His voice range is sometimes called "European Baritone" here in the states. this indicates a baritone voice that is a little brighter at the top, with maybe one or two notes more at the top. Of the baritones singing today, he has the most seamless sound throughout. There are specific techniques he uses to achieve the warmth and richness that make him one of the most sought-after baritones in the world.
Hvorostovsky has to be one of my favorite baritones of all time. His voice has such a rich sound, and full body to it. I would love the opportunity to get to see him in person. I appreciate the fact that he puts so much into the music.
@kleinbittersdorf I'm guessing you aren't a vocalist, nor do you likely study music. He's one of the best upper baritones around today. His voice is very clear and although it isn't as large as other singers, he projects it better than most singers could ever hope to do. His diction and intonation are very precise. He isn't overbearing with vibrato either.
This is beautiful. I would love to hear him sing live one day.
Hvorostovsky has an unbelieve voice. I listen to him over and over. For the purist who wishes to hear the "Ombra mai fui" by Handel by a counter tenor, may I suggest a video clip by the Canadian counter tenor David Daniels. He is very, very impressive. I also listen to Youshikazu Mera singing the same. It is difficult to judge who the winner is. All three men are incredible talented.
@GosfordAbercrombie Yeah better to listen to it with a vibrato-less baroque "specialist", if only one could stay awake listening to those sexless things......
I recorded myself singing this on my channel. I don't think I am on a par with Mr. Hvorostovski by any means. I think I am a little deeper (Maybe Bass-baritone). Tell me what you think.
I think Mr. Hvorostovsky is the best baritine of our time. This piece is hard to make sound good with a lower voice and he does it beautifully. I could listen to him all day.
I think that this is remarkable for the way he can take that resonant 'chest' sound up through the register and even mezza-voce - whatever one's thoughts on taste or musical fashions it is a fine voice.
@Axelandir It's an aria for a castrato, really. So should really be sung by a woman or a counter-tenor, since castrati are in such short supply. Not really very good sung by a deep male voice. Listen to Larmore or von Otter sing it!
I quite like it being sung by Dimitri-the deep male voice, I've heard it many times sung by women or a counter tenor so its nice to hear a different approach. You should listen to Paula Rasmussen though, her performance in Serse is incredible.
I have now-thanks for the recommendation, its another amazing piece sung by her from what I heard. That particular production she is in looks unbelievable, I don't think youtube does it justice but I'm glad its on here. Still I wish I could see it in person.
Gorgeous. He gazes into the camera around 1:43 just like Nureyev did in the famous interview following his arrest. Very effective. Beautiful trill. So Russian a performance.
It appears to be ovious that just about every singer desires to sing this extremely popular aria; some do so better than others. Certain voices, however, naturally are better suited for one piece or another. This performance sounds like a flute composition played by a trombone. Everyone has his own taste; but for me, I am able to control my enthusiasm for this result.
@classicabaritone92 Best version??? Probably because he is demonstrating what big voice he has got at the places wher the text speaks about "soave" and "soave piú". An energy machine probably would understand more about the emotional content of the words and the expression of "soavitá".
Did this guy understand what is going on in this wonderful aria? Does he understand the text? "Soave" means soft and "piú soave" means very sweet and soft. But he is only showing what a rhich and big voice he has got and how wonderful he is. But this is the way, how people like singers have to be... Narcistic and selfinloved instead of surrending their gifts to an interpretation, which at leat asks in which situation Handel was putting the protagonist.
@miguelgibert Tienes toda la razón, Miguel. pero así le gusta a la gente, que los cantantes sean huevones enamorados de si mismos. Este tipo es sumamente creído y tiene una voz fuerte, así es que se baña en su propio sonido. A las mujeres les causa orgasmos (a algunos hombres también). Si quieres puedes escuchar la interpr. con Alfredo Ihl. Me interesaría tu apreciación. Lamentablemente no cambiarás al público. Le encanta los cantantes enamorados de si mismos y castigan a las personas modestas.
Very nicely sung. Great aria. But IMO it sounds best of all in countertenors renditions. The most beautiful version I've ever heard is Nicholas Spanos's.
i respect him a lot. however...he does concerts to gain a magnum salary and has sung with the trashiest garbage russia [and other lands] have put out there. one may argue, this is his attempt at bringing more 'serious' music to the public which is mostly unaware even of this 'standard hit' ... others might argue he's been consumed by fame. also he's about 5 feet tall. microscopic. and this performance is dead,....tomb dead, funeral tirade of an annoyance, no? but still, go dima. he is too cool.
