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| re: Callas in Kiss Me, Kate? A revival perhaps? | |
| Posted by: larry13 10:47 am EST 11/30/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Callas in Kiss Me, Kate? A revival perhaps? - PlayWiz 01:50 am EST 11/30/18 | |
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| I fully agree with everything you write about this supremely great singer except they were high Cs, not Es, that Bernstein told Cook Callas would have envied. And the one thing Callas was not known for was comedy. Her(only)live "Barber of Seville" flopped(the studio recording is much better). I very much doubt her "Duet for One" would have at all challenged Patricia Routledge's divine version. | |
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| re: Callas in Kiss Me, Kate? A revival perhaps? | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 09:46 pm EST 12/03/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Callas in Kiss Me, Kate? A revival perhaps? - larry13 10:47 am EST 11/30/18 | |
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| As Cook told the story in Then and Now, Bernstein said to her, speaking of Callas being there on opening night, "She'd kill for your E-flats." Maybe she told it differently elsewhere but E-flat is Cunegonde's highest note so it does make sense. | |
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| re: Callas in Kiss Me, Kate? A revival perhaps? | |
| Last Edit: PlayWiz 05:14 pm EST 11/30/18 | |
| Posted by: PlayWiz 05:14 pm EST 11/30/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Callas in Kiss Me, Kate? A revival perhaps? - larry13 10:47 am EST 11/30/18 | |
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| Thanks. I do believe Callas did perform in the comic operas "Il Turco in Italia" and possibly Norina in "Don Pasquale" live, or at least the aria of the latter. I find her recording of "Barber" quite charming and funny, especially the way she says the word "Ma" in "Un voce poco fa". But yes, she was not known generally for her comedic performances. She did have a sense of humor though. She spoke English, Greek, French and Italian, and when asked what language she counts in, she replied "I count in dollars!" | |
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| re: Callas in Kiss Me, Kate? A revival perhaps? | |
| Posted by: larry13 11:52 pm EST 11/30/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Callas in Kiss Me, Kate? A revival perhaps? - PlayWiz 05:14 pm EST 11/30/18 | |
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| Yes, she did do "Turco in Italia" a few times and left a memorable recording. She never performed Norina. And, yes too, the "Barber" recording is fine, much much better than her live performance, not just in terms of vocal beauty but in that she toned down considerably the very unappealing, shrewish Rosina she played onstage. | |
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