L. Pavarotti & D. Hvorostovsky "Invanno Alvaro" Gala Tucker

[Maripudelmonaco]

QUÉ DESASTRE !!!!  DEL MONACO-BASTIANINI- CORELLI-BASTIANINI. ESTOS SÍ......

[joaopsantos72]

Two beautiful voices. Genial !!! Fantastic,...

[havinfunnowandthen]

Fantastic!!!

[Mmorochka]

J'ADORE!!!



[editke47]

hier zeigt sich Dmitri H. schon rutinierter als Pavarotti,obwohl er bei der Vorstellung 29 Jahre alt ist.

[CJXXXicecold]

2 лучших оперных голоса

[mrvj2012]

В 56 лет не каждый так сможет спеть, как Паваротти. Великий голос.

[Trexanh60]

They look angry

[operageek1011]

I think you guys take this way to seriously! Lol, I mean, who gives a crap. They have beautiful voices, isn't that enough for you. I think you are all just jealous wanna be singers. You think that being critical will help make up for your sorry little lives. Maybe if you just shut up and listen, you might actually find some meaning to this life.

[VMDICKS]

Pavarotti, for all his preoccupation, creates the role well. Hvorostovsky is hot, then and now.

[l1381]

Pavarotti reading the papers...

[LiangRome]

liked tucker way better in this. just more strength and fuller as well as using a high for the climax

[31122051]

Pavarotti fuori repertorio, Hvorostovsky FUORI LUOGO.

[MetagothSlayer]

@Turridu25

You and everybody who voted you up clearly don't know a thing about bel canto

[20asya12]

Сложно подобрать слова, чтобы описать чувства, которые испытываю во время прослушивания! Восторг! Браво!

[thumbwarninja]

What a pair. The young lion and the great bear drowning us under the full force of the power of the human voice.

I am but an admirer of these two, not a true enthusiast as many here, but I know when I hear this amazing duo that they have the rare ability to move things within me that only the milleniums can compare to. Canyons are carved, glaciers moved, and the world reshaped under the unstoppable tidal wave these two giants weave. A truly singular experience.

[AngeleDeux1]

Mr James Kreger behind Maestro Pavarotti playing the cello!

[1petr01]

Italian and Russian opera singers are the BEST!!!

Wonderful

[1petr01]

Паваротти ЖИВ!!!

R.I.P MAESTRO!!!

[po1212Po]

Now his(DH) voice is much fuller,deeper, technically equipped with pinpoint frasing and incomparable breathcontrol. Just compare his old and new recordings(romances,arias(Verd­i espessially, but not just ), and it'll be obvious to you that the newer is mush superior.

Take his artistic growth and superb vocal technique.

Now this is a gorgeous baritone'in top of his form, able to sing as dramatic as lyric roles perfectly.

[elissarmonzer]

@Turridu25 je crois tout de même que c'est un grand manque de respect envers son public. venir au concert en se prenant pour le meilleur. dieu ait son âme à notre cher pavarotti mais le résultat du travil se sent et s'apprécie non!!?

[andrelcsa]

Pavarotti, god bless you......I miss you......always the best ever......

[Milijungres]

Wonderful voices! Hvorostovsky's is increadibly deep!

[gaytenor]

Both Hvorostovsky and Pavarotti are far too lyrical for this duet. They both sing it well but with far too little vocal power. In the opera house they would have been swamped by the orchestration. There are much better peformances available--Caruso/Amato,Marine­lli/DeLuca,Lauri-Volpi/Bechi,P­eerce/Warren,Tucker/Warren,Tuc­ker/Merrill, etc.--To read from the score while the other artist has actually memorized his music is an insult!!

[robtul12]

Oh, how lovely. Thank you so much for posting this!

[HMW]

hvorostovsky says the wrong line at 5:40. quite amazing how he was able to interpolate and hide his mistake so convincingly. i only noticed after listening several times...

