"Nessun dorma" - Turandot - Jaume Aragall

[billcarr54]

What a gorgeous voice, and it sounds very natural.  He sounds better to my ears than Pavorotti, but then I like a few others better than LP.

[hazelssister]

Trained singer  and good qualities but does not come close to Franco Corelli.

[usernamemambypambyla]

This tenor is better than any I've ever heard singing this piece. Beautiful. Thank you.

[tenordramaticitm2]

Bravo!

[esclarmonde1]

The most beautiful voice singing as Puccini intended and not as a rabble rousing football anthem !

[nadasoi]

Pavarotti dijo de Aragall que tenía la voz más bella de tenor.

[Chanteuredelopera]

Une voix vraiment extraordinaire! Bravo! Le plus grand!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MrJFA1978]

the most beautiful interpretation of nessun dorma, well said, mawyxa. his voice is so clear!

[notruf34]

Dalla Catalogna al mondo intero è la migliore voce di tenore lirico Aragall de la scena attuale fin dai tempi di Carusso!

[reinadegrillos]

Maravillosa voz!

Inigualada!

[delosreyesgavikanes]

Better than Pavarotti

[panchoscottasj]

MUY BUENO!!!!!!!!!!! QUE CANTANTE EXTRAORDINARIO!!!! POR FAVOR!!! MUY BUENOS VIDEOS!!! SALUDOS DE SANTA FE, ARGENTINA!

[esclarmonde1]

Beautifully rich, luscious timbre and sung as Puccini intended. The finest tenor I have ever heard.

[Evan77779999]

el domingo lo volvimos a escuchar en Barcelona... y fue increible... soymuy joven y nunca he oido algo así... Conserva toda su frescura su voz... y que decir de la interpretación

[chaiter1]

His voice has similarities to Bjorling and Carreras and Sometimes you hear some DiStefano there. A great instrument.

[bwjcarr2975]

An amazing voice, his performance of this beautiful song brought tears to my eyes also. Bravo!!!

[MrBacilodekoch]

He estado repasando algunas versiones de Nessun dorma en you Tube y me han impresionado la de Franco Corelli y la de Aragall.

[1952a]

@MrBacilodekoch Pues creo que la mejor de todas las que he oido, incluyendo a Lauri-Volpi, Carreras y Pavarotti es la de Corelli.

Desde luego Jaume Argall lo hace muy bien.

[kumpakan]

El mejor tenor del mundo... alguna vez me lo he encontrado por las calles de Barcelona. Siempre he estado a punto de gritarle "bravo maestro", pero la timidez me lo impide...

[adri1a2n]

TENORON

[tenorisimo1975]

Fantastico Aragall.

[monamaraluna]

Jaube genio. Orgullo de Barcelona y de España.

[pieritlyon]

Sin duda J. Aragall tiene una muy hermosa voz, no comete errores en sus interpretaciones, se escuchan perfectas y bellas, le admiro, es un deleite escucharlo. No entendemos por que no ha tenido la notoriedad, que con creces se ha merecido. Debió estar entre los"3 tenores" y ser el cuarto.¿Tal vez temieron que opacara a Carereras y Domingo? por que su voz e interpretaciones son muy superiores. Sin duda el público perdió.El mejor "Calaf" sigue siendo el G. M. Franco Corelli

[bigus]

very nicely done one of his gems imo.

[Toscavsky]

¡¡Bravo!!

[rosscop27]

Bravo!!! Best tenor ever!!

[dendrix01]

Sé que las comparaciones son odiosas, sin embargo, es evidente que Aragall sí se "arriesgaba" a dar los agudos con toda su potencia y, sobre todo, extensión, algo que Domingo jamás tuvo la osadía de hacer... y ni qué hablar de la belleza de la voz de Aragall.

[fabrizzzio48]

Verdad, Domingo debia de haber trabajado mas en sus agudos.

Tan solo si dire, que Domingo canta con una voz menos ligera. Y que los agudos, mientras mas pesada la voz, mas dificiles son.

