Mozart showdown #2: The battle of the Contessas

>> Thursday, May 7, 2009


Who's heart doesn't break for the Contessa when she enters singing Porgi Amor in the opening scene of Act II of Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro?

Today I'm presenting three such heartbreaking performances by three different, but all wonderful Contessas. After you listen to all three, pick your favorite and tell us why she won your heart.



Renee Fleming




Gundula Janowitz




Kiri Te Kanawa

2 comments:

Unknown May 7, 2009 at 9:59 AM  

Hi Lynette,

Now, which to choose? I think Janowitz tugs at the heartstrings most because of her desolation and she sings so softly, although I don't think she has the nicest voice! I love te Kanawa but she seems to have little shading in her voice in this one. And although I like Fleming, she emotes a little too much and as she is so like te Kanawa, I'd rather have the real thing where possible.

Kaye Waller May 7, 2009 at 10:53 AM  

Te Kanawa, hands down. It was this performance of hers that made me fall in love with opera.

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