Ildebrando d'Arcangelo

[Rafaelbor]

Superb entertainment, BRAVO!!!

[MartaLuna73]

Complimenti! bella voce...

[vodkaprime]

Scandalous set!

[MrSwifts31]

Wonderful singing,it's just a great shame it had to be backed by a stupid,out of place & unecessary"modern" staging!

[wanchaan]

bravo et merci

[mashabg81]

2:45 topless thong?! O.o

[simoicano]

bravo e bono

[TheSandruskaa]

Va algo lento pero aun asi este baritono-bajo es perfecto para este papel ^^ aunque odio que tengan que poner de fondo a jugadores de rugby y chicas sin apenas ropa, donde esta la verguenza de los directores? -.-'

[TheSandruskaa]

Va algo lento pero aun asi este baritono-bajo es perfecto para este papel ^^

[cincorn]

ridiculous staging.

[Esil90]

SO SLOWWWWWWWWWW!

[Wamprechts]

FANTASTICO!!!!

[matthieusarah]

I'm tired of these arrogant stage director who privilege their supposed brilliant ideas to the detriment of the music and the singers! I'm not saying that Don Gio must be played in a XVIII century outfitbut come on.... what does those football players stand for?

[TheCarmenesquivel]

ARTE, ARTE ARTE BRAVOO!!!

[Wamprechts]

@TheCarmenesquivel ARTE ARTE ARTE ARTE NUOVISSIMO

[spyridon77]

After watching them d'arcangelo told the stage director how he felt about his idea at 5:28

[alocksley]

seems to me that at this tempo, the "patter" loses its effect. Also the 3/4 section is now faster than the beginning, which makes no sense.

I'd love to know what the premise was for this production though. Is there a writeup or "liner notes" about it somewhere??

[oldcorps96]

It certainly is different at this tempo -- I think not what Mozart had in mind, although I'm not sure I think it was a bad choice. (unlike the American football players in the background, which make no sense to me)

I thought it was interesting that Leporello is telling us, the audience, rather than Donna Elvira, that it is we who know what he does.

I think that goes with the slower tempo -- they've turned the patter into a fairly serious comment on the don.

Again, very interesting.

[ghead12345]

nice voice but i hate those wannabe artistic modern productions...i mean the people in the background and the little girl hopping :D c´mon its ridiculous XD

[verso69]

The sexiest opera singer ever!

[bodiloto]

Bella voce, non deve sentirsi obligato di "cantare "  sempre "al limite " .

[yesblanche]

This looks like a really fascinating production...does anyone know what house this was and if it's available on dvd?

[mausels1113]

It was in Sazburg in 2006, and it is available on DVD

[mausels1113]

on the Thomas Hampson homepage there's a link to an online shop ;-)

[mulligatoni]

i think it was at the Salzburg Festival and is available on that M22 edition by Deutsche Grammophon.

[Rigoletto69]

Bravo D'arcangelo!

[joanabanyeres]

pas fameux

[Butterfy1976]

oui

[Butterfy1976]

I'm in this video!! At 3:28!!

[joanabanyeres]

Are you the little girl?

[Butterfy1976]

yes

[Renfeildette]

@Butterfy1976

What was it like being in this production? Was everyone cool to work with?

[Butterfy1976]

it was very funny xD

[Musicuss]

Ma quanto è lenta???? mitico Ildebrando!

[tantricsurfer]

Davvero lenta! Nonostante ciò Ildebrando ha saputo a mio avviso dare un'interpretazione eccellente, come al solito!

[PIPZZZ02]

Perfect illustration of how directors' egos destroy singers' performances.

D' Arcangelo deserves more respect.

[nispen]

great aria, great singer, pretentious crappy staging.

[LaMezzosoprano]

Does anybody know when his birthday is?

[danekderr]

Fantastic!!!!!

BOHDAN GADOMSKI-POLAND

[sorinion61]

Ildebrando is the most sensible Leporello ever heard. Even with this slow pace... But maybe is better, seems to be something very grave behind this gioiosa aria...something monumental. Leporello is conseidered to be only a pale copy of his master... Maybe the moment came to be himself a tragic hero, that hero who could not to accomplish his destiny...

[Guaranabxl]

I was wondering about this slow rythm...

Could it be because the moving staging could not go faster and they wanted to be done so the stage and music director eventually agreed on playing that slow .

It is noioso. (boring)

[berlin1010]

noioiso.

[kessukesekene]

I want to marry him

[Guaranabxl]

D'archangelo seems a bit tired of that role.

[Iaparulava]

I do not think so dear, may be he is a little bored not to have stong competion in the world !!!

[edlamnyc]

Saw Giovanni last night. (9 Dec-Metopera) Sexy D'arcangelo sang and acted circles around the too casual, too sloppy Schrott Can't wait to see him as the Don. The worse staged last scene I've ever seen. Polenzani's Dalla sua pace was the best I've heard in a long time.

