Sutherland / Pavarotti - Lucia

[Eiswirth1]

No couple has ever sung this more beautifully. Every time I listen they take my breath away.

[Baritanist]

MICS

[canpete1]

Incredibile!!!!!!

[jennylustforlife1]

This is the best, perfection.

[itsthemex07]

He looks so different

[stu1suz]

I hope they are both singing in heaven. 

[operamagnus]

Amazing video. Absolutely amazing.

And to those saying Pavarotti's voice was louder than Sutherland, that's only because of the recording. Many voices sound HUGE in recordings, but are actually not in real life. Sutherland's voice was always said to surround anyone when she sang, and her voice was far bigger than Pavarotti's. I'm not saying his voice wasn't strong, though, because it certainly was. Sutherland's voice was the size of Nilsson's, only with a more lyric, less steely sound.

[MaxLuetgendorff]

"They both must be heading the choir of Angels in Heaven!!!!"

They are no choir singers ^^ not even in heaven, they always will sing solo :) ;)

[dendodd2]

The remarks by anableps67360 are so tasteless as to be offensive. This type of language is Inappropriate under any circumstances regardless of one's impression of an individual and certaily when speaking of the dead. Quite horrible and nasty.

[digy33]

21 people need to stay off the opera videos, obviously they are without ANY class !!!

[rigoletto93]

voci sublimi che dire celestiali 

[Th3M1racl3]

very strange to see Maestro Pavarotti shaved..

[leogeorgechristy]

RIP the two towering figures of Italian Opera. One mostly the one and only King of Tenors, Maestro Luciano Pavarotti.

[tklogan111809]

love it when at 5:10 they look for each others' hands so they can stop singing the last note at precisely the exact same time, and they do it! brilliantly of course.

[MUTEGIO36]

GAH Maestro looks like a rapist!!!!!..........he's still amazing though :P

[clarklambert]

My all-time favorite operatic couple. Thank heavens for technology to preserve

this fabulous art.

[MrFrangul]

pavarotti.fo.ru  this site for LUCIANO PAVAROTTI

[tenorschofield]

Maravilloso!!!!! BRAVIII le due!!!!. They both  must be heading the choir of Angels in Heaven!!!!

[califacio3000]

2:30 Increible maestro, he aprendido a amar e interpretar la opera gracias a ti

[anableps67360]

this sutherland what a old ugly bitch.god bless australia this whore is dead

[Eiswirth1]

@anableps67360 Were it only you instead, you ignoramous.

[MUTEGIO36]

@anableps67360 words can never tell you how much of an uneducated tool bag you are. in case what i said went completely over your head, you're an idiot.

[mrajcole]

ma è mastella o mi sbaglio?

[liaojunder]

Two great singers!



[causesobad]

LOL you Pavarotti did look weird without the beard but you guys are so mean. XD

[turbofreddy]

WOW. Such great singing

[RoOodOoOloOmeg]

as beatiful as it is, now I get why say about Sutherland's diction being imprecise

[Thonestor]

that is no Pavarotti, he can't be :D I do not acknowledge him without his beard, the appearance is not right :D

[MisterPapageno]

@Thonestor It's him, my dear :D

[heigei1]

Pavarotti and Sutherland - simply the Best.

[8070jack]

Both have Talent from God!

[mareckbamf]

I wonder how many of the "superstars" of today would be willing to walk on stage after these two? I am guessing not many.

[lastupendaboy]

@NO ONE!!!mareckbamf 

[MisterPapageno]

@mareckbamf none of nowadays star if they are called Netrebko, Rancatore, Grigolo, Villazon, Cura ... OMG, they just dream to have the technical perfection Joan had and the good technique Pavarotti had!

[andrebontemp]

this duetto is close to perfection vocally I mean!!!

[ivan808080]

Ah... I like the clean, beardless look of maestro... : D

[azamora54]

¡¡¡un dúo inigualable!!!!

[azamora54]

un dúo inigualable!!!!

[TahoeVista]

Beard power!

