@infoanalysis Bull. Absolute bull. Pavarotti had to work so hard to achieve the sound that he had. His technique is perfect! Have not seen a tenor yet with better technique (Domingo's is incredible too).
I can never understand why people try to compare the two. They were both FANTASTIC, yet very different types of tenors. Pav was a lyric tenor with an brilliant high register. Domingo is a dramatic tenor with beautiful musicianship. I know D started as a baritone, but that just attributes to his versatility. I love both of them, as well as Corelli, Wunderlich, Bjorling, Carreras, Florez and the rest. Why nitpick and put down singers when we have the blessing of being able to choose our favorite!
You know you are going to heaven because of your incomparable and heart-wrenching voice, but in reality you belong in hell for seducing so many weak hearts this shamelessly. Has a performer more perfect ever existed? We are so very fortunate to be exposed to such artistry and genuine soul from both of these gentlemen - and many others like Sutherland, Sills, Nilsson, Callas, Tebaldi, Freni, Corelli, Dimitrova etc.
And I particularly love this aria, so what a treat this is!
The film makes this even more enjoyable. What a record of these wonderful tenors. Perhaps worth checking the gold standard though: Robert Merill and Jussi Bjorling also on YouTube - but sadly no film.
How fortunate for those of us whose lives have been contemporaneous with these two wonders of the world. I, for one, thank my lucky stars. To see the two of them on stage together is beautiful beyond words. I thank you smoothiw.
Great work by both. I love Pavarotti's high register, still golden in the autumn of his years, and special props to Domingo for singing a Baritone's role in this duet. Nicely done, by two masters.
personally not my style. it doesn't have enough depth and contrast from my viewpoint. although i certainly recognize the incredible skills of both puccini and the performers.
ABSOLUTELY lovely.. you can see how much both mean put into their performances and also the great affection they have for each other at the end.. the arm clasp says it all.. And Domingo is singing Baritone to Pav's Tenor.. Wonderful singing indeed, oh happiest of me's.. *ahh, sighs and watches entranced once again* :0)x
Es muy emocionante escuchar a estos Dos Grandes cantantes. Ambos fantasticos en el papel que desempenan. Desgraciadamente hemos perdido a esa voz maravillosa de Pavarotti. Que Dios le tenga en la Gloria y espero que Placido nos siga deleiando con su voz por muchos anos.
Gracias por poner este video que es Historia irrepetible
Luciano Pavaroti,Plácido Domingo,engrandecen esta bella secuencia de La Boheme impregnada de melancolía.Me han emocionado!Qué generosidad D.Plácido descendiendo a la tesitura baritonal por deferencia a la admiración que le profesa a Luciano Pavaroti!
Why would anyone think either of these guys was gay? What a stupid assumption.
But what a couple of incredible talents. Pavarotti is sorely missed; not only one of the greatest ever musically, but a real presence, personality, and character who really popularized opera without cheapening it.
what's your point? calling someone gay is not an insult.do you realize how many gay people are involved in opera, or how many gay fans opera has, while straight men are too busy being embarrassed to even try listening to it?
But the guy who called this performance 'gay' simply used it in a slang way to say that it sucks, with which i agree.
Oh what an absolute joy, to listen and watch 2 masters of their voices, singing together and almost dueling... Fantastic, witty, funny tear-jerking and absorbing... Bravo... bravo... BRAVO... Maestros... :0)x
Courage in all those who have the absence of a liked person and who are sad but God is take her(it) the strength in your Despair and you will become Strong listen to these singings(songs) who gives you peace and love Also listen to on the same site MAGPIE JESUS RICCIVITTORIO or Glorious Hymn has Saint Antoine de Padoue - Ricci Vittorio OR TYPE Ricci vittorio or inno glorioso has sant antonio di padova Vittorio Ricci - arrivederci - honor to the deaths - ONE thank you
! Was this the one used in the opening scene of the movie 'Deep Impact' (w/ Morgan Freeman, & Robert Duvall)? This is so god. I am an instrumentalist; this was a late-in-life re-introduction, and invigoration, to opera and Puccini!
I believe this is to be released by Deutsche Grammophon on DVD in April 2010. It featured ACT III Rigoletto (Pavarotti); ACT III Otello (Domingo); and Act II Die Fledermaus with various "guests" (including this excerpt as the finale) singing.
Great performance by these two. This video belies statements that these two were a pair of prima donnas who could not tolerate each other, on/offstage. They
They are in their apartment trying to get work done, but both are thinking about their loves. Marcello (Domingo) has a love/hate relationship with Musetta and Rodolfo (Pavarotti) in the third act tried to break up with Mimi, but they both said that their love is too strong be apart... so they made a pact to stay together until the following spring. They are basically singing that no matter what they do or how hard they try... they can not stop thinking about the women they are in love with.
L. Pavarotti in questo ruolo è splendido ( assieme a B. Gigli e J. Bjorling molto probabilmente il miglior Rodolfo di sempre ), P. Domingo, formidabile tenore drammatico e verista, mi dispiace dirlo ma qui è completamente fuori ruolo : del baritono lirico o brillante ( quella di Marcello è una tessitura abbastanza acuta ) non ha proprio nulla. Il suo timbro, benché notevolmente più scuro di quello di Pavarotti, rimane pienamente tenorile.
After seeing this many times (100?) I just noticed the moment of the ending, just after both Pavarotti and Domingo fall silent...... the audience is silent, not a sound can be heard. They are suspended in the beauty of the moment, I guess, as we all are. Watch it there.
