Madama Butterfly - Vogliatemi bene - Jonas Kaufmann and Angela Gheorghiu

[BearClawChrisLapp]

Well, it ain't Bjorling and de los Angeles but its damn good! I'd buy a ticket to see these two and I haven't really felt that way in 30 years.

[TheWorldOfLC]

UMMM.... I WANT THIS RECORDING IMMEDIATELY!!!! <3 I have a couple, and I like this one more than the others already! Could listen to this all day!!!!! :D My soul is melting like butter, and my heart is shitting flowers. Just saying.

[Ipausestuff]

4:54-5:28 is what's going to play in the background if i ever get a kiss from this girl i have huge crush on

[sanctuary3]

Why all the criticism? They are both dedicated professional singers and I would love to see them perform this opera on stage. This is not easy work and they give their all.

What more do you want?

[rovingdesertfox]

The people that feel they need to criticize this need to put themselves on video tape doing their respective parts so that the rest of us can have at them. I wish them all good luck, because they would all fall flat on their faces.

[wljmrbill]

she is not alone many famous singers do this with the hands... does help with expression and feelings particularlly when not on stage. Notice Jonas also does this. Beautiful and well done.. and I am a singer andb teacher btw.

[drbarbarabaker]

Wait a minute, bitches. This is a recording session. They get to do whatever they damn well please as long as you can't hear it on the playback.

[fuckingSPARKY]

wake up people... this is a rehearsal!!! duh!!! she doesn't do that when she is acting!! stop criticize everything. she is perfect!!!!

[Maripudelmonaco]

!!! Como  esta el panorama operistico hoy dia, si estos dos cantantes dicen que son lo mejor en la actualidad , en otros tiempos no pasarian de interpretar segundos papeles!!!!.

[niceonemicky]

@Maripudelmonaco Thank you for explaining the circumstances of this lovely clip of awe inspiring music. I came to this clip searching for best choral music and its brilliant, I do love though some of the funny comments.

I just scrolled down from the video when I felt the urge to be critical of the gestures.

And enjoyed the wonder of a harmonious duet.

I am a ROCK & ROLL BUFF but this is real music.

[Maripudelmonaco]

Terribles !!! esto no es Madama Butterfly, parece Cavalleria Rusticana , pero tambien mal cantada...

[baeticus1]

Que fabuloso par de vozes!... Bravo!!!

[Babywinona]

!!!  HORROROSOS LOS DOS , NO DAN LOS PERSONAJES!!!

[gaiano70]

grande Jonas....

[Cissy97]

And I don't like Pappano. He choose "STARS"; not singers.

There are divers other BETTER CioCio Sans around than AG. Real lyrical spintos.

[Cissy97]

I will bet my life that Gheorghiu could NEVER perform this opera on stage.

Her voice just simply couldn't deliver the role of Cio Cio San.

[Cissy97]

AG looks like Kaufmann's Mom in this attire.

[rayer1000]

I'm not such a big fan of his soft singing but his full voice is freaking amazing! Reminds me of Giacomini in his prime. Great stuff.

[garconfrancais01]

haha this is funny watching how the move around when recording

[Liu666able]

Uno peggio dal altro:lui e un lupo mannaro e lei una stronza mignotta che non capisce un cazzo.

[tantris3]

@Liu666able Again, you show you have no understanding or appreciation of Opera at all. Jonas could well be the best Pinkerton both visually and vocally as well as emmtionally of any tenor in history for this role! Ghegeorgiu my be doing things with her arms that makes her more secure in the recording and since it is not a video, that is just fine...singers while recording even scratch their butts. When did you last sing at La Scala?

[Liu666able]

@tantris3 and again you show what you are :a poor faggot that has no idea what a good singers looks like

he is the worst Pinkerton ever

You are such an asshole !!!!

[sergio201067]

@Liu666able me parece que usted conoce poco poco del genero es un mal critico.-

[Liu666able]

@sergio201067 Me parece que usted no tiene puta idea de como se canta

Mal oyente......

