Welcome back follower, the embedded video this is a clip from the opera Anna Bolana from Geatano Donizetti. The language is Italian and this is a duet sung by Judith Forst and Joan Sutherland. Throughout this performance the two opera singer sing with such passion and with very tall vowels. Both women exhibit such great vibratos throughout the song; one such instance would have to be that of 2:22. The scene is in a very large auditorium. This duet is taking place right in front of a large orchestra. Everyone is dressed in very formal attire. At approximately 6:10 the sound of the video became impaired. The women move to the rhythm of the music. There are many instruments present. There are many instances where the tempo of the song rapidly changes from a calm placid rhythm to a fast and furious sound for example at 2:11. At around 1:49 the two women start switching off and through this whole duet it is more like a conversation between the two women. The music seems to memorized although the singer in the green dress seems to have the music score in here hand. At 6:13 it is very clear that the singer in green nods to the every high note that she needs to reach. When the music ends quickly and fiercely her head nods quickly and fiercely while the higher the note that they play the higher her head lifts. Also, she is singing in a higher octave than what the instruments are playing.
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the music does change from the slow pace to a much faster pace. this would make it a more tradition opera piece with improvisation as well i'm guessing. since it is from a confrontation scene, this piece would naturally sound like a conversation between the two women.
ReplyDeleteit is quite funny to see the singers move as they are singing since it's almost like they're acting out the scene as well, not to mention the fact that the two women seem to sing like they're competing haha.
in class we've only been listening to opera performed by women but men are also prominent in the opera world. here's one of the best:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCFEk6Y8TmM&feature=related