Thomas Allen - Donne mie, la fate a tanti (Cosi fan tutte - 1975)

[interpreterr]

I haven't seen this for a while. I have just watched it again and it has made me smile. Thanks, Sir Tom!

[eliyaguy]

Aria begins 2:46

[eliyaguy]

fabulous, such a singer and wonderful actor

[BurlyLumberjack]

My god. I couldn't help but just smile uncontrollably through the aria.

[Sexpansion]

This is so awesome.

[schweitzer006325]

@Sexpansion It's Thomas Allen...you probably can't get more awesome than him in terms of lyric baritones, methinks :D

[drtmuir]

@schweitzer006325 Especially considering Guglielmo's not his favorite person-- he's the funniest Guglielmo I've ever seen, just the same.

[akacentimetre]

The tenor's not up to much, but my GOD, Allen. His voice in this just about knocks me over. I can't believe he's able to control that much power!

[schweitzer006325]

@akacentimetre I agree. This is the most fiery interpretation of 'Donne mie' I've ever heard from Allen or any other baritone for that matter. Allen simply goes for it here and the result is breathtaking.

[drtmuir]

Non siate ritrorsi? plz?????

[antmusique]

Thomas Allen in Così fan tutte, playing a character other than Don Alfonso? Do my eyes deceive me?

Anyway, thank you for posting. Luca Pisaroni's is still my favourite version of this aria on YouTube, but this is awesome anyway.

Also: oh how I hate Ferrando. In general - not just this one. Whiny Mozart tenors.

[schweitzer006325]

Haha no, your eyes have not deceived you and this is certainly Thomas Allen in a role most different from Don Alfonso. Personally, it's a breath of fresh air to see him in Cosi and play the 'victim' than the 'puppet-master' for once...just shows his range as a singer and actor.

I certainly agree with you about Mozart tenors. Of course, there are *some* lovely tenor arias like 'Dalla sua pace' and 'Un'aura amorosa' but yes, in general...they tend to whine rather annoyingly. =D

[drtmuir]

Quintessential Mozart tenor role: Tamino. Makes his first entrance yelling "Help! Help!" then spends the rest of the opera telling Pamino to "be a man." :P

[schweitzer006325]

I know, I've just realised how hypocritical Tamino sounds...after all, he's the one crying 'Hilfe! Hilfe' as his entrance line while Papageno has a much more relaxed entrance with 'Der Voegelfanger bin ich ja'. Ah well... ;-)

[KatherineXIX]

Mozart tenors ARE pretty annoying, but I think Ferrando is my favorite. Don Ottavio sucks, though.

[LifeJuice90]

But Mozarts basses are unrivaled LOL.

[drtmuir]

Il mio tesoro > Dalla sua pace. ;)

[schmup53]

Let's hope we get a good video of Un' aura amorosa from Matthew Polenzani some day though I don't think he does Ferrando anymore. I would pay lots of good money if I didn't have to travel so far to hear Matt sing whiny Mozart tenor role.

[drtmuir]

I really regret that here in the US we really didn't get much chance to see him play the dorkier roles.  ;)