[Drelnis]

Extended hands movement is a part of technique, by raising your arms and not laying them by your side your chest is more free, your entire abdomen more spacious and mobile - someone who used it very expressively and usefully is Magda Oliviero. Gheorghiu in this case is using it without caring about how she looks - because this is the recording studio. Watch Dessay, a similar story, only that her arms are ups and downs.

[WorldCupSeoul]

why the fuck is she doing that with her hands? how sick.

[The1620]

what's with the arm movements -- aerobics ?

[Faust075]

The Beauty and the Beast ... But the beauty isn't the one you think : Kaufamnn is not only handsome and good looking, he is also the best tenor of today, while Gheorghiu is ... well ... she is terrible, as usual, in all the ways.

[mauriceat17]

It is not surprising that he stands 3 feet away from her. He's likely to get a knuckle sandwich. She is a great singer but should be forced to wear a tight belt around her hips, with her arms trapped therein.

[Vivaroberrto1958]

My God..ela é a melhor soprano da atualidade....chega a reger o tenor, e a orquestra. FANTÁSTICO....

[longlifeluke]

@gianfronti

la prova è buona, le due voci hanno un bel colore e come dici giustamente, oggi non c'è di meglio (elas!) . Ho assistito a molte registrazioni e prove all'italiana...ma la gheorghiu deve per forza muoversi come una pazza!? ^_^

[philipc67]

Lovely, arguably the most beautiful love duet in the entire operatic repertory. They both do a superb job here. I like the fact that his voice sometimes takes on a "baritonal" sound. Personally, I think the Freni/Pavarotti/Karajan 1974 recording with the Vienna Philharmonic remains unsurpassed. Any opinions?

[24helka]

Does any rule exist determining how should a tenor voice sound? Kaufmann simply touches people´s hearts, and that ´s great! For most people who love opera, it is not important, if his technique is in accordance with the italian or german school, but how it affects your senses. Listening him, I need not exactly know what he is singing about because he expresses everything by his voice dynamics.

[Arbus2]

Magestuoso.-

[lverdugo1]

Frankly, I wouldn't trust many opinions here. Is everyone judging what they hear over You Tube. At best, these probably only suggest what his voice is truly like. For me, so far so good but I look forward to hearing him in person this Spring. '11, with the Los Angeles Opera.

[lverdugo1]

Frankly, I wouldn't trust many opinions here. Is everyone judging what they hear over You Tube. At best, these probably only suggest what his voice is truly like. For me, so far so good but I look forward to hearing him in person this Spring. '11, with the Los Angeles Opera.

[sincrotto]

Ho risentito il duetto e non si può che confermare quanto detto prima: la voce del tenore si fa strada a fatica tra le risonanze parassite del petto chiuso che sporca i suoni. E' una voce forzata che esce per spinta e perde le risonanze che probabilmente avrebbe naturalmente. Dommage! Trovo la Gheorghiu sublime, anche se, forse, il suo non è proprio il timbro ideale per Cio Cio San.

[gianfronti]

Caro Sincrotto....hai perso un'occasione per tacere!!!! io sono un tenore e ti assicuro che oggi il panorama mondiale non offre nulla di meglio. in altre parole Jonas è il migliore sulla piazza!!!

[gianfronti]

@sincrotto 

[gianfronti]

taci....non dire sciocchezze...non è che parli per invidia?!

[papoocanada]

putain qu'il est beau ! et quelle voix !

[Homoclassicus]

Let's not idolize older singers just because they already died or are very old. Most of the times I prefer the singers of past generations over the current ones, but that's not a general law we must obey (though it often seems so in the Opera world). IMO Gheorghiu and Kaufmann in this duet achieved the same beauty, feeling and stylistical accuracy of most of the greatest singers who sang this duet in past decades. This is really amazing in every way.

