Mario del Monaco - Lamento di Federico

[Mr19841504]

oau...this is the most dramatic inter. of this aria,and del Monaco voice is an,ubelivebel surprise,what a artist, Mario please come back!

[aldonemmartin]

Cada cual tiene su ética y su estética. Me disculp si mi comentario hirió sensibilidades, no lo (perdón gianpieroni10; creo que sólo fue la enorme decepción que sentí al escuchar esa versión (para mi gusto personal muy, pero muy mala) del "Lamento" "cantada" (es un decir) por alguién que tiene TODA mi admiración, lo que provocó mi exabrupto. Al indudable porteño "lechimenta" ¿la música se entiende? Pensaba que era un goce estético, pero Bs As tiene ese que se yo, pibe y desde allí se pontifica

[lechimenta]

no entendes nada flaco!!! de lo mejor que escuche!!!

[lechimenta]

no entendes nada flaco!!!

[aldonemmartin]

Realmente pobre del Monaco, MALO, PÉSIMO. Casi un atentado a la ópera. Podría ser bueno para gritar en la hinchada de uncuadro de futbol. Lamentable

[giampierone010]

@aldonemmartin Se lei dice che quest'aria cantata da Del Monaco è urlata...caro amico lei è in malafede...può dire che non le piace, ma non che è urlata...saluti

[tompussina]

@giampierone010 No,per i canoni di del Monaco non è urlata, ma si deve pur ammettere che l'impostazione vocale di questo grande tenore mal si addice al repertorio lirico puro di cui questo brano fa parte.Manca la leggerezza, il flautato, l'intimismo che una tale scrittura musicale richiede.Pur essendo registrato in giovane età, la vocalità di del Monaco era già lanciata verso il tenore drammatico e non su quello di grazia:lo si evince anche dall'articolazione nella pronuncia.

[tompussina]

@aldonemmartin Me encuentro de acuerdo con usted.Aunque del Monaco haya sido un gran tenor,de todos modo ha sido grande en el repertorio dramàtico y no en el lìrico también,donde se oyen todos sus lìmites,.como aquì. Yo soy Italiano, asì que pido disculpa por mis errores de Castillano...Saludos

[lechimenta]

E la solita storia del pastore...

il povero ragazzo voleva raccontarla e s'addormi.

c'e nel sonno l'oblio. come l'invidio!

anch'io vorrei dormir cosi, nel sonno almen l'oblio trovar!

la pace sol cercando io vo'. vorrei poter tutto scordar!

ma ogni sforzo e vano. davanti ho sempre

davanti ho sempre di lei il dolce sembiante.

la pace tolta e solo a me. perche degg'io tanto penar?

lei! sempre lei mi parla ancor! fatale vision, mi lascia!

mi fai tanto male, ahime!

[Takken1256]

The very best and powerful voice of the last century!!

Non ci sono paragoni. Uno era e....chissá....

[petion2010]

I believes that he had the most dramatic voice of any tenor since modern recording

[1947Rollo]

Credo anch'io che la grande vocalità drammatica di Mario Del Monaco vada apprezzata in ben altro repertorio.In quest'aria è surclassato da un certo numero di tenori,tra i quali spiccano Gigli,Mc Kormack,anche Pertile,Tagliavini,Kraus,Di Stefano(giovanissimo),Valletti e altri che tralascio per brevità;tutti grandi spadaccini che all'occorrenza sapevano tirar di fioretto,mentre Del Monaco eccelleva nella spada.Non so se può reggere come esempio.

[1947Rollo]

@1947Rollo Per grave e imperdonabile dimenticanza non ho incluso il grande Tito Schipa tra gli interpreti ideali di quest'aria.Me ne dolgo e mi scuso sinceramente

[massimopoll]

un grande!!!

[jesuisravi]

che voce! But Hadley, maybe on his tiptoes, is as good.

[jesuisravi]

che voce!

[8mobydick]

Simplemente desagradable en voz y canto. Timbre espantoso. Del Monaco no canta: berrea. No entiendo cómo puede gustarle esto a alguien.

[MAPIAKALLAS]

@8mobydick jajajaj nada que ver mario es perfecto y un timbre lindo

[rokbe4u]

Listen to Roberto Alagna's version. 

[cfhosford1]

I believe this recording dates from the early 1960s, which included Wagner (Lohengrin, Walkure), and which I bought because Del Monaco's "Otello" was one of my first recordings I agree with some of these posts, that he sounds dry and out of his sweet spot as a dramatic tenor. The "steel" is a bit unnerving in this gentle piece. Interestingly, he leaves out the interpolated high note at the end, which would have been teeth-grating for this voice, fach, and time in his life.

[dassayev2010]

This is probably my favourite version of this aria along with Tito Schipa.

Somehow Mario has restrained his big voice and it sounds superb.

Like i say there are many fine versions of this from the likes of Aragall, Schipa, Kellen but MDM has it by a long shot.

