Understandable crack, since it's technically and phisically a dificult part, though he corrects it quickly. A opera performance can survive to cracks like this, because, come on, the rest of the singing is fantastic.
@MrAndredekock while it is true that not all good tenors make the note every time Galliano Masini comes to mind, all truly great tenors do. I am a tenor, never pursued a career but in all the churches & nursing homes I sang in I never cracked. My father a great tenor Gianni Savelli never cracked. The voice is an instrument like a piano the greatest do not hit the wrong note or break their fingernail hitting the edge of the piano. Tenors that crack do not have good technique & training.
@teapartypublishing Bravo. The international critics Mr.Andredekock is talking about have many cretins among them, like Milnes. They have no clue of vocal technique. We see that with praise of Pavarotti, Carreras, Bocelli, Villazon, Licitra and so on
@psnlh1 No not perfect but consistent. I bring old people who love opera joy & affirmation to people who love the Lord. It's a blessing for me, for you something to be made light of. It remains that the tiny voiced Pavarotti was the most overrated tenor of all time. A product of his press, a tenor who sang inappropriate repertoire & lacked an understanding of the instrument therefore you find dozens of Pavarotti as Tarzan recordings on youtube, absolutely deplorable.
@teapartypublishing this psnlh1 guy seems to be real so sensitive person mocking old people. By the P already cracked in the 60s when he was supposed to be good.
@Historicaltenors You didn't read my comment correctly. I didn't mock old people. By the way it's rude to refer to people as old. It would have been better to use "more mature", "seniors" or "elderly". Maybe you should brush up on your sensitivity..hmmm?
@psnlh1 ah yes an intellectual! I'm old and aware, you sir are ignorant and insulting because you loose the argument there is no excuse for the supposed greatest tenor alive to crack so consistently. It was a lovely tiny voice that had no technique. I will be remembered fondly by my family and that is all that matters. How are you remembered? Such a warm and loving intellectual pretending to know so much.
@Historicaltenors Yes the "LADY" also hasn't heard of Yossele Rosenblatt who sang in church, OK the Synagog, but was begged by Toscanini to sing La Juive and turned him down saying he only sang for GOD! Caruso heard him sing and was so moved he came onto the stage & kissed him. I am proud to sing for the Lord what kind of person would use this as derision? Pavarotti was still out of his element singing anything more dramatic than L'elisir d'amore.
@psnlh1 My mother? You resort to insulting someones Mother. You are a sad angry hateful person who knows nothing of Voice & must resort to insults. Pavarotti would have been in the chorus before the advent of the mike with which he did his very best singing. Listen to Lauri Volpi, Escalis, O'Sullivan Rosveange, Lazarro, and many others, voices that filled the hall and soared over the orchestra. You are like Pavarotti an annoying little squeak lost in a sea of sound. Your offensive & ignorant
@psnlh1 Love you sister & will be praying for you but will not be responding further. When I need advice of a religious nature I go to my pastor & to the Lord.The issue was supposed to be Pavarotti, many feel as I do about his tiny voice. You should not be so insulted or so insulting, he was not God. May the one true God bless you & goodbye.
@devastaticon An educated idiot with the manners you lack - I've heard the best live, the fat one was not among them, a purely lyric voice pretending to be dramatic. His recording of Tell is an absurd joke. A voice you strain to hear instead of feel. Hundreds of tenors in the past & some recently like Kraus, Del Monaco, Corelli, & even DiSteffano gave thrilling performances unlike the bloated king of the hi C, your devotion is amusing, go back to your record collection and indulge yoursel
In Parma they would have taken him from the stage & taken him to the depot. This was the early part of his career actually. And this is not a difficult C. William Tell has some difficult Cs. King of the High C indeed. Pure propaganda. If there was such a thing it would the crown would probably go to John O Sullivan certainly not Pavarotti. It was a pleasant but limited voice that should not have attempted the dramatic. You have to sing Tell live on stage to be a king of the high C people.
@arakoglu you are also an idiot. you just go around talking shit to anyone who doesnt agree with you. You're a loser and a douchebag. You probably don't even sing or even really understand music at all. You think you're an elitist but you're just a nobody.
In Parma, none of that bullshit he said would have happened.
By the way, you should look up that word, you have no idea what it means.
@teapartypublishing I'm not a tenor, but a high baritone and I know the demands that are put on a voice and how technique and breath control can either add to or detract from the success of a voice and its being audible at the back of an opera house or not. If even Bjorling could have a boo-boo on a high C, Pavarotti is certainly allowed an off-night as well. In your esteemed opinion Pavarotti was not king of the high C, but to the international opera critics that counted he certainly was. BRAVO
omg that's what you call laughing? you give that title to that video??? it's just a guy who giggles not very loud, because he doesn't know much about opera singing.
Pavarotti made a mistake. So what? I've heard lots of great singers crack, but they make a good recovery. I have to give Pavarotti props for his ability to keep going despite a mistake like that. :)
A few years ago, two parents went out for dinner. A few hours later, the babysitter was calling to ask if she could cover up the clown statue in the kids' room, the father said,"Take the kids and get out of the house. We'll call the police, we don't have a clown statue." The "clown statue" is really a killer that escaped from jail. If you don't post this letter on to 10 videos tonight,the clown will be in your bed at 3:00 am with a chainsaw in his hand.
THE OPERA IS MUCH MORE THAN HIGH NOTES, NOT ONLY HIGH C-s, etc....
IF SOMEONE CANNOT UNDERSTAND THIS; THE OPERA IS NOT FOR HER/HIM.
LUCIANO WAS THE KING of BEL-CANTO!!! Anyway we are all human beings as opera singers too. They are not aliens or machines!!!
