Vocal Disasters part 1

[everybodyelsedoesit]

6:07 SCARY WOW !!!

[turnipoverlord]

Who the hell is the chicken lady, and where can i get the full song?

[Keksakallu]

Morriiiirrr! Tosca SMASH!

[neuromainkder]

Oh GOOOOD I didn't thought it was going to be so funny... like the lady at 1:22 OMG I'm laughing my guts out and its 1:29 am... My neighbors are gonna be pissed.

[angelmonsud]

what's the name of the first song??? Somebody help??

[amigosaurio]

@angelmonsud la donna inmovile

[DNatz369]

@amigosaurio La Donna E Mobile LOL!!

[makihara30chise]

q.q What is the title of this song? Please help! TT^TT ♥

[TheEternaut]

It is well-known the fact that Gedda had problems with his drinking... I am not an expert, but it could be the reason of his mistake. Anyway, could anyone post the list of the singers involved in the recordings? I recongnize a few of them -or I think I do- but not all.

[prompterbox]

@TheEternaut

DRINKING? An absolute lie. Filth! How dare you spread such bullshit. No truth to that at all. Gedda, a great man, a supreme technician did NOT have a drinking problem. You are an ass.

[TheEternaut]

@prompterbox Even if I am mistaken -which could be, my knowledge of him is based solely on books, recordings and TV documentaries- there is absolutely no need to insult. Remarking my (possible) error is enough to make me sink deeper in the biography of an artist I admire a lot, no matter his (possible) private-life lapsuses. Same way I will review my concepts about Gedda, I suggest you do the same with your manners.

[goldenthroat86]

That's definitely not Gedda in the first clip.

[cameratadivoce]

a ver, háganlo ustedes que critican!!!

[carloschant]

Very interesting to listen to, although I really don't want to go through the whole thing. All these singers were under a lot of pressure each time they were on stage. And it just feels more hilarious or embarrassing if a famous singer makes a terrible sound than if a famous athlete makes a mistake.

[ediritoma]

stupendo, come ultimo, lo steccone di Enrico Stinchelli nell'aria dell'Ali Babà di Bottesini!!!

[hightenor123]

That Tosca is Hildegard Behrens, and I love that performance, she is using that tone on purpose, It is really a thrilling performance, released on DVD with Domingo...

[wattever333]

who is that awful tosca? sounds like my mother in law.

[wattever333]

isn't that gedda again at 7:30?

[wattever333]

nemorino had a brain fart, he completely forgot what key he was in.

[mariandevadas]

1; 22 a chicken?:

:)))))))))))))))

[aar41093]

@mariandevadas ..LOL LOL..no u didn't! LOL LOL!

[mariandevadas]

@aar41093 oh...but i did it! :))))))))))

[VivaTenors]

I believe that such videos shouldn't be posted. Opera is for giving us pleasure, not a sadistic satisfaction that even great artists are mere human beings. Revealing their disgracefull moments gives nothing to the real opera lovers.

[trudbol]

@VivaTenors It's not necessarily sadistic to have this kind of video. I personally find it very interesting to see how these amazing singers sometimes make mistakes, and how they do. If it's aesthetics motivating your viewing this video, it's pretty pointless, but there is a lot to hear and learn about people's mistakes. But I see your point.

[TheManonDeGrieux]

MMMMMUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUORRRRRRIi­iiiiiii rrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhh dannhhhaaaATTTOOOOOO mmmmmmmUUUUUOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRR­IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRRRRGHHHHHHHH­HH AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHH­!!!!ahahahahahhaha xD

[themargueritegautier]

It's Giacomo Laurivolpi in La donna è mobile!!!

[TheManonDeGrieux]

ahahahahahah che risate ragazzi!!!xD ma soprattutto x la stecca de La donna è mobile!!!

[PianoPlayer1355]

Who is the singer at 2:56 ? It sounds a lot like Pavarotti, but I'm not sure. If it is him, when did that happen?

[Mr19841504]

@PianoPlayer1355 it is big Pav. the concert was taking place during a nov. night.even the greatest make misteks,that is what makes as humans!

