Cesare Siepi sings "Infelice ! E tuo credevi"

[moti304]

@Holovanov they would not put applause in a recoding. r u serious this is so live

[Maripudelmonaco]

EL MEJOR BAJO  QUE HA EXISTIDO Y CON LA MÁS BELLA VOZ. NADIE COMO ÉL..

[paulostroff99]

Superb.TY primobaritono for posting this gem.

[Ariadne7710]

Io ho sentito il grande Cesare Siepi dal vivo in teatro molte volte. Lei aveva una voce di grandissima richezza e maesta ed il suo fiato era una meraviglia. Ma sopratutto aveva una grande musicalita per interpretare tutti gli quelli ruoli chi cantava

[AulicExclusiva]

Un autentico basso cantante, un artista, un musico privilegiato, un rè sul palcoscenico. Io l' ho sentito molte volte in teatro, al Metropolitan. È così che cantava in pubblico, con un fiato da campione, una resonanza naturale e calda, aperta, italiana.

Mi fa quasi piangere sentirlo oggi, in questo bel documento. Grazie, primobaritono.

[Maripudelmonaco]

Una belleza de voz inigualable, perfecto canto, GRACIAS QUERIDO SIEPI, por haber sido tan grande, tú, con MARIO DEL MONACO, Y ETTORE BASTIANINI habeis sido los mejores bajo, tenor y barítono de todos los  tiempos.

[berriman1000]

i AM OVER WHELMED -THOUGHT I COULD NEVER HEAR A GOOD A VOICE AS CHRISTOFF OR GHIAROV

[1947Rollo]

Un alto grande italiano che per avere giustizia dei suoi meriti artistici ha dovuto migrare in America.Il colore scuro e pastoso del suo timbro,la profondità del suo registro grave,una linea di canto morbida e omogenea,unitamente a una tecnica più che sufficente,fanno di lui una delle più belle voci di basso profondo.La sua "R" arrotata oltretutto gli conferisce un tratto aristocratico che si avvertiva nel suo canto;era un signor basso e un basso signore.

[Agorante]

Siepi was of course a fabulous vocalist. The idea that he could only sing this well in a studio is preposterous. This is not a particularly difficult aria after all.

When I first heard him live I was in no doubt who was the star on stage. His voice was huge, rich and easy.

I'm glad he skips the cabaletta that Marini added from Oberto.

[ydna685]

It's obviously live because there is a mistake in the words that would never fly in a studio recording.

[robertwbecker]

Siepi is one of my Heroes! After 47 years I am still in complete awe of this Magnificent singer!

[ingriddoppler]

BRAVO!! after Boris Christoff, my favorite basso.

thanks for this gem.

[ditogam]

This adorable !!! My most favorite bass voice

Thank you

[BNL75]

Fantastico!!!

[bodiloto]

SUBLIME !!!!

[impressart]

Cesare Siepi, la voce piu bella da basso e il cantante piu musicale di tutti i tempi, emissione perfetta, morbidezza d'emissione, suoni ampi, é un piacere ascoltarlo, grazie Primobaritono!!!

[Bassonobile]

@impressart Condivido PIENAMENTE!!!

[sobchakdrums]

What year was this?

[WarrenWestonEagle]

Cool! I sang this song at my last student recital. But I had to do all the recitative. I'm a bass, but I usually sing tenor II.

[robertwbecker]

One of the vocal Wonders of the World!

[uditoreesperto]

grande cesare. rimarrai per sempre il miglior cantante

[oramao]

For Sure It's live He makes a mistake in the words "questo giglio immacolato" instead "si bel giglio immacolato " ...great record anyway..ciao valerio

[uglymoon78]

Trully stupenduous voice, I probably haven't heard a better version of this aria. Samuel Ramey comes close, though!

[tehen162]

Of course, this is live. There is another live Ernani from the Met with him: the one with Corelli,Price,Sereni from 1965, that is excelent too. The audience went crazy after Siepi's aria in that.

[primobaritono]

Well you are definitely wrong, it is live. 1956 from the MET. I do not know why you think it's not...but I don't really care either.

[primobaritono]

You don't believe it's live ?

First of all, do you think I'm a liar ?

Second, don't you hear the applause !?!?

[billyguns2]

Poor Holovanov is probably not used to hearing live singing of this magnificence, that is why he thinks it isn't live. Yes, Holovanov, there used to be great singers who didn't have to record one phrase at a time. Also, can you not hear the audience noise in the background and the poor recorded sound? What about the Bravi, and the applause? Idiot!

[drmiddos]

@primobaritono

Your posts to You tube are appreciated- thank you for sharing these great performances with us. Please do not feel that you have to answer everyone's comments. Sometimes, no answer is an answer.

vivo il primobaritono!

[drmiddos]

@primobaritono

please excuse me if I have already said this: You do not have to respond to every tom, dick, and harry that writes a comment on U tube. Obviously, Holovanov thinks that the applause was dubbed in!

No response is also a response.

[luckymortal]

"Questa Figlia imaculato" --first time I've ever heard these words. Is there a reason for the wrong words or was it just a flub?

[edraith]

He says "Questo giglio immacolato" :)

[luckymortal]

Ah, well that's better than"eyelash" (ciglio) in the G Schirmer Anthology. What's best? "Questo" or Si bel? Hmmm. Guess I'll go look it up.

[edraith]

Maybe "Sì bel giglio" in more correct.

Try on google with this keywords: "Ernani libretto" or "Ernani libretto karadar". You will find a portal that has quite correct librettos :)

[berserkur7]

That´s just ridiculously good singing! What a treat to hear him in a live recording.

[Comatose7890]

what opera is this from?

[primobaritono]

Giuseppe Verdi's Ernani.

[kmillard]

Ernani.

[janejones11]

"Chocolate-fudge custard"- what a great description! Imo, Siepi's voice was one of the most ravshing basso voices on record. PrimoBaritono: thanks for posting so many of these gems :)

[primobaritono]

You are very welcome :)

[stevevandien]

The most beautiful basso cantante of his time. His tone is like chocolate-fudge custard, and what an artist as well --

[sagalat]

Just showed this to 3 friends (who are actually ALL of my friends) here in Yonkers, New York. EVERYBODY LOVED IT! Quality never goes out of style. Also, the cream always rises to the top. Thanks. We owe ya