I find her tone so much more pleasant for everything than Horne ever was

Adding to Peter Callahan's comment....I have been a devotee of opera and bel canto singing for 40 years and only today for the first time (November 10, 2017) have I bumped into Kulhman....Listened to 7 tapes/videos thus far and am astounded that I've not even heard her name mentioned when the "those in the know" enthuse about voice x,y,z......Sorry "they" missed this one.

The costumes are a bit funny, but what a fabulous music! Thank you so much for sharing!

Yes, this is from the Orlando Furioso DVD with Marilyn Horne.

Kuhlmann was treated like something of an also ran during her career, which was a shame because IMO she was often the best thing in whatever she was involved in, including this performance

I hope you enjoyed it

Please upload more!! :-)

If she was considered a "second row" singer at her times, how would the current "greats" have been treated then?

Terrific! Is this on DVD?

What's the name of this Aria?

Thanks for tip. I have found it on good old Amazon, and ordered it. Merry Christmas!

non facciamoci inflenzare dai direttori "bersaglieri" (così io li chiamo) Vivaldi merita esecutori del calibro di questa orchestra, dei suoi (giusti) tempi e di interpreti come questi superbissimi cantanti. non la "fretta" né i cosiddetti "strumenti originali" che lo mortificano. Anzi, nelle arie della Horne, Randall Behr è un tantino troppo veloce. e i solisti veneti forniscono il tempo migliore, ma solo per queste due arie. bisogna essere "brillanti" non andar "di fretta"

Forse è un'edizione datata e quindi si può passare su certe mancanze.... è tutto molto lento mentre vivaldi meriterebbe più velocità, intanto bellissimi i costumo barocchi che latitano in moltissime rappresentazioni di oggi.