@JeeRant Although Pava wore scarves in public and during rehearsal, Ive never seen him wear one while in formal attire. I guess he decided to joke around and wear one this nite and Domingo decided he wanted one too! Of course, Pava just happened to have an extra one tucked into his vest which Domingo snatched and put on, much to the delight and laughter of the audience!
@lantoirano Yes, quite true! Domingo is a baritone who "manufactured" a tenor range. I have recently heard him in the lead part of Rigoletto-baritone and he is marvelous! The bell tone, resonating voice that he so admired in Pava is in his natural baritone voice!
Oh to have filmed both in their youth---Pava as the Duca and Domingo as Rigoletto!!---sheer heaven!
como crees amigo, eso no es necesario aprenderlo en solfeo, eso cualkiera lo sabe tan solo con escucharlo, claro siempre y cuando conoscas la clasificacion de las tesituras
jaja cual contratenor? a placido le toca hacerle de marcello osea de baritono y a pavarotti de rodolfo osea tenor, contratenor es otra cosa, pero no entiendo para ke placido canta eso habiendo tanto baritono
Two tenors on the hight of their lives who were singing very emotional- in the time when I myself really discovered my love for opera , the tenors and my own voice!
Ignore the little tear-downers, the self-serving commenters and trivializers . . . Both singers are wonderful !!!! (Why comment otherwise, why compare?)
It is a fantastic duet, and yet I must say the best is Luciano Pavarotti, so wonderfully expressive as could he only sing. His humor, his facial expressions, Luciano he was the largest Tenor, the time, people with spirit recognize that
modenacon, I'd pretty much *equate* Domingo with "spirit" and it doesn't take much discovering to see that either. I wonder why it seems so hard for Pavarotti fans on this page to say a single thing without some kind of insult.
Sorry, I wanted nobody with my comment to come close. But I can not say otherwise. Luciano Pavarotti united everything: It was not just the voice, it was the whole man. Domingo is a singer, a tenor, then is also not there again give, at the present time. Both are great singers and people, please again: apologize.
so ignorant this DEE1153 ...you cant judge number one or two in opera...haha poor guy and i bet he has never met any of them nor spent any time asking these great supertenors questions...he is sooo funny and soooooooo intelligent
we all know pavarotti was one of the greatest tenors who ever lived but ofcourse some credit should go to Domingo he is fantastic here. but personally pavarotti has a more forward and resonant tone . but Domingo is an absolute fantastic tenor
I think it's simply astonishing that Domingo can sing Baritone and Dramatic Tenor almost equally well. Pavarotti is certainly a better Lyric tenor, but as for overall musician you have to give props to Domingo.
Yes I love hearing him sing baritone. He did a similar thing once before, as Figaro, except he sang the lyric tenor part as well, with himself. Search Youtube for "domingo sings duet from il barbiere". It's really funny and nicely done.
@TheMarsden hmm i think domingo is definately a better musician in the sense he can conduct and is more versatile yes, but i think pavarotti still sings more musically but thats my opinion of course, domingo is definately amazing in all he can do, and is an equally wonderful person which says alot i think how you can still be so humble and be so famous. they were both such good kind people aswell.
If you already like PAVAROTTI and DOMINGO check now THE 30 TENORS in my playlist SUPER TENOR ARIAS ( including CLAUDIO SOTELO performing ARIA DEL CIRUJANO as a world première for YOU TUBE ) and tell me which one you prefer
Pavarotti's technique is no better than Domingo's. Pavarotti is a different kind of tenor. Where Domingo is king of Dramatic Tenors, Pavarotti is king of Lyric tenors. I just so happen to prefer Dramatic Tenors to Lyric Tenors. So, I am biased towards Domingo.
i don't know why, i'm just more of a domingo guy. no doubting pav's technique far surpasses domingo's (not to metion domingo can't hit a high c with the same power and clarity as pav) i just like his smoother, baratone-esque voice.
@BatoBFlex Cleanest, no. He had a strong powerful vibrant voice in his prime, and still sings well, but purity of note was not one of Domingo's greatest assests. Pavarotti, Florez, Alvarez, Bjorling are all 'cleaner'.
Pavarotti's lyric capabilities were superhuman.....such beauty of tone...I feel bad for Domingo....he is singing next to a God.....Pav would make anyone sound mediocre.....WHAT A VOICE!
Yes, so do I, radiologist301, (feel sorry for Domingo). He's got have an enormous ego to even get onstage with The Magnificent One. No disputing who the Maestro is here. If this isn't a stark contrast I don't know what is.
Than if he does, think of Carreras in the 3 tenor concert. He doesn't just appear in these adapted duets because his voice just would end beeing booed!!!
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I agree with bigjoetube - there was Pavarotti and there were everybody else. Domingo had no chance to surpass Pav. In the very beginning it was silly to put Pavarotti together with any other tenor, because on stage there was only one REAL tenor - "The Magnificent One".
It's kinda crazy to fall for Pavarotti. If you (and I'm talking about me too here) are a fan of Pav, there's no chance you'll ever enjoy some other tenor voice, it's a suicide... but a very pleasant one.
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LOL!!! Very well said!
Well, I guess I'm suicidal then - but isn't it sweet? :-) And you're right - he is too magnificent to ever love another.
Franco Zeffirelli said it well too. "There were tenors, and then there was Pavarotti." In a class of his own. He's like the old Coke slogan, "the REAL thing!"
I too "fell" for P first- the recital setting panders more to him than someone like D. As soon as I actually became a fan of opera, I moved on, as he didn't have what I was looking for. I really wish that P fans wouldn't belittle an artist like D, just because to them, blowing high Cs out of the park is most important. To me there is no one that is "greatest" -there is no such thing. But it is possible to be a fan of opera+completely bypassing P. To imply D isn't a "real" tenor is just low.
