Marilyn Horne in Recital

Arias included:1. Händel: Semele: Awake Saturnia/ Iris, hence awayBeethoven2. In questa tomba oscura, 3. Ich liebe dich, 4. Busslied5. FM Alvarez: La Partida6. X Montsalvatge: Canción de cuna7. E Granados: La Maja dolorosa8. F Obradors: El vito9. G Rossini: Semiramide: Eccomi alfine/Ah, quel giorno/Oh, come da quelH Duparc10. L'invitaion au voyage, 11. Extase, 12. Le manoir de RosemondeA Copeland: Old American Songs13. Simple Gifts, 14. Ching a Ring Chaw, 15. Long Time Ago, 16. At the River17. G Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia: Il segreto per esser felice (Brindisi)18. G Rossini: Se il vuol, la molinaraS Foster19. Beautiful Dreamer, 20. Jeanie with the Light Brown HairThis solo recital at La Scala finds Marilyn Horne in top form and presents a good case for her christening as the greatest singer of her generation. She is a cute short thing (only about 5'2"), but sounds like a 6' tall Amazon whose agility can give a cheetah a good run for an antelope dinner. She is especially thrilling in virtuoso rage arias (the Handel, Rossini, and Donizetti numbers).All the songs are well to extremely well sung, though the most haunting for me are the English language ones... especially the final two encores by Stephen Foster. It isn't that her diction in other language is faulty, but that when she sings in English she really gets into the songs more and turns them into stories (in other languages she is mainly singing a song very musically).Martin Katz is also a marvelous partner from the piano. A one man orchestra who really excels in showcasing Horne's singing. He is very expressive without drawing attention to himself.All in all, it a great recital DVD... and I dare say a must have for any lover of the operatic mezzo-soprano voice. All songs are sung in original language with optional subtitle in: English, German, French, Italian.

If I were to be asked what I would want if stranded on a deserted island, this DVD would top the list. Ms. Horne has been my personal favorite ever since I heard, her magnificent performance of Saint Saens', 'Mon coeur S'ouvre a ta voix' from 'Samson and Delilah'. The range, depth and pure strength of her voice is, in my opinion, unsurpassed. Women's Italian Leather Gloves Lined in Cashmere in Many Colors. "Simple" By Solo ClasseOpera Length 16" Italian Leather Gloves with 4 Buttons At the Wrist. By Solo Classe

A must for Marilyn Horne for those who appreciate superb singing.

Hearing Horne sing EXTASE was like hearing it for the 1st time. Power and delicacy >her utterly simple delivery made or rather created the song for me. There is no other option for me but Horne

Mattina HORNE ERA UN FENOMENO UNICO DEL BEELCATO:HAENDEL ROSSINI MOZART BELLINI ,DONIZETTI ,VERDI GIOVANE. SENTENDO I APPLAUSI PENSO CANTARE COPLAND,GERSHWIN ETC ,TEMPO PERSO PER ME SETIRE SUA UNIVA VOCE E ANCHE UNICA BEL PERSONALITA E PRESENZA UNICA E SYPATICA AMABILOSSIMA!!MARTA BEATRICE DARDAY

Una Horne in forma strepitosa.Credo che i grandi canatanti debbano essere visti oltre che ascoltati....così alcuni cantanti odierni reclamizzati e spinti dalle multinazionali del disco ne escono fortemente ridimensionati.