Wow! Simply wow! The lyricism in the voice with such a broad base of support underneath. Truly one of the most unique voices ever. You are missed, Luciano.
i would propose that audiences had, in fact, heard that kind of clarity before, from mario lanza. however, they chose to ignore it. just my opinion. this recording is nothing less than spectacular. pavarotti's voice is clean, clear and pitch-perfect. unfortunately, it supports my "beef" with the man. as his fame increased, he performed this and other arias more and more like exercises ("throw-aways"). yes, his voice changed over the years. why also his respect for the music?
@jgraif Just be honest, Graif, Pavarotti became arrogant quickly after he became famous. I will never forget how he treated me in 1978 after a Boheme in Miami. My voice was hoarse from screaming bravos at him. I waited in the cold rain for him & Freni to come out until 2 AM. But he asked his entourage WHO I WAS?..which he said in the most rude manner. I was an obstruction to his way to the car. I was really hurt deeply by this. I NEVER BOUGHT ANOTHER recording of his again. Ever.
@cubanbach He was given a great and miraculous voice by God, but he became an ugly clown to me right until the end. In fact, he ridiculous dye hair and eyebrows were laughable. I do not want to destroy the man, or his legacy. I just want some truth to be known before he is crowned as a king among men. I have come to terms with my bitterness and thought it was a bit immature over the years...I just couldn't pardon how he treated a fan like me...I was so devoted to him...
@cubanbach You are a Joke, you know? Destroy his Legacy, you could not touch it ever if you tried, you should not be here among us fans, even ruining our experience. Pavarotti was not a Hollywood star & never thought vainly, he died his hair, so what? He gave the real fans what they came to see, a man give his heart out musically, if only people devoted more time to giving they'd get his genius!!!what they get in return_I suggest you take up another hobby like watching movies-actors!
@thecurefan777 Whatever, CureFan...you never met him or experienced what I did, on that sad day in 1978. And don't you know or remember how he intentionally upstaged Renata Scotto in La Gioconda in that same year in San Francisco during the curtain calls? That was a clear example of his arrogance which broke a lifelong friendship between them. They never spoke or sang together again. Some things never leave you.
Pavarotti was so innocent back then he still had his dream of a goalkeeper embedded in his prodigy and humility-- still just a striving son of a baker from Modena. It is this humbleness that shows through in his performance
This recording is like the definition of priceless... :'( It's so heavenly beautiful! the audience almost started the great ovation before he finished!
WOW! you know he heard those gasps from the audience and the eruption of applause even before he finished the last note! I realize that Pava's voice changes several times over the years, and I love it all. even the "older", more rugged voice of his last years. However, as previously stated, this beginning of his career has an innocence, a raw power, to that open throat sound which seems to just pour out of him--Bravo!
ive started to try and sing along with it and hopefully ill get better im god awful right now probably because i have indigestion congestion and know where near the lung power cause i just quit smoking but hopefully eventually ill be able to sing it close to half as good as he can tho noone will ever be able to sing it as good as him
if you know the words to the song and truly understand them this is the most romantic song ever written and luciano sings it perfectly and i can feel goosebumps and static elecrticity throghout my body every time i hear this and i also tear up
The young Pavarotti was right up there. At heart he was modest and often compared himself unfavourably with previous giants. And while it would be a brave tenor who could claim parity with Carusi, Gigli and Bjorling across the board, whose talents were almost unnatural and as freakish as superb, Pavarotti's place as a wonderful and great tenor is assured and completely deserved. What enjoyment he has given us all! Thank you Luciano!
It's funny how his voice, indeed, grew larger and more present as he aged, but I'd argue that it also started to sound more and more "techniqued." Here, as Moorhee said, his voice has a natural pureness to it. I'm a huge fan of Pavarotti, but I wish he would have developed JUST enough technique to properly support the sound we hear in this video, instead of it getting as thick as it did toward the end of his career. Regardless, bravo. I can never get enough.
It did get bigger but is very beautiful here, really and even warmer in this aria then the much praised Jussi. A jussi fan told me this was even better then Bjorling in the role and I was amazed coming from a huge Jussi fan but this is wonderful! I met Pavoratti and he was a very nice man no matter what they say about him and he was witty with great humor. RIP
His debut was probably the worlds greatest debut in the operatic world with the audiences gasps telling you the parts your ears had missed !!! He was brilliant from the start and improved with age, at least for a long while. Be a lengthy time before anyone can claim to have exceeded him .
@matt7178 : hai ragione carissimo amico ! In questo tipo di repertorio Pavarotti era veramente bravissimo ; aveva tutto : acuti, tecnica, stile, gusto, timbro vocale delicato, soave e romantico ; insomma : senza la minima ombra di dubbio un grandissimo Rodolfo. Ti consiglio di ascoltare in " Bohème " anche il grande Gianni Raimondi, altro Dio del repertorio lirico e lirico-leggero. Ciao !!!
@31122051 già ascoltato carissimo ;) Raimondi e Pavarotti erano i cantanti ideali per "Rodolfo". Tra i due preferisco Pavarotti (lo ritengo il più grande Rodolfo della storia). Era stupendo!!!!! Ciao!!!!
It's fascinating to hear how much he improved later, especially his support (for which he credited Joan Sutherland.) The breath support was much steadier later, with a better legato and more dynamic control.
how difficutl it must be for the audience to NOT applause after that High C (especally when you know it's his debut : people had never heard such a voice before!!!)
i cannot help but find it interesting that there are moments through which he "rushes", just as he did later in life. i do not believe that he understood the interaction between soloist and orchestra. please listen to mario lanza's recording.
@jgraif Lanza wasn't an opera singer. No sense of comparing the two singers. It's one thing to sing beautifully in the studio, its something total different to sing beautifully in front of an audience.
