Giuseppe di Stefano - Tu ca nun chiagne

[finetoonanimation]

When it came to singing these Sicilian and Neapolitan popular arias, NO ONE could do it better than Pippo!!! The "motivo" in his voice is unsurpassed!!!

[danielemorillo]

who made this song?

[FRANCOBALLERINO]

Ascoltare questa canzone e sapere come i politci hanno ridotto Napoli, piena di mondezza...... mi viene solo da piangere

[marguerite263]

GDS n'est pas à son meilleur ici, loin de là. Il est malade, comme fabriou l'a fait remarquer. Le malheureux lutte tout du long pour chanter correctement. Malgré cet handicap il réussit quand même à donner une bonne performance. Bravo.

Et j'ajouterai que voir ce jeune et beau Sicilien est toujours très agréable...

Thanks vladutze84 for this clip.

[Nefelisdiardi]

Il Grande Pippo does it again. This has got to be one of the most passionate and impressive performances of this classic Neapolitan song, voluminous yet intensely moving and just so right. You really believe him when he sings of "you who do not cry". He was the master of the Neapolitan. What a tragic way his life ended so unneccessary and unworthy of this great artiste.

[vocetenor]

INCREDIBLE!!!!!! that expression of soul in every note is something that we shall never se again. Not only is it clear in terms of diction but in intetion and expression of feeling. No one else can create that incredible 'dolce amaro" like his. Bravo e grazi

[Loejyrrab]

@FabDN41 I was looking for the right superlative to describe this masterpiecee. Bravo, you did it for me! Oh Giuseppe, I wish I could have been in the audience at this performance. R.I.P Maestro!

[maceblanc]

Nobody like di Stefano singing Naepolitan. Fantastic!!!

[281308ful]

Br!avo pippo

[AfroPoli]

GRANDE E BASTA

[gomongio]

This is exactly why GdS was the favourite tenor of my grandfather... and one of my favourites too Grazie!!

[listeningtoit]

His lack of technique ravaged his voice in a few years! Not very musical, not very wise, superb voice quality. A pity!

[delosreyesgavikanes]

Nessun come PIPO, TUTTO C O R E -Nobody like PIPO all HEART

No hay otro como PIPO, todo Coprazon y Cojones

[billyguns2]

The more I lean about correct singing the more di Stefano offends my ears; there ae few tenors who brought more to the characters he portrayed or who did more with the words, but as Magda Olivero so rightly said: "He was a law unto himself." The high note here is a disaster because he is so wide open in his upper middle voice there is nowhere to go. I fully realize there are listeners who care not a whit for technique and only want loud and passionate.

[bradleyjenks]

@billyguns2 I would actually beg to differ. I think a little differently about di Stefano than most do. I don't think he was flawless. But, while most people think his technical problems had to do with his passaggio and "openness", etc..... I disagree. He had a problem, but that wasn't it.... That's just where people HEARD something was going awry.... But then, I think differently than many people.

[countceprano]

@billyguns2 You're absolutely right... he sang too open too high in his voice and suffered a shortened career for it. I had the good fortune to study a little with Carlo Bergonzi. Though I'm a baritone, Bergonzi was such a help in getting me to feel what a correct position in the passaggio and above. Di Stefano was one singer that he mentioned as having a great throat, but limited by his understanding of the passagio and top position, though there are certainly others, especially today.

[hiyadroogs]

@countceprano If you listen to Pippo early in his career, you will hear him employing exactly the same open vowels on high notes as here. The difference, & the reason he sang flawlessly then, was because he didn't allow the top voice to spread along with the vowel, but kept it floating & focused. Later, he began driving for volume on the top notes rather than singing with his lyric voice, & his former technique began to unravel. There's a difference between open vowels & open notes.

[countceprano]

@hiyadroogs :Yes, of course there's a difference between open vowels and open notes, no argument there. What happened to his voice was singing open too high in his voice and at full volume. I agree that any singer who can decrescendo high in their voice has quite a fine technique. Zinka, Caballe, Corelli, Warren.. spring to mind. Never heard di Stefano do that though perhaps he could early in his career.

