Thanks Christopher - good spot. It's corrected now.

Great moments of opera Jones was a car accident victim around 1970 that knocked her vocal apparatus out of whack. She said she really learned about technique to overcome it. An operation corrected her spine and neck, but she had a tendency to oversing for more volume, which I think caused the wobble. And yet she still sang quite well, esp Italian roles, well into the 1990s. She even sang a respectable Norma while in her 50s. Her recognition scene in Elektra was remarkable in the way she could scale back and sing lyrically.

Indeed. This is a wonderful video. I also hope the ROH can upload more excerpts from Dame Gwyneth's masterclass, as she's such a source of inspiration!

Hi skyeomania, The interview film is currently being edited and should be uploaded in the next week. In the meantime, we've just uploaded another masterclass.

william Mian Wei Winter storms gave way to the merry moon, Springtime gleams in mild light; On bland airs, gentle and lovely He sways by doing wonders; Through woods and meadows blows his breath, His eye laughs widely apart: - He chimes from overjoyed bird's sweet singing, He exhales lovely fragrances; Delightful flowers reflourish his warm blood, Seed and sprout arise from his strength. With tender weapon's ornament he conquers the world; Winter and storm gave way to the strong fight: Even the rigid door Which defiantly and rigidly seperated us from him Had to give way to the brave strokes. He came here to his sister; Love tempted springtime: It hid deeply in our bosom; Now it smiles overjoyed at the light. The brother unchained the bridal sister, Whatever seperated them lies in ruins: The young couple welcomes each other with jubilation: Love and springtime are united!

I had wondered if he followed her advice in his flourishing career. He certainly sang better in this clip after incorporating her instructions. Sorry to hear that he ignored her advice because all of the sound goes right back into the throat.

Unfortunately, a 30-min masterclass cannot effectively correct every bad habit his teacher might instill in him.

It seems he doesn't interpret the libretto or even understand what he's singing. Wagner requires acting as well as just the singing

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Christiaan d'Hooghe I believe Miss Meister no longer wanted that video to be public, although I don’t know why. She started out timid and unsure, but after quite a few instructions from Dame Gwyneth about technique and character, she was quite brilliant at the end of the masterclass.

There's nothing wrong with tilting your head up a little bit when singing the high notes. But first of all, you are not simply "lifting" your head. You are lifting your soft palate and it looks like you are looking upward. Second, what Dame Jones says is what is always ignored by the opera singers nowadays -- acting. You are singing a love song and you must always focus on your lover. What's the point of singing a love song while you are looking at the ceiling of the opera house? So the singers should try to control and balance singing techniques and acting.

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Karl Delavigne You’re certainly entitled to your feelings, but no one referred to him as a heldentenor. And anyway, if you read the words of this scene, and listen to the shimmering music, it’s all about love and spring and breezes and birdsongs - it would be all wrong for a tenor to be shouting here.

@@wotan10950 A Heldentenor does not need to shout; that is a bit of a stereotype. Siegmund needs a heroic tenor voice which is also capable of tenderness and legato. I just found this singing stuck in a narrative quality, without a stage presence or the projection of character. But obviously these reactions are subjective and based on your experience of other singers in the same role.

@@wotan10950Based on your knowledge in your comment, you are far less than your nickname would be.

Das ist Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond aus Wagners Walküre. Falls die Frage ernst gemeint war... Google it

Tipsis1 He knows very well that it’s Wagner, not Schubert. The remark is sarcastic because so many people expect singers of Wagner to scream and shout. It’s a pleasure when Wagner is sung with a lyric voice that is also capable of expanding during the climaxes. But listening to singers who simply holler, it’s very exhausting for the listener too.

He has a very large voice in the theatre, but it is properly produced with bel canto technique. This aria is marked piano and pianissimo for much of it. The great Wagnerians of the past also sang Schubert lieder. It’s only the last 50 years that the two repertoires separated

Sutherland sang bel canto, bel canto is more show than acting in comparison to Wagner

Joan had breath support which this guy obviously doesn’t. His voice is completely in his throat.

I always thought that was odd - certainly in concert performances Joan would sing with her head pointing straight up to the ceiling. Worked for her. Not for most people!

Amadeus Radio I think Jones gave him a lot of advice, both in technique, pronunciation and interpretation. It’s a lot to assimilate in little time and in front of an audience.

There's a context in all this subject. It is not promoting it...though it is worst marriage without love.!!....And relationships or sex without love. / Something yo think about thoroghly.

He shouldn't be. Just listened again. I stand by my comments. Here in NYC the general taste at the MET is often (not always) dreadful also. Wow...'the powers that be' everywhere really out to get their act together.... Actually, Gwyneth's career reputation is also somewhat of a mystery to me.... Not wild 'bout her voice. Good actress though.....

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Were you there to feel the size of the voice? It is impossible to talk about volume without hearing live. This is the most primordial think to know when we talk about voices. Second, a dry sound? I strongly disagree. One thing that is clear in this video is that he has a lot of overtones and has more balance in the chiaroscuro then most of the Helden tenors of nowadays. So, there is absolutely nothing that says "comprimario".

This “comprimario” just sang Florestan in “Fidelio” at Covent Garden, to excellent notices. You’ve been listening to too many screaming tenors on recordings.

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Light tenor?

Then you're deaf. This voice isn't weak. He sounds pretty good here. Listen to him sing Pourquoi me réveiller - strong and full high notes. He's probably a full lyric, which isn't really a "light tenor". Definitely not a Nemorino. Not every helden tenor needs to sound like Melchior. There have been many great lyrical helden tenors like Heppner, Kollo, etc.

HammondDER I’m sure you mean Vogt. And I think Vogt is wonderful. If you look at Wagner’s scores, it’s piano and pianissimo everywhere; only some moments call for a lot of noise. I’m happy to hear more lyric voices singing Wagner. I’m so exhausted when I hear so-called heldentenors screaming their way through a role.

@@wotan10950 thats how TIO fans think Wagner should be sung : all fortissimo