Unfortunately there are so many envious and frustrated people who enjoy go on at sy. PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO WHAT RENATA SCOTTO GOT AT THE MET AFTER LA BOHÉME IN 1982. IT WAS MORE THAN DISGUSTING!!!
PLEASE, WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE WHAT RENATA SCOTTO GOT AT THE MET AFTER LA BOHÉME IN 1982. I THINK ENVIOUS COLLEAGUES SENT IT TO DESTROY HER. IT WAS MORE THAN DIGUSTING!!!
who makes a scale? thats such an unprofessional description! that aria has an easy melody, easy harmony, easy tempo, easy text, no coloraturas, etc. what can make it hard is for example to sing this aria after another aria or diffucult ensembles, etc of la favorita. there is no such thing like a "10 of 10" or what ever scale. it has a high tessitura- so what? its a tenor aria of a tenor role-thats why its high. but its nothing against e.g. lindoro.
Clearly you're not a working singer... "High tessitura, so what?". To execute Spirito Gentil as the composer wrote is extremely demanding... It is literally one of THE most difficult arias to sing as it is technically demanding and pretty much comes at the end of the opera... That's not an unprofessional description, that's just how it works, buddy. It's a difficult aria, end of story...
What?! Poor Pavarotti.That guy who laughed is a dumbass. So what if Pavarotti made a little mistake. He was probably not feeling very well when he recorded this.
this laugher wouldnt have the guts to sing kareoke, that being said all these comments about him. people you have to understand there are a lot of idiots in the world and one was sitting there that night,
wow laughing at Pavarotti? not only is that extremely inappropriate behavior while attending an opera, but at Pavarotti? who does this guy think he is?
Come on, that was practically nothing, and what a fantastic recovery. That demonstrates the mans ability, and the rest of it is f*****g flawless. And the dick who laughed probably only goes to live opera to hear someone screw up. What a retard.
Here Pavarotti gives us proof that, despite his out of this world voice, he is an imperfect human, while the laughing guy in the audience gives us proof that he is a perfect asshole.
@cccccccckkkkkkkk It sounds like it's easy, doesn't it? That's because it's sung by one of the greatest, even on a bad day. Easier in concert than in the opera, but it sits in a bad place for most tenors, just above/below where it would be comfortable. In fact, the beginning of the aria would be easier for a baritone. For me the laugh is that EVEN Pavarotti could make a mistake once in a while!
@MassMusician88 Caruso reportedly said what determines a tenor is not how high they can sing but the ease with which they can maintain a high pitch. I don't know too many baritones who would find this beginning easier than a tenor, if they do they are lazy tenors!
@GermanOperaSinger or they recognize that taste is entirely subjective. There's nothing wrong with people listening to music and not care about things like technical proficiency.
this is quite beautiful, and one of my favorite arias.. of course sung extremely well, by Luciano with true musciality and sensitivity. And he recovered on the High C.. so no laughter was necessary.. Brava Maestro.!
That was glorious. Who cares about a little kwack on the attack of the C... Listen to his proximity to the language and how he colours it. RIP, Maestro
Ok. So he cracked a little. Guess that proves his voice was not a flawless machine. But even so, in this very same recording he was still the most phenomenal tenor of his era (other than maybe Domingo who is also phenomenal).
SPIRTO GENTIL is an awfully difficult aria. After singing UNA VERGINE in the first act of the same opera (La Favorita by Gaetano Donizetti) like nobody before him had dared to approach it, Maestro Pavarotti was less than perfect in his rendition of 'Spirto Gentil'. So what?...he was a human being. I was there that night and I can tell you the audience was pleased with his overall performance. Rest in peace, beloved Luciano!!!...
With the exception of that one slight crack, which he recovers, this is a very beautiful performance. Believe me, much as I admire Alfredo Kraus, on his best day he couldn't have sung with that much beauty of tone and feeling.
he had a tiny "blurp" on the way to a beautifully sustained C. big deal, no one really cares and they still cheered and gave him a "bravo".pavarotti was the king of consistancy and you hardly ever find him doing anything less than perfect which is i think one reason he was so famous. he always wanted to give the audience the best he could, and he did, i respect him for that. ive never heard him fully crack like gedda or carreras or go flat like MDM or GDS so i can handle a tiny blurp.
There are very few singers who ever gave 100% perfect performances. Even with absolutely perfect techniques, you always have something going wrong that is beyond your control--- phlegm, a sudden cramp, your salivary glands going into overdrive...
I think the only tenor from whom I have never heard 'perle nere' is Alfredo Kraus... but I am sure he must have had a few problems here and there--- though I know that once he went onstage with acute laryngitis and nobody noticed due 2 technique.
@Merryjest It's no wonder nobody noticed Kraus with acute laryngitis. Except I don't know if I would attribute it to incredible technique as Kraus always sounded so fucking nasally anyway. Kraus had no openness in his voice and it never sounded full. It was sharp like a pin needle. Of course all of this is opinion and pointless to argue.
@Nater389 Kraus' voice had openness to it, as far as his technique went. You cannot change the kind of voice you are born with- and Kraus did not have a naturally beautiful instrument. However, his technique and musicianship were superior. My teacher was his Lucia at the Met many years ago, and she attests to the man's extremely healthy technique. I prefer someone like Kraus who was a polished musician-- naturally beautiful voices do not always make the best singer.
yes he had healthy technique, but it was not superior in any way to pavarotti's.kraus used to be my favorite tenor and at one time i thought he had better technique but i was wrong. also pavarotti sings incredibly musically. he may not have been in all points a fabulous musician, but he was in the points that matter as a singer and communicating it to the listenner. but kraus's voice was not more open in any way, he just had a different sound.
