Pavarotti and Sutherland in La Traviata (Australia, 1965)

[juniaprocopio]

Loved.

[MrPharaoh62]

The duo is absolutely splendid! Thank you for sharing these recordings!

[angela44ize]

Alfredo...La Traviata...Timeless Love...Sutherland & Pavarotti, Legendary Opera Stars!

[marchesano]

They were in such spectacular voice. However, the stage floor mike picking up the prompter is hilarious. Such was the case when broadcasts had to picked up since there weren't microphones all over the stage and house!

[kippmdawson]

Thank you thank you thank you for making this magic (and history) available to us!

[kippmdawson]

Thank you thank you thank you for making this magic (and history) available to us!

[raigekimaru]

I could care less about his high notes (okay maybe not), I love Pavarotti for his dark, luxurious timbre, covered middle voice and elagant, solid technique.

[AceofGallifrey]

Simply glorious recording. These two are absolutely one of the best duos in opera history, and I'm simply awed. Good sound quality, too!

[tenor90210]

nice!

[JuanitaNadie]

4:49 It's not him.

[Labratoria]

@JuanitaNadie Of course not! :D

[heigei1]

Sweet dreams - no one comes even close.

[bjornthesinger]

Am I the only one who can hear a guy speaking out the text in the background, arround 1 sec before they sing it?? Specialy when sutterland start to sing at 1:20. There is a guy speaking the text, 1 sec before she sings! So wierd =D

[AnoMundi]

@bjornthesinger I can hear it too.

[jaydeenyc]

@bjornthesinger It's the prompter. Welcome to the world of bootleg opera recordings.

[Iguessedwho1]

@bjornthesinger

Joan came to a concert in Atlanta once, and brought out her music stand and sang from the music. Didn't see her face much. Guess she has a memory problem.

[314ist]

WHAT a duet !!Thanks

[314ist]

WHAT a duet Thanks

[ericscam2]

Sutherland is a great singer, but she has weird dynamics and gets "flutey" far too much. Great voice, not a great singer. Sills does all this repatory better. But there

is no one like Luciano.

[German63albatros]

Su voz será siempre un canto a la opera Desde Colombia con amor le recordamos

[simplicity171]

you mustbe an afone to dislike this cappodopera

[glenniesamoyoa26]

thanks andrea haha!! nice movie..just watched this in webmovietube

[oldoperafan]

Love the prompt even!

[TheUnknownGrower]

der pavoritti jeht janoch aber die alte tät isch ja erdrossln donn.

[heigei1]

SIMPLY THE BEST.

[ninabigoloni]

Viva VERDI:

Viva Vittorio Emanuele Re D'Italia

[tonytib]

What a delight. I hope we can find new ones that will match the two of them. Maybe in another 100 years.

[Grandotenore]

Молодой Паваротти ))))

[emma41093]

RIP!! xx

[talenttrapp]

Joan and Luciano ARE Violetta and Alfredo. Verdi wrote it for them, unknowingly, just a century too early...

[heigei1]

Chillingly beautiful.

[heigei1]

Heartbreaking.

[specadmin]

That was the most beautiful thing I've heard in a long time. Thank you for creating and sharing.

[heigei1]

Tonight they are giving a command performance in heaven!

[jack75002]

Joan vient de nous quitter pour aller rejoindre Pavarotti! quelle tristesse!

[heigei1]

Still the Best!

[josetacoronte]

@heigei1 Yes, really a sad day. I consider myself blessed for having had the opportunity of seeing and hearing her "live" during a number of her performances. Her voice was magical. I have never heard anyone sing coloratura like she did. Rest in peace, dear Joan.

[heigei1]

@josetacoronte Unfortunately I never saw Joan "live" but I heard

Pavarotti twice.

They are now singing in heaven.

[belcunto]

WOW@!!

Hail Pavarotti and Lady Di - King and Queen of heaven!

[Orion94860]

Sei un canário...