[hiyadroogs]

@countceprano Any tenor who can sing a full voice high C, & fine it away to pianissimo, has nothing of note wrong with his fundamental technique. Unfortunately, most singers develop bad vocal habits that eventually become a permanent change in the technique.

There is a Caruso record that illustrates open vowels while keeping the head register focused. In Deserto In Terra, he sings a high C on the OO vowel. He then sings the same note on AH but retains the same vocal position as the OO.

[abracadabranque]

Quel manque de raffinement.Un vacher!

[FabioPBarbieri]

@abracadabranque Quel manque d'amour pour la musique et de capacite' d'emotion! Un snob des plus ridicules, tiens!

[abracadabranque]

@FabioPBarbieri Que tu es charmant!Mais que supposes-tu de moi?Du snobisme?Et d'où te viens cette certitude?D'une longue pratique du chant qui t'aurait apporté une expérience indéniable?Tu ne répètes que ce que tu as entendu,non ce que tu as éprouvé par toi même.Le snob c'est toi.Tu ne peux appréhender la noblesse du chant ,tu n'en perçois que les effets grossiers qui satisfassent la foule.J'espère que ta répartie me fera autant rire que la première!A toi.

[FabioPBarbieri]

@abracadabranque Eh bien, tu crois d'avoir quelque refinement. Mais tu n'as dit rien qui le prouve. Rhapsodies sur "la noblesse du chant" ne prouvent rien, sauf que tu as une grande opinion de toi-meme. Et puis zut! J'ai bien mieux a faire que de te donner d'autres chances de nous dire comment tu es grand.

[abracadabranque]

@FabioPBarbieri Cette fois tu es beaucoup moins drôle.Lis mes commentaires ailleurs que sur cette page ,tu trouveras des preuves,si tu as les moyens de les appréhender.Tu es comme tant d'autres,tu parles au nom de tes goûts,pas en vertu de ton savoir.C'est ce qui nous différencie et nous sépare.Adieu.

[bjoerlingbetirako]

BRAVO PIPPO!!!!! Grande entre los grandes...puede que no tuviera la mejor tecnica...pero eso es una menudencia cuando lo comparamos con la expresividad,emoción y sentimiento que trasmitía este hombre....una voz inolvidable

[FabioPBarbieri]

@bjoerlingbetirako Concordo in pieno, e meno male che c''e' qualcuno che non si sente di fare il maestrino a questo gigante.

[Sergioperpippo]

Bravo

[dorothy76]

Pippo, You were the Greatest of all. This is the best Voice lesson anybody can have, That is the way to sing, Col Anima. You, tenors of today, listen and learn, This is Real Singing, with heart and Guts. The most Beautiful voice. My bigest lost in life was never to meet you. Carlos Montane

[segu82]

SERATA IN ONORE DI GIUSEPPE DI STEFANO, Giovedì 8 Aprile 2010, ore 18:00, Teatro alla Scala di Milano (ingresso libero)

[RADAMES1983]

Mereviglio!

Grazie moltissimo!

[kitchavez]

Wonderful and expressive!

[Cantachepassa]

Only whos know Opera and voices appreciate any thing without complaints,but in here in the ... people love to judge anyone, constantly.

Very Annoying....!

[eutuve]

@andyroma77

connoisseur o "ignorauseser "  ?

Better Shut the Fuck up !!

[281308ful]

The passion, the perfect diction, and probably the most beautiful tenor voice of the century, add to this a very special personality. and you have Di Stefano. thanks for the clip.

[bloydaage]

Pippo is outstanding. Such an heartfelt version!

[jd1906sf]

To me, the greatest lyric tenor of them all.  What heart, warmth, beauty. Bravo, Giuseppe!

[andyroma72]

le canne te le fai tu zecca

[andyroma72]

bellissima voce,peccato è durato poco,pero limpidissima forse gli mancava un po di tecnica

grande di stefanooo

[nalekhina]

A di Stefano mancava la tecnica??? Ma lui sapeva fare di tutto della sua voce nei prim 8-10 anni di carriera. Si che cantava in questa maniera un po' di forza e apriva i suoni per far brillare la voce, ma era una scelta consapevole, come anche quella di Gigli.

