...Nor is Bocelli fantastic at being an exciting and cheerful "drinker" as you'd expect in a good portrayal of this work, but he has a fantastic voice, even if "softer" and more pleasant to the ear than the likes of Kaufmann, Beczala, etc. So far, I have not seen any real criticism of Bocelli in this video aside from it "not being opera," and he certainly sounded great to me. Many opera fans are pretentious or snobby, and don't actually know what they are talking about
@cmc0605 you know, THANK YOU for saying he has a fantastic voice. I was starting to think the whole world went deaf with arrogance and stupidity, but i don't think it's fair to judge his acting. blind people don't move around with naturalness. they move a bit awkwardly due to their condition and they tend to stand very still when they got no guidance or anywhere to touch, or walk with stiffness. so i don't think he'll ever be able to be a good cheerful drinker, --->
@cmc0605 ---> but i totally agree when you say his voice is softer and more pleasant to the ear than some other singers. after a while, my ears feels a bit tired when listening to others, but Bocelli's tone is just perfect. that doesn't mean i don't like the others, of course!
For all of the self-proclaimed opera experts criticizing here, it would be interesting to formulate a working definition of what they think "opera" is, or perhaps cite other videos of the same work by a different tenor and discuss why they think it is better opera (as if opera were synonymous w overweight singers in Viking costumes that have testosterone issues). At the heart of opera is the art of conveying a story though singing; Bocelli is not a great "actor" (cont...)
@weekendpartier : ABSOLUTELY AGREE! Finally someone who has some musical taste (and culture)... If that guy was not blind (which I regret.. but that's life!) he would have been booed out of any respectable opera house. He really should NOT sing opera!
@weekendpartier being an opera "buff" doesn't make you a better judge than any other person who knows music. Bocelli has a tremendous voice, maybe not suited completely for opera, which is why he does a wide array of music, including classical pop and at times jazz and big band. That doesn't mean he sucks. If people want him to do opera, he will, you do what will showcase your talent. His range & tone is like any other opera singer, said to be the world's most beloved tenor. Just my opinion.
@JAyala7293 You do have a point, Bocelli is fine in non-opera repertory, he has a very warm and pleasant tone. But he doesn't have the technique to do opera. This is a scene from an opera, and Bocelli just doesn't do it justice, his phrasing, expression are lacking. There are many singers who can do better. In terms of being the world's most beloved tenor, most people simply don't know tenors who sing in opera houses, they compare to pop singers not opera tenors. Popular not the same as great.
WHAT is the difference in the background?, they both have opera background, Andrea performed in at least 3 or more operas. He is crossover of course, but opera for SURE.
Man! 5 months of ongoing cat fighting! Now, this was some kind of TV special, right? And we have two very different singers from two very different backgrounds that are SURE to be a good draw for a wide TV. So, someone got paid a lot of money to sing, someone paid a lot of money to advertise and the two singers drew a large audience and everyone was happy for a lot of rea$on$. Stop your "my singer can beat up your singer", a lot of people got exposed to a new experience.
Happy to see that there are some discerning listeners. Bocelli is NOT an opera singer, any more than I am a neurologist! Leave opera repertoire to opera singers, please!! Have some respect for the composers and for the art form.
I wished he would be an opera singer, not a cross-over one, because now I can think of 50 tenors that I like more in this aria. He doesn`t have the necessary tone compression... but he has a beautiful timbre.
My god, Bocelli does not have a musical bone in his entire body. It is worse than bad. What a sad reality we live in that he is probably one of the most commercially successful singers in the world. But then McDonald's does pretty well, too.......
@timh97sg1 I am saying that he does not have anything near the quality of voice to sing opera. He does not have the instrument or the musicality. I urge you to listen to real opera singers, then you will hear the difference. This is the commercial world trying to tell the public what art is, and it is so very far off the mark. Happily, YouTube is full of great artists, so cross-referencing is very easy. For example, search Jonas Kaufmann. That is a real voice, and a great one.
@paddyswok you don't have a clue what are you talking about. bocelli is an amazing singer and you can't deny it. he might not sing in opera but that doesn't mean he can't sing it! okey he is commercially successful singer but only because he has an amazing voice! that he doesn't sing high like Netrebko or very low doesn't make him any worse! he's unique and stop libelling him!
@timh97sg1 I do have a clue. It is not libel. He is simply not an amazing singer, far from it. There are so many amazing singers out there, real ones. I work with them in opera all the time, and have done for 15 years. So my opinion is an informed one. Frank Sinatra was an amazing singer. It is not necessary to be an opera singer to be an amazing singer. My point is that he can NOT sing the opera repertoire, and Netrebko can. So the result is imbalanced and grating. Did you look up Kaufmann?
the singers and the orchestra wasnt completly in sync at the beginning ( more to fault to the conductor) it was still a great vocal performance nonetheless.
