Chest nut
¡Mira! Mean, moody magnificent Manuela Trasobares!
La Trasobares is, La Cieca believes, the missing link between Mari Lyn and Charo.
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WHAT THE HELL??
Holy Shit!
Dear La Cieca,
you are an absolute treasure trove. How on Earth did you come upon this? This is festoonery of the first rank. Thank you.
This clip is magnificent for every wrong reason.
Credit where credit is due: the marvel that is Trasobares was revealed to me by the wondrous Wenarto!
KOOREKSHUN..I mean I sent the ULRICA clip to Dolora..not that it matters…
Oh this just MUST be Trovatore set in a rehearsal room with Eva Marton as Azucena.
No, honey…I’s Maria Guleghina’s Norma singing Santuzza at Madrid’s Teatro de la Zarzuela!!!
Wow, and the second one is clearly an opera based on the life story of Amanda Lepore. Wow.
Podles is trembling with alarm…
I think this is what the recently removed electronic sound enhancement system at NYCO sounded like to Tommasini.
Wow – what a sugar mommy / trophy bride combo. She blew out three suplementary speakers on my desktop.
in the soprano department, this one is doing pretty well these days.
discuss!
Was that Jokananan yelling at her at approximately 1:36? I couldn’t make out what was said.
Is it Angela G. in another incarnation?
I like her singing. But that DRESS or costume or whatever.
After perusing her videos on Youtube, this Salome is the outstanding performance. She seems better suited to this type of role, singing style than the Italian. I liked the Fidelio too.
I’m looking forward to her Lady Macbeth in Vienna in Dec.!
Oh, and did I mention this?
Now, that was scary in more ways than one.
It’s like Elira’s tits left her for an opera singer, and got punked.
Damn it, make that Elvira’s
Creepy!
She looks like the love child of Eileen Brennan and charo and sounds like the love child of Regina Resnik and Zarah Leander
Aw, come on…I get it…this IS Wenarto! Nice paintjob, there boy!
Having just become a Facebook fan of Manuela Trasobares, La Cieca now believes her original assessment (”the missing link between Mari Lyn and Charo”) falls far short of the mark.
So, cher public, how would you describe Manuela Trasobares? The wittiest, pithiest response will receive a coveted Amazon gift card.
Apparently Hustler and Opera News are planning to merge.
I’m just a simple girl!
La Boobentisima!
Correction: La Boobentisima advertising for Zefirelli on botox gone mad!
‘…you are in presence of something precious and rare – be present and receive.’
To me, she’s definitely a Zwischenfach.
…says “Had a delish dinner last night with Daniel Radcliffe.”
Are they light bulbs or candles she is holding up, and wanting us to see?
The candelabra she’s holding looks like a pitchfork, and the hair and jewels remind me of Eva Gabor. It’s the Spanish version of Green Acres!
Imagine if Jim Burton got wind of this…..he would be up Gelb’s ass so fast to make his Met debut.
Wow! The singing is very choppy but it’s satisfying to hear someone really rip into those low notes with real contralto depth. I have to say that I’m confused that with all the drama and festoonery of her presentation, she’s still singing with a music stand in front of her…
How did this NOT get the gay,gay,gay,gay,gay tag?
La Chest-issima.
Have you noticed that she has a 3-part commentary on singers on her You-Tube page?
Blonde Ambition
Azucena vs Predator?
She looks like the daughter of Miss Piggy and Norma Desmond
“Trash-o-bares”
LOVE HER! Would kill to see her as Erda or Ulrica! She would rip the balls off of the mens!
http://www.resortsac.com/entertainment/images/madame.jpg
The love child of Ursula the sea witch and Norma Desmond goes to the opera! I love, love, love her! And this is why I love opera. It inspires the greatest lunacy. It is hard to be this magnificently bad in pop music.
Oh, and when she hits that final low note, it is something out of “Mawrdew Czgowchwz” describing the diva singing “sempre Libera”: The earth opens.
That’s La Cieca herself!!!
Is it sad that I think her Ulrica is perhaps the most genuinely terrifying I have ever seen? I think any contralto singing the role for the first time should take a look at this…In all her obvious lunacy, she taps into something quite demonic, and I like it. And that last note is pretty damn impressive, actually. Of course, seeing as she used to be a man, I suppose it makes sense that the chest voice would still be the strongest part of her voice. I am going as her next Halloween! What fun
It’s all in the eyes, honey. The eye and the boobs. The support system, as it were. I shall call the fab lady The Scourge of All Bartoli.
Sorry if repeated – but she is supposed to be a transexual woman. ??
I got it guys, it’s Angelyne and now she sings opera!
http://afgmustrock.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/zack_davis_angelyne1.jpg
http://www.postdrama.com/celebrities/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/fp_1891855_angelyne_exc_rgt_021109.jpg
http://www.wetcanvas.com/web/sites/8981/cardiffpaintings/images/candy4.jpg
Wow. Angelyne takes me back ….
I sent the Azucena clip to Zajick, wondering if she might want her to join her students……Poor Dolora..poor Bruna Rasa..poor Galvany..poor La Cieca….poor Wenarto(although his tits might qualify).Their chest just does not measure up.
Creo que esta mujer tiene tetas un poco falsas……when she enters a room, it becomes crowded.
I LUV IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Carlitos
Did I say “Azucena.”???I meant ULRICA!!!!!
LORDIE! Where do we get these people? Well, anyone who has seen with Sue Hassell(I sang with her) will know that La Delusione prevails.
(go to “Favorites” on my Videosite to see Sue sing….OH..I lioke that..S S S
Okay, why hasn’t Almodovar starred her in a movie? She might be the bait to lure Almodovar into the opera house. How about the next Salome or Lulu at the Met directed by Almodovar and starring La Trasobares?