Giorgio Zancanaro "Eri tu che macchiavi" Un ballo in maschera

[operamandan79]

what a bad ass

[antares291]

Grandioso!!! Belissimo!!!

[markhmcleod64]

Still my most favorite version of this beautiful baritone aria. His diction and use of voice for emotional effect is very moving. Grazie Giorgio!

[Merrillmiller99]

I hardly have to say that he is vocally fantastic, But I would like to mention his presence, his way to greet the audience(he doesn´t bow, but not of lack of respect, but rather because he didn´t feel like it was necessary at that point. Have you noticed what he does in the intermezzo? He just walks about as if he were in his own livingroom.

Not even Ingvar Wixell would be so cool to do that. Zancanario is totally relaxed. And it´´s probably why he´s such a great actor.

[arc264]

@Merrillmiller99 Totally agree with you - he is so at ease and loving every minute of it ! There is total confidence in his presence AND in his singing - just amazing!!!!

[vpo2g2]

First rate baritone -- makes today's current sound like Bing Crosby

[ingriddoppler]

Great voice, great interpretation~ BRAVO !!

[CraigFrancisSoto]

E meraviglioso ! A wonderful baritono.Great timbre and tone. But this tempo seems much too fast but I could be mistaken. Grazie mille Onegin 55 for sharing this. Superb.

[Merrillmiller99]

Sounds great! I like the tempo. Usually this aria is sung so slow and heavy and boooring! But this tempo is refreshing, it makes the aria interesting. I wish you will see it Texon! Learn from it!

[sefo68]

eccellente!!!!

[andron16]

Zancanaro was an exceptional baritone. Unique, beautiful, deep and charming voice! I wonder if he gives master classes. Anyone knows?

[nonnopirro52]

Grande voce! A riprova di quanto non freghi niente agli orchestrali dello sforzo immane che fanno i cantanti lirici, guardate l'espressione della flautista alla fine del solo, come se dopo il suo intervento non ci fosse più nulla, è pure stonata e calante

[du6053]

No 1 baritone What a voice!

[Gioachino82]

Che voce! Calda e passionale come ci si immagina il timbro baritonale verdiano! Grande Zancanaro!

[nergilcane]

The most underrated singer of the '80's and '90's...he was the Bergonzi of baritones, and I can pay no higher compliment.

[caruso81]

@nergilcane  He was Bergonzi x2 :D

[lastofdmelocchians]

R U guys kidding? This guy is 1 of my all time favorite Baritones! Everytime people speak of Baritones, his name never comes up(?) R U guys crazy??? This guy's technique, voice, emotions, presence is unmatched! Sorry, but I'll pick him over Milnes anyday!!!

[georgerannie]

Although I spelt his name wrong, he sure can sing!!

[georgerannie]

Bravo Zancanato/

[MARKLYN56]

Zancanaro non delude mai...

[lubidog]

Strange how he sings 'sul TUO seno'... But WOW, amazing singing. Saw him live a few times. A true great, a legend.... :)

[birilloarturo]

bravo

[abracadabranque]

Pas une voix de stentor,un manque d'implication sentimentale,mais de l'élégance et une vraie culture belcantiste:un aristocrate du chant!

[isabella1954able]

bravo,si bravo

[Vendimi3]

Mi ripeto: con Gobbi e Bastianini, fra gli olimpici.

[bellpercorso]

I always loved this magnificent artist -one of the last great Verdi baritones.

However the best Renato ever was ( a mio giudizio ) his compatriot Ettore Bastianini; the way Bastianini attacked "O dolcézze perdute" , is simply matchless up to this day! Thanks to @Onegin65 for this upload.

[chengducat]

I'm glad he is still alive to enjoy the adoration on these pages. Best living baritone!

[F93HD2]

Qui era in ottimo stato di forma perchè molti anni più tardi l' ho sentito dal vivo proprio in quest' opera ed è stato per me una delusione!

[20478]

Tecnica perfetta, legato mirabile e intonazione perfetta!!Un vero baritono verdiano..Grandissimo!!!

[blichilde]

Bellissima voce, gran linea di canto, interpretazione di classe.

[chengducat]

A voice and interpretation that alights all my senses

[bobsopera]

Magnificent.

The BEST overall baritone ever.

For good or bad never promoted with such hype as later and current opera stars.

