Rolando Panerai "Largo al factorum" Il barbiere di Siviglia

[TheMarcbus]

one more time paneray the best!!!!!!!

[REGOLOAD]

grande panerai alla faccia dei tempi iperbolici ..tiè

[maxbigazzi]

STREPITOSO!!

[Bassbariton92]

Ich mag es nicht besonders, wie er seine Konsonanten singt, damit seine Stimme nicht abbricht...ich denke, wenn man in dem Alter ist, sollte man diese Arie nicht mehr singen und sich mehr auf Leporello-Arien oder ähnliches beschränken...

[Sadiesexy]

@cuoredeinidi He is still singing.

[mouthmouse]

I don't like at all! He wants to do more than necessary (longer notes), and it's boring and the voice is not very pleasant to hear, and shouting words! And how he sung the figaros! I don't know how people can be as much enthusiast!

[alllloi]

@mouthmouse 

[alllloi]

@mouthmouse

sorry, you don't know anything about lyric

[mouthmouse]

@alllloi Ah yes I know about the lyric. I've the score, I'm sorry, there are some parts wrong (and not because of the lyrics) for example 0:32 the last "LA". Excuse me do you think the "presto" can be sung as worse as here because of the word? 1:09 "AH…" wrong" while it's to congratulate himself! and it's ony the begining! Excuse me but for me one of the best interpretation is by Hermann Prey directed by abado!

[martijn1111]

Lovely nostalgia, but only when you know his great work in the fifties and sixties.

[januar0123]

bad

[libetta]

he's always been a high baritone?

[xavierfersanta]

Wow, meraviglioso Panerai.

[rovingdesertfox]

ouch

[Juancarzgz7]

Increible esa vitalidad y está absolutamente "in voce" Ya podria aprender mñas de uno...

[bassbaritone60]

Wonderful!!

[elrodfk]

What an Artist

Bravo Mr Panerai

For me you are the greatest

Thank you

[JrBaritono]

Sono quasi certo che Rossini intendesse questo quando scrisse Almaviva, ossia l'inutil precauzione (un Figaro Basso-comico)!!! Meraviglioso Panerai!!!

[joanabanyeres]

cosi si deve cantare Figaro. Un esempio per i giovani.

[Glenmed]

Gobsmacked! Knew he had a long career at the top. I have him as Germont with Schwarzkopf in the early 50s). Could not imagine that he was singing this well and looking so fit nearly 40 years later. Bravo Rolando and bravo Onegin.

[Sadiesexy]

He is still singing.

[prodesica]

Un genio ;-P!!!!

[huanghebasso]

grande che bella voce！eccelente!

[Ethratian]

What a terrific and stunning performance. Although after hearing this aria from many baritones I still prefer Hampsons version from 1991 Mr. Panerai does an excellent job here.

Thanks for posting

[sarado88]

Fantastic!! Incredible legato!!

[stevevandien]

Many younger baritones would envy Panerai's final top G --

[InBoccaChiusa]

I don't know if anyone has sung this at a faster tempo, but I'm certain few have sung this aria as well. Panerai is 65 here, and still commands the role with authority and authenticity. His RAI 1954 version under Carlo Maria Giulini is also on YouTube; here he is as engaging as he was 35 years earlier.  A great artist. Bravo!

[RichardJonsson]

The tempo is positively ridiculous. Has this aria ever been heard at a faster tempo?

[piasecznik]

Yeah, by Titta Ruffo. Panerai takes 4:01 from the first main note (discounting 'La la la lera') to the last, Ruffo 3:55.

[timkendal]

Well, I don't know about not being at his best - as I never liked him in the 50s and 60s recordings.

Here however, I love him. His breath is endless (just listen to the last part of the aria (Ah bravo figaro 4.04) all on a single breath! And actually I prefer the timbre of the voice now.

There is such character and nuance in this aria - listen to what he does with the 3 "ahime"s - each one is different (3.25 and onwards.)

A tour de force!

[GavinLyKW]

Wow! An excellent singing of this very difficult aria at this age! Marvelous!

[Herur22]

An exceptional performance.

[klokheten]

At 65 this is excellent singing with no real sign of decline. This is a truly great artist with an exceptional and long and durable service as a

fine actor-singer. His diction is among the best and a school in itself. I´ll bet he sounds good still in his late eighties...

[backnumber1662]

thank you His diction is excellent so many just ''la la" their way through the last part

[sonjagloriana]

One has to salute the sentiment, after all. Wasn't this a concert in aide of the Victims of the Earthquake in Armenia?

Thank you for posting.

[Serggio123]

Yes it was

[piasecznik]

Great!

Of course he wasn't at his best anymore, but who cares? He had a great career, sung with the best and he's teaching young singers now, afaik- a life devoted to music. Just great.