MERAVIGLIA DEI TENORI !!! TECNICA PERFETTA, SQUILLO INCREDIBILE, PIENEZZA VOCALE, PARTECIPAZIONE EMOTIVA : IMMENSO, UOMINI COME QUESTO SEGNANO LA STORIA !
I like some of it. But why does he go sharp so much? As for the vibrato, it's a sort of "power" vibrato rather than "pitch" vibrato, I think it can show a certain intensity, and therefore he should have varied it throughout this aria. He was a bit monochromatic, full-steam ahead, tiresome. He should have done it only when he was more frantic, not when he was supposed to be soft.
A fast vibrato is the sign of a healthy voice. All the great singers of the golden age had this. Slow, wobbly vibratos are the result of technical imbalance, force and tension.
The Golden Age was indeed a time when singers were in the forefront- not stage directors or conductors, (or the recording companies) and from the 60's to the present too many critics have spoiled the publics immediate response to singers, causing doubt and confusion where once admiration prevailed
Pertile was a very good tenor .His voice had "squillo" and seems to be quite strong.For my tastes however,both Pertile and Lauri-Volpi had a much too rapid vibrato.Gigli,Schipa and Valletti had timbres that were more pleasing to the ear.But it is all very subjective.
@CraigFrancisSoto The resonance&vibrato in Lauri Volpi's voice perhaps attributed to the fact that his voice penetratred the opera houses& travelled more than any other voice in history.Perhaps Gigli Schipa&Valetti were more pleasing to the ear But Lauri Volpi,&Pertile were a force to be reckoned with as Del Monaco& Corelli were.Lauri Volpi sang everyting from Elisir Da More to Puritani Hugonuts&William Tell IN PITCH.He was possibly the best Manrico in history.Pertile .Continued
@CraigFrancisSoto Pertile had the ability tosing lyric belcanto&inflictdramatic impact whennecessary.Pertile also was extremely versatile because of his commanding tecnique.His voice wasnot beautiful but Pertile most definitely sang beautifully&was admired greatly by his peers, most noteably Galliano Masini&Corelli.Schipa & Valetti,ALTHOUGH BEAUTIFUL&refined, were basically one dimentional singers Gigli was great&gifted with a beautiful voice&it was almost impossible for him to sound bad
@sugarbist Sono d'accordo con te. I am in complete agreement with your comments about Pertile and Lauri Volpi.They,along with DelMonaco and Corelli were all superb dramatic tenors with tremendous squillo and projection.And they were unequalled in those dramatic tenor roles like Manrico.I just have always been partial to the sweet,golden tones of lyric tenors Gigli,Schipa and the wonderful EARLY DiStefano(before he ruined his voice.But I disagree re: the great Gigli.Not one dimensional IMO.Ciao
@sugarbist I didn't mean to express that Gigli was1dimentional as the other2were.Gigli was terrific&was able to make the transition from the lyric roles to the spinto with a lot of success.Forza Chenier,Tosca&Cavaleria were wonderful.My brother also preferred the sweeter sounding voices like Gigli, DiStefano&Pavarotti as I prefer Del Monaco,Corelli but also DiStefano.I think each of us have a siren in our brains that encourages us to prefer 1 type of voice over another.Try GD'sA non credevi tu
What a tenor! Beautiful and powerful voice! Thank you very much for posting it. I didn't know him until I visited here.
I wondered why he wasn't so famous as Gigli. I searched on the web and found that he performed domestically in Italy - was this because he was Toscanini's favorite tenor? In turn, audiences in other countries missed opportunities to listen to his performances...
MERAVIGLIA DEI TENORI !!! TECNICA PERFETTA, SQUILLO INCREDIBILE, PIENEZZA VOCALE, PARTECIPAZIONE EMOTIVA : IMMENSO, UOMINI COME QUESTO SEGNANO LA STORIA !
31122051 1 year ago
I.N.M.E.N.S.O.....
coreTenore 1 year ago
+ 100 !!! IMMORTALE !!!! GRAZIE !!!
bodiloto 2 years ago
Does anyone know the name of this aria?
jhgreenhorn 2 years ago
the name of this aria is: "Addio alla Madre"
dragodue 2 years ago
He was the best of his time
54spiritedwill54 3 years ago
La voce piu bella del mondo!!!
