Erwin Schrott - Votre Toast (Toreador Song) 2009

[operacaster]

to the many people who are asking how can he have a big career with the way he sounds? could it be he married well....? because his sound is totally ordinary and he makes mistakes that other people wouldn't be tolerated making. anybody thinking otherwise please post your bio.... :--) i know i know.... i don't know what i'm talking about. :--) what is people say? ''i'm entitled to my opinion...?'' seems several people are of the same opinion on this guy

[operacaster]

does his french seem a little strange to anyone else? i mean.. ''signo-RE'' and a few other places also. i think i know this aria pretty well and this french isn'tt exactly french.... i guess this is the new wave of what opera is about today. sigh... unfortunately. a little like having a really good steak and covering it with cheap nasty wine sauce. bring back siepi, flagello, delmonaco, merrill, warren, bastianni and corelli and the rest and lets hear the real thing....

[otfried]

Not very convincing Escamillo :-(

[yumiyumiharu]

failure...

[themortuaryshogun]

Cool

[Dair28]

@botilodo non sono una grande esperta ma dire che Schrott è un dilettante è un po' esagerato, ha interpretato tante parti e ha una carriera invidiabile. Ora può piacere o meno ma penso che sia un interprete moderno e in linea con i tempi attuali che sono cambiati. La musica è un'arte in evoluzione ed è bene che si modernizzi....non si può rimanere alle interpretazioni di una volta: in questo modo la lirica può arrivare a piu persone possibili...e questo è un bene secondo me.

[MisterPapageno]

@Dair28 Dissento: l'opera non è in evoluzione perché al giorno d'oggi i cantanti "star" eseguono pochissime opere moderne (sono veramente pochi i compositori che fanno opere) e si concentrano su un repertorio "vecchio" che ha una precisissima tradizione e dei canoni IMPRESCINDIBILI. Uno di questi canoni è cantare bene, ossia cantare con perizia, e per cantare bene non esistono modernismi o evoluzioni: c'è solo un modo per cantare tecnicamente bene, e Schrott è al di fuori di tutto questo.

[drekfletch]

I really like the interpretation choices he made. Especially the lead-in to the chorus. The chorus is now all about how he's distracted by a pretty face and the fight became second fiddle. The whole has more of a storytelling effect.

That said, the technicals around execution left much to be desired.

[jcab2323]

youtube.com/watch?v=56zT1BhcQS­E

[carolinagallardoc]

tiene mucho futuro.. me lo imagino cuando tenga mas de 40.. guapo ademas.. =)

[dimakauffman]

SOUNDS LIKE A BAD TENOR WITH THE FLU!

[sev9797]

@dimakauffman Its not tenor, its BARITONE!

[dimakauffman]

@sev9797 i said "SOUNDS LIKE" , actually he's categorized as a bass-baritone, my remark meant how shameful and out of tone his interpretation of votre toast was. the sad thing is that some people still think he belongs to the great ones

[editke47]

THEMAN2007 hat recht,er ist nicht gut.Der beste Bariton der Welt ist Dmitri.

[Triosfrios]

Using a mike? And off key. Sometimes flat sometimes sharp.

[LordHettrick]

He has not understood he sings of a toreador. This is not meant for finesse and pianissimos (not throughout the aria as he does). This is meant for raw energy. Look up Hvorostovsky.

[eriq8675]

wtf



[Gondremarck]

No sound check? His rhythm and pitch was off. His voice is not bad at all but the staging was really disturbing. 

[RoOodOoOloOmeg]

Why didn't a girl of the public went running as crazy to get through his jacket at 3:29

[rhonesilva]

Who's idea was this staging? He is so unfocused moving around like this.

[MIGUEL2005LIMA]

@rhonesilva he believes stay in a plaza de toros.

[ranigema]

ma che carino

[jradetzky]

I'm afraid Wenarto beats Schrott on this one

[elotello]

can't wait to hear him sing Iago

[tysa888]

Il n'est pas dans le ton... He is off the key.

Très amuvais.

[OlegHmil]

Чрезмерно влюблённый в себя исполнитель!!!!

[AfroPoli]

Senza microfono è nulla - con microfono è nulla. Nulla - silenzio.

[kavrutov]

Is it me or he is off key? How could it be?!

[operafool875]

french, not good. singing, consistantly off key. But looks like escamillo. His figaro at covent garden however was excellent.

[LedyKravtsova]

Насоящий Тореодор! СУПЕР КЛАСС! Потрясающе!

