tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post254185133750353959..comments2024-03-05T22:44:45.962-05:00Comments on Great Opera Singers: Galina Vishnevskaya: The Ultimate SurvivorUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-13186021508806329292015-01-08T07:27:41.925-05:002015-01-08T07:27:41.925-05:00I couldn't believe what I was hearing when I f...I couldn't believe what I was hearing when I first looked Vishnevskaya up. She was on the top of a list of greatest recorded Russian sopranos in history. I had to know why, so I jetted over to YouTube and sampled some of her work... wowowowowowowowowowow... WOW! I typed her name into your site's search bar right after, and I decided to start a collection. The first recording I grabbed was her legendary recording of "Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk," which sold me on Shostakovich. I couldn't believe that a soprano in the shadow of her prime could sound SO amazing! Her voice was as sharp as her instinct in that one. She sang everything human. She sang the whole darn world! Then I had to pick up her "Songs and Opera Arias" album. It's become one of the most treasured among my over one hundred fifty discs of classical vocal music. Next is "Eugene Onegin," and at some point I WILL have her "Tosca" and "Pique Dame!" Louisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-66933918240299446072014-07-09T07:24:02.263-04:002014-07-09T07:24:02.263-04:00squarefood.org |
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But,excuse m...Thank You very much for such article!<br />But,excuse me, You don't right whith a name The Ultimate Survivor.<br />In Russia now is a really great singer! He still is on stage in 82.<br />This is Alexander Vedernikov.<br />http://youtu.be/km6xRYYVbGUAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-5659489891722527162011-02-10T17:37:59.218-05:002011-02-10T17:37:59.218-05:00What a remarkable woman, an extraordinary life[in ...What a remarkable woman, an extraordinary life[in well,a country that was virtually a insane asylum]Her marriage, and that coda , a remarkable performance in the Sokurov film.Thank you for this gift of an articleThe Wound Dresserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06329621123316492765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-45525812795295462442011-02-02T14:16:25.673-05:002011-02-02T14:16:25.673-05:00Thank you very much for your comment; always appre...Thank you very much for your comment; always appreciated. Yes, she is something all right:-)Edmund St. Austellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490721790447218365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-1177324516016699662011-02-02T14:14:16.827-05:002011-02-02T14:14:16.827-05:00great story, she is an amazing woman, the videos a...great story, she is an amazing woman, the videos are quite cool as wellJohnhttp://www.madamab.com/?p=134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-82321053110062617982011-01-31T19:01:30.938-05:002011-01-31T19:01:30.938-05:00Thank you, n.a., for your very informed comment. ...Thank you, n.a., for your very informed comment. As so often happens, I have my responses out of order, so the comment above is to Jing, this to n.a. Thank you for the Lady MacBeth film link. I have not seen that, but I would certainly like to. Yes, I never cease to be fascinated by her great range of talent. I did manage to see the Aleksandra, and she was superb. The role was huge--virtually the entire movie, and she never ceases to fascinate. Your observation about Magnani is interesting. I think I know what you mean. She does, as least in early middle age, resemble her, and that same brooding intensity is apparent. Quite a lady! Thanks for a great comment.Edmund St. Austellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490721790447218365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-59615739080594459012011-01-31T18:51:09.225-05:002011-01-31T18:51:09.225-05:00Thank you very much for your comment. I envy you ...Thank you very much for your comment. I envy you having seen that Czar's Bride. Yes, she was quite a woman. Great energy, unbelievable endurance and strength, and a talent that is very broad. Quite amazing, really. Thanks again.Edmund St. Austellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490721790447218365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-38899735071541602622011-01-31T16:01:17.598-05:002011-01-31T16:01:17.598-05:00Thanks for the article. You are absolutely right ...Thanks for the article. You are absolutely right both about her voice and her personal qualities. She could be very tough, but at the same time she always was true to her friends and could be very generous. <br />The timbre of the voice is beautiful, and expressiveness of her singing is extraordinary. She was especially good in tragic or dramatic roles . Lemeshev praised her in his memoirs and wrote that her work on her voice was very ‘intelligent’. After she had left the USSR Lemeshev’s memoirs were published for the second time and his praise for Vishnevskaya was censored – Soviet authorities were very attentive even to the smallest details:). <br />She is fantastic film actress – there is an excellent film version of “Katerina Izmailova” (“Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk” ) by Shostakovich. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ImUTmhdkJ4&feature=related<br /><br />There is an article and a synopsis of the opera at wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katerina_Ismailova<br />The ending:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4tlM_-sJ98&feature=related<br />She described this scene in her book – they had to swim in very cold water. Vishnevskaya could have been a star of Italian neo-realistic films, she acted almost like Anna Magnani.<br /><br /><br />n.a.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-78410395945613074272011-01-31T14:50:31.539-05:002011-01-31T14:50:31.539-05:00Fascinating story and wonderful vocal examples. He...Fascinating story and wonderful vocal examples. Her diminuendo at the close of "Vissi d'arte" stopped me dead in my tracks. What control! I can only imagine her as Tosca. Years ago I saw a production of "The Czar's Bride" which, I think, represented one of her first attempts as a director (perhaps her first with the Washington Opera, I can't recall). In any event it was a solid and classy production. When she was called to the stage at the close of the curtain calls, the applause was thunderous. I feel lucky to have been in her presence (even if it was in the Third Tier!)..Edmund, I am very eager to see what your many Russian friends might have to say about Vishnevskaya. Thanks!Jingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-65577714775063478032011-01-30T15:56:39.437-05:002011-01-30T15:56:39.437-05:00Yes, hers is indeed an astonishing story. Even to...Yes, hers is indeed an astonishing story. Even to survive all that, let alone find the strength to thrive afterwards, leaves me numb. Amazing strength. Not exactly an easy colleague, very often, but easy enough, considering. There are some whose difficult and arrogant behavior is without cause, or reson. That is hard to forgive. In her case, however, such matters are rendered inconsecuential by the circustances. Thanks for your comment; always appreciated.Edmund St. Austellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490721790447218365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166918155946600787.post-74819608831505881472011-01-30T15:07:59.574-05:002011-01-30T15:07:59.574-05:00How anyone survived that time period is remarkable...How anyone survived that time period is remarkable. It proves, I suppose, that humans have an almost infinite capacity to deal with hardship (and little capacity to deal with prosperity, as one person wrote). She dealt with the hardships, survived, and had a very noteworthy career. Her voice is solid, as you say, and her expression reflects the pains of her life. It is indeed something of a miracle.JD Hobbeshttp://cinci.rr.comnoreply@blogger.com