[PianoPlayer1355]

@Mr19841504 I know that it is Pavarotti at 2:56, but what year did this take place in?

[Mr19841504]

@PianoPlayer1355 try on you tube ''pavarotti gets booed",but its not the same recording,still Pavarotti is the one of the most important figure in opera, see you!

[salstiha]

Nessuno è perfetto!

[AntW11]

I love that Tosca.

[AntW11]

I love that Tosca. I am crying.

[GeronteDiRavoir]

Primero el primer tenor que canta no es GEDDA, SU VOS LA CONOZCO COMO MI MANO, Y JAMAS HIZO ALARDE DE LETRAS " A" EN TANTAS VECES...

[Tomsfilipsons]

Is the 2nd one a professional singer? It sounds like a chicken!

[maximopistol]

thanks these clip always helps me in some weird way to be a better tenor for some reason.

[FrogCraw]

The sequences are a godsend to every performer who has blown a performance. The courage to get up and try again is elusive and these recordings help. You are only as good as your last performance, but these recordings show what happens rarely when you risk it all and blow it. At least none of them fell off the stage , and I've seen that too.

[Lirico96]

Scary Behrens, but beloved wagnerian.

That Tosca was really poor.

[tompussina]

Dovresti inserire anche i nomi di chi combina questi disastri. Così su due piedi non si riconoscono tutti...

[TZEITEL10]

Sounds like someone brought in a cockerel at one stage.

[Weihafan]

Who is singing here? It´s perfect pleasure ...

[MrDavid884]

estoy de acuerdo paul deberia estar hay lo acepto gente de un programucho aaaaaaa vaya a que lo evaluen verdaderos cantantes liricos

[ferrykalos]

Tosca is the best..."MUORIIIIIII" It suonds like Deth made it in person!

[MathildeMar]

This is why I suffer from stage fright.

[ThePavafan]

O soave fanciulla - Alfredo Kraus

[joserico282]

@ThePavafan It sounds like Pavarotti to me.

[ThePavafan]

@joserico282 But it is kraus

[darkblueangel1956]

MIIIIIIIIINCHIAAAAAAAA !!!!!!!!!! NON MI SONO MAI DIVERTITO TANTO !!!!!!!!!!!!!! MI STO ANCORA ROTOLANDO PER TERRA DALLE RISATE !!!!!!!!!!!! ODDDDDDIOOO CHE MAL DI PANCIA !!!!!!!!! BASTA !!! ORA SVENGOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!

[missgreeneyes56]

2:10 so funny. It's like someone falling over. That always cracks me up. Sorry. And poor Tosca needs some antibiotics. Of course they're human but it is funny; lighten up.

[masmen325]

2:45 who is the tenor on O Soave Fancuilla??

[parkitrighthere]

I agree 100% with jacksvoice. Why anyone would rejoice in others' misfortunes just shows how mean-spirited and cruel people can be. How sad...

[egarrulo]

@parkitrighthere Come on, relax. I don't think it killed their careers. Shit happens to everyone. It makes us appreciate even more when they do it right, and understand how difficult is singing like that.

[OrpheuCe]

acidentes acontecem....

[madisonelectronic]

Paul Potts should be here.

[ERiCDrAyViN]

@madisonelectronic Paul Potts is not an Opera singer, it's like saying Michael Schumacher should be in a video of soccer bloopers.

[danstpete]

@madisonelectronic

you've certainly got that right. i find his popularity stunning and very strange.

[Gunnifunz]

@madisonelectronic Right! He's a permanent desaster ....

[traxelable]

@madisonelectronic: thanks, indeed!! this unbelievable bad crooner.

[lateralex90]

@madisonelectronic should we even consider him in the operatic style?

[Kajsa305]

@madisonelectronic Paul Potts is an amateur. Don't you compare him with Great operasingers like Gedda. Everyone can have a bad night. Show me Potts operaroles (in whole) and I will listen to you. Anyone can sing a single opera aria. But few can do an entire opera. Get Potts to the Met and we shall se...

[madisonelectronic]

@Kajsa305 This clip is Vocal Disasters. I said Paul Potts should be here. Can't you read?

