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UN BALLO IN MASCHERA: Okka von der Damerau and Piotr Beczala in the Second Scene of Act One
Okka von der Damerau sings "Re dell’abisso, affrettati" in the second scene of the first act of Giuseppe Verdis UN BALLO IN MASCHERA.
Okka von der Damerau (Ulrica)
Piotr Beczala (Ricardo)
Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Zubin Mehta (Musical direction)
Johannes Erath (Stage direction)
Live recorded at the Bayerische Staatsoper on March 19, 2016
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Okka is amazing.. One of my favourite!
An outstanding Mezzo with so much power and expression - and what an overwhealming presence on stage! I had the chance to see her as Erda in Rheingold and Waltraute in Götterdämmerung - phantastic!
@draganvidic2039
2 жыл бұрын
She’s lame and lacks clarity because of her undeveloped voice.
@Altonahh10
2 жыл бұрын
I´ve seen her on stage as well and did not experience any kind of "presence". In fact she felt insecure about what she was supposed to do and relied on good singing only.
Great voice, but she's a large-voiced soprano, not a mezzo. If she wants to sing mezzo roles, she might want to take a stab at Charlotte, Eboli, Carmen, and some of the Rossini. This lies a bit too low for her.
@jasonblack4208
Жыл бұрын
beat me to it
Beautiful video direction
Sehr schöne die Stimme Okka. Meine liebe und herzlische Grüße. Marija 😘
@draganvidic2039
Жыл бұрын
(Mezzo)soprano
Miscast here. I prefer a contralto in this part with a darker more italianate voice. This is not my fortune teller. Lacks chestvoice and voice is thin an very far from an imposing Erda too.
@Altonahh10
6 жыл бұрын
Somehow a voice like Obraztsova´s gives Ulrica a specific demonic aspect. She was a mezzo herself but with that extremely dark and low register a perfect, if not unsurpassed Ulrica of the last 40 years.
@draganvidic2039
2 жыл бұрын
@@Altonahh10 Fedora Barbieri & Oralia Dominguez or anyone with a solid chestvoice…
@alleviation91
Жыл бұрын
@@draganvidic2039 I mean, I get the preference towards contraltos, but both of those women were mezzos. Milla Edelman, Penka Dilova, Lilli Chookasian are closer to contralto.
Spitze❤️❤️
soprano sings Ulrica...of course it gets boring...
@catherinemorland7295
2 жыл бұрын
she´s a mezzo
@draganvidic2039
2 жыл бұрын
@@catherinemorland7295 She, you and ignorant people think so yes but…
@stadol5998
2 жыл бұрын
Modesta... rispetto alla Moedl
@draganvidic2039
Жыл бұрын
@@catherinemorland7295 She sings Brünnhilde now so…
impressionnant !
Ulrica bionda anziché di colore? può andar bene, accettando la versione "svedese". Ma in questa scena ci sono sempre molte persone, che vengono a consultarla; qui lei e Riccardo/Gustavo da soli, si sentono solo dei cori fuori scena... e poi non è un antro, è un palazzo! E nell'avvicinarsi a lui ha l'aria di volerlo sedurre...Mah!
please hear to Parsi Pettinella or Minghini Cattaneo singing this scene, then come back to this and you will understant why this is completely shit
@draganvidic2039
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊
@solanyecaignet1308
Жыл бұрын
Barbieri also!
@alleviation91
Жыл бұрын
A little over the top. She's a soprano (though she designates herself as mezzo) singing this low role, so obviously she won't be as good as a genuine mezzo, but complete shit it isn't. Be thankful she isn't wobbling all over the place like so many other singers.
@draganvidic2039
Жыл бұрын
@@alleviation91 This is a contralto role
@alleviation91
Жыл бұрын
@@draganvidic2039 What makes it a contralto role? The tessitura is right in the ballpark for any genuine mezzo, and the G3 really isn't even that low. A genuine mezzo should be able to sing an E3, while a contralto a C3. Opera roles don't explore the lowest depths of women's voices, and thus many roles designated for "mezzo" are really just low-lying soprano roles.