C. Alvarez & S. Licitra "Invano Alvaro" Forza 2008

[SiegfriedJRLi]

Carlos Alvarez is simply good (though somehow "brought away" at some point by his colleague.

Licitra... I can't hold laughing. Everytime I watch this video (I watched the live actually) I have to laugh in every phrase he sang (except the first maybe).

[crwv]

This is so bad it's upsetting. Both of them....50 years ago they wouldn't have gotten lead roles in 500 seat houses....

what happened to good voices?

[operarally]

Tuve la suerte de asistir a esta versión de La Forza del Destino en la Wiener Staatsoper y me gustó mucho, tanto Alvarez como Licitra, Stemme y Miles. Lo único que cambiaría fue el montaje escénico. Viena es el paraíso de la ópera: siempre los mejores cantantes, entregándose como en ningún otro teatro en Europa

[isabella1954able]

Susejf,sei troppo gentile nel consigliare a Licitra di studiare,E' TEMPO PERSO,ma senti che pena mio DIO!

[gaytenor]

Alvarez is wonderful and Licitra, despite a voice that verges on the ugly, has the correct sound for the role of Alvaro in terms of ring and power but he should try to get rid of the goat bleat in the middle the edge on the voice is just too much.

[jamesjmertins]

Licitra just stopped going to Bergonzi because it was costing him money for the lessons and he wanted to start straight away to earn the big money. Bergonzi still say's Licitra is an unfinished tenor and it shows big time. Loud is not enough.

[Pollione88]

Bergonzi can't teach anyway. Which successful singer learned off Bergonzi (going to have one lesson after full training somewhere else and picture taken for CV doesn't count)? Bergonzi has this funny "Accademia Verdiana" where you can go and sing an aria for 5 minutes and pay 100 Euros to the master. You can also do the full course for thousands of Euros for several weeks and get 2x 15minutes of expert coaching per week. That said, I really like Bergonzi's singing!

[Operafiend22]

The sad fact today...many of the directors opera companies hire know nothing of opera...they're from a purely theatrical or movie background.

[rumpwrestler]

@Operafiend22  BRAVO!

[tagliavini]

Embarrassing tenor

[bobrideout]

Licitra testa di cazzo

[FacePaster]

oy. I couldn't listen to the whole thing because Licitra sounds so terrible. Why is this guy working so much in such big houses? If this is the best we can do, I am very worried for the future of our art.

[aroncooker]

ME 2

[sarado88]

Very bad!!

[dlagrua]

IMO, even with the tiny mistakes this is one of the better performances that Licitra has performed. Lets give the guy some slack, he's not Caruso!

[Samurai9]

I don't why these lyric tenors are singing spinto roles.

[susejf]

Licitra non ha capito un cazzo di come si canta:ogni parola ha una posizione diversa,il colore ne soffre motissimo.Purtroppo e solo un presuntuoso che non avra mai l'umilta di studiare seriamente,tuto colpa di quell testa di cazzo di Oren.

Alvarez e molto bravo ma non ha il colore ne il volume per questa parte.

LICITRA:STUDIA!!!!!

[alvarito45]

Escuché a Licitra en Tosca, con María Guleghina y bajo Mutti. No será lo máximo pero me parece exagerado el comentario de susejf. No siempre se puede tener a Un Pavarotti o a un Gigli. Lo que se nota de Licitra aquí es dejadez.Pero hace su esfuercito...

[longlifeluke]

mamma mia ti adoro....mi hai tolto le parole di bocca...licitra dovrebbe sapare che studiare vuol dire sbattere le corna sullo spartito, e non studiare con i dischi e cd....

per non parlare di Oren....l'ho conosciuto (a Bari viene spesso)...

[eghissoni]

@susejf 100% d'accordo!



[filrofi]

@susejf Nel giorno della sua morte ti voglio dire una cosa: TU NON CI HAI CAPITO UN CAZZO DAMMI RETTA si vede che tu di musica non capisci una mazza.....dammi retta prima di parlare STUDIA !!!

[redsox2213]

Alvarez is probably the best Dramatic/Verdi Baritone in Opera right now, but this Licitra is not meant for this role. He sounds a little...whimpy. I'm not knocking his voice, it just isn't suited for a role like Don Alvaro. He just seems out matched by Alvarez. Plus he came in a measure early at 8:05, but we all make mistakes.

[guy1938]

licitra a une très belle voix et Alvarez et un grand baryton, j,aime ces 2 voix. bravo

merci pour ce video

[hightenor123]

Neither sounds particularly healthy. Alvarez looks amazing, and cuts a fantastic figure, menacing and brooding. His voice has the classic ring, but he seems tense and husky in some passages, and hard-toned. But I like him.

Licitra may be thrilling in the house with his large and dark sound, but he makes me uncomfortable with staggering demeanor, and discomfort technically and theatrically. He makes several musical miscues.

I wish he could find a way to ideally harness his instrument.

[LucianoKraCore]

Licitra , opera is not for you.Carlos Alvarez is very good.

[DragTas]

Urna fatale from this production please?

[jacquesurlus]

Excellent, Carlos Alvarez est vraiment un grand bariton, impressionant. Salvatore Licitra force un peu, mais il est très convaincant et a une voix superbe.

[vicdomi]

Alvarez is great!