[belcantomania]

condivido

[AleBro83]

@nalekhina apriva i suoni per far brillare la voce ???' anche Gigli apriva suoni ????? Mi auguro che Lei non asserisca a questo che fa intendere perchè sono BESTEMMIE.

[fabriou]

@AleBro83 do ragione al signore....sia Di stefano che gigli aprivano la A....ed e' per questo sono superiori a tutti gli altri , che la A la chiudono....poi ci sono quelli che le vocali le chiudono tutte.....e non le lasciano respirare

[31122051]

@fabriou : il problema non è scurire o " coprire " le vocali, ma immascherarle nel modo corretto senza aprirle. Si può benissimo cantare " a " anche al di sopra del passaggio senza aprirla e, di conseguenza, ingolarla. A. Kraus, in quarant'anni di onorata carriera, non ha MAI scurito neppure mezza vocale ( anzi, tendeva a schiarire i suoni [ " un trono vicino al sAl " ; " tAsca sei tu ] " ), ma ciò non toglie che fosse un vero GENIO del canto in maschera.

[nalekhina]

@AleBro83

E allora Gigli bestemmiava spiegando perché apriva i suoni.

[AleBro83]

@nalekhina da qui si evince che del canto lirico non ha ancora capito nulla. Saluti.

[nalekhina]

@AleBro83

Saluti

[MMACyborg]

Cos'è che gli mancava !???

UUUAAHAHAHAHAHA !!!

Ti sei bevuto il cervello o hai fumato troppo hashish !

[GiovanniDiMare]

non è durato poco ti sbagli e chiuque che lo dice.

ha debuttato alla scala a poco più di 20 e si è ritirato dall'opera sui 57.

per cui non è durato poco è durato 35 anni di carriera operistica e tanti altri di carriera concertistica

[andyroma72]

insomma non ha cantato tanto non è stato sempre presente,cosi citano i narratori

[31122051]

@GiovanniDiMare : a 57 anni G. Di Stefano aveva lo strumento vocale completamente deteriorato. Gli anni in cui ha saputo cantare bene ( non perché avesse una solida tecnica vocale ma solo perché aveva delle grandi doti di natura ) sono sì e no una decina. Capirei se mi dicesse che FRANCO BONISOLLI ha avuto una carriera operistica lunga 35 anni o più, ma, mi creda, G. Di Stefano già nei primi anni '60 era in uno stato di forte, fortissimo declino vocale. Saluti.

[jaez566]

Es la primera vez que escucho la canción, creí que era alguna otra de esas canciones napolitanas (bellísimas por cierto) pero no! me habia quivocado, no se a que se debió, pero al escuchar tal sentimiento en la voz, tanta potencia, un "no se que" dentro de mi, me hizo sentir que por alguna razón, soy mejor persona que ayer.

Grazie Pippo!

[Alexsandr44]

В Дж.Ди Стефано отражено все лучшее от итальянского вокального искусства. Но как пел он, в приоткрытой манере, так петь могли не многие, пожалуй М.Ланца, Л.Паваротти, Х.Карерас, Дж.Лаури-Вольпи. Жаль карьера его была непродолжительной.

[girardje70]

magnifique ,c,est mon tenor favoris

[lisa1gas]

one of my all time fav's awesome!

[IronMaiden0AcesHigh]

i know it's a crime not to know but what opera is this from?

[JussiTM23]

Not from an opera - it's actually a Neapolitan song by Ernesto De Curtis.

[sugarbist]

@IronMaiden0AcesHigh ITS A NEOPOLITAN SONG NOT FROM AN OPERA.ENJOY

[diomipoteviscagliar]

Di Stefano was gifted with the most beautiful voice in the history. Sadely, he was extremely lazy and did not care for his voice, and sang heavy roles to early.

[fabriou]

please...why must you always say that he was great BUT.....BUT...and BUT....

why....let's remember him in his most beautiful years...as the most musical, most passionate of all tenors of every time!!!

[ernestoduhalde]

Creo que este fue el mejor tenor que jamas hubo. No lo acompaño la tecnologia.

[FILIPPO1930]

SUPERBA !!!

