilveirajunior4786]

Maravilha de Soprano!

[@Василиса-р5л]

Вот за этот восторг я люблю оперу!!!!

[@ivanscotton6163]

além de Nabuco e Gioconda,assisti no municipal Otelo com Mário del Mônaco e grande elenco e o maestro Oliviero de fabritiis.

[@andremarquesclarineta]

Bravo!

[@mladencavcic288]

VERDI PER SEMPRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@edwardtodd9734]

She had been booked at Covent Garden in Nabucco. Her last performances there were as Santuzza. She didn't want to take any curtain calls, but the audience shouted her name and when she did appear she was cheered.

[@edwardtodd9734]

Auto spell strikes again. She was booed not booked

[@jenylogan1]

I can assure you she was cheered, and she was an unforgettable Santuzza, a role that played to all her strengths and none of her weaknesses. I saw all of her Covent Garden performances and there were scary moments, but she was an extraordinary artist, despite her problems and should never be forgotten. I saw her first on a Sunday evening at Drury Lane in a concert version of Nabucco with Boris Christoff , and she was extraordinary, Brava ! ,

[@Altonahh10]

@@jenylogan1 When you hear stupenduous voices like this today, I quickly notice the loss of quality over the last decades, with which I can no longer bear such parts today. There is no personality any more, no technique, no courage. Voices are artificially made "big", with the result that they are cold, uniform - AI for the opera house, so to speak.

[@fernandowohllkbody1871]

Lo más hermoso,quedé corto

[@nadideelmas6652]

You are amazing dear ❣️👏👏👍

[@knenda1]

Abigaill character was allways first for me :)

[@jelenabodrazic522]

Great!

[@ivanscotton6163]

no final da década de sessenta ,ela com Jane Raimondi e um grande elenco do teatro são Carlos de Nápoles brilhou na Gioconda em Nabuco.

[@brunobalzano7566]

8:46 pochissimi soprano (Callas a parte, che procede fino al finale come una locomotiva che trascina vertiginosa, inesorabile e seducente) sono capaci di non spezzare la linea di canto. Souliotis è tra quelle. Brava!

[@andrejungels6255]

Merci pour ce magnifique commentaire. Hélas ..La Soluitis est peu connue des jeunes. Mais au moins il y a une jeune génération qui adore l' Opéra...alors c'est parfait. Cordialement à vous.

[@nedimhasanagic5684]

jedna od najboljih tumača Abigail 2 puta peva kabaletu iz 2.čina što mnoge izbegavaju

[@KlausT]

The greatest Abigaille ever!

[@gvbrandolini]

Interessante

[@jamesmiller6244]

Brilliant superior to all the others

[@SuperEfexor]

Incredibile

[@explorercur]

2:58-3:16

[@judithbereczky4114]

For me this is the best interpretation of the aria.

[@theoperatripleaxel5417]

The similaritie with Callas timbre is HUGE... Great voice, really amazing, RIP.

[@awokwok1029]

Her voice is much lighter than Callas lol. There's no similarity with Callas's timbre.

[@Altonahh10]

There is absolutely no similarity.

[@FranciscoArvizuH]

Palabras mayores.

[@felixcarvajal8632]

One of the great tragedies of opera. She had an incredible natural instrument but, she sang too much, too young, and with little technique. With solid training and a little care she would have been one of the greatest.

[@carolleenkelmann4751]

She was before my time in Opera so it is hard to define if what you say applies, apart from being one of the greatest. I thought she was, at least in this aria.

[@margarethousen7559]

Joan Sutherland and Leontyne Price refused to sing this role because it is a voice ruining role and now we know why. Still beautiful and I am happy to hear it at least once. Bravo!

[@stephenphillips9964]

What a tragedy....you can hear her, quite literally, shredding her vocal cords.....too much, too soon, too young... But one of those magical moments that makes opera what it is..

[@operadoc]

Callas did this at age 26

[@Altonahh10]

Scotto ruined her voice during her entire career. Nonetheless she was always impressive. Sometimes the human touch is more important than just a perfect voice. Callas and Gwyneth Jones the same.

[@manuelpulgar7216]

En algunos momentos me recordó a María Callas.

[@Mimi-ey5ej]

I saw Dimitriva do this at Carnegie Hall-incredible-but-this has true Italian sfumatura!

[@michaelroberts6894]

Tried too hard to be Callas clone but there was already the original. Wore out her equipment trying too hard.

[@RicharddtheStar]

And it was a very fine voice.

[@andrejungels6255]

Callas was Callas . Soluitis was Soluitis. Please stop leaving in the past. There is so many youngs singers to discover......but of course don't forgot the singers or our youth. Same name? Callas, tebaldi, malfitano, battle, crespin etc etc.. to long list. Anyway best regards

[@beachfanatic2010]

This voice is much lighter than Callas and even much lighter than Tebaldi who also had a huge voice. This is the heaviest role Verdi wrote for a soprano. Why would she sing it? Even Tebaldi with her huge thick voice considered HERSELF a a lyric soprano not a Spinto.

[@jrosiner]

chosentenore I disagree. This is certainly a (coloratura) dramatic voice and I am not sure who’s voice was “heavier”. You may confuse heavy with mature as she started her career with dramatic roles and probably her voice sounds younger than that of Callas (at least in her studio recording of EMI of this aria).

[@beachfanatic2010]

Callas was 24 when she first sang this role. I believe the first time she sang it was in 1947. In between that and 1947 Callas sang Turandot about 30 times, Gioconda, Tosca, Fidelio, Cavaleria Rusticana, Wagner Ring cycle, Puritani, etc. And after 1949 she still had a tremendous voive. This Elena Souliotis is far from a coloratura. She does not sing the trills that are written. She is clearly struggling. She was inspired by Callas thinking she could be like her and the results were a horrific lost of voice.

[@arnoldamaral7406]

Oh my LORD! This lady is all over the place with her LYRIC VOICE. So painful to listen to & very SAD.What was she thinking or not thinking the poor dear. This is a perfect display of how not to sing Abigail. I felt so sorry for her my word that's enough. PLEASE STOP & SAVE whatever is left of your voice. Arnold Bourbon Amaral

[@grantes4969]

@@arnoldamaral7406 you are one of very few with that opinion!

[@spyridonroumeliotis7831]

Arnold Amaral you make me laugh 😂

[@antonioaverna5269]

Suliotis

[@jrosiner]

The two versions exist.