Pretty good? He's the greatest Osmin of all time! If you consider the man has a huge Wagner voice, but always kept his technique in control so he could sing the most refined material of Mozart, and sing it SUPERBLY, then you can see that he was simply amazing. The two of them are perfect together....she's so tiny and he's so big! :-)
I saw him live back in '94 at La Scala in this role. He was better live than I'd ever heard him recorded. He outshone all the other cast members. It was odd, because outside in the piazza there was a big screen TV showing the World Cup in the USA, & there were thousands of people watching. Occasionally you could hear the cheering from INSIDE the opera house.
My happiest moment was going backstage & meeting Moll afterwards; I finally got to meet my hero.. I ended up singing Osmin 8 years later.
He's just outstanding... Pitty, he's in such hurry though... :)
SnuggeP 6 months ago
best Kurt Moll!!!...number 1º bass from 20th century
LAPITAGORIZACION 2 years ago
long live mozart
beethomozart 3 years ago 3
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he's pretty good. is he a bass or baritone. she's amazing though!
flowerchild617 3 years ago
Pretty good? He's the greatest Osmin of all time! If you consider the man has a huge Wagner voice, but always kept his technique in control so he could sing the most refined material of Mozart, and sing it SUPERBLY, then you can see that he was simply amazing. The two of them are perfect together....she's so tiny and he's so big! :-)
RossiniSoprano 3 years ago 3
he´s a bass, don´t you hear? Bariton is a middle men´s voice.
califonia21 3 years ago 5
seriously, how could this sound like anything but a basso profundo?
oatboy 2 years ago
you know... its... KURT MOLL... correct? hes.. you know, kinda big.
fattyboyblue 2 years ago
Is this the same performance of which you've uploaded Osmins other aria?
Ethratian 4 years ago 2
Yeah it is... Check out the url in the description to buy it. Definitely recommended.
BassosaurusRex 4 years ago
Would you be so kind to upload Osmin's first aria (Solche hergelaufne Laffen)?
I'll by this DVD soon, but I don't want to wait ;)
Ethratian 4 years ago 2
Uploading right now; give it about 30 minutes to render...
BassosaurusRex 4 years ago
Can you get the second number? The duet with Osmin and Belmonte.
IceMasterEasthamJazz 4 years ago
simply wonderfull!!!
I prefer Kurt Moll as Osmin above all other interprets. His performance of "O wie will ich triumphieren" is sublime.
Ethratian 4 years ago 3
I saw him live back in '94 at La Scala in this role. He was better live than I'd ever heard him recorded. He outshone all the other cast members. It was odd, because outside in the piazza there was a big screen TV showing the World Cup in the USA, & there were thousands of people watching. Occasionally you could hear the cheering from INSIDE the opera house.
My happiest moment was going backstage & meeting Moll afterwards; I finally got to meet my hero.. I ended up singing Osmin 8 years later.
BassosaurusRex 4 years ago
One word to sum up my comment: PERFECTO!
mouthmouse 4 years ago 2