Luciano Pavarotti - Pour mon ame - Live 1972 (with the Met)

[marcellny]

jdf can't compare to this. this is simply beautiful. florez has agility and a nice marketing but pav had a voice, heck... ernesto palacio had a more beautiful voice than florez ever could wish to have.

[marcellny]

c'mon... someone really compared florez to this?

[Grahcm]

Oh to have been there

[babystinky]

that is truly unbelievable. WoW!

[MrFrenchaccent]

Fantastic !!!

[Merdish]

!!!!!!!



[zol040]

The last "C" is best ever....

[DerekWilliamsMusic]

Astonishing!

[akveyly]

the one who said pavarotti had a tiny voice ...you have 22 account youtube

[flicfan416]

Yeah, Flores spoke better french. But I don't see flores singing a TENTH of the repertoire Pavarotti did. JDF seems to hop from one tenor leggiero role to the next.

[thomassmile]

how can you not worship this man ? :p

[dimakauffman]

the one who said pavarotti's had a tiny voice must be getting deaf

[dpguibors]

luciano is very very good but his french is not so good no? frorez has e beautyful french

[honestopera]

@dpguibors Pav's French is better than your English apparently. And at least Pav's voice sounds good. Florez's voice is ugly and has no warmth to it. It is all chiaro and pushing. A voice without chiaroscuro is hard to listen to if the listener has any sense of tone.

[cubadude1]

@honestopera I love people who think their opinion is the only thing that matters. Florez is one of the most desired Rossinian tenors, I'm pretty sure most people think very highly of his voice.

[Giovannifabuloso]

Pavarottti in his prime. what an amazing voice he had and what incredible high C,s

[donde2k]

He wasn't human. Listen to the utter ease with which he flies up to each of those notes - and all the other ones ! He's practically leading the orchestra at certain points - "Come on, let's go !!"

Bravissimo, Primo Tenore !

[federricoilgrande]

Eccelso, questo era il vero repertorio di Luciano ìììì

[KingGale]

Pavarotti's performance in this opera at the 17th of February 1972 alongside Joan Sutherland at the Met achieved a record number of curtain calls - namely, 17, more than any other performance, before or since. Well-deserved, Maestro.

[petion2010]

Wait, is it just me, or did he just hold the last note for 15 second or more?

[tomclaudetom]

et bien bravo JUAN DIEGO FLOREZ.....

[louie1a]

@tomclaudetom it was 9

[0samples0]

Amaizing sound! Amaizng control! Pavarotti & Corelli best voices ever!!!

[elyavet666]

espectacularrrr.....lomejor en la historia y no dudo que a ahora le este cantando a dios con los angeless...

[QUESTANOTTE88]

Senza parole.....

[andriv123]

Es a mi gusto el mejor final de esta ária, el último Do generalmente lo interpretan a capela y en cambio en este si acompaña la orquesta Pava lo sostiene tan maravillosamente que me hace imaginar que los vientos y cuerdas anhelan que acabe pues no pueden sostener la nota tan magistralmente como el.

[giugiu57]

He doesn't "hit" those notes; he crushes them!

[italianswiggler]

Two people who watched this video are Andrea Bocelli fans.

[bari2tenor]

@italianswiggler

hahahahahah. Thats hilarious. Well put.

[italianswiggler]

@bari2tenor Haha, thank you my friend!  Seriously, 2 dislikes?! 1:52-2:03. Nuff said.

[petion2010]

@italianswiggler Yep

[ttirovapa]

If I share that Pavarotti was a tenor very popular, but I think in my opinion that in its early years was in possession of a unique voice with which he could achieve a unique, and for me was one of the best versions Ah mes amis! .. Pour mon ame

[Nockturnmortem]

La ultima nota casi me hace aplaudir y saltar literalmente

[RobertoML72]

Juan Diego what?

[pjay22]

That wasn't a standing ovation, that was an orgasm. Damn that was amazing.

[22441932]

@pjay22 And that was a damn good orgasm!!!

[whatchamacallitful]

the name of this is for sure ah mes amis

[psalmtone2008]

In a special about the tenor voice, they put Pavarotti's voice on a spectroscope. While most tenors, like Domingo, Corelli, DelMonaco, et. al. have a voice with one major peak which gives it size, Pavarotti had two peaks which gave it that cutting ring.

[yoheliomcr]

Really... The Best. For Ever !!!!

