The ideal role for Jose Carreras and not only because his name is in the role.
In my opinion, Don Jose should possess some of the qualities of a lyric tenor with the same strength as a spinto. Carreras has just the voice. He hits the Bb pianissimo EXACTLY how Bizet intended it to be. His french is spot on, and doesn't make the same mistakes you can find with other singers with pronunciation.
His voice already developed a wobble here when he was still pretty young& the vocal line is all stretched out.His falsetto is not impressive.I guess his beautiful quality of voice overshadows these short comings.For me the role is just to heavy for him.The rubberneckers approve and maybe thats what counts.This is the 1st & last time I will listen to this. I;d rather hear Corelli Tucker DelMonaco Martinelli DiStefano Bjorling Lanza Zenatello Gigli. Just about anyone else.
hmm... great acting? I suppose if wandering back and forth with clenched fists is great acting then Pavarotti was John Barrymore! lol. But seriously, i loved the way he morphed into Mel Torme for the climactic high B!
Cómo no valorar el empleo de la voz de una de las maneras más personales que he visto junto con Di Stephano y Corelli. José eres un don y lo tienes. Conseguiste la amplitud que querías. Que belleza!!!!
Esta es la primera vez que he visto a un tenor cantar el último verso al estilo falsetto y la verdad es que Carreras lo clavó. Le dio el sentimiento apropiado del momento. Hay muchos que lo cantan "a toda fuerza" y resulta excitante pero esta interpretación fue muy buena. Controla Carreras muy bien el falsetto.
@siglino No es mi intención contradecirte o entrar en polémica, pero creo que no hizo un falsetto, sino un exquisito PIANISSIMO... y por ej... jon vickers también lo solia hacer... a mi gusto queda bárbaro. saludos
@coreTenore Descuide, Amigo. Es probable que tengas razón. La verdad es que los cantantes que saben hacer bien el pianissimo tienen un talento increíble. El tenore prediletto de mi padre es Franco Corelli. Su pianissimo es de los mejores.
Aclaro antes de opinar que no soy Espa~ol. Creo que Carreras y Domingo son los que mejor interpretan a Don Jose precisamente porque Don Jose, al igual que Placido y Josep son Espa~oles. Hay algo en este personaje que los otros no sintonizan y ellos lo hacen a la perfeccion. Cual de los dos es mejor. Yo declaro un EMPATE. Los dos son INSUPERABLES en este rol.........
Between them, Domingo definitely has the more reliable--albeit less refined--vocal technique, and a noticeably more powerful upper register. His middle register is middling at best, however, which is precisely where most of tenor singing takes place. This is where Carreras excels, and why, in his day, he' was a greater tenor than either Pavarotti or Domingo. Listen to his 70's Verdi and some of the songs and arias he recorded during the early 80's--he has no real competition.
Sin duda, una de las mejores versiones de la ópera "Carmen". José Carreras, aunque carente del temple de un militar, deja su impronta en su extraordinaria voz y conmovedora actuación en este pasaje. Jonas Kaufmann también tiene una actuación destacada.
Domingo es Domingo!! Kraus es Kraus y Carreras es Carreras.....no hay necesidad de comparar ....todos ellos ponen sentimiento en sus marvillosas voces y eso los hace unicos........
@6061649 I have enough High School Spanish to translate this and I agree with you. Fortunately I have no technical musical training so I can't criticize, I just enjoy!
I know it's silly, but everytime I watch this recording, I can't help but feel OCD about Baltsa's necklace being off center. I guess it jumps out at me while they zoom in at the end. :P
Listen to that crowd! This aria was once called "perfect", and we can hear why. There is no doubt he deserves to be on the pedestal of great tenors; he had great chops once. This may or may not be his best, but he has plenty of fans moved by his intense stage craft and soaring notes. I prefer a full voice on that Bb, but Bizet was clear: sing it softly and intensely. And Carreras gave us his best. Did anyone notice how much he drooled (1:51 and 3:12)? At his juiciest, in more ways than one!
If you want to hear this sung well live, listen to EMMANUEL DI VILLAROSA sing this. I have always been a great lover of Mr. Carreras' voice, especially when he was very young, but I am not very impressed with this live recording. His B flat at the end is entirely in head and not a true mezzo-voce. Di Villarosa's rendition is simply breathtaking and sounds much like a young Mr. Carreras. Not once does he sound like he is pushing his like Mr. Carreras does in this video.
ok man we got it!!I hear him and it`s good,but not to compare with Carreras!!And you starting to be boring writing this on every Flower aria on you tube!!!
Not only is he as good, he is better! Just because he isn't famous YET, doesn't mean that he is any less good. As for posting on every Flower aria, I think I will post on EVERY ARIA. that way you can see his name every where you look.