[swanningaround]

Both singers were considered to be near the top of their field at the time.

[andymarsalis]

RIP Joan. Heaven just got it High E-flat back....

[lastupendaboy]

@andymarsalis How she sings there..... And with or Without Luciano....Louder,more glorious than ever!!!!

[ThePavafan]

@lastupendaboy Pavarotti here is far louder than her. He drowns her totally.

[matt7178]

Grazie Luciano e Joan!!!!!! riposate in Pace. Resterete sempre un punto di riferimento!!! Siete stati dei grandi

[SangpourPlaisir]

therebstood the two greatest singers of the 20th century. Also that evening sang Caballe & Domingo: what i would have given to be there.

[bellini7verdi]

LOS MEJORES DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS.......AHI VA ESO.........PARA EL RESTO DE LAS GENERACIONES.........

[thecursedfly]

pelle d'oca :p

[dbobarracus]

Without that beard he looks like a fat John Cleese with a really really good voice.

[cesarefan]

spettacolari!!!

[teatrumuzical]

BOTH GREAT VOICES , RIP

[jjsking]

ah... non posso dire qualcosa... sn troppi grandi... troppo....

[daarkmatter]

No one comes close to that old witch, Callas. She had a breathtaking voice.

[MegaMatmor]

biutiful, no one like them; well just maria "bella" callas......

[flintflicker1]

I miss them so !!!

[colino72]

RIP - what an incredible talent and artist......

[heigei1]

Pavarotti called her the "voice of the century"

nothing more to add.

[ThePavafan]

@heigei1 yes but, he was the voice of all times.

[OperaDanceHall]

Thanks for your records " La Supenda"  your voice and al the Handel opera's......

[bigbillybob]

Bravo La Stupenda!

[coopanoo]

pava gone and now joan follow to eternity .R.I.P

[lagiostra1]

Singing does not get any better than this! The two legends of opera at their very finest. My life is unthinkable without them. R.I.P.

[straightarrow372]

What a great duet!

[kordansky49]

sutherland sent her best friend, huguette tourengeau, to Michael Trimble to fix her voice. the Manon in vancouver, b.c. was cast with Tourengeau and nine more Trimble students. it says something about Trimble's teaching, doesn't it? Tourengeau sang fabuloiusly at that time. the only bad review in the cast was the only non-Trimble student!

[fedbosio1]

GRAZIE LUCIANO E JOAN !! PER SEMPRE DUE FARI NEL BELCANTO

[fedbosio1]

GRAZIE LUCIANO E JOAN !!

[heigei1]

Simply the Best.

[s35221]

サザランドの声は中低音のまろやかさ、高音の輝き、コロラトゥー­ラ技術と全てを兼ね備えたまさに世紀の声だったと思います。

天国でも、パヴァロッティとともにあの美声を響かせて欲しいです­。

[fatalfront]

2 heaven sent opera legends

[gruntbushpig]

Bravo Bravo La Stupendo Bellisima

[RaisenPhoenix]

Both of them have been our inspiration in the Opera World, and I must say both of them are now singing in the heaven, reunited... Maestro Pavarotti and Dame Joan Sutherland thank you for the music and inspiration...

[5nick3r5]

Sweet jesus... Pavarotti's diminuendo at 3:33 is gorgeous

[Romulusorion]

Brilliant gorgeosity of which humans are capable, here for our enjoyment and inspiration.

[LaStupenda]

Tu me manquera, La Stupenda. Addio, addio...

[scubagreek]

Now they sing together in heaven!!! And what a coincidence : she passed away on the same day as late Lucianno's birthday, October 12th ...only 2 days away from Giuseppe Verdi's birthday! Life can play such tricky games....

[tklogan11809]

@scubagreek she passed away on Oct 10, 2010 not Oct 12, but you're correct, they're both singing in heaven now.

[seanbeat]

GRANDE PERFEZIONE!!!!

[aarongluzman]

Extraordinary...

La Stupenda o The incomparable...

Her secret...