[LohengrinT]

So beautiful

[AfroPoli]

Actually, this is cut together. You can see at 6:21 how Kaufmann starts to sing "sei mia" (the low option) while we hear him hold the high C. Bad cutting.

[GERMANYFrankie]

@AfroPoli Zum Thema Jonas Kaufmann habe ich eine Thread erfoeffnet auf meiner Seite mit dem Titel: "IST JONAS KAUFMANN WIRKLICH DER BESTE DEUTSCHE Tenor?" Es wird da schon fleissig diskutiert!

Nun, geschwindelt wird gerne mal hier und da. Viel schlimmer ist allerdings, dass die Proportionen vermischt werden, als ob es sich anhoert, dass JK uber das Orchester kommt, wozu er gar nicht in der Lage ist! Bei Buehnen-Live-Mitschnitten sehr gut in Youtube zu erhoeren.

[AfroPoli]

1:53 Ooooooohmi ch'io baci, che schifo, troppo coperto. Sembra un omaggio al cattivo gusto.

[LeonFleisherFan]

Been listening to so many Kaufmann clips here on YT, hard-pressed to tell whether I really find him quite so great as everyone says - this one's nice, even if, admittedly, it's perhaps unfortunate one is immediately reminded of so many legendary performances in this repertoire...

[vladupe]

This is 100 % on playback,i am absolutly sure about that so no need to discuss it.It is not life performance.

[cardangel16]

At 2:18, it looks like Kaufmann is doing a bump of blow. LMAO!!!

[guillecanaleja]

Impresionante, braviiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!

[labirintodivetro]

Che sozzura e che volgarità di emissione!

[cantanteporsiempre]

@labirintodivetro Si, per me é troppo veloce, e un tanto angostioso

[jorlando91]

what the hell is she doing?

[pkohalloran]

is it just me or does kaufmann dominate in this? without making all of the stupid gestures. She drives me nuts

[dimakauffman]

i love kaufmann´s belly

[AriaSinger1]

4:14 is a classic puccini sound!

[calafsdream]

I love the timpanist's conducting

[aroncooker]

Plain and simple.... Kaufmann sucks now. 10-12 years ago he had a beautiful instrument that rang clear and showed his true tambour. NOW, for unknown reasons, he has decided to destroy all of that with darkened, forced singing, resulting in a very raspy gross sound. DUMB CHOICES..... just give him a few more years, he'll be the new Villazon....

[assindiastignani]

@aroncooker It's the same old story: they see how much money can be made in the Heltentenor repertory,start pressing their larynxes down,darkening their voices artificially and forcing. But the real crime is that the opera houses, record companies and conductors encourage this by hiring these immitation dramatic tenors. And, indeed, there is more to be made singing Tannhaeuser than Duca.But still, this is certainly not bad what Kaufmann is doing here.I'm not sure it's fair to say "he sucks."

[saagua1953]

Kaufmann showing a bit of stomach there, but singing beautifully.

[corellithebest]

AMAZING MUSICALITY and PROFOUND CONVICTION from BOTH OF THEM!

[flemming4ever]

those hands get on my nerves ....why is she conducting????? And kaufmann...i love ur gorgeous sumptuous, dark, yes dark voice...I can listen to that sound all night!!!!!!

[castorp278]

I like her hands

[Pollione88]

Gheorghiu sings, Kaufmann pushes sounds through a tube. And all singing teachers and the public love Kaufmann, because he apparently has such a fine technique and musicality. I can't explain how much I hate his forced, artificially darkened, hoarse and monochrome voice. Where is the sweetness, youthfulness or live in the voice? Oh I forgot, we don't need these things, because this is a very rare and heroic heldentenor voice...

[ForAll23]

@Pollione88

I do not feel like you do, but I can understand your feeling. Everyone says that it is great, while you think that it is worthless. It probably happens to many of us sometimes.

However, forced..? No, he is not forced.

4ever wrote : “those hands get on my nerves…”. Yes it is annoying, a bad habit.