@SoHoPizza143 anyone can sing this aria! that why its written in two different keys...maybe you dont think he can sing it because you have heard only tenors and sopranos sing it but just try to enjoy the music! its quite beautiful
Must be the "integrity" of the presentation of this soulful aria but Hvorostovsky's as well as Tito Schipa's are my favorites. I still think it belongs to the upper register of a mezzo,of course, the countertenor as well as the boy's voice. Yes, it's H's integrity---remember so well @ Carnegie H his encore with no music singing alone a haunting Siberian song & deeply moved as were all!
What a surprise! I expected a countertenor's soaring voice and I got a rich and marvelous baritone! It's quite interesting to hear the piece sung in such a low key though.
I heard a young italian bariton in Milan with a voice so charming and warm that it was really difficult for me to say who would be better between him and hvorostovsky..
I think he has a really beautiful voice, but still prefer the countertenor or mezzo voice instead. It's like pavarotti singing o mio babbino caro.... maybe sounds great, but not the original idea.... And again, dimitri is a GREAT voice...
Dmitri is magnificent. My vocal coach (Italian) would not let me sing "Ombra mai fu." But have your heard the contralty Kathleen Ferrier. Only recently did I discover her on the internet. Her career was 12 short years before she died so that is the reason she is not well known. Her performance is most reverent and heart felt but NOT effected.
A Handel type sensibility in this aria is missing: he's pushing too much. It is not a blockbuster aria and needs a lighter/poignant touch IMO, as the words don't match the force of his voice. This isn't Onegin. He's got a good voice for sure but maybe not for this in this way. I heard him @ his Carnegie Hall recital and he sang material that matched his voice better and he sounded super. This clip is puzzling indeed for such a noted baritone.
@dt195k2 What are you talking about? He is singing it, let him sing it his way. Were you there when it was first performed? No, I think not, pretentious jerk!
If anyone knows where I can get my hands on the 1917 recording of this work by Louise Homer, either on CD, tape or vinyl, I'd be eternally grateful. Why the BBC isn't allowed to sell copies of its exhaustive library, I'll never know!
Oh my God!! How refreshing to hear a baritone. Seems like every male classical singer wants to sing as a countertenor. I find this performance a gem!!!
@samuelus12 THIS is a piece composed by Handel for a COUNTERTENOR. For this reason it's usually sang by sopranistes and countertenors. Classical male singer didn't WANT to sing like countertenors... You can be a countertenor or not. And this isn't a bad thing.
@panzzzzz It does not matter which voice is singing, it matters how someone sings. And to be louder than loud when the words are "soave" seems to be the ultimate interpretation. :-)
The concert platform has always the medium whereby singers can perform music that they would not otherwise. Wagnerians sing Handel, Mozartians sing late Verdi - all a joy when done with artistry. As here. (My Gott - he's gorgeous!)
He is one of the greats: there seems to be, and has been, an obsession with tenors....it is great to hear a great bari every now and then, and Dmitri is one of them, no contest!
if you are trying to be a purist maybe you can find some guy who had his balls chopped off to sing it for you. I like this version better than the castration option.
First of all, my dear, you could speak a bit friendlier, because everybody has his own opinions and should be allowed to.
Secondly I didn't want to say it's INVARIABLY for a counter- but i think, even though it would have been written for an bariton/bass it hadn't pleasure me.
Do you remember in what century we live?! Do you know that there are no castrati anymore? Only countertenors. If you have no idea what it is I'll tell you that they are not castrated. So, if nobody heard castrati how can you compare this version with "the castrati option"?!
OK, I listened to her version and didn't find it the best at all. To my liking too much vibrato! You suggest an alternative to a man's voice(baritone) only a female mezzosoprano? In my opinion more logic to compare it with countertenors' versions. I find the best Ombra mai fu Kowalski's version. Have you also listened to Spanos, Scholl, Lesne, Daniels, to name just a few? One of the greatest versions is Daniel Taylor's but it's not available on YT... It's my opinion.