O sea, que para Domingo cantar este Si ( creo que es un Si) hubiera tenido que hace (aunque usara la tecnica correcta) por lo menos un 30 o 40 % mas de potencia, para cantarlos con el peso que el tipicamente usa.

[teneley]

bueno no perdamos de vista que domingo es un barítono reconvertido a tenor, no es que sea fan de domingo pero la ejecucion de este es más que correcta y en lo que concierne a la potencia... por qué tenemos la manía de suplir a los cantantes con buen gusto y expresividad por los de castañazo final que se pasan por el forro toda el aria?

A mi Jaume Aragall me encanta por lo que hace, por el fraseo y por esa virtud de subir una voz tan pesada alla arriba.

[teneley]

(continua del anterior comentario) pero no es una técnica en mi opinión recomendable, pues subir el agudo con esa colocación tan baja no está al alcance de mucha gente pues se corre el riesgo de forzar y tensar, a partir de ciertas notas es recomendable subir a la cabeza, si lo puedes hacer sin tensión cojonudo pero si no....

[SebasGreco]

Hola. Veo que sabes y aprovecho a preguntarte. Como es lo de la tecnica que hablas? Lo de tension, o cabeza y eso?

Es que a mi, la mejor version de los ultimos 15 años es de Jose Cura (del disco dirigido por Domingo). Y es que ese tipo de "cuerpo" en la voz me fascina, mas alla de la interpretacion sobervia de Cura (lo he visto en escena en il Trovatore y es ENORME com actor e interprete). En mi gusto, ese cuerpo en la voz e interpretacion es de lo mejor, pero como es la tecnica?

[teneley]

bueno , tampoco es que sepa mucho, estudio canto y es un tema que me apassiona, pero a mi entender y por lo que he aprendido la voz es como un coche de tres marchas, sabes que a medida que aumenta la velocidad aumentan las revoluciones y para un funcionamiento optimo sabes que cada marcha se debe cambiar en un nivel óptimo de estas. para registro grave la voz es más de pecho, registro medio hasta el fa sostenido se usa una colocacion mas nasal u horizontal pra a partir de notas mas agudas

[teneley]

(continua del anterior) dirigir internamente la voz a las resonancias craneales, buscando una emisión más vertical,

Aún no he escuchado la versión que me dices, a ver si le doy un vistazo y te digo algo, cuidate!!!!!!!

[Rigelcentauri58]

IMPRESIONANTE, EXTRAORDINARIO!!!!

[liric01994]

bravissimo!!!!!

[mawyxa]

this is the only performance i have have ever heard that has brought a tear to my eye.:)

[bodiloto]

AleBro 83 LA rispetto  da tutto il mio cuore !!! Permettete mi una domanda sola: IN CHE ANNO AVETE SENTITO ARAGALL DAL VIVO ,e naturalmente in quale spettacolo ????

[bodiloto]

Per  me , dal vivo LA VOCE di ARAGALL era piu bella da queste di Domingo,Carreras e Pavarotti !

[AleBro83]

di Pavarotti neanche l'ombra

[LordoftheTrapdoors]

@bodiloto Una volta tanto siamo daccordo. Purtroppo non l'ho mai ascoltato dal vivo, ma anche nelle incisioni dimostra una voce di qualità straordinaria (timbro, tecnica, fraseggio sempre impeccabili).

[numetutelare]

@bodiloto Aragall era paragonabile per bellezza di timbro a Di Stefano prima maniera. Turandot però non é il suo ruolo più adatto....anche se é meglio di quasi tutti quelli che si spacciano per lirico spinto :-)

[bodiloto]

@numetutelare nel mio commento avevo parlto di Pavarotti,Domingo e Carreras.

Dal vivo Aragall aveva una voce stupenda per me tenori come Aragall non esistono piu.

Poi Di Stefano e Aragall avevano voci diverse,io dal vivo preferisco Aragall.Per la bellezza di timbro.

Caruso,Fletta,De Lucia,Taccani,Marconi,O'Sulliv­an,Paoli,Piccaluga,Pertile,Mer­li,Masini,Del Monaco,Corelli,Usunov,Minchev,­Nikolov,Bonisolli,Giacomini etc.etc.