@Nater389 you see, i don't understand what "lanza wasn't an opera singer" means. yes, the recording studio offers you the chance to go with the best take, but he still performed the arias, didn't he? in 1958, he performed live for an audience of 5000 at the royal albert hall. he sang for well over 90 minutes; performing aria after aria and song after song, with high c after high c. please consider that. he was going to be the first american to open la scala the following year. thoughts?
SE PUEDEN GUSTAR VARIOS TENORES...POR SUPUESTO...PERO LA VOZ DE PAVAROTTI ESTA POR ENCIMA DE TODOS LOS GUSTOS.........SIMPLEMENTE ES BELLA.........COMO LA DE LOS DEMAS.........CADA UNO TIENE SU MOMENTO Y SU JUVENTUD.....Y SU DESARROLLO...Y SU PERMANENCIA EN EL TIEMPO.....PERO PAVAROTTI ES ESPECIAL......Y QUE SE DEMUESTRE LO CONTRARIO......LAS GRABACIONES ESTAN AHI........SERIO CLASICO...POTENTE ...LLENO DE FANTASIA Y PODER........Y FUERZA RARA....QUE HIPNOTIZA..........
just wondering, do you have any of di stefano singing this aria in his prime?? because you said pav was almost as good, but i have never heard 1 recording of di stefano sounding even remotely as good as pavarotti and i have listened to quite a few. i would really like to hear what you have if you can dig it up. thank you =)
Pavarotti ha sido el Rodolfo por excelencia. Su voz se adecuaba maravillosamente a la vocalidad que exige este rol, y ha habido pocos tenores que lo superaran en el mismo. Además, en esta época su voz estaba fresca y sonaba juvenil, apasionada, con un toque de nostalgia y llena de ensoñadora virilidad. No obstante, el papel lo iría perfeccionando en los años posteriores, como comprobamos en la grabación de 1972 que realizó para Decca, con Freni y Karajan en el podio). ¡Extraordinario maestro!
@GermanOperaSinger I disagree with you re: James Valenti. He absolutely does NOT lack the Italianate sound of Pavarotti. In fact his undergrad teacher was Augusto Paglialunga an Italian who himself studied with Franco Corelli. James' sound might not be the exact timbre but no two tenors sound alike.
The reaction of the audience is almost funny. They didn't know what hit them, and how could they? The note is so brilliant, so free, it sounds like pure "Catch me, God!" but it's so perfectly sculpted and controlled at the same time.
Es imposible no conmoverse al escuchar esta genial ejecución de esta bellisima y romántica Aria, estoy emocionado ciertamente aunque cierta melancolía me envuelve al pensar que Pavarotti ya no esta. RIP Luciano Pavarotti, creo que mientras la música exista se te recordara.
I am becoming expert of pavarotti :) as I am influencing form his style and technics of singing... This is very important recording where we can see his development, mistakes. Did you hear public at "..la speranza"? WOW.... it was for his voice spectrum at that quite high note. It is what other tenors doesent and didnt have. This note filled whole hall. This is worth of his teacher...why Pavarotti's teacher's grave must be covered with gold.
E pensare che era all'inizio ! Era già un Grande!Sono d'accordo con MegaParzifal: va ascoltato in ginocchio...C'era qualcosa di magico in quella voce, qualche cosa che mi fa pensare che se esiste un Dio, ha la sua voce.
The gasps just blow my mind every time. They'd never heard anything in that realm before. It's a beautiful innocence and an amazing moment to have been captured. We're lucky this recording exists.
I love the way he sings the words "la anima millionaria" , he does a little appoggiatura upwards, it sounds great! It reminds me of the clip where he sung "O sole mio" with the three tenors, he did something similar and then sustained it with great vibrato, it's a great effect!
What strikes me as very odd is that the audience (of Italians who are loyal to their favorites!) goes wild for this novice! He obviously wowed them beyond belief. That is what great singing is supposed to do.
Incredible. I love this singer. The best tenor of all time, in my opinion. And I do think a lot of them are great. Just loves his voice. It could be that he is the one that was the first one I really started listening to.
Those lucky people heard magic that night, nearly 50 years ago! How I would love to someday witness a debut half as auspicious! It is remarkable how obvious it is that this young man's voice would be one for the ages. A golden, rapturous performance that must have shaken the operatic firmament.
Thank you for posting this inspiring recording. The image of the young unknown replacing di Stefano and imagining the looks on the faces (and the joy in the hearts) of those lucky enough to be there that night is fantastic. Imagine if you were actually there to see it. Wow.
The term covered comes from the italian expression: "Voce coperta" . What that means is simply making the voice darker kind of in the direction of an italian O vowel as you go high up into your high range. It's for protection and enhanced voice quality.
wow you can really tell how you used to try and imitate di stefano in many ways back then, sounds alot like di stefano the more i listen and less like the pavarotti he became.
be qui non posso dire che canti molto bene sara' l'incisione ma la voce non e' ancora piena e matura spero che il maestro mi scusi x questa mia ingenerosa critica
As much as this might sound sacriligeous to some, I never considered him best ever, or even best lyric tenor ever. While, without doubt one of the greats among opera singers, for me he simply wasnt better than Gigli, Bjorling, Di Stefano, Raimondi or Bergonzi in the role of Rodolfo. They sang Rodolfo at least as good as Pavarotti. However, Rodolfo was one of his signature roles, so I'm not taking anything of Pavarotti. Here he is at his best
I also like Pavarotti's voice better when he was younger. Contrary to popular belief, being excessively overweight as he unfortunately was in later life, is not good at all for the singing voice. Here it shines with undiminished vigour and elasticity. Wonderful!
Here, he is 26 years of age and already the master of his instrument, which he refined further upon his professional engagement with La Stupenda. It's as if the crowd, who applauded with great vigor, new he was someone exceptional from the very beginning.
Every time I listen to "che gelida manina", I cannot help but be moved to tears. Especially when the Maestro sings it. Absolutely moving and beautiful. It is a shame to no longer have the Maestro with us.
I love how the whole audience audibly gasps after his high C. And they almost jump on him with applause the second he finishes. Must have been an amazing moment.