Exquisite. I listen to him sing this over and over again. And by far, he also beats all the sopranos who seem to scoop their notes. And he's gorgeous to look at. Perfect voice for this beautiful aria.
What do you mean that sopranos scoop their notes? Male sopranos or female? Also soprano notes are different from baritone ones. So in what exactly he beats all the sopranos?
I've since heard some female sopranos who did not scoop their notes on this song--such as Anne-Sophie von Otter--just exquisite. Please listen to her. No, the notes are not different from one range to another. The scooping is an occasional slurring getting from one note to another rather than crisply landing on the actual note written.
I've listened to her version and don't think that it's exquisite. By the way, she isn't a soprano but a mezzo. Tastes differ. I prefer countertenos' versions and don't find at all that the best ones scoop their notes. The best version is Kowalski's. That's exquisite! I still think that this aria's magnificent vibrati, these e.g. a-ma--bi--le sound most beautiful in high male voices. Hvorostovsky's version is wonderful too but in an absolutely different way! Though it's only my opinion.
Yes, von Otter is a mezzo like me (but--- sadly for me--there the similarities end! There are plenty of sopranos singing Ombre.... on YouTube--many of whom are scoopers. But I look forward to hearing Kowalski--thanks for the lead. Oh--just my personal preference--I enjoy the other ranges more than the counter-tenors. I am going to try to listen to more counters to see if I can "expand beyond my horizons!" Thanks.
Me gusta muchísimo!
djaramillol1 1 day ago
Well this is ironic considering it's a castrato aria ;]
geschreiben 1 week ago
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gellin098 2 weeks ago
hay waaa
changkiki182 3 weeks ago
His voice range is sometimes called "European Baritone" here in the states. this indicates a baritone voice that is a little brighter at the top, with maybe one or two notes more at the top. Of the baritones singing today, he has the most seamless sound throughout. There are specific techniques he uses to achieve the warmth and richness that make him one of the most sought-after baritones in the world.
kaleidiatrikos 3 weeks ago
Dimitri sing like the old time,he has technic,listen to his legato, incredible the BEST.
vivaverdi1 1 month ago
Hvorostovsky has to be one of my favorite baritones of all time. His voice has such a rich sound, and full body to it. I would love the opportunity to get to see him in person. I appreciate the fact that he puts so much into the music.
christophe323 1 month ago
yes, exactly , on of the world´s best voices around today:))))))))
eurydike 2 months ago
haha, he sings with sass :D
92NordicQueen 2 months ago
Non è lo Spirto cosa capace di marcire come le membra, non finisce in una buca piena di terra... esso vibra in eterno
tascabili 2 months ago
Hes singing in Kyiv today, but the tickets are too expensive((((
UkrainianShinobi 2 months ago
a 21 years old bryn terfel is SOOOOOOO much better... this guy doesn't sing with his soul...
surreal45 2 months ago
Lovely singing.TY hymn for posting.
paulostroff99 4 months ago
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not so good voice...just so and so
kleinbittersdorf 4 months ago
@kleinbittersdorf I'm guessing you aren't a vocalist, nor do you likely study music. He's one of the best upper baritones around today. His voice is very clear and although it isn't as large as other singers, he projects it better than most singers could ever hope to do. His diction and intonation are very precise. He isn't overbearing with vibrato either.
This is beautiful. I would love to hear him sing live one day.
LEXIxDIVITO 3 months ago 9
Hvorostovsky has an unbelieve voice. I listen to him over and over. For the purist who wishes to hear the "Ombra mai fui" by Handel by a counter tenor, may I suggest a video clip by the Canadian counter tenor David Daniels. He is very, very impressive. I also listen to Youshikazu Mera singing the same. It is difficult to judge who the winner is. All three men are incredible talented.
Nitro18682 5 months ago
A pochemy, zhenschika na mandolinke zasipaet?
doncarlos46 6 months ago
For en flott og fyldig stemme
jan39able 6 months ago
I never get tired of hearing this guy sing
GrantKingMusic 6 months ago
This combination....Ombra maii fu....by Dmitri.....to die for...........
from Bangkok
withchalie1 6 months ago
wow!!!!! very nice voice and song.......... I heard little Jackie Evancho sing this.......she holds her own too..........
jordache2006 6 months ago
here's a young baritone singing it:
youtube.com/watch?v=oCV7UpITj1Y
73classicalfan 7 months ago
I didn't know Hillary Clinton sang...
dlmcintyre3 7 months ago
pity about the sound quality, it ruins a lot :-(
H30ea 8 months ago
so much subtlety!!!!!! NOT!!!!