[teatrumuzical]

Sutherland , my favourite in Traviata!

[spizzell1]

Just such a great pairing of voices. He is superb, she is the best.  How great that we have these two voices recorded so much together. Their recordings of pieces are so great.

[IKatchSkams]

Pavarotti studied under the very best. He learned his breathing techniques under her. She showed him "control"...to be able to sing multiple engagements in a short period of time...something he could not do before he partnered with her. What a fabulous time of his then young life...They were fabulous together!

Thank you for sharing this video.

[maxhansendk]

I dont like to listen to "squeeling pigs!" Not even if they are females from Australia!

Pavarotti sings wondefully here. What a pity he got that "a squeeling pig" as a partner... Oh, I got a headache already! :-(

[bestbari]

@maxhansendk

Evidently you don't know anything about MUSIC. I can't listen to the crap that's on the airwaves today.

[cindike]

Super!!

[BitterDemo]

This is exceptionally wonderful we common folk are allowed to enjoy such high class music. Thank You You Tube for allowing this great opportunity.

It's a terrible shame in America so many turn away from such beautiful music.

Thank You,

[Gr8fulDG]

@BitterDemo I agree this is fantastic as well, though personal taste is a freedom that we in America should relish and understand. Thankfully we are Not all the same. I revel in other folk's tastes, even though i may not enjoy them as they do, or at all. It's Not a "terrible shame" that some do not appreciate certain types of music (or foods for that matter), it's a shame that common folk's opinions of others' tastes get in the way of a common understanding; peace.

[2gther4ever]

Joan and Leontyne Price are the last two great sopranos still living that were born in the 1920's. I saw Joan many times; my house (Sutherland House) is named after her. A truely wonderful woman.

[moffig1]

uy cierto pero Callas solamente regreso el interes en operas como bel canto y Verdi para el siglo 20, especificamente despues de la Segunda Guerra Mundial en los anos 50's y 60's. Antes de eso, programas de radio de los anos 40's, 30's y 20's contenian opera. Antes de Callas, habian super-estrellas en los anos 1850's, 1860's, 1870's, 1880's, 1890's y 1900 a 1919. Habia vida antes de Callas.

[Daniel6996ful]

That was beautiful! the woman was breath taking.

[luciapereiramg]

Bravíssimo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!

[MegaAddictedtomusic]

God rest his soul!:(

[heigei1]

SIMPLY THE BEST.

[Alleeexoscm]

Hola, una observación. Casi desde el estreno por Verdi, esta Ópera fue un exito, pero fue opacada por la mania de coloratura de finales del siglo XIX. A decir verdad, fue Maria Callas quién activamente trajó de regreso como debían ser y con algo más, a estas grandes óperas.

Aunque sin duda, tanto Maria Callas como la gran Joan Sutherland fueron los pilares de la interpretación moderna, así como el gusto reestablecido por dicha obra maestra de Giuseppe Verdi.

[Homoclassicus]

Fico feliz em ver que você se lembra de Joan Sutheland como uma das cantoras que ativamente resgataram o modelo correto nas óperas do Bel Canto e do jovem Verdi. Após Callas, definitivamente a mais talentosa contribuidora para essa mudança, mas também depois de Sutherland e outras (Gencer principalmente), Lucia, Violetta e tantas heroínas se tornaram bem mais desafiadoras e interessantes. Espero que consiga entender meu português. :-)

[MastersoftheOpera]

Muy cierto pero Callas solamente regreso el interes en operas como bel canto y Verdi para el siglo 20, especificamente despues de la Segunda Guerra Mundial en los anos 50's y 60's. Antes de eso, programas de radio de los anos 40's, 30's y 20's contenian opera. Antes de Callas, habian super-estrellas en los anos 1850's, 1860's, 1870's, 1880's, 1890's y 1900 a 1919. Habia vida antes de Callas.

