Rockwell Blake - A te, o cara - I Puritani

[anticiegosfans]

Excesivo fiato tras el gfudo de SERAMENTO hace que el pasaje no sea bello y no goce con ese agudo que otros si gozan.

[lindoro91]

Ottima interpretazione!

[AleBro83]

@lindoro91 qui non c'è ne timbre ne tecnica. Nel complesso un disastro. Ascolti Kraus, Pavarotti, Fleta, Lauri Volpi.......quelle sono ottime interpretazioni. Qui siamo ai livelli di CORRIDA :-) . Saluti

[flaze3]

I actually think Blake's later voice was much more suited for Bellini than Rossini :p

[franztenor]

uno dei pochissimi, quasi nulli, tenori d'oggi giorno che canti egregiamente con tecnica belcantistica vera...Fenomenale !!!

[ginlemon29]

Ammazza che fiati: impressionante!!!

[dpguibors]

ROSSINI OK BUT IN BELLINI HE IS HORRIBLE UGLY VOICE.....

[fabrizzzio48]

Obviously 12 idiots have voted on this video. Probably the same Vendimi13 guy voting 12 times.

[00AMARCORD00]

Por que la gente se lanza siempre a las comparaciones nunca lo he entendido, Rockwell Blake es unico y Juan Diego Florez es otro, este tenor tiene un increible timbre, escuela, tecnica, impostacion, y gran merito sin comparacion alguna......

[tomclaudetom]

stop r blake bravo j d florez

[tomclaudetom]

horrible viva juan diego florez

[allangoo]

His voice was tiny - suitable for Gilbert and Sullivan.

It was pushed beyong its limits, thus the wide loose flapping wobble.

The threadbare sound of the middle was the result of pushing.

Notice the grotesque grimacing to assist the emission.

His voice reminded me of phlegm.

I saw him in Pirata 1993 and Cenerentola 1990.

[rupepill]

@allangoo and our own venomous comment is reminiscent of bile.

What a malicious, mean spirited creature you must be to shadow like a mongrel dog this singer.

[ranigema]

Quando penso che De Luccia,Marconi,Caruso,Fleta hanno cantato questo repertorio preferisco il..................silenzio.

Blake e un grande accanto á florez!

Dove e arrivata la lirica...una triste fine.

[leprincebeaumont]

Grandissimo come sempre...e non finisco di ammirare la sua tecnica e la sua musicalità!

[AleBro83]

@spatauser hai ragione non sarebbe neanche da definire :-)

Saluti

[Vendimi3]

Noioso e di timbro ordinario, se si vuole non considerare la tecnica carente. Al di la dell'estensione vocale che gli ha attirato facili consensi, imparagonabile ai grandi della lirica.

[AleBro83]

@Vendimi3 finalmente una persona competente....ho letto solo elogi per questo dilettante.

Saluti

[Gio0587]

Io non so perché molti continuano a criticare fortemente questo grande tenore e quando poi sentono tenori di minor valore subito li elogiano!! Non so perché tanti pregiudizi!! Rockwell Blake è un grande, nessuna voce è uguale ad un'altra!!!

[leprincebeaumont]

Interpretazione sensazionale, sia tecnicamente sia come appropriatezza e nobiltà d'accento!

[AleBro83]

@leprincebeaumont PAVAROTTI, KRAUS, FILIPPESCHI questa è gente SENSAZIONALE. Saluti

[mordred1971]

lo preferisco in Rossini

[halavey]

Corelli was a spinto/dramatic not a Dramatic tenor like MDM or Melchior.

[maxazi]

Senz'altro chi ne parla male sicuramente sa cantare meglio.

[AleBro83]

@maxazi grazie a Dio non ci vuole tanto a saper cantare meglio di questo dilettante. Più che altro mi preoccupa chi riesce ad apprezzare questo DISASTRO.

[sevoflurane]

@AleBro83 aspettiamo con ardore la tua versione di a te cara.

[AleBro83]

prima di tutto aspettiamo con ardore non significa nulla, magari avresti potuto scrivere aspettiamo con ansia, ma cmq l'italiano per Te è abbastanza relativo. Perchè invece di scrivere queste frasi senza senso non pubblichi un analisi tecnica di questo tenore??Aspetto con ansia tue notizie.

[sevoflurane]

@AleBro83 le frasi fatte le lascio a chi possiede poca immaginazione. certo che con la facilita` con cui si possono controllare i significati delle parole, questa figura te la potevi risparmiare.