GosfordAbercrombie 8 months ago
@GosfordAbercrombie Yeah better to listen to it with a vibrato-less baroque "specialist", if only one could stay awake listening to those sexless things......
Moreofthesamez 6 months ago
Breathtaking!
AndanteLargo 9 months ago
I recorded myself singing this on my channel. I don't think I am on a par with Mr. Hvorostovski by any means. I think I am a little deeper (Maybe Bass-baritone). Tell me what you think.
GrantKingMusic 10 months ago
Besides having a fabulous voice, he is also a visual treat.
seattleladt 10 months ago
@seattleladt I must agree. =)
vraimentmaladroite 7 months ago
I listen to this everyday before I go to sleep.
This is just amazing...
GsOrtega93 10 months ago 2
Wonderful, thick, brown voice with hint of reds in it. Very dense baritone ... fabuuuulous. Makes you wanna go back to choir. LOL
TrekBass 10 months ago
I think Mr. Hvorostovsky is the best baritine of our time. This piece is hard to make sound good with a lower voice and he does it beautifully. I could listen to him all day.
GrantKingMusic 10 months ago
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GrantKingMusic 10 months ago
A very talented gentleman
javajunkie101 11 months ago 6
I think that this is remarkable for the way he can take that resonant 'chest' sound up through the register and even mezza-voce - whatever one's thoughts on taste or musical fashions it is a fine voice.
singerswithpresence 11 months ago
Isn't this aria for a tenor? Or is this a transcription for a lower male voice?
Axelandir 1 year ago
@Axelandir It's an aria for a castrato, really. So should really be sung by a woman or a counter-tenor, since castrati are in such short supply. Not really very good sung by a deep male voice. Listen to Larmore or von Otter sing it!
belovedofarinna 11 months ago
@belovedofarinna
I quite like it being sung by Dimitri-the deep male voice, I've heard it many times sung by women or a counter tenor so its nice to hear a different approach. You should listen to Paula Rasmussen though, her performance in Serse is incredible.
saj1702 11 months ago
@saj1702 I love it sung by Rasmussen! Have you seen her doing Crude Furie in the production that's on Youtube?
belovedofarinna 11 months ago
@belovedofarinna
I have now-thanks for the recommendation, its another amazing piece sung by her from what I heard. That particular production she is in looks unbelievable, I don't think youtube does it justice but I'm glad its on here. Still I wish I could see it in person.
saj1702 11 months ago
@Axelandir
actually it's originally for a soprano castrato, but it's often transposed because it sounds richer and more beautiful sung by baritones and mezzos =)
raigekimaru 11 months ago
@Axelandir You should listen Kirsten Flagstad sing this song.
jan39able 4 months ago
This is too beautiful.
amazingwave 1 year ago
Wonderful End of a wonderful day.
Polihymna 1 year ago
Lovely voice and sung with appropriate Baroque passion!
susannahmcdnld 1 year ago
Gorgeous. He gazes into the camera around 1:43 just like Nureyev did in the famous interview following his arrest. Very effective. Beautiful trill. So Russian a performance.
vstasov 1 year ago
Wonderful.
mcpetropolis 1 year ago
It appears to be ovious that just about every singer desires to sing this extremely popular aria; some do so better than others. Certain voices, however, naturally are better suited for one piece or another. This performance sounds like a flute composition played by a trombone. Everyone has his own taste; but for me, I am able to control my enthusiasm for this result.
sfkcbf 1 year ago
A very good singer singing a lovely piece.
CanadaPisces 1 year ago
@CanadaPisces
Thank you, James, for sharing. Nice aria.
Herur22 1 year ago
@CanadaPisces Beautiful! Thank you for sharing! James!
Thanks to hymnforlorca for posting!
3muimui 1 year ago
Lovely music well sung.TY hymnforlorca for posting
paulostroff99 1 year ago
Not my cup of tea.
chaiter1 1 year ago
I almost forgot about this video. It's so good to see and listen to it again... George Frederick Verdi...we love you!
ksj818 1 year ago
@ksj818
George Frederic Handel
dangmills 1 year ago
抑制のきいた美事なバリトン！
orunitin 1 year ago
63 people can't carry a tune.