[Pollione88]

@ForAll23 Well, thanks for understanding my feelings! :) Let me give you an example of why I believe his singing is forced: his own natural voice several years ago. Check on Youtube for a recording of the Student Prince with Kaufmann and there you have his normal voice. I believe his singing was really beautiful back then.

[ForAll23]

@Pollione88

2(2)

Tenors that I do appreciate are: Björling, Cura, Gedda, Domingo, Kaufmann, Pavarotti (he was fun) etc. But I do not appreciate Carreras (as a singer). Why? I do not know, I have tried, but it does not work, no matter what he does.

[ForAll23]

@Pollione88

1(2)

Yes, but this is “only” a rehearsal. He might not be so precise in every moment.

If he were forced, there should have been a sign of it in his voice when he went from mezza voce to piano (at 5:34 to 5:37).

No, I know the problem; you just do not like Kaufmann. :-)



[Pollione88]

@ForAll23 I neither like nor dislike Kaufmann as a person. I like his singing before the year 2000 and I dislike it afterwards. His change of technique brought him tremendous success since he sounds different to other singers. However, he is not the first one to try this, Giuseppe Giacomini and Jerome Hines did the exact same thing and I can't stand their singing either. Listen to Florez, Bjorling, Wunderlich or even Melchior and then to Kaufmann. Kaufmann doesn't sing like a tenor should.

[ForAll23]

@Pollione88

2(2)

In addition...

Sure, sometimes he is a bit forced. On the other hand, almost all tenors force themselves from time to time, with few exceptions, e.g. Mr.Gedda and Mr.Wunderlicht.

[ForAll23]

@Pollione88 - Hello!

1(2)

Okay, you know yourself what you think is best.

You are right, Kaufmann does not sound like classical tenors (e.g. Björling, Schmidt, Kiepura etc). On the other hand, it is a new sound and that gives some other dimensions that I find interesting and beautiful. Perhaps others feel similarly, hence his success.

[ForAll23]

@Pollione88

“a tenor should”…

You have probably, in a sense, right. On the other hand, maybe we now face new tenor era. Thus a new way of thinking about how a tenor should sound. Nothing says that the classical approach was the ultimate.

[Pollione88]

@ForAll23 I think Kaufmann has success because not many sing like him, he seems special and unique. However, I am interested in the music, the drama and the emotions and can't be pleased with a singer who always sounds dark, heroic, heavy and hooty. I can only be satisfied with singers who are capable of expressing the full range of emotions as required by the music, and sometimes there are delicate or sweet moments in Opera where I don't appreciate if the singer sounds like he is suffocating :)

[ForAll23]

@Pollione88

3(3)

Finally...

There are regular singers, there are better singers, and there are the great stars. Who is the best among the greatest is only a matter of taste.

However, we must not forget that even the best chess players make bad move sometimes.

We feel what we do and we exchange our feelings (e.g. on YT) and I do like that.

In one way or another we learn and get inspiration of each other and that is, as I see it, very valuable.

[Pollione88]

@ForAll23 Very well said, art is subjective. I only recently started to dislike Kaufmann with such a passion. It was when I discovered his early recordings on Youtube which imo show his real voice. I love both Bjorling and Gedda (with whom I had like 80 singing lessons :) and I think that all of the greats have their strengths and weaknesses. I think Gedda was above average in Italian music, but truly outstanding in French repertoire. Well, we are lucky to have all the diversity! :)

[ForAll23]

@Pollione88

2(3)

Today I do not think he was the best, but I think he made some songs/arias better than other e.g. “Holy Night”.

Earlier I also thought that Mr.Gedda way of singing was an academic mumbo jumbo. No force, no real expression, no nothing etc.

Nowadays (after 42 years of listening) do I think that he is/was a great artist, with an outstanding voice technique. He forces his voice almost never.

[ForAll23]

@Pollione88

1(3)

I do not know if I have any more answers/comment than what has been said.

