LA BOHÈME QUARTET

[canio8]

complimenti al grande pietro ballo ...

[jyau86]

I remember seeing Kallen in Memphis as Tosca, then she did a private concert at my college nearby. She performed "Art is Calling for Me" as a ridiculously funny encore.

[operaman20]

What great musicians!

[searnold56]

you cant even hear hampson. haha. love it

[baritoneortenor]

heh that's cause hampson's a tenor not cool enough to make the switch!

[Joeleole]

He sounds like Pavarotti.....

[LordMgls]

He is kind of between Pavarotti and Gedda in terms of voice, but still nothing very very special.

These things make us question (as well as a lot of people and sometimes I do) if Pavarotti is really what people use to see in him. It is a question of voice quality :-)

[Habanero212]

whatever happened to Ballo? i totally remember him in the late 80s and never saw him again.

[KatherineXIX]

Saw Esperian live today in concert with the Greenville Symphony. Sublime singing actress!

[girardje70]

very good artists. bravo

[grandeciclope29]

tutti bravi m° Guadagno grande ,i cantanti vanno in Ferrari con lui.Pietro ballo come SENNA

[dannydevito00]

pietro ballo ho un timbro simile a quello di pavarotti...

[rossmcl177]

sid You really don't have to be an enthusiastic expert to love this opera. Get a dvd (with subtitles) and just treat yourself to watch it. It is easy to follow, doesn't last more than 90 minutes and is an absolute joy. One great song after another. Truist me. Its the perfect opera for beginners. :)

[LordMgls]

If you don't trust him/her, trust me than. :-)

[miguelborrallo]

Bravo Pietro Ballo... !! Bellisima voce and bel fraseo... wow... BRAVISIMO!!

Wonderful Singing... spetially the tenor... wonderful voice!! The Soprano is also very good... bella voce!! Congratulations!!

[Borowka1234]

He's my Uncle!! :)

[sidthinker]

YES! had NO idea what they said, but it sure was beautiful...what a performance.

[mikehardcastle]

The first two singers, out of their love for one another compromise and agree to remain together until the spring, when the world is coming to life again and no one feels truly alone. Meanwhile, the other couple quarrel fiercely: an antithetical counterpoint to the others' reconciliation. (Quartet: Mimì, Rodolfo, Musetta, Marcello: "Addio dolce svegliare alla mattina! -- Goodbye, sweet awakening in the morning!")

[NEMORINO1976]

Pietro Ballo is a great tenor!!! I want to know more about him! He has a beautiful voice!

[sidthinker]

yeah, sure does, they all did.

[operagirl81]

That was wonderful!

[KatherineXIX]

Oh, damn. Has Hampson ever sung Marcello? He'd be awesome!

[sschimel]

I will bet you anything that he was offered Trovatore, Forza, and at some point, i wouldn't be surprised if someone whispered Otello in his ear. And also probably Turandot. I saw him in the 80s (well past his heyday in the 50s and 60s), singing Hoffmann at the Lyric Opera of Chicago (with Ruth Welting as Olympia, Valerie Masterson as Antonia, and Marilyn Zchau as Giuletta - all great) and he was amazing.

[omarchidofine]

Wooooow, the tenor sounds a lot like Pavarotti!!!

[powerpuffsouthpark]

sutherland9, who's the conductor on this performance?

[sutherland9]

Anton Guadagno was on the podium

[powerpuffsouthpark]

Thanks. "La Boheme" is my #1 favorite opera, and being an aspiring tenor myself, this quartet number toward the end of Act III - along with the "Che Gelida Manina" aria and "O Soave Fanciulla" duet - are among the pieces there that inspire me the most.

[Reauxkringgirl]

I love Mrs. Kallen! She's so nice and wonderful!! I've got a picture with her; I took several Master classes with her and no I'm not lying. She is the most amazing woman I have ever met! No joke! You should see her history in opera; absolutely brilliant.

[Tenorboy29307]

My voice teacher, Beverly Hay, taught Kallen. I was lucky enough to meet her and observe a lesson she had with Dr. hay in Daniel Recital Hall. I will never forget the experience. She's a wonderful individual!

[Tenorboy29307]

...and I'll add, she was so human and humble despite her success!

[CONTESTAR]

I dont doubt what you say but I wonder why singers cannot help themselves sometimes... I heard her years ago in a series of performances as Elisabetta in Don Carlos and it was more than disappointing. It was obvious that she was suffering vocally and I was thinking who made her do this. Why didnt she say "no"...

[sschimel]

People don't say no because sometimes, their egos get in the way. Few people who have ambitions to sing the wrong repertoire want someone to say "Sieglinde? Really?" when they're really a lyric. On the other hand, you have singers like Alfredo Krauss, who may have sung a limited repertoire, but sang it exceptionally well for an exceptionally long career. I would love to know what he was offered that he said no to, knowing it was wrong for him.

[CONTESTAR]

I agree. Kraus actually said no to Puccini roles and that is quite a "no" for a tenor with his name (even Rodolfo!! although there are recordings of the aria I beieve.).

He also said no to a wide Verdi spectrum of roles. I would like to hear him more in early Verdi. Well he knew better I suppose...

[tenormcgee]

I like kallen's timbre very much, and i've had the pleasure of working with her in masterclasses, and she's actually asked myself and a couple of my friends to be her first voice students.

[girardje]

good quartet

[celticears]

Kallen is the consummate singing actress.

[23lillina23]

credo che pietro ballo sia il più grande tenore di tutti i tempi!ottima tecnica,voce spettacolare,facilità negli acuti e sublime mezzevoci...complimenti!!!!!!

[23lillina23]

pietro ballo is absolutely the best tenor of this years!!complimenti!!!!!!!!wond­erful exibition!!!!!!!1

[averyinsinger]

I'd rather hear Kallen Esperian on her worst day than Renee Fleming on her best day!!!!!!

[Cantachepassa]

Grande Maestro D'orchestra Anton Guadagno.

[moderndivo]

Cynthia Lawrence is so Amazing!!!