Awesome!! He sounds much better with this lady than with Brightman. Isn't this the exact same theater where he sang Canto Della Terra with Sarah Brightman? I recognize the same orchestra and choir as well.
The title of the piece is 'Libiamo ne' lieti calici'. The style is 'brindisi' since one or two characters introduce the solo melody and the full ensemble later join in the refrain.
@Shelbourner "Brindisi" is NOT a style, there is no such thing as "brindisi" style. Il Brindisi is a Toast in Italian, the invitation to drink to something or someone. This is from opera La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi. In the beginning of La Traviata, there is a party at the house of courtesan Violetta Valeri. The guests demand the toast, Il Brindisi. One of the guests, Alfredo agrees. He starts it, Violetta answers, the guests join in. Listen to the start of opera La Traviata.
So you're saying one of the most highly regarded singers in the world, the biggest-selling singer in the history of Classical music, accompanying Anna to one of the most popular Brindisi's in one of the most famous Italian operas, didn't know his lines? And he was intimidated by her?
The man has completed eight full operas. Criticize his work and performances all you'd like, but youre simply barking up the wrong tree. No one criticizes him for now knowing lines or being intimidated by anyone.
@galept I was merely justifying Andrea who in my opinion and also someone else's, didnt do a very good job. I adore the guy , but this time Anna overpowered him. I collect his CD's and think he has a magnificent voice, so i wasnt exactly critisicing him. We all get our bad days. I should know i happen to be a singer myself.
@gharusa Andrea has two things going for him in this one, his more powerful voice and his breathing. He never seems out of breath which I think is partly genetics and partly technique.
I pulled the "intelligent rebuttal" phrase from your profile's description about yourself. Seems like something you're incapable of, as the only thing you've managed to write were a few cheap attacks. Good bye.
@tenor220 My, aren't we impressed with ourselves! I wouldn't care if you were the finest singer or critic in the whole history of "man," with an attitude like that, you are nobody.
@karenina56 Is that why you took the time to comment back to me? You must be a pretty small minded person to take the time out of your day to comment on nothing.
@tenor220 Ah! Finally, a response that's to the point. Good point! On the other hand, if I'm so small minded, why do you continue to...well, you know. Just breathe, "Tenor." Just breathe.
@galept You are aware that there are other tenors out there aren't you and that just because someone doesn't like Bocelli doesn't mean one compares everyone to Pavarotti? A little fact check: opera theaters where Pavarotti used to perform are still open, there are tenors who perform leading roles in these top opera theaters and Bocelli isn't invited to sing roles in these top opera theaters. Ever heard the names of Beczala, Kaufmann, Florez, Vargas?
To everyone who panned the performance, please let me know the last time any of you performed on a stage of this magnitude. I agree with 123pumpupjam. Enjoy it for what it is.
2 of my most favourite and idolized artists... He's splendid as usual and she's so beautiful... Bless her for the baby in her womb... If you sing as i am, you would not say anything unpleasant to this performance. Try being in their shoes and you'll know... They are just wonderfull!!!!
The pedophile monster will him be with anger spinning in his puddle of mud and shit, when him read and will know the many honors and awards than won Anna Netrebko.
She doesn't sound very good because of her pregnancy.. It's hard to hold and especially to push the air when the diaphragm is already pressed by the load in the tummy. She was brave enough to perform well in these circumstances :)
Wow, absolutely awful. Neither sounds like they know what they are singing about (surprising for both of them), and the phrasing is choppy and off rhythm. The anthetesis of good Verdi singing.
the venue is the gigantic, domed Victorian musical palace, the Royal Albert Hall in London which has a holes in the roof (I saw the rain come in) has a resonation in this performance like a million euro Stradaverius... oh to have been there !
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Oh, yes, very disgusting - to sing while in the prime of her life and blooming with pregnancy. WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM? And how does her size - she is NOT fat, by the way - in any way detract from her voice? It isn't even relevant to be considering it, you ignorant peasant, unless her weight was so unhealthy that it bore down on her diaphragm and affected her breathing!
SAdly , two of my favorite entertainers have not done thier best work here , I think that they were hurrying , Ms. Netrebko sounded off key of all things and her timing sounded off. Mr B just didnt sound right? Again a timing problem? I shall still enjoy both , just not this performance.
@jrr1234567890 Maybe a day. But you won't know it's me. Moreover, I'm allowed to post a comment, aren't I?
Even if she was pregnant, I don't really care. I just told that her breathing was awful since we were able to hear it. I think people might agree with me on that one.