[Arnoldo65it]

I agree with zzobrabre and AliciaDupres. "quando" and "sul mio seno": nonetheless the greatest execution ot this aria that i know. I also agree with iduefoscari and TheValdoro about "Nemico della Patria". I believe that Zancanaro is the greatest baritone in the second half of twenties century and perhaps one of the greates in the whole century. Excuse me for my English Thank you Onegin65 for posting it.

[31122051]

Baritono a dir poco formidabile, autentica voce verdiana !

[TheValdoro]

see and hear him sing Nemico della patria,and you will hear and see the greatest performance of that aria.

[den68mart67]

The great Zancanaro is a beautiful "breath out" type ! The music of Verdi carries on but he stays down with his high notes and calm through his singing line. Fantastic !

[gratecourt]

Had to comment again. Just listened to Tibbett, who is a force of nature, magnificent. But Zancanaro, along with his perfect technique, is so inside the music, the idiom, the language, the emotion -- much more moving. But thank heavens for both of them. And thanks for posting.

[calcecini]

He was singing in Zurich as recently as last year!

Does anyone know anything about his life these days?

[timopragod]

What a voice! I miss this kind of singing in Verdi today! Always on the breath.... so wonderful!

[legatofancier]

Zanacanaro is absolutely terrific, to put it mildly! Remarkable that he combines so many virtues in an artist! Wish there was someone like him singing in this generation!

[raphabenbenjamin]

I love Giorgio, but it sounds as if he feels he is singing into a "no resonance" hall, and as such, feels/sounds like he is "pushing" a bit.

[nateman703]

dude, its outdoors

[AliciaDupres]

It's true: it is quando (when) and not quanto (how much) and sul mio (at my) and not sul tuo (at your...chest) but in his case it makes no difference. He could sing the whole aria using tra-lala instead of words and he'd still be magnificent. "Pretty good" is describing ZZOBRABRE's performances. For Zancanaro the word is "magnificent".

[zzobrabre]

quando, not quanto Amelia

sul "mio" seno, not sul "tuo" seno

huge difference in the meaning, and I guess in expression too.

other than that, pretty good

[soundsukrainian]

This performance was my very first exposure to Giorgio Zancanaro, and it absolutely knocked my socks off. I became a dedicated fan instantly. Certainly there is no one to match him today.

On May 9, 2009, he turns 70. Tanti auguri!

[pantanegro]

Is it the high notes that determine the Verdi baritone, or the strength and fullness of the middle, plus the evenness from the top to lower registers? Whatever the criteria, I'd say Zancanaro meets them.

[gratecourt]

The best. Onegin65 does it again. THANKS

[JustFlash88]

3:14 was so lol))

[operareg]

I saw Zancanaro as Germont in La Traviata at the Verona Arena in '93. Wonderful! Haven't heard of him for years, so I wish Giorgio all the best, where he is singing now.

[LeonoraPasiniani]

Zancanaro has THE MOST beautiful voice ,which ever i have listen!

[rafanegrete]

Wonderful

[marokt]

He sings with very strong dramataic effects. But never against the music!

[jccq]

STRAORDINARIO! truply extraordinary, what a sober, but deep feeling, terrific voice AND interpretation

[vegatensie]

Fantastiskt! Ingen kan sjunga så vackert som Giorgio Zancanaro!

[primobaritono77]

Not bad. Zancanaro has the attack of Bastiannini and the vocal timbre of Mario Sereni. Whether he is a lyric baritone or a Verdi baritone depends on his high notes. If you listen to Ruffo, Stracciari and particularly Warren, there is almost a tenorish ring in the A-flats & B-flats which for me are the thrilling benchmarks of the Verdi baritone. But this guy is good and there may be hope for the wasteland of competent baritones today.

[operasfab]

Une des plus belles voix qu'il m'ait été donné d'entendre sur scène.

[moideti4]

Bravo Zancanaro! Listen please Dimitri Kharitonov in this aria and in other arias too!

[riigoletto]

thanks for posting this, i love this man, he is one the the only living baritones that has something to say! bravissimo

[iduefoscari]

Yes -I agree,I saw him as Gerard in Andrea Chenier. He brought the house down with his "nemico della patria" He has a wonderful lyrical baritone voice.

[fangsicong]

is he a lyrical baritone or a Verdi baritone?

[izar1234]

"is he a lyrical baritone or a Verdi baritone?"

He's both.

[sospello]

Wonderful Zancanaro; one of the best in the role of Gérard in Andrea Chenier as well. Thank you for posting.

[BGSourgas]

verdi loved baritones,so do i

[loumanar]

Bravissimo Giorgio!