Enrico Caruso - Un Di All'azzurro Spazio (Remastered)

[ettore4964]

Che meraviglia, con ragione che è stato definito il più grande tenore del mondo, pero debbo ammettere che in questo brano d'opera, a parer mio Mario del Monaco ha superato il Maestro.

[31operafan]

Is there a reason why he didn't perform "Andrea Chenier" onstage? Did he think it was too political (it's about the French Revolution)?

[aristopus]

It's interesting to make a "Caruso Mix". Each aria is an entirely different mood, going to love, to patriotism, to fear. In the modern age this is fine, but human emotions can't be switched on and off life a water tap on the sink.



[Lovelytenor1]

Amusing to see Yt types judging the greatest tenor of all time on his "C". Listen to Gigl's or Lauri-Volpi , or any other tenor, sing this aria. They do not/cannot compare.

[band222]

another great remastered recording.

[tenorrman]

these re-mastered pieces are wonderful additions and give a sense as to measure of the great Caruso...thanks for posting this

[blakemooney]

All other tenors are measured against this man. He set all the ground rules and changed opera singing in the tenor voice forever. Imagine if he were miked today as most singers are: what you would hear would be astounding. As I remember, Caruso didn't have a High C. But how the man could sing!

[singingdonkey]

Where did these idiotic stories about Caruso not having a high c originate.He made several recordings of the Faust cavatina and the Boheme Che gelida,both with blazing High C's dont people use their own ears anymore.Too many prats out there pontificating dross.One arsehole even claims that JB had no top C,next thing they'll claim is that Gedda ,the king of the high D's couldn't sing a top C.A lot of those experts should use a stretched wire and a tad of paper, and check for resonance at true C.

[blakemooney]

Histrionic personalities can conquer reason. When I first started taking voice lessons in St. Louis, very credible singer-teachers who had sung with Caruso used to name more than 20 other tenors who hit high C with greater ease than Caruso.. Caruso's darkening voice took away from his top. Yet he would always HIT high C--so could I and I was a high baritone. Basses can also. Caruso 's voice would never surpass Gigli or Lauri-Volpi since Caruso's voice extended only to high C in its prime.

[tomfroekjaer]

@blakemooney: hello Blake - hope you are not deceased :-)

I'm curious about your two apparently conflicting comments regarding Caruso.

In an early comments you say that "All other tenors are measured against this man", yet, in a recent comment you say that (extract) "Caruso's voice would never surpass Gigli or Lauri-Volpi since Caruso's voice extended only to high C in its prime."

- Ran out of characters ... See my next comment ....

[tomfroekjaer]

So my question: do you think that being able to hit the high C is THE criterium for excellence in a tenor voice (if so, my neighbour's daughter, at the age of three, would probably beat any tenor past or present!) or are there other qualities you consider important - like empathy, passion, velved voice ?

I'm of course being quite sarcastic, but that is because I'm just a layman. I listen, I like or I don't like. I don't hear high C's, I experience the qulatity of the communication. Cheers, Tom

[martythetickler]

Oh, you should hear him take on the Flower Song from Carmen.