[musichever]

Que bella voz ....no me gusta mucho su empostación en los agudos...pero es grandioso, apasionado, puro corazón. la versión de Mario del Mónaco también es poderosa ...en este tema "Tu ca nun chiagne"

[circearte]

bene, pippo. l'unico siciliano a saper cantare!!!

[josuecorelli]

di stefano fue muy bueno pero nada ke ver con corelli, el era muy superior en esta cancion, a mi en lo personal casi no me gusta di stefano, prefiero a tenores dramaticos pero era muy bueno

[mennirivera]

ke voce incredibile spettacolare stupenda bellissima voce non la canta la dipinge la canzone

[rdargenio]

Would really like to know if there is more GDS video from this source.

[vladutze84]

me too

[berto1999]

La piú bella voce degli ultimi 100 anni!

[CountDiLuna]

Fantastic! This goes on my list of favourites on the double.

Thanks for sharing!

Cheers,

Nils

[vladutze84]

my pleasure :)

[peppeuqbar]

che interpretazione magistrale! un'emozione che si può raccogliere con poche parole,

quanno è cantata accussì me fa venì 'o fridd 'ncullo!

[vladutze84]

i'm getting really tired of you

[halpa8]

Di Stefano sucks lots of air into his lungs and transforms it into heavenly voice! Is that what you mean? Yes, he is No.1 tenor; and MDM is not that bad: he has got very big voice.

[fabriou]

fabris77 ...sei un emerito imbecille...di musica capisci quanto quella puttana di tua madre

[Pawelp]

What is this trash talking? You are trying express your opinion on a significant lyric tenor of the 20th century by using foul language. How is that method working for you? Convinced anyone yet?

[fabris77]

MDM is the best, Corelly is nr 2, Di Stefano the worst. Probably he could have been suited for operetta, surely not for opera and difficult songs like this one. Fabriou tu sei un coglione grosso quanto una casa!!!!

[fabris77]

In few words: MDM was the best tenor ever, Di Stefano could only kiss his feet!

[halpa8]

I know that MDM is great and Corelli is great. Yet, as far as this song is concerned, Di Stefano is ... No. 1!

Anyway, it is a matter of preferance.

[fabriou]

the best tenor ever was DI STEFANO.the second was MDM...the worst was PE-CORELLI

[halpa8]

Corelli is better than MDM, as good as Di Stefano.

Yet.... I will be the best! Hahaaaaaaaaa!!

[halpa8]

I have been fascinated by this video for a whole week. Just fantastic!

I really appreciate your uploading this film, vladutze. Thank you so much.

[vladutze84]

That's why I uploaded it. so that everybody could discover and enjoy di stafano's singing

I'm very glad you liked it

[fabriou]

DI STEFANO is the best tenor to sing FROM HEARTH...and in this case (as he was ill that night)he also demonstrates to be able to sing with BRAIN....fantastic singer!!!

[halpa8]

What a great singer! Di Stefano!!!

[primobaritono77]

When it comes to singing these popular Neapolitan or Sicilian songs, DiStefano has no equal. The "motivo" in the voice is phenomenal and I remember my father blasting these records on warm summer days with my mother preparing the pasta and dipping the Italian bread in the sauce. God what memories!

[halpa8]

Wow! What a voice!

[coreTenore]

Pippo, la màs bella voz...

[urns100]

Pippo the teacher of my teacher =D check out "Librado Alexander". we love you pippo the best tenor!!

[Gerardeus]

Bravo Pippo!

[mvconnelly]

What a gentlemen.

[dragig00]

Di Stefano is the best tenor

[thecurefan1]

in 17 does he say bella again?I thought it was calma instead.!?! Perhaps I'm mistaken, it's how I have it on my lyrics on dvd. Great voice nontheless.

[tenorebelliniano]

è vero schipa è tutto un altra cosa,ma è un tenore di grazia , molto diverso da di stefano!!rande anche di stefano

[berto1999]

Schipa era un tenore di grazia, e' vero. Anche Di Stefano era pero'in grado di cantare con la stessa grazia di Schipa: hai mai sentito i falsetti di Di Stefano? Diciamo che Di Stefano poteva SCEGLIERE se cantare di potenza o di grazia, perche' poteva cantare in entrambi i modi. Non tutti i tenori possono scegliere. Alcuni tenori sono troppo limitati. Non era il caso di Di Stefano. Pippo poteva cantare quasi TUTTO, in tutti i modi.