I love Bocelli but I have to be honest about one thing... there is a video where someone at the audience was recording this event, and you can listen how Bocelli really was singing and he didnt do a good job. It made me a little sad, cause Bocelli has such beautiful voice and instead keep trying to get better, like were the best opera singers ( they called themselves eternal students ), no, he has been doing whatever will lead him to more money.
You people have no idea what opera is! So sad that most of you have given this shot a poor rating. I give it 100 percent. Opera is the glory of human voice.
I must agree with some of the commentators when they say that Bocelli is not an opera singer...at least not quite yet. I like his voice, but he's got a while to go. Netrebko...hmmm...again, controversial but still very listenable. Hopefully they will both improve with time. Just for the record, I am a Callas/Pavarotti devotee and hence unreasonably difficult to please :)
I do agree with you, but at that time Bocelli was like a real opera singer, doing what was suppose to be done, discipline, been faithful to the art made him famous. He did listen to Pavarotti's advices and always studying to be the best he could be. At that time you could hear a real opera singer... now seems like he forgot where he came from and how important was for Italy to keep alive the name of the Italian Tenors. Bocelli was suppose to be an old school singer in a modern times, I guess not
Imagine being blind, and STILL go on like he does. No, he is not Bjørling, Pavarotti, Domingo. He is Bocelli. And here he is performing with Anna Netrebko. And, please, Sir, what have YOU been up to lately? I visited a kindergarten for kids with Down´s Syndrome the other day. They were listening to this very tune, with the same performers. They didn´t have any idea that there most certainly are even MUCH greater singers in this world. They just enjoyed. `Nuff said?
i agree, he can't sing opera, but that doesn't mean that he is the opera singer fir the poor, tahts a bad choice of words there, being rich doesn´t mean that your gonna have culture or good taste for music, please think before you type
They are both pretty awful in this flea-market edition. I always said that Bocelli would never get where he is, if it wasn't for his poor handicap, and Netrebko sucks. She is also flat and can't breathe.
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Poor Andrea, it's a good thing he is not singing with Anna now. She has gained so much weight, if she ever bumped the poor guy, he would go flying off the stage!!
The singing is pretty bad and I am extremely confused by this. The concept of conducting a blind singer isn't striking anyone??? If the singer is dictating... then why is there a conductor!?!
Los dos son grandes cantantes, pero no es la mejor interpetracion de ninguno de los dos. Pareciera que Andrea hubiera perdido la destreza de cantar arias, que es muy diferente al genero musical que ahora el canta, y Ana is too full of herself
Help, what a horror...Bocellis tempi are terrible...Envoke the ghosts of Callas/Albanese/Tebaldi/Bjorling/Bergonzi, what a lifeless performance. (Actually, Albanese may be living as far as I know, 100 years old.)
mmmmmmmmm... i really dOnt like it Bocelli... eww... :/
superjanritono 3 weeks ago
cont. from below
...Nor is Bocelli fantastic at being an exciting and cheerful "drinker" as you'd expect in a good portrayal of this work, but he has a fantastic voice, even if "softer" and more pleasant to the ear than the likes of Kaufmann, Beczala, etc. So far, I have not seen any real criticism of Bocelli in this video aside from it "not being opera," and he certainly sounded great to me. Many opera fans are pretentious or snobby, and don't actually know what they are talking about
cmc0605 4 weeks ago
@cmc0605 you know, THANK YOU for saying he has a fantastic voice. I was starting to think the whole world went deaf with arrogance and stupidity, but i don't think it's fair to judge his acting. blind people don't move around with naturalness. they move a bit awkwardly due to their condition and they tend to stand very still when they got no guidance or anywhere to touch, or walk with stiffness. so i don't think he'll ever be able to be a good cheerful drinker, --->
lucy0loves0music 4 weeks ago
@cmc0605 ---> but i totally agree when you say his voice is softer and more pleasant to the ear than some other singers. after a while, my ears feels a bit tired when listening to others, but Bocelli's tone is just perfect. that doesn't mean i don't like the others, of course!
lucy0loves0music 4 weeks ago
For all of the self-proclaimed opera experts criticizing here, it would be interesting to formulate a working definition of what they think "opera" is, or perhaps cite other videos of the same work by a different tenor and discuss why they think it is better opera (as if opera were synonymous w overweight singers in Viking costumes that have testosterone issues). At the heart of opera is the art of conveying a story though singing; Bocelli is not a great "actor" (cont...)
cmc0605 4 weeks ago
hope I won't offend any Bocelli fan, but I'm quite disappointed with him here. Standing next to Netrebko and singing like that ...