If you listen to a far superior performance by tenors of the 1920's past, they took more time when they wanted to and generally faster tempos as they wished. The performance was more nuanced and less straightforward, leaving the singer with more time to breathe and relax!
Even some Italians didn't care for Pavarotti and there are some performances where he was booed and laughed at, even at La Scala, who are the cruelest audiences demanding pure perfection. Pavarotti had a beautiful voice but he like every other opera singer is human. I love that opera singers are human and we must not put them on pedestals, just like with priests, Popes, reverends, politicians, celebrities, etc.
From experience... This aria is a ten on the scale of difficulty. It's sung almost entirely on the passaggio and is incredibly hard on the nerves. Also adding to the difficulty is performing it live as this aria takes place in the fourth act and the tenor is pretty much kaput at this point. It's a balls to wall aria boys and girls... And this aria is FILLED with E naturals. E naturals are harder than Fs & F#s for most tenors... It's EXHAUSTING to sing piano continuously on the passaggio.
@NathanaelSaintCyr A few weeks ago, I told you that ONLY Pavarotti can sing this difficult aria beautifully. I was wrong about that. Franco Corelli (my favorite), Juan Diego Flores, and more tenors sing beautifully too.
What I meant was that I just love Pavarotti sings this aria. I always have to play many times from the CD.
I wonder how many times he actually lively performed this aria. What a nerve breaking moments that would be.
@NathanaelSaintCyr I completely agree with you on this, I speak from experience as well in saying that the sheer fact that this aria sits on an E for the entire song is enough to make it incredibly difficult. Let alone the fact that after singing for the better of 3 minutes on that passaggio, you have to sing a high C. Definitely a 10/10 on a scale of difficulty. Bravo regardless
@MattstradLmtd As a performer, I agree 100%. We're all human. Sometimes you forget that. However, I hate that it sometimes takes someone famous messing up to help us remember.
that he's actually human only makes him that much greater. I hope a lot of people listen to this looking for a laugh and instead realize how beautiful it is. well, except for one note... but %&@# happens - that's why he never sounds boring, because he's not being 'careful'.
A dispetto di quella piccola incrinatura all'inizio del Do (un'interruzione di fiato perfettamente ripresa peraltro) un'interpretazione molto bella, ricca di sfumature e mezze voci ancora buone e piena di sentimento. Di fronte a tanto, un incidente cosi' non conta nulla.
I admit I know nothing about classical singing but as a classical trombonist I can say there was nothing bad about that C. Brass players do those 'boo-boo' things all the time and it's part of their humanity as musicians.
@uriahsheep Absolutely! I've heard professional brass players (and singers) do far worse things during performances. I'm not Pavarotti's greatest fan, but if it hadn't been announced as a really big mistake (and if it hadn't been a classical singer) I would have assumed it was a spontaneous embellishment. Oh yes, the laugh from the audience member was a bit of a giveaway, too.
LOL I am laughing at the laugh of that man. The mistake was instantly repaired. Pavarotii = a God. These belcanto arias are really tricky. They are not Puccini or Wagner.
Live performances are not studio recording where a singer get three attempts. People are human, things happen -- graceful and seamless recovery is the sign of a great performing artist. The only opera fans that expect constant perfection are the ones with no experience singing themselves.
Oh well even the best of us can drop an egg once in a while..,,But i beleive he would have been better off cutting that note short because the rest of it after that crack was a little sour.
Now for my edification, will the ill-mannered man, who took it upon himself to laugh during a public performance, please recite the lyrics in italian , then english. Now, if you'll please be so kind, sing this piece for us. Excuse me, I don't hear anything from your sublimely quiet lips do I? Con!
he didn't let it affect the rest of the performance, and in comparison to the rest of the song it really wasn't a big deal at all. it's such a bummer when people get shafted for making one mistake--that's all people ever wanna remember. ;P
The guy who laughed probably did it as a reaction and was not aware it would be picked up on the tape, he must have been close to the microphone with that laugh or even taped it himself. nasty, sounded very good anyhow and I am not a fan.
To starmanbridges: This is the best comment of the lot. Amen and right on! It is the reason live drama on stage is better than movies (esp. computerized movies), and live opera is better than studio recordings.
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A Small blip - but still beautifu singing - many a Tenor would die for such a performance
DRAIG4444 4 hours ago
A Small blip - but still beautifu singing - many a Tenor would die for such a performance
DRAIG4444 4 hours ago
HOW DARE YOU LAUGH AT THE MAESTRO!!!! FUCKWITTS FOR POSTING THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE...HE WAS PERFECTION PERSONIFIED!!!!!
juicechurchvillage 1 week ago
It happens to everyone.
baguazhang77 2 weeks ago
Understandable crack, since it's technically and phisically a dificult part, though he corrects it quickly. A opera performance can survive to cracks like this, because, come on, the rest of the singing is fantastic.
Kafkandinsky 1 month ago
That wasn't really a 'crack' - it is a slight hesitation that led to this 'staggering'. No, it isn't a crack, but a vocal stagger.
Pav was NOT in top form that night performing this.
As for this aria, my favourite rendition (live) comes from Kraus in 1976 live performance in Tokyo.
Cissy97 1 month ago
I have this recording in full.
It was a live performance in 1974, the same year Pav made a studio recording of the same work with Bonynge.
It was in La Scala. Pav's was NOT in good form that night, even in the very first aria in Act 1.
Cissy97 1 month ago
Hmm. That laugh...sounds like the laugh I do when I'm reminded that even the top flight artists are human and flawed at times...
Tenorboy29307 1 month ago
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The value of' 'live' recordings, la!
