La fleur que tu m'avais jetée - Jon Vickers - Carmen

[321abcable]

Carmen was not a negress- she was Spanish.

[321abcable]

ok singing wise but lousy French and did not like falsetto on b flat- should be mezzovoce or sung forte.

[flaminia5]

the intersting thing is that this red flower was seen by some ppl as a symbol of the evil

[pepeelsordo]

No sabia que en Navarra habia vikingos!

[Chrysothemis]

You may find his voice beautiful or not, but dramatically and technically it's a breathtaking performance. And given the context - scary as f*ck.

[flicfan416]

Jon Vickers. The Gregory Peck of Tenors

[ezev8logos]

Excelente!!! la voz y la tecnica son insuperables

[btsg]

This is fantastic. and sung like a plaintive love song.

In my top 2 flower song renditions

[Loganberrymusic]

I got kind of nervous for his Carmen because of how close he was to her ear before singing the Bb, but luckily he sang it piano.

[Huaimek861]

To my ear this is exquisite singing , tenderest love expressed both vocally and in the acting . Jon Vickers has , in my view , a wonderful technique and absolute control , for his big voice to do and sound as it should in any aria however it is scored . Very expressive and beautiful phrasing . I like to hear the voice carry through to the last note . Wonderful just wonderful !!!

[noosphere23]

Bravo Vickers! I saw Karajan's cast when it came came to the Met circa 1970. In his run-up to this aria, Vickers coughed out a note. The audience gasped, wondering what would follow. Unflinching, Vickers launched into a flawless rendition of this aria including the magnificent piano at the end. Thunderous applause followed. This guy was incredible onstage. His voice was so big you could hear the piano clearly anywhere in the 3800 seat house. Remarkable!

[dziady1]

It is not a matter of taste -it is what the composer wrote -as witness a Chopin remark to Liszt" play it the way I wrote it

or leave it alone "you would be first to complain if someone screwed aroud with

you creation -let's respect the dead composer in honouring his written works

or do something else .

[1155north]

Again, it's a matter of taste. I sang with Jon. His top above a B flat or B were never what Tucker's was. Apples & oranges - helden & spinto. Tucker NEVER acted. My favorate for sheer beauty would be Bjoerling, before whom all that followed, & even his contemporaries were wannabes. In early years Tucker had an exquisite line. Later he was a charicature of himself, given to barking and breaking lines. I prefer theater, even if it stretches or fractures a line. Just my taste.

[beignet58]

Difficult voice, miraculous singing. Grandissimo Vickers.

[1155north]

dziady, it's a matter of taste. Neither are what one might call "French" tenors. Vickers' voice is an acquired taste, but he is true to the text, the drama of the moment. He lets that huge, huge voice take the ending "Piano" as Bizet wanted. Bjoerling's voice was more beautiful, as was Pavarotti's. Kaufmann's is impressive. Perhaps you prefer a lighter sound, but technically speaking, this is as perfect as this voice can make it. Most satisfying to my ear!

[dziady1]

@1155north -They both distort the musical line because

of technique -they have to make everything into mini

drama to make it work - little breaks , guttural sounds

etc. Hear Tucker or Kiepura for line without turning this

into sob story soap opera for the gallery .They let the music do its work and don't get in the way of the composer .

[dziady1]

Kaufmann or vickers don't have the

voice or technique for this aria -both sing

it poorly -

[mangosagrado]

@dziady1 Im Sure you sing it better!



[susanneekberg]

amazing, and like kaufmann today!!

[crabbe88]

The sound, the passion, the vulnerability combined with Bumbry and Karajan. Simply sublime.

[FacePaster]

unbelievable.

[TheLEJT1]

Stupendo