I do like the guy, but come on - his voice and technique just aren't suited for singing with trained opera artists.
pepemanshon 1 month ago
I love Andrea Bocelli and Anna Netrebko , and I don't care if he sing opera or not, my ear is greatfull because their voices sing together
gerardoharo65 2 months ago
Bravooooooo le due migliore del Mondo.
ilmare73 4 months ago
There is a clear difference between Anna's and Andrea's technical prowess. (Miss Netrebko being far better in opera at least)
aleztfu 4 months ago
я с такой причёской как у Анны по дому хожу :))
llSHuLYAll 4 months ago
Both sucks tremendously. Score rewritten. Bravooooo!
amlirco 4 months ago
Bocelli sucks - he's not a real singer - any real opera buff would know that. At least Netrebko, whatever her flaws, is a real opera singer.
weekendpartier 5 months ago
@weekendpartier : ABSOLUTELY AGREE! Finally someone who has some musical taste (and culture)... If that guy was not blind (which I regret.. but that's life!) he would have been booed out of any respectable opera house. He really should NOT sing opera!
MrAlessandroRMaffei 4 months ago
@weekendpartier being an opera "buff" doesn't make you a better judge than any other person who knows music. Bocelli has a tremendous voice, maybe not suited completely for opera, which is why he does a wide array of music, including classical pop and at times jazz and big band. That doesn't mean he sucks. If people want him to do opera, he will, you do what will showcase your talent. His range & tone is like any other opera singer, said to be the world's most beloved tenor. Just my opinion.
JAyala7293 4 months ago
@JAyala7293 You do have a point, Bocelli is fine in non-opera repertory, he has a very warm and pleasant tone. But he doesn't have the technique to do opera. This is a scene from an opera, and Bocelli just doesn't do it justice, his phrasing, expression are lacking. There are many singers who can do better. In terms of being the world's most beloved tenor, most people simply don't know tenors who sing in opera houses, they compare to pop singers not opera tenors. Popular not the same as great.
jewelmarkess 4 months ago
the conductor counducted the 10th anniversary of Les Miserables
littlelottesangel 5 months ago
Bocelli was his usual great self but netrebko was slightly better. What a great duet and worthy of an award.
Milahi1935 5 months ago
WHAT is the difference in the background?, they both have opera background, Andrea performed in at least 3 or more operas. He is crossover of course, but opera for SURE.
checkorbet12 6 months ago 3
Man! 5 months of ongoing cat fighting! Now, this was some kind of TV special, right? And we have two very different singers from two very different backgrounds that are SURE to be a good draw for a wide TV. So, someone got paid a lot of money to sing, someone paid a lot of money to advertise and the two singers drew a large audience and everyone was happy for a lot of rea$on$. Stop your "my singer can beat up your singer", a lot of people got exposed to a new experience.
Pompous asses.
zackddog 6 months ago 3
she is perfect but andrea not for me
naditacalderon 6 months ago
Netrebko is awesome.
gpeterever09 7 months ago
ITV and their firecrackers...
MrBazBazBaz 8 months ago
h8ers gonna h8, i thought it was pretty darn good!
rblum4 8 months ago
Happy to see that there are some discerning listeners. Bocelli is NOT an opera singer, any more than I am a neurologist! Leave opera repertoire to opera singers, please!! Have some respect for the composers and for the art form.
paddyswok 9 months ago
well, I'm sorry to say this but Bocelli was quite horrible here :(
10x god there was Netrebko to save the day
avnoimportance 9 months ago
wow. hearing bocelli and then netrebko sing is like night and day. Wasn't sure if I was listening to opera until she started singing.
raffadizzle 9 months ago 7
Krása..............
kandyfer 10 months ago
Magnifique!
karine357 10 months ago
What's with Bocelli's awful and wierd legato???
LordHettrick 10 months ago
Bravo, bellisimo.
40turati 10 months ago
Miracoloso!!!
Gabriella54 10 months ago
I wished he would be an opera singer, not a cross-over one, because now I can think of 50 tenors that I like more in this aria. He doesn`t have the necessary tone compression... but he has a beautiful timbre.
Serinia4melodic 11 months ago
Ana Maria Martinez is BETTER!!
FutureCSI404 11 months ago
My god, Bocelli does not have a musical bone in his entire body. It is worse than bad. What a sad reality we live in that he is probably one of the most commercially successful singers in the world. But then McDonald's does pretty well, too.......
paddyswok 1 year ago
@paddyswok I'm not sure if I understood you correct. You're saying Andrea Bocelli can't sing ???? He has an amazing, soft and powerful tenor!
timh97sg1 1 year ago
@timh97sg1 I am saying that he does not have anything near the quality of voice to sing opera. He does not have the instrument or the musicality. I urge you to listen to real opera singers, then you will hear the difference. This is the commercial world trying to tell the public what art is, and it is so very far off the mark. Happily, YouTube is full of great artists, so cross-referencing is very easy. For example, search Jonas Kaufmann. That is a real voice, and a great one.