Questi Signori erano Calaf.

[luwaig1]

@bodiloto Caruso era Calaf?non mi sembra di averlo mai sentito cantare Calaf forse perhcè non c'era piiu quando fu scritto i ruolo? se mi sbaglio mi faccia sapere

[bodiloto]

@luwaig1 va bene,e ovvio che Caruso non ha cantato mai Calaf,come non ha cantato mai Otello (credo che sai per quale ragione la direzione di Met non voleva che Caruso cantasse Otello...).Ma questo fatto non vuol dire che Caruso non aveva la voce e i mezzi artistici per cantare Calaf e Otello.Enrico Caruso con la sua voce magnifica era capace di cantare tutto il repertorio drammatico!E poi questo era un commento amichevole tra me e @numetutelare ...come vedi ho tantissimi amici,e bello non?Ciao!

[luwaig1]

@bodiloto ok signor Bodiloto,Caruso è stato e sarà un grande tenore per sempre nessuno mai arriverà a lui,i grandi sono Fleta,Lauri Volpi,Caruso,Gigli,Pertile,Cor­elli,Del Monaco,oggi l'opera è morta.

[bodiloto]

@luwaig1 l'opera non é morta,vengano i giovani cantanti! Soltanto loro sono capaci di far rinascere la lirica italiana!Ciao amico!

[bodiloto]

@numetutelare Di Stefano aveva una bella voce di tenore leggero,purtroppo ha passato troppo presto a repertorio lirico,poi verista,poi drammatico e cosi ha rovinato la sua bella voce.

Aragall aveva una bella voce quasi alla fine della sua bellissima carriera.Naturalmente Domingo,Carreras e Pavarotti erano un po' gelosi della saua voce /e non soltanto della sua anche di quelle di Giacomini,Dvorsky etc./ ma questa é una lunga storia á raccontare...Dal vivo Aragall era un bravissimo tenore.Ciao

[numetutelare]

@bodiloto Ha ragione, esattamente come i grandi tenori degli anni 50/60 hanno dovuto fare i conti con cantanti come Raimondi... Aragall é stato molto osteggiato proprio perché la sua voce intimoriva i colleghi.

[luwaig1]

@numetutelare i giovani cantanti non valgono nulla se non sono sostenuti da una solida tecnica e da un buoninsegnante,cosa difficile da trovare

[numetutelare]

@bodiloto perfettamente d'accordo!!!!

[numetutelare]

@numetutelare Rammento che per Traviata con la Callas alla Scala, Di Stefano diede forfait per dissapori personali e fu sostituito da Raimondi che non fece rimpiangere troppo il cambio.

[95nikkietto]

@bodiloto la voce di questo era piu bella di Domingo Carreras e Pavarotti??? ma per caso fai uso di sostanze stupefacenti??? ce non metto in dubbio che abbia una bellissima voce ma i Tre Tenori non si battono!!!!!!!!!!

[bodiloto]

@95nikkietto ahahahahahahahahahah!

si vede che sei giovane e ottimista!

I tuoi 'tre tenori' sono infatti uno vero che si chiama Pavarotti!

Purtroppo non soltanto Aragall,anche Nikolov,Corelli,Giacomini dal vivo avevano voci

molto più belle dei tuoi 'tenori'...

Io amico per la prima volta avevo sentito dal vivo Carmen negli anni 50...

E tu ?

Ciao !

[esclarmonde1]

It as Aragalls 70th birthday on the 6th June please will everyone make it a very special day for this gentle ,kind man.

[esclarmonde1]

The greatest tenor of the 20th century as Carreras, Domingo and Pavarotti have all stated. To hear Nessum Dorma sung as Puccini intented it ,compared with forced notes of Pavarotti (no wonder football fans liked it) is a joy . Truly a God given voice.

[Mooorhe]

That's not true, Pavarotti said greatest of his time. I don't think any ever said greatest of the 20th Century.