@10rfan What a stupid comment!!Why would i look at your comment ??Man i didn`t say that he isn`t better cause he is not famous.He just isn`t better.He wouldn`t be better if he is famous like Caruso,cause that`s not the point!!
@Huljic - I guess you must like pushed, uncontrolled singing. So you must love this video as that is all he does here. The crowd is applauding his fame not his rendition. His piano at the end is nothing more than falsetto. Cheap!
There is no doubt that when Carreras was at his peak his voice was probably the most beautiful to listen to, but he never had control of it and he sang all the wrong rep. As proof he is no longer able to sing well and hasn't been able to since before he fell ill.
But pushed and uncontrolled ,no!!He had leukemia not a flu so he really could be with his best after that!But ok again your opinion ! I can`t write any more:)
Traducción: La flor que me tiraste en la prisión, aún marchita, conmigo estuvo, esta flor mantenía su dulce perfume. Y por muchas horas, sobre mis ojos, con los párpados cerrados, de ese perfume me embriagué ¡y en la oscuridad tu rostro veía! Y me encontré maldiciéndote, odiándote, y diciendo para mí: ¿Por qué el destino quiso que te cruzaras en mi camino?
Luego me acusé de blasfemia y no sentía en mí más que un deseo, una sola esperanza: ¡Verte otra vez, Carmen! ¡Sí, verte otra vez! Solo bastaba que aparecieras, que sólo me miraras y de mi ser entero tomaras posesión. Oh, mi Carmen: ¡soy tuyo! ¡Carmen, te amo!
Although I love Mr. Carreras in other recordings, I do no think this is his best performance. Domingo and Kaufman seem to be more in control of this aria. There is a LOT of yelling in here and the rubati sound artificial and. The orchestra sounds thick and slow, uncomparable to Vienna/Kleiber or Paris/Domingo.
Listen to Jon Vickers sing it. He's amazing. The score actually calls for pianissimo for that phrase. But not many tenors can sing it that way so they blast it.
such pure expression of frustration and love oscilliating ,desperation, spurned and yet still imbibed with the love he cannot get out of his inner self....its so manifested even I as don't understand a word of French!!
Yes. I still say Jose. I'm not saying I don't adore Placido's voice, I just think Jose's acting was slightly better. He seems more hurt and more desperately in loe with Carmen.
La mejor de todas las "Carmes", con Josep Carreras y Agnes Baltsa...Clássico, perfecto...Sonido para los Dioses! Allá, no tengo más o que decir!!! És el todo: Vida, felicidad y muerte. AB
You can't just "say" Jose Carreras is better. Jose and Placido are 2 of the best tenors of our generation. You can see that their interpretations are very different. Here Jose opted to falsetto for the high Bb, after finishing his staging. Placido sang the Bb at full voice and starting kneeling at the same time which is VERY hard to do vocally. However in the score it's supposed to be a pianissimo Bb which is even harder to do full voice. So it's a matter of taste not who's better than who.
@nestersg I would have to agree with you...certainly not to take away from Maestro Domingo. But, I just feel Carreras brought a natural elegant lyricism to the role of Don Jose.
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Dammit. I've tried and tried but I can't watch this video without crying. No one phrases in this aria with more tenderness and passion than Carreras. Simply heartbreaking.
I agree...I haven´t cried but I think this interpretation really comes from his heart, and it´s thrilling...I do not care if people think his voice sucked or if his techinique did...this is great...if I´d been Carmen...I would have lost it all right there and then
His tone isn't as focused or as full as one would like in Don Jose, but he WAS, after all, in the midst of chemotherapy for leukemia at the time of this telecast. I DO like his phrasing in the aria; WELL DONE!!!!! Nice head tone on the last B-flat; quite the achievement (done by McCracken, too, in the 1970's at the Met). Levine and the orchestra are wonderful to listen to. I like the "dead-pan" on Baltsa through the aria; to this Carmen, all that passion is "just words." Thanks for sharing.
however--that is a out of color,off the cords sound and really falsetone--why not,if you are going to sing pp there, sing the rest of the markings throughout the aria? well, anyway, enjoy it if you like it...
interessant d'ecouter un espagnol parler francais.remarquable interpretation.j'aime bcp Jose Carreras.carmen aurait pu manifester un peu plus d'emotion
is Carreras not hitting that last high note on purpose? please someone explain me detail. because I saw him castrating that high note at 1994 world cup. or is it because its tough for him. I suppose he cut it on purpose for his own interpretation
Tired of Domingo this Domingo that, expressive singer yes, , very average high notes, bad technique(cant stand seeing that tongue in the air). A good singer, but nowhere near one of the greats. Carreras is way better, more full, colourfull timbre, just a much better voice. Great interpretation of this aria!!!
isn't that whay music is about though- expression?... granted, I will completely agree that Domingo does not have a strong technique, or great high register, i'll even go as far to say he is highly overrated... but he has the rare ability to reach the listener through his music, and puts so much passion and soul into every note he sings..thats what makes him unique...
you know Carrera's idol was the great "Pippo" DiStefano. That is probably why something great rubbed off on Carreras from Di Stefano !!! :) Both tenors could make me cry.
hmm, is he just doing it piano because he can´t hit the Bb with his "real" voice and only with the "falsett" voice? but it is an interesting interpretation...
