Oleg Ryabets "O Mio Babbino Caro" from Gianni Schicchi

[lancetop]

Stunning rendition.:)

[maragato23]

Wow!!! Incredible!!! Well done!

[Honeybeestarify]

.......what.?

[arpeggio1358]

This is intended for a female voice (soprano), and I have a hard time listening to it sung by a man. In the aria a young girl is telling her father that she has to marry the man she loves, or she will throw herself off the Ponte Vecchio. Also, Ryabets is off pitch and his high notes sound screechy. Removing my comments doesn't accomplish anything except not showing negative feedback. It's dishonest.

[pasielu]

il signore che canta.. queste arie sono per soprani non per sopranisti i sopranisti cantino quello scritto per loro,eppoi stona non te ne accorgi?

[serenaluce]

@pasielu Perche tu? Non la conosco personalmente:-). D'accordo con lei, ma penso che sia solo un esperimento. Forse non e' il miglior esperimento. Lei puo' avere il suo proprio opinione. Ma mi piace la voce di Ryabets generalmente:-). Ma anch'io preferisco sopranisti in ruoli di sopranisti e le donne cantano arie per le donne:-).

[pasielu]

@serenaluce ho dato del tu semplicemente perche siamo nel web e viene spontaneo comunque sono contento perche in questo caso la pensa come me,in senso generale non mi piacciono i sopranisti praticamente prendono il posto degli evirati cantori una categoria nata in primis perche in chiesa le donne non potevano cantare eppoi hanno avuto il percorso musicale che tutti sappiamo,con la comparsa dei soprani e mezzosoprani e contralti la loro epoca è finita....segue

[pasielu]

quindi i sopranisti non dovrebberò nemmeno esistere,diverso il discorso dei controtenori dove ci sono parti scritte per loro l'importante che anche loro non invadoni ruoli e repertori che non sono loro,se le parti sono poche beh pazienza si cercano un altro mestiere,

[serenaluce]

@pasielu Sorry, my English is better:-). I think it's just a matter of different classification, but it seems to me that you confuse modern sopranists with historical falsettists. Thank God there are not castrati anymore. I know it that women were not allowed before on stage and especially in church. But nowadays sopranists are COUNTERTENORS who can be alto, mezzo and soprano. Ryabets is a true CT, not just a falsettist like PJ or Vitas. I just prefer him to explore MEN's repertoire, not women's

[pasielu]

ma vadi a lavorare...

[serenaluce]

@pasielu Chi deve andare a lavorare?

[ZeevRoizman]

Bravo , or should I say BRAVO!

You are the best!

[mradaChris]

Very nice!

[cavaradossi2008]

WHY???????????????............­.......

[cavaradossi2008]

WHY???????..

[lolita7961]

Прекрасно! 

[Alicantino1976]

I think he is a bit nervous :) "O mio..." is very popular! I can notice some breath mistakes.

His voice as always is perfect!

[serenaluce]

Of course, this aria sounds unusual in a man's interpretation. But on the other hand, if women sing everything that is intended for them and what is intended for men, and the majority of all people (but not me) find it OK, why can't a man sing a woman's aria at least for an experiment if it sounds that beautiful?! I think it was worth it! Bravo!

[Solombas]

Thank you. I've always wondered how this sounds like with a male voice.

[Dressur24]

wya back opera music was written for men only. . thus the reason why counter tenores exist. there is absolutely nothing with a counter tenor singing a mezzo saprano aria, I hear sapranos singing females singing tenor arias all the time. . it's just a matter of opinion.

[Barelyjazzy]

@Dressur24 This is not entirely true. As I recall women were always allowed to sing opera, but for many years women were not allowed to sing in the church.

Now I do not disagree that many things were written for castrato voice that are now sung by women (and more recently counter-tenors) but I don't believe there was actually a period in history where women were banned from singing opera.

[Masamuneblader]

@Barelyjazzy Before 1660 women were banned from theater and opera and it was justified by religion. Oh and counter-tenors and castrato often switched in popularity, especially after people got tired of castrati diva attitudes. Look into it for yourself : )

[SergeyGn]

:-)

[felchs]

Impressive, I could not say this is a man's voice!

[VegasJhim]

Long live the Countertenor!

[timmhg]

Wonderful!

[SergeyGn]

:-)

[MilDarkAngel]

IS bizarre...but he has an amazong voice...

But I would preferd to hear him asi a man

[michael0o5]

I would like to hear this song sung in a mans tone... not a womans...

[MaciasEnglish]

O mio babbino caro? He shouldn't shing this.

[SergeyGn]

Why not?

[olialto7]

I can see where MaciasEnglish is coming from. This aria was intended for a female soprano, not only in terms of vocal range, but also vocal colour and expression. A sopranist's voice is a different instrument entirely, and it sounds in this aria as though he were imitating a soprano rather than using his own voice. I believe that the individuality, strength and colour of a sopranist or countertenor's voice comes from having a strong lower register, rather than (admittedly) impressive high notes.

[SergeyGn]

I respect your opinion and as I respect Oleg Ryabets desire to sing this song. Any person has the right to experiment and search in the creativity.

[olialto7]

There's a part of me that agrees and thinks that anyone can sing whatever they want. But another side thinks "isn't it showing off a bit?" but then, if people enjoy it, then who cares. I suppose, for myself, I enjoy singing the central repertoire for the countertenor voice so much, that I wonder why anyone would want to go outside of it and sing Puccini. Perhaps I take it all too seriously!

[SergeyGn]

:-) High the requirement, it is not bad, especially when it concerns creativity. If you sing an alto to you it can be interesting to look rollers with Erik Kurmangaliev.

[alterekhov]

@olialto7 Completely agree. That's not for his voice. Nonetheless how wonderfully precise he is! For my opinion his (natural) lack of the female natural width and tembral warmth are obvious...

[mradaChris]

Very agile voice! He is wonderful!

[kngiht84]

I couldn't help laughing at how the libretto didn't fit at all with the context. On the other hand tho, I would rather listen to him than Justin Timberlake. Cheers !

[SergeyGn]

:-)

[DrSurprise]

is this a guy or a woman?

[SergeyGn]

It is sung by the man.

[DrSurprise]

are you serious? he sounds like a woman!

[stingabe]

this is really Good! lots of work on those high notes to keep them from going even higher than desired.

[martialartsdude]

wow, he's good!