God, I played that over and over and it must have captivated the audience that they were privy to hear the debut high C of a truly remarkable and legendary tenor.
Pav is in a class of his own. He brought opera to the masses. On my favorites also check out 2 other American rookies, Michael Fabiano and Joshua Bryan Page...a high school kid in the video. Some good talent coming through the ranks!
finished their singing under same teacher, just because he tought them same techinique which was inapropriate for their voice... Be careful before anything you say, pavarotti might "covered his top" but that might also be the reason he sounded awsome in 60's and 90's also. Anyways, he sounds better than any tenor today on most of his recordings...
Ok, Webarton i would like to hear you sing something before you dare to say anything like Pavarotti "lost his top" or that he coveres his "top". After starting with real singing and practicing you will learn that apparatus for different singers are different, it might consist of diafragma, vocal cords, chest etc, but for everyone applyed techique that is suiting for you or someone else is different. I know many guys which were great but some of them were brilliant, and some of them
You would shit yourself, to say the least, if you know what I now know. What I will accomplish? My vocal ambitions seem promising, needs work though, obviously.
In terms of my teachers, I have written their names on my page, and you can read about them yourself. Valerian has sung a bunch all over the place, you can read his resume. Carama's students are doing things all over the world, he is good friends with Marilyn Horne, whatever, I do not have to speak for them, their reputations
I have the cd to this. It doesn't sound as good as a record..... im sad ... and jealous. I even have bang and olufsen speakers at home to play this cd of che gellida mannina but still can't get it to sound as good as a record.
Fuck ! What is the point of being able to afford $25,000 speakers !!!!
"I can tell you that a time machine will never be invented. =) Why? Because no one from the future has ever come here." Words of Albert Einstein if I am not mistaken. Great clip! He was fantastic!
Pava sang effortlessy, I think, for the most part. My teachers all somewhat criticized his musicality but said he was a genius singer. They all said too and I agree that although they have different favourites Pava was a voice of a lifetime. Bjoerling is my favourite but Pava is right there. I too am a natural tenor(Irish) and understand what it takes to sing this stuff, this fella is a gift to us all.
And your teachers are probably 3rd class at best. What are the chances of your getting a 1st rate training? Slim to none. So their opinion doesn't matter that much.
I agree with German. I don't think Pava covered too much at all. Otherwise, he would never ever sounded as bright as he did. In regards to vocal performance, I always impressed me a seamless and/or continuous passaggio as so nicely exemplified by Pava (I am sure there are others). Whatever the case, the singer should sound and appear effortless regardless of the register into which he moves to produce a sound.
he did cover. He covered starting at around F-G I believe. He said so in a Bel Canto video I saw. he said you can be a fantastic singer, but not a real tenor unless you cover F-G or else your voice will sound too wide rather than relaxed.
Web-And what do you know? Nothing significant. Who are you? Someone insignificant. What will you accomplish? Nothing significant. Wanna bet? Now get lost you little insignificant fiddlestick.
No not at all.... What are you hearing? Pava never lost his top. Sure it wasnt as brilliant as it was in his prime, but never lost it. His high C dissappeared later in his career. But whoopty do. Covered alright? hahaha, thats funny. Placement not hgih enough, too throaty? You are talking about the same Pavarotti right? What are you hearing? Im so confused. We should really talk. Im still looking out for you on AIM. Get on sometime.
About the passaggio: It is different for each tenor, maybe F#, or even A natural. There is no magical note to begin covering, and it is wrong to teach this to students. When the tenor must externally change the position of the mouth to sing open, that is the point at which he needs to cover. Some Rossini tenors never cover, yet their voices remain healthy.
With proper vocal technique, a singer should never feel a strain in the voice. I agree we cover for vocal effect only, at the point the voice sounds thin or "tinny" which would resemble a "pop" sound, is where applying dark timbre is appropriate. Covering too soon results in loss of the tenor's top range, not to mention it sounds woofy like a bass-baritone.(Many baritones sing open up to F and F#).
I'm not entirely sure why, but I've heard Kraus in an interview saying that covering the voice is not correct. I don't know that much vocal technic to compare those two giants (Pavarotti and Kraus) in technical issues, but I'm quite sure he said that. If anybody knows why he said that, please, do tell!!!
There are many different ways to approach the passaggio. Kraus never covered...I don't know what he did, but it sure worked for him. He always said covering was not necessary and a hinderance.
Tenor-diStefano has been considered a spinto. So singing heavier roles shouldn't have been a problem for him. But singing with the wrong technique, which he did, has destroyed his voice. Carreras, on the other hand, has vocal limitations as a tenore lyrico as is. And moving into spinto roles was a suicide. Totally different scenarios. diStefano had the proper voice type (fach) and range for spinto roles; he lacked the technique. As you would agree, it's good technique which protects the voice.
Thank you so much for this speciality and for this beautiful channel!
0Gioacchino 1 week ago
Wow! Simply wow! The lyricism in the voice with such a broad base of support underneath. Truly one of the most unique voices ever. You are missed, Luciano.
mwright94coxnet 1 week ago
Simply stunning. His voice will always be paramount in the operatic scene. I adore the man's voice. Thanks for sharing this magnificent rendition.
gallantentry 1 week ago
da morire quanto e' bello!!!
francescaemc2 2 weeks ago
Pavarotti was a school teacher (elementary) so this decided his fate.
babystinky 2 weeks ago
i would propose that audiences had, in fact, heard that kind of clarity before, from mario lanza. however, they chose to ignore it. just my opinion. this recording is nothing less than spectacular. pavarotti's voice is clean, clear and pitch-perfect. unfortunately, it supports my "beef" with the man. as his fame increased, he performed this and other arias more and more like exercises ("throw-aways"). yes, his voice changed over the years. why also his respect for the music?