Cissy97 1 month ago
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Tenorboy29307 1 month ago
Luke 6:37 ESV
psnlh1 2 months ago
@psnlh1 thank you Sarah Palin
Historicaltenors 2 months ago
@Historicaltenors :-p
psnlh1 2 months ago
@MrAndredekock while it is true that not all good tenors make the note every time Galliano Masini comes to mind, all truly great tenors do. I am a tenor, never pursued a career but in all the churches & nursing homes I sang in I never cracked. My father a great tenor Gianni Savelli never cracked. The voice is an instrument like a piano the greatest do not hit the wrong note or break their fingernail hitting the edge of the piano. Tenors that crack do not have good technique & training.
teapartypublishing 2 months ago
@teapartypublishing Bravo. The international critics Mr.Andredekock is talking about have many cretins among them, like Milnes. They have no clue of vocal technique. We see that with praise of Pavarotti, Carreras, Bocelli, Villazon, Licitra and so on
signorinissimo 2 months ago
@teapartypublishing Well must be great to be perfect. I wish you continued success at Churches and Nursing Homes.
psnlh1 2 months ago
@psnlh1 No not perfect but consistent. I bring old people who love opera joy & affirmation to people who love the Lord. It's a blessing for me, for you something to be made light of. It remains that the tiny voiced Pavarotti was the most overrated tenor of all time. A product of his press, a tenor who sang inappropriate repertoire & lacked an understanding of the instrument therefore you find dozens of Pavarotti as Tarzan recordings on youtube, absolutely deplorable.
teapartypublishing 2 months ago
@teapartypublishing this psnlh1 guy seems to be real so sensitive person mocking old people. By the P already cracked in the 60s when he was supposed to be good.
Historicaltenors 2 months ago
@Historicaltenors You didn't read my comment correctly. I didn't mock old people. By the way it's rude to refer to people as old. It would have been better to use "more mature", "seniors" or "elderly". Maybe you should brush up on your sensitivity..hmmm?
psnlh1 2 months ago
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@psnlh1 yes you do and now you think you are sensitive, it is you who needs to brush up.
Historicaltenors 2 months ago
@teapartypublishing And again I wish you continued success at Churches and Nursing Homes. I'm sure you'll be remembered as one of the greats.
psnlh1 2 months ago
@psnlh1 ah yes an intellectual! I'm old and aware, you sir are ignorant and insulting because you loose the argument there is no excuse for the supposed greatest tenor alive to crack so consistently. It was a lovely tiny voice that had no technique. I will be remembered fondly by my family and that is all that matters. How are you remembered? Such a warm and loving intellectual pretending to know so much.
teapartypublishing 2 months ago
@teapartypublishing Your ignorance is proven just by thinking that I am a male. I am happy for you that someone will remember you fondly.
psnlh1 2 months ago
@psnlh1 I just assumed because you're certainly no lady
teapartypublishing 2 months ago
@teapartypublishing psnlh1 must be a republican
Historicaltenors 2 months ago
@Historicaltenors Yes the "LADY" also hasn't heard of Yossele Rosenblatt who sang in church, OK the Synagog, but was begged by Toscanini to sing La Juive and turned him down saying he only sang for GOD! Caruso heard him sing and was so moved he came onto the stage & kissed him. I am proud to sing for the Lord what kind of person would use this as derision? Pavarotti was still out of his element singing anything more dramatic than L'elisir d'amore.
teapartypublishing 2 months ago
@teapartypublishing With your ego and prejudices I think you'd sing more for yourself than the Lord!
psnlh1 2 months ago
@Historicaltenors Your comment made me laugh, it has nothing to do with the subject.
psnlh1 2 months ago
@psnlh1 My mother? You resort to insulting someones Mother. You are a sad angry hateful person who knows nothing of Voice & must resort to insults. Pavarotti would have been in the chorus before the advent of the mike with which he did his very best singing. Listen to Lauri Volpi, Escalis, O'Sullivan Rosveange, Lazarro, and many others, voices that filled the hall and soared over the orchestra. You are like Pavarotti an annoying little squeak lost in a sea of sound. Your offensive & ignorant
teapartypublishing 2 months ago
@teapartypublishing psnlh1 looks stuoid and mean spirited
Historicaltenors 2 months ago
@Historicaltenors correction stupid not stuoid
Historicaltenors 2 months ago
@Historicaltenors LOL!
psnlh1 2 months ago
@teapartypublishing HYPOCRITE! Samuel 24:12-13, NIV.
psnlh1 2 months ago
@psnlh1 Love you sister & will be praying for you but will not be responding further. When I need advice of a religious nature I go to my pastor & to the Lord.The issue was supposed to be Pavarotti, many feel as I do about his tiny voice. You should not be so insulted or so insulting, he was not God. May the one true God bless you & goodbye.
teapartypublishing 2 months ago
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@psnlh1 neither do you. You are acting like Palin mean and dumb
Historicaltenors 2 months ago
@teapartypublishing Neither was your mother.
psnlh1 2 months ago
.......realy a perfect asshole that laughing guy !!!!!
GuidoKaiserBariton1 3 months ago
@devastaticon An educated idiot with the manners you lack - I've heard the best live, the fat one was not among them, a purely lyric voice pretending to be dramatic. His recording of Tell is an absurd joke. A voice you strain to hear instead of feel. Hundreds of tenors in the past & some recently like Kraus, Del Monaco, Corelli, & even DiSteffano gave thrilling performances unlike the bloated king of the hi C, your devotion is amusing, go back to your record collection and indulge yoursel
teapartypublishing 3 months ago
@teapartypublishing
I'm right there with you
JerryJimmson 3 months ago
The crack happens at 3:13. However, I would encourage everyone to notice how beautiful the rest of the song is. He truly is amazing!
