viverito (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I sing this aria in my spare time while I do the dishes

BeauTenor (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I agree with you...BUT...I'm not uninformed (and I don't mean that to sound catty). I don't think her pitch at 8:30 is intentional. She just flubbed it (and just before that, she was WAY off the beat). I'm looking at the score, and I've seen this opera many times. There's no WAY she should be that low, and that's why she starts the C a little under the pitch and has to compensate. cheers.

BeauTenor (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Umm....listen to her at 8:30. She's too low and she's out of the key. As a result she's a little under the pitch when she vaults up to the C and has to compensate to get ON pitch.

LokiClock (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

That's foolish. Criticism is not about showing off. Just because you can't do better yourself does not mean your observations are invalid. Sure, you might recognize a "mistake" that was intentional if you're uninformed, but you still noticed it, and you only need your senses to do so. People who think that way are close-minded, and they only hurt themselves, for whenever they are given a means to improve they take opportunity as an insult.

fluffyfeet3 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I'm not sure what herr beautenor was listening to here, but he seems to interperate "off key" with a wonderful strauss key change! Easily done to the un-trained ear.I've Played this Opera many times and this is a superb account. This is obviously a dvd, i doubt performance mistakes would pass through the editors fingers in such a way that anybody would be able to notice. Thanks for putting this on though!!

BeauTenor (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

That's my point exactly. Sure, she's out of the key at one point, but she's so committed that it's not such a big deal as it might have been if it were a boring performance, which it most certainly is NOT.

Amphipolis (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

You are right for the tone. It's an important thing in music, especially in Strauss.However, for that performance we can accept it, isn't it?

chanteur73 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Elektra is absolutely among the most horrible for a singer's vocal health. I haven't seen one single live performance where the poor soprano wouldn't have shown signs of extreme tiredness towards the end of this scene. Chapeau, madame Marton!

neuefreiheit (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

OOOOHHH my God..She is amazing!Marton is The best Elektra!!!!

BeauTenor (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

If I wanted to have a career as a singer, I would have done it so I'm hardly a "wanna be". I didn't say anything negative, which you would know if you could read. I stated facts. She was not with the conductor at one point, and she is a little out of tune. That's not critical, it's honest. I never said I could do better, nor would I. There's a reason she had a huge career, and it's evident here in spades. I have already made that very clear, whether you choose to recognize it or not