BRAVO! Mr Simoneau! This is what Mozart composed and his use of dynamics, piano and forte and back again were almost perfect. He has a beautiful legato line as well, which is ESSENTIAL for singing Mozart. However listen to Ramon Vargas in the latest Met HD production who even surpasses this beautiful rendition.
@MegaBreez Yes Alva is unsurpassed. He is, was and always will be the ultimate Don Ottavio. Noone can touch him, not Araiza, Dermota, Gedda, Wunderlich, Burrows, Winbergh nor Reti, Pavarotti, Domingo or Gigli. Not even Schiotz. and certainly not Rockwell Blake! But Simoneau is fantastic, if Alva hadn't existed, he'd be perhaps the greatest.
@mozzrt The 2 offerings of Luigi Alva here on YT singing this aria were both can belto offerings, where he used NO dynamics at all and sang the aria forte all the way through. Mozart composed the aria as a gentle, tender love declaration, which Simoneau comes very close to getting perfect here and wherein Alva fails hopelessly! If you would like to hear the BEST exponent of this aria (in my humble opinion that is) listen to Ramon Vargas on the latest Met HD production. He is absolutely glorious.
Don Octavio a été son grand rôle. Il est encore aujourd'hui considéré comme le plus grand interprète de Mozart au monde. Un grand chanteur, raffiné et si musical. Merci pour cet extrait!
Sounds wonderful. A true "Tenore di Grazia" in every sense. I think Rockwell Blake has come the closest to Simoneau in perfection of breath control and nuance. Si, Simoneau es bastante desconocido pero la nueva generacion lo descubrira. En plus, il est canadien. Vive Mozart et vive Leopold Simoneau!
That amount of control in one's singing is a relic of a golden age we may never see again. There is not a single tenor I know of today who can sing in such a sweet pianississimo head voice.
@forallyouknow Vladimir Albatayev comes close among modern tenors in this respect; he can definitely spin a great high pianissimo, but I have not heard him sing opera.
I love this aria. It is so beautiful and so incredibly difficult to sing. It's like the ultimate test of breath control and perfect legato. Leopold Simoneau sings a totally gorgeous version here, one of the best I've ever heard. Gracias por colgar este video.
Please dont come up with this "This is a test of breath control and legato"... This difficult aria is much more about what kind of tenorvoice you are. I rather say that this is the most beautiful version around performed by the fantastic lyric tender tenor voice of Simoneau, who also had a very good tecnique. A spinto or a dramatic tenor could never sucseed in such a way like this, even if he had technique sent from heaven.
I agree. Heavier voices, regardless of whether or not they have incredibly perfect technique, CAN'T sing with this kind of soft nuance cause their cords don't have the same kind of natural length and thinness of a light lyric tenor. This is why for my money, the light lyric tenor, only when they have perfect technique, appeals to me at all in the aesthetic.
Ce ténor québécois fut un des plus grands ténors mozartiens de notre époque! Lorsqu'il interpréta pour la première fois "Il mio tesoro" à l'opéra de Vienne, ce fut une ovation debout.Merci Rapicienta.
BRAVO! Mr Simoneau! This is what Mozart composed and his use of dynamics, piano and forte and back again were almost perfect. He has a beautiful legato line as well, which is ESSENTIAL for singing Mozart. However listen to Ramon Vargas in the latest Met HD production who even surpasses this beautiful rendition.
MrAndredekock 3 months ago
This is the masterpiece of a performance,
no one comes near this great artist .
dziady1 1 year ago
@dziady1
please listen to Luigi Alva
MegaBreez 1 year ago
@MegaBreez Yes Alva is unsurpassed. He is, was and always will be the ultimate Don Ottavio. Noone can touch him, not Araiza, Dermota, Gedda, Wunderlich, Burrows, Winbergh nor Reti, Pavarotti, Domingo or Gigli. Not even Schiotz. and certainly not Rockwell Blake! But Simoneau is fantastic, if Alva hadn't existed, he'd be perhaps the greatest.
mozzrt 1 year ago
@mozzrt The 2 offerings of Luigi Alva here on YT singing this aria were both can belto offerings, where he used NO dynamics at all and sang the aria forte all the way through. Mozart composed the aria as a gentle, tender love declaration, which Simoneau comes very close to getting perfect here and wherein Alva fails hopelessly! If you would like to hear the BEST exponent of this aria (in my humble opinion that is) listen to Ramon Vargas on the latest Met HD production. He is absolutely glorious.