[stelleking]

Okay, I admit I looked him up because he's Anna Netrebko's husband (never knew who he was) but listening to this *sigh*, I CRINGED at 1.35, the way he said "Toreador" omg.. in my opinion (so don't misunderstand! It's just my personal opinion!!) - he was either very, very nervous or having a horrible, horrible day because there's no way this guy can have success with a voice like this, sorry .. I couldn't listen to the whole thing, had to switch off. Sorry.. Just my opinion.

[operamandan79]

damn, many of you folks are hard on the kid. Despite being kind of a douche bag, singing the high notes out of tune, mess'n the french up... he's not half bad.

[OlegHmil]

Куда-то бык пропал...)))

[germatt]

Not good at all. Verges on terrible.

[Paddy818]

goldenthroat - He's not a baritone. He's a bass and he's singing in a ballroom. This guy is the real thing! Everyone has an off day. Not that I'm saying this is one of them. He's fantastic!!

[epouvantay]

Ohne Vitamin B wäre er nicht da wo er heute ist.

[goldenthroat86]

Not a bad voice, but sloppy musicianship, poor French, and occasionally out of tune. How this baritone has a big international operatic career is beyond me.

[Obvioproducciones]

Out of stile, out of tune. Pure affectation. Real singers are something else.

[Bellybruxa]

It´s good for me! I love his expression and interpretation, for me this is so important as vocal capacity. He is a charming and seductive Escamillo^^

[yajuwenn]

The only two good things I found out about this clip is that the the video is clear and everyone in it dress nicely.

[CraigFrancisSoto]

Bastianini,Warren,Tibbett,etc. must be spinning in their graves listening to this rendition ! This is just dreadful.

[phatphace]

Sure, he might not be the most exciting actor, nor the most thrilling voice... nothing a panning camera won't be able to fabricate!

[Jaspervdk]

personally i find the Ildebrando D'arcangelo version better.. much more bass, and male .. a real toreador

[pichuginandrey]

Красивый, талантливый! БРАВО!!!

[lacantanteavocado]

BEST baritone? Not IMO, but he does have significant musical talent and his acting flows, you have to give credit. I think the issue is that a lot of new performers who have the looks tend to rely on that rather than to remember that the music has to be just as important if not more. Its true, however, that even the Opera Community has gotten more vain on the stage.

I will say this though - as much as he had mistakes here, the fact he's very easy on the eyes made it easier on the ears! lol

[eurydike]

he is handsome :-)

[guviudes]

I prefer Dmitri's voice, but I don't care, haha, he is sexy on this video !

[usbcalif]

Not at his best, but what a showman.

[AminaBellini]

Me gusta más Erwin cuando canta el rol de Don Giovanni.., a mi entender le queda mejor .!! I like his voice singing Don Giovanni!

[diguinrebolation]

explendido magnific

[ghead12345]

i like his bass renditions but this is obviously to high for him...

why is he violently trying to be a baritone??

[Oberon90]

@ghead12345 Completly agreeing!

[SerPetKo]

Отвратительно... Уволить без права заниматься вокалом )))

Если б он не был любовником Нетребко, сидел бы на "кушать подано" ))))

[WotansSpeer]

Only Sam Ramey is the "true" Torero!!

[bodiloto]

anche il microfono non lo aiuta,stonato ,poca voce , pronuncia  orrenda.

[mozarteugenia]

@bodiloto @bodiloto Se Lei ha visto Ghiaurov e Siepi dal vivo, il silenzio trovera Lei tra poco tempo. A me Schrott piace, e non direi che il silenzio sarebbe quello che lei vuole (non) ascoltare in Teatro. L'Opera (come la vita) ha bisogno di cose nuove, e lui ci da al meno questo.

[bodiloto]

@mozarteugenia si,sono un vecchio che fra poco se ne andrá da questo mondo e me ne vado con piacere.L'Opera come lei dice há bisogno di rispetto e le cose nuove come lei dice fanno tutto possibile per distruggere il poco che é rimasto della lirica.Nel 21 secolo i dilettanti sono tanti ...una domanda sola con cortesia,ma lei si interessa della lirica,o le piace Schrott come uomo ?

[ingriddoppler]

@bodiloto ha,ha,ha, buona domanda ~ BEATI NOI chi abbiamo visto Ghiaurov, Siepi, ecc. dal vivo , unfortunately , as you so right said, la lirica nel 21 seccolo é di un livèllo abbastanza mediòcre and you can only "dream" of hearing voices like theirs !

