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#21 ·
SCHLEMO said:
Could you be more specific in your damning critique of Anna? Beauty aside, and she is losing much of it as she gains more weight, her voice is as stunning as ever. Of course, I'm no expert.
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She is a bit overweight but she is not fat enough for her beauty to loose.
I can say that I don´t feel much joy listening to Anna Netrebko comparing to many other singers.
 
#22 ·
She is vulgar, she is arrogant and she has no idea what she sings about. Now and then she tries repertoire which is far beyond her abilities, such as Vier Letzte Lieder. Mechanical singing bird in best case. Formerly, before she start becoming a fat joke.
 
#23 ·
SCHLEMO said:
Could you be more specific in your damning critique of Anna? Beauty aside, and she is losing much of it as she gains more weight, her voice is as stunning as ever. Of course, I'm no expert.
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Are you referring to me when you say "damning critique of Anna?"
Gosh, I sure hope not. My post was as glowing as you can get. I think Anna Netrebko is the real thing.
Where did you get the impression that I was damning her? What did you think I said?
Read my post again more carefully!

Oops!~ Looks like the posts are out of order making it look like I was damning Anna when in actuality you were responding to some other poster with taste in his ... um ... never mind.
 
#24 ·
There are some surprisingly nasty remarks here. I've never found Netrebko an interesting singer - I heard a "Si, mi chiamano Mimi" that was a complete yawner - but she's done a very nice Russian album. She has a fine voice with a rich tone, albeit some limitations in flexibility. And of course she's great-looking. Her acting can be quite decent. In me she inspires extreme...

moderation.
 
#25 ·
It is interesting to observe just how often discussions of female singers gets into appearance, something that never happens with men. What do her looks have to do with anything at all? Perhaps her weight affects her vocal production but if so, given discussions about other singers, that should be a positive thing.
 
#26 ·
Becca said:
It is interesting to observe just how often discussions of female singers gets into appearance, something that never happens with men. What do her looks have to do with anything at all? Perhaps her weight affects her vocal production but if so, given discussions about other singers, that should be a positive thing.
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Except when it is about Jonas K. ;)
 
#27 ·
I don't know enough about voices to comment on how Anna N. compares with others. As to looks, I also don't particularly care whether she is fat, skinny, pretty, ugly, etc. Except that she has definitely sold herself as a sex symbol - look at the covers of her numerous albums. To bank so much on that, and then given her rather meteoric rise in weight is quite unfortunate.
 
#28 ·
Becca said:
It is interesting to observe just how often discussions of female singers gets into appearance, something that never happens with men. What do her looks have to do with anything at all? Perhaps her weight affects her vocal production but if so, given discussions about other singers, that should be a positive thing.
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Because the operas for some strange reasons immediately becomes better when they are performed by pretty women.
 
#30 ·
Becca said:
It is interesting to observe just how often discussions of female singers gets into appearance, something that never happens with men. What do her looks have to do with anything at all? Perhaps her weight affects her vocal production but if so, given discussions about other singers, that should be a positive thing.
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Less often, certainly - but there's Kaufmann... :)

Opera has always thrived on glamor, and The Diva is the emblem of that. It's show business, so I think we're stuck with lookism. But it's still the singing that matters most. So far, anyway.
 
#32 ·
Face it. It is what it is today. Everyone is so taken with the physical form (it IS show biz after all) that any added avoirdupois is looked askance upon. Of course, truth to tell, it's the voice first and foremost but if all of that is in the right place, a nice physical appearance certainly doesn't hurt in the casting department.
 
#34 ·
sabrina said:
Yes, Anna can't really sing coloratura arias (though she constantly tries to). She butchered Violeta's role from Traviata...but she is a very good entertainer, by no means. She is a star and so Katherin Jankings is too. Beautiful women coupled with some nice voice and tons of charisma are marketed like crazy for easy money...Other than that there are many other living sopranos with better voices/technique and some are more beautiful. But, deh beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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that's my biggest beef with her.
 
#35 ·
Sloe said:
But can you decide what you personally think sounds good or not?
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To me, she sounds fine. That is my grand assessment. But she has blown up. Sexist? Maybe. But she marketed herself early on as much on her looks as her voice, so I think it becomes a valid critique at this point. It's not like it is criticism over aging, which she can't do anything about.
 
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