jgraif 1 month ago
@jgraif Just be honest, Graif, Pavarotti became arrogant quickly after he became famous. I will never forget how he treated me in 1978 after a Boheme in Miami. My voice was hoarse from screaming bravos at him. I waited in the cold rain for him & Freni to come out until 2 AM. But he asked his entourage WHO I WAS?..which he said in the most rude manner. I was an obstruction to his way to the car. I was really hurt deeply by this. I NEVER BOUGHT ANOTHER recording of his again. Ever.
cubanbach 2 weeks ago
@cubanbach He was given a great and miraculous voice by God, but he became an ugly clown to me right until the end. In fact, he ridiculous dye hair and eyebrows were laughable. I do not want to destroy the man, or his legacy. I just want some truth to be known before he is crowned as a king among men. I have come to terms with my bitterness and thought it was a bit immature over the years...I just couldn't pardon how he treated a fan like me...I was so devoted to him...
cubanbach 2 weeks ago
@cubanbach You are a Joke, you know? Destroy his Legacy, you could not touch it ever if you tried, you should not be here among us fans, even ruining our experience. Pavarotti was not a Hollywood star & never thought vainly, he died his hair, so what? He gave the real fans what they came to see, a man give his heart out musically, if only people devoted more time to giving they'd get his genius!!!what they get in return_I suggest you take up another hobby like watching movies-actors!
thecurefan777 1 week ago
@thecurefan777 Whatever, CureFan...you never met him or experienced what I did, on that sad day in 1978. And don't you know or remember how he intentionally upstaged Renata Scotto in La Gioconda in that same year in San Francisco during the curtain calls? That was a clear example of his arrogance which broke a lifelong friendship between them. They never spoke or sang together again. Some things never leave you.
cubanbach 1 week ago
he was 26 year old...
nomorecoin 1 month ago
Great but you have got to listen to Mario Lanza's recording of this famous aria.....
MrSammyscroll 1 month ago
Pavarotti was so innocent back then he still had his dream of a goalkeeper embedded in his prodigy and humility-- still just a striving son of a baker from Modena. It is this humbleness that shows through in his performance
infoanalysis 2 months ago
@infoanalysis
Year of recording? Listen to Jussi Bjoerling 1937, same opera...
theblueguy2 1 month ago
This recording is like the definition of priceless... :'( It's so heavenly beautiful! the audience almost started the great ovation before he finished!
124235346 2 months ago
WOW! you know he heard those gasps from the audience and the eruption of applause even before he finished the last note! I realize that Pava's voice changes several times over the years, and I love it all. even the "older", more rugged voice of his last years. However, as previously stated, this beginning of his career has an innocence, a raw power, to that open throat sound which seems to just pour out of him--Bravo!
appeace1 2 months ago
Master of Master's
pfabo 3 months ago
Love the audience reaction after Pava comes down from the high C!
goldenthroat86 4 months ago
ive started to try and sing along with it and hopefully ill get better im god awful right now probably because i have indigestion congestion and know where near the lung power cause i just quit smoking but hopefully eventually ill be able to sing it close to half as good as he can tho noone will ever be able to sing it as good as him
wizardmeditation 4 months ago
if you know the words to the song and truly understand them this is the most romantic song ever written and luciano sings it perfectly and i can feel goosebumps and static elecrticity throghout my body every time i hear this and i also tear up
wizardmeditation 4 months ago
holy crap, I can feel the goose bumps and greatness through the recording. Could you imagine what it would be like to have been there?
h0bgawblin 4 months ago
MAravilloso debut¡ La ultima parte final es de una rara y magnetica delicadeza. Bravo¡
millonety123 5 months ago
The young Pavarotti was right up there. At heart he was modest and often compared himself unfavourably with previous giants. And while it would be a brave tenor who could claim parity with Carusi, Gigli and Bjorling across the board, whose talents were almost unnatural and as freakish as superb, Pavarotti's place as a wonderful and great tenor is assured and completely deserved. What enjoyment he has given us all! Thank you Luciano!
The99Gambo 6 months ago 2
Is there a prompter there I hear? Real annoying! I would kick him back under the stage.
quizjazz1 8 months ago
It's funny how his voice, indeed, grew larger and more present as he aged, but I'd argue that it also started to sound more and more "techniqued." Here, as Moorhee said, his voice has a natural pureness to it. I'm a huge fan of Pavarotti, but I wish he would have developed JUST enough technique to properly support the sound we hear in this video, instead of it getting as thick as it did toward the end of his career. Regardless, bravo. I can never get enough.
Pruticle 8 months ago
@Pruticle I meant GermanOperaSinger, not Moorhee... my apologies.
Pruticle 8 months ago
While i prefer Di stefano's version, that High C was amazing!
acdcislaw 9 months ago
@acdcislaw Not bad for a debut though;)
woolyhairs 9 months ago
LOVE the audience
g4thz 10 months ago
It did get bigger but is very beautiful here, really and even warmer in this aria then the much praised Jussi. A jussi fan told me this was even better then Bjorling in the role and I was amazed coming from a huge Jussi fan but this is wonderful! I met Pavoratti and he was a very nice man no matter what they say about him and he was witty with great humor. RIP
SHICOFF1 11 months ago
He's 26 years old in this recording!
Incredible!
Truly one of the very best......RIP.
mhk77 11 months ago
His debut was probably the worlds greatest debut in the operatic world with the audiences gasps telling you the parts your ears had missed !!! He was brilliant from the start and improved with age, at least for a long while. Be a lengthy time before anyone can claim to have exceeded him .
Untruthful 1 year ago 3
The voice just got bigger and bigger, and better and better, didn't it? Wow.
rsgracey 1 year ago
meraviglioso!! c'è poco da dire
matt7178 1 year ago
@matt7178 : hai ragione carissimo amico ! In questo tipo di repertorio Pavarotti era veramente bravissimo ; aveva tutto : acuti, tecnica, stile, gusto, timbro vocale delicato, soave e romantico ; insomma : senza la minima ombra di dubbio un grandissimo Rodolfo. Ti consiglio di ascoltare in " Bohème " anche il grande Gianni Raimondi, altro Dio del repertorio lirico e lirico-leggero. Ciao !!!