[AleBro83]

@sevoflurane ricordati che chi fa questo mestiere è soggetto a critiche chi è intelligente le prende come critiche costruttive. Parla con un insegnante di canto e chiedi di questo TENORE. sALUTI

[sevoflurane]

@AleBro83 al di la` di una ingenuita`, quasi simpatica, che ti porta a presumere di scrivere critiche costruttive e di frequentare insegnanti che lascino il segno nella storia dell'opera, mi fa piacere che tu continui a tornare sui clips di blake.

a risentirci quando ci potrai fornire la tua versione di a te o cara! e trova un buon soprano per i pertichini!

[AleBro83]

@sevoflurane è inutile non hai proprio speranza.

[matt7178]

@maxazi la verità è che qui su youtube tanti fanno i professoroni. E' facile dire "questo la cantava meglio, questo peggio", voglio vederli sul palco questi professori. Un tenore può piacere o non piacere, è questione di gusti, sentimento. Il canto deve arrivare al cuore. Non deve essere scambiato per una partita di calcio.

[tenorismo]

This aria in particular is a real ball buster. RB does a nice job. He has a certin sound ti his voice , and its not a beautifull sound. To  me Pavarotti was born to sing Arturo. Alfredo Krausse was a divo.

[hermannopera]

Große Stimme, großer Künstler, großer Mann!

[banjoneely]

Sometimes I like Rocky's voice and at other times I don't. However, this time he nailed it to the wall! Outstanding singing!

[federic017]

un interprete eccezionale, un uso del diaframma completamente dominante. pochi tenori sono in grado di fare quasi uguale....a questo grande artista. un saluto

[AleBro83]

@federic017 interprete eccezionale???? non raccoglie un suono sulle note di passaggio, aperto e sguaiato. è questione di gust ma se si analizza dal punto di vista tecnico è un DISASTRO TOTALE. Saluti.

[federic017]

AleBro83 mi auguro che sia una battuta la sua... perchè non credo che lei non sappia distinguere una voce brutta, da una tecnica perfetta di canto. un saluto

[AleBro83]

@federic017 questo cantante ha la voce brutta e la tecnica inesistente. Si ascolti Pavarotti, Kraus, Mario Filippeschi, Miguel Fleta in questa stessa interpretazione e se LEI valuta questo cantante un interprete eccezionale mi dispiace e i nomi che ho appena nominato si rivoltano nella tomba. Saluti.

[federic017]

AleBro83 Io non dico che i cantanti da lei elencati siano inferiori a Blake, ha nominato i più grandi di questo ruolo, ma che Blake non sia tecnico, proprio non mi va giù. Per farle un esempio: Leo Nucci ha una voce che sembra continuamente fuori dall'interno, con suoni che sembrano aperti, ma in realtà ha una grande tecnica di canto con una voce di brutta qualità, come Blake. Non sò se ho reso l'idea. un saluto

[AleBro83]

@federic017 quello che dice di LEO NUCCI è falso mi creda e mi creda che BLAKE oltre una discreta estenzione vocale non ha nulla mi creda. Saluti è cmq un piacere confrontarsi con Lei. Con tutto il rispetto.

[federic017]

AleBro83 Ok alla prossima. un saluto

[viafilodrammatici]

In primis, si scrive e si dice estensione.

Ma quando mai i cantanti da lei citati, con la possibile eccezione di Kraus, hanno mai avvicinato Blake nella tecnica belcantistica? Non avevano nemmeno la base della coloratura, basti pensare a trilli e gruppetti. Per non tirare in ballo gestione dei fiati e raffinatezze quali messa di voce. Purttroppo per apprezzare bisogna sapere ascoltare, con umilta` e apertura mentale.

[AleBro83]

@viafilodrammatici estensione certo ha ragione, bravissimo corregga l'italiano perchè da quello che scrive si evince che di canto non capisce nulla. Lei apprezza questo dilettante perchè è un amatore. Saluti prof

[viafilodrammatici]

Presumo che alebro83 sia in vena di fole.

[boxingin]

He doesn't sound unique at all. He sounds like the typical tenor.

[tamalesytortas]

you sound like the typical visitor jerk hahaha

[boxingin]

And you sound as simple as your name.

[daddy2foots]

He's had a long international career and made a lot of sweet moolah with that "UGLY" voice of his. I wish my voice was that "UGLY."

[tamalesytortas]

I am sure your face is uglier than his voice

[daddy2foots]

I don't think his voice is ugly at all, thus the quotation marks. It was actually a compliment. I have a handsome face, by the way, thank you.