Don't feel sorry for him. He has an understanding for music and a love for it that Pavarotti never had. Instead of patronizing, watch some videos of Domingo on youtube working. Learn a thing or two, it wouldn't hurt.
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You have no clue as to what I do or don't know. Again, we meet another know-it-all armchair tenor that thinks his opinion is the only one that counts. I've heard all the greats - Pavarotti knocks them out of the water. My opinion. How about that "Voliatemi Bene" where Domingo CAN'T CUT IT. Listen to it for yourself. He harmonizes with Freni instead of hitting the high note.
No you really do sound like you know nothing. Clearly, "high note" is all you think opera is. To have to put down one great artist in order to elevate your favorite on this board is the pathetic part. If you did "know" anything, you'd at least give Domingo the credit he deserves, instead of partonizing him ignorantly. And you don't even know enough to be ashamed of it.
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Ah! I didn't know you had to read music to enjoy it! It's what you "know," not feel. What an epiphany! 'Mingo is the "thinking man's" tenor & Pav is for oblivious, uneducated slobs. Wonder why Karajan, Magiera, Kleiber, Solti, Sutherland, Caballe, Freni, Millo, Scotto said Pavarotti was the greatest tenor of his generation? Damn, he must have bamboozled us ... & THEM!!! We all "know" that Karajan & Solti's expertise is peanuts compared to that of the illustrious UTube armchair tenors. Right?
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BTW, the high note, according to my Wurlitzer, is a C#. I have a life outside of UTube, debating with opera eggheads on whether a note is a C# or Db - as if anyone cares but you & your pathetic little crowd. Maybe one of these days you'll figure out that music is to be felt, not dissected.
@flaze3 Bjorling leaves Pavarotti in the dust, but then, you have to take into account the different types they are. I saw them both at the Met when I lived in NYC many years ago. Bjorling had the ability to hit a pianissimo so soft and hold it for so long, one wondered where it was going to end. His diction was awesome, that attributed to singing Leider. Both great, but still love Bjorling.
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Pathetic. He's spent his entire hooded, screeching "tenor" career hiding behind his sopranos or doing acrobats on stage to hide his obvious vocal limitations.
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One can barely hear Domingo here, the resonance of Pavarotti's voice dominates completely. Maybe it's because Domingo is trying to be baritone but listen to the Three Tenors concerts and you'll hear the same thing.
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As for Pav - like him or not - there's no disputing that HE single-handedly exposed the masses to opera & classical music. For that, 'Mingo, Bocelli & all future opera stars owe him a huge debt of gratitude - not to mention his humanitarianism, such as building music schools for children of the world, etc. I'd say his love of the art form, promoting the continuation & prosperity of it, far exceeds that of "Mr. Me, Me, Me" 'Mingo.
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D's a fine musician & conductor. Talented musically, but vocally he will always be P's subordinate. Being #2 isn't bad, D should be used to it. He's had a successful career being distant second. Why waste your energy on something you can't change?
You still haven't commented on "Vogliatemi Bene." Skirting the issue. There's no D fan that can answer that one. Why didn't he sing it as it was written? HE CAN'T.
Jealousy is a malignant, green-eyed monster. Just consumes you, doesn't it?
Continuing with Dee's ignorance: using a video in which 2 tenors sing 2 characters of different fachs as an example of "a stark contrast" between them. Well done.
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If you're going to be so rude, let's examine your ignorance. High notes are extremely important for tenors. That's one of the major elements that makes the tenor voice so thrilling.
And secondly, in my earlier post, I was speaking to a Pav friend of mine about him... it had nothing to do with soliciting your opinion whatsoever. I could care less.... as could most.
I didn't like that. They use to say that Domingo voice is a baritone one. I disagree. We can hear that he has no bass enough on his voice to support a baritone career. He's a tenor, a magnifique tenor. So easy to him to learn music that he plays as baritone like here, but...
There are two groups of tenors in the second half of the 20th century......................Pavarotti and everybody else. Domingo is the head of everybody else.
well there were rivals afterall, so I am not surprised at all. At the end of the daym human been good at one field dont like competitors, its been like this always.
It's wonderful! Why is there always the discusion who's better? Both are belonging to the best Tenors ever! Me, for myself prefere Plácido Domingos voice. He touched me with his voice and that's most important.
There's always people who think of it as a soccer game and love to show off their knowledge. Sometimes I fall into that trap. Appreciate the talent for what it is, don't stoop to name calling and character bashing. While some singers are better than others, most opera singers are for the most part pretty darned good compared to us amateurs. No need to overanalyze their voices. Go with what your heart feels. Chacun a son gout.
Pavarotti may be the best t in history. We see it better now, after his death and some rather unlucky performances in his latest years.
halodda 6 days ago
Maravilloso y ameno dueto!! Que grande poder verles juntos asi. Y con que cariño les miraba la soprano Mirella Freni.
BERNARDOANUK 1 month ago
Domingo willed himself to greatness. Disciplined and noble. Pavarotti was cursed with a gift but was sloppy.
infoanalysis 2 months ago
@infoanalysis Bull. Absolute bull. Pavarotti had to work so hard to achieve the sound that he had. His technique is perfect! Have not seen a tenor yet with better technique (Domingo's is incredible too).
piratzrule 1 week ago
I can never understand why people try to compare the two. They were both FANTASTIC, yet very different types of tenors. Pav was a lyric tenor with an brilliant high register. Domingo is a dramatic tenor with beautiful musicianship. I know D started as a baritone, but that just attributes to his versatility. I love both of them, as well as Corelli, Wunderlich, Bjorling, Carreras, Florez and the rest. Why nitpick and put down singers when we have the blessing of being able to choose our favorite!
tiwo1008 2 months ago 4
Мастера высочайшего класса! Брависсимо!
