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MACBETH, Ópera National de México
Shirley Harned, Lady Macbeth
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"Nace una estrella:
Shirley Harned"
...Era la primera vez que se presentaba en la ciudad de México con la ópera Macbeth...Para Shirley Harned era la primera vez que lo hacía...Al aparecer en escena como Lady Macbeth parecía si la hubiera representado ya en más de 50 ocasiones. Tiene una enorme desenvoltura en las escena. Ha nacido artista, siente su papel encomendado y lo actúa en forma impresionante; pero cuando la sala se estremeció fue en el momento de interpretar todas esas bellas notas que formaron la melodía de la primera aria. Se nos decía que era mezzo-soprano; efectivamente, llega a las notas bajas de esta tesitura, pero como soprano tiene una calidad que arrebata. Sus agudos son de una pureza excepcional y su voz tiene un matiz aterciopelado que verdaderamente nos asombró. Al terminar de la primera aria el público de México le dió una enorme ovación, y a lo largo de los cuartro actos de esta obra el público se le entregó materialmente..." —El Universal, México, D. F.
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Translation:
"A star is born: Shirley Harned"
...It was the first time that she has appeared in Mexico City with the opera Macbeth...For Shirley Harned it was the first time she had done [the opera]....At [her] appearance on stage as Lady Macbeth it seemed she had performed it already more than 50 times. [She] has an enormous ease on stage. A born artist, she sensed the meaning of the role and acted it in impressive form; but a shiver went through the theatre at the moment she interpreted all those beautiful notes that form the melody of the first aria. She told us that she was a mezzo-soprano; effectively, she arrives at the low notes of that tessitura, but as a soprano she has a quality that carries one away. Her high notes are of an exceptional purity and her voice has a velvety nuance that truly astonished us. At the end of the first aria the Mexican public gave her an enormous ovation, and at the end of four acts of this work the public had surrendered to her completely..."—The Universal, Mexico City (Federal District)
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| "Brilló de una manera sorprendente la mezzosoprano Shirley Harned, con su voz de una claridad y una amplitud en su tesitura que emociona; además, tiene una elegante presencia y sabe de los 'misterios' del escenario. Así, que cumplió con ser una Lady Macbeth que dejará un grato recuerdo." --Revista Jueves de Excelsior, Mexico, D. F. |
Translation:
"The mezzo-soprano Shirley Harned shone in a surprising manner with her voice of a clarity and extent of range that is stirring; moreover, she has an elegant presence and understands the 'mysteries' of the stage. Thus [she] succeeded in being a Lady Macbeth that will remain a gratifying memory."—Excelsior Thursday Magazine Mexico City (Federal District)
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Composer - Massenet
Performance -Thaïs. Date 76-09-10
Location - San Francisco CA, San Francisco Opera
Source of Verification - SFO Annals online
Performers: Beverly Sills, Sherrill Milnes, Alexander Malta, John Davies, Claes Ahnsjø, Pamela South, Shirley Hamed, Claudia Cummings, Gwendolyn Jones
Conductor /Accompanist - John Pritchard
Additional Recording Info - N/A
Private rec avail ? - YES
Notes Broadcast performance; Opening Night
Program - N/A
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