Luciano Pavarotti "Ella mi fu rapita" Rigoletto

[bumpasaurusrex]

There will never be a better Duke.

[coreTenore]

En esta aria, una de las mas complejas...Inmejorable, para los que critican la linea y recursos de Luciano, por favor !!! no comprendo los 11 que votaron negativo.

[Maripudelmonaco]

No creo haya sido el mejor tenor del ´900, pero como DUCA FUÉ ABSOLUTAMENTE EXTRAORDINARIO !!!

[canummare]

... un portento, per tecnica e vigore, è stato, davvero, il miglior tenore italiano del '900, in alcuni ruoli è assoluto

[mheineman2]

Wonderful - Parmi veder le lagrime is unearthly.

[giorgio80]

Il Duca.

[ivanovickr]

semplicemente grosso...

[MrCodygrowe]

Yes! He even has his handkerchief, though I guess it COULD be Gilda's...I enjoy the sound of focus and fineness in his high voice. Thanks for posting!

[corellipavarotti]

Anyone else hear the anecdote about Pavarotti being asked how he did a diminuendo, it being so difficult generally, particularly at the "top" of the voice.

Apparently he looked rather quizzically at his interviewer and answered, "you close your mouth"!!! LOL

[Cantachepassa]

Ancora oggi quella perfezione non esiste!

[bigus]

the greatest of all time....im so happy someone posted this video i was hoping they would put it up. thank you!

[Lovelytenor1]

In his early years it is hard to think of anyone who sang the role better. In his career he simply owned this role.

[Turee85]

Che meraviglia!

[31122051]

Non ci posso credere " Turee85," una volta ogni tanto sono PIENAMENTE d'accordo con te ( probabilmente è la prima volta ). MERAVIGLIOSO, il migliore di sempre in questo ruolo. Saluti.

[Turee85]

AHahaah vero! ed è questo il bello :) .... THE BIG LUCIANO!

[gcarlos03]

Più di così si muore. Un CIBORG della lirica, un colosso a cui nessuno in quel periodo poteva tenergli testa!!

[31122051]

Pienamente d'accordo : credo che in questo ruolo solamente A. Kraus e F. Bonisolli potessero tenergli testa.

[Tyronor]

Spider-man, thanks again.

[marcobenve]

questo è il belcanto,Pavarotti l'alfiere della melodia,anche il duca di Mantova è un personaggio adattissimo alla sua vocalità...divino-come sempre

[Cantachepassa]

This is singing....

[Elried]

unbelieveable. he doesn't close the B! Great

[NMarquez3000]

Of course he protects his voice! In fact, he was pretty young when he sang that aria... that's why he made a clear sound and it is not familiar with his Nessun Dorma's B

[tCrOMez1990]

Bb lol sorry :P

[arturo8402]

one of the world's most beautiful tenor voices!!!

[daddy2foots]

yes, the ring, and ping, the ng in the voice! all those overtones! the efforless power that defines bel canto. i hear no tenor today approaching that sound. maybe florez and mcpherson. most tenors sound so throaty, open your throats, gents!

[LordMoe9]

ah, Pavarotti in his prime. He could trump anyone during this time. Just listen to that flexible, powerful, and sweetly lyric voice. He and Corelli have the definition of the tenor "ring", that spinning sensation that you hear (or feel if you sing) when a high note is hit.

[loveluciano1]

so beautiful was this man, my beautiful luciano. and the voice is amazing, clear, brilliant, thrilling.

[crazymanitaliano]

The only true tenor: "Luciano Pavarotti" the others are wannabe.....

[fedemtzesc]

jaja my friend maybe yo never knew Enrico Caruso...

[crazymanitaliano]

I was talking to this generation. Enrico Caruso was Great! The Great Caruso!

[fedemtzesc]

You right my friend, Pavaroti is number one!!!!

[liricraker]

Inmenso Pavarotti aquí, talento incomparable en este repertorio que nunca debió abandonar, donde su voz se eleva hermosa, fresca y timbrada como ninguna.

[mariomandini87]

aaaah!!! esta es una de las mejores interpretaciones de esta aria que escuchado en mi vida... es increible aunque para muchos il Duca de Rigoletto es sinonimo de Alfredo Kraus para mi ... Pavarotti es sinonimo de Il Duca Bravisisisisisimo maestro... increible!!!!