31122051 1 year ago
@31122051 già ascoltato carissimo ;) Raimondi e Pavarotti erano i cantanti ideali per "Rodolfo". Tra i due preferisco Pavarotti (lo ritengo il più grande Rodolfo della storia). Era stupendo!!!!! Ciao!!!!
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JRBwithME 1 year ago
It's fascinating to hear how much he improved later, especially his support (for which he credited Joan Sutherland.) The breath support was much steadier later, with a better legato and more dynamic control.
TheVerdiBaritone 1 year ago
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pvmuskosming 1 year ago
how difficutl it must be for the audience to NOT applause after that High C (especally when you know it's his debut : people had never heard such a voice before!!!)
thomassmile 1 year ago 3
i cannot help but find it interesting that there are moments through which he "rushes", just as he did later in life. i do not believe that he understood the interaction between soloist and orchestra. please listen to mario lanza's recording.
jgraif 1 year ago
@jgraif Lanza wasn't an opera singer. No sense of comparing the two singers. It's one thing to sing beautifully in the studio, its something total different to sing beautifully in front of an audience.
Nater389 1 year ago
@Nater389 you see, i don't understand what "lanza wasn't an opera singer" means. yes, the recording studio offers you the chance to go with the best take, but he still performed the arias, didn't he? in 1958, he performed live for an audience of 5000 at the royal albert hall. he sang for well over 90 minutes; performing aria after aria and song after song, with high c after high c. please consider that. he was going to be the first american to open la scala the following year. thoughts?
jgraif 1 year ago
@jgraif Singing arias doesn't make you an opera singer...singing operas does. :D
seektheforce 1 year ago
Pav. was handsome when young, too.
Cissy97 1 year ago
SE PUEDEN GUSTAR VARIOS TENORES...POR SUPUESTO...PERO LA VOZ DE PAVAROTTI ESTA POR ENCIMA DE TODOS LOS GUSTOS.........SIMPLEMENTE ES BELLA.........COMO LA DE LOS DEMAS.........CADA UNO TIENE SU MOMENTO Y SU JUVENTUD.....Y SU DESARROLLO...Y SU PERMANENCIA EN EL TIEMPO.....PERO PAVAROTTI ES ESPECIAL......Y QUE SE DEMUESTRE LO CONTRARIO......LAS GRABACIONES ESTAN AHI........SERIO CLASICO...POTENTE ...LLENO DE FANTASIA Y PODER........Y FUERZA RARA....QUE HIPNOTIZA..........
bellini7verdi 1 year ago
just wondering, do you have any of di stefano singing this aria in his prime?? because you said pav was almost as good, but i have never heard 1 recording of di stefano sounding even remotely as good as pavarotti and i have listened to quite a few. i would really like to hear what you have if you can dig it up. thank you =)
bigus 1 year ago
Stunning, stunning high C.
JerryJeanMusic 1 year ago
that is such a charming picture
nowayitskevin 1 year ago
Pavarotti ha sido el Rodolfo por excelencia. Su voz se adecuaba maravillosamente a la vocalidad que exige este rol, y ha habido pocos tenores que lo superaran en el mismo. Además, en esta época su voz estaba fresca y sonaba juvenil, apasionada, con un toque de nostalgia y llena de ensoñadora virilidad. No obstante, el papel lo iría perfeccionando en los años posteriores, como comprobamos en la grabación de 1972 que realizó para Decca, con Freni y Karajan en el podio). ¡Extraordinario maestro!
AlberichNibelungo 1 year ago
Cazzo se non lo vinceva lui quel concorso chi lo avrebbe potuto vincere?? Io? Inchiniamoci tutti alla sua LIRICA!
MrGARRO84 1 year ago
I like pavarotti's voice, but not in this song , nicolai gedda's version is way much more beautiful to hear.
UchihaGege 1 year ago
@GermanOperaSinger I disagree with you re: James Valenti. He absolutely does NOT lack the Italianate sound of Pavarotti. In fact his undergrad teacher was Augusto Paglialunga an Italian who himself studied with Franco Corelli. James' sound might not be the exact timbre but no two tenors sound alike.
dennisdeemii 1 year ago
that picture is so funny, he looks like del monaco
followthehatecrewild 1 year ago
@GermanOperaSinger di Stefano? Naw man...but I'll take a gram of whatever you're smoking...jk...Pavarotti.
Nater389 1 year ago
The reaction of the audience is almost funny. They didn't know what hit them, and how could they? The note is so brilliant, so free, it sounds like pure "Catch me, God!" but it's so perfectly sculpted and controlled at the same time.
manthasagittarius 1 year ago 9
Es imposible no conmoverse al escuchar esta genial ejecución de esta bellisima y romántica Aria, estoy emocionado ciertamente aunque cierta melancolía me envuelve al pensar que Pavarotti ya no esta. RIP Luciano Pavarotti, creo que mientras la música exista se te recordara.
subwaytrovador 1 year ago
I am becoming expert of pavarotti :) as I am influencing form his style and technics of singing... This is very important recording where we can see his development, mistakes. Did you hear public at "..la speranza"? WOW.... it was for his voice spectrum at that quite high note. It is what other tenors doesent and didnt have. This note filled whole hall. This is worth of his teacher...why Pavarotti's teacher's grave must be covered with gold.
janxbmxrace 1 year ago
I love how raw he sounded when he was younger. What a voice!
VincentRicciardi 1 year ago 3
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MrGARRO84 1 year ago
E pensare che era all'inizio ! Era già un Grande!Sono d'accordo con MegaParzifal: va ascoltato in ginocchio...C'era qualcosa di magico in quella voce, qualche cosa che mi fa pensare che se esiste un Dio, ha la sua voce.
