Marvelous...

SO sad that there isn't one, single Turandot worth listening to these days. Marton would be considered gold today.

saw marton as turandot twice in boston in 83/84. after 30 years STILL the most impressive singing ive heard from a live human being. glad to have the audio bootleg recently too - but the experience remains undimmed.

❤❤❤❤❤Bellísimo vídeo…los que escuchamos a Eva en vivo sabemos que pasarán muchos años, para volver a ver una artista como ella, una voz inconmensurable como la suya…perfecta Turandot…genial. Gracias

One of the greatest Turandots. Brava!

Incredible! I know there are many Turandots out there, but I just love her. She is truly an Ice Princess as far as attitude and understanding of the role goes, but she is warm and a vast explosion of energy and vocal power. Wonderful, in my opinion the best I've heard!

Brilliant! Eva Marton was one of the great Turandots, along with Nilsson and Callas.

Grande grande Eva Marton ! Beautiful voice !

Every couple of years I have to come back and watch Eva Marton’s version of this amazing masterpiece!I do not know a lot about Opera.But the musical arrangement and tempo makes my hairs stand up.The “Iron Lung” one must have to belt this out.Eva’s thunderous vibrato over the orchestra.Omg wish I was there.Bridget Nilsson the Queen! was my favorite she the first opera singer to put me in tears.When she is in the green dress that C#6 went to the straps here.Eva is the only other last and captivating Turandot performer worth listening too.BRAVO!!❤

OMG, SHE WAS THE FIRST BTURANDOT I EVER HEARD, YEARS AGO, AND FOR ME, THE GREATEST THEM OF ALL....AND I HAVE HEARD A LOT..!!!!

Gloriosa y brillante soprano verista de voz enorme, potente. Timbre envolvente. Una diva de los años 70-80. Enorme ovación !!

What a power house . LOVED IT

Now that's how you sing it!!! All hail the legend that is Eva Marton. Thank you so much for sharing this.

I don't know why people are saying she's not hitting the high C. She is! She IS skipping the consonants (a la Caballe) but she's doing the C all right.

Esplendor of a Real and Royal Diva! No more voices like this Godess i lov you forvever Great Diva Eva Marton

Her talent is glorious. That junior high-looking set though. 😳

Thanks for your post. I wish I had been sitting high up in the balconies to hear this superb musical dramatist unleash Turandot's furor. She is truly a diva with a huge presence on stage.

Superb! Bravaaaa!!!! I Love her voice !!!! For me, she's the best Turandot ever!!! 👏👌🔝

Still my all time favorite. She was the first Turandot I ever saw in the way over the top MET production at the age of 19. I have seen this very production numerous times at the MET since then…but Eva Marton made it basically impossible for everyone coming after her to be more memorable. Opera at its best…thanks for posting this.

The great Eva Marton. There's no one like her today.

I was seated in the front row at Ms. Marton's U.S. debut in the role of Turandot with the Opera Company of Boston in November 1983. The sound coming off the stage was so frighteningly authoritative (loud) that the audience remained frozen at the end of the aria and dared not applaud. One thought one had heard the loudest sound a singer could make - until the next line: "Stragnero, ascolta", which was louder yet. There was no deficiency with the high C during the run of five performances. In Ms. Marton's defense, the odd arrangement of the missing interlude line for tenor, with the melody missing and the key modulation washed out, may have thrown her off normal sequence and ill served her as preparation for the final modulation.

She is truly fantastic!!

Her regal bearing and powerful voice are fantastic for the role.

The high C is spot on. I suggest listening with headphones. So often unprocessed recordings do sound either flat or squeaky because technology often was not pairing the rich voices of these artists of the past, and with headphones you might notice that you get more overtones making the sound more in tune. Nowadays, artists have their performances often edited and processed in a studio before publishing online. Some might even use amplification it seems. Not like the past.. what a pity that artists like Rosa Ponselle have left recordings where you have to imagine the part of sound missing due to ancient means of recording. Headphones make a difference I believe.

it's really great

Supposed faults or not, you're unlikely to hear anything of this calibre in an opera house now.

03:58!!!!