[esclarmonde1]

Pavorotti told me that Aragall had the greatest voice as did Carreras and Domingo As Carreras said if only Aragall recorded more they , The Three Tenors, would all be in the second division.

[Mooorhe]

That's the voice though, a compliment toward a singer's natural voice does not neccesarily pertain to the complete tenor.

Pavarotti didn't think the voice of Schipa was a beautiful one, but he loved him for his incredible line.

[esclarmonde1]

We will have to disagree,as Pavarotti admired every aspect of Aragalls voice including his line. You must realise that many singers sang for commercial reasons only and had powerful agents who made money out of promoting their meagre talents.

[Mooorhe]

I know that Pavarotti adored Aragall, after all those I Capuleti... performances, how could he not?

My issue was that you said all three said he was the greatest of the 20th Century. I don't recall any such statement from any of them. Pavarotti's favourite was di Stefano, and he considered Bjorling the greatest technical tenor I believe.

I don't think many great singers were commercially driven to start singing, none of the Three Tenors were.

[roundrocktx]

Aragall and Carreras used to have the same singing teacher in Barcelona,maestro Puig.

[esclarmonde1]

Yes , but Aragall was the better singer and was taught for a pittance by Professor Badiali in Milan. Within six months Aragall won the Voci Verdiane and in less than a year made his debut at La Scala. At 23 he became an overnight sensation.

[roundrocktx]

ofcourse, I remember the story now,I have a magazine where he talks about that,there was hardly any money and he had to sleep in a church...I met him in Chicago and he was such a warm and modest person,thx for your information.

[333Kersh]

I enjoy comparing the genteel, sweet sound of Aragall to the testosterone fueled, hyper butch renditions of MDM and love both. Thanks for posting.

[zeukzir]

jaume, t'estimem

i poques coses més es poden dir

[chaiter1]

A great performance indeed.

Those of you mentioning Fleta forget Lazaro and then there is also Cortis...

For me Aragall is the true alternative of Pavarotti.

Not better, but at his best equal or almost equal.

[alexgomez2]

PAvarotti dijo más de una vez que Aragal era, en su opinión, el mejor tenor de la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Increíble comentario viniendo del que muchos consideramos si no el mejor uno de los tenores románticos más ilustres del siglo junto con Caruso, Gigli, Del Mónaco, Corelli, Krauss, Domingo, Araiza y Carreras. Esta interpretación es sin duda increíble. Lástima que Aragal sufriera del terrible "crack" que paralizara su carrera casi totalmente.

[douglasleiva]

A mi parecer, Aragall tiene la mejor voz. No distorciona las notas altas y modula muy bien las partes dramáticas como líricas. No soy un experto, pero este tenor es extraordinario.

[Bugia08]

escuchando arias como ésta aprendes a apreciar la música, la voz, la belleza. Hay muchos tenores..pero pocos logran esta mezcla entre elegancia hermosura y alma en su voz.. Bravo maestro!

[douglasleiva]

Bugia08, disculpa uq te corrija esto, pero lo veo necesario ya que te gusta la ópera, se escribe "aria".

[Bugia08]

ji ji ji..una faltita de despiste cometí, merci, ma ya sabía q es ariaa.. por cierto,te gusta o no esta aria cantada por Aragall..?

[okaukuejo]

Wow, I love this. Very nice.

[tenorsanyone]

Listening to Aragall in this aria, it is not hard to see why he has developed a following among certain enthusiasts. He is a very appealing, well-mannered singer. Bravo!

[pecabi]

eso es legatto y es una maravilla escuchar ese fraseo elegante que ya casi está desapareciendo.

[arashk83]

Imo THE BEST nessun dorma i've heard!

Bravo Maestro

[acitipo]

tiene una hermosa voz, es uno de los grandes del siglo

[luciano1935]

me pareció escuchar a Corelli. Prefiero a Aragall en el trovador. No hay nadie mejor que él

[Trubadurul]

Divin

[paulostroff99]

Only Mario del Monaco compares on this. Pav rated high on this aria as well.

[rychehed]

the greatest singer and a fantastic man,if you have heard him sing live,you will know what i mean.