WhiteLionKing10 4 months ago in playlist Opera Singer Fail
In Parma they would have taken him from the stage & taken him to the depot. This was the early part of his career actually. And this is not a difficult C. William Tell has some difficult Cs. King of the High C indeed. Pure propaganda. If there was such a thing it would the crown would probably go to John O Sullivan certainly not Pavarotti. It was a pleasant but limited voice that should not have attempted the dramatic. You have to sing Tell live on stage to be a king of the high C people.
teapartypublishing 4 months ago
@teapartypublishing no kidding la voce di Topolino
signorinissimo 4 months ago
@teapartypublishing you're an idiot. and probably a real asshole.
devastaticon 3 months ago
@devastaticon you are a complete ignorant. La voce di topolino indeed
arakoglu 3 months ago
@arakoglu you are also an idiot. you just go around talking shit to anyone who doesnt agree with you. You're a loser and a douchebag. You probably don't even sing or even really understand music at all. You think you're an elitist but you're just a nobody.
In Parma, none of that bullshit he said would have happened.
By the way, you should look up that word, you have no idea what it means.
devastaticon 3 months ago
@teapartypublishing I'm not a tenor, but a high baritone and I know the demands that are put on a voice and how technique and breath control can either add to or detract from the success of a voice and its being audible at the back of an opera house or not. If even Bjorling could have a boo-boo on a high C, Pavarotti is certainly allowed an off-night as well. In your esteemed opinion Pavarotti was not king of the high C, but to the international opera critics that counted he certainly was. BRAVO
MrAndredekock 2 months ago
at what point does this happen?
Darthlongi 5 months ago
I think it was the guy recording who laughed!
Tomsfilipsons 5 months ago
wasn't even that bad honestly at all he straightened it out right away.
itsthemex07 5 months ago
Si, bravo comunque anche con la piccola stecca ,non siamo mica extraterrestri.
lafca88 6 months ago
c'est quand meme bien chanté.... faut pas exagerer...... very good! despite this bad note
mehditenore 7 months ago
Who loathed- is an idiot.
Every master has bad days, mistakes (that he resolve later) and unexpected accidents.
And if somebody doesn't understand it and loathing about it - to me it shows that he is obviously pathetic and not very smart person...
RADAMES1983 7 months ago
Reite fracasado, a ver si a vos te aplauden una hora seguida.
multibacj 7 months ago
I think the guy might have been laughing with him if you know what i mean. It doesn't sound malicious to me...
MustacheVerra 8 months ago
omg that's what you call laughing? you give that title to that video??? it's just a guy who giggles not very loud, because he doesn't know much about opera singing.
wattever333 8 months ago
Pavarotti made a mistake. So what? I've heard lots of great singers crack, but they make a good recovery. I have to give Pavarotti props for his ability to keep going despite a mistake like that. :)
31operafan 8 months ago
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TheChinesePrincess 9 months ago
THE OPERA IS MUCH MORE THAN HIGH NOTES, NOT ONLY HIGH C-s, etc....
IF SOMEONE CANNOT UNDERSTAND THIS; THE OPERA IS NOT FOR HER/HIM.
LUCIANO WAS THE KING of BEL-CANTO!!! Anyway we are all human beings as opera singers too. They are not aliens or machines!!!
Unfortunately there are so many envious and frustrated people who enjoy go on at sy. PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO WHAT RENATA SCOTTO GOT AT THE MET AFTER LA BOHÉME IN 1982. IT WAS MORE THAN DISGUSTING!!!
anitaeducation 9 months ago 4
It was one little laugh...
GameJourney 10 months ago
i didnt hear anything that would have gotten a chuckle out of myself !
ronnied828 10 months ago
this - great singer great song.
wagneristhebest 11 months ago
For any of you who just want to go to the crack, go to 3:10
Like this to keep it at the top, if some people don't want to listen to the beautiful music :] <3
doddleoddle 11 months ago 21
he's still the best no matter what.......
MultiGubs 11 months ago
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anitaeducation 11 months ago
PLEASE, WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE WHAT RENATA SCOTTO GOT AT THE MET AFTER LA BOHÉME IN 1982. I THINK ENVIOUS COLLEAGUES SENT IT TO DESTROY HER. IT WAS MORE THAN DIGUSTING!!!
anitaeducation 11 months ago
@anitaeducation Human Beings, not beens.
nicktabus1000 10 months ago
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anitaeducation 11 months ago
but please stop this unprofessional descriptions and just write if you like it or not. thank you
cccccccckkkkkkkk 11 months ago
@MassMusician88 and @krajncrocky1 :
who makes a scale? thats such an unprofessional description! that aria has an easy melody, easy harmony, easy tempo, easy text, no coloraturas, etc. what can make it hard is for example to sing this aria after another aria or diffucult ensembles, etc of la favorita. there is no such thing like a "10 of 10" or what ever scale. it has a high tessitura- so what? its a tenor aria of a tenor role-thats why its high. but its nothing against e.g. lindoro.
cccccccckkkkkkkk 11 months ago
@cccccccckkkkkkkk
Clearly you're not a working singer... "High tessitura, so what?". To execute Spirito Gentil as the composer wrote is extremely demanding... It is literally one of THE most difficult arias to sing as it is technically demanding and pretty much comes at the end of the opera... That's not an unprofessional description, that's just how it works, buddy. It's a difficult aria, end of story...
NathanaelSaintCyr 11 months ago
@NathanaelSaintCyr --> ........says a pianist. here is the end of the story.
cccccccckkkkkkkk 9 months ago
@cccccccckkkkkkkk A pianist and a legit working spinto tenor. Don't embarrass yourself... :0)
NathanaelSaintCyr 9 months ago
Well, if that guy was with his wife that night I'm sure she asked for a divorce.
