Eri tu - Piero Cappuccilli

[LorenzoOpera]

commovente...

[chengducat]

What a treat! I listen to him a lot lately. Have most of the recordings he did with Jose Carreras from the seventies. I never had the pleasure to see him on stage, so to see him in this perfect video .... many thanks.

[odinconcert]

Bravi,bravi man kann sich nur anschließen

[steffeng40]

Where do you get this wonderful quality for these old recordings? I am quite envious.

[noneisbetter]

Great!!! Thanks for posting....

[Lenochka1107]

I love Cappucilli's performance!

[cesarefan]

Il più grande baritono di tutti i tempi....!

[mariodelmonaco]

Lezione di canto del grandissimo Piero. Unico, straordinario e leggendario. Insuperabile.

[throussin]

Bravo, Cappuccilli !!! Sempre una meraviglia !!!

[Lenochka1107]

What a BEL CANTO!!! Wonderful voice!

[fabriou]

NON MI PIACE...SEMBRA LA VERSIONE BARITONALE DI DEL MONACO...TROPPE GIGONERIE E SINGHIOZZI...TROPPE SMORFIE

[31122051]

@fabriou : le presunte " gigionerie " da parte di Cappuccilli esistono solo nella tua testa. Questo è stato uno dei più grandi baritoni di sempre ( che avesse sopracuti tenorili è risaputo, non hai scoperto l'acqua calda caro segu82, anzi scusa caro fabriou ). Ma perché vengo a spiegarlo a te ? Tanto a te ( a parte Pippo de' Pippis e la Maria ) non piace nessuno. A proposito, sento dire in giro che la " Scala " è caduta MOLTO in basso : forse è proprio perché ci lavorano incompetenti come te.

[cesarefan]

@31122051 ben detto! i teatri sono colmi di questi personaggi..........e la lirica!? finita.....agenzie!? in crescita....aborti vocali che cantano......? ne sono piene le agenzie.................

[serrc1]

'Dell'amico tuo primo, dell'amico tuo primo la fe' (3:00) in one breath???

[bassfanne45]

who is the famale singer at the beginning of the video?

[Lallininja]

@bassfanne45 The female singer is Katia Ricciarelli.

[pudercukurs]

Perfect. Amazing. I wish I could see him on scene... Bravo!!!

[marokt]

wonderful

[tifata1965]

grandioso

[gordiano67]

Mamma mia!Veramente un emozione unica!

[bodiloto]

Sublime !

[ShawDAMAN]

Excellent.

[31122051]

Aria DIFFICILISSIMA eseguita magnificamente. Un baritono verdiano a dir poco STRAORDINARIO. MERAVIGLIOSO !

[francescogp]

troppo bravo !!!!

[peppelyrics]

grande cappuccilli !!! che tecnica vocale e che interpretazione...... fantastico

[marokt]

@peppelyrics When he begins an aria, many times I think: nothing specil. When he sings some phrases, I think: very, very good. And till the time he reches the end of his solo I'm always amazed. His technic is fantastic, but his most marveolous chracteristic is his dramatic power. Great artist!

[kleinerpapageno]

Beauty and Passion united!

[madelenevasquez]

bravi !!!

The King

[GidgaZ]

The best!

[TheMusetta]

il più grande in questo ruolo...semplicemente fantastico!!!!!!!!!!!!!! grande voce tecnica presenza scenica insomma tutto....grazie per tutte le uniche sensazioni che ci hai fatto vivere!!!!!!!!!!!!

[diosahmuerto]

Mi fa piangiere!

[paulostroff99]

Sensational singing! As good as any ever recorded! Bravo!

[raythespian]

Cappuccilli didn't sing in the US much, if at all, so I'm just discovering him now. I'm in awe. His "Di Provenza" is incredible.

[Belcore14]

I think he sang at the Met once.

It's a shame that there aren't MORE recordings of him, because he's so fantastic.

[raythespian]

Wiki says that he sang one performance (Germont) at The Met. I knew that he existed, but had no idea that he was in another league from the big baritones in the US...Warren, Merrill, Weede, Bruson, Valdengo. At least we have these videos and recordings.

[PickBit]

There are thousands of records of this great baritone, the only problem is he sang predominantly in Europe (often Germany in his early career and then France, but mostly Italy); so if you are American it's normal you have heard little of him.

I think his first appearance in the US was in 69 in Chicago; seems like in those years the Met was too busy praising Milnes to look around for great voices

...a pity...

