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  • Del Monaco ogni volta che cantava riusciva a dare talmente tanto in esuberanza vocale che va annoverato fenomeno inarrivabile, unico! cantava come Caruso con il cuore.

  • Das ist nicht meinFall. Wie ein Trompetensolo. Kein Wunder, das dieser begnadete Sänger sich im wahrsten Sinne kaputt gesungen hat., Ich frage mich warum? Wenn er mit seinen Zinsen gesungen hätte, statt mit seinem Kapital, dann hätte er nicht früh in Rente zu gehen brauchen.

  • Del Monaco had two dynamics - forte and fortissimo. The instrument, as pure muscle, was superior in every respect. That said, I'm sure no one would ever crown him the most nuanced or subtle of all tenors. But dear heaven what a set of pipes...

  • @RichieLeone Quite an accurate description of Del Monaco

  • @RichieLeone You are totally correct! In Otello and elsewhere he COULD (at times) show that he had piano and even softer. What a pity (as you suggest) that he did not use his brain too often - certainly in concerts! I saw him live many times and the "set of pipes" made one forget; it is just that when one heard him live you could be drunk with the sheer volume and presence. And it made one think everything was possible, that life was sheer visceral passion - wrong of course...

  • @JackRance1910 you are articulate, informed, and wise in art as in life ;) regards, rich

  • @RichieLeone

    With all due respect, I disagree. Mario was not the most subtle tenor, for sure, but neither was he entirely lacking in subtlety. Both on the stage and on in the studio he could and often did sing way below forte. Besides, there is a good deal of repertoire (Canio, Turidu, Chenier, Otello, Manrico, Alvaro, Radames, even Cavaradossi) where passion is more than adequate substitue for a certain lack of subtlety.

  • La rabbia e la impotenza di non avere le parole né aggettivi per descrivere quello che quest´uomo era capace di far vivere e di emozionare con la sua voce.

    Incredibilmente INIMITABILE!!! Non abbiamo nemmeno subdole imitazioni!!! Grazie caro Mario. Il Grande ''Del Monaco'' !!!

  • A SIDO Y SIEMPRE SERA EL MEJOR VOZ UNICA SOBRE TODO EN EL AGUDO ,BEEN AND WILL ALWAYS THE BEST, ESPECIALLY IN VOICE ONLY POWER, Fiat and its ENDLESS AND ACUTE GREAT, THANKS MAESTRO." SIEMPRE BELL CANTO"

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  • braaaavo brrrraaaavooo brrrraaaaaavooo

  • Del Monaco was bigger than life! I know, I was paid $1 as a super to carry a banner across the stage in Pagliacci with Del Monaco as Canio. I love Björling. I love Del Monaco because he loved Björling, once called him "Il Commendatore." And, perhaps most of all, I love Del Monaco because of the love and joy with which he sang. It was out there! is this not what is meant by "dramatic tenor"? I'm not up to speed on these classifications, but if this is not dramatic tenor, what is?!!

  • What a voice! many thanks.

  • Nothing compares to him!

  • we need a renaissance in the opera world... now! bring back the bel canto way of singing now!!

  • If somebody showed up the current opera scene with his looks and voice they could make an obscene amount of money.

  • i have to agree size is not everything, i prefer beauty of tone and the other musical aspects like phrasing, legato etc. which is why i prefer pavarotti to all others as he is superior in these other aspects imo than pretty much anyone else. however beauty of tone is in the ear of the listener. no one can tell me caruso had a better voice or more beautiful sound than pavarotti did because #1 you cannot tell from the recordings and recordings are all we have now days.

  • @bigus I kind of agree with your statement, but it's important to note that many tenors have stated or intimated that Caruso was the greatest tenor ever.Caruso was also the stepping stone & foundation for all tenors that followed him because of his original interpretations,legato,range,s­ize&beauty of voice etc.My favorites are Del Monaco,Corelli,Di Stefano,Volpi&Lanza depending ofcourse on what they are singing.I do listen&enjoythem more than Caruso& it's possibly because of inferior recording

  • @sugarbist i agree, most famous tenors of the past have excelled at one thing or another and have perhaps superior interpretations of roles than this or that other tenor. for instance i would rather listen to wunderlich sing mozart or lieder or other pieces where his voice is easiest because its beauty. or corelli for certain larger works etc. and various other tenors for their strengths but the reason i drone on and on about pav. is because to my ear he is superior overall in most cases, etc.