It is just his interpretation. He usually sang the Bb in piano throughout his career. Jon Vickers also sang the Bb in piano and he had very little trouble with the Bb. I have this on dvd, Carreras actually hits a high C at the end of act 2.
He's as usual very good voice! This aria is equivalent to those really expensive and rare paintings in a museum, if there is a museum for aria this should be one of them.
Oh heavens, this is gorgeous! If a man as handsome as Jose Carreras sang a song like this to me, I'd melt into a little pudddle of butter. How Agnes Baltsa maintains her composure as the very cool Carmen, I'll never know! The part where Carreras gets down on his knees and takes her hand at the end just kills me...very romantic! I've heard a recording of Carreras & Baltsa in "Carmen" but this is the first time I've seen a clip from it. Thank you!
Uno de mis tenores favoritos, que pone en cada frase un énfasis inusual. Sus interpretaciones están llenas de fuerza e ímpetu especiales a pesar de que en materia de técnica deje mucho que desear.
Carreras is ususaly not one of my favorite tenor,but i have to say his singing is so passionate and convincing (although he could not convince Carmen:( and his articulation is great.for a non-french speaker he did good and i finally could actually understand all the words he sang. un seul desir!un seul espoir!te revoir Carmen,oui,te revoir. Bravo!
Finally, someone who is actually looking at the score.
Stylistically, still not correct and his vowels are too open (as are other admirer's of Giuseppe Di Stefano e.g. Maestro Pavarotti - God rest his soul).
Marvelous! He's one of the most sensitive singers ever, but his approach is very masculine. I only heard one or two little moments where he went a little bit sharp, but simply gorgeous!
perhaps it could be Alagna's diction is better...gee...I wonder why???? AH! I got it! Could it be because he's FRENCH???!! Fine. But he can't top Carreras's vocal beauty or power!
I agree with you, PIPSPROF. What a voice!
alexxseeman 2 days ago
bravo islandofgrass - you've got it in one!!! He IS on the pedestal of great tenors - no doubt. Agree with SDVUHLAP too - the best ever.
pipsprof 2 months ago
bravo islandofgrass - you've got it in one!!! He IS on the pedestal of great tenors - no doubt.
pipsprof 2 months ago
The ideal role for Jose Carreras and not only because his name is in the role.
In my opinion, Don Jose should possess some of the qualities of a lyric tenor with the same strength as a spinto. Carreras has just the voice. He hits the Bb pianissimo EXACTLY how Bizet intended it to be. His french is spot on, and doesn't make the same mistakes you can find with other singers with pronunciation.
Bravo Carreras!
Dhyahbolical 2 months ago
Baltsa bad but i love jose
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Konstantinfrol 3 months ago
fantastic !!!
MrFrenchaccent 5 months ago
Carreras je v této arii snad nepřekonatelný v síle citu , který na člověka zapůsobí! o úchvatné! Díky !
zdevol7 5 months ago in playlist Opera
I do like Carreras' acting, but I hate the way he approaches the high Bb.
MusicCndctr 5 months ago
A beautiful voice - velvet and mercury. Nice interpretation ... My soul cries with Don Jose ... Thank you, Maestro...
czechoperafan 5 months ago
I keep coming back to this aria on YouTube. Some of the most moving singing I've ever heard. Wonderful control at the end.
bb1111116 6 months ago
His voice already developed a wobble here when he was still pretty young& the vocal line is all stretched out.His falsetto is not impressive.I guess his beautiful quality of voice overshadows these short comings.For me the role is just to heavy for him.The rubberneckers approve and maybe thats what counts.This is the 1st & last time I will listen to this. I;d rather hear Corelli Tucker DelMonaco Martinelli DiStefano Bjorling Lanza Zenatello Gigli. Just about anyone else.
sugarbist 6 months ago
@sugarbist
Strangulated and pushed - the Bb was embarrassing!
TheKyomu2010 2 months ago
@TheKyomu2010 i know Thanks for responding
sugarbist 2 months ago
i think that the Carreras' version is better than Placido Domingo
35m 6 months ago
Muy lindo ..
veeerooniicaaa 7 months ago
POOR JOSE. I wish he didn't get sick. What a voice, what potential!!