[SonoPortoricano]

When one listens to Rocky one can intuitively affirm two things: 1) his voice is not at all beautiful, 2) his technique is beyond magnificent. As far as the former, this was absolutely out of his control or power; you can't change just work with what you've been given. As for the latter conclusion, those who sing know how difficult and how much work it takes to acquire such breath control and such precise coloratura.

I prefer Kunde's I puritani, but I'd take Blake's technical precision anytime.

[jguar17944]

well... I think the primary thing that keeps the voice from being beautiful is that awful, wide vibrato that he uses. Isn't that part of technique?

[SonoPortoricano]

wide vibrato? what do you mean?

[alecs1976]

it's called tremolo :)

[alecs1976]

I agree with you that his voice is not at all beautiful...in fact it's utterly ugly. but I don't understand why everybody find's his technique to be so brilliant ? for me a great technique includes a free sound. something he hasn't got...and that's not because of his material but because of his way of singing!

[SonoPortoricano]

The vibrato is not made solely of technique; rather more, its sound depends very much on the natural color or timbre of the voice. The technique is supposed to refine the sound, to round (dark timbre) the natural beauty of the voice, not to make a miracle. Also, the sound quality of videos vary, a side from the fact that it is different from an actual live sound. His vibrato is round and free; coloratura di forza (legato, staccato...) and the modulations from forte to piano are jut outstanding.

[SonoPortoricano]

Not to mention his unbelievable breath support and control, which makes everything else possible. As I said, the latter Rocky had a well rounded or darkened timbre, free, exquisite for legato. Maybe that "widen vibrato" you talk about might have to do with the sound of some videos, such as this one, but there are many more videos wherein his voice is captured more clearly as it was. And just in case, don't let the smiling placement of the lips confuse you with a notion of "widen singing" ;)

[alecs1976]

I am not confused at all...he has no even vibrato...it's a tremolo...contributing to his very ugly sound!

[DrPablonus]

@alecs1976 definatly not tremolo that would be around 8-12 revolutions per secon wheras normal vibrato is around 5-7 and his sounds rather a bit slower than others

[DrPablonus]

@alecs1976 actually what your talking about is wobble i cant remember the italian name

[enricodicapri]

we can argue about RB's technique a big deal but you can't say his voice was not free. You just can't sing coloratura the way he does if you are restraining your voice. that's a fact.

[aspsingr]

you are right. who care's how well one shapes their vowels and covers their sound if the voice is not free. His voice is free and not in his throat. he sang all these difficult roles for a long time. Whether you like the sound of his voice or not that's just one's opinion

[enricodicapri]

I share your opinion completely. abour RB's Voice, his technique and about prefering Kunde.

But, now agin. Rockwell is amazing. What he does in coloratura is superhuman.

(I miss placed this replay before. here is where it was intended to be)

[MavericktheShy]

Flawless, gorgeous singing, and *amazing* breath control. Thank you for this wonderful video. (5 stars, of course.)

[juancristobal60]

Wow!!what a technique!!!he is truly on the rigth spot.One of the recent greatest belcanto tenors; is it true he retired?,why, I think he is just 57,or something like thet. Please come back!!!!

[dobakattila23]

great tenor..bright color..

[wiswert]

goat

[alecs1976]

as "goaty" as it can get!

[ah332]

haha why did you change the audio a few seconds before the high note?

[coloraturafan]

???

[antomeza]

rockwel blake is nothing else but a bluff.A mediocre humang being from Texas that played a trick.Only ignorants and stupid histerical omosexuals from all over the world could like that crap.

[Cenerentola3]

You can give your opinion but without insulting. Blake is a great singer for much that weighs you, is the best rossini tenor of the history and what he did has not made anybody. I Respect that you don't like him but you must respect his work and people who don't have your opinion

[mrc1961]

I totally agree with you. Blake is the greatest rossini ( not only rossini ) of the century.

Puritani might not be his opera, the voice tends to show a vibrato when touching the high notes nevertheless He sings all notes and all words with the proper ACCENTO !!

[tena2]

best rossini tenor in history? I would not go that far.

[sevoflurane]

You would not go anywhere...

[tena2]

what you mean?

[aguacun]

Seems like tena2 wants to mean that he is the path, the way, the light. You may think like him (her?) or you wont go anywhere! ;)

If I´m not in a mistake, I think you and me will be partners in our way to the circles of hell... because I agree with you in that Mr. Blake is not the best rossini tenor in history.

