Questa o quella - Rigoletto (1977)

[jaketaz]

His high notes are incredibly strained. I realize he's a good performer and everything, but the recordings of Kraus, even in his old age, are much better.

[OYAN6]

MARIO LANZA ES EL MEJOR TENOR DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS, DESPUES PLACIDO DOMINGO Y PAVAROTTI.

ATTE. PANTERA

[topmeat69]

Domingo was a spinto,DelMonaco was a Dramatic tenor,Pavrotti a lyric, isn't nice to have 3 types

[JIMY45GR]

Questa o quella, per me pari sono A quant'altre d'intorno, d'intorno mi vedo Del mio core, l'impero non cedo Meglio ad una, che ad altre beltà La costoro avvenenza è qual dono Di que il fato ne infiora, la vita S'oggi questa, mi torna gradita Forse un altra, forse un altra, doman lo sarà Un altra, forse un altra, doman lo sarà La costanza tiranna del core [

[ezev8logos]

Muy bueno. Gracias Dios, osea Verdi

[VinylToVideo]

Being used to the great tenors who came before him, I hate Do(?)mingo with a passion although I'll rate objectively. I was generous and gave 3 stars.

[ezayi]

As always.. beautiful!

[chiuppaterra]

Gratta un pochino....

[LordoftheTrapdoors]

Very Good. This aria is unsuitable for a dramatic tenor like Domingo, but he sing it very well (and he is a great actor)

Of course, Kraus and Pavarotti are another matter!

[tena2]

Agree totally agree and you pointed out very good Kraus and Pavarotti bravo on your comment.

[aguacun]

Domingo a dramatric tenor... mmmm... interesting,..

[LordoftheTrapdoors]

Why? Do you think he is a lirico-spinto?

I think Domingo's natural voice is dramatic (although he sing as lirico-spinto or lirico, and sometimes as a lirico-leggero too).

[aguacun]

I strongly belive (may be wrong) that what meakes a singer Dramatic or Spinto are not the roles that teh singer use to sing but the voice features. With all respect my opinion: PAvarotti, Domingo, Bjorling where Lirco Leggero tenors but the sung heavier roles that, of course, forced their voices to trasnform according of teh demand and that is why thet loose the habilities to singe higer register roles instead giving density and dark to their vocies.

[aguacun]

I belive a singer cannot become annthother "thing" against the nature. Just listen to DOmingo´s erliest recordings... singing in tune, for example, Mi Par D'Udir Ancora (with an easy High C and a less heavier voice). Pavarotti had to stop singing many roles or do some high notes in some roles. Bjorling final recordings sung whit the key low.

[aguacun]

the same happends with Jose Carreras and is happening with Villazon... tryin to sound bigger and darker... singing full alwasy must do something in the voice.... usually voices with difficult on the hogh notes... MArio del Monaco for example... as Corelli says: Del Monaco has a more "muscular voice" . Not emaning with tis their are not good artist. Is just my opinion about voice.

[LordoftheTrapdoors]

Domingo a lirico-leggero?! Pavarotti and Bjorling are lirico-leggero. Not Domingo. His voice is much stronger and darker. His early voice was almost baritonal, in 60s he turn a lirico tenor, but after 1980 he return at spinto and dramatic roles. He can sing lirico leggero roles simply because he is a wonderful and many-sider singer and his voice is very long (E1;F1 - B4;C5 in early years; F1-A#4 today) but his natural sound is dramatic.

[aguacun]

Om, just that I belive that the kinde of tenor is like this examples:

Leggero: Nicola MOnti

Lirico Leggero: Alfredo Kraus, Pavarotti, Bjorling, Gianni Raimondi.

Lirico: Gigli, Gedda

Lirco Spinto: Corelli, Roswaenge, John O´Sullivan, Martinucci.