[jacksvoice]

I find this whole premise so bloody cynical. and mean . These are human beings, dong the best they can under the most pressurised conditions. Give 'em a break!

[Lovelytenor1]

As I lad I was given the chance to sing the "Duke" at a side performance, all the "cover singers". I got thru that awful final act wonderfully well & was feeling pretty cocky. However, as the Duke walks away in the background in the final moments I splattered that final "B", not unlike Gedda here. It was a sobbering lesson: No singer can ever lose their concentration. The human voice is not all that reliable, no matter how perfect the technique.

[wattever333]

I heard Pavarotti in Bohème.

hilarious chorus in Traviata!!! similar problem in the Casta Diva, 1958, Callas, Paris.

omg Tosca, clear your throat! LOL

we could put Callas singing sharp in the Traviata duet with Germont 1955.

do I hear Mario del Monaco singing some operetta?

Furtiva: de quoi mourir de rire!!! LOL

I would like to have all the names, years...

[Beth29252]

Is it just me, or did the tenor finish flat in Una Furtiva Lagrime? Very entertaining video by the way. If I had to choose which was the worst, it was the La Traviata chorus by far, Verdi would be turning in his grave if he heard that.

[Gary2837]

Thanks for posting!!! Where ever did you find them?

[Montanarus]

1:18... kiii...kiiriii...kiiiiiiii...!­!!!!!!!

[AfroPoli]

Behrens sucks so much... oh my God.

[fookyoufookme]

hahahaha the first soprano sounds like a rooster! LOL ,poor Pavarotti in che gelida.

[31operafan]

All I can do is cringe. Some of them sound OK, but most of them were AWFUL! xP Pavarotti did pretty darn good after that little slip-up in "Che gelida manina". :)

[thekaliko]

@31operafan which one was that?

[31operafan]

@thekaliko The fifth one.

[thekaliko]

@31operafan thank you for responding

[Montanarus]

5:50: muori...muori...MUUUOOOORRIIII­III...!!!!

[Ophelia752]

@Montanarus ahahaha un'assatanata!

[gojewla]

@Montanarus That was taken from the Exorcist part 5 "Beezelbub takes Milan".

[wanchaan]

personne n est parfait accepter les fautes des autres autant que l on veuille les siennes soit acceptees

[Dymension]

Is the Tosca excerpt Hildegard Behrens?

[GeorgiNM]

Nooooo, this is impossible.... this Tosca sooo cracks me up .... HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH What is it - Tosca from Hell? From Mordor? ( 5:30 and on, if you are curious, and you sure as hell must be) .... LOL LOL LOL

[StuartLou]

AT LAST!! GREAT SINGING!! LOVE IT. Wish they were all at the MET today. It would be an improvement. uncle louie

[31operafan]

The fifth one was OK; can't say it was a disaster. Sixth one wasn't bad either, although the sound quality wasn't too good. The seventh one was just plain weird. The eigth one was OK, except for that crack. The ninth one was all right, except for the end. The tenth one? I have never heard a worse rendition of "Una furtiva lagrima". :p

[31operafan]

xD Hysterical! The first one was OK, but it ended on a bad note (literally). The second one was weird. The third one was OK up until he hit that high note. The fourth one was the worst ending to "O Suave Fanciulla" I ever heard. The fourth one wasn't too good, but Pavarotti recovered quickly from the mistake; gotta give him props for that. :) I can't give details on the rest in this comment box...

[danandhisredkid]

I know the first three are Gedda (La Donna e Mobile) ,Elinor Ross(Non Mi Dir) and Cesar Antonio Suarez (Puritani aria). The other excerpts include- "O Soave Fanciulla" (Boheme), "Che Gelida Manina" (same opera)- sounded like Pavarotti, not sure, , "La Traviata"-Act 2, scene 2, with the chorus totally off, "Tosca" Act 2 (wish I could identify this soprano-she is soooooo scary!), "Otello" quartet, "Una Furtiva Lagrima". Wish I could figure out all of these!

[31operafan]

xD The second one sounded like a crow squawking! "Awk! Awk!" Very funny! 