  • @bigus Although I stated my favorites, I do appreciate Pavarotti. I think he was the last link to the yesteryear tenors whom were so great.I feel Pavarotti also helped make opera more popular and fun for the average person.Pavarotti was very humble&complimentary when speaking of other artists like Tucker Bjorling Bocelli & even pop singers.Not only was Pavarotti a great tenor,but he also had a surprizing charisma that capivated both opera&pop audiences throughout the world.Enjoy

  • @sugarbist agreed =)

  • WOW !

  • Dios mio!

  • Ecco,come si canta !!!

    La voce nella Lirica,ha un solo nome

    Mario Del Monaco.

  • Smurf hits är bättre. Lite teckno-beats och en Björn Öl i handen är allt man behöver.

  • @VivaRenata Jag hittade äntligen kommentaren och den är så rolig att jag inte raderar den. Men jag vill inte bli utsatt för "Youtube-rape" igen. Och jag har svårt att förstå att min familj (inklusive morfar Lennart) vägrar att förstå att MDM är den största av dem alla. Indoktrineringen forstsätter - greetings from Lady Marchmain.

  • Voice lesson! Look at the inside of the mouth, the position of the tongue in relation to different vowels and the complete relaxation of the jaw. That's all you need to know.

    A perfect technique - but to achieve what MDM did you also need musical sensibility, talent, and amazing vocal cords. The greatest of all recorded tenors!

  • @VivaRenata We all have our opinion's but during the 1950's the OTHER MARIO was World renowned as being the greatest singer in the World. As far as being the greatest recorded tenor that's very debatable. Corelli, Bonisolli, Caruso, Bjorling and the list go's on Tucker, Di Stefano etc..FYI Corelli was voted Tenor of the Century

  • @Etnalleb agreed and even tho corelli isn't my absolute favorite, there were plenty of good reasons to vote him tenor of the century so i won't complain. if it was Tucker or schmidt or peerce i would have complained LOL.

  • @bigus Tucker had a great voice but he lacked the Bravado both in statue and in vocal dynamic's compared to both Corelli and MDM, Peerce and Schimdt shouldn't even be mentioned in the same sentence as Corelli and MDM. Agreed with you on that Bigus.

  • @Etnalleb im sure tucker had a good voice i just find his production ugly. i believe everyone has a great voice (unless of course its ruined beyond repair), but some are freer and produced purer than others which is why we find certain voices more appealing. i believe the technical production of the instrument makes or breaks the actual beauty of it, but everyones God given voice has the potential to be just as beautiful as the next if produced properly, even though the timbres are different.

  • @bigus I never really considered Tucker's voice "ugly". It is well produced, his diction is great and he rarely ever pushed it beyond what it could do. No, it did not have the "honey" to it that Bjorling or Gigli had but then again they were very rare animals indeed.

  • That voice had a blasted Titan rocket strapped to it. Amazing. Thanks for uploading. This was the swan song of an incredible instrument.

  • he's not even singing... I love Del Monaco but I hate when he did this stupid lip singing crap

  • Thats what i am talking about pure awesome!!!!!

  • No one, absolutely no one like him, I keep saying it and will say it until the very last day of my life. Thanks for this extraordinary video!!!

  • right!I do not like him! I love him!

  • @mfrances0503 And that goes for me too! I will keep saying it, though I never heard him live, and I will say it over and over again until the last day of my life.

  • Insuperabile, volevo dire.

  • Insuperale!!!

  • Wow ! What a voice. Thanks a million for posting this clip

  • 'Unique' Mario Del Monaco!!

  • That was an awsome introduction.  His speaking voice seemed so unassuming, then BAM!

  • the perfect technique ,just watch the movement of his mouth and lips and you will get the picture.

  • I think its a streatch to call that perfect technique but to each his own.

  • @smartsteve lip singing!! Noting to do with his technique...

  • Qué maravilla. tenores así, ya no hay.

    Una pena.

  • da 1.44 a 2.03....legato .... MARIO DEL MONACO  UNICO.

  • the final acuto of o'sole mio has something of incredible. Fantastic Mario.

  • He was 50 by the time. Voice is so large that´s surprising that he can hit the high notes! Del Monaco was himself! That roaring voice! Technique? I don´t know. He used to complain of sore throat after performances...

  • The best!

  • Increduble in very way. It's still amazing how he sings song large and yet is not straining, always in control of those giant pipes.Does size matter? If it does,,,,none bigger and certainly none had the passione,

  • @FERMAT0123 Bonisolli and Tucker had just as big as Voice as MDM and let's not forget Enrico Caruso who MDM himself said was the greatest Tenor of all. James McCracken is the only tenor i know who dwarfed all other tenors as far as sheer depth and volume and biggest voice . Jon Vickers , Jess Thomas , James KIng all had as big a voice as MDM but they lacked the passion and Bravado that made MDM so great.