[Alleeexoscm]

@MastersoftheOpera Claro, conozco Tetrazzini, Adelina Patti, Ponselle entre otras... vaya Caruso, ni hablar de las legerndarias divas que eran musas de los grandes compositores, Giudita Pasta, Maria Malibran, Rubinni o Garcia, las leyendas más grandes... me comentario se dirigia al hecho que en las ultimas decadas del siglo XIX, comenzo la mania por las Sopranos canario, que usaban toda ópera como objeto de lucimiento sin importar el rol o estilo musical de la misma... Esta documentado !!

[borres88]

@Alleeexoscm Tienes toda la razón con tú comentario respécto a la aparción de la coloratura por parte de Callas....

Totalmente de acuerdo que Callas & Suthherland....Espléndidas cantantes...

[bellini7verdi]

@Alleeexoscm TOTALMENTE CIERTO........CIERTO...VERDADE­RO........PERFECTO COMENTARIO........UN PLACER ESCUCHARLO.........FELICIDADES­ AMIGO......

[The33eat]

@Alleeexoscm No estoy de acuerdo con tu comentario. Creo que a Callas se le atribuyen cosas que no se deberia. Te invito a que escuches a Magda Olivero para que saques tus propias conclusiones.

[aircat29]

se escucha de fondo al apuntador desde la bambalina que "les tira la letra"...esos detalles me encantan!!

[TheVittoricci]

Courage to all those without a loved one who is sad, but God is taking strength in your despair and you will become Fort hear these songs that gives you peace and love

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[liliumjasmin]

¡¡ Magnífica !!.

[QuiRan82]

Cool! You can hear the prompter in the background xDD

[woodsofnorway]

jaaaaaaaaaaaa

[petereuropa]

I mean 'cuore'.

[petereuropa]

Thank you for posting.

They sing marvellous together. They sing with coure.

[RosesLavender]

I love hear the way their voices just melt into each others...so beautiful! Pavarotti and Sutherland are simply the best! :)

[uniqueattack]

Sutherland=Wow

[ladyinwoods]

1.Interesting to hear Pavarotti's voice sounding young, even rather high.

2.But he does not have the assuredness he developed a decade later.

3.That was the prompter you heard.

4.Brownlee has a wonderful voice, but not likely one that can handle the heavier roles that Pav also did. Florez the same; not heavy enough. (I'm sure there's a better term.)

[rickelmonoggin]

I don't think that's a prompter, since he's talking all the way through it. I think that's just some annoying background noise.

[brunomigliore]

Grandissimo!!

Che voce, che voce!!

[acitipo]

Luciano y la Stupenda!!!!!

diganme alguno, habra mejor duo que ellos?????

Claro que no!!!!!!

[jackylen57]

Les entendre tous les deux : une pure merveille

[MichaelRibes]

Grandissimo Pavarotti! La voce migliore del mondo! Luciano non è morto, vive nei nostri cuori.

[inseita]

die stimmen sind aber nicht das nonplusultra.die sutherland wackelt bedenklich.

[esinjusto]

i were expecting more...

[marcelojas1993]

Waht is this aria?

[sistoviejo]

"Un di felice, eterea", from the opera La Traviata.

[Homoclassicus]

O amigo já disse um dos duetos, mas o outro é "Parigi, o cara", também de La Traviata. O "Un dì felice, eterea" (o primeiro no vídeo) é do Ato 1, enquanto o outro é do Ato 4, o último da ópera. :-)

[lnjf01]

Oh qual pallor! Voi Qui !

Hope that helps you out.

I think it's a magnificent song

[FORZA0VELOCITA]

Just saw La Traviata & these songs are beautiful...even better to hear Mr Pavarotti sing them...Thank you for the post!

[upatoia]

If you already like PAVAROTTI and SUTHERLAND 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

But always remember :

NON É VERO ! LUCIANO NON É MORTO !

[Shellsings]

Two of the best together!Joan the best diva ever!Pavarotti a wonderful performance as ever.

