Janet Baker. 'Che Faro'. Gluck's Orfeo Ed Euridice.

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Studio performance in 1982 just a few months prior to her retirement from the operatic stage. Recitals however, thankfully continued.Saw her in my local City Hall, in mainly French repertoire. She ended her operatic appearances with performances of 'Orfeo' and 'Maria Stuarda'. I saw her in Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice at the Theatre Royal Glasgow, a few months earlier. It was a tour of the UK prior to her last Orfeo season at Covent Garden. In very good voice, but the overall performance in Glasgow was compromised by the starkness of the set. Swathes of black and white drapes, as backdrop and at the sides. However,of course, the voice remained with us as we drove home.
Also known in English as:- What is Life.

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Janet Baker. 'Che Faro'. Gluck's Orfeo Ed Euridice.

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  • What a wonderful ...

    What a wonderful singer - and what a wonderful person!

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  • Agree, AND add ...

    Agree, AND add Marilyn - Marilyn Horne ;)

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  • Also on my site is ...

    Also on my site is Kathleen Ferrier singing this in Italian during a live opera performance in Amsterdam.Audio.

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    This could possibly be the BEST I have ever heard this aria performed vocally. I love and adore both Shirley Verrett and Teresa Berganza, but Janet Baker has something rather spectacular in performing this one. I LOVE IT!!!!!

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  • es la mejor ...

    es la mejor interpretacion del "che faro", y mira q me encanta teresa berganza, no hay otra "carmen" como ella, pero aqui la supera janet baker.

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  • I prefer tereza ...

    I prefer tereza berganza

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  • D'accord

    D'accord

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  • Dame Janet rocks... ...

    Dame Janet rocks...I love this woman!!!!

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  • She's really good! ...

    She's really good! I'm impressed!

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  • heard

    heard

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  • She sounds just ...

    She sounds just like Ferrier, Oh my god!!! hahaha, I just hört ferrier's version and their voices, they are like sisters hehehehe.
    P.S. can somebody tell me haw to spell "hear" in past tense, please? I forgot it...

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  • Both Leontyne Price ...

    Both Leontyne Price and janet have a small gap between lower teeth...I'm thinking about getting a gap put in mine..! Do you think that would be the secret!
    DIVADEB

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  • Well said..

    Well said..

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  • These incessant ...

    These incessant comparisons are so irritatingly banal. Appreciate the artist, the instrument, the music and the moment. 'Marilyn Horne is better'..you sound like a 5 year old!

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  • I have to say I ...

    I have to say I like Marilyn Horne, but not in this repertoire. Baker is better suited temperamentally......

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  • She is very good - ...

    She is very good - but Marilyn Horne is better.

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  • I know of her from ...

    I know of her from a Schubert lied recording. I learned then why she was highly regarded. This video does an excellent job of presenting her in the clearest fashion. In fact wonderful! Thank you very much.

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