Voices of Firestone: The Great Sopranos / Steber, Price, Tebaldi, Sayao, Nilsson, Moffo, Albanese, Peters, Munsel, Traubel, Sutherland

Voices of Firestone: The Great Sopranos / Steber, Price, Tebaldi, Sayao, Nilsson, Moffo, Albanese, Peters, Munsel, Traubel, Sutherland

Voices of Firestone: The Great Sopranos / Steber, Price, Tebaldi, Sayao, Nilsson, Moffo, Albanese, Peters, Munsel, Traubel, Sutherland
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Actor: Firestone Opera, Joan Sutherland, Leontyne Price
Brand: Kultur
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 58 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-11-16
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Kultur Video

DVD Reviews of Voices of Firestone: The Great Sopranos / Steber, Price, Tebaldi, Sayao, Nilsson, Moffo, Albanese, Peters, Munsel, Traubel, Sutherland

DVD Review: Boy, is this a lot of fun!
Summary: 5 Stars

This DVD is a ton of fun!

It features performances by a very high caliber roster of sopranos, from Eleanor Steber to Birgit Nilsson to Leontyne Price to the elegant Bidu Sayao to the great Renata Tebaldi to Roberta Peters and so on. Let's take a look at some of the pieces portrayed in this DVD, drawn from the archives of the old TV show, "Voice of Firestone." This show--plus the "Bell Telephone Hour"--were great introductions to some of the finest singers of the era.

Eleanor Steber does a nice turn singing "Dove sono" from Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro." This aria is filled with pathos, and Steber sings it well. She displays a rich voice and a poignant characterization.

Joan Sutherland sings an aria, "The Soldier Tir'd" from Arne's "Artaxerxes." Not one of the most sung operas. Sutherland brings her coloratura technique to this piece. Interestingly, her trills are not characteristic of her prime. Nonetheless, she sings a difficult piece with assurance and shows much fine technique. A nice final high note.

Anna Moffo sings a nice version of "The Jewel Song" from "Faust." She had a beautiful soprano voice, and it works well with this piece. Her trill is serviceable but not great. But she provides a nice characterization, consistent with her reputation as a fine actress as well as singer. A lot of fun here.

Helen Traubel sings from "Die Walkure," "Du Bist der Lenz. What a rich, powerful voice--made for Wagner and "The Ring." She seems to me to rank with Flagstad and Nilsson as a Wagnerian soprano.

There is a welcome scene from Puccini's "Gianni Schicchi,""O mio babbino caro," featuring the elegant voice of Bidu Sayao. She was very well regarded in her time for her smooth, elegant style. This cut illustrates that well.

And then there is the wonderful Renata Tebaldi, one of the very best sopranos of her day in her repertoire. She does a superb version of "Un bel di," from Puccini's "Madama Butterfly." The smooth richness of her voice surely labels her as one of the best in her era.

Some more. . . . Roberta Peters does a nice job as The Queen of the Night in the challenging and treacherous "Der Holle Rache." She does a terrific job on the staccato notes and the high notes embedded therein. Her voice is attractive and she appears to capture the nastiness of the character.

And talk about unbridled fun. . . Patrice Munsel takes on "Adele's Laughing Song" from Strauss' "Die Fledermaus." Absolutely infectious. She sings this bon bon well, hitting a final high note and doing a nice job on the staccato notes.

Finally, the operetta star, Jeanette MacDonald. Her voice is not in the same league as those mentioned above. But she made "Naughty Marietta" her own, and the "Italian Street Song" from that work is sung with spirit, with brio. Again, much fun here.

Those who are interested in sopranos from the 1950s and early 1960s will find this a compelling compilation of a variety of fine sopranos. The series of DVDs from this program and "The Bell Telephone Hour" are welcome indeed. And some of us even remember watching some of these classic shows!
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For more than thirty years, The Voice of Firestone brought the world?s greatest artists into the homes of music lovers. Now, through a special arrangement with New England Conservatory in Boston, Kultur is proud to make these rare telecasts available to today?s audience. CLASSICAL PERFORMANCES 1950-1963 ELEANOR STEBER: Dove sono (Mozart), My Hero (Strauss) ? JOAN SUTHERLAND: The Soldier Tir'd (Arne)? LEONTYNE PRICE: O patria mia (Verdi) ? BIRGIT NILSSON: Suicidio (Ponchielli), Wien, du Stadt meiner Traume (Sieczynski) ? ANNA MOFFO: Jewel Song (Gounod) ? BIDU SAYĆ0 O mio babbino caro (Puccini)? RENATA TEBALDI: Un bel di vedremo (Puccini) ? LICIA ALBANESE Ballatella (Leoncavallo) ? HELEN TRAUBEL: Du bist der Lenz (Wagner) ? ROBERTA PETERS: Der holle Rache, Batti batti (Mozart) ? PATRICE MUNSEL: Adele's Laughing Song (J. Strauss) ? JEANETTE MACDONALD: Italian Street Song (Herbert)

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