[aguacun]

Ups! Apologize to TENA2... this was for SEVOFLURANE . You still want to be my partner in the way to the abiss fot our blasfemy? ;) hehehehe!

[enricodicapri]

I couldn't agree more. About his voice his technique and about Kunde.

[Vendimi3]

@Cenerentola3

The best Rossini tenor: you must be joking. Alva and Florez, just to say the first two that come to my mind, ate and eat him.

[fabrizzzio48]

@Vendimi3

Ah! The fans from the younger generation, establishing their idols... in due time, and younger generation will walk over Florez, etc. too. However, Blake's work, will keep reigning above, a l w a y s.

Blake,

[tehen162]

Blake has an unpleasant timbre to may taste and his voice is wobbly. He isn't a good actor. This aria is supposed to sing to the soprano but he hardly look at her, he turns to the audience all the time.

[antomeza]

Absolutely right,only ignorants and histerical fans can compare his singing with Krause's.

The fact that he sings in small,b series theaters is a sign that he was just a bluff.

[sevoflurane]

Krause? Do you mean Kraus? Are you calling La Scala, San Carlo di Napoli, Opera di Roma, Teatro Regio di Torino, Teatro Comunale di Bologna or the Met small, "B" series theatres? hahahahahaha. I would do some reading and find out what this artist has done for the Rossini Opera Festival as well, in operas like Ermione and Otello to name just two. But maybe these theatres were full of histerical fans...

[antomeza]

Useless information as you should know that those theaters engage chep singers(like Blake)and once in a while big shots like Pavarotti Sutherland and Kraus.

Having said that just compare the two careers and let the evidence speak by itself.

One,Kraus,sung until his death in great form.

The other.Blake,dissapeared from the face of the bel canto without leaving a trace of decent singing.His last perfomances in Rome were horrible,specially his coloratura.

Get your facts straight.

[sevoflurane]

Opera is made in those theatre, sweetheart, you simply have to accept it. Have a good day.

[antomeza]

You call sweetheart your homosexual lover not me.

[sevoflurane]

I would be most grateful if you stopped wasting my time with your fruitless replies. Good luck!

[antomeza]

Then YOU STOP WRITTING ME ,you are the one that wasted my time replying to my messages to begin with.

[sevoflurane]

With pleasure!

[susejf]

Moron!!

[sevoflurane]

I am really glad you keep coming back to listen to Blake. On the other hand I do not tolerate bad manners, and in the future, any time I see your name in any reply or message addressed to me I will kindly ignore them. Good luck!

[lensky71]

Please can You answer how many times at one year Kraus was singing (his sister was his agent - normally 2 times a montch at least)- and this is answer why he was in great form until his death).This is hygene of voice.BTW I am great fan of Kraus too.

[alecs1976]

he has no taste in singing, so why should he have taste in acting. "unpleasant timbre" is a very euphemistic expression! his way of singing is a complete misunderstanding

[mrtyles]

i like how this woman rolls her eyes (4:00)

[mrtyles]

his high c is a bit wobbly.

[corellilover]

it´s a high d flat actually

[mrtyles]

i like this tenor. i like his phrasing. very original. his legato sounds different too. he is a good actor too. elvira sounds good too.

[msetneuf]

Magnificent but wrong.

Bellini style has nothing to do with this,just pirotecnics.

Listen to Kraus then will talk...

[sevoflurane]

Why has Blake's singing nothing to do with Bellini's style lol? Please explain. And which pyrotechnics are you referring to in this particular video? Yes I have listened to Kraus and he is a great artist as well.

[msetneuf]

Well to mention one the way he does pichetatto on the fioritura at the end of each phrase,it is not written like that,also the tendency to begin piano and then go to forte on every phrase.One of the pyrotechnics is the way he approaches the high d which is forced and not exactly on pitch.

If you listen to Krause's recording with EMI or the one at Catania in 1970 you can hear the clean and pure attacks,the submission to the composer's intentions(not the public's)and the clean neat high notes.

[sevoflurane]

What you call the tendency to begin piano and then go forte is called rinforzando. It requires an exceptional breathing technique. It is part of the dinamica sfumata. I am sorry but there are no picchiettati here. Most of the times less skilled singers do not display any "pyrotechnics" because they are simply not able to produce them. But I am aware that it is easy for one to get used to a particular recording and it takes time to appreciate other singers.

[msetneuf]

Go and read your inbox,you have my answer there,please don't answer :I won't read it.

[lacaf1]

"Dinamica sfumata"where the hell you got those words!!?

msetneuf is right this tenor is just a show off show.