[cabledeck]

Yes Joan, you may have a lovely voice, but my brothers name for you is apt...Porridge Gob.

[paulzie1]

Beautiful voices

[heigei1]

YES, ALWAYS THE BEST.

[fanniandwads]

Will there ever be a duo like Luciano and Joan?  How super to have this video to play whenever we want.

[Richiesutherland]

Glorious, glorious, glorious, both duets, from both of them. How lovely to hear Luciano when he sang ultra-sensitively. I have heard major excerpts from this performance, and someone should issue it on CD. It shows both of them at their best, and is exciting and dramatic, to boot--far superior to their studio recording, and, in my opinion, the most beautifully sung Traviata performance of all time.

[steph0556]

always the best.

[heigei1]

STILL THE BEST.

[loveluciano1]

Beautiful sung by Luciano Pavarotti the beautiful man and amazing tenor in the world we ever had, and by Joan Sutherland she is amazing too.

[renardroux]

Sutherland fait pâlir Pavarotti...

[33blueberries]

C'est vrai.

[iriisblue]

This is some kind of little treasure. Thank you.

[heigei1]

SIMPLY THE BEST.

[icaretaranto]

Un augurio di Buon Anno 2009 da I CARE TARANTO

[ToriJackman]

I love this song!

[innocentoperarose]

i also love andre bocelli as much but he will have to work hard to even scrape pavarottis surface

[omegaNX01]

The Best!!!

[gacero93]

Pavarotti un gran tenor que balla a tenido o tuvo mucho exito. Pavarotti is or was a great tenor that a succesful life. Il est un bon chanteur d'opera.......

[sigclu]

Primo, primo, primo. This is really as good as it ever gets. Pavoratti, Sutherland singing

Joe Green Wow. If this doesn't stand the heirs on your back, your dead.

[33blueberries]

Lol.

[3892160248]

prachtvoll, anfangs zu langsam. bravo

[szn46]

listen...quiet...don't look. ..mmmmm

[ablasenheim]

Pavarotti and Sutherland! No need to say anymore.

[Dobrib]

Magnificent!TY

[cytotoxix]

Some senseless, idiotic comments here do not cease to amaze me. Seems like even after deaths, Pavarotti has to prove he was one of the best tenors - ever. Even if the sound of this clip leaves a bit to be desired, Pavarotti and Sutherland's outstanding voices

stand out. And THAT is the mark of legends. I miss the Pav so so much. Thank goodness we have good successors ( and I DO NOT mean Paul Potts !!! ).

[LoonyJane]

how lightly she sings! just perfectly well!

[ocramizz]

But...I hear the prompter's voice..!! Was it just a rehersal?

[debartzen]

La Sutherland y Pavarotti.¿Hubo alguien mejor?

[razdoburdina]

De qoui parlez  VOUS? EUX les deux ici ILS CHANTENT!!!! Sans crier sans forcer COMME ça doit etre! Qoui d'autre?

C'est vachement émouvant et vrais! On chante plus comme ça HELAS!! Ecoutz avec les oreilles ouverts sa

[LaStupenda]

Il ne le faut pas pour cette piece...

[lochness11]

Both in their vocal prime.Brava!

[heigei1]

simply the Best.

[chrissy1095]

Gorgeous, gorgeous man.

[petitspirouet]

en ecoutant ces duots, on se rend compte de la performence sublime de netrebko et villazon.les jeunes ont deppassés leurs "maitres" et c'est tres bien pour l'avenir de l'opera.

[noureddine113]

on ne peut pas comparer Villazon à Pavarotti, La musicalité du premier est pas mal mais la voix du second est inégalable. Quant à Netrebko et Sutherland, Netrobko est une bonne soprane. Sutheeland est une colorature inégalable. Cette enregistrement est très médiocre car la prise audio n'est pas à la hauteur (enregistrement amateur ??)