Effortless, warm, vibrant...

Freely, powerfully, intensely...

Clarity and finesse...

Her voice was so naturally glorious...

Una diva

©...Aronne

[ray200629]

A great voice, 2 opera legends in heaven. Amazing duet.

[TheRiggz]

RIP Joan Sutherland

[hankm77]

RIP Dame Joan

[tdartista48]

Bravissimi!!!! Both have such great voice, absolutely impressive.

[aabadv]

Lo Mejor en duetos

[arcot9]

THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!

[heigei1]

Simply the Best.

[heigei1]

SIMPLY THE BEST!

He was taught breathing by Joan Sutherland.

[heigei1]

SIMPLY THE BEST!

[heigei1]

SIMPLY THE BEST!

[TheBlizzardcat]

Heaven!

[thomastmwc]

master class

[Franexpectance]

Delicioso!

Lindo! Lindo!

Saudade de Pavarotti! Voz maravilhosa!

[Gaspipenicklioni]

Pavarotti blows her away on the top notes. He is still the reining champion and will be for a long time............

[Vijverelf]

Dear @Gaspipenicklioni,

Singing Opera should not be a competition between singers...

vijverelf.nl

[FeelinMinnesota]

@Gaspipenicklioni I'm a huge pavarotti fan, but sutherland could blow anyone away, you have no idea of the size of her voice. She's up there with nilsson flagstad and vickers in voice size... Much bigger voice than luciano.

[Gaspipenicklioni]

@FeelinMinnesota No way, you can barely hear her when they hit the top notes together. Listen to them seperately, Luciano's voice hits you like a giant laser. Both legendary singers though. Later

[FeelinMinnesota]

@Gaspipenicklioni But this is a recording, it isn't the same as live in a theater.. Everyone who attended opera those days said there was not a bigger voice than sutherland's except for nilsson. Pav never had a huge voice, his voice was middle size.. That doesn't make him any less spectacular (he's my fav tenor), but facts are facts. Listen to In questia reggia from Turandot. there you'll hear how much bigger Joan's voice was.

[ThePavafan]

@FeelinMinnesota Yes it is not the same in a recording and in the theater. On the recording the female voices are more appealing and sound louder than they are and the male voices sound less loud than they are. So if Pavarotti drowns her on this recording imagine how much louder was he in the theater.

[ThePavafan]

@FeelinMinnesota And there are a lot bigger voices than Sutherland. Nillson, Dimitrova, Tucker, MDM, Filipeschi etc. The biggest female voice is maybe Dimitrova, and she was drowned Pavarotti in Tosca 1985 so Pav was amazingly loud especially for a medium sized voice but thats because his technique and the travelling ability of his voice vere awesome. The loudest singer ever is maybe the tenor Carl Haus, or Ginno Peno. After them are Tucker, Pav, Corelli, MDM and after them Nilsson, Dimitrova...

[ThePavafan]

@FeelinMinnesota Pavarotti was a lot louder than Sutherland, but I am not saying this to offend her because she is one of my favorite sopranos maybe my favorite. She may be as not as loud as Pavarotti but she is one of the loudest ever. She is in the league of the dramatic sopranos, a little less loud than Dimitrova and Nilsson but definitely a lot louder than Callas. And being in the league of Nilsson it is amazing how her voice is so agile to sing coloratura.

[ThePavafan]

@FeelinMinnesota We don't have tenors, sopranos, baritones, mezzosopranos, bassos and altos of that caliber any more today.

[ThePavafan]

@FeelinMinnesota But it doesn't mean that if the voice is smaller that it has to be less loud. Pavarotti had a smaller voice but because of his perfect technique the travelling ability of his voice was awesome and he was even louder than the dramatic voices.

[b0bthekillar]

love pavarotti without the beard

[voceangelo]

I love watching their breath support engage for that long 13 count C on the 'addio'.  Pure Gold.

[japanesesen]

I love it......so gorgeous singing and so powerful!!!!