[figarodongiovanni81]

bravissimo tenore leggero

[histeringg]

que bien sostiene el do agudo en la ultimaparte

[thomassmile]

one word only : perfection

[pys22]

wow he held it long

[BassMan241]

BRAVISSIMO

[macatenor]

Heart, soul and balls in perfectly balanced amounts...... And coupled with that unassuming smile!...... The Shiz! :)

[joseochoa77]

Sencillamente IMPRESIONANTE!!!!! Bravo Pavarotti, Bravooooooo!!!!!!

[MegaParzifal]

Beato chi era lì!

[Webarton]

He was pretty darn good.

[123444122]

I don't care if he was not the most perfect, technical singer - he is the only one that brings tears to my eyes when he sings. THAT is music for me.

I've seen a bit of Florez now - he's brilliant also. But I don't get the shivers down my spine, or stinging in my eyes like I do with Pav. Pav's voice is just so rich...

[Bjoerrelli]

The last high C is the best live high C I´ve ever heard!

[aabadv]

Coincido en afirmar que Pavarotti fue sorprendente en esa Ária por su voz colosal, pero no comparen a Domingo con él, son voces completamente distintas. Pavarotti era lírico y Domingo dramático. Mi opinión personal... me gusta más Domingo por su calidad interpretativa, fuerza, candor y actuación; si fuese lírico como Pavarotti hubiese sido otra historia.

[kunfusinger]

disculpen la groseria pero por la puta madre ¡¡¡¡¡Que grande eres Luciano!!!!!!!!!!!!

[vladmorten]

ah perdón, no quise puntuarte negativo me equivoqué de ícono. Concuerdo contigo Luciano fue grandísimo!

[fabiancamposparedes]

fabuloso

[LUCIGNOLOPT]

voci così ce le scordiamo da qui in avanti

[starwars1marc]

c'est vraiment le roi des contres uts

[jcmcpr]

i dont like pavarotti at all but i got to admit that this was a very good performance

[Pavarotti4eva]

@jcmcpr

then fuck you

[StuartLou]

.... was at the first performance. Both were great. Why they didn't televise "that" is typical of the Met. You couldn't help but love them both. Ah, those golden years... gone forever.

[dirtbag719]

What can one say? Lucianissimo....you were the greatest. Yes, Kraus was a GREAT singer and could sing the High C just about until the day he died but Pavarotti had a MUCH more beautiful voice. Just magnificent. Sorry I never saw him in and Dame Joan in Fille.

[aroncooker]

This, my friends, is why Pavarotti is not in the category of tenors, but rather above them all in a place I like to call "Beasts". or rather "Beast". This blows my mind everytime I hear it. JESUS WHAT A VOICE

[Valkyrie91a]

@aroncooker You are right, nobody else even comes close. Try listening to this and then Bocelli....Pav was and always will be the ultimate tenor.

[aroncooker]

Well of course! :) I hate Bocelli and how people compare him to Pava. He has so many technical issues.

[IfYourMomWereATaco]

@Valkyrie91a In the same way aroncooker suggested that Pavarotti doesn't fall under the category of tenor, I'd like to suggest that neither does Andrea Bocelli... but for entirely different reasons... :p

[Kraus4ever]

Alfredo Kraus is no doubt the king of the High Cs!! ( He could do them like a good till his dieth!!)

[FeelinMinnesota]

@Kraus4ever With not even half the power that Pav had. Not to mention in the beggining he could only do like one vowel sound in the high C, While pav could always do the 5 italian vowels. Besides, Krauss was a light tenor, little voice, pav was a lyric one, warmer, much bigger voice.

[SiMiChiamanoMariel]

pfff y yo que creia q JDF era el rey de los high Cs...! pavarotti is the KING! no...hes GOD..! amazing!

[gcalvet81]

Magnifique, superbe, on ne lasse pas .On n'est pas près de vous oublier, Monsieur Pavarotti merci

[MataTosti]

Holy Mother Mary!!! Pavarotti IS Pavarotti...!

[MrMrmike5]

wow that's long applause

[bighurk178]

Very well deserved applause.

[guilhem32]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAmazing !!!

[TheZeno44]

Ottimo bootleg,almeno qui cantava ancora....

[dendrix01]

Y para los que dicen que "seguramente" Domingo cantó La fille du regiment, les aseguro: nunca la cantó, y más aún, nunca pudo -ni podrá- cantarla.

Es más, él nunca se "arriesgó" -cuando, por su edad, probablemente podía- a dar un do agudo satisfaciente, y mucho menos sostenerlo como lo hizo sorprendentemente Pavarotti a lo largo de toda su carrera. Los "do agudos" de Domingo, invariablemente, fueron más cortos que un suspiro y, sobre todo, patéticos.