CeliseLlorens 1 year ago 2
Shouldn't a countertenor or a soprano sing this.
Pre114 1 year ago 2
@Pre114 don't forget the mezzos, simone simons sang really nice in this one =)
xXxFF4everxXx 1 year ago
perche nella stessa aria Enrico Caruso ha una voce piu scura?
questo ragazzo e stonato.
ranigema 1 year ago
barihunk
TheRachel33 1 year ago
@classicabaritone92 Best version??? Probably because he is demonstrating what big voice he has got at the places wher the text speaks about "soave" and "soave piú". An energy machine probably would understand more about the emotional content of the words and the expression of "soavitá".
PapagenoHannover 1 year ago
übrigens suche meinen süssen traumboy
sweetlove19ful 1 year ago 3
I think, the shadow of the tree will step back...and search for a quiter place....:-)
PapagenoHannover 1 year ago 2
@PapagenoHannover ahahahaahahahahahaha
GosfordAbercrombie 1 year ago
Did this guy understand what is going on in this wonderful aria? Does he understand the text? "Soave" means soft and "piú soave" means very sweet and soft. But he is only showing what a rhich and big voice he has got and how wonderful he is. But this is the way, how people like singers have to be... Narcistic and selfinloved instead of surrending their gifts to an interpretation, which at leat asks in which situation Handel was putting the protagonist.
PapagenoHannover 1 year ago
Gracias Margari Barroso, por mostrarme esta joya de la lírica
Margaricrespo 1 year ago
! Que Horror !...Hace mas de medio siglo que esto no se canta ni se toca asi de mal.
! Hay que estar Historicamente informado !
Y ademas hacerlo bien
Pobre Haendel
miguelgibert 1 year ago
@miguelgibert Tienes toda la razón, Miguel. pero así le gusta a la gente, que los cantantes sean huevones enamorados de si mismos. Este tipo es sumamente creído y tiene una voz fuerte, así es que se baña en su propio sonido. A las mujeres les causa orgasmos (a algunos hombres también). Si quieres puedes escuchar la interpr. con Alfredo Ihl. Me interesaría tu apreciación. Lamentablemente no cambiarás al público. Le encanta los cantantes enamorados de si mismos y castigan a las personas modestas.
PapagenoHannover 1 year ago
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Nothing more beautiful!!
masmen325 1 year ago
He is so amazing, I have heard him sing in Russian also, he is amazing...
RilkeForum 1 year ago
Brilliant piece and brilliant performance. Simply pure pleasure.
ratko54 1 year ago
Nice, but type in Ombra Mai Fu Yoshikazu Mera and really get blown away.
ericqueenie 1 year ago
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ericqueenie 1 year ago
eccelente!la voce calda,sua voce mi rende sempre grande emozione...!
kao0706 1 year ago
Atemberaubend
BlauaBlitz 1 year ago
Sehr gut - super - great voice/performance
Mmicha001 1 year ago
Very nicely sung. Great aria. But IMO it sounds best of all in countertenors renditions. The most beautiful version I've ever heard is Nicholas Spanos's.
tamerlano236 1 year ago
There are so many who have sung Ombra Mai Fu; I like this version better than most I've heard. They are all divine though.
PhoeFira 1 year ago
My God.. As soon as he opened his mouth, chills went through my very core. A fantastic performance!!!!
PhoeFira 1 year ago
i respect him a lot. however...he does concerts to gain a magnum salary and has sung with the trashiest garbage russia [and other lands] have put out there. one may argue, this is his attempt at bringing more 'serious' music to the public which is mostly unaware even of this 'standard hit' ... others might argue he's been consumed by fame. also he's about 5 feet tall. microscopic. and this performance is dead,....tomb dead, funeral tirade of an annoyance, no? but still, go dima. he is too cool.
B16851750 1 year ago
I also like shade.
millatakk 1 year ago
Anything above tenor for a man is fail.
skip8619 1 year ago
@skip8619 how do you mean? This singer is far below Tenor.
Elberiver11 1 year ago
Yes I know, I was complimenting him, I don't like the voices of counter-tenors or other higher pitched males.
skip8619 1 year ago
Bravo!!!!!
aangelik1000 1 year ago
greatest thing handel ever wrote
me148 1 year ago 3
what a beautiful voice!!!!!
soniameziat 1 year ago
Beautiful voice!
paulzie1 1 year ago
I forget myself while listening him!