Marton is my favorite of all dramatic sopranos. Brava!!

Watched the 1987 Turondot performance on Met On Demand with Domingo and was blown away!!

Dame Marton, one of the great opera divas of all time.

Superb Turandot.

She's really terrific. If she missed the C, oh well. She's sung tons of great high Cs including the Turandots from Vienna, Boston, Caracalla, etc.

THE BEST TURANDOT EVER!!!

excellent

i know right!!! she really digs in!

This is the most lyrically sung "In Questa Reggia" I've heard yet...Nice phrasing!

god bless you, eva!

She was great ! I saw her in Barcelona many times: Leonora of la Forza, Andrea Chenier, Turandot.. ❤

Maravillosa

Gran voce,grande fascino, fuoco interpretativo......semplicemente splendida

Her 1994 Turandot with San Fran. Symph/Opera was spectacular. What a voice then and in this earlier piece. The 1994 is or was available on DVD, and worth it.

She was the last Turandot.

As good as it gets. Birgit Nilsson was the only other singer I can remember who drove it out of the park like Eva Marton at this Met Gala. ❤🎉❤

il top del top grande Eva

This is like the best performance of this aria I have ever heard.

My favorite Eva Martin find thus far!

General statement: not much on soprani...Moffo and exception. Heard Marton today for the first time. Last passage at 5.45 ran a chill across my shoulders and brought tears to my eyes....I have been turned off to Turandot over the years because of the soprano, whoever it was, basically screeching throughout the performance. This aria in this clip will make me rethink much. Exceptional....

I remember back in late 80s she performed Turandot in San Francisco. & after the Opera was over the reviews said " more shrill than thrill" Very sad that the they can bring you down & build you up. 😢🙏🎵🎶 Arnold Bourbon Amaral

Ti ho sentito più volte. Brava!

Contrary to comments here, she is definitely doing the C! This is a difficult aria for a dramatic sop. Sublime singing. In command of her technique... What an artist.

Why is Nebtrepko singing thing this role when we want a voice Marton to sing it!!

damn this machine, I typed 'curdled'.

GOD, WHAT A POWERHOUSE!

Huge voice and in my opinion she was quite pretty.:), sexy!!

She is not a princess. She is the Queen.

Her and Placido's performance of the Zeffirelli new production at the MET in '87 is without peer and the gold standard of this opera.

@nestorfabianpz YOU ARE SO RIGHT !!!!!!!!!!!

Only just made the top C but nice to hear her before her voice cuddled.

By the way, notice the truly Chinese influences throughout the score.

AWESOME! what a pity about the last note, I am no high note junkie but I miss that final high c

Nilsson was a better singer, but frankly I find Marton in her element here, absolutely phenomenal

Mrs. NetrebKo please take note on how it is supposed for a REAL Turandot to sound and sing that aria.

at 5:35

Probably, cause we're too scared... "la morte è una".

She was a fabulous Turandot. Not many at her level. Nilsson of course. Sutherland's recording with Mehta is impressive (surprise). They say it ruined her voice. Is that so?

Gute Stimme, da können sich manche Wackeltanten eine Scheibe von abschneiden.

Gran interpretacion. Si llega al do pero no dice la letra. En Queen de Caracalla de 1992 no llega al do final , en realidad no importa despues de toda la interpretacion.

An amazing performance. Nope, she doesn't quite manage the high C (it is decidedly under pitch until the very end of the note.) But her sound and style are amazing.

Bravissima. That is a Turandot not Netrebko!

Nina stemmed should be ashamed of herself thinking she can sing the same role as this vocal goddess!!!! No way... this is gorgeous :-)

She could have held on to the B's and C's longer but amazing performance otherwise.

Sajnos a hang, pocsék.

Pity that she is yet again flat at those critical high notes. But powerful and moving nonetheless.

Gli ENIIII-EEEEE-AAAHHH-no tre close enough lol

A great rendition, but I still think all those Turandots eventually wrecked her voice.

Never a fan and not here either. Voice is too soft and veiled on top. I prefer more an icy timbre or at least som more gleaming metal in the voice.

One of the greatest Turandots. Brava!