Rosa Ponselle - Pace, pace mio Dio (1928) RARE! video free download

Ken BJC

i tried to leave this page, but I came back with this on my mind, 'come il di primo, da tanti'anni dura, profondo e il mio soffrir...." my goodness, and that voice.

RMPsumma

Incomparable artistry from the one of a kind magnificent voice, to the impeccable technique, to the unmatched fluidity and apparent ease of execution. It's mind boggling. Being Italian doesn't hurt either because her Italian is also gorgeous.

jacques redondi

superbe,merci

marie reverte

from GermanOperaSingerRosa Ponselle - Pace, pace mio Dio (1928) RARE!GermanOperaSinger

aardvaark069

Wow! What a voice!

Howard B

When I was a young opera goer in the 1970's I met an older gerntleman who was in his early 70's who had heard Ponselle at the Met. He always contended that Rosa Ponselle had THE most beautiful voice and the finest technique of any singer he ever heard. Sutherland, Caballe, Tebaldi, etc, none of them could hold a candle to Rosa Ponselle according to my older friend. Having only these recordings to go by it's hard to hear what what was so fascinating about her sound.. However my friend and I would go to the opera and we frequently critiqued the singers we heard, and regarding the great contemporary singers (Sutherland, Nilsson, Pavarotti, etc, we always agreed but he would always add a caveat "None of them ever came close to making musical magic like Rosa Ponselle". What I wouldn't give to hear Rosa sing live and in person when she was at her peak at the Met. 

abassist

In the 1960s Rosa Ponselle had a home north of Baltimore called "Villa Pace".

SHICOFF1

Just amazing and thanks to German for posting it.

Alexandre Buonavoglia

Soberba interpretação!!!!

janejones11

Her voice is the finest velvet mixed with the richest dark chocolate. Absolutely sumptuous sound and flawless singing.

Jerry Ferguson

Bravo, Bravo Rosa:

tskrobola

3:25 I had never heard this song before I heard this version...I was trying to concentrate on something else, but was blown away by this amazing Bb.....a sweet, lingering 7 seconds. I listened to another 20 versions of this song on youtube and none of them even come close. Wow.

Jan Malachi Damian

So very amazing. Bravo Bravo!

sarahaprincesa

IMMENSA<3

babystinky

Astounding. Incredible and beautiful

JoanLorraineN

I think the messa di voce here at the beginning here is the BEST I have ever heard ....in any recording I've ever heard. In my humble opinion, this aria and her recording of Suicidio are the clarion examples of Ponselle being one of the greatest - if not THE greatest - dramatic (non-d'agilita') soprano of the 20th Century ....if not all time. Phenomenal!

birgitnilsson

or with both..

Rosa Ponselle

Rosa Ponselle - Vissi d'arte 1919 with sub-title

Angela Gheorghiu

Angela Gheorghiu - `Pace. pace. mio Dio`(Act IV) from La forza del destino