[azraelaxel]

Bravisiiiimooo

[1401JSC]

Pav wearing glasses and *reading his score, but a very professional stage presence, Hvor completely invested in his rôle and communicating with the audience.

* Isn't this in his repertoire?

Is it James Conlon conducting?

[Mooorhe]

Pavarotti never sang Don Alvaro. He was booked to sing the role in 1997 at the Met for the first time, but he never learnt it and switched the opera to Ballo.

[HOUSE18011991]

@Mooorhe do you happen to know why he never did? He'd be amazing...

[Mooorhe]

@HOUSE18011991

He was very busy with projects within and outside the opera world at the time. La Forza del Destino is also considered to be a very unlucky opera by superstitious people, a group which Pavarotti resided in. I believed a friend of his remarked once, 'I don't know why anybody expected him to sing Forza when he was too frightened to even say its name'.

[tena2]

what a shame those, cant understand why he did not learnt it?

[Babs22h]

his c completed obliterates hvor's note which i am unsure of cause ...i didnt hear it!!!! but when tucker did this role i wonder if he would have been audible over pav?mmmm food for thought?

[HMW]

there is no high c in "invano alvaro..."

[Babs22h]

okie dokie then what is pavs ending note?

[oneradical]

It seems like a pure HIGH C to me

[revivaljesus]

It's an A. Not a super high-note for a tenor. Countless baritones can sing an A.

[countceprano]

"then what is pavs ending note?"

It's the tonic, an A. Not high for a lot of tenors and certainly not high for Pav. In fact, many baritones sing the high A with the tenor at the end of this duet. I have a live Forza New Orleans with the old Met on tour when Leonard Warren's voice actually is louder than del Monaco's on the unison high A.  Not an easy feat!

[ILoveTobin]

1:46 - is Pav eating somethin' there? ahaha.

Great performance by the way!

[jsjuti]

hahaha

[baritoneZIGS]

Hvor is outclassed, but what did you expect? He does very well. You can see why Hvor respected Pav so much. Singing with him was prob an eye opener. The best rendition of this duet on youtube is with Herlea and Bergonzi. In the end of that both of them sing the high Bb or whatever the last note is. Think it's Bb. Crazy

[HMW]

it's an a

[PuppetNightmares]

gran interpretación

[Webarton]

From a vocal technique standpoint, this is just sad.

Pavarotti is light years, literally, ahead of Hvorostovsky. Incomparable.

[MARISOLDELMONACO]

Thanks. My god what amaizng Vorostovsky's voice. He is so terrific. and Pavarotti is so great.

Thanks for posting this.

[zippo68x]

two tenors!!

[tete28akira]

noooo is 1 tenor and 1 baritone.

[rodialva]

I love you Pavarotti...

[BJustinBrasfield]

Does anyone think Pavarotti's voice was diminished at this point?

[WANK83]

A small and weak voice ? let me laugh... Pav's voice is realy powerfull in this aria. He has really amazing high notes.

R.I.P. Maestro.

[jhvorotin]

I agree, in this performance, compared to the beginning of his career, in terms of acting, although he never was famous for this quality. Yet, the volume that he can produce is astonishing with so few movements. Hvorostovsky is the exact contrary...

[89murph]

Not me.

[guy1938]

very good

[mrduragss]

good

[javrnunez]

Simply beautiful!

[verdibariton]

perfect

[fvrp]

Santo Dio!!! Pavarotti is the best forever!!! I miss you Maestro!!!!!

[courtneybaritone01]

all i have to say is RICHARD TUCKER and ROBERT MERRILL!

[meltzerboy]

Their duet on YT, taken from the 1972 Bing gala at the Met, is so much more exciting than this well-sung, but relatively bland, rendition.

[meltzerboy]

My comment refers to another comment about the Bing gala in which the performers are Richard Tucker and Robert Merrill, not Pavarotti and DH.

