Very well put indeed. I concur in all respects. An admirable lady in every way. Kind regards.

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i guess it is pretty off topic but do anyone know of a good website to stream newly released movies online ?

@King Eli Flixportal

@Archer Samson Thank you, signed up and it seems to work :) I appreciate it !

@King Eli You are welcome xD

Same. She has become my favourite now only stumbling upon her 2 weeks ago.

This is pretty much the biggest point of my comment left above.

And so little vibrato too - all really excellent..

thanks,Marlene

So kind of you, Marlene

Антон Небольсин почему?)

она из старой России

Как будто в России не было певцов и школы пения.....вы что с луны?

А Бержанскую слышали?

Тогда уж brava :)

Difficilissima???....

Which boring arias are you referring to? I don't know of any boring arias by Mozart and i don't think Julia sings any boring arias by him or anyone else.

Since when Mozart is boring? It seems to me we have a case of jaded listeners, not boring arias.....

She does sing the occasional boring aria to give it life and charm, as you say: usually virtuoso pieces by minor baroque composers dealing in fiendishnesses without much regard for art. This, however, is hardly one of the boring ones…

How can a melody be rated as boring or not depending on the ability of the performer? It must be the lack-lustre singing not the music itself that makes a difference. This rendition of a popular, not boring, aria from Marriage of Figaro is one of the best.

Sean Gaffney I love mezzos singing it, too. My favourite interpreter of this aria is Tatiana Troyanos :)

Cor Cordis What you think about the marvelous Federica VON STADE ? I remember saw her in the Giorgio Strelher's wordlwide famous edition of NOZZE ; she left speechless the whole audience. By no means, my all-time favorite is still Teresa BERGANZA, in a nice edition by Daniel BAREMBOIM conducting English Chamber Orchs, with D.FISCHER-DIESKAU as Conte and Geraint EVANS as Figaro.

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Sean Gaffney Please, come on! This is not an opera production, it's a concert! Of course she's a soprano, but so many sopranos have sung this popular aria in concerts before, and she has no difficulty in singing the lowest parts of the aria at all. And she's pleasing the audience with a well-known aria as an encore. Let us not put so many boundaries to singers (and listeners), please. Just enjoy the beautiful music and singing!

Music is above labeling ....

Yes, she is soprano.

Julia is considered a baroque soprano and a colouratura mezzo. I don't know how "they" came up with that, but it's been stuck on her and she's been singing that way!

***** bien dicho

Pedro DG Esta chica tiene una voz muy expresiva ya de por sí... no necesita los manierismos y afectaciones que otros cantantes añaden a sus interpretaciones para aportar expresividad. En Lezhneva, como en otros grandes cantantes, los matices emocionales están en la propia voz. Si escuchas con atención, allí están, pese al tempo demasiado lento con que el aria fue ejecutada, que tampoco favorece demasiado en este sentido. Si escuchas otras arias interpretadas por ella, verás que la expresividad no es algo que le falte (por poner sólo un ejemplo también de Mozart, su "Exsultate, Jubilate"). Sinceramente, no creo que se limite a "dar las notas justas de un pentagrama".

Cor Cordis He visto de ella algunas interpretaciones, entre ellas el Exsultate de Mozart y en ese caso si que estoy de acuerdo con usted. Me parece perfectamente ejecutado. De todas formas no me acaba de convencer en esta interpretación, en un Cuerubino que debe ser, pienso yo, puro fuego juvenil. Yo sigo viendola inexpresiva.

Pedro DG Ese puro fuego juvenil de Cherubino queda plasmado sobre todo en su primer aria "Non so più", aparte de en los recitativos y la escena. "Voi che sapete" tiene matices diferentes. En ella, Cherubino le está confesando a la Condesa (su único amor platónico sin connotaciones sexuales) la confusión que siente y los cambios que está experimentando; le muestra incluso cierta fragilidad que inspira ternura. Creo que Lezhneva sí consigue plasmar bastante de esto en su interpretación. Por otro lado, como ya dije, el tempo es excesivamente lento y el aria pierde ímpetu en algunos momentos por este motivo, en mi opinión.

+Cor Cordis el amor de Cherubino es Barbarina

Rig SF Mozart isn't considered "Early Music" (Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque), it's pure Classical Music (from the Classical period) and doesn't have so much ornamentation as the Baroque (where singers where supposed to add their own unwritten ornaments to the A' parts of the A-B-A' arias). Mozart has much coloratura in many arias, but it's almost always written. "Voi che sapete" isn't supposed to have ornaments, and if you listen to other versions you'll see they don't add them either. As to the tempo, yes, I agree it's bit too slow, I prefer it a bit faster (not much, though... Cherubino already has a fast aria "Non so piú", and there needs to be a difference in the mood of both arias).

