Oh, that beautiful man, that incredible voice. I saw him in the San Fran production of Mestopholes(sp) and floated for a few days afterward. Thank you so much for posting this.
Could you let me know more about this performance? It was televised about 10-12 years ago and I missed it because company arrived just as the program started. The glipses I got every time went back to the TV in the kitchen told me it was a superb performance, and seeing this again - I'd love to track down the whole thing. Many thanks
They both are amazing. Battle has an incredible voice. Best couple ever playing Zerlina and Don Giovanni.
pelusas82 2 years ago 2
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MarylandGurl 2 years ago
@pelusas82
I did this show in Italy, I absolutely agree with you.
MarylandGurl 2 years ago
@pelusas82 Ramey recently commented in an interview how much he snjoyed working with Battle.
arpeggio1358 1 year ago
I vastly prefer Ramey to the Slavic basses. they sound like trolls compared to him.
raigekimaru 2 years ago
Why just Slavic basses? Are Slaves inferior singers?
mozartinaa 2 years ago
no, but a lot of slavic basses (and baritones) sing way in the back of their throats.
raigekimaru 2 years ago
Oh, that beautiful man, that incredible voice. I saw him in the San Fran production of Mestopholes(sp) and floated for a few days afterward. Thank you so much for posting this.
ceb2633 2 years ago 2
Listen to that beautiful round sound...That's real singing and technique from the Italian tradition.
Bigman240 3 years ago
Oh for god's sake. Who cares if he screws you and uses you? He's Samuel Ramey; *I* would pay *him* for the privilege.
candidnt 3 years ago
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ilmaschio 3 years ago
Berliner Philarmoniker conduce Herbert von Karajan.
Acquacheta 3 years ago
No doubt about it. I would have gone with him and shoved Donna Elvira to the cobbles getting there. But only if he looked like Sam the Man.
Goethefemme 3 years ago 7
Almighty duo! Almighty video!
Dogaradodia 3 years ago
To die for. :swoon:
Arashi110 3 years ago
What great musician this Samuel Ramey is!
legato699 3 years ago
lol sam ramuel really is a player in this aria
raigekimaru 4 years ago
Thank you Ramey, Battle and Mozart, excellent performance.
Red82991 4 years ago 2
Could you let me know more about this performance? It was televised about 10-12 years ago and I missed it because company arrived just as the program started. The glipses I got every time went back to the TV in the kitchen told me it was a superb performance, and seeing this again - I'd love to track down the whole thing. Many thanks
edwardsphilip 4 years ago
It's available on DVD from Amazon. It's from the Salzburg Festival in 1987, conducted by Von Karajan.
lelila2006 4 years ago
Bellisimo, gracias!
Saipakora 4 years ago
Could you please post more from this video? It's such a wonderful performance....
D9l3tt 4 years ago 5
@D9l3tt This entire production is available on DVD.
arpeggio1358 1 year ago
Thanks for posting this! Their beautiful voices are really shown off here. It's my favorite performance by Ramey.
dorsy2 4 years ago
Beautiful, beautiful..
Thank you!
Maffay613 5 years ago
Exactly, only one word to describe this video! Thanks for posting such perfection.
TheAleph74 5 years ago
Battle and Ramey. Hevean!!! Thanks for posting!!
iTubeVlc 5 years ago
Battle and Ramey both sound beautiful here! Thanks for posting!
(Also the sets for this Giovanni are quite wonderful - a notoriously difficult opera to stage...)
D9l3tt 5 years ago