His voice like salted water- the more you drink , the more you are thursty
po1212Po 1 year ago 21
@po1212Po Amen to that!
HistoryGeek4U 1 year ago
@po1212Po you obviously fancy him :P
trenabolx 6 months ago
Bravo Dmitri, bravo!!!
Vihor189 1 year ago
@SoHoPizza143 anyone can sing this aria! that why its written in two different keys...maybe you dont think he can sing it because you have heard only tenors and sopranos sing it but just try to enjoy the music! its quite beautiful
musicalopera93 1 year ago
I'm sorry, but this has to be sung by a female or counter-tenor voice.... how could he do it, it doesn't sound right..
KARINADIVA 1 year ago
Must be the "integrity" of the presentation of this soulful aria but Hvorostovsky's as well as Tito Schipa's are my favorites. I still think it belongs to the upper register of a mezzo,of course, the countertenor as well as the boy's voice. Yes, it's H's integrity---remember so well @ Carnegie H his encore with no music singing alone a haunting Siberian song & deeply moved as were all!
nancywilken 1 year ago
fantastic
blazerblast 1 year ago
I ADORE this man!
Puppies140 1 year ago
love this song, love the singing!!!!
pobbleblonke 1 year ago
YOU BETTER SING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Puppies140 1 year ago
there is a dozen words in the aria, and he mispronounce at list half of them
edi1956 1 year ago
@edi1956 there are 2 grammatical errors in your statement and im pretty sure list should be least, just a guess homie.
i can be a dick too and seem like i know what im talking about eh?
SoHoPizza143 1 year ago
Glorious!
paulostroff99 1 year ago
I love this guys Voice and I love his Hair!
istorim 1 year ago 5
Simply beautiful. By the way, "ombra mai fu" means "never has there been a shade".
MrsYvonneWhyte 1 year ago
What a surprise! I expected a countertenor's soaring voice and I got a rich and marvelous baritone! It's quite interesting to hear the piece sung in such a low key though.
salcal522 1 year ago
c'est une très belle voix
micky9321 1 year ago
I heard a young italian bariton in Milan with a voice so charming and warm that it was really difficult for me to say who would be better between him and hvorostovsky..
principecalaf 1 year ago
C'est la classe! super :)
dmitrit81 1 year ago 2
Wonderful Haendel !!!
Wonderful Dimitri !!!
He's a wonderful singer . With him, we re-discoverwhat operatic voice can be.
nathams1705 1 year ago 2
simply the best male vocalist of these days! Merci!
acirka 1 year ago 4
E Pavarotti? dove lo mettiamo??!
Timmyotull87 1 year ago
Oh Wow. I LOVE baritones! It's been too long Dmitri!wonderful wonderful!
TheSnowfire55 1 year ago
I think he has a really beautiful voice, but still prefer the countertenor or mezzo voice instead. It's like pavarotti singing o mio babbino caro.... maybe sounds great, but not the original idea.... And again, dimitri is a GREAT voice...
garikm 1 year ago
Oooh i get surpirsed by this because i saw this song sung by Simone simons Epica's vocalist
D:
CrsTTn92 2 years ago
Wonderful Dima!
lamsalgado 2 years ago 4
wow, a guy singing a guy song. soil yourselves all you want, but I love Dmitri.
CrystalFlames 2 years ago 3
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OK maybe for some music in St. Basil in Russia, where they like to put music in it´s most bass tones.
But it´s not baroque,Handel, or even nice to listen to. Welcome all tenors , sopranos. Imagine Mendelsohnñs midsummer night´s dreem in Vladivostok.
mrmolinodelahoz 2 years ago
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no, this is wrong
this is baroque and handel wrote this
its written for a female only
sorry
bunnyz324 2 years ago
Dear Bunny,
I should has said so that you may have understood more clearly "this is not sung in baroque style"
It certainly could be sung by a male countertenor and would probably sound better than most female sopranos.
