J. Carreras & M. Caballe "Gia nella notte densa" Otello

[lastofdmelocchians]

Singing stuff like this screwed his voice up not the illness:( Yeah, he sounds pretty. But, the way he's doin' it ain't correct! Hitting the notes & singin' 'em pretty ain't all what it's about. He needs 2 use a totally different technique! Youth is how he's gettin' away w/it here:) Listen 2 how each note he holds that's up there is widening already...what's 2 come is wobbling(if it isn't already!) Most important, there's no METAL in his voice:( How's it done right? Click on Cecchele & listen:)!

[Dymension]

@lastofdmelocchians Actually, in 1987 he was already wobbling. It's just that this particular duet is lyrical so you don't hear the wobble as much. You want to hear wobble, see the video of Carmen with Baltsa a year earlier...the final duet....

[lastofdmelocchians]

Singing stuff like this screwed his voice up not the illness:( Yeah, he sounds pretty. But, the way he's doin' it ain't correct! Hitting the notes & singin' 'em pretty ain't all what it's about. He needs 2 use a totally different technique! Youth is how he's gettin' away w/it here:) Listen 2 how each note he holds that's up there is widening already...what's 2 come is wobbling(if it isn't already!) How's it done right? Click on Cecchele & U'll see!

[gaemp]

Carreras singing Otello... It seems a joke... wobby and weak...............!! M. Caballe is singing her own text... terrible.

[MrLuiscastellanos]

Bravooo !!! Bravooo !!!!

[tuadolcefanciulla]

I have the DVDs of Andrea Chenier and Turandot with Carreras and he sings magnificently. Chenier's L'Improvviso is so passionate, I feel the Chenier's and anger for the downtrodden and have cried listening. And as always his acting is entrancing. The costumes and staging of Turandot in the DVD is the the most spectacular of any performance I've ever seen. The director, costume and set designers -if there were such rewards - would have won academy awards each.

[Lademoiselledepique]

Très étonnant de voir ce petit jeune homme avec ce magnifique timbre dans les graves. Mais Montserrat comme d'habitude n'a pas bien appris son texte !!!

C'est flagrant qd-mm. T'es bbbbbbooooooooo JOSE. BRAVO JOSE.

[peacocktravels]

he's wobbly but i luv it

[ilbacioditosca]

No dout Carreras have a superb ear to understand each role he sings, the line so well done. What sincerity.

[operafan85]

It's a suprise me to hear Carreras as Otello!

[guillecanaleja]

Bravo Maestro!!!

[donatello1]

Carreras? Otello? This is great! Of course he shouldn't be singing this role, but he sounds great!

[novice1959]

To me, he sounds great in most of the roles that he wasn't "supposed" to sing, but I do like singers that step outside outside of their box, and try something a little difficult.

[tena2]

those singers soon or later will pay off to step outside their voices capability, Domingo, Caballé, Carreras, Callas and some other are a good example of that. Fantastic gifted singers with very bad choise of repertory, however I as singer understand the temptation of singers a mixtered roles but the voice shows decline if you do so. They have all done a good job though.

[caruso81]

Nice comment... Real....

[lucpebo]

it is a very surprise for carreras fans!

[Calaf1983]

Como dato, en la fiesta inaugural de los juegos de Barcelona 92´, en la que actuaron Caballé, Domingo, Aragall, Berganza y Pons, Carreras cantó el aria Niun mi tema, de Otello. El registro está en CD.

[C1r5a19]

Sí, está correcto que JC cantó Niun mi tema en la inauguración de BCN 1992 - pero el dueto con Caballé es de su 25. aniversario en el Teatre del Liceu 07 de enero de 1987.

Thanks Onegin for uploading this treasure!!!

[Agatarco]

wow gracias Onegin, la verdad es que nunca escuche a Carreras como Otello, y encima al lado de la diosa Caballe...

que suerte!

[Calaf1983]

Carreras se quedó con la ganas de cantar Otello, por razones obvias. Este documento es histórico. Baravo José!

Gracias Onegin!

[gheeah]

this is magic, so tender, so sweet, so beautiful...

[pertile1981]

Bravissimo grand jose carreras!!!!!!!!!!!

[Chivalryaintdead]

Wow that last part is mega difficult A4, I think.

[Pagudo]

OMG Carreras in Otello, he never sang this opera; and with Caballé... wonderful. Thankx

[BeauTenor]

If he had, he'd have ruined his voice. Otello is well known for being a tenor killer; very few can sing it and not damage their instrument. Carreras was a wonderful lyric singer when he was younger, but he did sing things (like Chenier and Calaf) that he should NEVER have touched.