Вечная память Лучано Паваротти!
Alarissa1942 3 months ago
Magnificent duet for the ages!
skozlowski85 4 months ago
Oh Placido...
You know you are going to heaven because of your incomparable and heart-wrenching voice, but in reality you belong in hell for seducing so many weak hearts this shamelessly. Has a performer more perfect ever existed? We are so very fortunate to be exposed to such artistry and genuine soul from both of these gentlemen - and many others like Sutherland, Sills, Nilsson, Callas, Tebaldi, Freni, Corelli, Dimitrova etc.
And I particularly love this aria, so what a treat this is!
calaftheeast 5 months ago
@calaftheeast el no habla ingles mekoo, es español, habla español
violinforce 3 months ago in playlist My favs
The film makes this even more enjoyable. What a record of these wonderful tenors. Perhaps worth checking the gold standard though: Robert Merill and Jussi Bjorling also on YouTube - but sadly no film.
The99Gambo 5 months ago
4:33 and i jizzed in my pants
MUTEGIO36 7 months ago 3
@MUTEGIO36 dude. that is the best comment on an opera related vid i have seen yet!
theskilled99 6 months ago
@MUTEGIO36 ahaHhhAhHahAHahAHahAHAHAHHAHAa
taylanergul 6 months ago
Has God ever poured more talent on to one spot on earth?
gillilra011 9 months ago
Soul therapy...Bless
strawberryfieldsable 10 months ago
This is a wonderful documentary of two really great human beeings
who has given the world so much pleasure and humanity.
Absolutely gorgeous!
klokheten 10 months ago 2
better the voice of Pavarotti
tommyarreiga 10 months ago
How fortunate for those of us whose lives have been contemporaneous with these two wonders of the world. I, for one, thank my lucky stars. To see the two of them on stage together is beautiful beyond words. I thank you smoothiw.
byline7844 10 months ago
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This wasn't what I was looking for, but I have to let it play :)
Libervurto 1 year ago
rip big fella
hejjagheterpal 1 year ago
WHAT GREAT SINGING! WE ARE BLESSED!
rumpwrestler 1 year ago 3
241-252 there is something extraordinarily beautiful about that music progression.
NAQW 1 year ago
There are other clips of Domingo singing the baritone half of a duet. What two glorious talents!!
hiram242 1 year ago
Ambos prodigios, los 2 talentos más destacados de los últimos tiempos. Placido y Pavarotti no ha nacido un sustituto de ninguno de los 2.
surrealismario 1 year ago
Jahrhundert Klang
yuehchopin 1 year ago
Great work by both. I love Pavarotti's high register, still golden in the autumn of his years, and special props to Domingo for singing a Baritone's role in this duet. Nicely done, by two masters.
Up2DaRack 1 year ago
personally not my style. it doesn't have enough depth and contrast from my viewpoint. although i certainly recognize the incredible skills of both puccini and the performers.
trumpetplayer444 1 year ago
Love this.
Sadiesexy 1 year ago
ABSOLUTELY lovely.. you can see how much both mean put into their performances and also the great affection they have for each other at the end.. the arm clasp says it all.. And Domingo is singing Baritone to Pav's Tenor.. Wonderful singing indeed, oh happiest of me's.. *ahh, sighs and watches entranced once again* :0)x
wenglishsal 1 year ago
@wenglishsal .. Oops I meant MEN, not mean.. But it is so wonderful, please excuse the shoddy typing, I was entranced at the time... lol :0)x
wenglishsal 1 year ago
アプロートありがとう＾＿＾
KasumiNoDansu 1 year ago
it is 'in un coupé' isnt?...
mauriciomille 1 year ago
belle
reneroberto1000 1 year ago
Es muy emocionante escuchar a estos Dos Grandes cantantes. Ambos fantasticos en el papel que desempenan. Desgraciadamente hemos perdido a esa voz maravillosa de Pavarotti. Que Dios le tenga en la Gloria y espero que Placido nos siga deleiando con su voz por muchos anos.
Gracias por poner este video que es Historia irrepetible
juanluengo 1 year ago
SLAYER.
embargorace 1 year ago
Luciano Pavaroti,Plácido Domingo,engrandecen esta bella secuencia de La Boheme impregnada de melancolía.Me han emocionado!Qué generosidad D.Plácido descendiendo a la tesitura baritonal por deferencia a la admiración que le profesa a Luciano Pavaroti!
adina12100 1 year ago
pavarotti ist und bleibt der beste nichts hat mich jemals mehr berührt als seine stimme!!!!
mace95fable 1 year ago
What can I add after these. My hands are broken with applause.
zurriussII 1 year ago
Wow sooo good
spshea 1 year ago
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Placidani1 1 year ago
Why would anyone think either of these guys was gay? What a stupid assumption.
But what a couple of incredible talents. Pavarotti is sorely missed; not only one of the greatest ever musically, but a real presence, personality, and character who really popularized opera without cheapening it.
johnny07652 1 year ago
@johnny07652 you're an idiot. he called the performance gay, not their sexuality.
and it was.
MrThankyouRadio 1 year ago
@MrThankyouRadio You would know, because you're gay.
johnny07652 1 year ago
@johnny07652
what's your point? calling someone gay is not an insult.do you realize how many gay people are involved in opera, or how many gay fans opera has, while straight men are too busy being embarrassed to even try listening to it?
But the guy who called this performance 'gay' simply used it in a slang way to say that it sucks, with which i agree.
MrThankyouRadio 1 year ago
4:00 that violin!!