[shinviroz]

what show is this?

[Iaparulava]

His divine vioce has power and same time a great lightness to it !!! It can lift one from his or her body not many singers can do this nowdays Ervin Shrott eat your sexy latin look and try to be like an ANGEL

[GrimTrekkie]

ahhh...my nemesis! I have nothing personal against the guy, he's an alright bass but he stands between me and my future wife Danielle de Niese!

[xafnndapp]

Bravissimo, davvero!

E reggere quel tempo deve essere davvero terribile, ammazzate il direttore!

[lucluc1000]

I agree!!! Ildebrando must sing Don Giovanni rol. He is great!!!

[Chiliarches]

He'll be singing the Don at Ravinia this year.

[Lflennoy]

I am looking forward to that performance.

[ursus1302]

eine traumstimme: weich, rund und groß....in dieser produktion singt hampson den don giovanni- da frag ich mich, wer der bessere don giovanni wäre.....

[ReyAndyMysterio]

ja aber hampson is einfach bariton und dieser herr hier bass was soll man mehr sagen=)

[Butterfy1976]

stimmt nicht!! er is bassbariton.. er hat auch schon den giovanni gesungen!!!

[KatherineXIX]

That sweater rocks.

[cyfieithydd]

This guy is very very good. But Harding really isn't heloing him is he.

I came across the singer earlier today and have found a few videos of a wonderful new voice to me!

[tosca31]

D'Arcangelo's even a greater Don Giovanni, I hope one day we'll have a dvd of Don Giovanni with Ildebrando!!

[lignel]

Ma chi cavolo dirige? È assolutamente la versione più lenta che ho mai sentito!

[Gerardeus]

que buen baritono!

[kmillard]

Ildebrando D'Arcangelo is SUCH a handsome elegant stage presence that it's very difficult to picture him as the bufoonish sidekick. When he sings this aria catalogueing all these sexual conquests, it's easier to imaging he's singing about HIMSELF, and not some master.

[crazymezzosoprano]

god I love him so much.His voice and acting is fantastic

[foropera]

Who is conducting, it's so SLOW!!!

[Gerardeus]

totally in agree with you

[hillevifan]

Its daniel Harding- its weird his other CD version of Don G was lightening fast all the way through!

[eolynx]

papasito esta buenisimo y con esa voz!!!

[BarGiuli]

HOT!

[hillevifan]

if you have any other clips from this production please post Donna Anna's arias please

[inrharmony]

Young singers....listen closely to Ildebrando and Bryn on this aria....you won't find better present day versions beyond these two.

[mitch1601]

I agree that the laugh was too sinister; the music is not sinister, which I think was Mozart's way of playing down the harshness of the words - to avoid Elvira being emotionally destroyed too early in the opera. Other than that, excellent singing, great phrasing and a nice tempo.

As for the staging, it's certainly interesting, and I would like to see more. Peter Sellars' Giovanni is proof that modernised productions have their place and can be brilliant.

[benanescas]

che razza di regia.

[Bigman240]

Che maschio! ;-)

[tomtallis]

Too Slow!!!

[PhoenyxRider]

I think it's interestingly done, at least this part of it, and extremely well-sung. I don't really have a problem with "different" productions as long as they don't conform the opera or the characters to the ideas of the director instead of vice versa. I thought his laugh at the end was a little sinister for Leporello, but other than that, I liked it.

[SIT805]

I have nothing against modern interpretations of opera, as one may easily assume by reading some of my comments, but this "Don Giovanni" was really dull. It fails to give this masterpiece a genuine touch and a real interpretation of the characters and situations they are involved in. There are 3 personalities here: Don Giovanni, Leporello, the others. The Commendatore belongs to a different world.

[SIT805]

Kusej failed to do a persusive production, since he wasn't able to make a believable portrayal of the burlador and the society surrounding him. Without this, there's nothing!

I'll try to get my hands on the last production of "Don Giovanni" from la Scala, staged by Peter Mussbach, which the public didn't seem to appreciate although it was fresh and packed with great ideas.

[PhoenyxRider]

I haven't seen the rest of the production; I was only commenting on the one scene. I've heard all kinds of hype about this production--enough to make me want to see more of it, although I'm not convinced I would like very much of it. I think almost anytime something's happening during this aria besides Leporello flipping through a book and Elvira sitting there looking horrified, I will find it interesting. Not every Leporello is charismatic enough to pull off almost six minutes of exposition.

[SIT805]

The only good thing about this latest Salzburg idiocy is Ildebrando. He told me he was glad this wasn't going to be released on DVD, but he got busted! Harding has managed to strip Mozart's masterpiece of any emotion... This is clinically dead, just like Kusej's poor and boring direction. Unfortunately I can't see if it will ever get back to real creativity in Salzburg...

[Gabba01]

They went overboard with the props. He's got a book -- that's not proper minimalism!

[andreasscholl]

This guy is the best!!!!

I love his chesty tones and chesty...well you say.