[Jextxadore]

5:59…that is honestly the most terrifying sound I have ever heard.

[XenomorphIX]

why did they put a rooster on stage at 1:13 ?

[buffetosca]

1:13 kikkirikì....

[unclealand]

Ohhh, but you should have heard Callas.

[clarksc1988]

WOW the Traviata at 4:02 is HORRIBLE! Its difficult early on, but when the orchestra is finally fully in, it should become pretty obvious if you're dragging or rushing. In this case, it gets INCREDIBLY worse, almost a whole measure off!

[MrBertholdo]

5:45 she is posessed? Oo'

[dyingswine]

I adore Gedda so much. How I wish he had never suffered such a moment. And I almost thought he had never done this( At least I have never heard he cracked or something like that).

[SuperBrad1977]

I know it's cruel - but still it is nice to know that even pavarotti could have an off night with Che Gelida Manina.

[Marmarcoco]

Is it not Pavarotti in "Che gelida manina"???

[enricodelago]

@Marmarcoco I am thinking the same.

[512gontran]

@Marmarcoco I think also it's big Luciano. If he was able to crack a high C, who can we trust ???...

[Marc76L]

Gedda e Pavarotti non sono sicuramente, ma cosa dite???????

[papoocanada]

ah!ah!ah! delicate organs they have , you never know

[artdanks]

Who is the soprano singing "Non mi dir"? Sounds like Edda Moser...but with difficulty, unfortunately. Too bad...cuz she's WONDERFUL!

[Richiesutherland]

It's a shame that Gedda and DiGiuseppe are here, because the two of them were generally among the most reliable suppliers of high notes ever. That's a bad tape of Grace Bumbry singing La liberté in Carmen, but the pitch is incorrect.

[foxchool]

I wouldn´t have included Hildegard Behrens: One of the most moving Toscas of all time.

[froth82]

Nice collection. But if you're able to post a video, why don't you let us know what can be heared?

[17175386]

it'd be nice to hear a little bit more of the crowd's upoar at the end of the first one

[tenorismo]

LOL The Puritani , at least he lest the C sharp first . Give him credit . he didn't make the e above high C

[OperaBorealis]

@tenorismo

He (Enrico Di Giuseppe?) was pretty close to the high F (not E), but he was sliding up to it and that was not a really good idea.

[iiAFX]

poor Pavarotti =(

[necrogoddess]

7:53 wow!!

[valdengo1]

....absolutely fascinating....

[DottoreJojo]

Rodolpho is especially atrocious... and what the hell is up with Tosca.

[kgarmaker123]

@DottoreJojo its Pavarotti.. on both Boheme tracks.

[andrewoconnorblue]

What the fuck was that Carmen?

[AmericanEvita]

God I had no idea these opera singers I adore could sound this awful. Elinor's Non Mi Dir was so hilarious - she sounds like a rooster cock-a-doodle-dooing in the morning LOL Many on here weren't as bad as that, just copped out in final notes. Nothing wrong with Hildegard Behrens and McNeil doing the Tosca Scarpia Murder scene. It sounds good actually.

[ElisabettaVS]

I find nothing bad about Hildegard Behren's Tosa, in this scene it is justified to have such a voice! Her voice was in general sometimes a bit rough, wasn't it? It is not common, but not a 'vocal disaster' to "act" like this in the Tosca-Scarpia-murder scene.

[lmlm0109]

@ElisabettaVS

Elisabetta. Please. They are humans and they are divine but that Tosca is...

[musoph21]

what the hell is that at 5:33...sounds like Marge simpson trying to sing opera

[MAPIAKALLAS]

omg poor tosca lol

[a198919a]

1:03-04 lol...

[ziggyccc1]

listen, it's ok...it's to help us lighten up...shit happens, it's all good

[montsyblackmadonna]

@ziggyccc1 I hate that phrase," it's all good"it makes me cringe.Why don't you take your lowbrow american slang to some hip hop video,or american idol foxhole.

[MusicalMz]

@montsyblackmadonna Oh my gosh. Get over yourself...

[glukupikron]

nieciligi yes! It's him :-O

[neicielibigi]

3:10 is Pavarotti, is it not?