[mdragon180]

Bravo! Love Pavarotti! Love this performance! :-)

[elettrofisa]

Grandioso eccezzionale ed intramontabile, grazie pe la condivisione, Gennaro 5*

[tonydmen1]

awesome *****

[ClassicOperaGirl100]

Perfection 

[2Funcats]

@ClassicOperaGirl100 Pavarotti and Sutherland sang like two complemetary works of masterful art singing in unison. Bravo!!

[cogermax91]

@ClassicOperaGirl100 yes perfect !!!!

[xeon8519]

luciano looks soo strange without his beard

[NathanPickering]

I understand why pavarotti sports a beard now

[loveluciano1]

@NathanPickering Luciano is beautiful also without his beard.

[ac3761G]

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[LibbySingsMezzo]

It's 90 degrees here and I'm shivering!

[eodoherty47]

Bravo.Excellente ++++++++

[Gaspipenicklioni]

No microphones, no hearing devices, no electronic tweaking, no fancy props, no pyrotechnics, no people flying through the air on cables, there is nothing fake here, just two people standing on a plain stage singing to the top of their lungs, they were the real deal, two spectacular voices.

[Gaspipenicklioni]

I don't know about you guys, but Pavarotti's voice reaches depths of the soul that others cannot. It is an astounding voice that we are not likely to see for a long time from anyone else. Yes there are other great singers with great voices, but Pavarotti's has not been matched yet. It's majestic in it's beauty, range, tone, power, and longevity. I am thankful that he lived while we had the technology to record him unlike the great Enrico Caruso.

[aferiha]

¡Precisa interpretación!

[tklogan11809]

the quality of the singing here puts Callas, Caruso, Flagstad, Tebaldi, Nilsson, Di Stefano on a second plateau, and all the pretenders (Domingo, Scotto, Bocelli) in the trash bin. Bravo Luciano & La Stupenda!

[Mooorhe]

Listen to the final pair of B flats; Pavarotti's incredible ringing resonance, and Sutherland's bell like ping sound phenomenal when paired.

[31122051]

Una delle più grandi coppie ( in senso operistico, s'intende ) di tutti i tempi.

[JessyJ5]

I LOVE THEM @___@

[a10nmw]

Famous as she may have been, voice is very hidden. She should release and open her throat. Unlike Pav., he was brave and vulnerable with a colourful voice which was well defined n controlled.

[yllodnkcor]

It's funny to see Pavarotti whithout his beard :)

they sound sooo great together

[lunathicka]

@yllodnkcor Yeah it's strange but if he hasn't been singing i couldn't recognize him

[MissMiasWorld]

Nathan Lane? You got fat!!!

[osolemiotok]

The Japnese narator says " Suoutharland has an unushual voice. Her voice is so surprisingly rich and briliant that few tenor singers have an enough vioce to valance with hers. Luciano is one of those. The collaboration by the two singers has been a sensation this season. "

[rayer1000]

pav at his best. bravo!

[andyuk]

Was it not Sutherland who taught him that?

[tena2]

this is the best I have ever heard from Luciano Pavarotti, all power and Sutherland was fantastic as usual. Bravoooooooooooooooo

[zhou90428]

Absolutely the best ever! Nobody could match them!

[andyuk]

I seem to remember him saying that his breath control was taught to him by Joan during their Australian tour.

[corellipavarotti]

@andyuk Yep, apparently he used to feel her tummy in order to gauge here breathing.

[tena2]

the best pavarotti, young and fresh all power here

[percymartinez]

Eccolo

[rinarix1]

questo e' il pavarotti che mi piace. divino

[AleBro83]

@rinarix1 perchè quello che non ti piace qual'è escludendo i pavarotti and friends ? Voce perfetta fino alla fine

[rinarix1]

@il Pavarotti fuori ruolo per esempio (otello, Andrea Chenier Aida, Pagliacci)ma anche il tardo pavarotti ossia dopo glia anni 90 quando la sua voce era impostata a mezza via tra lirica e leggera per fare appunto il Pavarotti and friends ma anche nell'opera cadeva nell'emissione di suoni scarsi di corpo....ma il giovane pavarottii era divino questo si

[AleBro83]

non ha mai avuto suoni impostati tra la lirica e la leggera, forse ti confondi con Bocelli. Grazie a Dio ho parlato con maestri che hanno avuto la fortuna di ascoltarlo dal vivo nel 1996 proprio in Andrea Chenier. Puoi dire che a TE non piace ma dal punto di vista tecnico e teatrale non si discute. Saluti.