Maybe one thing; trying, in any objective way, to bring in evidence how a singer should reflect a certain state is probably impossible at this level.

More over…

In my youth I thought that Jussi Björling was the best singer who ever lived. All

who said something else were, more or less, stupid and/or did not understand the metaphysic of the opera.

[Pollione88]

@ForAll23 I remember someone posting about Kaufmann that he could just as well be singing the contents of a telephone book instead of the aria he was singing and he would equally love his singing. This demonstrates the point I am trying to make. For some people, Kaufmann produces an impressive sound and to them, that's enough. A Tenor shouldn't "sound" a particular way like Kaufmann does, he should let the music decide on the sound depending on the situation. It's called interpretation!

[assindiastignani]

@ForAll23 I always appreciate it,when people like you express intelligent opinions moderately and in a way that is not offensive or insulting and also allows other points of view.Sometimes when I read the comments in YT I can't believe the visciousness repressed violence.The pity w. Kaufman is: it's a good voice, but by trying, not to sing rep. that is "too heavy," but to sing it with preconceived ideas abt. how it "should" sound he will, I fear, get into trouble.But, it's his life.

[ForAll23]

@assindiastignani

2(2)

Mr.Domingo started as a baritone changed to tenor, was it right?

He is not a typical tenor. His voice lacks the tenoral timbre + that his high C is fabricated.

In spite of that is he an amazing artist/singer.

Perhaps Mr.Kaufman sooner or later finds out that his "experiment" did not work so well and that the price was high.

[assindiastignani]

@ForAll23 Absolutely. I think Domingo was always a tenor, he just made it official one day, but (in my opinion) in an attempt to make a "dramatic" or "baritonal" sound, he pressed his larynx and darkened the voice.The pressure on the throat muscles makes it impossible for the voice to turn(la voce coperta)hence the top is a matter of luck with him.The position is (too)open, and the depressed larynx gives it that (arificial) dramatic color.What Kauf. does now.Works (kind of) while you´re young.

[ForAll23]

@assindiastignani

2(2)

There is no absolute voice, which allows much speculation and discussion.

Trying to prove what is right either philosophically or anatomically/physiologically will probably be an impossible task.

After listening more closely on this duet, I agree with Pollione88 that Mr.Kaufman forces a little. On the other hand, how many great singers have not done so.

[assindiastignani]

@ForAll23 Absolutely! And the bottom line is: it´s all so subjetive. What is "forcing" anyway? Kaufman gets a little carried away - not surprising with this music! These are all fine artists who have achieved a great deal in their lives. It´s fun to discuss and compare thoughts, but in the end, as a very dear, departed friend mine always used to say: "Una opinione è come un buco di culo - ognuno ne ha uno." Fun talking to you!

[ForAll23]

@assindiastignani

Davvero?

[ForAll23]

@assindiastignani

1(2)

Mr.Domingo made his opera debut as a baritone.

An opera director, complained, in an early state, on Jussi´s high tones. He even went so far that he, in an early stage, expressed that it was complete madness of a baritone trying to scream a tenor high C.

A conductor told Zarah Leander (see Wikipedia or YT) that she had a nice voice, but not for singing.

[ForAll23]

@assindiastignani

1(2)

Thanks for the compliment, nice

Sure, maybe he is experimenting with his voice, but what is there to say?

We have various opera schools e.g. the Italian and German. Which is right?

[cardangel16]

@ForAll23

As a student of both, I can honestly for longevity, learn the Italian school. The Germanic is very forceful. It creates massive power and brings a beautiful dark color to your voice. However, after a while it WILL Wear on you your voice.

[ForAll23]

@cardangel16

I have also heard it through the years. Perhaps are the lyrical voices more sensitive, or certain types of voices are more sensitive.

In general I do not think so much of this- or that school. Every individual should probably "pick" parts of what is right for him/her of known knowledge.

[cantanteporsiempre]

@cardangel16 Could you explain me more about these german technique please?