DarKool81 1 year ago
I've never seen this before. What a special performance of these two great contemporaries! Thanks for posting.
hkk321 1 year ago 3
Bravi to the best duet ever!!
HalonXPR 1 year ago 3
4:25 gay kkkk
krifenix 1 year ago
@krifenix
rest assured, both of these men were not gay at all,
Luciano was married twice and had three kids
Placido is still married to his wife Marta and has children
SUNSNARE06 1 year ago
@SUNSNARE06 you're SUCH an idiot!
MrThankyouRadio 1 year ago
Oh what an absolute joy, to listen and watch 2 masters of their voices, singing together and almost dueling... Fantastic, witty, funny tear-jerking and absorbing... Bravo... bravo... BRAVO... Maestros... :0)x
wenglishsal 1 year ago 9
Can't imagine Callas and Tebaldi being so generous with one another!!!
corellipavarotti 1 year ago
..artisti si nasce e si diventa....
Otoniuccio52 1 year ago
Pavarotti and Domingo: extraordinary artists!
SPEEDYCARMINE60 1 year ago 21
Beautiful!! I'll love to see Pavarotti and mr Carreras singing together this song, Domingo did a good job..
Johandern 1 year ago
Domingo sounds surprisingly great as a baritone. He is my favorite tenor, by the way. He holds the most beautiful voice.
AnryK2690 1 year ago 4
He actually made his debut as baritone......kkk
but changed into tenor later
gsboycw 1 year ago
@gsboycw Yes i know. :-) Watch him singing and performing All'idea di Quel Metallo.
AnryK2690 1 year ago 3
SUPER! Masters!!!
OlafAndvarafors 1 year ago 3
Courage in all those who have the absence of a liked person and who are sad but God is take her(it) the strength in your Despair and you will become Strong listen to these singings(songs) who gives you peace and love Also listen to on the same site MAGPIE JESUS RICCIVITTORIO or Glorious Hymn has Saint Antoine de Padoue - Ricci Vittorio OR TYPE Ricci vittorio or inno glorioso has sant antonio di padova Vittorio Ricci - arrivederci - honor to the deaths - ONE thank you
TheVittoricci 1 year ago
! Was this the one used in the opening scene of the movie 'Deep Impact' (w/ Morgan Freeman, & Robert Duvall)? This is so god. I am an instrumentalist; this was a late-in-life re-introduction, and invigoration, to opera and Puccini!
4Rachy 1 year ago
Very good idea this duet, but Thomas Hampson was here this day. What a pity
pirouette62 2 years ago 2
1:13
bspaic 2 years ago
I believe this is to be released by Deutsche Grammophon on DVD in April 2010. It featured ACT III Rigoletto (Pavarotti); ACT III Otello (Domingo); and Act II Die Fledermaus with various "guests" (including this excerpt as the finale) singing.
matthew1908 2 years ago 2
J'adore ces 2 geants
maintenant il n'en reste qu'un seul.
Domage pour Senor Pavarotti
Merci pour le partage.
5*
louloubeb 2 years ago 2
Molto bravo anche Domingo nella parte di baritonale di Marcello.
giampiero1939 2 years ago
Great performance by these two. This video belies statements that these two were a pair of prima donnas who could not tolerate each other, on/offstage. They
were actually friends and colleagues.
bookkeeper57 2 years ago
Well, they did learn to respect one another at some point I suppose. They are great artists after all.
However, there was enough primadonna attitude and real conflicts of interest in more than one cases between the two.
Big deal... It didn't hurt none of them.
CONTESTAR 2 years ago
Where can I find the baritone lyrics for this?!?! someone help me out, I want to sing it
Operasinger91 2 years ago
Try score for la boheme.. the duet is in the beginning of the fourth act
smcdon817 2 years ago
what's the story/plot at this moment?
charmingemily 2 years ago
They are in their apartment trying to get work done, but both are thinking about their loves. Marcello (Domingo) has a love/hate relationship with Musetta and Rodolfo (Pavarotti) in the third act tried to break up with Mimi, but they both said that their love is too strong be apart... so they made a pact to stay together until the following spring. They are basically singing that no matter what they do or how hard they try... they can not stop thinking about the women they are in love with.
smcdon817 2 years ago 3
thanks for post this video..
helennorwood 2 years ago
I remember seeing this on "Live from the Met"
years ago. Wonderful performance. Thanks
for posting it.
Jeanne90275 2 years ago 2
L. Pavarotti in questo ruolo è splendido ( assieme a B. Gigli e J. Bjorling molto probabilmente il miglior Rodolfo di sempre ), P. Domingo, formidabile tenore drammatico e verista, mi dispiace dirlo ma qui è completamente fuori ruolo : del baritono lirico o brillante ( quella di Marcello è una tessitura abbastanza acuta ) non ha proprio nulla. Il suo timbro, benché notevolmente più scuro di quello di Pavarotti, rimane pienamente tenorile.
31122051 2 years ago
I love This.
MrAOIFEx 2 years ago
excellente seÑores
morcielago2 2 years ago
After seeing this many times (100?) I just noticed the moment of the ending, just after both Pavarotti and Domingo fall silent...... the audience is silent, not a sound can be heard. They are suspended in the beauty of the moment, I guess, as we all are. Watch it there.
4Rachy 2 years ago
no actually who ever made this video lowered the volume because the cheering was probabily too loud
MrMrmike5 2 years ago
Well then Levine must be the most quiet clapper on earth.
blazindav 2 years ago
My Two favorite Tenors Of all time together Oh My F'ing God I lubba Dubb it
jacoblaitinen1015 2 years ago
Um, what this running joke with the scarves? I'm not sure I get it...