paddyswok 1 year ago
@paddyswok you don't have a clue what are you talking about. bocelli is an amazing singer and you can't deny it. he might not sing in opera but that doesn't mean he can't sing it! okey he is commercially successful singer but only because he has an amazing voice! that he doesn't sing high like Netrebko or very low doesn't make him any worse! he's unique and stop libelling him!
timh97sg1 1 year ago 2
@timh97sg1 I do have a clue. It is not libel. He is simply not an amazing singer, far from it. There are so many amazing singers out there, real ones. I work with them in opera all the time, and have done for 15 years. So my opinion is an informed one. Frank Sinatra was an amazing singer. It is not necessary to be an opera singer to be an amazing singer. My point is that he can NOT sing the opera repertoire, and Netrebko can. So the result is imbalanced and grating. Did you look up Kaufmann?
paddyswok 11 months ago
@paddyswok
Sorry you do have a blinking clue. He is wonderful singer and.
norma2712 11 months ago
@paddyswok What a load of croc.
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paddyswok 1 year ago
Love Anna..... but Andrea on the other hand O.o
classicalgalNYC 1 year ago
Lindo!!!Cantaram perfeitamente bem.Bravo!!!
Michele81488 1 year ago
Indescribable, how wonderful that was. How I wish I was there.
bparno 1 year ago 3
Due buoni cantanti... la lirica é altro!!!
numetutelare 1 year ago
she is not just a singer but a beautiful actress
vicentevento 1 year ago
how very wonderful this is.
bparno 1 year ago
Это ВОСХИТИТЕЛЬНО !!!!
Angela1165 1 year ago
She sings as well as she LOOKS!
Sebastian740 1 year ago
What a treat!
TsarBovov 1 year ago
OH MY GOD QUE VOCES, SUPERRRRR
EFHEMALEC 1 year ago
eccellente!!
sharliefalzon 1 year ago
Imprecionante, y ella se ve espectacularmente hermosa,
livillivillivil 1 year ago
the singers and the orchestra wasnt completly in sync at the beginning ( more to fault to the conductor) it was still a great vocal performance nonetheless.
Ipausestuff 1 year ago
Awesome!!!
alejoarnol 1 year ago
... insomma... potevano fare meglio... :S
cris88acquario 1 year ago
shivering,speechless, simply wonderful
cristinavintila 1 year ago
kippevel
Marikun79 1 year ago
This is so amazing
hansley04 1 year ago
Espectacular un deleite para los oidos!!! Excelentes Voces
honeycutt28 1 year ago
Awesome!! He sounds much better with this lady than with Brightman. Isn't this the exact same theater where he sang Canto Della Terra with Sarah Brightman? I recognize the same orchestra and choir as well.
zucchini2007 1 year ago
AWESOME!! PERFECT! AMAZING!
christianrosenrot 1 year ago 21
@christianrosenrot Question: have you ever been to a REAL opera performance? "awesome" "perfect" ???? Pleeeeease!
MrAlessandroRMaffei 4 months ago
magnificent singing and performance!!!
Annieckr 1 year ago 22
The title of the piece is 'Libiamo ne' lieti calici'. The style is 'brindisi' since one or two characters introduce the solo melody and the full ensemble later join in the refrain.
Shelbourner 1 year ago
@Shelbourner "Brindisi" is NOT a style, there is no such thing as "brindisi" style. Il Brindisi is a Toast in Italian, the invitation to drink to something or someone. This is from opera La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi. In the beginning of La Traviata, there is a party at the house of courtesan Violetta Valeri. The guests demand the toast, Il Brindisi. One of the guests, Alfredo agrees. He starts it, Violetta answers, the guests join in. Listen to the start of opera La Traviata.
jewelmarkess 1 year ago
AWwwwwwwwwwwwwesome!!!!!
mariagianna624 1 year ago
MILF!!
DawidDados 1 year ago 2
I dont think Bocelli knew his lines, and also found Anns intimidating
gharusa 1 year ago
So you're saying one of the most highly regarded singers in the world, the biggest-selling singer in the history of Classical music, accompanying Anna to one of the most popular Brindisi's in one of the most famous Italian operas, didn't know his lines? And he was intimidated by her?