MrGARRO84 1 year ago
What a treasure! Thank you for posting.
oldtime61 1 year ago
Bravo!!!!
Nockturnmortem 1 year ago
Thank you Herr German Tenor for giving us this unique chance to listen to Pavarotti's super debut in Regio Emilia!
nick1729 1 year ago
The gasps just blow my mind every time. They'd never heard anything in that realm before. It's a beautiful innocence and an amazing moment to have been captured. We're lucky this recording exists.
MikeDrewYT 1 year ago 11
Niente da eccepire... Rodolfo e Nemorino erano i SUOI ruoli.... GRANDIOSO LUCIANO!
lucyllebalth80 1 year ago
I love the way he sings the words "la anima millionaria" , he does a little appoggiatura upwards, it sounds great! It reminds me of the clip where he sung "O sole mio" with the three tenors, he did something similar and then sustained it with great vibrato, it's a great effect!
scalectric 1 year ago
i have heard this performance before and it never ceases to amaze me. I wonder if he realized what was about to happen to his life
operadoc 1 year ago
Va ascoltato in ginocchio. Grazie Luciano.
MegaParzifal 1 year ago
What strikes me as very odd is that the audience (of Italians who are loyal to their favorites!) goes wild for this novice! He obviously wowed them beyond belief. That is what great singing is supposed to do.
Nello7 1 year ago
What an amazing High C!!!
mgdoom 1 year ago 2
Incredible. I love this singer. The best tenor of all time, in my opinion. And I do think a lot of them are great. Just loves his voice. It could be that he is the one that was the first one I really started listening to.
spizzell1 1 year ago 2
there are millions that started thanks to him..his voice persuaded me as well for opera studying decision
kriklun 1 year ago 2
Those lucky people heard magic that night, nearly 50 years ago! How I would love to someday witness a debut half as auspicious! It is remarkable how obvious it is that this young man's voice would be one for the ages. A golden, rapturous performance that must have shaken the operatic firmament.
windsofmarch 2 years ago 2
Thank you for posting this inspiring recording. The image of the young unknown replacing di Stefano and imagining the looks on the faces (and the joy in the hearts) of those lucky enough to be there that night is fantastic. Imagine if you were actually there to see it. Wow.
YardbirdDC15 2 years ago 2
The term covered comes from the italian expression: "Voce coperta" . What that means is simply making the voice darker kind of in the direction of an italian O vowel as you go high up into your high range. It's for protection and enhanced voice quality.
kimancuo 2 years ago
もうちょっと上手いんだけどなぁ
irutheniucam 2 years ago
never get bored listening to the C....
Heaven....
hansquad 2 years ago 3
wow you can really tell how you used to try and imitate di stefano in many ways back then, sounds alot like di stefano the more i listen and less like the pavarotti he became.
MATKINZ01 2 years ago
What a nature!!!incredible!
MrAndrealisa 2 years ago
bellissima voce,bravo Pavarotti ,e molto ,ma molto
intelligente nel finale,bravo !
bodiloto 2 years ago
You will never find a better Rodolfo
RIP Maestro....
onkelchrissi 2 years ago 3
Luciano Pavarotti is dead...;(
Pavarotti4eva 2 years ago
that's the great pavarotti.
what else to say
trombo8 2 years ago 16
Good luck finding a better Rodolfo.
Corvastus 2 years ago 37
@Corvastus Uh oh's I found one....Bjoerling :D
seektheforce 1 year ago
@Corvastus GIGLI!
hobo1975 1 year ago
@hobo1975 i don't think so... personal view
thomassmile 1 year ago
Era acerbo ma aveva un talento sconfinato!!!!!!
Chiollodario 2 years ago
Pavarotti gets to his high C a bit ahead of the orchestra. 20 years later, he did the SAME thing.
But these f***ing conductors, whether out of incompetence or stubbornness, are ALWAYS behind him.
I'm sorry--I often come down in favor of conductors--but if my guy is risking all on that high C--I'll damn well go with HIM!
ipmoic 2 years ago 7
at 3:35 the crowd was ready to explode but had to hold it lol
tCrOMez1990 2 years ago 3
be qui non posso dire che canti molto bene sara' l'incisione ma la voce non e' ancora piena e matura spero che il maestro mi scusi x questa mia ingenerosa critica
teatroliricodimilano 2 years ago
hai letto ??? è il debutto... ha 26 anni ... è normale che la voce non sia ancora piena e matura...la la tecnica è perfetta
AleBro83 2 years ago
A jewel!
jsierra88 2 years ago 2
I would've screamed at that moment!
teknotexan 2 years ago 3
Lol.
Nater389 2 years ago
I would have loved to see this. Unfortunately, I wasn't alive back then. Amazing performance. He was one of the best.
DTGeek155 2 years ago
Great debut, Pav sang it perfectly. But...
As much as this might sound sacriligeous to some, I never considered him best ever, or even best lyric tenor ever. While, without doubt one of the greats among opera singers, for me he simply wasnt better than Gigli, Bjorling, Di Stefano, Raimondi or Bergonzi in the role of Rodolfo. They sang Rodolfo at least as good as Pavarotti. However, Rodolfo was one of his signature roles, so I'm not taking anything of Pavarotti. Here he is at his best
markovican 2 years ago
In my opinion, he was the best Rodolfo ever.
But...that's just MY opinion.
I like Björling and Di Stefano, too!
Very beautiful!
SchugOo 2 years ago 5
I also like Pavarotti's voice better when he was younger. Contrary to popular belief, being excessively overweight as he unfortunately was in later life, is not good at all for the singing voice. Here it shines with undiminished vigour and elasticity. Wonderful!
realitytunnel 2 years ago 2
Here, he is 26 years of age and already the master of his instrument, which he refined further upon his professional engagement with La Stupenda. It's as if the crowd, who applauded with great vigor, new he was someone exceptional from the very beginning.