[reinadegrillos]

Parece un gallo en un corral, y aunque tiene una voz bellísima, aquí veo sólo sus defectos. Lástima!

[coach1026]

No opino sobre Erwin Schrott, sino sólo sobre esta interpretación. A menudo entra en retardo (la orquesta no ayuda en absoluto), y a menudo desafina. Le falta fuerza y convicción, y su francés es horrible.

[wwwoyzeck]

nice show. but many vocal, musical and diction problems.

[wwwoyzeck]

nice show, many vocal, musical and diction problems.

[vsm18]

Sounds like a dark tenor!

[vTHExUNKNOWENv]

Wow This Is Great...

[belpairwalter]

Trop de gestes! graves un peu faibles.

[DrizzitDudden02]

For being such a big performance of this piece, it is truly sad that he has so many pitch and diction problems. Why does money have to be so influential?...

[tehen162]

What a disappointment this rendition is! It's out of tune in many places, no power, no passion, worn out, far too light voice. I have heard him in Mosé by Rossini first, several years ago, he was brilliant then, what happened to him? This is very weak, he must not sing it.

[TheCatcherkid]

honestly my favorite baritone of all time......and I think he is the best who ever walked the stage. He is the complete package. looks, voice,acting, and movement on the stage.

[Tenorgeiger]

@TheCatcherkid Your favourite baritone of all time? You obviously haven't heard many.

[MrGlendoso]

Coincido en que no es una buena versión el tempo  de la orquesta , como dice alguien más adelan , es un poco torturante para quien canta; el solista adolesce de experiencia en ópera francesa, hay buenas intenciones por ahora, nada más, una excelente voz tal vez demasiado influida por criterios marketeros y cinematográficos, eso es evidente. Buena voz, debe madurar y puede llegar a ser un gran cantante.

[zamyrabyrd]

Plenty of Latino strutting around though to make it believable--the jacket comes off at around 3:26 to wave at an imaginary bull.

He and his wife, should be mentioned, are not exactly icons of diction. Maybe this is the new trend in multicultural opera--"to the deuce" with the words. Also, include as many extra-musical gimmicks as possible.

[francesca7564]

Erwin Schrott n'est pas ici, "servi" par l'orchestre, Georges Bizet non plus ... . Voir Dmitri Hvorostovsky dans le même aria, chaine ONEGUIN 65, la musique y est pour beaucoup, l'environnement du chanteur aussi ... Grâce pour lui !

Amitiés à tous !

[eegreen]

the director made this aria a torture for the singer, that tempo is awfully hard to sing

[ENRICOASHTON]

stop that! he is great, he is not at his best, that´s all, is just a human been!!! listening erwin making mozart, is one of the best! and maybe is not the best toreador, but i think taht you need to listining erwin doing other things, then you understand why hi is at "la sclala"

[liespanam]

Désolé, je suis le premier à me méfier des donneurs de leçons mais là c'est n'importe quoi, son français et son interprétation sont indignes d'un chanteur international !

[ENRICOASHTON]

que tal? yo soy uruguayo, escribí en inglés porque es el idioma internacional, pero creo que te entiendo y coincido en que no es una buena interpretación,es exagerada y desmedida. sólo que decir "no se que hace en la scala" me parece un insulto y quise defender a un artista que pareciera que pasó de ser un ídolo a ser casi escoria... lo único que pido es respeto a este gran artista y críticas con un poco mas de sensibilidad. saludos

[saintsaens21]

Son français me convient tout à fait. Il y a pire sur YT.

[cmmenah]

He´s a charming figure, and no more... He should try zarzuela

[cleanears]

This is horrible, but it was even worse at Scala. AND for goodness sake's put on you bow tie!

[Poantsiki]

Terrible!!! No energy, no temperamento, at times not in tune, not in tempo!!!

What's this guy doing at La Scala????

[papagena92]

Je suis d'accord qu'Escamillo et Micaela aussi, ont été très décevants.

[ducadibudapest]

He was a terrible Escamillo yesterday at La Scala - Milano.

No one applause after tyhe Toreador Aria!!!

He is allways late (in ritardo) and the voice is of a mediocre bariton; he is only lucky to be mister Netrebko!

[ducadibudapest]

C'est pas une stronzata: son Français est terrible et il est souvent en retard!!!

Qu'il chante à son Pays!

