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Dame Kiri Te Kanawa retires
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You could for once have tried to bring a bit of culture to the music forum.
She sang at Charles' and Diana's wedding in a dress that looked as though someone had vomited over it. |
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Good.
I remember that damn-awful Messiah she recorded with Solti. Even three kids of 11, 12 and 13 (on the New College one) do a better job. FC (with an intense dislike for singers using intensive amounts of out of control vibrato) |
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You could for once have tried to bring a bit of culture to the music forum.
She sang at Charles' and Diana's wedding in a dress that looked as though someone had vomited over it. ![]() or what about the showbiz forum?
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You could for once have tried to bring a bit of culture to the music forum.
She sang at Charles' and Diana's wedding in a dress that looked as though someone had vomited over it. In any case, it would be lost in the chasm of endless "Girlz Aloud r gud init" threads in Music >.> |
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oh.. apparently she's just giving up on being an opera soprano
she'll still sing on as a concert soprano
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oh.. apparently she's just giving up on being an opera soprano
she'll still sing on as a concert soprano ![]() Now when another current soprano dame (who is sixty this year, and hasn't sung a note of opera) retires I will be quite sad ![]() That said, I dislike Ruth Holton's voice as much :s It's too bland. |
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my favourite soprano is the late Maria Stader
she was mainly a concert soprano, because she was so short in height (well below 5ft), although i think she did perform in a few full-staged operas. Lovely voice
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among today's sopranos, i really like Barbara Bonney
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I always liked this lady, thought she was talented and lovely, I remember her saying she would like to be like Tina Turner on a show with Terry Wogan, ever Terry was shocked, what a lovely lady Kiri is.
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only famous for singing at charles & di's wedding - an average singer and her maori heritage got her where she israther than talent.
dame my a$%^ - i'm more of a dame than her. |
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I think Kiri is hugely underrated.
I love her interpretations of Mozart. She can manage the coloratura really well. When young her voice was fresh and light and then mellowed into a lovely creamy tone as she matured. Well-done Dame Kiri ![]() I recommend this clip of her singing Exsultate Jubilate, especially from 7.27 to the end http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTkCHdkZVyM |
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my favourite soprano is the late Maria Stader
she was mainly a concert soprano, because she was so short in height (well below 5ft), although i think she did perform in a few full-staged operas. Lovely voice ![]() I love her voice too - so fresh and clear. My favourite is her Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen out of the Bach cantatas. |
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We're opera soulmates then!
I love her voice too - so fresh and clear. My favourite is her Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen out of the Bach cantatas. ![]() ![]()
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She sang at Charles' and Diana's wedding in a dress that looked as though someone had vomited over it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuB1wTjySM0 she looks a bit like Bianca Castafiore with the hat and everything in that pic ![]()
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We're opera soulmates then!
I love her voice too - so fresh and clear. My favourite is her Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen out of the Bach cantatas. Quote:
among today's sopranos, i really like Barbara Bonney
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