[cardangel16]

@cantanteporsiempre

I can, mind you, I am still a student, not a master of it. For example, an exercise that I used to practice would be to lean my stomach against the edge of the piano, so that my diaphragm would be completely depressed. Then I would deeply inhale, and try to move the piano with my stomach by pressing against it, while singing a neutral note. This,is not healthy I have later found out, after reading Richard Miller's Training Tenor Voices. However, the trade off ,massive sound

[cardangel16]

@cantanteporsiempre with a glorious dark tone. So it is really up to you for what kind of sound you are going for.

[misoorepic]

Beautifull

[igancedo]

Kaufmann is absolutely FANTASTIC!! Pretty much Corelli style! Excellent voice and great looks!

[elephantbarbiegirl]

Gheorghiu records roles that she wouldn't have a hope of delivering adequately in a live performance. Dream on Angela

[francesca7564]

Angela est à la peine, Jonas est en ballade ...

[h0h1h2h3h4]

waw

[Desideria7]

Netrebko can go home ;)

[camilodel]

BRAVO, I LOVE IT!

[cahirgirlz]

Completely agree! Beautiful singing from both of them.

[singinciaran]

Me too! Brava Angela!

[Faust075]

Gheorghiu est constante dans sa médiocrité ... absolument pas crédible dans ce rôle (comme dans aucun d'ailleurs).

Kaufmann est magnifique. Comme toujours, une voix profonde, envoutante, colorée, Un magnifique ténor comme on n'en avait pas vu depuis longtemps.

[gillesparis09]

@Faust075

ouais....marrant de lire ça

[acitipo]

Estoy completamente de acuerdo con algunos que han escrito aqui., las voces de estos cantantes son maravillosas. Y esta demas comparar a tal tenor de 1945 diciendo que es mejor que tal otro...por favor hagamos comentarios que enriquezcan. Una cosa es un tenor mejor que otro, y otra cosa es ESTE TENOR ME GUSTA MAS QUE EL OTRO TENOR.

Nos movemos por gustos simplemente.

[cahirgirlz]

Brava Angela and Bravo Jonas!

[nazaritasedicioso]

Si el maestro Puccini tuvo al final que hacer alguna modificacion a la obra tuvo que haber sido por la sugerencia de algun amigo,pero nunca cediendo a una jaurilla de desalmados que lo unico que los movia era la envidia,por eso la version modificada se estreno en Brescia ya no en Milan ,en la Scala ya no se estrenaria jamas una opera de Puccini salvo Turandot pero para eso Puccini llevaria dos años muerto.

[nazaritasedicioso]

no hablemos de fracaso si no de un boicot,te invito a que leas las experiencias vividas por las personas que estuvieron en el mismo estreno y dentro de ellas al mismo maestro Puccini todas tienen en comun en manifestar que un grupo de de personas formaron tal alboroto y bulla que no dejaron escuchar al publico que realmente queria apreciar la obra ni una nota de la opera y desde que esta comenzo.

[ubedajils]

Deseo ardorosamente escucharlo en Otello!!!

[8174spyd]

i was proud to hear Angela last year in copenhagen...and was waiting for allmost 2 hours ..just for speaking 1 minut ...she is fantastic..just like the first Romanian Diva ,that puccini made an opera for...

[singinciaran]

I still think this is brilliant!

[FoggyRoad81]

Why is she under pitch? Why is her sound so unfocused? His voice is big and that's fine, just like Tucker before him who was a major Pinkerton. I might add When Leontyne Price recorded this duet with Tucker she didn't seem like she was being overpowered and her voice wasn't bigger than Ghorgy's here. Her sound needs to tighten up if she doesn't want to sound so tentative and under sing as she does here. Also her phrasing is super choppy, the tempo is too fast, the lines are meant to soar. Bad.

[emotion70]

@FoggyRoad81 -I see you everywhere bashing Angela.Could you please stay to your favourite singers if you do not like her?

I try to respect your preferences ,please respect mine.

thanks.