[stevevandien]

Does anybody know when and where this was recorded? I wish MDM had developed more capacity for lyrical singing. The steady MF-F-FFF grows tiresome, DESPITE his voice's extraordinary splendor at full volume. Here, alas, MDM's upper register sounds iffy at best and strained at worst. Five or so years before this, he would have hit the interpolated high note freely. Here he avoids it.  Still an exceptional artist, but here at less than his best form --

[topmeat69]

@stevevandien At less than his best here,and still so very much better than the tenors singing today, he art of teaching and or learning the skill is being lost  fast.

[baricoop]

He sounds young in this. Anyone know the date of the recording? Absolutely wonderful. Thanks for posting this.

[kuriosul37]

per quest'aria , credo che dovete ascoltare tenori come Tagliavini , di Stefano , Schipa ...

[CotaDangelo]

Che voce!!! Mamma mia!

[BetterMario]

Come sempre il più grande!

 As always the greatest!

[tarzana21]

This is a freaky sound. I love it. There are different sounds that can be heard when a tenor sings out of his vocal area. This is awesome. LMK who can match this power and clarion tone

[federic017]

é chiaro che è un esperimento, ma devo dire che è abbastanza riuscito, considerando il repertorio svolto da questo grande tenore, è riuscito ad alleggerire la sua grande voce senza sforzo apparente. un saluto

[fabriou]

DEL MONACO was a great tenor...but please ...He had nothing to do with the real DOLCEZZA, necessary to sing this aria...let's listen to DI STEFANO and SCHIPA

[bacassa]

i dont care about the recording i love it, both Mario's great job

[hugonegall]

Lastima de grabación, está mu defectuosa. Debería de darlo de baja y subir uno en buebas condiciones. Del Monaco fué demasiao grande para esto.

saludos

[kimancuo]

All tenors sing this aria. It's just too beautifull an aria to ignore. Now, not all do justice to it but I guess this is not a perfect world.

[jd1906sf]

DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS. This recording is awful: full of static, shrill, it sounds like it was recorded in the audience. It's a disgrace to the great voice of Mario Del Monaco for people to hear this.

[crwv]

I disagree; it's essential to listen to bootleg recordings from the hall to get an idea of how a singer sounded to the audience member; studio recordings are decieving

[drtodox]

Man, i have this at home, as i do also ALL of his operas, and YOU DESTROYED HIS COLOR, VOICE AND TECHNIQUE WITH THIS AUDIO/VIDEO POST! It sounds like someone completely different person is singing... Try to make more clearer sound and then post videos!

[ellicantropo]

ese no es del monaco

[Operaandchant90]

1:45... something interesting happens... it sounds pretty cool

[maxhansendk]

Pearlmuth3 This is awful singing!!!!

And you know it!

[jhugo1977]

I'm not sure when this was recorded. I suspect it was during the period when industry people...as they are prone to do, especially today, encouraged Del Monaco to pull off the voice and sing lighter rep. This in effect takes away the amazing sound he is known for. This is not a dramatic aria. He should not be singing it. Del Monaco was the finest of the Dramatic voices. He is not in his element here.

[tagliavini]

Yes I think it's all about volume I'm afraid!!!

[Etnalleb]

I agree with Pearlmuth this is not a aria for a Dramatic Tenor of which MDM was of the highest caliber. This is not a easy piece to sing... being that antfreire & ljubomirpopovic panned MDM so badly here maybe they can sing this aria better. Agreed this was not MDM's best recording but it wasn't that bad. If Domingo is going to sing this at the Met now Heaven Help him.. for sure he wont take the High B, he hardly had a B when he was younger let alone now when he should be singing baritone.

[mactopolis]

Great breath control almost made it sound like an easy aria

[antfreire]

God!!!!! How can any one say that this is a good rendition of this aria? This is the worst recording of Lamneto I'have heard. I am a fan of Del Monaco, but not this time.

[ljubomirpopovic]

This is the worst version I've ever heard! I love del Monaco very much, but this sucks!!!

[mkoncarevic]

Ova arija ne odgovara njegovom karakteru. Rekao bih da je to u pitanju.

[ljubomirpopovic]

Ma, nije to....mislim da je ovde već prilično star....i način pevanja mi se uopšte ne sviđa. Samo što to u nekim arijama se ne čuje tako. Ali....ko smo, bre mi da komentarišemo takvu veličinu? On je velik i u svojim lošim izdanjima i tačka! :)

[pearlmuth3]

Before anyone puts his version down they need to read the words and story here, not supposed to be sung in dramatic high power fashion he sings it correctly here but it is suited for a more lyric or spinto voice, a spinto role really and Domingo who is 67 will sing it at the met soon, surprised he would at this point, Del Monaco was a great dramatic tenor.

[relambetrampolin]

omg merely the best. monaco noone wont ever beat your devastating voice. B R A V O

[sherom]

Thanks for posting. Mario could of sung sweet when he wanted to. I never heard him sing this Aria, I think he does a fine job.

[puccinislarondine]

wow... young MDM- this was lovely and heart-wrenching. Nice colors & nuances and dynamics. It made me well up. This one & Mario Lanza's are my favorite versions- that "tear" in the voice makes these verismo arias all the more tragic. very nice rendition!