That was in fact the preference of the baroque era.
mrmolinodelahoz 2 years ago
is not for a female u ignorant... its for contratenor... xerxes was not a woman -.-'
trabalhosmanuais 2 years ago
right! Yes!
louvet66 2 years ago
@mrmolinodelahoz
Dmitri is magnificent. My vocal coach (Italian) would not let me sing "Ombra mai fu." But have your heard the contralty Kathleen Ferrier. Only recently did I discover her on the internet. Her career was 12 short years before she died so that is the reason she is not well known. Her performance is most reverent and heart felt but NOT effected.
bonnies1234567 2 years ago 4
A Handel type sensibility in this aria is missing: he's pushing too much. It is not a blockbuster aria and needs a lighter/poignant touch IMO, as the words don't match the force of his voice. This isn't Onegin. He's got a good voice for sure but maybe not for this in this way. I heard him @ his Carnegie Hall recital and he sang material that matched his voice better and he sounded super. This clip is puzzling indeed for such a noted baritone.
dt195k2 2 years ago
@dt195k2 What are you talking about? He is singing it, let him sing it his way. Were you there when it was first performed? No, I think not, pretentious jerk!
I am sure he would speak equally highly of you.
skol56 2 years ago
Great singer. Dimitri and Nicolae Herlea are my fafourites.
MrUniversalis 2 years ago
Yes, you are correct. You cannot hear him, but people need a star... Thinking is difficult.
Fallout06 2 years ago
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belcantoisbest 2 years ago
@belcantoisbest sorry to contradict you... but I heard him live in VERONA and I could hear him perfectly!!!
TheDmitrilover 1 year ago
Surely, one of the most beautiful voices around.
If anyone knows where I can get my hands on the 1917 recording of this work by Louise Homer, either on CD, tape or vinyl, I'd be eternally grateful. Why the BBC isn't allowed to sell copies of its exhaustive library, I'll never know!
heasmans 2 years ago
@samuelus12 agreed! the higher registers get all the attention :(
TheUnordinaryMan 2 years ago 2
Consumate performance. Gwefreiddiol
Solstaro 2 years ago
very charismatic performance.
hidveginora 2 years ago
Sublime.
jojomusic69 2 years ago
Waarom hier 300.000 views?
View to:
"Dmitri Hvorostosky & Suli Jo il barbiere duet" , only 11.000 views !!!
richrem11 2 years ago
Absolutely beautiful singing and with beautiful music to accompany this great singer. Thanks so much for entering this piece on You Tube
ETERNAL7878 2 years ago 4
my chior had to sing this i find it amusing that hes singing to a plant hehe hes a good singer
halz14 2 years ago
thats far too simplistic of an idea to look at it
pavoman23 2 years ago
Beautiful !
chiangmaitutor 2 years ago
Oh my God!! How refreshing to hear a baritone. Seems like every male classical singer wants to sing as a countertenor. I find this performance a gem!!!
samuelus12 2 years ago 60
@samuelus12 THIS is a piece composed by Handel for a COUNTERTENOR. For this reason it's usually sang by sopranistes and countertenors. Classical male singer didn't WANT to sing like countertenors... You can be a countertenor or not. And this isn't a bad thing.
Please, talk about something you know...
By an Italian sopranist (countertenor).
Nicrossmen 1 year ago
@Nicrossmen
i believe this aria was written for a little thing called a castrato.... A dude who was castrated while still a boy.
Countertenors are the 21st century's poor substitute.
This aria is thus fair game for anyone to sing. until we get in the habit of mutilating young boys again.
killabotpegasi 1 year ago 2
@samuelus12 It may seem that way because this song was written for counter-tenor...So yes, most men singing this will sing it as a countertenor.
kitsune11888 1 year ago
@samuelus12
Xerxes' role was intended for a countertenor :P
panzzzzz 1 year ago
@panzzzzz It does not matter which voice is singing, it matters how someone sings. And to be louder than loud when the words are "soave" seems to be the ultimate interpretation. :-)
PapagenoHannover 1 year ago
@samuelus12 This is a wonderful rendition but Handel wrote it for a castrato, so a countertenor is more authentic.
woolwine100 1 year ago
@woolwine100 a singing castration victim would be even more authentic, if "authenticity" is your obsession
... while you're waiting for him, the rest of us will enjoy Hvorostovsky
BernardProfitendieu 1 year ago
@samuelus12 That is a ridiculous comment about the countertenor.
mackiesaan 1 year ago
The concert platform has always the medium whereby singers can perform music that they would not otherwise. Wagnerians sing Handel, Mozartians sing late Verdi - all a joy when done with artistry. As here. (My Gott - he's gorgeous!)
shinawillful 2 years ago 27
He is one of the greats: there seems to be, and has been, an obsession with tenors....it is great to hear a great bari every now and then, and Dmitri is one of them, no contest!
thomasmoredamian 2 years ago 8
Indovinelli ? counter tenor Listen to Carusos recording .
tenorismo 2 years ago
Oh, i don't like this..