TheInquisitive4Ever 2 years ago 3
Every time I listen to "che gelida manina", I cannot help but be moved to tears. Especially when the Maestro sings it. Absolutely moving and beautiful. It is a shame to no longer have the Maestro with us.
BassBunnieGirl 2 years ago
I love how the whole audience audibly gasps after his high C. And they almost jump on him with applause the second he finishes. Must have been an amazing moment.
hansod1 2 years ago 7
Amazing moment indeed. No one was expecting a high c like that.
Nater389 2 years ago
God, I played that over and over and it must have captivated the audience that they were privy to hear the debut high C of a truly remarkable and legendary tenor.
primobaritono77 2 years ago 2
What a gem. Gives me goosebumps.
lattmjolk81 2 years ago
TRUE KING OF MUSIC OF ALL TIMES!
reneroberto1000 2 years ago 3
After this high C the phrase "Or che mi conoscete [...]" get's another meaning...
La gloria d'Italia!
crimsontoxic 2 years ago 8
i have no words to describe how fantastic that was sung i think eveyone was just stund rest in peace you wonderful man
wat1144 2 years ago 4
bravo!
erraehumanoo 2 years ago 3
What a gasp! they just couldn't believe what hit them... bravo! I hope someone can post the complete sound-video recording of this debut around here.
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maseratiquattroport 2 years ago
Dies ist ein Juwel. Vielen Dank fürs Posting
Wunderderoper 2 years ago
Pav is in a class of his own. He brought opera to the masses. On my favorites also check out 2 other American rookies, Michael Fabiano and Joshua Bryan Page...a high school kid in the video. Some good talent coming through the ranks!
bitterbroad 2 years ago
Thank you for posting this. This planet is missing an angel. Have you heard the new American tenor James Valenti? I think he is wonderful.
bitterbroad 2 years ago 4
American tenors shouldn't even be mentioned here.
no no no. ... its okay ... you can ....
wtf ! go someplace else !!
maybe you outta get some help ?
okay ... i m tired.
bye.
maseratiquattroport 2 years ago
Get some sleep. That's an order.
GermanOperaSinger 2 years ago 2
poke
maseratiquattroport 2 years ago
I too think James is amazing and might perhaps be one of my generation's greatest tenors.
dennisdeemii 1 year ago
@bitterbroad comparing Valenti to Pavarotti is like comparing Coca-cola to Champagne!
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TraVoiBelle 2 years ago
Addio........la ultima Voce!!!!!!
arcot9 3 years ago
It's fun to hear the audience commotion at about 3:31 right after the high C. They want to cheer, but have to wait a little while longer!
itonlyhappens 3 years ago 2
finished their singing under same teacher, just because he tought them same techinique which was inapropriate for their voice... Be careful before anything you say, pavarotti might "covered his top" but that might also be the reason he sounded awsome in 60's and 90's also. Anyways, he sounds better than any tenor today on most of his recordings...
dexxterNS 3 years ago
Ok, Webarton i would like to hear you sing something before you dare to say anything like Pavarotti "lost his top" or that he coveres his "top". After starting with real singing and practicing you will learn that apparatus for different singers are different, it might consist of diafragma, vocal cords, chest etc, but for everyone applyed techique that is suiting for you or someone else is different. I know many guys which were great but some of them were brilliant, and some of them
dexxterNS 3 years ago
speak for themselves.
I am home for winter break from University, so I will probably make some videos sometime.
Fiddlestick? Hahaha, good one.
Best of luck and Happy New year,
Joe
Webarton 3 years ago
You would shit yourself, to say the least, if you know what I now know. What I will accomplish? My vocal ambitions seem promising, needs work though, obviously.
In terms of my teachers, I have written their names on my page, and you can read about them yourself. Valerian has sung a bunch all over the place, you can read his resume. Carama's students are doing things all over the world, he is good friends with Marilyn Horne, whatever, I do not have to speak for them, their reputations
Webarton 3 years ago
Open technique? You're uninformed, sorry. His placement simply wasnt high enough. =/ u can hear it right away.. its too throaty
Webarton 3 years ago
I have the cd to this. It doesn't sound as good as a record..... im sad ... and jealous. I even have bang and olufsen speakers at home to play this cd of che gellida mannina but still can't get it to sound as good as a record.
Fuck ! What is the point of being able to afford $25,000 speakers !!!!
maseratiquattroport 3 years ago
Perhaps so you can show off on youtube, writing about it randomly in the comments section?
Nater389 3 years ago 2
lol true
SonoPortoricano 2 years ago
i think that, while viewing this video, it is safe to say that pavarotti was a god.
but look at his life,
he was the poor son of a baker, and couldnt afford lessons,
guissepi verdi walked 6 miles each sunday to the church CARRYING his shoes to preserve them!
now look!
im typing this on a LAPTOP!
i have a computer, electricity!
i can actually replay this video, which the audience couldnt do!
we should spend a day like them, and try to live as better people for it...
Pavarotti4eva 3 years ago 7
Thank you.
polyphemes 3 years ago
Wow, well said.
Webarton 3 years ago
luciano sings different in this version.. the voice is better than 1980's version of la boheme.. this is another diamond!!
classic1306 3 years ago
Scuse me... fan, not fun :)
CarlosArielVarela 3 years ago
It's Mario's Lanza fun, and also Domingo, lol
CarlosArielVarela 3 years ago
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This is Mario Lanza
loydwho 3 years ago
Now I know a date to travel when the time machine gets invented!
aguacun 3 years ago
I can tell you that a time machine will never be invented. =) Why? Because no one from the future has ever come here.