[arkeeltamayo]

Creo que es injusta la comparacion, porque aunque amos tenores, son cuerdas totalmente diferentes.

[dendrix01]

Simplemente, ¡asombroso!

Ninguno, ninguno como Pavarotti... ¡el más grande de todos los tiempos!

[solovoice]

Amazing!

[Yilmael]

wow... they clapped for over a minute... that's ridiculous.

[manny2many]

That was just spectacular. I just wish Pavarotti didnt try so hard to broaden his sound with heavier roles later in his career. The clarity and brightness of his sound here is amazing.

[ARReith]

i know this is a horrible thing to ask, but does anyone have a recording from when he did this in 1995?

[tena2]

Well, I have read what happened on that day. He went on stage, tried to sing the first high note and left because he could not carry on singing due to be too high for him already.

[Krystostiklion]

That was sung so brilliantly, I am stunned time and time again upon hearing it.

[sandrol76]

The clappings and "bravo"s at 2:04 moved me! Simply the best, Maestro.

[thomassmile]

Magnificent ! impressive ! spectacular ! majestic ! wonderful ! Thrilling ! Amazing ! Perfect in fact !!!! Nothing more to say; Thank you maestro !!! For your voice and your haert !!!! WE MISS YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RachTrinity]

I have been looking for this recording FOREVER, thank you so much!!!!

[aaronsande]

I've never heard another tenor sing this aria better! And that's from a domingo fan ;D

Did Domingo ever even attempt this aria?

[Nater389]

I seriously doubt it. If he did, he transposed which defeats the entire purpose of hitting all the top C's.

[aaronsande]

Agreed! And I think he never did sing it. Di Quella Pira on key, only once as far as I can tell, is as brave as he ever got! =D

[korny87]

Domingo is the one who sang nearly all Operas. So I'm sure he sang it, too...

[Nater389]

Yes, maybe he did sing it. But like I said, there is no way Domingo would ever attempt this aria infront of an audience in original key. He could barely ever hit high c's let alone 9 in a row.

[Nater389]

Sure, Domingo did sing nearly all operas. But, that does not mean he sang them all well. He transposed nearly all of them down.

[mrduerson]

truely the best

[iago10z]

simplemente bravoooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...­braviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii­iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!­!!!!!!!!!! es para romperse las palmas aplaudiendo!!!!

[karinissimissima]

ILPIù GRANDE!!!

[yaricarol22]

Pavarotti LEGENDARIO como siempre.

[Mooorhe]

Funny.

[Honken]

He was twice his size. If we're talking about literally eating other tenors, Pavarotti was the man.

[hisimperialmajesty]

In either case, Pavarotti was the man.

[Honken]

That was the point I was trying to make! :)

[Ginotti]

Thank you very much! Your assert demonstrates solid operatic background.

[stevevandien]

This live recording echoes what I recall from hearing Pavarotti live and unmiked some 31 years ago. The voice wasn't particularly large, but thanks to its freedom and brilliance, it carried splendidly --

[Ginotti]

stevevandien, could you detail the occasions on which you heard Pavarotti at the opera house?

Some people have suggested his was a tiny voice.

[stevevandien]

Actually, I only heard Pav in recital, with piano accompaniment (by John Wustman) in the Milwaukee Performing Arts Center's Uihlein Hall, circa June 1978. . This venue's acoustics do not favor singers. But Pav's full, clear voice carried beautifully. I've heard larger tenor voices in person (Vickers, McCracken). But none were as vibrant as Pav's. His encores included "Urna furtiva lagrima" and"Nessun dorma." The audience applauded until he closed the lid on the piano:) --

[stevevandien]

One more point: Pavarotti did NOT have a "tiny voice." His instrument wasn't huge, but neither was it small, much less "tiny." And to repeat, the deciding factor was its vibrancy and clarity -- in a word, RESONANCE. Thus it carried extremely well even in a theatre with poor acoustics, like the one in which I heard him --

[viv3147]

@stevevandien actually im pretty sure he was a full lyric tenor with quite good size. maybe he wasnt a big dramatic tenor like domingo but do you think he'd sing at the met for so long with a small voice?

[stevevandien]

@viv3147 I didn't say he had a small voice. I said it wasn't huge, but it was very resonant, so it carried extremely well.

[Warchild281]

lol man, those high c's are ball shattering. Florez cant even compare.

[ciociosan]

love it! ball shattering! hahahaaha!

this made my day. thanks!

[QUESTANOTTE88]

Symple....the best.