[stagemusicman]

probably the finest tenor ever.

[paulostroff99]

Superlative! AS good or better than I have ever heard. Bravo!

[LucaYune]

Aragall has a fresh and clean voice with sharp climax !!

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Korny-Do you even know what you're talking about? MINGO (where's the Do?) would give up lots of things to have Aragall's voice and technique. Your young age doesn't give you the privilege to make stupid comments which are divorced from reality. Try to educate yourself before forming an opinion!

[korny87]

Domingo is the best spanish tenor then aragall and then carreras...

[paulostroff99]

korny87-Miguel Fleta was the best,and he was followed by Aragall and kraus and or Domingo. Cheers

[LucaYune]

the best nessun dorma

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Fleta, Kraus and Argall were the best tenors teh spanish speaking world has produced but for some odd reason people has fixated on pedestrian tenors such as Domingo, Carreras, Villazon,Vargas etc.

[paulostroff99]

TheInquisitive4Ever- I fully agree on Fleta being the best,and it is hard to choose between Kraus and Aragall for second and third. Cheers.

There were none better!

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Paul-There is no point in trying to choose among the greats. It's like asking "which Nobel Laureate is better than the other?" It's a futile endeavor. They all created something unique and excellent in their own way and that is all that matters. The idea is to join the ranks of the Greats. The rest is useless fodder for nonsensical debates.

[paulostroff99]

TheInquisitive4Ever- I fully agree,as beauty is in the eye of the beholder-music is judged by the ears and soul of the listener. Best wishes.

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Paul-Please not that there is an prerequisite to what I said. One has to be one of the greats first. Not all tenors liked by people are Great artistically. Cheers.

[paulostroff99]

TheInquisitive4Ever- The so called greatest authorities on this ratings business-say that If he did not have a problem with severe stage fright-that he would have rated up there with the very best. Even wikipedia says this.

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Paul-That is absolutely correct. If he had a more outgoing personality he would have been known much more. But even the way he was, he elevated himself to the levels of others Greats who have gone before him.

[paulostroff99]

TheInquisitiver4Ever- I could not agree with you more. Best wishes.

[OettingerCroat]

beautiful performance! glorious high A's and B's!!! wow...

[phantom4087]

Also, saying who is "the best" trivializes the voice. On a side note, the orchestra is very good here.

[CraigFrancisSoto]

Che bella voce!It is a shame he didn't receive more attention and acclaim in the US than he did.Signore Aragall is superb lyric tenor.I like him MUCH better than Carreras.And his timbre and tone is much more attractive and appealing than that of Domingo.Mille grazie for posting this great piece.Bravissimo Aragall!

[arashk83]

There are no words to discribe Aragall!

His high C is the mos beautiful i've ever heard from enyone.

Bravo Maestro!

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Society at large was not consumed with consumerism back in the days of Gigli and del Monaco. Get a clue. We live in an age where American Idol contestants get more people to vote than major elections to top offices in a given country. If Domingo were singing in the days of Gigli or del Monaco (prime years) he'd be booed off of the stage.

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Be factual. Domingo tried lyric roles...failed. Was mediocre at best. Tried to market himself as a dramatic tenor later on..and it was a joke. Then he moved onto the german repertoire. I suppose he's trying to pass himself as a top heldentenor...lol. 3rd times is a charm eh? lol

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Domingo even filled bigger opera houses. It's amazing how many tickets one can sell with enough publicity behind you. Under such circumstances, Domingo could have crapped on a silver plate and people would have still consumed it. The idea is to create artistic excellence. Domingo sung 130 roles with acceptable goodness for unsuspecting and undiscerning masses.

[rychehed]

jrynz,you should check out aragall singing in faust,totally beautiful,he is also the best in tosca,which is available on dvd,i have purchased some of his latest cds,he still has the best voice i the world.

[jrynz]

He really does this justice. That top B at the end is priceless, truly priceless.

[rychehed]

giacomo aragall,the worlds greatest singer,check out his latest cds,he still has a superb voice,he`s also a really nice man,we have spoken to him many times,as long as the fans are happy,he is happy.