GermanOperaSinger 3 years ago
I think that there are many eras more interesting that this one we are living. That´s why you haven´t seen any traveller from the future... ;)
aguacun 3 years ago
Albert Einstein "came here." I think that's proof enough that a time machine WILL be invented. LOL
ryaneffingbrock 3 years ago
"I can tell you that a time machine will never be invented. =) Why? Because no one from the future has ever come here." Words of Albert Einstein if I am not mistaken. Great clip! He was fantastic!
omvelde 3 years ago
Maybe they went farther back into the past.
pasfresh123 3 years ago
hahaha, good point. never thought about it like that.
aroncooker 2 years ago
Pava sang effortlessy, I think, for the most part. My teachers all somewhat criticized his musicality but said he was a genius singer. They all said too and I agree that although they have different favourites Pava was a voice of a lifetime. Bjoerling is my favourite but Pava is right there. I too am a natural tenor(Irish) and understand what it takes to sing this stuff, this fella is a gift to us all.
mjfergs 3 years ago
And your teachers are probably 3rd class at best. What are the chances of your getting a 1st rate training? Slim to none. So their opinion doesn't matter that much.
TheInquisitive4Ever 3 years ago
I agree with German. I don't think Pava covered too much at all. Otherwise, he would never ever sounded as bright as he did. In regards to vocal performance, I always impressed me a seamless and/or continuous passaggio as so nicely exemplified by Pava (I am sure there are others). Whatever the case, the singer should sound and appear effortless regardless of the register into which he moves to produce a sound.
TheInquisitive4Ever 3 years ago
he did cover. He covered starting at around F-G I believe. He said so in a Bel Canto video I saw. he said you can be a fantastic singer, but not a real tenor unless you cover F-G or else your voice will sound too wide rather than relaxed.
LordMoe9 3 years ago
your sound will be too "white", not wide. sorry, I don't know why I typed wide.
LordMoe9 3 years ago
Pavarotti himself didn't know what the hell "cover" meant, he couldn't teach. Trust me.
Webarton 3 years ago
Web-And what do you know? Nothing significant. Who are you? Someone insignificant. What will you accomplish? Nothing significant. Wanna bet? Now get lost you little insignificant fiddlestick.
TheInquisitive4Ever 3 years ago
Wow.... You seem to think you know sooooo much. Are you just regurgitating what your AMAZING teachers are telling you?
aroncooker 2 years ago
Yeah, he "covered" alright. He lost his top in his 60s. =/
Do you see a correlation with singers the preach the COVERED sound, and losing their top? I do.
Webarton 3 years ago
most people do lose some of their top at that age. What's your point?
LordMoe9 3 years ago
Also, DiStefano was known for having too much of an "open" technique and he lost his voice early in his career.
LordMoe9 3 years ago
Right, and Pavarotti didn't. Bad point.
Nater389 3 years ago
what was a bad point?
LordMoe9 3 years ago
He lost his C in his 60s. Many lose much more than that at 60.
Bergonzi still has his C, he covered.
Mooorhe 3 years ago
that's not true. he still sang caruso in his style, which probably is more difficult than ah mes amis...constant Bb followed by high C's
iltenoredramatico 3 years ago
C,mon man, Bergonzi never had a good C
antfreire 2 years ago 2
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antfreire 2 years ago
No not at all.... What are you hearing? Pava never lost his top. Sure it wasnt as brilliant as it was in his prime, but never lost it. His high C dissappeared later in his career. But whoopty do. Covered alright? hahaha, thats funny. Placement not hgih enough, too throaty? You are talking about the same Pavarotti right? What are you hearing? Im so confused. We should really talk. Im still looking out for you on AIM. Get on sometime.
aroncooker 2 years ago
Di Stefano messed up but at the start was fantastic, many consider this Pav in his best CHE GELIDA
pearlmuth3 3 years ago
The 60`s were incredible!!
They had Pavarotti, Kraus and Corelli in their primes, with this three guys you can truly make a Three Tenors concert!!!!!
lavoreano 3 years ago
And Bergonzi. And Tucker. And del Monaco...who was past his prime but still in great voice.
GermanOperaSinger 3 years ago
Mmmh, I'm not sure about del Monaco, I've always prefered Corelli in spinto and heroic roles. Just a matter of taste.
lavoreano 3 years ago
Amazing! This brought tears to my eyes and that takes some doing. Bravissimo Luciano!
baritoneortenor 3 years ago
About the passaggio: It is different for each tenor, maybe F#, or even A natural. There is no magical note to begin covering, and it is wrong to teach this to students. When the tenor must externally change the position of the mouth to sing open, that is the point at which he needs to cover. Some Rossini tenors never cover, yet their voices remain healthy.
spgtenor 3 years ago
One should cover when he begins to feel a slight strain on the voice, and sometimes even lower, for musical effect.
GermanOperaSinger 3 years ago
With proper vocal technique, a singer should never feel a strain in the voice. I agree we cover for vocal effect only, at the point the voice sounds thin or "tinny" which would resemble a "pop" sound, is where applying dark timbre is appropriate. Covering too soon results in loss of the tenor's top range, not to mention it sounds woofy like a bass-baritone.(Many baritones sing open up to F and F#).
spgtenor 3 years ago
spgtenor-I suppose you know better than Caruso, Gigli and Pava (and many others for that matter)....and even better than Arrigo Pola.
TheInquisitive4Ever 3 years ago
I'm not entirely sure why, but I've heard Kraus in an interview saying that covering the voice is not correct. I don't know that much vocal technic to compare those two giants (Pavarotti and Kraus) in technical issues, but I'm quite sure he said that. If anybody knows why he said that, please, do tell!!!
lavoreano 3 years ago
There are many different ways to approach the passaggio. Kraus never covered...I don't know what he did, but it sure worked for him. He always said covering was not necessary and a hinderance.
GermanOperaSinger 3 years ago
Tenor-diStefano has been considered a spinto. So singing heavier roles shouldn't have been a problem for him. But singing with the wrong technique, which he did, has destroyed his voice. Carreras, on the other hand, has vocal limitations as a tenore lyrico as is. And moving into spinto roles was a suicide. Totally different scenarios. diStefano had the proper voice type (fach) and range for spinto roles; he lacked the technique. As you would agree, it's good technique which protects the voice.
TheInquisitive4Ever 3 years ago