I just adore Shirley Verrett. What an amazing person and singer. Glorious ❤

My favorite Afro-American singer ever. Versatility, an impeccable technique, musicianship. Her recordings with Sills in Norma and Anna Bolena are simply legendary. RIP

This performance is tremendous! Thank you for sharing this treasure.

She was an astounding vocalist .

Stunning! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

This is great singing on full display!

Can any mezzo today compare with this? Back when female singers developed coordinated chest voice.

@Yves_Ka

4 ай бұрын

Unfortunately as time went on Verret's coordination of the 2 registers suffered and she developed a real break. For some roles it didnt matter though

Verrett at the height if her vocal powers. The reaction of the public at the end of O Don Fatale is perfectly understandable and richly deserved. Still, wasn't the production staged at the Royal Opera House and not at the Albert Hall? Isn't Abbado conductung the Luchino Visconti production?

@joselatorre1696

5 ай бұрын

This performance is from July 29, 1968 and took place at the Royal Albert Hall under the baton of Georg Solti. On June 19, Mrs. Verrett had sung the same role at the ROH Covent Garden with Claudio Abbado on the podium.

@hide181chef17

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the information. Is the whole live recording available in its entirety on CD?@@joselatorre1696

@hide181chef17

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the information@@joselatorre1696