Dmitri Hvorostovsky - "Bella siccome un angelo" (Don Pasquale)

[russedav5]

True, great Siberian power. Opera house walls are in great peril of collapsing with him singing!

[marokt]

He can sing easily as well, but he hasNn't got a lot sense of humor.

[russedav5]

@marokt

What do soft westerners expect; he's from Soviet Siberia! That he lived to survive is about the only "happiness" those dear ones ever have, but I've heard he's a loving husband, and daddy to his two kids, most important.

[bodiloto]

questa è una vocetta.

[federricoilgrande]

Ottimo baritono leggero

[qwertyoop]

casual A flat.... why not. SO FOOOKING AMAZING!

[wangl601]

Bravo!

[po1212Po]

His today's voice is much deeper, "darker''.Anyway, very nice.

[po1212Po]

THIS VERSION IS MARVELLOUS

but i like his "OLDER" voice MUSH MUSH BETTER

[MrPav000123]

In Rossini, Donizetti and Bellini's time it was commonplace for singers to improvise or write their own cadenzas in order for them to use it as a showpiece and the composers actually expected the singers to do so. Saying that this is not the original cadence sounds a bit amateur since the one given by Donizetti is simply a guide or an option should the singer not possess the skill or have the time to make up one of his own.

[jhvorotin]

haha! yeah it's true

[spankydeluxe]

The whole purpose of the cadenza is to show off your own personal artistry. What is written is just a rough outline of what you should sing. It's perfectly acceptable to make your own cadenza.

[raphaelhudson]

this is not the written cadenza, it is 2 notes higher

[minorSi]

I agree.. but its not 2 notes higher. Till he gets the high Fa its ok. Then its completely different.

[Alexjhs]

Wonderful! Thanks for posting. Dmitri is awesome .

[jhvorotin]

you're welcome. Indeed he is!

[rexeterna]

those were the days...

[Truth0Passion0Love]

What theory?

[jhvorotin]

it's just for fun: one "theory" says that the tenor is the lover in the opera but that the bass (and baritone) gets the girls at the end of the show.

[crazycoffeeoperaguy]

Don't we basses and baritones wish! Although, the funny thing is that I saw a Flair on Facebook of Bryn Terfel singing and the caption said "HEY! COME BACK WITH MY WOMAN, TENOR!"

[GoblinInventor]

@jhvorotin hell ya! verily, verily, the bass and baritones shall get the girls at the end of the show :)

[jpg0901]

@jhvorotin The theory in question doesn't just apply to the opera :)

[eurydike]

@jhvorotin the theory must have been inspired by Dmitri :)

[sarahcyn]

Another baritone who proves my theory :-)

[eurydike]

@sarahcyn who else is there for you? i ask to know whether i missed them:-)) somehow or nott.