[sevoflurane]

I understand it takes time to fully appreciate the art of belcanto. If you have problems with the terminology I can recommend you some reference books.

[lacaf1]

I have no problems with it it isyou the one that has it.

I know at least 12 opera singers,some of them famous,and never heard that sort of terminology.

Only a radical chic that spends all day long listening to records can come out with that crap.

[sevoflurane]

I would like to point out that you are the one who wrote to me in the first place. And I don't understand the reason of your insults and aggressiveness. If you don't know the terminology that's fine by me. If you don't want to learn that's fine as well. But please don't waste my time with futile replies. Take care!

[safersephiroth2001]

I think I love you. :(

[armidalicorne]

I AGREE WITH YOU SEVOFLURANE !! Yo lo he sentido cantar en Barcelona, y fue una cosa EXTRAORDINARIA. DEJALOS QUE NO ENTIENDEN NADA EN EL BELCANTO. NO VALE LA PENA RESPONDER A GENTE TAN IGNORANTE. !! JAJAJ

que saben ellos de belcanto ??? de verdadero belcanto ? NIENTE !!!

[susejf]

It is you that don´t understand niente,judging from the way you write about that piece of crap that is blake

get a new pair of ears!!!

[fabrizzzio48]

Judging from comments and answers, quite unfair criticism on Mr. Blake. Forced D? An absurd statement. About forcing the singer closer to forcing was always Kraus. Had Kraus wished to have had the easeness and dominion of the upper range of Blake. No "pyrotechnics", just superb singing and extraordinary technique.

Rockwell puts his own touch in evrything he does. This is Blake's Bellini's, period, you don't like it. Who cares?

And you may too, not respond to this, for I also, "won't read it"

[susejf]

Only a faggot bastard son of a bitch ignorant cunt can judge in such a stupid way Alfredo Kraus,the greatest of all tenors.

You don´t deserve an explanation you piece of shit.

[sediziosevoci]

It is really difficult to get out of the closet, but writing such idiotic comments will not make up for your sad life.

[antomeza]

Per uno che usa un alias come "sediziosevoci"non sara stato per niente dificile ammetere la propia omosessualita.

E lei che ha una triste vita, froccio infame, che giudica la vita altrui senza avere la piu palida idea della persona con cui parla.

Fancullo a te e fancullo a blake!!

Se non capisci lo re-scrivo in inglese.

[sediziosevoci]

Controlli l'ortografia prima di scrivere, antomeza. Difficile con due "f", sara` ha l'accento,come pure omosessualita` e piu`. Ammettere con due "t". Frocio con una "c". Fanculo non ha due "l". Comunque la sua classe traspare dal suo commento. Tra parentesi, e` l'avvocato difensore di susejf?

[antomeza]

E tu impara la musica animale italiano che non capisci un cazzo di musica o di bel canto.

Solo capisci cazzi e culi ignorante di merda.Tu e blake due frocci infami!!

[sediziosevoci]

La ringrazio per i suoi commenti grondanti stile. Non potendo competere con tanto buon gusto chiudo qui la discussione. Buongiorno.

[antomeza]

Prego.

[flaze3]

You can praise Blake if you want, but to call his technique superior to that of Kraus is just untrue.

Kraus's vocal longevity is testament to that.

[Honken]

Nasal resonance tends to be easier on the singer though harsher on the ear.

[flaze3]

That is true. But Kraus certainly had nasal resonance in his voice, and his voice was pretty damn good (sounding)

[Honken]

Agreed, but saying that his longevity is a testament to him being superior over other singers is a bit over the top.

There are many factors that affect a singers longevity Including genetics, lifestyle, general health, choice of repertoire and so on.

Franco Corelli is a golden example of a singer with an amazing voice and good technique; though his longevity wasn't long at all. He gave it everything he had every time and combined with his anxiety attacks it tore him apart.

[Honken]

Rolando Villazon still sings after all these years of inconsistent barking because he knows what he's restricted too (though it doesn't keep him from cracking).

Roberto Alagna had an extremely beautiful and pleasant sounding voice until he decided to turn towards dramatic repertoire, now he's all run down.

Kraus has always been smart and that combined with his starting point and mask-based technique has given him a voice for a lifetime.

[flaze3]

Yeah, fair point. But i think that part of a good technique is not pushing every time you sing, like Correlli did. He made a great sound, for sure, but Kraus was always controlled and elegant--maybe not as exciting, but certainly a great artist.