[rinarix1]

@AleBro83 beh insomma pure l'ho ascoltato dal vivo e che il suo registro sia cambiato dal 90 in poi lo riferiscono anche critici autorevoli, non e' una sensazione e' un fatto, comunque l'andrea chenier non fu malvagia ma nulla in paragone a Corelli o del monaco

[AleBro83]

@rinarix1 non puoi paragonare l'Andrea Chenier di Pavarotti a quello di FRANCO CORELLI il migliore di tutti i tempi in quel ruolo e dello stesso MARIO DEL MONACO secondo solo a Corelli in questo caso. Allora paragoniamo il Rodolfo di Pavarotti a quello di Corelli ???? Pavarotti era un TENORE LIRICO non aveva sicuramente la voce per Andrea Chenier e cmq riusciva a portarlo a termine divinamente. Saluti

[rinarix1]

@AleBro83 beh il termine divinamente mi sembra tanto esagerato,...il problema di voi filo pavarottiani e' che esagerate sempre....Il termine divino e riferito al "non plus ultra"...capisco tutto ma definire divino e'davvero troppo e capisco di conseguenza che Lei non parla con spirito critico ma per emozioni senza motivare le cose...io stesso ho detto che pavarotti nel video presente e' divino perche'canta nel suo ruolo......e negli anni in cui cantava e non faceva "finta"

[AleBro83]

@rinarix1 non focalizzi la discussione sul divinamente signor rinarix, da come parla non mi sembra uno sprovveduto. Prima di tutto non sono un pavarottiano e sopratutto non sono un amatore, ma una persona che studia e che ama quest'arte. Lei sa cosa significa eseguire due vocalizzi?? Sa cosa significa portare a termine una semplice frase ?? Se sapesse questo Le assicuro che non riuscirebbe a criticare Luciano Pavarotti. Il mio divinamente è riferito alla tecnica con cui porta a termine l'opera.

[rinarix1]

@AleBro83 guardi io sono un poveraccio, ma quello che so lo dico, pure io studio canto e so benissimo che mai cantero' lo faccio per passione lo faccio per amore all'arte....fare quel "non conoscete amor" dell'andrea chenier del monaco lo provava e riprovava ore intere...Il mio maestro era allievo di del monaco e a volte il gran maestro si fossilizzava sull'impostazione di una vocale ore ed ore....

[rinarix1]

@AleBro83 ..se lei dice che in andrea chenier la portava divinamente allora capisco che e' meglio terminare qui la nostra conversazione. Poi quella di mdm secondo a corelli si potrebbe contestare, ma ovviamente e' una sua opinione...allora pavarotti cantava tutto bene (secondo voi) invece gli altri beh insomma a volte peccavano

[rinarix1]

@AleBro83 .....una lucia cantata da del monaco farebbe ridere.....ma un pagliacci e da brivido per armonici potenza e drammaticita'. un Pagliacci di pavarotti e' una pagliacciata. Andrea Chenier ?????beh chiaro che rispetto a tanta spazzatura che gira e' meglio ma dire "divinamente" vuol dire essere tutto tranne che critici. La saluto

[AleBro83]

@rinarix1 @rinarix1 Lei dice che una Lucia eseguita da Del Monaca farebbe ridere, Io le dico che fa ridere questo che Lei scrive con tutto il rispetto naturalmente. Per quanto riguarda Corelli l'unico Andrea Chenier non lo dico Io ma lo dice la storia, come Del Monaco è l'unico Otello. Dice bene quando scrive che Pavarotti cantava praticamente tutto bene poi che la voce in Andrea Chenier, Otello, Pagliacci, Norma, Aida etc etc era fuori repertorio è un altro discorso.

