Belcanto - The Tenors of the 78 Era -- Episode 9 Gigli

[Cantormatis]

Stefan Zucker is absolutely correct- Gigli could sob without disturbing the line.

[cleanears]

Magnificent!!!!!!

[Webarton]

Beautiful sound. Amazing voice.

But just to clarify, this sob that they are discussing, this is simply muscle. You are closing the sound with muscle, it is actually not good to do, but many singers get away with it.

[Aetion]

A lyric voice to dream with. Thank you for this so interesting video.

[marcobenve]

il miglior tenore di tutti i tempi....voce di velluto e tecnica insuperabile.

[SENAFOREVER]

Celletti's comment is really stupid.

[j72050]

...that unchained explosive voice....he could shout and it would still sound magnificient musically.....natural musicality was unmistakeable....

[paulostroff99]

Gigli-A more than worthy successor to Caruso.

[martpast1]

@paulostroff99 why he (and Pavarotti) lifts his shoulders when taking a breath ? 

[mhwon3]

VIVA GIGLI!!!

[pecsabi]

Gigli was a best singer hes ages

[am1musica]

I always loved his voice and way of singing!

[796824]

Gigli was unique, a tenor who could sing anything

[operataste]

I have to disagree with Mr.Celletti. Gigli's way of singing was not bad taste. We have to consider the "era" of 30's, 40's, everybody use to sing like that. But, if you analyse all the others singers of his time, he was much more pleasant to listen to, than the others. This means a good taste. Everybody imitate Caruso, that time. I disagree also that his feeling was artificial. That was so strong he used to loose the voice at an emotional aria.

[martpast1]

@operataste why does he lift his shoulders when breathing? do u remember that teachers and books say to breath with the lower part of diaphragma and not upper lungs? same Pavarotti breaths

[operataste]

@martpast1 To sing is not to use only the throat, but all the body. Probably they use to lift the shoulders to relax the diaphragm/belly. It is very important that, after every phrase (at the time the singer goes to breath) to relax TOTALLY the diaphragm, only this way the singer can support more time, singing. Otherwise the belly goes getting tense, hard.

But for Gigli, and the others, it is automatic. After years learning, they internalize the moviment, in an automatic way. I guess so.

[operataste]

@martpast1 Also: both Gigli and Pavarotti became too much fat. This disrupts the perfect breath, the perfect moviment of the belly. If someone thinks that all singer is fat and it should be good for the singer, is completely wrong. To be fat is a problem in several aspects (health, muscle tone, etc.). Does the person gets diabetic, have gastric reflux (which is hugely damaging to the voice). Singers: maintain the correct weight!

[michaelantonelli1957]

GIGLI A LEGEND