[MAPIAKALLAS]

@neicielibigi ohh its pavarotti i saw and interview were he mention this insident :-)

[laddnyc]

who are all the singers??? I recognize some but not all...please tell us

[coryisawake]

-Gedda in Rigoletto

-Elinor Ross in Don Giovanni.

-Enrico Di Giuseppe in I Puritani

-Pilar Lorengar & ?? in La Boheme

-Luciano Pavarotti in La Boheme

-Chorus? in Traviata

-H.Behrens and C.MacNeil in Tosca

-?? in Don Carlo

-Nicolai Gedda in The Beggar Student

-Carlo Bergonzi in L'elisir d'amore?

[nightskytube]

1.15 for the rooster

[marylambcarter]

please the names of the people envolved...

[Cramnella]

LOL! La Traviata Act 1 Finale Verdi by way of Charles Ives.

[clarksc1988]

LOL! Hilarious.

[tenorgoodfella]

No chance that is Kraus in Boheme.. I think its impossible for him to do this... even sick. No way.

[Huljic]

It`s Pavarotti!

Kraus never played Rodolpho on stage!!

[tenorgoodfella]

Yes, I know..! I was replying to @bradleyjenks, Its so interesting that Kraus never sang Rodolfo onstage.. he sang much harder roles.. anyway, he was a master of his voice, he definately knew what he was doing. About the tenor on this Boheme.. Yes, I can hear now that it is Pavarotti, well at least I think so... if it is, then I love him even more, at least we know he was human..! He was as near to a God as was possible..!

[Huljic]

:)Agree

[jojojo943]

@tenorgoodfella

Kraus wisely knew Boheme was too heavy for him. He may have sung "harder" roles, but not as heavy as that 3rd act of Boheme.

[aguacun]

I just cannot imagine a rooster in Kraus voice!

[tena2]

Kraus never cracked in his entire life. I know it for sure

[Dombloh]

Thats not true. Ive heard him doing ah mes amis and he cracked on one of the C's.

[tena2]

@Dombloh you heard him cracking on one of the high c? yes right, and now you´ll say you dont have that recording, you dont know when you heard that etc.... I am sorry but according to all my singing studies and the most important opera critics there is no one recorded word that Kraus could have had any trouble at all. If you heard it, I ´ll believe it when I listen to it. On the contrary, Pavarotti got a few crakings here and a few more recorded for example

[HadrienB]

He did, in fact, a few times...

[aguacun]

is not kraus

[AfroPoli]

LOL Behrens as Tosca sucks so hard!

[stickershomeplus]

I love that orchestra, especially the skittering violins.

[MrCafiero]

Even the most talented cannot be perfect all the time. They are human! FUNNY clips though. :)

[bradleyjenks]

Is the Boheme duet tenor Alfredo Kraus? The Che gelida manina sounds like Pav on a rough night.

[silvr94]

That Traviata Chorus is horrible!

[33blueberries]

Horribly...FUNNY!

[silvr94]

yeah... the conductor probably had a heart attack!

[Lindow]

The Tosca is Hildegard Behrens.

[Operafiend22]

God...Act 3 must have been interesting (hopefully she had a cover)

[MrCafiero]

@Lindow At least she did it on purpose!LOL!

[Stereo4102]

1:18 to 1:22 Cookle-doodle-doo! (Kee-kee-ree-kee!)

[sabbi696]

haha the first 2 were the worstt

[tianamalone]

And now I feel better about my voice lesson today.

[jaaaaaayynnee]

The soprano Eleanor Ross " Chickens out " on Non mi dir

[MusicalTenor23]

@jaaaaaayynnee please give me the list of the singers featured here.. nice video.. haha!

[trevorjc11]

HAHAHAHHAHA

omg my fav is the woman who sounds like a chicken singing non mi dir!

[jaaaaaayynnee]

I do know the first track is Nicolai Gedda tho. X

[mrrk]

so who are the singers?

[jaaaaaayynnee]

I had to delete the previous posts as they were too long. Sorry!

[VelikiKlek]

Why post something that was already posted here a couple of times?