[appledude35]

I am convinced 100% that Domingo and Carreras must be saying: Damn, I wish I had that voice! By the way, they both suck big time, but Pavarotti's voice is orgasmic

[operabuff1]

beautiful, incomparable rendition

[haraberger]

for sure,one ot the best renditions i've ever heard

[archiloque]

Amazing ! Thanks a lot for this ! Do you by any chance also have the cabaletta ? I love this live recording, it gives Pav's voice such a great amplitude, it's magnificent, almost surreal.

[Mooorhe]

Unfortunately the Possente amor mi chiama cabaletta was cut from this performance; it wasn't performec.

[Mooorhe]

performed*

[ShawDAMAN]

Thanks for the send. Agreed, this is the prettiest Pav. rendition I've heard. When it's sung like that you almost forget what a lousy bum the Duke really is :D

[Mooorhe]

Well, the 1971 Decca Rigoletto has a pretty amazing rendition as well.

I can't describe this singing as anything else but a glimpse of heaven, the lyrical warm Italian ring is there, the overtones so beautiful and his tone is like honey.

[ShawDAMAN]

Is there a better recording of this perf.?

[Mooorhe]

There is indeed, this was broadcast by the NHK. I'm no expert on technological history... but they must have broadcast this using film technology. As a result, the quality was better than the digital opera broadcasts that appeared in 1976/1977, they must have done the 1972 Bing gala this way as well, you can see every line on Sutherland's face :P. Look on YouTube for a video titled 'Pavarotti 36 year old (plus some Japanese)' and there's a short excerpt of it from a first generation source.

[ShawDAMAN]

Thanks :)

[ShawDAMAN]

Oooh, yeah- I just watched that- the quality is surprisingly good! but far too short... tantalizing.... :P

[Mooorhe]

I really want to see some scenes where he's in the costume he's in here in full quality. That has to be the best Duke costume I've ever seen... and Pavarotti is so handsome here :P.

[ShawDAMAN]

Yeah that's beautiful isn't it? :P There's some nice photos but no good video that I've seen. Who directed this production?

[Mooorhe]

I haven't seen these photographs, could you direct me to them please?

And I've no idea who's production that is, they must have had a fairly large budget though. Must have cost a fortune to have had this televised back then, the production looks pretty extravagant too... and of course Pavarotti's Duke costume must have been quite dear :P.

[ShawDAMAN]

I apologize. I mistook this costume for the one he wore for the 71 Bonynge production with Milnes and Sutherland which is rather similar. There must have been some photos taken at this performance though- there always is.... I'm going to start looking. :)

[TrovadorManrique]

Pues, salvo algunas rupturas de la línea de ligadura un poco mal colocadas, Pavarotti está inmenso, realmente maravilloso.

[paulinexxxx]

Thanks for posting; it doesn't get any better, IMHO. What a tenor of line, with the most gorgeous phrasing and such an open, sparkling sound! I love him and miss him so much.

[jenni4claire]

He does do this role even better on the Decca recording with Joan Sutherland when he was a bit older and his voice has coloured a bit more, but I cannot hear this as 'screaming', or recall anyone doing a better wicked Duke than Pavarotti. He was born to play it.

[ILBARONE45]

YOUR Absolutely Correct.Equally beautiful was

the Film of this version with Wixell & Edith G. When Il Duca Learned of the Rapita (Kidnapping) riding hard to Castle on horseback. Pav actually rode himself against producers advice. Pav was an excellent horseman and when he was Grand Marshall of Columbus Day parade NYC 1981 borrowed horse from Mounted police throughout parade. BRAVO

[jenni4claire]

Ah. I didn't know he had a thing for horses.There is a compilation cd of his out now with him sitting on what appears to be a giant shire horse, dressed in full Duke regalia- he looks as happy as a clam. Not sure how happy the horse is.

[Cantachepassa]

SOLIDO.

[elohssa2005]

Domingo?? There is no comparison in the role of the duke between him and Luciano. Period. This is incredible singing.

[ilbacioditosca]

It is stupid to compare and critizise about the great artists, please help stop the destruction of the belcanto art by , popular singers singing classical like popular.

that is really a problem.Attack them.

[operabitch77]

we do attack them also. its fun to hear all of these youtube freaks compare singers but most of them couldnt compare their own asses. i do comment about shitty paul potts and josh gayass groban but all i get is death threats! anyways, your SO RIGHT!!! this artform has been around for 400 hundred years. none of these shitty singers are going to damage it. they might make a buck or two pretending to be OPERA singers but its all for nothing. pop music does and will always suck. putrid

[ilbacioditosca]

Yes but 1000 of young people get so confused, plus the help of big companies, the new product is a mix of musical, chachacha, and bad singing that have no connection with Callas/ Ponselle/Bjoerling/Nilsson to name some. Even the professional Opera singers don't approach them, imagine the future.