KaleidoscopeAct 7 months ago
hmm... great acting? I suppose if wandering back and forth with clenched fists is great acting then Pavarotti was John Barrymore! lol. But seriously, i loved the way he morphed into Mel Torme for the climactic high B!
bkmk777 8 months ago
claro que en esta Opera, es mejor la versión del Maestro Carreras
artugons 8 months ago
Que belleza!!!! Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sisifus100 9 months ago
Cómo no valorar el empleo de la voz de una de las maneras más personales que he visto junto con Di Stephano y Corelli. José eres un don y lo tienes. Conseguiste la amplitud que querías. Que belleza!!!!
orfeo1993 9 months ago
Ah,how wonderful ...bravo bravo!!!
callas777 9 months ago
Brilliant singing, especially the pianissimo at the end.
bb1111116 9 months ago
HE IS DON JOSE !!!!!
1111waon 9 months ago
Great Voice
ELGORITHM 10 months ago
Meilleure interprétation que Kaufman.
louvet66 11 months ago
Bravo Jose--I just love your singing--for a very long time, it has meant so much to me.
georgerannie 1 year ago
this one shows some cleavage too.
goerizal 1 year ago
Those were strong Bravos! from the audience
MrMrmike5 1 year ago 3
I love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
baja6211 1 year ago
Carreras je úžasný Don José !!! Nádherný - plný tenor!
zdevol7 1 year ago
Esta es la primera vez que he visto a un tenor cantar el último verso al estilo falsetto y la verdad es que Carreras lo clavó. Le dio el sentimiento apropiado del momento. Hay muchos que lo cantan "a toda fuerza" y resulta excitante pero esta interpretación fue muy buena. Controla Carreras muy bien el falsetto.
siglino 1 year ago
@siglino No es mi intención contradecirte o entrar en polémica, pero creo que no hizo un falsetto, sino un exquisito PIANISSIMO... y por ej... jon vickers también lo solia hacer... a mi gusto queda bárbaro. saludos
coreTenore 9 months ago
@coreTenore Descuide, Amigo. Es probable que tengas razón. La verdad es que los cantantes que saben hacer bien el pianissimo tienen un talento increíble. El tenore prediletto de mi padre es Franco Corelli. Su pianissimo es de los mejores.
siglino 9 months ago
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thank you carreras, i'm a tenor as well but you are the best
mimsanfouk 1 year ago
thank you carreras, i'm a tenor as well but you are the best
mimsanfouk 1 year ago 3
Carreras never seems to know what to do with his hands, and always ends up holding them blandly at his sides. Hmm.
JeeRant 1 year ago
Excellent
jrworde 1 year ago
Aclaro antes de opinar que no soy Espa~ol. Creo que Carreras y Domingo son los que mejor interpretan a Don Jose precisamente porque Don Jose, al igual que Placido y Josep son Espa~oles. Hay algo en este personaje que los otros no sintonizan y ellos lo hacen a la perfeccion. Cual de los dos es mejor. Yo declaro un EMPATE. Los dos son INSUPERABLES en este rol.........
emiliano52 1 year ago
Is Carmen awake??? She doesn't even blink!!! Fortunalely for Carreras he doesn't need any help!!!!
potitodos 1 year ago 2
I love him at 2:08..he gets settled in to perform the signature of this aria.
ScottyDinBoston 1 year ago
nice cleavage, but is she alive?
schuberthomas 1 year ago
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JorbenadzeDr 1 year ago
Between them, Domingo definitely has the more reliable--albeit less refined--vocal technique, and a noticeably more powerful upper register. His middle register is middling at best, however, which is precisely where most of tenor singing takes place. This is where Carreras excels, and why, in his day, he' was a greater tenor than either Pavarotti or Domingo. Listen to his 70's Verdi and some of the songs and arias he recorded during the early 80's--he has no real competition.
djs259 1 year ago 4
@djs259 I agree with you completely. In those early recordings you can tell what an exceptional voice he had.
arpeggio1358 1 year ago
Sin duda, una de las mejores versiones de la ópera "Carmen". José Carreras, aunque carente del temple de un militar, deja su impronta en su extraordinaria voz y conmovedora actuación en este pasaje. Jonas Kaufmann también tiene una actuación destacada.
maxelgladiador 1 year ago
Domingo es Domingo!! Kraus es Kraus y Carreras es Carreras.....no hay necesidad de comparar ....todos ellos ponen sentimiento en sus marvillosas voces y eso los hace unicos........
6061649 1 year ago
@6061649 I have enough High School Spanish to translate this and I agree with you. Fortunately I have no technical musical training so I can't criticize, I just enjoy!
NKWIAM 1 year ago
@NKWIAM it is in French you dolt!
mte603 1 year ago
@mte603 I didn't mean the opera, I was talking about a post 6061649 wrote in Spanish.
NKWIAM 1 year ago
Absolutely Amazing..... There never such Magician of Music as young Carreras...!!!