[rinarix1]

@AleBro83 ecco appunto non puo' dire che cantava bene tutto perche otello non lo cantava bene, nemmeno andrea chenier perche' per bene non si intende solo che il suono esca bene o il fraseggio sia perfetto.....ad esempio su una 500 possiamo montare le ruote di un ferrari e la macchina corre bene ed e' stabile e tutto quello che vuole ma non centrano nulla le une con l'altra

[AleBro83]

anche mesi anche anni per una nota, lo studio del canto è cosi è uno studio infinito. Proprio per questo riuscire a criticare Pavarotti è difficile, si può discutere su repertorio non adatto alla sua voce si ma altro credo sia proprio difficile. Non dimentichiamo che è stato il Nemorino per antonomasia, il duca di Mantova della storia, uno dei primissimi Rodolfo, interpretava divinamente Riccardo, uno dei migliori Edgardo in assoluto non è un ragazzino è un MOSTRO SACRO. Saluti

[PokeWizKev826]

pavarotti looks really different without his characteristic beard.

[dubitz11]

This is ABSOLUTELY IT. Nothing comes close.

[31122051]

Una delle più grandi " coppie " della storia dell'opera, se non la più grande in assoluto.

[ViudaDark]

Creo que la mejor Lucia que he oido es Sutherland.

su voz es tan preciosa.

[24yotenor]

I was sitting here thinking how intimidating it would be to stand up there and sing with that giant austrailian woman. But Pavarotti really had the goods to bring it and handed it back.

[TheAnder87]

Pavarotti, the number one of all times

[Doooku]

@TheAnder87

over-rated. 

[SerchWagnerianBear]

@TheAnder87 Joan Sutherland, another BIG #1

[TheVittoricci]

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[MrStupendousluvforJo]

@TheVittoricci I think I understand you....I am all alone (but surrounded by family) (my Grandmothers' name is Elvira Mattucci she is 95 I live with her for 24 years) and I feel that these type of videos...and in particular Joan SutherlaND IS WHAT CARRIES ME THROUGH MY VARIOUS MISERIES......AND OF COURSE oUR lORD jESUS cHRIST....THANK YOU FOR WRITING THAT HELPFUL LITTLE PARAGRAPH.......George Dennison prentice

[Arbus2]

Maravillosos.-

[Gaspipenicklioni]

Watch Pavarotti's breathing control, absolutely flawless.

[tneprescintr]

@Gaspipenicklioni rumor has it that he learnt it from her

[Gaspipenicklioni]

@tneprescintr Yes he did, that is fact. Later

[wildfireaf]

@Gaspipenicklioni pavarotti actually learned how to breathe from sutherland; we have a lot to thank her for.

[wildfireaf]

@wildfireaf he actually bettered his breathing, not learned how to breathe.

[Gaspipenicklioni]

@wildfireaf Yea, I knew that. What a freakin' voice! He was a master at what he did.

[operaobserver]

@wildfireaf right

[alloutiu]

Greatest duo. Who is the guy without beard? What year was this performance? Pav looks like someone else.

[rrrrrrrffff]

1972

[alloutiu]

Dear rrrrrrrrrffff,

Thanks for the info. I wish you a Happy New Year filled with God's blessings.

[Leporello001]

Its so strange how abeard plays a major change in someones face, I would definately walk cross him!! Great perfomance!!!

[JeeRant]

I hate to say it, but 'sensuous' and 'womanly' are hardly words I associate with Joan Sutherland...

[loredinusa]

@JeeRant mamma mia!!! then, you should look to a video of what is her name....Jenkins?Maybe you know her name better.

[JeeRant]

I know. It's rude of me.

She has a glorious voice, of course...just not much stage presence/charisma as a performer.

[fanniandwads]

Greatest duo ever!