Phenomenal singing
Eleanor Steber is one of the very great sopranos in operatic history, and despite her fame, was nevertheless underrated. (If she had hired Edgar Vincent, she would have ruled the world!) Her repertoire is astonishing: from Wagner to Mozart, and Verdi and Puccini to boot, all accomplished with vocal perfection. This DVD gives us several staged arias from the Voice of Firestone TV show and they are well worth owning. Her attacks and tonality remind one of what was said about Melba (by Shaw?), that one doesn't realize how most singers are not truly on key until they hear Melba, in this case Steber. Her attacks are consistently perfect, indeed awe-inspiring. She opens her mouth and the sound is perfectly THERE. Despite the size of the voice, her coloratura is excellent, as is her legato. There are even impressive trills. She is also dramatically convincing, and a beautiful woman to boot, with a commanding presence and charisma galore. If one has any quibbles at all, it is that the...
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