[laboheme63]

Sorry,your comment appeared sepparately ,the last on the list and it wasn't shown as an answer to sbd..And about Tucker and Merril you,re right!

[figaro0606]

I Agree. Tucker was sooooo active and emotional during that duet.

[Mooorhe]

I'd say that Hvorostovsky does very well at conveying the emotions of Don Carlo - much better than Merrill does, in my opinion. Tucker portrays the fury of Don Alvaro well towards the duet's end, but doesn't do as well at the appealing for mercy as Pavarotti does (Tucker seemed more aggressive than Merrill). I think there are better renditions with better singers out there. Domingo does this duet really well IMO. Do you have any favourites?

[Sieglinde84]

Oh God, I want to hear Dmitri in this role. I love when Don Carlo is a nobleman, not a mad beast... and DH IS absolutely noble.

[izar1234]

Don Carlo is both a nobleman and a mad beast. That's how Verdi wrote it. I was present at this concert. It would be a mistake for him to sing this role. He was totally covered by Pav in the house, even more so than on this recording. His voice does not have the cut for this rep. I heard him a couple of years ago as Rodrigo at the Met and his colleagues covered him when singing with him.

[goku12380]

Its not about whos better, its about a wonderful duet with two wonderful voices.  just enjoy it guys.

[OperaSounds]

Bravo por el maestro Pavarotti.

La voz y el estilo de Hvorostovsky en este papel no van para nada!!!

Lastima por el bajo nivel que tienen de la función, Pav. ha logrado muchas mejores interpretaciones de este duetto, cantar con Pav este dueto fue un reto que Dmitri no pudo superar.

[darewolf]

It was very brave for Dmitri to take this part with Pav.

What a wonderful and powerful duet this was.

[marokt]

On the contrary! It was very brave from Pav, to sing this duett with the young Lion. He never sang Forza, he thought it brings bad luck. Although the result in amazing! Pav plays a very interesting macth with Dmitri.

[alex879999]

Boring??? Are you stupid or something like that? You are the first person that I know that thinks that. Idiot!

[ILoveTobin]

Pav is not boring at all, he's allowing himself to do everything on stage. He's chewing gum (or sucking or eating a candy, whatever he's eating or chewing every time) in the beginning, he's reading the music from sheets with his glasses on, he's scratching he's nose when he's singing.. man, I love him! He's absolutely fabulous! Great performance. Magnificent!

[golfr10under]

hey, smart one...learn how to spell if you're going to criticize the most important voice the world has ever had. don't be bitter because you can't sing and never will sing. keep your stupid, biased "opinions" to yourself and stop polluting the internet with your filth. "people" like you don't deserve the oxygen you consume...do us all a favor and hold your breath so nice, smart people can flourish...you're a disgusting, toxic, horrible excuse for a human being.

[jhvorotin]

First are you talking about Dmitri? Second, If so, I would like to know why you hate this person so much...it's very harsh.

[golfr10under]

no i am talking to "willthrillws". read his comment about Pavarotti and you will understand...

[jhvorotin]

This is interesting. In what ways is Pav overated axxording to you? What could have he done for opera? I take "boring" as a quality because it seems that it is too easy for him to sing. It is his apparent passivity which is incredible.

[steainsy]

The Pavmaster makes it look so easy. Almost embarrassingly overpowers Hvorostovksy with so little effort

[JackOperaMan]

That's exactly why Pav's technique is bettter though - because there is less strain, less effort. Just perfect singing...

[HMW]

no, pavarotti is just a lyric tenor singing a spinto/dramatic role. of course it'll be easier for him than it will be for Hvorostovsky, who is a verdi baritone and singing a role actually written for his voice-type. Hvorostovsky needs to knock out like 10 f#'s, which are one step from the top of his range. that's paramount to asking somebody like gedda to toss out high c's, or in pavarotti's case by this point in time, high b's. you see where i'm going with this?

[DramatisPersone]

magnificient...