Nazzareno de Angelis sings Wotan's farewell in Italian

[dxhtz]

Whats happened toWagner tempos over time..for me the voice is secondary to conductor duties and choices, both in this and Liebestod, even listening to the best of the best singers, like this example. We never hear it like this now.

[AfroPoli]

Wagner should be sung and not shouted. This is a prime example of how it's done. SUBLIME.

[egymagyar1111111]

this is a true Wotan, as years later Jerome Hines wrote, Wotan is a bass role and not bariton one and De Angelis shows, magnificent, what year was recorded?

[JefRoberts]

One of the greatest singers of all time. My favorite De Angelis records besides this one are the trio from I Lombardi (with Merli and Scacciati) and his magnificent recordings of Mose by Rossini, but he is just superb in everything across an enormous repertoire! Thanks for posting this.

[65attila]

@JefRoberts

I think the trio from I Lombardi (with Merli and Scacciati is better than the better known ones with Gigli and Caruso . De Angelis is the towering difference and I preter Scacciati's energy to Rethberg's beautiful but more relaxed perfornabce, IMO Caruso is in his own class but his colleagues are not in his and besides Merli is tremendous.

Regards-John 

[JefRoberts]

@65attila

Merli is another favorite artist of mine and he is marvelous in the Lombardi trio, especially effective at the very outset of the scene. And De Angelis is just so overwhelming!

[Kievest]

Mink coated majesty sung with conversa-

tional intimacy and poetic refinement!

Simply astounding!  Thank you!

[vstasov]

Beautiful.  Thank you.

[65attila]

Doug

I thought you might like it, His voice is warm and huge and the tenderness of his interpretation is marvelous. Some Wotans sound as though they are scolding Brunnhilde.

Cheers-John.

[65attila]

Great performance- what happened to his performance of I Vesperi Siciliani

"O Tu Palermo".

[CurzonRoad]

Thanks to jws2718 for this incredible posting, and to 65attila for sending my way!

[Carusogigli]

Nazzareno de Angelis é não só um dos maiores baixos do sec.XX, mas também um dos maiores cantores líricos de todos os tempos !!

[deathtolife22]

MY LAST NAME IS DEANGELIS

[Ferdinand300]

Lol, Wagner auf Italienisch.........

(ein Stilbruch)

[Imogenn]

Superb singing - thank you for posting!

[gabriellapicardo]

What a profound voice!

[billyguns2]

This is overwhelmingly magnificent, on every level: the voice, interpretation, and expression are as great as I ever hope to hear in this music. Can you tell us the identity of the conductor and orchestra? I hope somebody posts his solo from Rossini's MOSE, and anything else! Surely he is one of the greatest singers in history.

[jws2718]

RE: Conductor - Unfortunately the information I have only tells me that it was a Columbia record. It is possible that Lorenzo Molajoli, who was known as Columbia's "house conductor", directed this record. I can't say for sure though.

[dadasopher]

Great recording - I had not heard it before. Thank you so much for making it available!  What a magnificent voice!

[64sembra]

The two most asthonishing bass voices on record, for me are Nazzareno De Angelis' and Jose' Mardones'. There is a solo of De Angelis from Rossini's Mose' that leaves the listener "Freddo ed immobile come una statua", or totally stunned for the rest of the day.

[65attila]

64sembra

The two most asthonishing bass voices on record, for me are Nazzareno De Angelis' and Jose' Mardones'

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I second that motion-JOHN.

[HomoAlba]

Bellisimo!

[63Attila]

How beautiful and thank you.

[gmmix]

A revelation! This is my first exposure to De Angelis's voice and art. IMPRESSIVE. Thank you for this video.  FIVE STARS!

[hologramlink108]

Ah Finally some DE Angelis! Totally agree with discover, this guy was a phenomenon never seen twice in history!

[RockOperaMan]

Thanks for putting this up, this is one of my favorite basses.  Can we hear him sing with Stracciari and Caruso in a balls-to-the-walls opera?? That'd be fun. =)

[discoverer05]

Sensational! Nobody like him before and after!!