Mozart LND Figaro Hai Gia Vinta La Causa, Cosa Sento?

[LeahWayEarth]

This is a GREAT performance. Those small hand gestures really accent the emotion. Subtle and well done.

[dcowboys107]

Probably one of the most powerful and emotive arias I think from this opera even though it's just an opera buffa.

[MaribethCrawford]

love this!

[ScoDeu]

A world class artist giving a world class performance.

[leporello56]

i wish they made a recording with this cast

[Impresario78]

Great this Finlay!

[PrincipessaDellOpera]

My absolute favorite opera!!!!!!!

[jaibaritone]

Having had the extreme pleasure of doing this role... this is the best performance I've seen of this aria... Finlay is brilliant

[kdkevs]

Ha! That was an acting lesson.

[webbna10]

Indeed, fanastic!

[mantiXcore]

Man, he is so awesome! Ever since he got older and his voice has matured, he sounds like a really fantastic bass-baritone. I bet he's the next big thing.

[gloria25031]

To think in 1994, Finley was Figaro himself! I admired that stellar performance of his to a great degree!

[brepdanel]

Finley is likely THE best acting opera singer of our day, not to mention an outstanding and versatile bass-baritone. I'm also preparing the role of Count Almaviva for my college's production of "Figaro" this coming spring, and watching Finley perform serves as a Real good model for believable singing-acting.

[vonmeppen]

Bravo!

[moltoallegro19]

Best aria of the opera.

[jaibaritone]

I'm in the midst of learning and performing this role this semester, and this is by far one of the better acted and sung performances I've seen of Almaviva.

[chitarrabianca]

peccato la pronuncia

[Agodipino]

invece secondo me questo italiano è perfetto.

[DiBasso11]

I dont wanna be that guy, but its Gerald FINLEY...

But ya he's a hybrid, he sounds great on the baritone rep as well ass the Bass-Baritone rep

[pnknopra]

thanks finlay for singing baritone rep. it suits you beautifully. - stop calling yourself/letting people call you a bass-baritone.

[schmup53]

I love keenlyside's period characterization too.

[tlehman1]

not sure what you mean an A sharp there? He almost sings an C sharp on "mi". Thats most certainly an acting choice to emphasize "and makes ME rejoice", no? And by Keenlyside hits that wonderfully what do you mean?

[AriaSinger1]

@pavoman23

no, I'm reading my score for this aria right now, and it is written as a D natural.

[schmup53]

He has the perfect range for this aria ...low...high..it's all good. It's great to be able to mesmerized by an actor not moving around everywhere...Too bad there is so much going on in the background. It's distracting.

[Dragonianfire]

Love it!

[ScoDeu]

This is it - benchmark performance - brilliant.

[forallyouknow]

What's happened to this wonderful baritone? Is he still active? Anyone know anything about him?

[sophums82]

Thanks so much for posting this, I saw it back in 2006 at ROH and it's every bit as good as I remember. A great production- quite serious, probably because of Finley's wonderfully menacing Count, but also very lively in the way that it captures the busyness and pace of the music with the servants always bustling and eavesdropping in the background. Love Finley! Brilliant!

[operviva]

He is amazing......i love him

[maestraconway]

operviva,

Yeah you love him. But HE loves ME!!

[maestraconway]

Gerald Finlay, please do me!!!!

Over and over again, please!!!!

[operafan20009]

maestraconway, you're a pervert!

He's really great, though.

[gimaru1]

idiot.. doesn't sing the notes and rhythm mozart wrote..

[KiNgOfKaRaBiNeR]

how you mean that ?

[IanSidden]

Actually he's about as accurate as I've ever seen. Very few people take that opening recit at the correct tempo and usually slow it down considerably (at the "Perfidi!"), and he went for it. He even leaves in the rests that Mozart put in the middle of words. He makes an effort at managing those eighth note triplets at the end, which many singers simply fudge over.

He's accurate, but even if he weren't, it would be mean to call him an idiot.

[schmup53]

Good point about the triplets. It's pure too, not "air popped."

[dinacarina88]

BRAVO.

An intimidating and masculine Conte; I love it!

[moltoallegro19]

Bravo!!! I've never actually seen this opera, I just enjoy the music, but this clip has made me wanna put effort in finding it and see it. It looks like it's got a rather interesting story.

[lucyliesinashes]

I love this staging, too! He's not Thomas Allen, but he's a damn close second. Do it!

[lucyliesinashes]

Oh Gerald Finley. Be mine!

[BethDiane]

In early 19th-century dress, he looks uncannily like Franz Schubert!

[elias12186]

I thought the exact same when I saw this!

[domramalaja]

And I second it! :-D

[Lichtwolf86]

@elias12186 Absolutly! And I thought of Schubert even before reading your comments ;-)

[KatherineXIX]

But hotter and without syphilis ;)

[KiNgOfKaRaBiNeR]

its coz of his hair and clothes ^^

[g4thz]

I think the guy at 3:30 looks a bit like Verdi, too.

[serRudyll]

lol. it's this production's don Curzio.

[natebaglyos]

@BethDiane METOO!!!!!

[fangsicong]

OMG....Great job!

[16kiwi]

I personally call him FLAWLESS finley:D This production is pure joy.

[crouch2R]

I know this is kind of audacious of me but I was wondering if you could upload the rest of the opera onto youtube particularly the wedding scene. I really love this production and would love to watch the whole thing.

[FuzzyCerts]

The DVD is available everywhere...

[thebigladle]

this guy is incredible. i love his voice, of course, but his acting is great, as well. he's not too over the top but he gets the point across so well. i wish there were more vocalists like him!

[picapin]

I totally agree with you.

He was the right baritone for this role!

[aeru9]

He`s great!!!

[gamgee87]

I loved Finley as Figaro, but I think I like his Count even better. It's wonderful to hear a count who can really hit low notes in the ensembles. My favorite count ever is Sir Thomas Allen, but I feel that he gets lost in Le Nozze ensembles because his really low notes are not very strong.

[baritonoguapo]

Thanks, but his name is spelled Finley. This didn't come up when I searched for him earlier.

[jeffro887]

I really enjoyed this. It looks like a great production. Where did you get it?

[elias12186]

Opus Arte

[elias12186]

Opus Arte

[jandejongh]

Thanks for this; great performance. Amazing to see same Gerald Finnley as a convincing Count, having seen him playing a 'sweet' Figaro in the nineties. I love this!

[KatherineXIX]

I've never heard of this guy! He's really good-looking, has a nice voice, and a perfect intensity for the Count.

[RagingSuccubus]

Finlay is great, but can you please post some clips of Schrott as Figaro? I'm dying to see/hear more of him.

[cleareyedwolf]

Wow. I've seen Gerald play Figaro so many times. It's so weird to see him as the Count!

[leporello89]

Thanks for post this splendid performance!

It's a great production