Comments on: Natalie Dessay - Hamlet - “A vos jeux…” (scene - part 1)

By: VerdianoBR

VerdianoBR — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve always felt that this scene is one of the most heartfelt melodies ever made to express the destroyed feelings of a passionate woman (after all, what are the mad scenes if not the flight of a heroine from a world that denies her deepest desires?). The music Thomas is both intense and fragile, as Ophélie was. And Dessay is certainly the definitive Ophélie of our times!

By: HILLARYXNOELZ

HILLARYXNOELZ — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Natalie Dessay is amazing!

By: leaheileen

leaheileen — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Her sound is a little too “Pop-ish” for me. (e.g. her vocals are too spread and she uses too much sub-glottal pressure to create sound) It doesn’t help me to know that she has had two vocal surgeries due to her lack of singing technique.

By: leaheileen

leaheileen — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

By: OperaBR

OperaBR — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Dessay is definitely the best Ophélie of all times (at least of the “recorded” times!). Her voice is simply unique, with a velvety and vulnerable tone that turns it even more touching and remarkable. Her ability to express all feelings through a basically leggero voice is very rare, her impressive coloratura is also meaningful and musical, her phrasing is caressing, her high notes are amazing. I think she reached here the highest point of her artistry, it’s a legendary interpretation! ;-D

By: travellingmoon

travellingmoon — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Cool video