Why bel canto? Verdi is not bel canto anymore. It officially ends with some Rossini/Bellini...
i just mean legato, ...( 9 months ago by hollabelle)
i just mean legato, but relax, she is still one of the most beautiful singers in the world!! i think i prefer anna moffo though.
I'm not a musical ...( 9 months ago by djRaydiation)
I'm not a musical expert or anything but is it just me or did she slow down and skip 2 notes(among others in the aria) at 3:47, I usually listen to the Joan Sutherland version of this, and 3:47 stuck out like a soar thumb. Also at 2:45 her tempo was noticeably faster, and her notes were more slurred together, but that may very well just be technique or interpretation.
Anyways, there is a noticeable difference between Joan and Sumi, although Sumi is good, Joan, in my opinion is better.
No, she did not ...( 8 months ago by Burgundia1980)
No, she did not skip any notes at 3:47, but she did take way more liberties with the rhythm than most singers.
jeanette macdonald ...( 7 months ago by pastsecrets)
jeanette macdonald sings this song better/
It amazes me how ...( 7 months ago by karrington2008)
It amazes me how soft she can sing such high notes. I LOVE this woman. By far my favorite opera singer, next to Maria Callas. Beautiful.
that's what's so ...( 6 months ago by mom2grace08)
that's what's so fun about this aria, most performers take far more liberties, decorating it up and such.
if u listen to ...( 6 months ago by Lohengrin)
if u listen to Joan's reading of caro nome u wont be able to accept any modern version of this aria Comparing Sutherland to Jo is like comparing the rarest Diamond to a simple crystal (plus sumi is off tune at 2 26;)
only your opinion.( 6 months ago by smoothiw)
only your opinion.
Looks like an ...( 6 months ago by 02kissme)
Looks like an example of the Suzuki method gone bad....much too labored and sluggish for this aria....both by Sumi and the orchestra.
i think ur rite... ...( 5 months ago by kenndogg)
i think ur rite... but i also do think she just slowed down and didnt do that segment of notes like other sopranos....have u heard leontyne price's rendition?
Anna Moffo used the ...( 5 months ago by silvr94)
Anna Moffo used the same ornaments/cadenze!!
It is good to make ...( 4 months ago by ehasl)
It is good to make fun of the Suzuki method. But this woman sings well.
Maybe Anna Moffo ...( 4 months ago by 02kissme)
Maybe Anna Moffo did, but had a lot more finesse and artistry with it. (And sang it in tune better as pointed out by Lohengrin). Is this a room full of Asians defending their own or what? Damn, ease up...it's America and everyone's entitled to an opinion.
There were many ...( 4 months ago by bensmith32)
There were many sopranos that sing this better,but with the industry being based on who you know and not talent, you get what you can get.This is what we got!I do not like the top or whistle register of her tone at all!
Was this shot with ...( 3 months ago by tubeninja1)
Was this shot with a camera phone from 5 years ago? like the sound but one of the worst quality videos ive seen on you tube.
don.t forgot that ...( 2 months ago by limpandlinkin)
don.t forgot that sumi is south korea,,
never japaness..
I think u need to ...( 1 month ago by senilangakali)
I think u need to clean your ears out! Unlike Sutherlands constant muffling, Jo's attack is crystal clear and sure, her trills comfortable and fluid. Listen again...
Officially??? Bel ...( 1 month ago by CharlotteinWeimar)
Officially??? Bel canto is a broad term with more than one meaning, as you surely must understand, for you say you are a student singer yourself. This Verdi piece demands "bel canto", or "beautiful singing" in line and tone and flexibility, as much as any Handel or Bellini aria.
Yes, yes, of course ...( 1 month ago by senesino83)
Yes, yes, of course I understand what you mean. It is good, though, to start using "bel canto" as a technical term for a certain style of composition that requires florid/coloratura singing in the baroque/classical meaning... which ends with Rossini. Of course Verdi must be "beautiful singing", as every singing should be :)
BEL CANTO IS NOT A ...( 1 month ago by LE3C)
BEL CANTO IS NOT A TECHNIQUE, IT IS A STYLE. THERE IS TERRIBLE CONFUSION ABOUT THE VOICE AND VOCAL TERMS TODAY.
The vocal works of Mozart, Donizetti, Bellini, Rossini (which influenced Verdi, of course) ask the singer to be capable of legato phrases - REAL LEGATO, not what passes for legato today - (sostenuto) and agility (fioritura) and these are some of the characteristics of the bel canto style that REQUIRE true vocal mastery.
this absolute ...( 1 month ago by Johnoooh)
this absolute fucken great performance makes that bad quality of a video more than worth watching and listening =D
could you define " ...( 2 days ago by gibraltarrr)
could you define "real legato" please? thanks.
Underlying hum or " ...( 1 day ago by LE3C)
Underlying hum or "arcato": bowed, played with a bow. Jo's singing, like almost any singer today, attempts legato but what you can hear if you listen is uneven pressure on the pitches-creating *dashes*rather than one extremely smooth, seamless line, with one note connecting to the next. The words too must be clean, effortless and even, a"pearl necklace",a flowing stream of notes. For great legato in piano playing, listen to Rachmaninoff. You would swear he is playing with a bow.
never japaness..