[neapolis1982]

non posso smettere di ascoltarlo e riascoltarlo.... di una bellezza sublime.

[blichilde]

Voce,tecnica,classe.Che si può volere di più?

[Brunildilla]

Por qué ya no hay voces tan bellas y perfectas como esta ?.

Capuccilli tiene una te´cnica perfecta , una bellísima voz y lo más importante , alma para cantar...

Esto es una clase magistral para todos aquellos baritonos que quieran aprender

como se debe cantar

Maravilloso!!!

[Bassoturco]

This is an excellent Verdi baritone if ever! This composer has never been "nice" to his singers. Even his bass arias are high in tessitura. The music .....BEAUTIFUL!

[scarpia666]

absolutely fabulous. have heard many many in course of own study of this role. this taxing and exposing aria I have never heard sung so eloquently and with such gorgeous line, he takes the opposite start point than most by keeping all aggression and anger out of it, he instead graces every line with intense subtlety and feeling. the bel canto is here no better displayed in any other baritone i have so far heard heard. thank you for posting this remarkable vid - truly a joy and an education.

[xjg291]

Piero was endowed by easiness to achieve high notes, technique, appropriate artistry. Not all baritones cover the same notes (eg E). This depends on many aspects. Enjoy music and minimize criticisism. The latter is a barrier to enlightened your soul with music, the final objective of listening. Do not try to persuade other people about your personal taste. Is the same as with wines or women. In my language we say: "entre gustos no hay disgustos"

[leadoffeohippus]

PC was like the best baritone of all time. I've never heard anyone sing with so much ease.

[Webarton]

Covering sound has been confused with swallowing sound, covering is done above the soft palate.

Don't confuse that with vowel modification and covering, there is no vowel modification needed period, the voice is naturally lower, then the sound does what it has to.

[Krawi6]

I have absolutely no idea what this could mean!

[baritonotenneriello]

Stile,eleganza,fraseggio e timbro eccezionale.

Questi gli elementi della vera essenza Cappuccilli.

Grazie,che nonostante la tua immensa assenza continui a darci ancora tante emozioni ed insegnarci ancora tante cose solo guardandoti.

[baritonotenneriello]

Un Maestro a 360°:Grazie Maestro per il tuo immenso contributo al mondo della Lirica,continua a seguirci da lassu'

[seidlm86]

Definitely* - I'm embarrassed =/

[seidlm86]

Very, very good performance. It's very interesting - he is definantly a baritone yet he rarely covers on an E. I had to go to a piano because I thought this was in a lower key. Especially on an "e" vowel, he sings it more like a backwards "3" vowel past his passaggio (if you know IPA you know what I mean. Not criticizing I just found it interesting. Very, very musically done - so fun to watch.

[Vairguy09]

I'm not sure what you mean, he rarely covers on an E...? Do you mean the vowel or the note? He covers everywhere I would expect a baritone to cover. Great technique and voice.

[palymusic]

Grande Piero... Una voce "infinita" una straordinaria tecnica.

IL BARITONO VERDIANO!

[Webarton]

The technique is near perfect. One of the few low voices that had the technique. This man was NATURALLY a baritone.

[nisticom]

What do you mean NEAR perfect. I think it is ABSOLUTELY perfect!!

[Krawi6]

I think he is perfect, he was in an absolutely gorgeous condition at that time.

[nisticom]

Assolutamente il migliore!!! The very best!

[ahtenor]

we baritones in the making need to learn from this masters....what a beautiful sound...very rounded...great....

[operabuff1]

wonderful!

[ItellLosersOff]

A perfect example of legato and ease in the voice.

[Gerilu40]

A wonderful performance. Thank you Piero for this aria!

[stybboon]

keine frage, piero cappuccilli ist mein großes idol, hoffentlich entwickelt sich meine stimme zu so einer einzigartigen wie seiner.

[operaqwas]

Bravo!!! Una cosa che ti colpisce come lo canta Capucilli!!!

[Belcore14]

Can anyone tell me what the final note in this aria is? Thanks.

[redsox2213]

the final note is an F

[OperaBaritoneJoe]

go to a piano.

[nisticom]

What do you mean?

[POTFFREAK4LIFE]

a great verdi baritone,no question about it

his range was perfect.

[1813verdi]

Sowohl darstellerisch als auch gesanglich eine Leistung auf höchstem Niveau - so muss man Verdi singen - das schafft sonst nur noch Leo Nucci.