JeeRant 2 years ago
@JeeRant Although Pava wore scarves in public and during rehearsal, Ive never seen him wear one while in formal attire. I guess he decided to joke around and wear one this nite and Domingo decided he wanted one too! Of course, Pava just happened to have an extra one tucked into his vest which Domingo snatched and put on, much to the delight and laughter of the audience!
appeace1 3 months ago
this makes me smile so much
JockamoGoon 2 years ago 3
I think Pav took it a little more seriously.
tdeane34 2 years ago
Que emocionante ver a estos dos gigantes juntos, la parte final eriza por completo. Bellísimo.
tenorspinto 2 years ago 2
GRANDI
andyroma72 2 years ago 3
beautiful harmony those two especially domingo who nailed that baritone role pretty well
MrMrmike5 2 years ago 3
Domingo begins his career sing baritone roles.
lantoirano 2 years ago
@lantoirano Yes, quite true! Domingo is a baritone who "manufactured" a tenor range. I have recently heard him in the lead part of Rigoletto-baritone and he is marvelous! The bell tone, resonating voice that he so admired in Pava is in his natural baritone voice!
Oh to have filmed both in their youth---Pava as the Duca and Domingo as Rigoletto!!---sheer heaven!
appeace1 3 months ago
como crees amigo, eso no es necesario aprenderlo en solfeo, eso cualkiera lo sabe tan solo con escucharlo, claro siempre y cuando conoscas la clasificacion de las tesituras
josuecorelli 2 years ago
these two personally are the best tenors that ever lived! fantastic!
XxRimjawxX 2 years ago 31
@XxRimjawxX yes, but I like Carreras as well :))
I think some parts suit each one of them better than the others... :D
(for example "Che gelida manina" singed by Carreras is more than moving *_*
Panzbell 1 year ago
@XxRimjawxX one hundred billion percent agreed
MUTEGIO36 6 months ago
tu si que ests varitono, a ver si aprendes esta haciendo de contra tenor, escucha bien anda
rodikgork 2 years ago
it makes me cry of emotion.
musicaybebes 2 years ago
well said, I'm in total agreement with you.
anye76 2 years ago
What happened next?
Willzito 2 years ago
aunque a placido le toca hacer de contra tenor, me encanta ver a los dos mas grandes de toda la historia juntos y abrazados
rodikgork 2 years ago
jaja cual contratenor? a placido le toca hacerle de marcello osea de baritono y a pavarotti de rodolfo osea tenor, contratenor es otra cosa, pero no entiendo para ke placido canta eso habiendo tanto baritono
josuecorelli 2 years ago 3
varitono? eso es un contra tenor como un castillo a ver si vamos a solfeo
rodikgork 2 years ago
lindoo
bruno55055 2 years ago
People (opera singers of today) do not learn to sing like this any more.. Why?
Sadiesexy 2 years ago 3
Two tenors on the hight of their lives who were singing very emotional- in the time when I myself really discovered my love for opera , the tenors and my own voice!
MateusLanguster 2 years ago 3
very emotional presentation .. ;-)´´
ufer18 2 years ago 3
Ignore the little tear-downers, the self-serving commenters and trivializers . . . Both singers are wonderful !!!! (Why comment otherwise, why compare?)
TalentedDilittante 2 years ago 5
It is a fantastic duet, and yet I must say the best is Luciano Pavarotti, so wonderfully expressive as could he only sing. His humor, his facial expressions, Luciano he was the largest Tenor, the time, people with spirit recognize that
modenacon 2 years ago
I completely agree with you dear Conny, not doubt.
loveluciano1 2 years ago
modenacon, I'd pretty much *equate* Domingo with "spirit" and it doesn't take much discovering to see that either. I wonder why it seems so hard for Pavarotti fans on this page to say a single thing without some kind of insult.
LateBloomeronPDtrain 2 years ago 3
Sorry, I wanted nobody with my comment to come close. But I can not say otherwise. Luciano Pavarotti united everything: It was not just the voice, it was the whole man. Domingo is a singer, a tenor, then is also not there again give, at the present time. Both are great singers and people, please again: apologize.
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gigie555 2 years ago
so ignorant this DEE1153 ...you cant judge number one or two in opera...haha poor guy and i bet he has never met any of them nor spent any time asking these great supertenors questions...he is sooo funny and soooooooo intelligent
tauromaniac 2 years ago
Bravo! What a pair! Bravo!!!!!!!
Lanark8 2 years ago
we all know pavarotti was one of the greatest tenors who ever lived but ofcourse some credit should go to Domingo he is fantastic here. but personally pavarotti has a more forward and resonant tone . but Domingo is an absolute fantastic tenor
Johnoooh 2 years ago
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Jeanne90275 2 years ago
I think it's simply astonishing that Domingo can sing Baritone and Dramatic Tenor almost equally well. Pavarotti is certainly a better Lyric tenor, but as for overall musician you have to give props to Domingo.
TheMarsden 2 years ago 27
Yes I love hearing him sing baritone. He did a similar thing once before, as Figaro, except he sang the lyric tenor part as well, with himself. Search Youtube for "domingo sings duet from il barbiere". It's really funny and nicely done.
CSVernon 2 years ago 4
@TheMarsden hmm i think domingo is definately a better musician in the sense he can conduct and is more versatile yes, but i think pavarotti still sings more musically but thats my opinion of course, domingo is definately amazing in all he can do, and is an equally wonderful person which says alot i think how you can still be so humble and be so famous. they were both such good kind people aswell.
bigus 1 year ago
AMAZING!!!
What an idea!