[noncondition]

Netrebko and Sutherland ?

Oh my God...

[panchica18]

Bravissimi tutti e due.

CI MANCHI LUCIANO...

[fig8slomo]

my heart only shadows my true feelings

[trenalsurtco]

tremendos... maravillosos lo que le faltaba a esta tarde fria de sol...

[trenalsurtco]

tremendos... maravillosos lo que le faltaba a esta tarde fria de sol...

[hass1]

Mr. Brownlee

[osvygonzalez]

Sencillamente...MARAVILLOSO...­.te extrañamos Luciano...=)

[dagadbm]

good night sweet prince

[jakdaniels2]

no nacera mas persona como el.q en pace descanse.

[adremoid]

strange to hear Big Luciano with such a "male" voice especially in the first part. At the beginning of Parigi oh cara, he seems a little uncertain but the rendition is very pleasant. thanks

[libro07]

The best!!!

[wooshywoo]

Pavarotti also sings marvellously in 1967 on the Karajan dvd of Verdu's Requiem also available on YouTube

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

After listening to Villazon and Netrebko in La Traviata's pop-opera version, Big Pava and La Stupenda feels like operatic therapy!

[GliOminiVerdi]

AHAHHAHA I still say you're so funny man!

I agree.

[tklogan11809]

@TheInquisitive4Ever 'nuf said.

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Big Pava is my fav tenor but I would not call Brownlee a can of coke. Let's say both are champaign. But Big Pava is a Dom Perignon and Brownlee is Moet Chandon. The latter is very good, the former is fantastic. Let's give credit where credit is due.

[bigboytenor]

Brownlee is undoubtedly a fine singer, but Pavarotti may well be the last of the true Italian tenors. The timbre and ring of his voice is unmatched by anyone else in recent history. Credit to Mr. Brownlee, Luciano is vastly better in my opinion.

[alberoto019]

Was a big down to the music and the world.

[EL6969]

The best!!!!!11

[Nhlvrnfla]

R I P, Luci.

Best to Dame Joan.

They're so in my heart.

Love you. Love you . Love you.

[MicheleSbig]

semplicemente sublime!

[MicheleSbig]

semplicemente sublime!

[ssyyyyyyy]

O God

I've never heard him this much YOUNG lol

He was trulllly fantastic.. missing him so much..

[zaperpan]

Awesome couple, is there any dvd from this tour?

[Spinuu]

good man , i trully miss him

[rosamondmdopwell]

Lawrence Brownlee IS the Black Pavoratti

Don NOT grieve because Pavoratti has gone on to sing in THAT BETTER Place ... THE Christ has gone to prepare!

Lawrence Brownlee IS HERE NOW!

[xafnndapp]

what the hell has Lawrence Brownlee to do with Pavarotti?..

It's like comparing Champagne and Coke!

[operabuff1]

I fully agree!

[inthedesert2008]

Awesome, shame about that annoying conductor's voice in the background.

[jlessard]

just fantastic

moving

[fanniandwads]

A magic pair of voices, meant for each other.....thank you so much for the opportunity to indulge in this video any time.

[dbandy1990]

I had goosebumps the whole entire video! Expecially when they were singing together

[adiso0or]

nu putem decat sa ne bucuram ca exista ceva atat de frumos in lumea asta mizerabila in care traim.

[Spinuu]

cata dreptate ai ...

[acitipo]

Luciano el timbre mas bello de todos los tiempos, la voz humana mas grande la historia, y Joan Sutherland la mas grande soprano de coloratura, del siglo XX, que canto 40 años como la mas grande, la Stupenda

[gorow520]

This is my favorite version of this song. I absoultely love the way he sings the beginning.

[RaYNeKoSs]

'un di felice' is the best aria I've ever heard

[tamalesytortas]

he looks more like Demmis Roussous

[rosamondmdopwell]

Lawrence Brownlee Sounds like him!!

Brownlee IS the BLACK Pavoratti