PhantomForest 1 year ago 3
That was it? I was expecting some sort of disaster lol this isn't even worth laughing at.
Steinwaytoday 1 year ago
THE LAUGHING GUY IN THE AUDIENCE IS A PERFECT ASSHOLE YEAHAHAHAH
nonnopirro52 1 year ago 2
That was a minor technical/physiological problem on the C, not a mistake; The interpretation was otherwise superb.
Heroictenor55 1 year ago
What?! Poor Pavarotti.That guy who laughed is a dumbass. So what if Pavarotti made a little mistake. He was probably not feeling very well when he recorded this.
31operafan 1 year ago
this laugher wouldnt have the guts to sing kareoke, that being said all these comments about him. people you have to understand there are a lot of idiots in the world and one was sitting there that night,
PTHOMPSON1000 1 year ago
wow laughing at Pavarotti? not only is that extremely inappropriate behavior while attending an opera, but at Pavarotti? who does this guy think he is?
mynamesnotdana 1 year ago
Come on, that was practically nothing, and what a fantastic recovery. That demonstrates the mans ability, and the rest of it is f*****g flawless. And the dick who laughed probably only goes to live opera to hear someone screw up. What a retard.
mrwasbesonders 1 year ago
Yeah, I'd like to hear the wise guy in the audience try this..
margitarokkanal 1 year ago
Here Pavarotti gives us proof that, despite his out of this world voice, he is an imperfect human, while the laughing guy in the audience gives us proof that he is a perfect asshole.
theconfusedsinger 1 year ago 66
@theconfusedsinger- EXCELLENT.
uncjim 11 months ago
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@theconfusedsinger and what do you think you are ignorant
signorinissimo 2 months ago
The recovery makes this little slip up that much MORE impressive. Good for him.
AsSomedayItMayHappen 1 year ago
who says that aria is a ten on the scale of difficulty bullshit who the fuck are you shithead
cccccccckkkkkkkk 1 year ago
@cccccccckkkkkkkk It sounds like it's easy, doesn't it? That's because it's sung by one of the greatest, even on a bad day. Easier in concert than in the opera, but it sits in a bad place for most tenors, just above/below where it would be comfortable. In fact, the beginning of the aria would be easier for a baritone. For me the laugh is that EVEN Pavarotti could make a mistake once in a while!
MassMusician88 1 year ago
@MassMusician88 Caruso reportedly said what determines a tenor is not how high they can sing but the ease with which they can maintain a high pitch. I don't know too many baritones who would find this beginning easier than a tenor, if they do they are lazy tenors!
mrwasbesonders 1 year ago
@cccccccckkkkkkkk defently is 10 of 10
krajncrocky1 1 year ago
Spingendo come dannati ovvio la voce poi va a farsi benedire.
gcarlos03 1 year ago
@GermanOperaSinger or they recognize that taste is entirely subjective. There's nothing wrong with people listening to music and not care about things like technical proficiency.
thevagrant88 1 year ago
Are you sure that wasn't part of the song? It sounded like a jump up to a note to me, not a crack.
runhardhooah 1 year ago
this is quite beautiful, and one of my favorite arias.. of course sung extremely well, by Luciano with true musciality and sensitivity. And he recovered on the High C.. so no laughter was necessary.. Brava Maestro.!
kgarmaker123 1 year ago
That was the most beautiful crack that has ever occured on this Earth.
mg25cv 1 year ago 3
That was glorious. Who cares about a little kwack on the attack of the C... Listen to his proximity to the language and how he colours it. RIP, Maestro
turbofreddy 1 year ago
Sorry, maybe it's just me... But even that little crack sounds merely glorious.
xkyousukex 1 year ago
Ok. So he cracked a little. Guess that proves his voice was not a flawless machine. But even so, in this very same recording he was still the most phenomenal tenor of his era (other than maybe Domingo who is also phenomenal).
artdanks 1 year ago
ITT: Infinite loads of butthurt. Calm down people.
kudasango 1 year ago
SPIRTO GENTIL is an awfully difficult aria. After singing UNA VERGINE in the first act of the same opera (La Favorita by Gaetano Donizetti) like nobody before him had dared to approach it, Maestro Pavarotti was less than perfect in his rendition of 'Spirto Gentil'. So what?...he was a human being. I was there that night and I can tell you the audience was pleased with his overall performance. Rest in peace, beloved Luciano!!!...
Adrien J. Alpendre PhD
Tulane University
New Orleans, La.
Adrien26able 1 year ago 2
We are discussing some idiot who laughet after high note?
djkostya76 1 year ago
What crack?
MrDude904 1 year ago
With the exception of that one slight crack, which he recovers, this is a very beautiful performance. Believe me, much as I admire Alfredo Kraus, on his best day he couldn't have sung with that much beauty of tone and feeling.
Richiesutherland 1 year ago
he had a tiny "blurp" on the way to a beautifully sustained C. big deal, no one really cares and they still cheered and gave him a "bravo".pavarotti was the king of consistancy and you hardly ever find him doing anything less than perfect which is i think one reason he was so famous. he always wanted to give the audience the best he could, and he did, i respect him for that. ive never heard him fully crack like gedda or carreras or go flat like MDM or GDS so i can handle a tiny blurp.
Rheiss3 1 year ago
Wow this is really dumb.
operagirl81 1 year ago
very misleading title....one guy in the audience laughs after a high note? that's it?
bsbsbs0101 1 year ago
Che cazzo ride quell'idiota...
prodesica 1 year ago
bad audio noise quality... It is not healthy.
p.s. pavarotii best.
zzzLUCIANOzzz 1 year ago
I didn't listen to the end. This is disrespectfull.
netdaniels 1 year ago
Esa risa que se oye,seguramente es de un gilipollas o alguien con algun tipo de retraso mental que se habia colado en la audicion por error.
esporadico73 1 year ago
There are very few singers who ever gave 100% perfect performances. Even with absolutely perfect techniques, you always have something going wrong that is beyond your control--- phlegm, a sudden cramp, your salivary glands going into overdrive...