[flicfan416]

disregarding his diction, pavarotti still has the best sounding high c's by a longshot

[jhvorotin]

poor French, very distorted vowels. I'll choose Kraus anytime.

[Mooorhe]

Not to mention a complete disregard of Kraus's distortion of the vowels on the high Cs, 'j'ai ma aghh', instead of 'j'ai sa flamme', the correct way is demonstrated by Pavarotti here.

[jhvorotin]

no Kraus really sings "j'ai sa flamme". Pavarotti first sings "j'ai sa flomme". He sings "j'en fais fait sermone", not "serment", "militeure", not "militaire" (he got the final "militaire" right though).

[Mooorhe]

No, Kraus completely changes the words on his high notes. It's far worse to substitute jibberish into the singing than send a vowel the wrong way.

Listen to Pavarotti's high notes and compare, he doesn't change any words.

[cornificius22vain]

Yes, Kraus could not sing it altogether correctly since he could not afford to sing the consonants in the high Cs (which make them more difficult since they interrupt the flow of air). Certainly Pava's best rendition of this aria is far superior to Kraus's best

[thomassmile]

Pour tout amateur d'opéra il est indégniable que les immenses ténors du 20e siècle(caruso kraus domingo pavarotti)ont tous quelque chose qui leur est propre, les rend uniques et les distingue les uns des autres Mais cet enregistrement de 1972 est tellement exceptionnel qu'on en oublierait presque les autres extraordinnaires interprètes de cet aria (magnifique) La note finale est sans égale selon moi Même si son fraçais n'est pas sans défaut la technique est parfaite Bravo Luciano

[TheEternaut]

Although I prefer Alfredo Kraus' version, and that I personally think that Mario Lanza was second to none (Pavarotti himself claimed that), I admit that Luciano very well deserves being nominated as the best tenor ever. But the beautiful thing is the chance to enjoy all these Sacred Monsters. Playing judge is funny and productive: but let us not forget that this is merely a game. Let us sit back and enjoy this gift from the Gods... thanks a lot for posting this Mooorhe!

[Mooorhe]

Pavarotti adored Lanza, but he loved di Stefano much more and thought Bjorling was techincally the best singer.

There were many tenors superior to Lanza. There were many superior to Pavarotti and Kraus too.

[TheEternaut]

Well, I am sure that Pavarotti said that Lanza was the best because I clearly recall a documentary with a 1996 interview to Luciano saying just that. Maybe he said what you are claiming in another interview, who knows. I've never heard -or recall- any comments on Bjorling by Luciano, although I do remember his high comments on Di Stefano and Del Mónaco. If you find the interview where Pavarotti says what you posted, please send me the link. I am interested. Thanks for replying.

[ShawDAMAN]

I too feel that Lanza was second to none purely speaking of raw vocal talent. But in purely operatic terms, there certainly were many tenors superior to Lanza, yes. I know Pav loved him a lot, don't really know much about his views on other tenors though except for general praise. And I think he said he wanted most to be compared to Bjorling (as far as career) or something like that.

[TheEternaut]

Thinking of that, and correct me if I am wrong, I have never heard a bad or negative comment made by Luciano towards any of his colleagues -or even his direct rivals. That speaks volumes of his professionalism and heart. Pavarotti was a great one, inside and outside the theatre. No question about that.

[Mooorhe]

Not many singers are stupid enough to make nasty comments about colleagues. Renata Scotto rudely did this in 1979, about Pavarotti due to her awful attempt at singing La Gioconda.

[ShawDAMAN]

True. As Mooorhe said most opera singers are generally courteous and even complimentary toward their colleagues, especially in public. (rare exceptions.)

However Pavarotti always seemed to me to be a genuinely kind and humble person.

[Mooorhe]

Generally, harsh feelings are kept under hats but you get some singers who are very open about their feelings If you take Fisichella for example, he sent a reply to fanmail saying that Pavarotti 'sings like a sacristan and has a very non Italian timbre that sounds Germanic'. You can obviously tell that a remark like that comes from frustration at being overshadowed by a singer of greater ability singing the same repertoire.

I think Pavarotti was a genuine person as well, like Caballe.

[ShawDAMAN]

Wow. I wonder what the fan thought of that remark. Ridiculous.

Yes Caballe seems like a sweet person. She reminds me a lot of my Grandmother actually. =D

[Mooorhe]

I can't see the attraction of Fisichella though, he sounds rather choked, the Met management certainly thought so, because he wasn't invited back to sing after his debut in '86.

Caballe really does seem like an incredible person, few 'prima donna' displays and an incredible gift for complimenting people (check out the Caballe/Pavarotti Turandot interview).