  • @Etnalleb I am sorry to disagree with you..from experience. MDM's voice was much bigger than the people you mentioned. About Caruso? His was the most beautiful. I sang with McCracken and he was not as big at Vickers by a long shot. My mentor was Jerome Hines and he said that MDM had the biggest voice by far that anybody had ever heard. But size is not everything. :)

  • @OscarLevant1 That is your opinion and the opinion of J.Hines. I never heard MDM in person so i can't make a truly accurate assessment of his voice because recordings can be altered in so many ways. I did hear McCracken, and Vickers, Tucker , King, Bonisolli and Thomas and my ears told me McCracken had the biggest tenor voice i've ever heard , he sounded like a pushed up baritone which he probably was. Let's respect each others Opinion. TY

  • @OscarLevant1 E vero la dimenzione non è tutto...ma se non si è completi tecnicamente,la dimenzione della voce non serve a niente...tecnica,musicalità,di­mensione drammatica,interpretazione,pad­ronanza scenica, comunicativa con il pubblico...ecc, il grande artista deve avere queste cose essenziali,per essere veramente grande...mi spiace per lei, ma Del Monaco aveva tutte queste cose...insieme a tanti altri grandi...saluti

  • HE IS THE BEST!!!!!!!!

  • What a glorious document of an immortal singer!

    Neapolitan singing as it should be: without limits.

  • Non è possibile paragonarlo a nessuno: è immenso!

  • ...Maestro Del Monaco, grande eleganza ..grazie x aver portato Napoli attraverso le emozioni di una voce ultraterrena.

    Con grande amore Rossella

  • Can anyone tells me whats the name of the song with which he begins and end at 2:37? I've heard it quite a few times on tv but never caught the title.

  • It's 'o sole mio'

  • No, the 2nd song is O sole mio, whats the 1st, the one with which he begins?

  • It's 'o sole mio'

  • It's "'o paese d'u sole" or something like that. "The land of sun"

  • Mi alma no deja de vibrar al escucharlo. De las voces que escuché es realmente Superior.

    Compararlo sería no sentir.

    Nic Zappone

  • And then someone tells you that Pavarotti is best ever, that he is one and only,haha most overrated artist in classical music is none other then Pavarotti himself,and all thanks to mass media and his crossover gigs with pop artists.Pavarotti is one of the best examples how media and cunning management team can make an image and reputation thats nowhere near deserved and well earned,the reputation that never ever had a source in opera like it should have had.For me Del Monaco is better by miles.

  • The greatest tenor of all times. His voice was simply incredible...Grazie maestro, ovunque lei sia.

  • tenor dramatic,mario's moncao was the best dramatic tenor of modern history, with his death left an empty place under complete voice and unique personality and charisma, today there is no one in the world as the voice of the dramatic

  • Unbelievable! Thanks for posting.

  • Tiene un canto di fuoco che coce pietre.

  • Belissimo!

  • Grande Grande Grande!

  • grande mario! But my teacher heard him and corelli as well and told me corelli had much more volume.. boh..

  • I love Corelli too, but find this impression of your teacher hard to believe. Several of my teachers heard or knew Flagstad and I have listened to their descriptions of the "black velvet" or being enveloped in a great resounding bell or encompassed by an unimagineable sound - that have mainly made me sorry to be born too late to experience this! Thank God for recordings, even if we must complement what we miss with our imagination. And hope for a new generation of singers ...

  • I love Pavarotti and we sure miss him,but del Monaco remains the most glorious voice and so passionate, full throarted ,exciting singing.Corelli used to say to me that he was in awe of the great Mario. He liked Pavarotti but thought that Domingo was incredibly overrated and not a worthy heir to himself and del Monaco in the spinto roles.

  • The most powerfull tenor voice ever.PERIOD. He has the volume of Pava,Carreras and Domingo together........

  • WOW i love his voice what power!!! Power rule all,i like him a molecule less than Mario Lanza the Great!!!

  • How can we survive without him and Corelli???? The others just pale... Thank goodenss for these videos!

  • Il tenore assoluto!

  • GREAT GREAT GREAT NO OTHER WORDS.....

  • OMG WOW AWESOME!!!!! Whats the name of the 1st song? Rest in peace Great Tenor!!!

  • it's "o paese d'o sole". The country of the sun. Words by Libero Bovio. Music by Vincenzo D'Annibale 1925

  • omg you hear him talking in that soft voice and then he opens it up and BAM!!!

  • incredible voice.

  • me encantò su voz. Potencia y claridad le sobran.Dulzura cuando se la necesita. Sin lugar a dudas uno de los màs grandes

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