God Bless You, Hose!
He is really the one...
ikkako1989 1 year ago 2
bravo maestro!!!grandissssimo
GUGLIELMOBRAVO 1 year ago
@3:31 -siiiiiigghh!
I know it's silly, but everytime I watch this recording, I can't help but feel OCD about Baltsa's necklace being off center. I guess it jumps out at me while they zoom in at the end. :P
MistiineChristine 1 year ago
simply perfect and incredibly emotional
ScottyDinBoston 1 year ago
Maravilloso éste video.Cuanto más tiempo pasa más calidad le veo.
Ya quisieran muchos de la nueva ola,cantar como Él.
lolalp100 1 year ago
Quina veu tan meravellosa... la melodia també és preciosa.
mitsukixfan 1 year ago
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M.A.E.S.T.R.O. BRAVO!!!!!
bordoneandosur 1 year ago
M.A.E.S.T.R.O. BRAVO!!!!!
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Chikayo3769 1 year ago
DON JOSÉ CARRERAS!
Frucito 1 year ago 2
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Frucito 1 year ago
verdaderamente ESPECTACULAR!
Frucito 1 year ago
2:28- 2:36 is what I'd like to call a musical orgasm.
evilsushix 1 year ago 2
@evilsushix how was it for you? Did the earth move? lol
elephantbarbiegirl 1 year ago
Listen to that crowd! This aria was once called "perfect", and we can hear why. There is no doubt he deserves to be on the pedestal of great tenors; he had great chops once. This may or may not be his best, but he has plenty of fans moved by his intense stage craft and soaring notes. I prefer a full voice on that Bb, but Bizet was clear: sing it softly and intensely. And Carreras gave us his best. Did anyone notice how much he drooled (1:51 and 3:12)? At his juiciest, in more ways than one!
islandofgrass 1 year ago 5
This was one of Carreras' signature roles like it or not folks
peacocktravels 1 year ago 5
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If you want to hear this sung well live, listen to EMMANUEL DI VILLAROSA sing this. I have always been a great lover of Mr. Carreras' voice, especially when he was very young, but I am not very impressed with this live recording. His B flat at the end is entirely in head and not a true mezzo-voce. Di Villarosa's rendition is simply breathtaking and sounds much like a young Mr. Carreras. Not once does he sound like he is pushing his like Mr. Carreras does in this video.
10rfan 2 years ago
ok man we got it!!I hear him and it`s good,but not to compare with Carreras!!And you starting to be boring writing this on every Flower aria on you tube!!!
Huljic 1 year ago
Not only is he as good, he is better! Just because he isn't famous YET, doesn't mean that he is any less good. As for posting on every Flower aria, I think I will post on EVERY ARIA. that way you can see his name every where you look.
10rfan 1 year ago
@10rfan What a stupid comment!!Why would i look at your comment ??Man i didn`t say that he isn`t better cause he is not famous.He just isn`t better.He wouldn`t be better if he is famous like Caruso,cause that`s not the point!!
Huljic 1 year ago
@Huljic - I guess you must like pushed, uncontrolled singing. So you must love this video as that is all he does here. The crowd is applauding his fame not his rendition. His piano at the end is nothing more than falsetto. Cheap!
There is no doubt that when Carreras was at his peak his voice was probably the most beautiful to listen to, but he never had control of it and he sang all the wrong rep. As proof he is no longer able to sing well and hasn't been able to since before he fell ill.
10rfan 1 year ago
@10rfan
Ahh opinion is yours ok...
But pushed and uncontrolled ,no!!He had leukemia not a flu so he really could be with his best after that!But ok again your opinion ! I can`t write any more:)
Huljic 1 year ago
Una de las mejores interpretaciones que haya escuchado...majestuoso Carreras.-
Arbus2 2 years ago
valdemarcld 2 years ago
valdemarcld 2 years ago
The best Don Jose ever!
sdvuhlap 2 years ago 6
Although I love Mr. Carreras in other recordings, I do no think this is his best performance. Domingo and Kaufman seem to be more in control of this aria. There is a LOT of yelling in here and the rubati sound artificial and. The orchestra sounds thick and slow, uncomparable to Vienna/Kleiber or Paris/Domingo.
MyMusic0201 2 years ago
You know, he has got fantastically bright notes in his voice....
I feel the sun, coming up from the horizont..
And you?)
ikkako1989 2 years ago 12
Es taaan precioso...
infielesno 2 years ago
3:28 - 3:36... ¡Hermoso!
16luli 2 years ago
3:27 to 3:36: so lyrical. I always wanted to hear a tenor sing that high Bb like that.
Milordvega 2 years ago 6
Listen to Jon Vickers sing it. He's amazing. The score actually calls for pianissimo for that phrase. But not many tenors can sing it that way so they blast it.
singingbuffalo 2 years ago
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Milordvega 2 years ago
I just love this. I have the DVD and it is nearly worn out! Josep was put on this earth to play Don Jose.