[fabris77]

nei tuoi sogni, Di Stefano è penoso...

[berto1999]

Di Stefano e' il piu' grande tenore di tutti i tempi. E' LA PIU' BELLA VOCE TENORILE CHE SIA MAI ESISTITA! E lo hanno detto anche Pavarotti e DEL MONACO! E se lo dicono anche loro, ci potete credere!

[fabris77]

Questo lo dici tu, Di Stfeano fa letteralmente pena. E ti ricordo ch MDM amava ripetere la frase "da Del Monaco a Dio" e con questo ho detto tutto. Di Stefano è un tenore lirico che nella scala viene dopo Pavarotti, Gigli, Carreras, Tagliavini. Mi dispiace perchè è morto da poco e perchè per metà ho sangue siculo, ma non era all'altezza di competere con i grandi dell'empireo tenorile. Stop, il resto sono chiacchiere inutili...

[fabriou]

secondo me piu che siculo sei CULO.

Del Monaco cantava come un cane rabbioso.

Tu sei solo chiacchiere e vasellina.

ciao e un ...bacino

[berto1999]

Scusa, Fabris77, ma lo stesso Pavarotti riteneva Di Stefano il MIGLIORE. E anche Del Monao ha definito Di Stefano IL MIGLIORE. Questi sono FATTI, non lo dico io. CON I FATTI NON SI DISCUTE, signor fabris77. La tua e' un'opinione, solo un' opinione. Mentre io parlo di FATTI, non di opinioni. Sia Del Monaco che Pavarotti ritenevano Di Stefano la VOCE DEL SECOLO. Chiaro? O ti devo fare un disegnino per farti capire?

[0Clone]

Di Stefano sings by far the best"Tu c'a nun chiagne". 1:18 - 1:25 is quite adorable. He's quite minimalistic in his movement and subtle yet powerful facial expressions, not overly melodramatic, which makes his performances very charming and real. RIP Maestro!

[hizan06]

L'accento è sempre caldo e appassionato, ma che canto faticoso! E l'intonazione precaria e calante.

[cornucopia2]

Ma riesci a emozionarti per qualcosa,tipo un raggio di luna,o sei sempre pronto col bilancino a vedere i difetti?!

[hizan06]

Certo che mi emoziono! Purtroppo qui non riesco a vedere raggi di luna. Ascolta le canzoni napoletane con Caruso, Gigli o Schipa, e te ne renderai conto anche tu.

[fabriou]

Io amo molto Gigli...ma mi dispiace doverti dire che Di Stefano nell'ambito della canzone napoletana e' di molto superiore a Beniamino.Qui si tratta di giusto equilibrio tra parola e canto e ricerca della giusta pronuncia (e qui gigli proprio non ci azzeccava).E' vero qui Di Stefano e' leggermente affaticato ma tutti sanno che in quella serata egli era ammalato...e comunque il canto obiettivamente e' stupendo comunque.

[hizan06]

Se è vero che la pronuncia napoletana di Di Stefano è più corretta di quella di Gigli,è altrettanto vero che in termini di canto il confronto tra i due è improponibile,talmente netta è la superiorità di Gigli sul piano della tecnica.

[berto1999]

Ma scherzi? Di Stefano sta a Gigli come Maradona sta a Mandorlini! Di Stefano e' di gran lunga SUPERIORE a Gigli!

[fabriou]

si ma la superiorita tecnica di gigli su distefano e' controbilanciata dalla superiorita' di di stefano su gigli per quanto riguarda un canto pulito, cristallino,e di un "oro liquido"

[tenorebelliniano]

concordo con te!! schipa è fenomenale,!ma anche del monaco nn scherza

[345murphy]

A very passionate unique voice Di Stefano

had. One again and again you enjoyed listening

to. Such a full, rich expressive voice feeling

each word. What a great lost to us all.

[gamiroo2]

Adio il mio caro maestro

[klokheten]

How beautiful,how lovely and unforgettable!

