tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483678492345755723.post6147748799674944774..comments2024-02-25T13:20:20.620+01:00Comments on mostly opera: Soile Isokoski with glorious Richard Strauss singingmostly opera...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05653818157295091506noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483678492345755723.post-9848037113001915062010-09-12T13:51:02.163+02:002010-09-12T13:51:02.163+02:00If she's so religious, why is she singing Stra...If she's so religious, why is she singing Strauss at all?! More important than looks are stage presence and acting ability which is possibly where she flounders.<br /><br />I agree though - a ravishing voice, for me only surpassed by Fleming amongst still performing full lyrics, and this is a superb disc of Strauss.Guidonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483678492345755723.post-47739715748472238292009-02-12T12:21:00.000+01:002009-02-12T12:21:00.000+01:00The Italian Songbook cd that she sings with Bo Sko...The Italian Songbook cd that she sings with Bo Skovhus sounds great too, and maybe if not actually better then it's preferable in certain moods to the benchmark one from DFD, ES and GM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483678492345755723.post-42330453151866519632008-12-15T10:07:00.000+01:002008-12-15T10:07:00.000+01:00But you must remember that Soile Isokoski is a dee...But you must remember that Soile Isokoski is a deeply religious person - she doesn't like publicity or diva cult. Being a humble person in private (and public) life certainly affects her stage appearance. Yes, she has a wonderful voice! I do adore it! <BR/><BR/>And I like her interpretation of Marschallin (Der Rosenkavalier) and Rachel (La Juive). She's economic with gestures, but I like her Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483678492345755723.post-72544186213154395912008-12-15T04:34:00.000+01:002008-12-15T04:34:00.000+01:00I heard her at the Met as the Countess in Mozart's...I heard her at the Met as the Countess in Mozart's Figaro a few seasons ago. Glorious singing, sweet voice and very humble interpretation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483678492345755723.post-31595999611797573212008-12-15T03:29:00.000+01:002008-12-15T03:29:00.000+01:00Isakoski is indeed a very good singer. I've actua...Isakoski is indeed a very good singer. I've actually stumbled on her a number of times over the last 7 or 8. She may be somewhat lacking in the glamor quotient and this could well be the reason she had a hard time getting her career going. It is all the more surprising that she has managed to continue singing big roles in big houses into her 50s.marcillachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10890948953007381186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483678492345755723.post-53260831402033772152008-12-14T17:19:00.000+01:002008-12-14T17:19:00.000+01:00What terrific Strauss singing from Isokoski. Someh...What terrific Strauss singing from Isokoski. Somehow until now she has escaped my radar so thank you, Mostly, for this one.<BR/><BR/>"The looks and radiance disappointingly close to a housewife" ... ouch! But unfortunately I believe you've captured it well. In a beauty contest oriented generation under the unforgiving spotlight of home video, one wonders how the likes of Nilsson, Sutherland and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com