Verdi's Macbeth. Una macchia e qui tuttora by Sondra Radvanovsky

[@brendanquinn9354]

Heard her do this in Napoli on March 18th 2023, a stunning concert performance that completely blew me away she is the greatest Lady M I have ever seen live.

[@b13ne]

I was there too, her commitment in creating real theatre out of a concert performance was stunning, this scene in particular.

[@brendanquinn9354]

@@b13ne Dare I even say it, I closed my eyes that night and thought of Callas, she was just so good so very very good no brilliant that night. And by god I have seen a lot of opera in my life!

[@marcomarsaglia3809]

Bravissima la cultura italiana non può che ringraziarti....

[@joshuavandyne7334]

If Verdi were alive at the same time as Madame Radvonovski, I think it would be safe to say she would be not only his muse, but one of the premier interpreters of his canon because his music is really well suited to her.vocal style and dramatic technique. Brava

[@eldatricerri3333]

SIMPLY AWESOME. Her voice knocks you down. The drama is there and the vocal tecniques are there, too. It's real thrill to listen to Sondra Radvanovsky. She captures your full attention.

[@draganvidic2039]

This aria suits her voice better than anything before. Ugly but with ”Un fil di voce” demanded on the last note.

[@janielarson9641]

Beautiful! ❤️

[@kaochloe1]

thank you so much for sharing. What a wonderful singing and acting

[@Olgaalwina]

Superstar- Supersopran !!!

[@raffaeleviggiano4901]

Strepitosa❤

[@ronetecov4755]

This is the last scene 'una macchia'. Vieni t'affretta is her first aria, not this one.

[@nostoon4332]

Thank you. I hope Sondra sings this role again, but on the west coast (LA Opera and/or San Francisco).

[@janm.c.munich3513]

How often are you going to push that mediocre singer, Vince. I think everyone has got the message by now.

[@fabriziogarzi9892]

​@@janm.c.munich3513 , non so se ho capito ma e' piu' lavandaia che lady.

[@janielarson9641]

Love it - thank you! ❤️

[@raffaeleviggiano4901]

Strepitosa una grandissima Lady

[@philipc67]

Now That is a proper D-flat performed as written in the score: partendo, un fil di voce. Brava!

[@ohmy5650]

What a singer Radvanovsky is 💎. She shines her genius inside through her miraculous voice.

[@crazyorganist1609]

She has no genius. She has no emotional depth whatsoever

[@robertroberts8632]

I am a fan of hers. Hmmmm, not sure if this is a great roll for her, though. She is always consistently good. it was good.

[@crazyorganist1609]

She keeps breaking the phrasing which is a huge no-no

[@michaelfrohlichstein6290]

Someone please name three other...two other...working sopranos who sing this better.

[@johnrondeau220]

I always say this about Sondra I fall in love again and again and again. It's true Fioratura is not her thing nobody can have it all right? RIGHT. Sondra is no Diva which is refreshing unlike Angela Ghe.........I should stop that's unkind. This woman is so generous with her audience for example Mama La Morta and then sings it again and doesn't even break a sweat. Hello we all love the high notes as does Sondra. Sondra has done a lot of good work and she's not cookie cutter she takes risks. As I always say all singers have challenges and just when you think the voice is settled something something shifts. We love you Sondra.😘😘😘

[@johnrondeau220]

Lord, Please forgive my grammar but you get the idea. Sondra, I know that you don't speak German but Strauss's Vier Letze Lieder( sp.)please record them please.

[@ReGremlin]

You mean La Mamma Morta?

[@grgr3074]

Will be singing Turandot Paris opera Bastille until nov 29 and then.........Paris opera Garnier on december 2nd, Maria Callas gala...i'll be there

[@draganvidic2039]

I do think her ”special” voice can do justice to this aria. Not the whole role but Verdi wanted an ugly harsh voice. If she could also could act better…

[@christopherrobinwattsthoma6318]

Come back Souliotis all is forgiven!

[@christopherrobinwattsthoma6318]

@@vincec8218 rather too large for the part, lacking interpretation but undoubtedly interesting.

[@fabriziogarzi9892]

Suliotis...non facciamo paragoni. la voce di Elena era eccezionale. Questa no!

[@crazyorganist1609]

​@@christopherrobinwattsthoma6318 Souliotis sang like this with a perfect technique and mystical air about it. This is just crap

[@aaronmalone7065]

@@crazyorganist1609perfect technique? She destroyed her voice. Her choices in repertoire and her technique were reckless..

[@philipc67]

@@crazyorganist1609Souliotis sang for 5 years, ruined her voice and was finished by the age of 30. I am not saying Sondra is perfect or sublime but she does a damn good job here.

[@gualtierocofresi]

This whole thing exists????

[@albertcombrink3717]

So many silly comments here. This is pretty spectacular singing.