[LucaYune]

I agree thank you for your words

[libetta]

does he still record and perform?

[kleinBion]

Si tiene muy buena vos, pero tuvo el inconveniente de haber surgido en la era Pavarotti-Domingo, el y muchos mas quedaron eclipsados

[elreydeldo]

Bueno he de decir sobre eso que Aragall no fue eclipsado por nadie más que por el mismo. Es conocido por todo el mundo su miedo escénico, lo cual le ha llevado a estar durante largos periodos de tiempo desaparecido de la vida pública. Los problemas personales han sido su talón de Aquiles, y es una pena porque me parece un tenor espléndido.

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Respectable top tenors try singing what they can in its pristine form to the maximum extend possible, and would resort to transposing as a last resort if there is a viable reason to do so. In MINGO (Where's the Do)'s case, it has been a career long habit which is DISHONEST. But given his salesmanship talent, profit was given precedence to artistry.

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

More operatic roles were transposed at least a semitone for Domingo than any other tenor. And still, as a supposed top tenor, he's struggle with a A4 that many tenors could produce day in and day out without a problem. Transposing is not only dishonest, but also very disrespectful to fellow artists as the entire score needs to be transposed, requiring everybody to sing in a way they'd normally would not do. No other tenor has received such a "carte blanche" as MINGO...

[ilbacioditosca]

do you know that Domingo was able to fill big houses in the way Delmonaco or Nilsson did? anyway he change that way of belting after his 40s. Another thing is that a voices like Gigli, Bjoerling, Gedda, does not have connection with Domingo voice which of them would pass from singing L'elisir to Parsifall or Rigoletto to Sigmund.Fleta? Roaswange?

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

As far singing is concerned, Domingo has SQUAT over Aragall and Pava. His 130 (now) roles is a sign of artistic prostitution. He sung almost all roles just good enough to fill the house thanks to the aggressive marketing machine which backs him up. He's an excellebt businessman in that regard. However, that has nothing to do with artistic excellence. Domingo always sounded hooted, throaty, monochromatic and PUSHED. All attributes of poor technique.

[LucaYune]

Best Nessun Dorma of all

[Kafkandinsky]

Pavarotti and Domingo said in interviews that Aragall was the best of them, but he just couldn't handle the pressure of stage. Corelli had the same problem (main reason why he retired a bit early) but he managed to beat it a bit.

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Maestro Aragall had intense stage fright of clinical proportions in his earlier years, which prevented him to gain more recognition and acclaim in the opera world. Essentially, he remained as one of the top lyric tenors for the connaisseurs. What a spendid voice!

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Carreras and Domingo fanatics should listen to Maestro Aragall (and Maestro Kraus). Those two pale in comparison to Aragall and Kraus among the spanish-speaking tenors. What a splendid rendition of Nessun Dorma!

[Francoecacorelli]

VERY GOOD!!!

BRAVO

BRAVO

BRAVO

[hansquad]

In an interview, Pavarotti recalls there were three young tenors at that time, himself, Domingo and Aragall. And he continued, "the best of the three was most probably Aragall, I don't know if he still sings now."

That's Aragall.

[njtenor57]

one of the most underated tenors of all time!

[LosLunesMeMatan]

Well, for me Aragall is the best of all time, so maybe I overate him.

[LosLunesMeMatan]

"What could I not have done with Aragall's voice" - Pavarotti.

[esclarmonde1]

No, you could never overate this extraordinary man.

[oldmusicman2007]

I see you like Beniamino Gigli. I actually saw him in concert in Heidelberg in 1952! As to the ranking of tenors I only list 3 favorites as there are so many out there, past and present and some of them are wonderful but incomparable such as Caruso and Richard Tauber. My top 3 are Corelli, Bjorling and Fritz Wunderlich but that's just my taste and everyone is entitled their own.

[macciboma]

Bel timbro vocale,piacevole, ottimo tenore io

ritengo Corelli il migliore per questa aria,ed

anche in generale.

Grazie turfanatic per coltivare vivo l'amore per

questa opera del grande Puccini.