Rest in peace!

[emule007]

i dont know whats happening hear xD di estaffano rockssss!! :p

[tashih]

guys you ve to listen it from MURAT KARAHAN.(a Turk) available on youtube.

[fabriou]

fabris 77 e' un ignorante...una bestia...un animale...si insomma e' uno sporcaccione

[fabriou]

DI STEFANO e' il piu grande di tutti i tenori di tutti i tempi

[fabris77]

Si, il più grande cantante di operetta di tutti tempi!!!

[fabriou]

sei un bravo comico

[fabriou]

fabris 77 e'un bravo comico,direi un pagliaccio.come musicista e critico di musica e'una schifezza

[lokjeff]

Brovo! Pippo shows us not only dramatic tenors, as del Monaco, Corelli, also a lyric-spinto tenor can sing this song perfectly.

[fabriou]

fanculo a te piace sicuramente pavarotti,corelli,bocelli...ci scommetto le tue palline che ti piacciono questi tenori che cantano come gabibbi...sei una merda umana

[vladutze84]

what are you guys talking about? i like how pippo sings this very much

[MusashiTzu]

he was one of the greatest lyrical tenors ever, unfortunatly this is a dramatic tenor song.

[fabris77]

did you try to listen to Mario del Monaco version? Tell me later what you think....

[MusashiTzu]

Yes, I have listened to several versions of Monaco and also corelli, which I compiled into a CD of napolic songs, it is a truely precious object:) Monaco's voice is supremely suited to this style, with its dark timbre and squillo. On the other hand di stefano can portray great tenderness in a piece like core n'grato, antoher napolic song.

[MusashiTzu]

what did you think of corelli's version?

[fabriou]

Corelli' s version is very bad, my dear

[Ararara22]

Corelli's version 'very bad'?? oh My! you've got to be kidding my friend. check out Corelli's 3 versions of this very song available on Youtube...

[fabriou]

from your name I understand you could be of italian origin but living in america has brought you off italian language my dear...and indeed off neapolitan dialect.how can't you understand that the diction in all 3 corelli's rendition of neapolitan dialect is very poor. Di Stefano's is wonderfull

[Ararara22]

well, when it comes to diction, no contest at all, I concur. But really, who else can live up to Di Stefano's laser-like diction? the thing is, diction is not all, there's more to belcanto than diction alone. me love Corelli's raw power and dramatic savageness very much. tastes vary.

[Nello7]

The interpretation of Corelli is undeniably superior to that of Di Stefano. For what it is worth, napolitano is very difficult to sing and not even Caruso could sing it perfectly. The street singers of Napule can sing it but they lack technique-but they make up for it in anima.

[fabriou]

you 're completely wrong

[Nello7]

actually-I am not wrong, it is my opinion and I own it. You just disagree with my opinion, there is no reason to get angry or upset and to attack me on a personal level. For what it is worth, I love DiStefano and think he had the best interpretation and diction overall of any singer throughout modern history. I prefer Del Monaco and Caruso to either DiStefano or Corelli in Canzone singing.

[fabriou]

you must be deaf....there are thousands of singers who can sing and understand neapolitan songs better than your beloved corelli .Di Stefano, Gigli, Schipa, Del monaco,Martinelli,Tagliavini..­..all of them much better than Corelli

[Echubrov]

I admire Gigli, etc. in opera. However as to 'canzone Napuletana' I would prefer Roberto Murolo, Massimo Ranieri, even Gigi d'Alessio or Maria Nazionale. They sing by anima, while opera singers just utilise

melodies of Napule to show one's voice.

Besides, there are a lot of superb songs of Naples of which few opera singers have ever heard. Just compare such songs as "Chiove", "I' mm' arricordo 'e te" or "Canzone appassiunata" to realize difference between operatic and true interpretaions.

[fabriou]

this is the point...the only tenor capable not to utilize neapolitan songs to show off his voice was Di Stefano.you're denying the Truth.