The man has completed eight full operas. Criticize his work and performances all you'd like, but youre simply barking up the wrong tree. No one criticizes him for now knowing lines or being intimidated by anyone.
galept 1 year ago
@galept I was merely justifying Andrea who in my opinion and also someone else's, didnt do a very good job. I adore the guy , but this time Anna overpowered him. I collect his CD's and think he has a magnificent voice, so i wasnt exactly critisicing him. We all get our bad days. I should know i happen to be a singer myself.
gharusa 1 year ago
@gharusa Andrea has two things going for him in this one, his more powerful voice and his breathing. He never seems out of breath which I think is partly genetics and partly technique.
galept 1 year ago
@galept Bocelli has terrible technique, I don't know what you're talking about.
tenor220 11 months ago
@tenor220 You sound like Anne Midgette, who compares just about everyone to Pavarotti.
galept 10 months ago
@galept rRefrain from making stupid comments please.
tenor220 10 months ago
@tenor220 What an intelligent rebuttal. Why don't you follow your own advice, nit wit?
galept 10 months ago
@galept It would be easier to take you seriously if you didn't sound like a twelve year old.
tenor220 10 months ago
I pulled the "intelligent rebuttal" phrase from your profile's description about yourself. Seems like something you're incapable of, as the only thing you've managed to write were a few cheap attacks. Good bye.
galept 10 months ago
@tenor220 When you give an intelligent statement you'll get an intelligent rebuttal, until then you'll get what I give you and be happy with it.
tenor220 10 months ago
@tenor220 My, aren't we impressed with ourselves! I wouldn't care if you were the finest singer or critic in the whole history of "man," with an attitude like that, you are nobody.
karenina56 7 months ago
@karenina5 Cool, I'll take that to heart and try to change, because all i want in life is your approval.
Bitch, shut the fuck up.
tenor220 7 months ago
@tenor220 You are nobody. Nothing. Nada.
karenina56 7 months ago
@karenina56 Is that why you took the time to comment back to me? You must be a pretty small minded person to take the time out of your day to comment on nothing.
tenor220 7 months ago
@tenor220 Ah! Finally, a response that's to the point. Good point! On the other hand, if I'm so small minded, why do you continue to...well, you know. Just breathe, "Tenor." Just breathe.
karenina56 7 months ago
@karenina56 Please stop trying to be clever, you're only embarrassing yourself.
Improper use of ellipses never makes anyone look intelligent, just so you know.
tenor220 7 months ago
@tenor220 Wow, you used the "F" word--how cool. Listen, you are nothing, nobody, nada...get it?
karenina56 7 months ago
@galept You are aware that there are other tenors out there aren't you and that just because someone doesn't like Bocelli doesn't mean one compares everyone to Pavarotti? A little fact check: opera theaters where Pavarotti used to perform are still open, there are tenors who perform leading roles in these top opera theaters and Bocelli isn't invited to sing roles in these top opera theaters. Ever heard the names of Beczala, Kaufmann, Florez, Vargas?
jewelmarkess 2 months ago
divina
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Hey folks, anyone know where Hammer55292 has fled. Or where he has gone to hide.
to hammer552..it awaits a judicial process, I hope that this perverse and degenerate guy be punished to the fullest extent of the law.
MrGarywinner 1 year ago
BEAUTIFUL!
Meowmie707 1 year ago
To everyone who panned the performance, please let me know the last time any of you performed on a stage of this magnitude. I agree with 123pumpupjam. Enjoy it for what it is.
TheRetiredColonel 1 year ago
Nice big titties on Anna. :)
buangkano2005 1 year ago
He's a true opera tenor
If not,why the hell Zubin Mehta worked with him on his Verdi album ?
tranxuannghia 1 year ago 2
Just perfect....
Perfecto.....
lillyjacque1 1 year ago
2 of my most favourite and idolized artists... He's splendid as usual and she's so beautiful... Bless her for the baby in her womb... If you sing as i am, you would not say anything unpleasant to this performance. Try being in their shoes and you'll know... They are just wonderfull!!!!
errol4132 1 year ago 2
Superb singing for a concert performance,Methinks some pretentious comments here.
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The pedophile monster will him be with anger spinning in his puddle of mud and shit, when him read and will know the many honors and awards than won Anna Netrebko.
Royhorse1 1 year ago
Magnifique!!!!!!!!!
destinygnante 1 year ago
She doesn't sound very good because of her pregnancy.. It's hard to hold and especially to push the air when the diaphragm is already pressed by the load in the tummy. She was brave enough to perform well in these circumstances :)
ileanafromhell 1 year ago
Wow, absolutely awful. Neither sounds like they know what they are singing about (surprising for both of them), and the phrasing is choppy and off rhythm. The anthetesis of good Verdi singing.
m97et02f 1 year ago
the venue is the gigantic, domed Victorian musical palace, the Royal Albert Hall in London which has a holes in the roof (I saw the rain come in) has a resonation in this performance like a million euro Stradaverius... oh to have been there !
ammedeus7 1 year ago
What your are looking at and hearing in near perfect audio quality are ...
the 2 most refined, talented, passionate, gorgeous performers in the high musical culture today
on stage, together, just nailing it with such ease
our times are rotten in most every department of life but it is still the best of times with art and artists such as these to stir our hearts
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ismsancat 1 year ago
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Imagine the nerve of her to get out there, while big, fat and pregnant!! Who wants to see that, yuch!! What a show-off she is, disgusting hog.
striker9410 1 year ago
Oh, yes, very disgusting - to sing while in the prime of her life and blooming with pregnancy. WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM? And how does her size - she is NOT fat, by the way - in any way detract from her voice? It isn't even relevant to be considering it, you ignorant peasant, unless her weight was so unhealthy that it bore down on her diaphragm and affected her breathing!
