IMHO, I think that I'd put Suzanne Metzner into the second category rather than the first, especially after hearing her in recital last summer @ Ravinia. It was a "dark" sound vs. a "light" or "bright" sound.
Of course, it is very difficult for me to be objective. She's a really nice lady who goes to my friend's church when she's in town & probably shops in the same Jewel grocery store that I do. I've been fortunate to have meet her & chatted on a few occasions.
Pat
On Mon, 4 Jun 2001 09:57:15 -0400 (EDT) Karen Mercedes <dalila@R...> On Mon, 4 Jun 2001 09:57:15 -0400 (EDT) Karen Mercedes <dalila@R...> writes: > One question that nags me occasionally is this: What is it that > Bartoli > has got that makes us put up with all the facial contortions, etc. - > particularly given there are so many other good mezzo sopranos out > there > who don't have the same technical issues but who must be lacking > something > or we wouldn't bother with Cecilia. > > I'd be interested in hearing what people think - both in terms of > technique and artistry and musicianship - of some of the other lyric > mezzos currently active in comparable repertoire/roles, and > how Bartoli compares (in your opinion) to them, particularly in > terms of > what they might lack that she has got that keeps us coming back for > more > Bartoli "in spite of it all". For example: > > Vesselina Kasarova > Jennifer Larmore > Suzanne Mentzer > Anne Sofie von Otter > Margaret Lattimore > Kristine Jepson > > Also interested in how people view Bartoli compared with some mezzos > recently but no longer active in the same repertoire (or, in some > cases, > at all): > > Della Jones > Ann Murray > Teresa Berganza > Huguette Tourangeau > Frederica von Stade > Agnes Baltsa (early career) > Tatiana Troyanos (early career) > > > And any others you'd care to mention. > > KM > ............................ > NEIL SHICOFF, TENORE SUPREMO > http://www.radix.net/~dalila/shicoff/shicoff.html > > My Own Website > http://www.radix.net/~dalila/index.html > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > + I sing hymns with my spirit, + > + but I also sing hymns with my mind. + > + - 1 Corinthians 14:15 + > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >
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