As to massimo ranieri.I know Him but I' sorry...too much "vulgare" singing

[Echubrov]

OK. Later I will send you "I' mm' arricordo 'e te" (Lucia, Lici) - by Gigli, di Stefano and Ranieri - please compare and tell me if any of interpretations is vulgare. Although they are totally different. Also, what do you thing about Renzo Arbore and his orchestra? Do you consider their interpretations vulgar as well? I just want to know your opinion...

[fabriou]

and bu even mentining such carbage like GIGI d?alessio in the same context together with GIGLI ,DI STEFANO,MUROLO, you really seem not to be able to distinguish between classical neapolitan songs and "light",teenager-targeted

songs.....such a RELATIVISM!!!!how poor is your soul!!!

[Echubrov]

OK, Relativism... Well, if one ask me about my favourite Puccini's opera, I would hesitate between 'Le Villi' and 'Turandot'. Is my soul pour since I listen sometimes to such a teenager-targeted work as 'Le Villi', just because I love to hear certain melodies? Or maybe teenagers are soul-less or not human beeings at all? You puzzled me, and I am trying to realize - am I POOR or REACH, listening to so different operas - both about LOVE and DEATH?

[undalux]

PLEASE don't even name that camorrista cocainomane facc'e cazz named D'alessio in this list....please...

P.S. I'm a neapolitan born in Naples.

[pupulique]

Corelli was the one who never ever had an interpretation. He struggled to make it but it always either would come from somebody else or, if he finally produced it, with a horrible taste. The King of interpretation is Pippo. The aristocrate. That's what Pippo is. Any line he sings he transforms to a gold. Corelli (or Bjorling) were both helpless to do something great. Del Monaco sounds ridiculous in parts where he can't use his thunder. Canzone is for lyric tenors. Pippo was one.

[bloydaage]

puIpulique: what kind of statements are you writing here on youtube: "Corelli or Bjoerling were helpless to do something great!"... "Canzone is for lyric tenors" (only?) "Del Monaco sounds ridiculous..." I think it's you who sounds ridiculous!

[fabris77]

shameful performance, how come this singer gained so much credit during years 60? I love this song, but sung by him it changes completely. Listen to del Monaco's version available here on youtube and you hear the difference between a great tenor and a mediocre one.

[naoto84]

This singer gained so much credit because in 40s and 50s had one of the most beautiful voice, diction, phrasing, tenderness and control and he left and influence on most of lyrical tenors that came after.

Anyway, this is a song for dramatic tenors, as MushashiTzu said... and I love Mario Del Monaco's version.

[berto1999]

Di Stefano is PERFEKT for this song. It is not a dramatic song, is a LOVE song!

[naoto84]

Well, it's a dramatic love song I'd say... ^^

[fabriou]

berto is right...dramatic,lyric,and other terms are only technical things...only technicisms.....here it's about THE ART OF SINGING, a field in which Di Stefano was the best of all,even better than DEL MONACO and CORELLI

[fabris77]

You are really a joker!! Di Stefano better than Del Monaco and Corelli LOL

[halpa8]

I agree with berto. This is a love song (with a lot of passion)rather than a dramatic song.

[fabriou]

you queer...how ignorant you are

[fabris77]

zitto, finocchio di merda......

[halpa8]

I am sorry, fabris, but this performance by Di Stefano is definatly better than that by Del Monaco.

[fabris77]

I don't agree with you. Thed guy is singing this song to a woman that makes him cry, thus he has mixed feelings, love, anger, even jealousy as he is wondering where she is now (perhaps with somebody else). MDM expresses wonderfully all these feelings and he did not need to act, it was his temperament; Di Stefano is too slack, he already gave up. The song says "I want you, my eyes want to see you again" and you can believe those words only by listening to MDM.

[fabriou]

DEl MONACO was always thinking that he was killing DESDEMONA...everything he sang it seemed to be otello.SHIT on MDM...SHIT ON YOU

[halpa8]

Makes sense!

[fabris77]

You're really crazy, man, other than having no musical taste. Sorry my friend!

[halpa8]

There is no accounting for taste, but Di Stefano is better fit for "tu ca nun chiagne" than MDM is; MDM is too straightforward for this song. I admit that MDM could be the best Otello, though.

[gilliebest]

I believe it was London in 1961. Pippo had a bad cold but sang anyway, despite sore throat and cough.