LaFeuInferne 1 year ago
Bocelli sounds like a robot
seetsebea1 1 year ago
wrong, more like a cyborg
Zergosss 1 year ago
bravo
aontzginley 2 years ago
They are very good!
chocolatey28 2 years ago
wonderful singing, well done both! can't believe how beautiful anna looks even while pregnant.
ongkelzg5 2 years ago
She's even more beautiful when she's pregnant.
chocolatey28 2 years ago
She sounds great too.
teleblanx 2 years ago
@chocolatey28 Pregnant!
So what has that got to do with her singing?
thomasojii31 1 year ago
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tanooga1 2 years ago
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hansley04 2 years ago
i love bocelli.
aontzginley 2 years ago
SAdly , two of my favorite entertainers have not done thier best work here , I think that they were hurrying , Ms. Netrebko sounded off key of all things and her timing sounded off. Mr B just didnt sound right? Again a timing problem? I shall still enjoy both , just not this performance.
Dergotterdamerung 2 years ago
HEre she does have big problems with her breathing.
InfernoDaBaka 2 years ago
she was pregnant, like to see you do better that pregnant!
jrr1234567890 2 years ago
@jrr1234567890 Maybe a day. But you won't know it's me. Moreover, I'm allowed to post a comment, aren't I?
Even if she was pregnant, I don't really care. I just told that her breathing was awful since we were able to hear it. I think people might agree with me on that one.
InfernoDaBaka 2 years ago
I love Bocelli no matter what he sings, I always enjoy his performance.
ahmad123987 2 years ago
i agree that David Foster did mess him up a bit, but i think he did wonderful with this song. :)
fableking100 2 years ago
Absolutely embarrassing! Andrea Bocelli should not be singing this! Since when has he done opera? This is appalling.
JordanSean 2 years ago
What are you kidding me??? Since when had he done opera???? That's like asking since when Barry Manilow has been singing love ballads....
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!
1969conti 2 years ago
@1969conti Andrea Bocelli's "crossover" cd's are not opera! They are not classically written arias, and remain very separate to opera.
JordanSean 2 years ago
I love Bocelli but I have to be honest about one thing... there is a video where someone at the audience was recording this event, and you can listen how Bocelli really was singing and he didnt do a good job. It made me a little sad, cause Bocelli has such beautiful voice and instead keep trying to get better, like were the best opera singers ( they called themselves eternal students ), no, he has been doing whatever will lead him to more money.
I think David Foster really spoiled him. :-(
RonaldBarone 2 years ago
You people have no idea what opera is! So sad that most of you have given this shot a poor rating. I give it 100 percent. Opera is the glory of human voice.
123pumpupjam 2 years ago
@123pumpupjam could not agree more with you
slash76666 1 year ago
@123pumpupjam
AGREED!!!!!!!!!!!
glennr2222 1 year ago
I dislike Bocelli.
Arminiushoff 2 years ago
Bravissimos!!! Bello Dueto !!!
Ivone.
mafgs 2 years ago
Bravissimo, anzi bravissimi
babbo47 2 years ago
Terrible and popera
FlyingElephant20 2 years ago
Terrible, just terrible
XP11XP 2 years ago
mio dio che scandlo questo...ma perchè non cant canzonetee....e lascia in pace verdi......è una vergogna
lyside1 2 years ago
No esta a la altura de Anna Netrebko, puede que buen cantanten deficiente tenor, Verdi debe estar revolcandose en su tumba.
Lastima por Anna Netrebko.
mederi06 2 years ago
not their best
rogers43324 2 years ago 2
ke buen video!!! me emociono ver dos grandes en ese escenario!!! ke lindo
nacho629 2 years ago
not their best performances, either of them
LatvianVixen 2 years ago
They don't have best performances.