Uniproff 3 years ago 2
I like some of it. But why does he go sharp so much? As for the vibrato, it's a sort of "power" vibrato rather than "pitch" vibrato, I think it can show a certain intensity, and therefore he should have varied it throughout this aria. He was a bit monochromatic, full-steam ahead, tiresome. He should have done it only when he was more frantic, not when he was supposed to be soft.
pasfresh123 3 years ago
A fast vibrato is the sign of a healthy voice. All the great singers of the golden age had this. Slow, wobbly vibratos are the result of technical imbalance, force and tension.
Operaddict 3 years ago
The Golden Age was indeed a time when singers were in the forefront- not stage directors or conductors, (or the recording companies) and from the 60's to the present too many critics have spoiled the publics immediate response to singers, causing doubt and confusion where once admiration prevailed
Singerputsch 3 years ago
Pertile was a very good tenor .His voice had "squillo" and seems to be quite strong.For my tastes however,both Pertile and Lauri-Volpi had a much too rapid vibrato.Gigli,Schipa and Valletti had timbres that were more pleasing to the ear.But it is all very subjective.
CraigFrancisSoto 4 years ago
@CraigFrancisSoto The resonance&vibrato in Lauri Volpi's voice perhaps attributed to the fact that his voice penetratred the opera houses& travelled more than any other voice in history.Perhaps Gigli Schipa&Valetti were more pleasing to the ear But Lauri Volpi,&Pertile were a force to be reckoned with as Del Monaco& Corelli were.Lauri Volpi sang everyting from Elisir Da More to Puritani Hugonuts&William Tell IN PITCH.He was possibly the best Manrico in history.Pertile .Continued
sugarbist 8 months ago
@CraigFrancisSoto Pertile had the ability tosing lyric belcanto&inflictdramatic impact whennecessary.Pertile also was extremely versatile because of his commanding tecnique.His voice wasnot beautiful but Pertile most definitely sang beautifully&was admired greatly by his peers, most noteably Galliano Masini&Corelli.Schipa & Valetti,ALTHOUGH BEAUTIFUL&refined, were basically one dimentional singers Gigli was great&gifted with a beautiful voice&it was almost impossible for him to sound bad
sugarbist 8 months ago
@sugarbist Sono d'accordo con te. I am in complete agreement with your comments about Pertile and Lauri Volpi.They,along with DelMonaco and Corelli were all superb dramatic tenors with tremendous squillo and projection.And they were unequalled in those dramatic tenor roles like Manrico.I just have always been partial to the sweet,golden tones of lyric tenors Gigli,Schipa and the wonderful EARLY DiStefano(before he ruined his voice.But I disagree re: the great Gigli.Not one dimensional IMO.Ciao
CraigFrancisSoto 8 months ago
@sugarbist I didn't mean to express that Gigli was1dimentional as the other2were.Gigli was terrific&was able to make the transition from the lyric roles to the spinto with a lot of success.Forza Chenier,Tosca&Cavaleria were wonderful.My brother also preferred the sweeter sounding voices like Gigli, DiStefano&Pavarotti as I prefer Del Monaco,Corelli but also DiStefano.I think each of us have a siren in our brains that encourages us to prefer 1 type of voice over another.Try GD'sA non credevi tu
sugarbist 8 months ago
pertile is one of the best tenors!!! but not better than caruso,gigli,lauri-volpi.he's almost like bernaro de muro and martinelli
jorjikia 4 years ago
add Miguel Fleta to that list; he's on youtube
ElPiconeroalCognac 3 years ago
I like Pertile forever he was the best tenor of this century!!!
tomasjuhasz 4 years ago
What a tenor! Beautiful and powerful voice! Thank you very much for posting it. I didn't know him until I visited here.
I wondered why he wasn't so famous as Gigli. I searched on the web and found that he performed domestically in Italy - was this because he was Toscanini's favorite tenor? In turn, audiences in other countries missed opportunities to listen to his performances...
tukkomi2 4 years ago
What a time if you couldn't decide between Gigli, Pertile, and Lauri-Volpi. ish we had those kind of choices today.
kmillard 4 years ago
i believe he was the best of them all
domold 4 years ago
He was the best of his time, better than Gigli in my opinion.
Gillenmanu 4 years ago 2
he had a natural vibrato even whwen he sang mezza voce. I suppose this was the use of his times.
adremoid 4 years ago
bravo.
smartsteve 4 years ago