[Honken]

Corelli didn't push; he was a dramatico. Restricting a large voice is unnatural, just like pushing a small one is. Also, dramatic singers almost always wear out long before lyrical/light ones.

If Corelli would of gotten over his nerves and stopped the whole endless high note business he'd have a career twice as long.

[flaze3]

I don´t know if that´s a fair generalisation -- I´m sure that there are a fair few dramatic singers who have long, golden careers. If indeed they DO wear out, often it´s because they are oversinging.

People assume that dramatic voices can sing over anything, but that´s obviously not true. Wagnerian-style orchestras are a little over the top, in my opinion.

[flaze3]

I think Correlli did push, despite being a dramatico, and brought up too much weight with high notes. Yes it´s not advisable to endlessly sing high notes, but there are healthier ways of doing such--v.g. Kraus!

Admittedly I have only seen some of C´s performances, but what I heard was enough to convince me that he was a pusher.

[Honken]

I didn't say that they all had short careers; I said that they usually have shorter careers than lighter voices, which is true.

I never said that dramatic voices could be pushed to their max without strain either. Being dramatic means that your voice is inclined to sing more heavy roles; not that you have an amplifier in your voice box.

Again; Corelli was brought down because of his nerves. His recordings are great and at ease; it's when he sings live that he kills himself ...

[Honken]

... which is understandable if you've been barfing and shaking uncontrollably for an hour before entering the stage.

[flaze3]

Well that´s true. Poor Corelli. I think I´d be shitting myself though, if I had to sing in front of a multitude of people!

I just listened to a recording of Lamento di Federico sung by Blagoj Nacoski, and I was truly moved. you should check it out (on here).

[corellilover]

i think arturo should be sang by a pure lyric tenor,Blake sounds great anyway.

[SarrasaniPianoCircus]

Not my favourite, but very good and original the ornamentations.

[signorinaermione]

My favorite Arturo, never listened another like this!

[BeniaminoGigli]

I like Juan Diego Flórez's singing much better than his

[lensky71]

So Your statement answers that You like Florez-and thats it(de gustibus...) but You know little about real technic of singing and

[DomerStud2008]

He's really got the smile going on. Kinda sounds like a hammer, though, no?

[sevoflurane]

No.

[sefjet]

Yo estuve en una de aquellas funciones en Barcelona. Por desgracia los tenores ligeros que han venido después de Blake no le llegan a la suela del zapato, por mucho que los promocionen.

[salva1960garcia]

Exacto, pero los 40 principales aquí también tiene mucha fuerza.

[armidalicorne]

TIENES TODA LA RAZON !!PERO TODA !!! Y LAS PROMOCIONES TAMBIEN; yO EZTUVE ALLI EN EL lICEU AQUEL DIA, Y NO LO OLVIDARE NUNCA !!

[acitipo]

@sefjet ada tenor en su epoca, Blake fue bueno en su tiempo, ahora es JDF, lamentablemente aqui fallo con el re natural.

cada uno en su tiempo., ademas su vibrato esta fuera del tiempo es un poco pesado signo de vejez de la voz., aunque eso se puede curar.

[cmorgan22]

Think of the MET's performance of this due out any day on DVD. No way would I buy it. This is pure tenor bliss for me. I won't even discuss Elvira!

[cmorgan22]

And as I was litsening to this again tonight I almost though this could be set to ballet. It was so passionate and superhuman. But an corchsteral version set to ballet coudl be wonderful. Just think about it!

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[sevoflurane]

He sang Puritani with Devia under the baton of Campanella in Paris! I would give an arm and a leg to see that video! Every performance of Blake as Arturo is so precious!

[Giorwell]

gracias coloraturfran, fantastico video, a mas de una se le estan haciendo las bragas cocacola. Por cierto un saludo lasultanica ;)

[lasultanica]

pero mira q eres, eh, Giorwell...? mira, la casualidad: creo q esta representación corresponde a la foto d Rocky q t enseñé por la cam, del libro (libreto) I PURITANI q cogí en la biblio, t acuerdas? pensar q lo retransmitió La2.. jou, mecachis qué porrica no tenerlo.

[ritomesito]

Hola sultana, gracias por enviarmelo. El Liceo?

[lasultanica]

hola!!! sí, creo q sí, eso decía el libro d Alier, pero t lo digo d memoria.

:S

[cmorgan22]

Thanks for this! I knew he'd sung this at the MET with Sutherland, but have never heard him singing any Puritani. Such a difficult aria, too. Wonderful.

[lasultanica]

coloraturafan, ay.. gracias!!!