Nov 29, 2011

Charpentier - Depuis Le Jour from Louise

   

Three versions of the aria "Depuis Le Jour" from Gustave Charpentier's opera "Louise".

Maria Callas is Maria Callas, full of emotion but with a tendency to over "wobble" on the high notes.

Kiri Te Kanawa is very precise and has a wonderful voice but for me the Leontyne Price version taken from the Derek Jarman contribution to the 1987  film "Aria" is exquisite and by far my preferred version.

29 Nov 2011 10:46:41 | Film, Music, Video

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