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upatoia 2 years ago
Pavarotti's technique is no better than Domingo's. Pavarotti is a different kind of tenor. Where Domingo is king of Dramatic Tenors, Pavarotti is king of Lyric tenors. I just so happen to prefer Dramatic Tenors to Lyric Tenors. So, I am biased towards Domingo.
DTGeek155 2 years ago 4
i don't know why, i'm just more of a domingo guy. no doubting pav's technique far surpasses domingo's (not to metion domingo can't hit a high c with the same power and clarity as pav) i just like his smoother, baratone-esque voice.
kolb94 2 years ago 2
two gods I love both were amazing signers thanks for upload it
dejabu24 2 years ago
Que emocionante, que momento irrepetible. Dos talentos , dos divos que maravilloso instante...Gracias Luciano , gracias Plácido....
canariona47 2 years ago
Domingo KING!!! HIGHEST,CLEANEST,STRONGEST voice...
BatoBFlex 2 years ago
It's definately not the highest...
OperaBohemian 2 years ago
Heh,I kiddin' about highnes of voice,but it's sound like higher,but it's not :P...But Placido got a clean colour of voice as heaven.
BatoBFlex 2 years ago 4
@BatoBFlex Cleanest, no. He had a strong powerful vibrant voice in his prime, and still sings well, but purity of note was not one of Domingo's greatest assests. Pavarotti, Florez, Alvarez, Bjorling are all 'cleaner'.
flaze3 1 year ago
No me canso de ver esta "batalla" entre genios.
Bravo!!!
gelatinadelimon 2 years ago 2
Pavarotti's lyric capabilities were superhuman.....such beauty of tone...I feel bad for Domingo....he is singing next to a God.....Pav would make anyone sound mediocre.....WHAT A VOICE!
radiologist301 2 years ago
Yes, so do I, radiologist301, (feel sorry for Domingo). He's got have an enormous ego to even get onstage with The Magnificent One. No disputing who the Maestro is here. If this isn't a stark contrast I don't know what is.
Pav Rules. :-)
dee1153 2 years ago
Than if he does, think of Carreras in the 3 tenor concert. He doesn't just appear in these adapted duets because his voice just would end beeing booed!!!
LordMgls 2 years ago
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I agree with bigjoetube - there was Pavarotti and there were everybody else. Domingo had no chance to surpass Pav. In the very beginning it was silly to put Pavarotti together with any other tenor, because on stage there was only one REAL tenor - "The Magnificent One".
It's kinda crazy to fall for Pavarotti. If you (and I'm talking about me too here) are a fan of Pav, there's no chance you'll ever enjoy some other tenor voice, it's a suicide... but a very pleasant one.
ILoveTobin 2 years ago
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LOL!!! Very well said!
Well, I guess I'm suicidal then - but isn't it sweet? :-) And you're right - he is too magnificent to ever love another.
Franco Zeffirelli said it well too. "There were tenors, and then there was Pavarotti." In a class of his own. He's like the old Coke slogan, "the REAL thing!"
There is only ONE MAESTRO in this video. :-)
dee1153 2 years ago
Jesus, I love that I'm not the only one who would say the exact same thing! :D
ILoveTobin 2 years ago
I too "fell" for P first- the recital setting panders more to him than someone like D. As soon as I actually became a fan of opera, I moved on, as he didn't have what I was looking for. I really wish that P fans wouldn't belittle an artist like D, just because to them, blowing high Cs out of the park is most important. To me there is no one that is "greatest" -there is no such thing. But it is possible to be a fan of opera+completely bypassing P. To imply D isn't a "real" tenor is just low.
Tralfamadoro 2 years ago 8
Don't feel sorry for him. He has an understanding for music and a love for it that Pavarotti never had. Instead of patronizing, watch some videos of Domingo on youtube working. Learn a thing or two, it wouldn't hurt.
Tralfamadoro 2 years ago 8
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You have no clue as to what I do or don't know. Again, we meet another know-it-all armchair tenor that thinks his opinion is the only one that counts. I've heard all the greats - Pavarotti knocks them out of the water. My opinion. How about that "Voliatemi Bene" where Domingo CAN'T CUT IT. Listen to it for yourself. He harmonizes with Freni instead of hitting the high note.
dee1153 2 years ago
No you really do sound like you know nothing. Clearly, "high note" is all you think opera is. To have to put down one great artist in order to elevate your favorite on this board is the pathetic part. If you did "know" anything, you'd at least give Domingo the credit he deserves, instead of partonizing him ignorantly. And you don't even know enough to be ashamed of it.
Tralfamadoro 2 years ago 26
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Ah! I didn't know you had to read music to enjoy it! It's what you "know," not feel. What an epiphany! 'Mingo is the "thinking man's" tenor & Pav is for oblivious, uneducated slobs. Wonder why Karajan, Magiera, Kleiber, Solti, Sutherland, Caballe, Freni, Millo, Scotto said Pavarotti was the greatest tenor of his generation? Damn, he must have bamboozled us ... & THEM!!! We all "know" that Karajan & Solti's expertise is peanuts compared to that of the illustrious UTube armchair tenors. Right?
dee1153 2 years ago
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BTW, the high note, according to my Wurlitzer, is a C#. I have a life outside of UTube, debating with opera eggheads on whether a note is a C# or Db - as if anyone cares but you & your pathetic little crowd. Maybe one of these days you'll figure out that music is to be felt, not dissected.
dee1153 2 years ago
@dee1153 Let's be honest: Bjorling is an easy equal to Pavarotti.
flaze3 1 year ago
@flaze3 Bjorling leaves Pavarotti in the dust, but then, you have to take into account the different types they are. I saw them both at the Met when I lived in NYC many years ago. Bjorling had the ability to hit a pianissimo so soft and hold it for so long, one wondered where it was going to end. His diction was awesome, that attributed to singing Leider. Both great, but still love Bjorling.