MsF1Annie 2 years ago 8
such pure expression of frustration and love oscilliating ,desperation, spurned and yet still imbibed with the love he cannot get out of his inner self....its so manifested even I as don't understand a word of French!!
cebejay 2 years ago 7
His emotion trumps other 'acting' in operatic performances. Agnes Baltsa was so FANTASTIC in the performance.
She was so convincingly cruel and uncaring about those entrapped by
her fleeting feelings. A black spider!
Dancing while singing perfectly -WOW!
Josep's piannissmo ascending phrase
at 3:26 sent chills up my spine. I think this
is a definitive Carmen perfomance. I had it on video, and never tire of it.
tuadolcefanciulla 2 years ago 6
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DON JOSÉ = MIGUEL FLETA
jcbcn751 2 years ago
Yes. I still say Jose. I'm not saying I don't adore Placido's voice, I just think Jose's acting was slightly better. He seems more hurt and more desperately in loe with Carmen.
nestersg 2 years ago 41
Muy bién José Carreras, como siempr., Hermosa e impecable su interpretación y su voz....pieri..
pieritlyon 2 years ago 14
La mejor de todas las "Carmes", con Josep Carreras y Agnes Baltsa...Clássico, perfecto...Sonido para los Dioses! Allá, no tengo más o que decir!!! És el todo: Vida, felicidad y muerte. AB
tiocas 2 years ago 12
I just watched the Placido Domingo version and I still say Jose Carreras is better.
nestersg 2 years ago 58
You can't just "say" Jose Carreras is better. Jose and Placido are 2 of the best tenors of our generation. You can see that their interpretations are very different. Here Jose opted to falsetto for the high Bb, after finishing his staging. Placido sang the Bb at full voice and starting kneeling at the same time which is VERY hard to do vocally. However in the score it's supposed to be a pianissimo Bb which is even harder to do full voice. So it's a matter of taste not who's better than who.
mrawesome425 1 year ago
@nestersg Jose Carreras rules!!
muso2007 1 year ago 2
@nestersg I would have to agree with you...certainly not to take away from Maestro Domingo. But, I just feel Carreras brought a natural elegant lyricism to the role of Don Jose.
Tenor5274 1 year ago
dieci anni prima era un' altra cosa...
fratenore 2 years ago 2
How could Carmen not run to him? Such passion, such beauty, such intense lpassion and love!
nestersg 2 years ago 6
Bravooooooooooooo!
thunderboltful 2 years ago 7
Sa voix est trop legere.
profling 2 years ago 3
Trop legere? José est spinto.
Milordvega 2 years ago
C'est tres bien.
DamnWILCO 2 years ago
Si a Ud. le gusta JOSÉ CARRERAS descubra ahora a LOS 30 TENORES en mi lista de reproducción SUPER TENOR ARIAS ( incluyendo a CLAUDIO SOTELO interpretando ARIA DEL CIRUJANO en pre-estreno mundial para YOUTUBE ) y dígame cual es su preferido.
Y, si puede, no se olvide de ayudar a la FUNDACIÓN JOSEP CARRERAS CONTRA LA LEUCEMIA ( JOSÉ CARRERAS LAUKAEMIA FOUNDATION )
Gracias
upatoia 2 years ago
Creo que el publico dice mas de lo que hemos escrito en los comentarios.
lcboteroo 2 years ago 2
BUSQUENLA ES EN VIENNA EN 1978
larvael32 2 years ago
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BUENA PERO NINGUNA COMO LA DE PLACIDO
larvael32 2 years ago
Dammit. I've tried and tried but I can't watch this video without crying. No one phrases in this aria with more tenderness and passion than Carreras. Simply heartbreaking.
FacePaster 2 years ago 4
I agree...I haven´t cried but I think this interpretation really comes from his heart, and it´s thrilling...I do not care if people think his voice sucked or if his techinique did...this is great...if I´d been Carmen...I would have lost it all right there and then
bravazingara 2 years ago 4
His tone isn't as focused or as full as one would like in Don Jose, but he WAS, after all, in the midst of chemotherapy for leukemia at the time of this telecast. I DO like his phrasing in the aria; WELL DONE!!!!! Nice head tone on the last B-flat; quite the achievement (done by McCracken, too, in the 1970's at the Met). Levine and the orchestra are wonderful to listen to. I like the "dead-pan" on Baltsa through the aria; to this Carmen, all that passion is "just words." Thanks for sharing.
jmccracken1963 2 years ago
He had LEUKEMIA and he sang this?!?!?
Everyone needs to cut this guy some slack.
"Oh sorry, I'm not singing at my utmost best today because I have LEUKEMIA YOU FUCKING RETARD."
