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

I also like Christine Brewer...

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

I can't believe that a voice of her size could have those lyric qualities. She possesed a beautiful vocal tone and a perfect pitch!

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

Her voice is so beautiful I can barely believe it was also huge in size. Supposedly - but everyone who actually heard her seem to agree. It appears I was born way too late.

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

Oh my gosh, I just feel that an adjective needs to be invented to describe how beautiful her voice is. What a breath of fresh air! Such clarity, richness, and warmth wrapped up in her tone. Her voice is so balanced and never sounds unwieldy despite its size.

willb48 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

My mother had a set of LPs of "Tristan und Isolde", starring Melchior and Flagstad. Thanks for this version. Flagstad has never been surpassed in this role.

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

Hearing Flagstad and Nilsson doing Liebestod I keep hoping that someone sometime will put on Youtube the 1912 recording by Fremstad. Bad old time sound and Olive "hooting" into a horn, but interesting to hear The Isolde of the Teddy Roosevelt era.

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

Kirsten had perfect pitch...

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

Woah! You studied with Steber for five years?! I'm so envious! That had to have been quite the learning experience. :-) I would have to agree with your esteemed teacher about Flagstad being the greatest. When I was an undergraduate in college some xx years ago, I thought Nilsson was tops, probably because all the grad students dubbed me "Baby Birgit". LOL (Not that I had enough steel in my voice to live up to that moniker.) I never really appreciated Flagstad until years later.

33blueberries (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I agree.

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

I think that this is the most beautiful singing that I've ever heard. And to think that only an hour ago I'd never heard of Kirsten Flagstad. The power of YouTube to move and to educate! Many thanks to 'violinthief' for posting this.