I think the only tenor from whom I have never heard 'perle nere' is Alfredo Kraus... but I am sure he must have had a few problems here and there--- though I know that once he went onstage with acute laryngitis and nobody noticed due 2 technique.
Merryjest 1 year ago 2
@Merryjest It's no wonder nobody noticed Kraus with acute laryngitis. Except I don't know if I would attribute it to incredible technique as Kraus always sounded so fucking nasally anyway. Kraus had no openness in his voice and it never sounded full. It was sharp like a pin needle. Of course all of this is opinion and pointless to argue.
Nater389 1 year ago
@Nater389 Kraus' voice had openness to it, as far as his technique went. You cannot change the kind of voice you are born with- and Kraus did not have a naturally beautiful instrument. However, his technique and musicianship were superior. My teacher was his Lucia at the Met many years ago, and she attests to the man's extremely healthy technique. I prefer someone like Kraus who was a polished musician-- naturally beautiful voices do not always make the best singer.
Merryjest 1 year ago 4
yes he had healthy technique, but it was not superior in any way to pavarotti's.kraus used to be my favorite tenor and at one time i thought he had better technique but i was wrong. also pavarotti sings incredibly musically. he may not have been in all points a fabulous musician, but he was in the points that matter as a singer and communicating it to the listenner. but kraus's voice was not more open in any way, he just had a different sound.
bigus 1 year ago
I hope somebody hit that man!
crazycellist973 1 year ago
Un mal día lo tienen incluso los dioses.
reinadegrillos 1 year ago
This is like the vocal take of "Bohemian Rhapsody" where Freddie Mercury cracked... People laugh because they finally know that they are HUMAN!
thetubkins 1 year ago
I'm no fan of Pavarotti, but this wasn't bad. Just a minuscule crack, it could even pass for an intentional mordent. I've heard far worse than this.
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hahahahaha 3:12 = YEEEOOOOOOOO!!!!!
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Bracalea 1 year ago
If you listen to a far superior performance by tenors of the 1920's past, they took more time when they wanted to and generally faster tempos as they wished. The performance was more nuanced and less straightforward, leaving the singer with more time to breathe and relax!
Cantormatis 1 year ago
I'm glad he made a mistake... It goes to show that even the greatest are still very human.
EidahageFeroe 1 year ago
One dude laughed. Everyone realized that despite a slight bobble, they were listening to one of the best singers ever in the prime of his career.
Ricciuto27 1 year ago
maaan..incredible voice..be he cant sing everything, he is not lyric.
chorister88 1 year ago
Every singer,great-medium-small has at some point cracked on a stage.
Its not question of unmusicality
callasnuts 1 year ago
Even some Italians didn't care for Pavarotti and there are some performances where he was booed and laughed at, even at La Scala, who are the cruelest audiences demanding pure perfection. Pavarotti had a beautiful voice but he like every other opera singer is human. I love that opera singers are human and we must not put them on pedestals, just like with priests, Popes, reverends, politicians, celebrities, etc.
AmericanEvita 1 year ago
Pavarotti thin in the picture!
codonauta 1 year ago
LIstening to it is so horrible, u are afraid that he will crack on every higher note... And finally..he does... :D
PauliusBa 1 year ago
Are you kidding? This is beautiful singing. And it's LIVE ladies and gentlemen!
Prickler32 1 year ago
From experience... This aria is a ten on the scale of difficulty. It's sung almost entirely on the passaggio and is incredibly hard on the nerves. Also adding to the difficulty is performing it live as this aria takes place in the fourth act and the tenor is pretty much kaput at this point. It's a balls to wall aria boys and girls... And this aria is FILLED with E naturals. E naturals are harder than Fs & F#s for most tenors... It's EXHAUSTING to sing piano continuously on the passaggio.
NathanaelSaintCyr 1 year ago 32
@NathanaelSaintCyr
puregoldenchild 11 months ago
@NathanaelSaintCyr A few weeks ago, I told you that ONLY Pavarotti can sing this difficult aria beautifully. I was wrong about that. Franco Corelli (my favorite), Juan Diego Flores, and more tenors sing beautifully too.
What I meant was that I just love Pavarotti sings this aria. I always have to play many times from the CD.
I wonder how many times he actually lively performed this aria. What a nerve breaking moments that would be.
Thanks again.
puregoldenchild 11 months ago
@NathanaelSaintCyr I completely agree with you on this, I speak from experience as well in saying that the sheer fact that this aria sits on an E for the entire song is enough to make it incredibly difficult. Let alone the fact that after singing for the better of 3 minutes on that passaggio, you have to sing a high C. Definitely a 10/10 on a scale of difficulty. Bravo regardless
metalaxe416 6 months ago
@NathanaelSaintCyr What's an "E Natural"?
AtariMaxiToriyama 6 months ago
@AtariMaxiToriyama When the E is not # or bemol. E means "mi".
codonauta 4 months ago
Sounded like one of those laughs you do when you're impressed, "Haha, wow, impressive!" But ultimately, we cannot really know, can we?
AtariMaxiToriyama 6 months ago
Of course he still is a king. But I love singer's cracks xD They faunny and awfully sweet :D
sylviajohns 1 year ago
I'd like to see the guy who was laughing do better.
brainwashingchildren 1 year ago
Sometimes it makes you feel better, and you realize even the best make mistakes.