[FoggyRoad81]

Look no one said you could not appreciate Angela Gheorghui, that is your right. It is my right to not like her very much and to express as such on public forums like this one. I

[singinciaran]

I think this is superb! Don't like it go and f*ck yourself! :P

[singinciaran]

Bellisima!

[mackgotcher]

I love the flutist knitting at 2:50 LOL

Despite those hatin Kaufmann for the size of his voice...I really like him singing Puccini. They sound great together too!

[EzraWilliamsPresents]

Amazingly noticed! He is splendid. (Both the tenor and the flautist!)

[emotion70]

This CD won The Gramophone award as the best opera recording.

Bravo Angela,Jonas,Pappano and chorus!

[Lizzyjean5]

I admire her control in her pianissimi and her colour in her forte and I appreciate his rich timbre. I lush sound all 'round!

[nazaritasedicioso]

y pensar que en el estreno de esta opera los asistentes cegados por la envidia hizieron fracasar esa premier,pero el peso de esta obra maestra por donde se le mire fue mayor y ahora es una de las obras mas representadas en todos los teatros del mundo,con ella el drama lirico alcanzo su cuspide, y para muchos como a mi esta es la mejor opera jamas compuesta y este duo de amor es la mas contudente prueba de que esta opera es la mejor.

[hydra333]

no fracaso por eso, tenia varias cosas que el mismo Puccini reconocio como mal y por eso la arreglo para re-estrenarla

[pkohalloran]

gheorghiu is so annoying, she sounds good here but jonas blows her out of the water, his voice is so unique and a shock but its great

[DonRolini]

Um, I don't think he 'blew her out of the water' at 5:09. They are equally strong singers, henceforth the casting of this album. Although he can be a bit too overwhelming of a Pinkerton for my tastes and she didn't exactly pull off the

'15'yr old girl in this recording (which is hard don't get me wrong) but Scotto sung it with ease as did Callas.

[pkohalloran]

hahaha...i know i'm just a biased tenor!

[DonRolini]

hahah!Sorry, I didn't mean to sound like a smart ass! LOL! I was simply providing a bit of info. This recording is a good one to have in the library though. Anything conducted by Pappano is.

[VivaMariaCallas]

The whole recording is very good, I highly recommend it.

[corellilover]

Angela´s musicality is amazing, Jonas is great too

[RialtoTwo]

Kaufmann is magnificent in this.

[warrenbmusic]

A gift from God.

[sincrotto]

Non vorrei proprio sembrare nostalgico, ma avete mai ascoltato la Callas con Gedda a La Scala, 1955, diretti da Karajan? Avremmo moltissimo da imparare, tutti noi.

[cantanteporsiempre]

@sincrotto  Certamente

[bodiloto]

@sincrotto Soltanto loro?

[GuilhermeMoraesSanto]

Acordar pela manha, dentro de uma linda floresta onde moro e ouvir Angela junto com o som da natureza 'e um delirio igual ao de sentir o ceu.

[bodiloto]

- 5 !!!!

[sincrotto]

Molti sono i giudizi polemici e non voglio insistere. La voce del tenore è interessante, richiama suoni spinti negli acuti e forzati nei piano e pianissimi per un'impostazione che predilige la forza bruta alla tecnica, tuttavia questa voce risuona, anche se gli vedo più consono un campo di battaglia che un letto d'amore. Finché regge, poi si vedrà. Notare però che l'acuto finale è chiaramente forzato ed esce a stento, perché per portare bene avanti una voce indietro occorre grande sforzo.

[Klinxor]

Wow, its so beautiful you both wanna live and die!

[jmtduarte]

One question, what is the problem on the 3.41? Angela (as always) was perfect and Kaufmann ( although it seems to me his voice is

"abaritonisated"), your performace was incredible! This video is PERFECT!

[ertyy23]

¡HORRIBLE! por lo siguiente, en el minuto 3:41 se le quiebra la voz al grado de perder el control, y la nota final claramente se cae, se desafina.