Danke Piero, tausend Mal Danke!!!!!

[escr76]

Este es mi video de referencia. ¡NO SE PUEDE CANTAR MEJOR QUE ESTO! Cappuccilli es el mejor barítono verdiano de todos los tiempos.

[Pawelp]

What makes Cappuccilli really unique is his style. Cappuccilli's place among baritones is similar to Bergonzi's among tenors, in my opinion. A refined singer!

[lavoreano]

@Pawelp: I think he was more like Kraus, because Bergonzi was also very refined, but had constant problems with the upper register, wich was never a problem for Kraus and Cappuccilli, in fact, they were fantastic in their respective upper registers.

Also, as Kraus, Cappuccilli was never a "mediatic" singer, such as Domingo, Pavarotti, Milnes, DH, etc.

[canafinwe]

Perfect.

Maybe there are baritones who are more heroic or more glittering, but he LIVES in Verdi's world, he knows all about his music.

Poor fellow, he sings Verdi in Heaven now...

[dugewa]

The best version of this aria is by Georg Ots.

[HansHottest]

Goerg sucks as much as YOU.

Piero is the prince, MacNeil the king and Warren simply GOD.

[dugewa]

This is just my opinion. Care to explain why he(Georg) sucks? After reading i had a good laugh as i understanded on what level u think.

[HansHottest]

What level?

Lets see....

The pronunciation of Georg is incredibly bad (even for eastern singers of the time), the voice is too much nasal sounding more like an histerical tenor than a baritone.

It was a joke the "sucks" stuff, I wrote it because usually the debates of opera singers use to be more "elevated" and "suck" appears to be too colloquial.

[dugewa]

After i read your first comment i thought you were another person who doesnt know much about music, thats why i said:"After reading i had a good laugh as i understanded on what level u think." - no offence.

Joke was good - again had good laugh:D

In my point of view Georg had a very powerful voice, a great talent. He was/is very honoured in Russia, Finland and in Estonia.

Thanks to the iron curtain he didnt gather much attention in the west.

I recommend to listen other songs as well by Georg.

[carpark1009]

anyone know the rest of the cast?

this rendition without a shadow of a doubt standshead and shoulders above any other i have heard.

cappuccilli in his ABSOLUE PRIME, josiah you are right, a masterclass in legato.

the tenderness and sensitivity and dare i say restraint, in this performance are remarkable, an artist at work.

[Krawi6]

As far as I know: Domingo (Riccardo), Katia Ricciarelli (Amelia), Reri Grist (Oscar)

[ilhuica]

Molto buone

[imachunt]

This is my favourite version of this aria on youtube.

Thank you for posting it Fitz.

[Krawi6]

Yes, I agree with you! Thanks Fitz, too.

[josiahgulden]

This is an absolute masterclass in legato... what an incredible line!

[izar1234]

Yes, the amount of ignorant comments is alternatingly amusing and depressing. Perhaps the one that took the cake recently was someone claiming Bocelli's version of "nessun dorma" was superior to Corelli's! It's not even worth pointing out that one wouldn't hear a note of Bocelli's version in the opera house without his team of sound engineers, while Corelli could be heard across the square.

[luisenes]

i'm agree with you,some people don't now the diference btwn OPERISTIC singer and pop tenors helped with tecnology,boccelli superior to CORELLI?fuck. sorry by that

[Gerardeus]

Estas totalmente en lo correcto, muy cierto lo que tú dices.

[edgrow]

Holy Jesus!He is so awesome! 4:40-4:45 is really what being a Verdi baritone is all about, lol. There was a great video of Cap doing the baritone/tenor duet from Don Carlo on youtube, but I think it disappeared:(

Thanks fitz for an amazing video!

[gohar002]

Grandissimo... E Abbado dirige in maniera strepitosa... Un'esecuzione memorabile.. La frase "O dolcezze perdute o memorie..." è struggente, cantata in piano, con legato da manuale... Canto verdiano puro...

[izar1234]

p.s. It wasn't tomtallis to whom I was replying, BTW. It was mitube. The comments about a falsettoish hue which "breaks the register and the takes away the necessary heft" are quite ignorant.

[izar1234]

I did not dub everyone ignorant. In fact, I called no one ignorant. I called someone's comment ignorant. You do see the difference don't you? Sure you do. Likewise, your comments about using the thickness of the cords is ignorant. You can't change the thickness of your cords.