FlyingElephant20 2 years ago
I must agree with some of the commentators when they say that Bocelli is not an opera singer...at least not quite yet. I like his voice, but he's got a while to go. Netrebko...hmmm...again, controversial but still very listenable. Hopefully they will both improve with time. Just for the record, I am a Callas/Pavarotti devotee and hence unreasonably difficult to please :)
masterofphotoshop 2 years ago
Bravo
J16642009 2 years ago
wow impresionante, aunque no como pavarotti
ligth95 2 years ago
es diferente pavarotti a ellos
35windu35 2 years ago
ADOREI!!!!!
nercifazan 2 years ago
Bravissimo!!!!!!!!! Molto Bene!
tennislover2 2 years ago
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grenadehehe 2 years ago
I do agree with you, but at that time Bocelli was like a real opera singer, doing what was suppose to be done, discipline, been faithful to the art made him famous. He did listen to Pavarotti's advices and always studying to be the best he could be. At that time you could hear a real opera singer... now seems like he forgot where he came from and how important was for Italy to keep alive the name of the Italian Tenors. Bocelli was suppose to be an old school singer in a modern times, I guess not
RonaldBarone 2 years ago 2
Imagine being blind, and STILL go on like he does. No, he is not Bjørling, Pavarotti, Domingo. He is Bocelli. And here he is performing with Anna Netrebko. And, please, Sir, what have YOU been up to lately? I visited a kindergarten for kids with Down´s Syndrome the other day. They were listening to this very tune, with the same performers. They didn´t have any idea that there most certainly are even MUCH greater singers in this world. They just enjoyed. `Nuff said?
stingsild2 1 year ago 2
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AMEN stingsild2
glennr2222 1 year ago
First of all I think Brindisi musn't be sofast...isn't it?
And second, in my opinion, Anna sang this song much better thet Andrea Bocelli.
Well I lissen him Ifeel that hecan't sing so fast like a music.
Naduwa 2 years ago
I don't know why, but they sound bad to me... I thought they were supposed to be good...
Gothigraphic 2 years ago
I think that Andrea Bocelli is not one of the top tenors... He has a nice voice, but I don't think it is enough
dralexification 2 years ago 2
very poor performance, he can not sing opera.
popular does not mean good.
he is the opera singer for the poor
tamalesytortas 2 years ago 2
i agree, he can't sing opera, but that doesn't mean that he is the opera singer fir the poor, tahts a bad choice of words there, being rich doesn´t mean that your gonna have culture or good taste for music, please think before you type
BellatrixLestrangeMD 2 years ago 2
They are both pretty awful in this flea-market edition. I always said that Bocelli would never get where he is, if it wasn't for his poor handicap, and Netrebko sucks. She is also flat and can't breathe.
lovemypiano111 2 years ago
She is flat, dull and pale. I just listened to Lucia Popp's Brindisi to remove her bad voice from my memory.
FlyingElephant20 2 years ago
A popera tenor singing with a crappy operatic soprano.
Beefchewer 2 years ago
lovemypiano111, suck you with your ignorance!
spqrmor 2 years ago
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Poor Andrea, it's a good thing he is not singing with Anna now. She has gained so much weight, if she ever bumped the poor guy, he would go flying off the stage!!
mtnmanjt 2 years ago
you know...that happens, when one is pregnant!
LaughingLady89 2 years ago
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pianostardust 2 years ago
bocelli is such an awful singer!!!!!!!!!!!!!
anoxfordman 2 years ago
excelente, magnífico, bellísimo, los interpretes, el escenario, todo es bello
LiTtLePrInCeSsPiNky 2 years ago
The singing is pretty bad and I am extremely confused by this. The concept of conducting a blind singer isn't striking anyone??? If the singer is dictating... then why is there a conductor!?!
DottoreJojo 2 years ago 4
well believe it or not.. orchestras need to be conducted... just a wild guess thrown out there
musicman290592 2 years ago
wonderful, wish I were there. wonderful
bparno 2 years ago
THE AUDIENCE LIKED IT MUCH
vladislavskalicky 2 years ago
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y is bocelli seemed soo dull ...
i think the orchestra is working hard to help him.. haha
MaiEdwardCullen 2 years ago
el collar ke tiene anna es precioso ;0
faxdiaz 2 years ago
this is not a good performance. bocelli does not know how to sing opera and anna for sure had a very bad day
GothicaDiva 2 years ago
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piluvv 2 years ago
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FlyingElephant20 2 years ago
Los dos son grandes cantantes, pero no es la mejor interpetracion de ninguno de los dos. Pareciera que Andrea hubiera perdido la destreza de cantar arias, que es muy diferente al genero musical que ahora el canta, y Ana is too full of herself
peladopilas 2 years ago
BRAVO
DAZZ571014 2 years ago
Help, what a horror...Bocellis tempi are terrible...Envoke the ghosts of Callas/Albanese/Tebaldi/Bjorling/Bergonzi, what a lifeless performance. (Actually, Albanese may be living as far as I know, 100 years old.)
mozzrt 2 years ago 3
Invoke of course, anywway it is ghastly.
mozzrt 2 years ago
No es la mejor interpretación...de ninguno de los dos.
carlospinocho 2 years ago