Luciano Pavarotti - Verdi - Requiem - 1970

[raygabmiamizzi]

I hate the way they videoed the venue and not him. The building will be there always, but every moment with this singer is immortal.

[jerrya1979]

If it were not for the Little entrance mistake I would think this was an angel posing as a human. Bravo Luciano

[TheLordwurdulak]

The sound is awesome for its time... Mind you, if it wasn't a good sound you most likely end up in the woods chewing the roots grass from beneath.

[bennsa0a]

I am really enjoying the early vids of Luciano....he is such a pleasure to listen to and watch.  Any more????

[trudbol]

One of the amazing things I love about Pavarotti is that when I hear him sing, it seems so obvious and easy. And then I hear others sing or I try myself...

[konticsjozsef]

Egy másik felvételre 1967-es dátum van írva. Melyik a valós dátum?

[ilike2shagu]

Quite lovely!

[MrJUANCHO89]

fabuloso!!!! me llega al corazon!!

[Gomi717]

@MrJUANCHO89 ¡¡¡¡¡ Y a quién,no !!!!

[bodiloto]

Cerco di immaginarmi come cantavano questa Messa Di Requiem  voci come:

Caruso,Pertile,Lauri-Volpi,Gig­li,Fleta,Masini etc. ...

voce fuori luogo.

[MrFabba1]

mitico

[walitung]

What an incredible voice.Really the best ever.

[doubletom90]

I miss Pavarotti...

[topmeat69]

Imagine what Pavarotti might have done if he had lived the life of an athlete and not gotten obese,, imagine

[Honken]

@topmeat69

He wouldn't have had those hip problems when he was 60, that's about it really.

[thehix]

@Honken And probably also not the pancreatic cancer :(.

[azv503]

@topmeat69 race track



[MozesDackerman39]

Get the audio from this tune at searchripgrab doht cohm.

[krajncrocky1]

what a voice!!!!!

[seoerk]

this is simply icredibile!!! thank you luciano!

[sopranosd]

Breathtaking.

[dermie12]

the huge man the tiny score

[sungrak74]

잊을 수 없는 명곡

[maxtanz]

grande. questa è l'edizione del requiem che preferisco: scotto, horne, pavarotti, ghiaurov, un buon lavoro di abbado.

[Eurofrank1]

I agree maxtanz!

[calafscena]

a 2min5sec sbaglia un attacco e poi si riprende ascoltate :)

[machngunjoe]

Why is that Fat people (please excuse me) have that amazing endurance in Opera

[padookieking]

@machngunjoe cos they sing from the heart, and its a big one.

[stahlhofenrolf]

Why is it that stupid people have this amazing gift of posting their crap, instead of keeping that for themselve? Listen to the Music and shut up!

[felchs]

because of the torax resonance.

[tCrOMez1990]

@machngunjoe because opera singer, whether they are big or small all train their lungs to be as endurant as any proffessional athlete's maybe even more-so because opera requires that if you are going to survive any opera, even easier ones, because you are not miked which means you can't really rest too much.

[MusicalTenor23]

@machngunjoe Because when he was about 10 years younger, He was a soccer player. And a tenor too. Sports and singing have a great similarity, that is breathing! If your breathing is Wonderful, then You can have an amazing endurance in Opera! Though I must admit that when he was still Fit, He was more superb than in his Fat figure. But still, he was superb whether he is fat or fit. =)

[sopranosd]

@MusicalTenor23 - I agree, his voice did not suffer from his growing avoirdupos, but I would have liked him to stay slimmer. He was so handsome. Now the voice, OMG the dynamic range, the control of gorgeous pianissimos, and listen to how he opens into the high note (an A?) at the end of the ascending line at 1.18. His tone stays bright despite the fact that this kind of vocal line is so hard to navigate without choking. Just magic.

[MusicalTenor23]

@sopranosd you know what.. I believe that when a person loses his weight, it affects the quality of the voice.. maybe Luciano learned about it and there he goes, he kept on eating.. well, I guess he became popular too due to that big body of him. And yah, his voice was like magic. He has this technique that lets him be in control of his voice. But I think he is also a freak of nature. with that kind of voice. Its easy to put technical aspects with that voice. such beautiful voice.

[sopranosd]

@MusicalTenor23 - It's weird, isn't it? Some people say the weight gives a singer something to push against as he breaths and sings, but I don't get it. I think the answer is not the weight itself, but how swiftly a singer loses weight. Major weight loss alters every aspect of your body, and whether you're a singer or not, you have to acclimate to the way your muscles now interact. I think a newly slim singer has to relearn how to support, especially when it comes to 'big' repertoire.

[MusicalTenor23]

@sopranosd yeah. they have to relearn their support again. And since the whole body is their instrument, it will really make them feel like its a new instrument that needs to be tuned again in order to produce a beautiful tone. That's why if a singer wants to get fit, it should be slowly. Reducing abruptly will sure cause an unwanted changes in the voice especially on the higher registers.

[arcore68]

Grandisssimoooooo!!!!!!!

[turbofreddy]

RIP, Maestro. Such great musicality

[bodiloto]

voce fuori repertorio . Nemorino,DonOttavio,

Rodolfo ecc....va bene,ma per Verdi la sua voce e molto leggera !

[Bigguns222]

you turned 91 in 1970? so you're... 130 years old?

[wattever333]

I bet he was 19 and he is german.

[subway03]

Luciano amo te!

[watcher613]

that is so amazing. even though he screwed up timing twice (between 2:00 and 2:15), but that's just for score readers.

[Mooorhe]

Perfection.

[carlo331]

Grandissimo, commovente!

[kunfusinger]

hermosisimo!!!, gracias es una Joya!!!!

[loveluciano1]

very beautiful luciano. he was so brilliant here, and i love this song very much, and luciano pavarotti just make me trembling when i hear his amazing voice.

[coryisawake]

This is such an intelligent reading!

[guy1938]

great Pavarotti

[dee1153]

I just went to Heaven! Bravo, Maestro!!! It does not get better than this...

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Actually, Bjorling never had a large voice. It was a wonderful voice. No doubts. Pava vs. Bjorling is a matter of taste, nothing more.

[maxhansendk]

Excellent version!

I still prefer Jussi Bjorlings version though. Listen and you will understand. Bjorlings output of sound is more even and strong than any other tenors past or present.

[machoolahan]

My god, I love this. It's just brilliant brilliant singing

[XnemorinoX]

REGISTA OSCENO!!!!!!!!

[samsdad500]

hes da man. great talent.

[hisimperialmajesty]

Where did this take place?

[nlsnbebang]

IS THAT A TOMB AT 2:00?

[fabrizzzio48]

Yeap! You know how dramatic italians are...

[wattever333]

he's not dramatic, he's lyric... just kidding.

[SchugOo]

He's a lyrico-spinto...

Awesome performance.

Grande maestro!

[wattever333]

ha! you swallowed the bait!

I wrote that comment as a joke, to imitate all those people who argue about voice type.

[RADAMES1983]

Thank you! There is a color movie with Karajan as a comductor.

Who conducts here?

[Pawelp]

In my opinion Pavarotti belongs in the top 3 of best interpreters of Verdi's Ingemisco. Simply splendid.

[Pollione88]

Yes! Together with Bjoerling, but who else?