Cor Cordis Cor, I know Mozart isn't considered early music, what I meant by my remark is that Ms. Lezhneva sings early music, and I guess, up to Rossini. So she or her coach should know that yes, you do add ornamentation to Mozart. Both vocal and instrumental. In fact, I've even heard ornamentation added to early Verdi operas. I've heard Mozart at the San Francisco Opera, Vienna State Opera, NYCO among others and they ornament. You are right, it's a different and certainly not as elaborate ornamentation than you would hear in baroque or even earlier music but you do hear it. If you listen to some Mozart recordings, conducted by conductors such as Mackerras, Harnoncourt you will hear the way they ornament Mozart's music.

Rig SF Do you know of any version of "Voi che sapete" with ornamentation? If you do, please let me know... I'd be curious to listen to it.

Cor Cordis Listen to the recorded versions of Figaro conducted by Mackerras, Harnoncourt, or if you really want an earful, listen to the version sung by Magdalena Kozena, conducted by Rattle (it's on KZfaq). As you probably know, most ornamentation was left up to the singers, not the composer of the piece. In this instance, however, the ornamentation is by one, Domenico Corri and believe me, it's WAY over the top. Even for me, who generally thinks music of this period should be ornamented, this version is too much. Have fun listening.

Rig SF Just been listening to the versions you suggested. Found Mackerras conducting the Scottish Chamber Orchestra (the name of the soloist isn’t mentioned) but, apart from a couple of “appoggiatura” I can’t hear any ornamentation (what I mean by ornamentation, anyway. I know in Mozart the “appoggiatura” is often used). Also found Harnoncourt conducting Wiener Philharmoniker (Christine Schäffer as Cherubino) and can’t hear any ornamentation either (not even the “appoggiatura”); it’s a very free performance of the aria tempo-wise, that's for sure (too free in my opinion for being Mozart… sounds more like a romantic aria, she even does some “rubato” at times). I did find Rattle’s one with Kozena as well and yes, for the first time in my life I heard what I call “ornamentation” in the “Voi che sapete” aria. Interesting as an experiment and as a singing exercise for the talented Kozena to show her skills, but I still think it’s not appropriate for Mozart… it even adds the ornamentation during the first verse (part A), not allowing the listener to understand what the basic melody is. Seems more like "variations on a theme" kind of composition by this D. Corri. I agree with you, it’s too much. On a funny note, even Bartoli (who is the "Queen of ornamentation") sings "Voi che sapete" without any ornamentation whatsoever, must be for a reason! :-) Anyway, I appreciate your suggestions, and thank you for them. I think we won’t agree about ornamentation in Mozart, but it’s ok to disagree when both parts have their own right reasons to have their own opinion. My favourite Cherubino is that by Tatiana Troyanos (Karl Böhm conducting Der Deutschen Oper Berlin). The aria is kept simple, but oh the emotion in that voice! Needs no ornamentation whatsoever. Mozart knew how to write wonderful melodies in their simplicity!

Позвольте не согласиться. Да, образ не раскрыт, вы правы. Но это же не спектакль, а концерт. На мой взгляд, именно такое сдержанное исполнение раскрывает во всей полноте КРАСОТУ музыки Моцарта. Да, где больше актерской игры и эмоций, там, наверное, интереснее, но это все же несколько в ущерб будет чисто музыкальному и вокальному совершенству... Моцарт все-таки не Чайковский, нельзя сказать, что у него глубоко в музыкальных средствах заложена тонкая психология персонажа. Это же классицизм все-таки, есть некая условность, форма. Поэтому не вижу ничего критичного в некоем отрыве от контекста.

Ничего, научиться Юлия. Откроет образ, если не открыла.

Какая же она камерная? У нее ОЧЕНЬ громкий голос!

@@user-rs8dx1dy5j Вынужден вступиться за Моцарта. Он прекрасно умел музыкальными средствами выразить характер и психологию персонажа, показать те чувства, которые его охватывают именно в определенный момент сценического действия. Моцарт очень тщательно работал с либретто. И в этой замечательной арии персонаж-подросток искренне рассказывает о тех душевных порывах, которые он испытывает по отношению к женщинам. Тут целая гамма: и влечение, и небольшое смущение, и мечтательность.

@@akarnarr Юля исполнила арию очень похоже, почти один в один, с версией Адделины Патти. Если Юля не чувствует образа, то и Аделина Патти не чувствует. Что ж, в такой компании можно пережить критику любых демагогов и педантов от музыки.