Tosca Vissi D'Arte

	Duration: 04:48 minutes Upload Time: 07-06-14 19:56:57 User: francotenelli :::: Favorites :::: Top Videos of Day
Description: Soprano Anna Shafajinskaia sings the title role Anna has emerged as one of the most important young dramatic sopranos of our time. Her debut in "TURANDOT" with WNO was called "A sensation" Rodney Milnes "The Times", "Opera" magazine and her Princess Turandot at The Royal Opera House/Covent Garden, being praised as "reminiscent of Callas" Matthew Connolly "The Times"; "She sings with great assurance and truly imperious quality that few achieve" - "Opera" magazine, London. Anna has been an acclaimed guest at many of the world's opera companies including: The Royal Opera House Covent Garden; Opera National de Paris (Bastille); Opera de Nice; Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona); The New National Theatre (Tokyo); Teatro Massimo (Palermo); Teatro Comunale (Florence); Torre del Lago Puccini's Festival; Deutsche Oper (Berlin); Oper Frankfurt; Semperoper in Dresden; New York City Opera; The Dallas Opera; Michigan Opera ( Detroit); Nederlandse Opera; The Amsterdam's Concertgebouw; The Mariinsky Theatre (St.Petersburg); The Bolshoi Theatre (Moscow); Finnish National Opera; Den Norske Opera (Oslo); Opera National de Montpellier; Royal Opera de Wallonie (Liege); Welsh National Opera; Florida Grand Opera (Miami); San Diego; New Orleans; Columbus; Nacionale Opera (Mexico City); Opera de Montreal; Opera Festival of New Jersey; Opera Ontario (Hamilton)... Tosca synopsis: Scarpia, resuming his supper, suggests that Tosca yield herself to him in exchange for her lover's life. Fighting off his embraces, she protests her fate to God, having dedicated her life to art and love ("Vissi d'arte"). Scarpia again insists, but Spoletta interrupts: faced with capture, Angelotti has killed himself. Tosca, forced to give in or lose her lover, agrees to Scarpia's proposition. The baron pretends to order a mock execution for the prisoner, after which he is to be freed; Spoletta leaves. No sooner has Scarpia written a safe-conduct for the lovers than Tosca snatches a knife from the table and kills him. Wrenching the document from his stiffening fingers and placing candles at his head and a crucifix on his chest, she slips from the room.
Comments
PonselleLover ::: Favorites An inspired and emotional rendition, but as regards the timbre, she cannot compete with too many illustrious predecessors of hers. She was better suited for Turandot. 07-08-23 12:24:12 _____________________________________________________
revanslc ::: Favorites Oh wow... what a dramatic soprano!! Awesome, awesome... 07-08-20 19:39:33 _____________________________________________________
canzonettasullaria ::: Favorites what a wonderful tosca! 07-08-17 06:15:44 _____________________________________________________
wachtelms ::: Favorites Mr. Francotenelli, where do you get all these fabulous videos? 07-08-01 00:01:34 _____________________________________________________
ariodante76 ::: Favorites I loved her in the Turandot video, but I think this could have been better. There's too much vibrato in the end, and she has that habit of stopping a note cold. I'm sure someone taught her that technique, but it's not correct. She must refine her singing just a little more to be truly great. 07-07-23 20:14:47 _____________________________________________________
larepimtb ::: Favorites Bravissima!!! Very touching... 07-06-30 16:16:52 _____________________________________________________
maxmariott ::: Favorites Indeed she is a big singer. With her huge but beautiful voice she can melt on piano? Bravaaa!!! 07-06-28 11:37:03 _____________________________________________________
Juliycazare ::: Favorites I don't know where is my comment here,/I've been done them already for her Turandot's aria on You Tube/ but I'll write again because this soprano is really moved me. The most sincere interpretation I've ever heard.Soul's singing.Brava cara*****! Callas had a such kind of magic. 07-06-16 18:37:28 _____________________________________________________
Juliycazare ::: Favorites I was waching /first time/ her aria of Turandot on YouTube a few minutes ago. I can't repeat what I've wrote alredy but without a doubts she is one of the best. I've never heard more sincere interpretation of this aria. Soul's singing; Callas had this kind of magic. Brava***** 07-06-16 15:06:01 _____________________________________________________
eleonoraduvall ::: Favorites Anna, you are the best, love your voice and your performance 07-06-15 11:47:29 _____________________________________________________