MrAndredekock 3 months ago
Una voce eccellente, una interpretazione di rara finezza!
Una cantata da angeli: un prezioso bijou!
Five stars e applasi
grazie per il post
jeanmolin55 2 years ago
Don Octavio a été son grand rôle. Il est encore aujourd'hui considéré comme le plus grand interprète de Mozart au monde. Un grand chanteur, raffiné et si musical. Merci pour cet extrait!
lesbonnesoreilles 2 years ago
This is the aria, when I prefer Simoneau to Dermota. Angelic singing.
dermotafan 2 years ago
Beautifull and just right.
dermotafan 2 years ago
Simply wonderful ! One of the greatest Mozart-singers ever !!
Einfach wundervoll ! Er ist einer der größten Mozart-Sänger.
Wamofan 2 years ago 2
Bellissima voce...fraseggio..interpretazione...colori...stupendo!!!
Masassonia 2 years ago 6
Sounds wonderful. A true "Tenore di Grazia" in every sense. I think Rockwell Blake has come the closest to Simoneau in perfection of breath control and nuance. Si, Simoneau es bastante desconocido pero la nueva generacion lo descubrira. En plus, il est canadien. Vive Mozart et vive Leopold Simoneau!
Counterop 2 years ago 8
Marvelous! Perhaps my favorite on "dalla sua pace" on you tube.
alleycat2571 2 years ago 5
Extraordinary dynamic control and intelligence of rendition. He makes you hear things in this aria others simply do not.
OlDoinyo 2 years ago 7
Ce fut un des plus grands mozartiens! Quelle classe et quelle élégance!
marcocito 2 years ago 3
That amount of control in one's singing is a relic of a golden age we may never see again. There is not a single tenor I know of today who can sing in such a sweet pianississimo head voice.
forallyouknow 3 years ago 7
@forallyouknow Vladimir Albatayev comes close among modern tenors in this respect; he can definitely spin a great high pianissimo, but I have not heard him sing opera.
OlDoinyo 1 year ago
I love this aria. It is so beautiful and so incredibly difficult to sing. It's like the ultimate test of breath control and perfect legato. Leopold Simoneau sings a totally gorgeous version here, one of the best I've ever heard. Gracias por colgar este video.
lmspr 3 years ago 5
Please dont come up with this "This is a test of breath control and legato"... This difficult aria is much more about what kind of tenorvoice you are. I rather say that this is the most beautiful version around performed by the fantastic lyric tender tenor voice of Simoneau, who also had a very good tecnique. A spinto or a dramatic tenor could never sucseed in such a way like this, even if he had technique sent from heaven.
bloydaage 2 years ago 4
I agree. Heavier voices, regardless of whether or not they have incredibly perfect technique, CAN'T sing with this kind of soft nuance cause their cords don't have the same kind of natural length and thinness of a light lyric tenor. This is why for my money, the light lyric tenor, only when they have perfect technique, appeals to me at all in the aesthetic.
aarontenor 2 years ago 5
Me alegro que les guste, para mí es uno de los grandes cantantes "desconocidos" pero que tenemos que hacer el trabajo de saber más de él.
Rapicienta 3 years ago
Classe straordinaria!
neronnenn 3 years ago 3
Un Recuerdo exquisito de un cantante de Gran Estilo y Belleza en todo su registro.¡¡¡ Gracias *Rapicienta*, por compartírnoslo, desde YouTube!!!
laonirica 3 years ago 2
Es como siempre imagine que esta aria debe ser cantada, gracias por publicarlo
ernestgye 3 years ago 2
Muy bueno
maxmarce 3 years ago 2
Marcelocien que bueno que te gusto!.
Rapicienta 3 years ago
Ce ténor québécois fut un des plus grands ténors mozartiens de notre époque! Lorsqu'il interpréta pour la première fois "Il mio tesoro" à l'opéra de Vienne, ce fut une ovation debout.Merci Rapicienta.
Marcelocien 3 years ago 5
Fine "effortless" singing, obviously well received by the audience. Thanks for posting.
Ivanhoe2 3 years ago 4