Dramatico: Well... I have problems with this because I think may be is a subjetc of Spinto. "could be" Vinay, Giacomini. I can accept DOmingo as Lirico... but spinto or dramatico? Not for me :)

[aguacun]

But theres is a biggest problem nowdays and it is related with the lack of good technique that makes suffer so much tenors and is about baritones: who is a real baritone today? Some poeple use to say thah DOmingo is a Bariton. I do not think so but many singers of today that sings as baritons are really tenors. "Teachers" have not idea of what to do with this kind of voices, huge sound, dark and have difficulties with de F, F# and G. Then this is the reference to name them as baritons.

[ellecho]

@aguacun I'd say F, F# and G are the most difficult notes to sing for a baritone or a tenor.

[focsipolo]

Domingo es Tenor lirico.

[waltersoto777]

@focsipolo que te guste, a que sepas de opera, muy diferente.. habiendo dicho eso, viva maestro domingo

[focsipolo]

@waltersoto777 Señor con el debido respeto, no solo sé de ópera, de hecho la interpreto; el sr Domingo es tenor lirico, pues domina conmas potencia y coly brillantez la escala de los agudos, basta con escucharlo en rigoletto, es una voz tan extraodinaria y flexible que ha podido interpretar papeles de dramatico, lo cual no significa que sea dramático. Un saludo respetuoso.

[focsipolo]

Por cierto es Lírico Spinto, basta ver su interpretación de Canio en Pagliacci, de Verdi o como Turiddu en Cavalleria Rusticana de Mascagni.

[eghissoni]

@focsipolo Io direi lirico-spinto. Il resto sono totalmente d'accordo!

[Arfat]

@LordoftheTrapdoors he doesn't sound very much like a dramatic tenor here though

[VenomStryker]

@LordoftheTrapdoors I think he does very well for a "dramatic" tenor, whatever that means.

[LouisMenchise]

This was rapidly paced. Placido made his voice fit the piece - even though it was made for a lyric tenor. His vocal agility is amazing. All these people who laud Corelli (another dramatic tenor) should look at this, then look at how Corelli butchered the same aria. I saw Pavarotti sing this live. He was truly amazing with that huge lyric voice even though he was not quite one of my favorite singers.

[NEL5s]

The best!

[castorp1981]

He is 36 here and solid but Pavarotti at 36 would blow him away as Duca. I like Domingo in some other roles but if you want to sing this role and to be remembered your singing has to be stratospheric and Domingo lacks that.

[Nater389]

Agreed. Pavarotti was by far greater at this aria.

[fangsicong]

although domingo's higher register is the weakest among the other 2 tenors, I still like his brilliant performance and that young tenor ring in his voice!

[luciano1935]

Muy bien, pero no hay nadie como Pavarotti para esta aria!!

[stevevandien]

De acuerdo, Pavarotti fue un Duca maravilloso. Pero no te gusta la version de Bjorling?

[luciano1935]

Sí!! es muy buena aunque no me agradan mucho lo rallentandos que usa, le corta el ritmo pícaro del aria...

[aguacun]

a Bjorling le falta un poco de "esa" sonoridad italiana para el rol...pero suena muy bien!

[guach0te]

thanks! unbelievable!

[MetropeJocelyn]

Much obliged for posting this video Ursey39!Placido Domingo was in his vocal prime at the time and,despite the high tessitura of the Duke's part,one which he despises owing to the blatant cynicism of the character,he fared quite well in this production.For those interested, several arias from the same 1977 performance are also available on Youtube.

[MetropeJocelyn]

Sorry, I meant "since: Ella mi fu rapita" and the Act 2 duetto" are already available.Many thanks in advance!

[Arbus2]

Fantástico!! thank you for this moment!!

[MetropeJocelyn]

Many thanks for posting this video Ursey! Could you please add the "La donna e mobile" aria as well as the famous quartet: "Bella figlia dell'amore", since "Questo o quella" and the Act 2 love duetto from this production are already available on Youtube. Cheers in advance!