[egymagyar1111111]

in comparision to his winning Banquo in 1998 it is a worn out voice, in this specific rendition, his dark and flexible timbre at 1998 is gone and turned to be a light bariton Escamillo is a light bass, it is a negative surprise

[ducadibudapest]

Son Escamillo de hier soir à La Scala de Milan a été terrible!

Pas d'applaudissement après cet Aria du Toreador!!! le silence le plus complet est pire qu'etre sifflé!!!

[Katiuszkasanda]

Interprétation plutôt "fantaisiste"!!!

Souvent en retard!...

Voix un peu légère pour ce rôle mais physique de l'emploi!

[happyactor6]

His French is....... not so great. He sounds pretty good though :).

[camtep2you]

the best one is JUSTINO DIAZ

[papagena92]

watch Samuel Ramey at the Met, too, you'll hear the BIG difference with this one!

Love both Ramey and Diaz (particularly as Sparafucile, Met).

[CatalinaDM56]

Not bad. But I like me some Hvorostovsky in this.

[jhvorotin]

always too sharp in the high notes

[coreTenore]

No creo que supere un antidoping...

[diosahmuerto]

hAHAHAHAHA

[toberhouse]

Dreadful; bad French, bad singing...and he won't stand still for a second

[xav71176]

Listen to Ruggero Raimondi in this air...

[Bigman240]

Più fumo che arrosto!

[Elisabetta611]

Anna Netrebko is one lucky lady!^^

[yulisaaa]

Very clear,beautiful and natural voice. Energic interpretation! and besides, he's hot. hahaha. GREAT.

[Belcore14]

Very slow....

[juanmlleras]

I find very anoying the habit of walking around and moving all the time while trying to sing this. He has lots to learn.

[Bigman240]

You're so right. It verges on the ridiculous...

[THEMAN200711]

This guy is NOT good!!!!

[opernair]

I agree

[imhereandthenthere]

@THEMAN200711. Unless you're Pavarotti, please refrain from such negativity.

[urquiza009]

hace lo q se le antoja . tuvo banca y banca!

[Odelification]

i dont like it

[BULLEDECHAGRIN]

quite nice, but his diction is awfull...

[jmtduarte]

Uau! I'm surprising. Beautiful vioce and beautiful interpretation!

Bravo Erwin Schrott!

[shadowdog1977]

I think the Fs are nice, the Es are not. He's really leaning on that microphone for dynamic differences. No way could he get away with that in an unamplified situation. The French doesn't bother me as much as what he's trying to do in the middle part of his range....though it is nice not to hear this selection just yelled. I don't believe he'll be doing this role on stage anytime soon.

[flaze3]

It seems like he covers a bit too much--anyone else feel this?

[wowyourgaiy]

Indeed! Just a bit.  Sadly, isn't that the style everyone is falling into?

[flaze3]

yes, very unfortunately! It actually makes the sound project half the amount it could do if the singer sang open. makes you wonder what the teachers were thinking, really.

[lateralex90]

at least to me,he seems even to be faking the voice a lil' bit...I mean,I can reach lower than that and my teacher still tells me to don't "fake" my voice that way,the voice should come out naturally...though,I'm only 18,my voice hasn't developed completely even when at least to me I sound like a dramatic tenor

[flaze3]

I think your teacher's right. Apparently the bass voice is the longest to develop. Makes sense when you think that the voice deepens more as you age.

What's frustrating me is that I can't decide whether I'm a lyric tenor or baritone... I can get the high C no problem, but F4 is an absolute shit. Perhaps you feel the same?

[lateralex90]

yeah,my teacher is my uncle hahaha...I can easily reach f4 but the c5 is the one imposible for me,and when I unusually reach it,I do not reach my head resonators...do you mean middle c? or high c? cuz high c is like c6 right?

[flaze3]

I mean C5 by high C. The 'tenor C' if you like. That's why it's surprising that the F4 is so difficult.

You may find it a good exercise to go from falsetto on C5 downwards, then go upwards in connected voice with a 'falsetto feeing'. That once helped me. Eventually high C just comes naturally.

[lateralex90]

oh ok,then that's the one Im still missing...I am just a few more pressure to get to it but my voice breaks down when I am about to...and thanks for the excercise!

[flaze3]

no problem. I'm happy to share any useful exercises I know :-)

[wotan3000]

singing is not bad. it is not that good, but it is not bad. the presentation is interesting. not very exciting, but intriguing in what it says about opera's current state.