Chizpurfle52595 2 years ago 4
his leukemia came 2 years later
stybboon 2 years ago
Beautiful voice! Plus he looks like Marlon Brando. Gorgeous.
evilsushix 2 years ago 6
Oh my good. It's right. Also his face expressions are similar to Brando
LordoftheTrapdoors 2 years ago 6
hahaha what is wrong with that bitch? is she living?
jokerab112 2 years ago
what in the world is she doing. i hope she sings way better than she acts.
msalasan 2 years ago
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donegalpilgrim 2 years ago
wow, his mouth opens really wide!
however--that is a out of color,off the cords sound and really falsetone--why not,if you are going to sing pp there, sing the rest of the markings throughout the aria? well, anyway, enjoy it if you like it...
btsg 2 years ago
Carreras, fantàstic. Però qui és aquesta pànfila-estaquirot de Carmen? Ja podria aprendre aquesta bleda de l'art d'interpretar d'en Josep!
trovador1976 3 years ago
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Bondodevil 3 years ago
OMG! This is one of my favorite renditions of the flower song. Who plays this Don Jose?
battleoneliac 3 years ago
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Bondodevil 3 years ago
Jose Carreras.
shmoogle14 2 years ago 2
interessant d'ecouter un espagnol parler francais.remarquable interpretation.j'aime bcp Jose Carreras.carmen aurait pu manifester un peu plus d'emotion
fraternalsword 3 years ago
Lovely!
Thank you!
ThroughMusic 3 years ago
is Carreras not hitting that last high note on purpose? please someone explain me detail. because I saw him castrating that high note at 1994 world cup. or is it because its tough for him. I suppose he cut it on purpose for his own interpretation
LucaYune 3 years ago
as stated before, the score calls for pp, but, italian tradition has the beginning softly, and the end forte. hope that helps.
ernestocorelli 3 years ago
what does pp mean?
LucaYune 3 years ago
pp means pianissimo (softly).
ernestocorelli 3 years ago
thank you for your words
LucaYune 3 years ago
you are welcome! :o)
btw, a pp Bb (the last high note) is difficult for any tenor. :) IMO.
ernestocorelli 3 years ago
Ahhhhh!!! que cosa!!! para mi1!!! NADIE COMO ESTA VOZ PARA ESTA ARIA !!!
misio15 3 years ago
bien dicho.
fraternalsword 3 years ago
Oh, it's so lovely! 3:30, especially!
forallyouknow 3 years ago
or at 4:11 or 4:20...
gheeah 3 years ago
Tired of Domingo this Domingo that, expressive singer yes, , very average high notes, bad technique(cant stand seeing that tongue in the air). A good singer, but nowhere near one of the greats. Carreras is way better, more full, colourfull timbre, just a much better voice. Great interpretation of this aria!!!
djtsinopoulos 3 years ago 6
isn't that whay music is about though- expression?... granted, I will completely agree that Domingo does not have a strong technique, or great high register, i'll even go as far to say he is highly overrated... but he has the rare ability to reach the listener through his music, and puts so much passion and soul into every note he sings..thats what makes him unique...
mdcam89 3 years ago
just...wonderful. made me cry at the end.
neshama0587 3 years ago 3
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Carrearas sounds like a schoolboy!
I have listened to Jussi Bjorling before...
This is horrible in comaparaison. Absolutelu awful!!
maxhansendk 3 years ago
Who is Jussi Bjorling? CARRERAS NOT CARREARAS sing with the heart not only voice and sound.
The perfect technic not enough for sing love aria like this
Krizia65c13 3 years ago
and also Giuseppe Di Stefano can I hear in this aria but nobody other!!!!! I've hear Bjorling...not convincing for nothing!
Krizia65c13 3 years ago 2
you know Carrera's idol was the great "Pippo" DiStefano. That is probably why something great rubbed off on Carreras from Di Stefano !!! :) Both tenors could make me cry.
Tenor5274 3 years ago 2
Good performance but after hearing Domingo's version from 1978 or Björling's from the fifties for me it takes more than this to burst into tears.
Nevertheless, thanks for uploading
Ethratian 3 years ago
He sings that last Bb in pianissimo...how beautiful. It sounds much better with the piano, than forte. Bravo!
mcknighty11 3 years ago 2
hmm, is he just doing it piano because he can´t hit the Bb with his "real" voice and only with the "falsett" voice? but it is an interesting interpretation...
Linnerstedt 3 years ago
It is just his interpretation. He usually sang the Bb in piano throughout his career. Jon Vickers also sang the Bb in piano and he had very little trouble with the Bb. I have this on dvd, Carreras actually hits a high C at the end of act 2.
mcknighty11 3 years ago
ok, well sometimes you don´t know. thanks for the information!