[@crazyorganist1609]

It's not. You want spectacular listen to Callas, Souliotis or Nilsson

[@albertcombrink3717]

@@crazyorganist1609 LOL. You're funny

[@two5829]

여기 아직도 핏자국이 있어

[@ransomcoates546]

The voice is more than enough; don’t distract us with all the crazy hand stuff.

[@user-jl3zq4ed6u]

Nasal voice not low and dark for that role

[@rinoborriello9593]

Per cantarla, l'ha cantata, ma ho molte riserve.

[@alexandersporykhine]

Do not allow that the theatrical ways to destroy the sound of the voice, without of the comments about the technique of singing

[@ESilva-gw9ig]

I really like her very much, but Lady Macbeth doesn't fit her voice type well enough. Same as Netrebko, both lyric voices undergoing very dramatic roles. She should stick to the Donizetti's queens, for instance.

[@Yves_Ka]

I think it fits superbly!

[@luisdavidalvarezcorrales8882]

Donizetti without the proper Bel Canto training ? I don't think so. Se for Lady Macbeth, you need real Bel Canto training plus a real dramatic voice. She's trying at least, I guess

[@Yves_Ka]

@@luisdavidalvarezcorrales8882 80% of her roles to date have been bel canto roles. Personally I have not been a great fan of her non-belcanto roles.

[@luisdavidalvarezcorrales8882]

@@Yves_Ka I don't mean to be rude, but let's face it: yes, she has been trying to portray Bel Canto heroines, but she does not have proper Bel Canto training: agility, legato from top to bottom of her soprano range, intrinsic coloratura all those roles require, etc. I guess is not her fault, at least she's trying, singers they do not own their careers, opera conductors are a mess. Plus, opera is a mess nowadays. But trying to stick in certain répertoire does not make you good at portray it. Look at Lily Pons, besides Lakme, Lucia and Marie (fille du régiment) where her fetich roles and she's a horrible Lucia and Marie. It's sad, because I really like Sondra's voice. But since real Bel Canto singers and teachers disappeared since a while ago, we cannot blame her for not having a nonexistent training. Best, Luis

[@Yves_Ka]

@@luisdavidalvarezcorrales8882 I am curious - what exactly are you missing that would reflect a bel canto training?

[@valentinoporseo7544]

Qui la macchia non si leva manco con l'omino bianco ,non mi convince

[@fabriziogarzi9892]

Piu' lavandaia che lady.

[@albertogatti6262]

Di regale almeno pochino davvero

[@ruggeroerba4032]

Le note basse non sono molto gradevoli.

[@fabriziogarzi9892]

E neppure quelle alte...resta poco.

[@alessandrocarlino4508]

E quelle alte un po metalliche!

[@alessandrocarlino4508]

Per non parlare del timbro poco gradevole!

[@marziofullin71]

Voce da americani .....non è suo ruolo. Non è drammatica. Voce lirica. POVERO VERDI!!!

[@giorgiocroci975]

Well done all the aria, apart the high D at the end completly wrong intonation.

[@albertcombrink3717]

Lol. D Flat. And it was perfect. And pianissimo

[@Chilair1]

I think she sang it in whistle tone?

[@Chilair1]

Mostly awesome but I think she should have actually sung those high notes at the end ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@crazyorganist1609]

Awful. She's not cut out for this difficult role. Callas bought it to life

[@karilamminpaa8987]

..."BOUGHT it to life " What on earth do you mean by that ?

[@crazyorganist1609]

​@@karilamminpaa8987 Callas sang with real emotion and always delivered what the composer wanted

[@ian.marais1202]

This role is definitely not for her. A Callas she ain't. I like her but she sings many roles that really does not suit her voice. Low notes terrible. Her diction and acting is also terrible. This is definitely not a role for her.

[@beachfanatic2010]

She doesn’t have the right voice to sing this repertoire. She has enough voice but she does not use it nor does she have agility or coloratura and this role is extremely agile. Her voice is stiff! The only exciting part about Sondra’s voice is her upper register and that is it! And not always as it is not consistent. But this role is heavy in the middle and upper middle and Sondra vocally is horrid in this parts of her voice. HORRID!

[@babbonatale9362]

Verdi wanted exactly a horrid voice for this role

[@beachfanatic2010]

@@babbonatale9362 She lacks the tremendous technique the role requires and she is way past her time to sing this one.

[@nskull9368]

@@babbonatale9362 Horrid in color maybe… not technique…

[@babbonatale9362]

@@nskull9368 obviously

[@janm.c.munich3513]

Ridiculous comment as always from the obviously not very talented tenor.

[@alfredoloyola921]

She is past her prime,she is in decline.

[@-giakhanh--kayden-8337]

Why does today's "dramatic sopranos" sing like Neanderthals? I know Verdi called for an ugly voice but holy shit this is so SLUGGISH.

[@marziofullin71]

Voce non interessante. Non è per Macbeth. Tecnicamente certi passaggi sono incerti. Può piacere solo agli americani, non a tutti! ma soltanto a quelli che hanno perso il senso della voce, della MUSICA.

[@albertogatti6262]

Not mediocre and not fully convincing either