[operabitch77]

i know! it suxs but, the U.S. is at fault for screwing up the beauty of the artform! the conservatories and the pathetic assess running the young artist programs have it all wrong. they have no idea what the artform is about. keep up the search!

[lentoagitato]

400 hundred?

[orlycst33]

When I said idiot I meant the one making those negatives comments about Luciano Pavarotti!

[dgraydgray]

Have you ever heard this aria sung properly ?

Sure not from Pavarotti

This is awful, listen to Alfredo Krauss, Pavarotti can just scream.

[orlycst33]

What an idiot!

[operabitch77]

scream? first, its kraus not krauss and second, shutup!

[Operaphile]

I agree. Both Pavarotti and Kraus were sublime in this role. Why do people mistake Pavarotti's power and squillo for screaming? It's so good to hear real singing!!! In Kiri te Kanawa land (New Zealand) I've got idiots trying to tell me that Katherine Jenkins and Hayley Westenra sing a better o mio babbino caro...PLEASE!!! I've even had a certain "GoKathyJenkins" running a smear email campaign to all my friends in my profile. It's so ridiculous. Bravo Pavarotti. Bravo Kraus. F**K off popera :)

[bartok6969]

This is a monster of an aria, but Pav sings it masterfully (though he did end up a half step sharp at the end of the recitative, oops!).

[orlycst33]

Perfect!!!! Not even Domingo when younger could do something like this....RIP Grande Maestro

[alepeccia]

Majesty.

[archiloque]

Is this version's "possente amor" available ?

[tenorbear60]

OMG is right! That is some serious Italian soul music right there.... you are so right pedrini, the ascent to the Bb is magical: Pav's diction and control is perfect, and the small dimenuendo he does at the end just shows his command of his voice in his prime. We are priviledged that this clip is available.

[pedrinrj]

OH MY GOD

THE best duka. Period

Never heard anything like it. Perfect.

And the way he reaches the B flat... not in a hundred years we will hear something like that.

[badocan78]

facinating! simply magnificent!!!

[epa300]

His neck is the size of a tree trunk!

[bebitt12]

this song is for men like pavarotti not boys like florez!

[miguelaosornio]

Thank you for all this beautifull moments, bravo commendatore!!!!!!

Here we can appreciate Pav in his best, what performances of the seventees!!!!!Fortunate all people who attended that shows!!!!This aria "Par mi veder le lacrime", according to many great tenors one of the most difficult Arias of all times, even it has not any high C!!!!!I listened some "big" tenors fail in this.....and Pav seems to look very easy!!!!

[Freccia6000]

This is in Japan. Great potentissima voce of Maestro Pavarotti.

[mermew123]

Magnificent!!! BRAVO!!! Maestro Luciano Pavarotti was a great man with a God-given voice, about which he said, "God kissed my vocal chords". We will not see the likes of him again. A light has been extinguished in opera. It is our loss, but Heaven's gain. Bless you, Luciano. RIP

[mariusfelix]

He didn't say it, it was TV lady, who said so, and he responded: And you, he kissed you everywhere!

[ILBARONE45]

You are correct. It was Pia Lindsrom (Ingrid Bergmans daughter) she said I guess its true that God has Kissed your voice. Pav Immediately responded

God must of Kissed you all over.

[gahualli]

Luciano thank you for all you gave us!.

This is splendid, a true lesson for anyone who wants to understand the true meaning of beautiful singing!!

Bravissimo

[hache332]

sólo esto justifica internet y YouTube... maravilloso!! internet and YT is justified by this only video

[hightenor123]

This is the greatest, this is Pavarotti at his absolute best

[Kafkandinsky]

Indeed. People who only saw Pav's videos from the 90's never really saw the "real Pav" singing.

[tenorbear60]

I agree Hightenor123 - this is absolute magnificence. Manly, refined and powerful singing.... Pavarotti was a perfect Duke: elegant, restrained and rather vacant, just how the Duke should be! I'm so grateful I got to hear him in San Francisco in his prime, the 70's.

[steainsy]

a handkerchief even on the opera stage!

[searnold56]

where is this?

[coloraturafan]

Tokyo 1971