[coralrabida]

Otro subnormal envidioso que no ha cantado en su puta vida ni el cocherito leré un tono bajo y da lecciones ...

subnormal, canta antes, y luego hablas

[ertyy23]

Mira amigo para papeles pesados te presento al Tenor Mario del monaco, este tenor kaufmann ni sombra le hace

[tenorspinto]

Te quedaste en el pasado...Mario del Mónaco, nada que decir, extraordinario en su tiempo y contexto, sin embargo este duó es sencillamente maravilloso en Angela y Jonas, apreciemos lo bueno de nuestros tiempos y seamos criteriosos para dar opiniones acrca de los grandes artistas...

[acitipo]

@tenorspinto Completamente de acuerdo, soy maestro de canto en un Conservatorio esta aria es bellisima y perfecta para estos dos brillantes cantantes. realmente Maravillosos!!!

[ejrouge]

Just a word: WONDERFUL

I really wanted to cry when i heard them.

Thank you for uploading this.

[drbarbarabaker]

This is heavenly.

[jackylen57]

Tous les deux sont magnifiques ! Quelles voix superbes ! et pourtant je ne suis pas une fan de Gheorghiu

Merci

[va2786]

Kaufmann non c'entra assolutamente nulla con Pinkerton con quella voce cavernosa, stentorea e sempre forte..commovente invece la Gheorghiu

[magghot]

ma se non esiste nulla di più sexy di questa voce!!!! quando le dice vieni vieni..assolutamente affascinante e carnale!! in contrasto con la dolcezza e purezza di lei..che da tale seduttore verrà ingannata!

[sincrotto]

Veramente a me sembra che più che amarla voglia violentarla.. Credo che la virilità si esprima meglio stemperando la forza nella tenerezza e nella dolcezza, cioè, nel canto, conservando il timbro limpido e pieno nella mezza voce, il che rispecchia un desiderio travolgente e appassionato, trattenuto a stento davanti alla fragilità e alla bellezza della donna che lo seduce. Poi a letto si vedrà che fuoco e il seguito del canto, infatti, dà ampia possibilità all' espressività passionale.

[steakopera]

Thank you for sharing this chilingly wonderful clip. They are brutally awsome.

[marioj34]

Con questa registrazione, Gheorghiu ha definitivamente rientrato nella storia del canto. A mettere gelosamente ai lati di Callas e Scotto. Splendido.

[bodiloto]

@marioj34 : Cio-Cio-San é un personaggio di una ragazzina che ha 15 anni ,non é La Traviata ....... dove sente questa voce squillante,giovane,"vergine"

nella interpretazione di Signora gheorghiu ?Non trova un po leggero di mettere Callas e Scotto accanto di gheorghiu ? Non sono sorpreso ,come e facile di scrivere ......................

[emotion70]

You cannot judge people's tastes.Besides this ifmusical critics(who are always very harsh )think this is not only a superb recording but something very special in comparison with other recordings of Butterfly,I believe you should be a little bit more indulgent.

I know you do not like Angela but please ...

[sincrotto]

Vi siete mai chiesti come mai le voci dei tenori se sono stentoree perdono completamente di armonici, in particolare nelle note sottovoce e alla fine la voce del soprano li sopravanza in bellezza, brillantezza e anche in volume, senza strillare mai? In questo caso c'è qualcuno che forza nell'acuto finale "...vien!""

[voce1958]

Veramente bravi, due splendide voci. La Gheorghiu sa assecondare magnificamente la melodia pucciniana. La voce di Kauffmann è determinante, piena dal colore scuro e dal timbro particolare E Pappano sul podio è una garanzia e la direzione in questo duetto si fa commossa. Questa incisione può essere una Butterfly di riferimento.

[Greatpretender1]

Agree voce29 :)

[voce29]

This is as close to perfection you can come!

[volcan313]

This is magical music !

[1ni2na55]

Jonas sings beautifully