It's a song for a counter and should be sang fine and quiet- heartful..
And i don't like his theatralic gestures with his arms.
He should sing maybe opera of Wagner or whatever, but that is not good for him..
Indovinelli 2 years ago
if you are trying to be a purist maybe you can find some guy who had his balls chopped off to sing it for you. I like this version better than the castration option.
baritonebynight 2 years ago
First of all, my dear, you could speak a bit friendlier, because everybody has his own opinions and should be allowed to.
Secondly I didn't want to say it's INVARIABLY for a counter- but i think, even though it would have been written for an bariton/bass it hadn't pleasure me.
Indovinelli 2 years ago
Do you remember in what century we live?! Do you know that there are no castrati anymore? Only countertenors. If you have no idea what it is I'll tell you that they are not castrated. So, if nobody heard castrati how can you compare this version with "the castrati option"?!
serenaluce 2 years ago
why a bad coment?
I agree with you.
JeffNicho303 2 years ago
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Hvorostovsky always was and remains forever the rough, non aesthetic Siberian villageman. That he ugly sings is the fact
vinllga 2 years ago
Blech! Countertenor, please!
LA6NPA 2 years ago
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Oh, shut UP!
thomasmoredamian 2 years ago
Everybody is allowed to say what they think about this or that particular renditon. It's called sharing opinions. Express yours, but don't be rude!
serenaluce 2 years ago 2
i love you Dima !!
micky9321 2 years ago
Joyce DiDonato's version is the best I've ever heard. Check it out.
Singeril 2 years ago
OK, I listened to her version and didn't find it the best at all. To my liking too much vibrato! You suggest an alternative to a man's voice(baritone) only a female mezzosoprano? In my opinion more logic to compare it with countertenors' versions. I find the best Ombra mai fu Kowalski's version. Have you also listened to Spanos, Scholl, Lesne, Daniels, to name just a few? One of the greatest versions is Daniel Taylor's but it's not available on YT... It's my opinion.
serenaluce 2 years ago
Is there a need for vibrato?
DottoreJojo 2 years ago
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dherrington 2 years ago
Exquisite. I listen to him sing this over and over again. And by far, he also beats all the sopranos who seem to scoop their notes. And he's gorgeous to look at. Perfect voice for this beautiful aria.
meadowlark555 2 years ago 3
Agreed. You just took the very words out of my mouth. It's a very romantic piece at that.
HistoryGeek4U 2 years ago
What do you mean that sopranos scoop their notes? Male sopranos or female? Also soprano notes are different from baritone ones. So in what exactly he beats all the sopranos?
serenaluce 2 years ago
I've since heard some female sopranos who did not scoop their notes on this song--such as Anne-Sophie von Otter--just exquisite. Please listen to her. No, the notes are not different from one range to another. The scooping is an occasional slurring getting from one note to another rather than crisply landing on the actual note written.
meadowlark555 2 years ago
I've listened to her version and don't think that it's exquisite. By the way, she isn't a soprano but a mezzo. Tastes differ. I prefer countertenos' versions and don't find at all that the best ones scoop their notes. The best version is Kowalski's. That's exquisite! I still think that this aria's magnificent vibrati, these e.g. a-ma--bi--le sound most beautiful in high male voices. Hvorostovsky's version is wonderful too but in an absolutely different way! Though it's only my opinion.
serenaluce 2 years ago
Yes, von Otter is a mezzo like me (but--- sadly for me--there the similarities end! There are plenty of sopranos singing Ombre.... on YouTube--many of whom are scoopers. But I look forward to hearing Kowalski--thanks for the lead. Oh--just my personal preference--I enjoy the other ranges more than the counter-tenors. I am going to try to listen to more counters to see if I can "expand beyond my horizons!" Thanks.
meadowlark555 2 years ago