Linnerstedt 3 years ago
I don't think so. Take a look to the score.
That phrase is marked as 'pp' Pianissimo. Some people ignore and sing forte because it's impossible to sing pianissimo with full voice.
hunny1227 3 years ago
I don't think so. Take a look to the score.
That phrase is marked as 'pp' Pianissimo. Some people ignore and sing forte because it's impossible to sing pianissimo with full voice.
hunny1227 3 years ago
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hunny1227 3 years ago
He's as usual very good voice! This aria is equivalent to those really expensive and rare paintings in a museum, if there is a museum for aria this should be one of them.
mondayblues5 3 years ago 7
Great comment, mondayblues!
novice1959 3 years ago 3
Genius
shelleyop26 3 years ago 3
si j'etai carmen e me jetterai en personne !!!
missousita 3 years ago
ужасно!!!
079470047 3 years ago
Nice. Although I think Carreras looks a little too nice to play the mad violent Don Jose later in the opera :D
ShawDAMAN 3 years ago
indeed ... I like the singing, but I think he needs to look a bit more "disturbed" at this point
JohnRiemannSoong 3 years ago
no i wouldn't want to sleep, actually lol ;)
Italia1987 3 years ago
This production of Carmen is my favorite. The entire cast is awesome. Carreras sounds glorious!
donatello1 4 years ago 9
LOL - you would want to sleep? ;-)
Phaedrax2 4 years ago 2
lol about Phaedrax's comment...
gheeah 3 years ago
Luis lima es el mejor don jose y en el escenario era impresionante
camilalima81 4 years ago
ooo jose please marry mee and sing me this to sleep!!!!
Italia1987 4 years ago 2
Escucharon en esta aria al tenor argentino Luis Lima? Sin igual. Un gran Don Jose...por eso, hay que escucharlo en el rol completo.
samidtano 4 years ago
Amazing! Incredible! Beautiful! Man, Baltsa sure had a nice rack! Oh, and Jose was good, too.
daddy2foots 4 years ago 3
Para esta aria, para mi Josep Carreras es el Mejor.
misio15 4 years ago
Oh heavens, this is gorgeous! If a man as handsome as Jose Carreras sang a song like this to me, I'd melt into a little pudddle of butter. How Agnes Baltsa maintains her composure as the very cool Carmen, I'll never know! The part where Carreras gets down on his knees and takes her hand at the end just kills me...very romantic! I've heard a recording of Carreras & Baltsa in "Carmen" but this is the first time I've seen a clip from it. Thank you!
novice1959 4 years ago 4
I love how he did the run at the end
NeoMalikov 4 years ago
Que pena es la ignorancia. Carreras, pura técnica. Unico.
Calaf1983 4 years ago
el mejor
jaimepablogarcia 4 years ago
el mejor
jaimepablogarcia 4 years ago
Uno de mis tenores favoritos, que pone en cada frase un énfasis inusual. Sus interpretaciones están llenas de fuerza e ímpetu especiales a pesar de que en materia de técnica deje mucho que desear.
jaimepablogarcia 4 years ago
The best! Thanks Carreras, for this we love you....
martello79 4 years ago 2
Carreras is ususaly not one of my favorite tenor,but i have to say his singing is so passionate and convincing (although he could not convince Carmen:( and his articulation is great.for a non-french speaker he did good and i finally could actually understand all the words he sang. un seul desir!un seul espoir!te revoir Carmen,oui,te revoir. Bravo!
fraternalsword 4 years ago
Finally, someone who is actually looking at the score.
Stylistically, still not correct and his vowels are too open (as are other admirer's of Giuseppe Di Stefano e.g. Maestro Pavarotti - God rest his soul).
1975dpj 4 years ago
Bravo Maestro!!!
canalarkero 4 years ago
Marvelous! He's one of the most sensitive singers ever, but his approach is very masculine. I only heard one or two little moments where he went a little bit sharp, but simply gorgeous!
ShamusMacGuffin 4 years ago
From the artistic point of view, well I think that the scene does not need any comment: it comments on its own. Marvellous, absolutely.
As regard Carreras...yeah if only he sang to me like that I'd probably fall down...hoping he takes me in his arms :p
A very charming man with ad inclredible voice: I love him/it.
inmylife9 4 years ago
Brilliant.
But I think the best version of his is the one conducted by Karajan. -- the famous soft-dealing of the "je t'aime"...
zhangneve 4 years ago
Oh my god, the soft singing is UTTERLY AMAZING....he is truly magnificent....
waynetenor 4 years ago
perhaps it could be Alagna's diction is better...gee...I wonder why???? AH! I got it! Could it be because he's FRENCH???!! Fine. But he can't top Carreras's vocal beauty or power!
Tenor5274 4 years ago
can't even get close!
gheeah 3 years ago