I am glad he lost weight and is emphasizing his assets.

[schmup53]

He sang better with the weight.

[Holderlin]

Some comparations here... MY GOD...

[ghead12345]

I like his voice and his acting but his french is horrible -.- one must forgive him since french pronunciation is not easy for spanish speaking people...

[Perfidiame]

This man has no passion in his voice, he sings soooo boring. Schrott is Schrott.

[lamarce3010]

No era su noche. No se en que tendría la cabeza pero estaba desafinando . Su talento es indiscutible pero esa noche pifió a cada rato.

[ladygrandopera]

Si, il piu' grande basso-baritono di tutti i tempi. Con la sua meravigliosa voce oscura tutti, da Chaliapin a London.

Da Siepi a Ghiaurov, da Titta Ruffo a Cappuccilli. Un miracolo vivente!!!!

[AleBro83]

non dire mai + una stronzata simile saresti da denuncia

[serenade00007]

He is the best bass in the history of opera!

[humpelberry]

hes baritone XD

[MaestrOpera]

I love Ildebrando, the best...

[operaticxingenue]

Such a performer! I dunno about his vocal interpretation, but he charmed me half to death. XD

[NaggingShrew]

Erwin Schrott is not a bass but a lyric baritone

[vadimrusmov85]

Good voice, but his French is really horrible!..I'm French-speaking but I don't understand a single word of what he's saying.

[hopkopera]

Drunk????

Mr. Netrebko!!!

[Julivasia]

Ga-ga-ga-XDDDDDDD You are right it looks inadequate )))) and this name suitable for him! But Putin what does there???!!!

[operadawg]

What a mess! An unmemorable voice.

[callastoujours]

He is so cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute!!!!

LOVE HIM!!!

[margaretkopen]

This is supposed to be opera,not some stupid tv show!!

what the f**k is this stuff???

[ansorna]

Non sarà una interpretazione eccellente ma ...signori questo è Teatro!!!

[baritoneZIGS]

WTF! This is shit!!!!!!!! He's out of his depth!

[thugman30]

baritonezigs, influenced by netrebko definitely.

[the69thAngel]

может он просто не в голосе был

[blichilde]

Really boring...

If you want a manly and sexy Escamillo,try Sam Ramey or Ruggero Raimondi,and I'm speaking about singing,not about looks.

[Operaddict]

Singing? Sharp pitch, approximate notes, and weird French.

Looks? Small build, handsome and sexy. He's a natural to become famous.

[danilirico]

Tuve la oportunidad de verlo en un ensayo general en el teatro argentino de la plata en el año 99 ó 2000 en Turandot.....de mas esta decir que cuando él entro a escena todo nos quedamos con la boca abierta, no solo por la actuacion sino por una voz grande y bien proyectada, me alegra que le vaya bien, como le dijo el gran baritono Ricardo Yost cuando él queria tomar unas clases, Ricardo lo escucho y le dijo "querido, vaya y cante por el mundo"

[danilirico]

el frances medio medio, el porte y la tecnica...impecables!!

[solisef]

horrible french...lol

[Altonahh10]

Whatever he's doing with his hands has no significance and neither do the false notes. Sometimes it's a good idea to marry into a famous name :-)

[baritoneforyears]

good thing he looks good.  otherwise his singing career would be over. i prefer a singer over a model any day.

[EmperorTiger]

is that Vlad Putin in the end?

[horseyak]

I saw him sing this in carmen a couple of years ago and he was OUTSTANDING. No wonky whatsover. He OWNED that stage.

[grony67mat]

this man is bully!

[belly2000]

this man is sexy!!!! and, i thought the same thing, carmen gives nothing, she's like ice!! maybe she was just nervous :-). ..but if i had a man like that doing that to me, i would be into it a bit more lol!

[mkbub]

i agree, his singing's a bit wonky in this one, but watching him, i did have to remind myself to blink... just give him a few more years b4 he tries Escamillo again. he will rock evry1's world!

[kessukesekene]

Oh my.... he is hot, but his singing is a bit wierd in this song. I normally like him, but not in this song.

But never the less, he usually rocks the stage and therefore I am willing to forgive him almost everything!!!

[ArthurNovoa]

Carmen, darling... Erwin Schrott is pulling a rose from your boobs! Drop the pole-in-ass attitude, will you? What's the use of having a bold actors and passionate singer like Schrott if he's going to get no feedback whatsoever!!!?