hgbrown20001 1 year ago
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Pathetic. He's spent his entire hooded, screeching "tenor" career hiding behind his sopranos or doing acrobats on stage to hide his obvious vocal limitations.
dee1153 2 years ago
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One can barely hear Domingo here, the resonance of Pavarotti's voice dominates completely. Maybe it's because Domingo is trying to be baritone but listen to the Three Tenors concerts and you'll hear the same thing.
castorp278 2 years ago
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As for Pav - like him or not - there's no disputing that HE single-handedly exposed the masses to opera & classical music. For that, 'Mingo, Bocelli & all future opera stars owe him a huge debt of gratitude - not to mention his humanitarianism, such as building music schools for children of the world, etc. I'd say his love of the art form, promoting the continuation & prosperity of it, far exceeds that of "Mr. Me, Me, Me" 'Mingo.
dee1153 2 years ago
Don't forget Caruso, Gigli, Di Stefano, Callas, with regard to exposing the masses.
tagliavini 2 years ago
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D's a fine musician & conductor. Talented musically, but vocally he will always be P's subordinate. Being #2 isn't bad, D should be used to it. He's had a successful career being distant second. Why waste your energy on something you can't change?
You still haven't commented on "Vogliatemi Bene." Skirting the issue. There's no D fan that can answer that one. Why didn't he sing it as it was written? HE CAN'T.
Jealousy is a malignant, green-eyed monster. Just consumes you, doesn't it?
dee1153 2 years ago
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Pavarotti never had understanding and love for music? Do you even understand what you said? I deeply doubt that...
ILoveTobin 2 years ago
Continuing with Dee's ignorance: using a video in which 2 tenors sing 2 characters of different fachs as an example of "a stark contrast" between them. Well done.
Tralfamadoro 2 years ago
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If you're going to be so rude, let's examine your ignorance. High notes are extremely important for tenors. That's one of the major elements that makes the tenor voice so thrilling.
And secondly, in my earlier post, I was speaking to a Pav friend of mine about him... it had nothing to do with soliciting your opinion whatsoever. I could care less.... as could most.
dee1153 2 years ago
I didn't like that. They use to say that Domingo voice is a baritone one. I disagree. We can hear that he has no bass enough on his voice to support a baritone career. He's a tenor, a magnifique tenor. So easy to him to learn music that he plays as baritone like here, but...
TurandotFanatic 2 years ago 2
i LOVE LUCIANO PAVAROTTI AND i WILL ALWAYS LOVE.
loveluciano1 2 years ago
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BERNARDOANUK 2 years ago
Queda gracioso porque son ellos dos, pero la parte de baritono esta claro que en la voz de Domingo no luce nada. En cambio, es mi tenor favorito.
BERNARDOANUK 2 years ago
There are two groups of tenors in the second half of the 20th century......................Pavarotti and everybody else. Domingo is the head of everybody else.
bigjoetube 2 years ago
very thankful to hear these tenors together.
OMG how lucky am I
steph0556 2 years ago
This is genial!!! They both sound marvelous together!! I absolutely adore this!
Wonderful post! Do you have some more of this?
ILoveTobin 3 years ago 2
domingo stealing? we are so lucky to hear the best of our lifetime!!
steph0556 3 years ago
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Domingo as usual doing something trying to steal the audience from the real tenor: Pavarotti!
catholic1973 3 years ago
These two are comparable, and got on pretty well together.
bookkeeper57 3 years ago 2
que bonito detalle que mirella freni esta alli, se ve muy bella.
elcritico21 3 years ago 2
I heard, not so sure, but I heard Placido Domingo liked Pavarotti as much Reneta Tibaldi liked Maria Callas.
RonaldBarone 3 years ago
I heard about it too.. and I presume it is true. In fact there are many things about Domingo, his fanatics consistently conceals
TomekkPolska 3 years ago
well there were rivals afterall, so I am not surprised at all. At the end of the daym human been good at one field dont like competitors, its been like this always.
tena2 3 years ago
Is that Mirella Freni in the audience? She was, for both, their Mimi...
It's so great to see her reactions to their performance.
youtube-1% sublime
Sankyu99 3 years ago 2
I think she is there!
ksnygirl 3 years ago
Two of the Greatest Tenors of Our Time! Excellent
ChrisMiran 3 years ago 4
timtams
castawat1 3 years ago
Anche qui vedo confondono italiano con spagnolo, così come confondono spagnolo con portoghese...
Io amo l'opera!!!
letyletys 3 years ago
It's wonderful! Why is there always the discusion who's better? Both are belonging to the best Tenors ever! Me, for myself prefere Plácido Domingos voice. He touched me with his voice and that's most important.
ycav62 3 years ago 3
There's always people who think of it as a soccer game and love to show off their knowledge. Sometimes I fall into that trap. Appreciate the talent for what it is, don't stoop to name calling and character bashing. While some singers are better than others, most opera singers are for the most part pretty darned good compared to us amateurs. No need to overanalyze their voices. Go with what your heart feels. Chacun a son gout.
gigie555 2 years ago 28
gomongio verdaderamente grazie....grazie
kchts1999 3 years ago
lo mejor de todos los tiempos escrito por el mejor e interpretado por los mejores
kchts1999 3 years ago
this is such a good performance. domingo really shouldve stayed bari he could play these roles with more grace and less effort.
viv3147 3 years ago 2
alguien me puede decir donde encontrar la letra completa de esta aria....se lo agradeceré
kchts1999 3 years ago