Part III: Rare and unknown voices - JOSEPH ROGATCHEVSKY

[sugarbist]

Beautiful caressing of the music as bel canto should be, along with mezza voce is the way this aria should be sung and is by an excellent tenor.

[baltoman24]

Having listened to this artist for many years, I always come back to his rendition of the Aubade- Rogatchevsky's rendition is perfect in its combination of elegance and emotion. There may be other recordings that others may find more stylish, but this is very special. It would be wonderful to have a compilation disk of this aria sung by the many artists who have undertaken it. Thank you! His recording of Le Reve is also not to be missed.

[RoyKa2010]

@baltoman24 Beautiful, clear enunciation and a sympathetic timbre. You expect nothing less from someone inheriting from two great schools. Nice discovery. Thank you!

[tenorvoicefan]

Welch wunderbarer Sänger. Ausdruck, Diktion, Wärme alles vorhanden.

Ich bedanke mich ausdrücklich für diese Neuentdeckung.

Ich würde ihn gerne öfter hören.

[flaze3]

Beautiful mezza-voce :)

[blmonte]

Beautiful French pronunciation and tone expression

[meltzerboy]

@Aimiklingsor93 I am a record collector in the United States, and part-French. While I have heard of Rogatchevsky, I have never collected his recordings and am not sure I've ever heard his singing before now. While he may have been popular in France, he is probably unknown to most opera lovers today, even to many collectors. While his singing here is good, I've heard better versions of this beautiful air, especially those by Henri Legay and Nellie Melba, both on YT.