Pavarotti- La Boheme- O soave fanciulla

[abdito721]

beautiful i always drop a tear hahaha with this area specially the callas/di stefano version

[caper064]

Absolutely fantastic! Let's live the present but don't forget about the past. What a performance, just perfect!

[marchesano]

That was back when the microphones weren't in their faces and they sang the music like in the opera house. Simply beautiful.

[leizuoer]

Looks like one person doesn't think the fanciulla is very soave! Anyway, true greatness, thanks for sharing

[RoOodOoOloOmeg]

I was wondering if Pavarotti's voice grew up on lates 80's or Holleque's voice is really small, because I can't really listen to her when they're both singing. And they're singing almost in the same spot, so it won't be the microphone.

[Giovannifabuloso]

Pavarotti was a god. I ws at this concert . He was amazing.

[agentspinnaker]

man made it look TOO easy

[31122051]

Rodolfo = Luciano Pavarotti !!!

[AleBro83]

@31122051 esatto carissimo amico

[mafiosogiacomo]

Can you add the name of the soprano, "Elizabeth Holleque," in the info?

[uncjim]

Good idea. It's done.

[Willzito]

4:15 - 4:40 Amazing. It's like u're in an empty opera house or teather, just you, u close your eyes and listen to this like Pavarotti was really there singing in the backstage.

[nivekyarb]

Hairs on the back on the neck time!!!!!!!

[R7Baritone]

This woman is amazing: her name is Elizabeth Holleque

Sorry, you could put it the other videos of this Pavarotti Plus! where they sing Juan Pons, Barbara Dever and other singers ...

Thank you!

[ikmarchini]

O soave fanciulla. Is it possible to fix the spelling in the title? Thanks!

[uncjim]

Oops! Done..thanks.

[tauromaniac]

JUST LISTEN TO THE MUSIC!!!! god so many "musicians" lol

[XxTuPaPyxX]

bravo nada mas q decir!!!

[angelofmusic2010]

In the original score, the last note is suppose to be a C5 or Rodolfo and a C6 for Mimi. In this rendition, they took it down a half step for where it was a B5 and B6, or at least that is what it sounded.

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Try B4 for the tenor. It's not B5! Go get educated. It goes as A4-B4-C5.

[ILoveTobin]

actually it doesn't even get to C5

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

For a in-key rendition see Pavarotti and Cotrubas at la Scala in 1979 or Pavarotti & Freni in 1961 or Pavarotti & Freni in San Fransisco in 1988.

[igancedo]

In the original score, Puccini wrote -for the tenor- as last note a D4. The C5 is interpolated by many tenors but it was not written in that way (see page 82 of the Ricordi Edition of the piano-voice score). When they go Amor, Amor!... Amor! the second one for the soprano is C5-A5, while tenor goes C4-F4, while the last Amor! is A5-C6 for the soprano, F4-D4 for the tenor.

The key is changed in 2:31 where Mimi says V'aspettan gli amici, that's where they lower it half a step.

Anyhow...great!!

[alexucem]

@igancedo

bravo you have a great knowledge about clasical opera

[Jazzy268]

In 1984, I was on my way on vacation to Jamaica West Indies, while waiting for the taxi, I flip the TV channel and on Bravo, the opera La Boheme was playing. I heard this aria and fell in love with this man. I am a Motown and Disco fan. But anything Pavarotti I will stop listen. I do not speak italian, french or spanish. Who cares, I love how this man sings and make me feels.

[alrudina]

even if you speak italian you can't understand the words of tenors cause most of them don't give inportance to the words as they don't speak italian and the opera sounds ugly,Pavarotti is the only one i can understand very well the words and for sure.. he is unique.

[ILoveTobin]

Wonderful! Almost a whole love scene on the concert stage, Pavarotti sang this aria rare on concert stages so it's a bit surprising seeing this here! So tender. Beautiful!

[SonoPortoricano]

This is true. He was wonderful in this, and the high C (its a C, right?) at the end was marvelous.

He truly was great, and he shined the most not in concert stages but specially in recitals and live performances like this.

[discovolante21]

No it's a B but still wonderful.

[tdeane34]

It's a B.

[loveluciano1]

Beautiful and touching very much, to hear luciano sung this aria especially in the end, what a beautiful voice, what a beautiful man. i love him so much.

[arianwen1]

Oooh wonderful to hear the Maestro singing this beautiful ariah. Many thanks.

[iriisblue]

He's incredible here, approaching age 60. Now he's gone. Of course, so is she. What a pedestrian singer to be paired with this legend. Sad foreshadowing of what was to come in the world of opera.

[gomalaca2008]

bravo !!!

[pbogdanovic]

For me this is one of the best renditions, and I've hear many!

[183519999]

Thank you to U tube For keeping this beautifully sung opera alive..... this aria allways brings me to tears

[eodoherty47]

Beautiful....gives me goosebumps !!!!

[shaunlavery735]

bravo

[alex879999]

Beautiful!