She created a great quote:

'The moment you say 'give me a reason for this', you are being impossibly and temperamental.'

[bigus]

@ShawDAMAN yea i think Fisichella must have been deaf to say pavarotti sounds germanic. i think he was just very jealous. he was a 2nd class tenor imo.

[bigus]

i take that back he wasn't second class, he was good just not in the same league as pav....but then few were....imo. fisichella was more comparable to vargas to me.

[oldtwins]

This shows Pavarotti's dominant position as the best singer ever. Carusso is outclassed big time.

[Mooorhe]

Caruso was a very different singer to Pavarotti, they shouldn't really be compared.

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Given the quality of the Caruso recordings I always refrained to comment on Caruso. Obviously he was a revolutionary and an exceptional tenor.

[TraVoiBelle]

Somewhere I was read that actualy in this night Pavarotti was sang not 9 but 10 high C's :) But it's number is doesn't matter, he is incredible! I can't find other words...

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

It;s the quality and not the number that matters TraVoiBelle. Blake did 13 of them in this aria but he always sounded like a squeal due to his leggero voice -not too exciting really.

[TraVoiBelle]

yep!

The quality is more important.

Pavarotti's high C'c are of proved quality :)

[Valkyrie91a]

And by the way, thanks for adding the audience's ovation. What it must have been like to be part of it all! Bravo!

[Valkyrie91a]

This must have been astonishing to hear and see Pav in person, and in this opera.

[jago1976]

Non sono più cose di questo mondo!

[sharperimage1234567]

Wonderful God bless him.

[fanniandwads]

How wonderful to have You Tube to hear this amazing man sing, I will always treasure this video - thank you so much

[thomassmile]

wow wow wow !!!! just perfect !!!! i can't find other words

[novice1959]

He was amazing!!! I do so like Pavarotti in the light fun roles like this one and Rigoletto. He had a naturally sunny, jaunty voice...very fun to listen to!

[Valkyrie91a]

Wonderful! Thanks for including the audience's response. Imagine being there! Pav will always be the King of the High C's!

[fraenne]

La perfection inégalable.

[Trubadurul]

the best

[pearlmuth3]

He does this very well also Chris Merritt in 87 did a fine job in Italy with it but he did not last for whatever reason. Checkout his live one of it, both good.

[pearlmuth3]

BRAVO

[AmorediPazzia]

Wow, it's amazing.

He even sing last high C longer than another Met performance in 1972 which sutherland sang Marie.

[Mooorhe]

Sutherland sang Marie in this performance too. Bonynge, Pavarotti and Sutherland toured the USA performing it between performances at the Met because so many people wanted to see two of the greatest voices ever performing this wonderful opera.

[hisimperialmajesty]

Anyone who ever said that he was only good in the studio is simply wrong. He sounds just as good, just as at ease with the aria here as he did in the studio. Bravissimo!

[IlgruppoDiDocci]

N THE PRACTICAL , PAVAROTTI is the only one that sings this rol very well. to him is listened perfect and beautiful, it resonates well in both sharp followed, when he/she says pour mon ame, quel destin", the sharp one in mon and love (o and a) that is difficult, Luciano makes it perfect

grazie

[IlgruppoDiDocci]

N THE PRACTICAL , PAVAROTTI is the only one that sings this rol very well. to him is listened perfect and beautiful, it resonates well in both sharp followed, when he/she says pour mon ame, quel destin", the sharp one in mon and love (o and a) that is difficult, Luciano makes it perfect

grazie

[GermanOperaSinger]

This is the one I have, I think. That nut. By the way, it's interesting to notice how as he holds the final C his sound becomes more hollow gradually, and then as he focuses the resonance in the mask again how it gradually becomes richer in quality again.

[CONTESTAR]

Dear GOS, the recording does these waves of sharp-hollow all the time. Even during the applause!

I don't think it is his voice doing the hollow part. I think I hear him gradually -and flawlessly- sharpening on the way with the note, thus never getting flat and almost creating the effect of a subtle crescendo.

This IS technique. I am astounded.

[LordMoe9]

I noticed that as well and thought I was imagining things, but I guess I wasn't. Then again it's murder to hold the High C out for that long.

[ShawDAMAN]

Amazing, thanks for posting.... that blasted show-off :P

It's a shame the recording is a bit faint but very good.

[Mooorhe]

I agree, it's a shame the quality isn't better, doesn't help that YouTube always kills the quality when you upload.

[OettingerCroat]

again, great... thanks!