[nisticom]

I must agree with you, there are lots of "ignorant" comments about singing here... everybody wants to appear as they can use a technical lingo and, as a result, they end up being a bit funny. But hey, they try... Anyway, Cappuccilli was definitely the greatest of all, in my opinion, especially for the constant beauty of his sound. As a baritone myself, I often use his singing as an inspiration.

[sorbino9]

People are curious and want to understand why his singing is so inspirational. What I don't understand is why do you and this izar1234 guy feel the need to sneer at others.

[sorbino9]

To call a comment "one of the most ignorant on Youtube blah blah" is aggressive and personal, so don't split hairs. I didn't say CHANGE cord thickness, I said USE of cord thickness, vocal cords are thinner at the edges, and the vibrations can be heavier or lighter depending on how people sing, which in turn affects resonance. Why don't you read something about vocal technique before arrogantly making categoric statements about a subject in which you, obviously, are indeed ignorant.

[izar1234]

Oh please. And I'm not splitting hairs. If you think Cap is only using the edges of his vocal cords when singing a high G, then it's you who is displaying your ignorance about an operatic baritones technique.

[sorbino9]

Did I say ONLY the edges? I don't think so. Anyway, I'm bored of this discussion. Piero Cappuccilli is a wonderful singer, with a many-coloured voice, and we shouldn't be squabbling, just marvelling over his unique gift.

[izar1234]

Calling Cap's top "falsettoish" is one of the most ignorant comments I've seen on Youtube, which is saying a lot! I heard him live in great roles like Renato, Macbeth, Gerard and Carlo in Ernani. His voice in the theater was huge and the top was thrilling. The current fave of many in Verdi seems to be Dmitri H. I've heard him live too and his voice would fit in one of Cap's molars!

[sorbino9]

It should, I think, be possible to reply to people's coments in a constructive way, without dubbing everyone as ignorant. The point is that Cappuccilli's voice is so "thrilling" in the top because he doesn't use too much thickness of the vocal cords, which is what tomtallis was trying to say with "falsettoish".

[ceccofil]

Il più bravo di tutti! Bella voce, tecnica perfetta, teatrale, vero baritono, grande!

[bradleyjenks]

What lovely singing. Exactly as it ought to be. Uncomplicated, strong singing.

[aguacun]

After Warren and Bastianini, Capuccilli and Nucci are the singers that more approaches to a baritone sound. Nowdays, people forgot how a baritone sound and we have, again, a lot of tenors singing as baritones. Warren and Bastianini had the mixture of the voice very well done. Listen to Jospeh Shore, a real baritone with obviously knowledge about mixture of the voice!

[tomtallis]

Yeah, there's nothing common about that voice. The "falsettoish" quality of the high voice is what we in the biz like to call 'head voice' and there has rarely been a baritone who has used it better that Piero. When the register changes it will alter the timbre, naturally, but the harshness of fully open tones are unacceptable in high-level singing. His use of head is what allows his superb control over his high voice.

A superb performance.

[tschkumbift]

What the hell are you talking about mitube,Cappuccilli was one of the greatest. Find me a Baritone from now who can compare.

Cappuccilli had so much soul and beauty in his sound.

Live he sounded even greater, he always moves me to tears.

[mltube]

His baritone voice is far from pefect. The sound is surrounded by a slight falcettish hue in the higher register, which breaks the range and and takes away the necessary heft. Other than that, the voice is undistinctive, and as many times as I have heard this singer, I still can not remember what he sounds like. Of course, he knows how to sing Verdi.

[CrisRomeos]

let us hear your voice dear mitube, it must is sound better!!!! :)) lol.

[Krawi6]

I absolutely disagree with this opinion. Cappuccilli was one of the best singers of the last century and many of those who could hear him in the opera houses thought so as well.

[lavendicata]

ooo crazy eyed piero...you are great...

[fcfecteau1231]

this guy is dazzling -- he is an impeccable singer in every regard

[vanzofaust]

probably the best Verdi baritone of the last part of the 20th century. Certainly had the most authentic sound and style.

[Glenmed]

He was 46 in 1975

[solomini]

Is 46 out of his prime?

I don't think so.

[hungwildparti]

well you shoudl hear robert mcferrin sing the great verdi arias eri tu, di provenza, germonts stuff

incredible and at an advanced age, in his 70's