[arredifestivi]

bello e bravo

[alex9nanc]

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[JuillHope17]

this is obviously young monaco, because the timbre is ighter, and parts of it don't have the "HERRRRR" he had later... but this is def like, RIGHT before he got amazing.

[yv29nkl]

No. This was recorded in 1966. The conductor is Carlo Franci. I know this recording well and like it a lot. Del Monaco had lighter voice after 1963 for a few years. His performance during the period is not good, but this is one of the exception.

[JuillHope17]

uh... well he recorded this role twice and this aria MANY times. i'm pretty sure, that this is his 1951 recording of JUST this song. especially since if this were a recording of the entire opera then there would be more music sung over the opening bars played in the strings byt the little (slightly) retarded kid. this is deff one of his older recordings. you can really hear that it's young del monaco from 2:50-3:00.

really, get a l'arlesiana score, there's missing stuff. this is a solo rec.

[yv29nkl]

Yes, the track is from a solo recording. But this is certainly the version that he recorded in July, 1964 (sorry, not 1966) with Carlo Franci. I have both LP and CD versions. The 2-CD set, entitled "Tenor Arias, Mario Del Monaco" (London, POCL 4137/8), is still available from Japanese amazon. He recorded Wagner and Puccini in the same session, but only this track is superb.

[JuillHope17]

that album is a compilation album. only a few of the tracks were new, i know this because del monaco personally never liked recording just arias. he did it when he was young, but only to market himself, from then on he rarely recorded just arias, and certainly wasnt recording them in 1964. his last recording session was in 1962, and those tracks were released later, along with others. the only new things on that album are the wagner and a few of the puccini. the rst are old.

[yv29nkl]

i am not sure about this. because the version that i have is not mono. it's a good stereo recording, which is identical to this recording posted here (same time length 4:39). the voice and the audio balance is similar to wagner tracks. if this was recorded in 1951, then decca must have a genius producer only during the session. what's your source of the information? my source is the actual recording and the date is written on the cd, pocl-4137/8.

[yv29nkl]

also, the cd has recording date for each track. according to the information, this cilea, fedora, donizetti, meyerbeer, bizet, and two wagners are from the same session in 1964 with carlo franci. they all sounds similar in terms of audio balance. it's clear, light weight, and stereo. it's not like muddy and dense sounds that we could hear from decca recordings in early 50's. the cd is officially released from london (decca) in 1996. the LP version that i have was also from decca.

[yv29nkl]

oops. some corrections about my previous post. only cilea and wagner are from the same session in 1964 with franci. fedora, donizetti, meyerbeer, and bizet are also from 1964 but with erede. sorry for the confusion.

[JuillHope17]

meyerbeer? if this has his one "o paradiso" recording then that's DEFF from 1958/59, because that's actually good.

[yv29nkl]

The identical recording should be available from uk amazon. Look for Mario deMonaco: Celeste Aida [Import]. You will probably find this performance in track#6 as well as the recording date, july of 1964.

[bacassa]

Very good as good as Mario Lanza's version

check his out!!!

[JuillHope17]

mario lanza is EHHH

[operadivania]

Thank you very much for that glorious voice of Mario del Monaco. I was crying of joy, believe me, for me he was the best tenor who was ever born. I still adore him and i'll will never forget him.Maria Winkler.

[pearlmuth3]

nice singing but I like him in heavier rep.

[sherom]

Thanks for posting this aria by Mario, never heard him sing this one. Is this aria from a cd? Thanks again!

[lacgs]

This might have been an experiment - but I think this sounds absolutely georgous in his voice - much more lyric and sustained than his usual singing - very hard aria -

[sein12]

Can you tell me what disc this is on? Thanks

[oclhie]

Mario del Monaco, como siempre impresionante, pero no esta en su repertorio. Aqui prefiero a Gigli, incluso a Enrique Viana,jaja

[Ankhsnammon]

Pbviamente,amigo/a mìo/a....El lamento de Federico ES Gigli...no hay otra voz que venga a nuestra memoria màs que la suya...es...como un ensueño...

ankhsnammon(Nina)

[Ankhsnammon]

quièn es Enrique viana?

no lo conozco

ANKHSNAMMON

[oclhie]

Es un tenor lirico, sobretodo de bel-canto. Aunque le he visto en algún papel secundario mozartiano en el Real(en Madrid). Le he visto en dos recitales y en los dos estaba malo de la garganta y cantó este aria. No sé si será muy conocido fuera de España

[Ankhsnammon]

Gracias,amigo/a!

Irè a ver si encuentro algo suyo en este youtube,que,entre nosotros,da para todo!!!

Saludos desde Argentina!

Nina(ankhsnammon)

[1jammot]

Superb song, one of the greatest. But this rendition left me cold. Tastes differ.

[amjPeace]

The song sounds like it is coming straight from the heart! Verrrrry beautiful!

[baritolo]

Queste sono le sperimentazioni vocali di Mario del dopo incidente 1964. La voce, momentaneamente più lirica, gli consente di fare bella figura anche in un repertorio che non gli appartiene.