MattstradLmtd 1 year ago 2
@MattstradLmtd As a performer, I agree 100%. We're all human. Sometimes you forget that. However, I hate that it sometimes takes someone famous messing up to help us remember.
godsmuzic 1 year ago
that he's actually human only makes him that much greater. I hope a lot of people listen to this looking for a laugh and instead realize how beautiful it is. well, except for one note... but %&@# happens - that's why he never sounds boring, because he's not being 'careful'.
bobnones1 1 year ago
Guys this happens!! It's not that big a deal?? Be a singer and you'll understand!
MrJaco1989 1 year ago
Pavarotti=god.
so shush to all of you that insult him!
dorkfaceflutexo 1 year ago
Your the best pavarotti... i bow to salute you........
MrJohnMark21 1 year ago
dont laugh next time
dayp20 1 year ago
Laughing at Pavarotti may be a symptom of a serious mental health disorder!
Pavarotti is Opera God Himself! Pavarotti was/is a singing Genius!
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YoucefVincennes94 1 year ago 3
@YoucefVincennes94 agreed. -____-
Bleak 1 year ago
A dispetto di quella piccola incrinatura all'inizio del Do (un'interruzione di fiato perfettamente ripresa peraltro) un'interpretazione molto bella, ricca di sfumature e mezze voci ancora buone e piena di sentimento. Di fronte a tanto, un incidente cosi' non conta nulla.
ofiammasoave 1 year ago
I admit I know nothing about classical singing but as a classical trombonist I can say there was nothing bad about that C. Brass players do those 'boo-boo' things all the time and it's part of their humanity as musicians.
uriahsheep 1 year ago
@uriahsheep Absolutely! I've heard professional brass players (and singers) do far worse things during performances. I'm not Pavarotti's greatest fan, but if it hadn't been announced as a really big mistake (and if it hadn't been a classical singer) I would have assumed it was a spontaneous embellishment. Oh yes, the laugh from the audience member was a bit of a giveaway, too.
Minotaurion 1 year ago
no one is perfect haha, still one of the greatest voices to ever grace the whole of humanity
generosos87 1 year ago 2
LOL I am laughing at the laugh of that man. The mistake was instantly repaired. Pavarotii = a God. These belcanto arias are really tricky. They are not Puccini or Wagner.
f1a6b3 1 year ago
so we singers also have some good and some bad nights...but were just people!!
BelCantoFan2 1 year ago
it was not even a second well it is even greater to know that he maintained great sound for several centuries
LucaYune 1 year ago
it's just a glitch, nothing worth mentioning. didn't even last a second.
aidavdbrake 1 year ago
He laughs because he can't be standing where luciano is, and doing what he is doing!...Keep on smiling, it's healthy ;DDD...Love pavarotti
alexdevil8 1 year ago
Live performances are not studio recording where a singer get three attempts. People are human, things happen -- graceful and seamless recovery is the sign of a great performing artist. The only opera fans that expect constant perfection are the ones with no experience singing themselves.
DCFunBud 1 year ago
Oh well even the best of us can drop an egg once in a while..,,But i beleive he would have been better off cutting that note short because the rest of it after that crack was a little sour.
sicuro75 1 year ago
Now for my edification, will the ill-mannered man, who took it upon himself to laugh during a public performance, please recite the lyrics in italian , then english. Now, if you'll please be so kind, sing this piece for us. Excuse me, I don't hear anything from your sublimely quiet lips do I? Con!
LuvInAction 1 year ago
he didn't let it affect the rest of the performance, and in comparison to the rest of the song it really wasn't a big deal at all. it's such a bummer when people get shafted for making one mistake--that's all people ever wanna remember. ;P
Dillweedaj85 1 year ago
only slightly, EXTREMLEY slightly, he's still the most amazing tenor that ever lived and he always will be
EricTheGoth 1 year ago 2
Un momento poco felice può capitare a tutti, Pavarotti è stato e rimane uno dei più grandi tenori del mondo.
undamaris2006 1 year ago
Forget the boo - boo. How great was the recovery!
fingalcrom 1 year ago
Was Poverati a soprano?
Upum12 1 year ago
well it was hardly a laugh! more of a giggle out of reaction for the slight mistake during key transition. no big deal!!!
daithiocondun 1 year ago 2
The guy who laughed probably did it as a reaction and was not aware it would be picked up on the tape, he must have been close to the microphone with that laugh or even taped it himself. nasty, sounded very good anyhow and I am not a fan.
halavey 1 year ago
what is better? lady gaga or pavarotti..pavarotti is...quit picking on him lol
cool79606 1 year ago
Jussi Bjorling, Franco Corelli, Mario Del Monaco, Nikolai Gedda.............. GTFO of my opera you ignorant faggots.
Thunnder111 1 year ago
See the thing is, that isn't nearly as bad as the the other cracks you can find on YouTube.
chocotastic 1 year ago
I wasn't aware that the entire audience there were all world renowned tenors. That is phenomenal.
aldo778899 1 year ago
everyone has a break in their voice
it's hypocritical to talk negatively about
ClaytonTSheets 1 year ago
Those who laugh should try, then mark this negative. This man is EXCELLENT!!!!!
qbanodiaz 2 years ago
only stupid people laugh...pavarotti is still the best tenor of the 20 century
Mr19841504 2 years ago
@Mr19841504 I would not be incline to say his was the best, truely a great tenor but not the best
tena2 2 years ago
Yeah name one other!
excjrock7 1 year ago
The only thing that tiny tiny little flaw proved to me is that Pavarotti is a human... and that makes him even more extraordinary.
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MTondeleo 1 year ago
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To starmanbridges: This is the best comment of the lot. Amen and right on! It is the reason live drama on stage is better than movies (esp. computerized movies), and live opera is better than studio recordings.
MTondeleo 1 year ago