Mario Del Monaco sings Pagliacci (vaimusic.com)

[DNatz369]

Su risa es mejor que el del Joker!!

[Alito15376]

Jejeje, en este caso, cantantes y payasadas ^~^

[erck195]

Excelente, esos son cantantes, no payasadas.

[MrSal1989]

grande mariooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[samforgy1]

i jst watched pavarottis version and its good but this guy puts soul into it!

[Maripudelmonaco]

EL MEJOR CANIO , ANDREA CHENIER , DON ALVARO,  MR. JOHNSON, SANSON Y.. !!! OTELLO !!!! Y GRANDÍSIMO EN POLLIONE, MARIO, CALAF. ES DECIR EL MEJOR TENOR DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS.

[masonschoeppl123]

So much core !!!

[Alito15376]

La mejor interpretación a mi gusto, inconscientemente rodaban lágrimas en mi cara

[xxneongirskittlesxx]

I... I... spellbound. Beautiful. Aboslutely beautiful.

[soporia]

Esta es la mejor interpretación para mi gusto...

[kostasrallis]

4 guys cheated their wifes first.

[gdsfan01]

Likes: 185; Dislikes 4

I love MDM. I wish I'd have seen him on stage.

[MsRuthes]

I think he took lessons from Lon Chaney, Jr. Keep waiting for him to transform into a werewolf at the end. Fabulous singing though.

[mymodernfloors]

4 dislikes? are u stupid or something ?

[MsRuthes]

Sorry, I think he had a great dramatic tenor voice, but I think he was a wee bit of a ham at times.

[Dragomini]

Es 'fantastico! Es genial! Y es tan hermoso hombre!

[brucemichreb]

WOW

[rubirosapresley]

EL MEJOR PAYASO

[robergify]

immortale! grazie a you tube la testimonianza di tali interpreti è portata fino ai giorni nostri. Peccato che in televisione trasmettono solo reality e non dedicano tempo a tali uomini che con la loro unica bravura e professionalità hanno reso l'italia famosa in tutto il mondo

[andyroma72]

nessuno come te

[neoncz83]

mi gela il sangue.....

[MegaNeznayka]

wow...........wow!!!

[Bobbyo60]

WOW, he went from 1:46 to 1:57 on one breath. Amazing control!!!

[liEder89]

Strepitoso come cantante...spettacolare come attore!Lui è il verismo...

[ksparreboom]

De allergrootste paljas aller tijden!!

[raufkasimov]

Again,I was crying!

[155altair]

sin dudas una cancion inmortal, y uno de los mejores interpretes del mundo, q mas se puede pedir

[dubitz11]

Breathtaking singing and acting. Drives tears and tremor into you. MDM immortal.

[KATUSHALICIUS]

Es tan creible, que las lagrimas caen solas, El mejor Tenor para el verismo.......Bravo Del Monaco, nadie canto ni canta Pagliacci como tu.

[amayzak]

JESUS... he torched that one to the ground!

[jd1906sf]

This aria, and other heroic arias like "nessun Dorma" were written for voices like Del Monaco. He had as much power in that voice as anyone ever, and still sang to the emotion of it. If you liked this one, listine to Placido Domingo's, whose natural baritone is enthralling. Bravo, Mario: you are among the greatest voices every recorded.

[konzertarien]

Domingo no sabe cantar, dejen de joder

[adt861]

jajaj peruano anda a escuchar el destello jajaja

[MademoiselleGore]

oh lord!

this is beautiful!

i have no words

he was great

[Griwhoolda]

CHILLS.

[AlexandreTorraopvz]

Can anyone do it better?dont believe so!!!

autstanding performance.

[SusieQT2]

Truly My Favorite moment ever!

[festy112]

same i agree

[michincuako]

DE HUEVOS!!! genial! great!! Geil!!! but the claps...i think they should wait till the curtain falls to see this awesome interpretation untill the very end!!!

[usernamenumber]

I think it adds to the beauty of it-- his performance was so powerful that they couldn't stand to wait! =:) For me, that one audience member bursting out at the climax and then bringing on a storm of applause from everyone brings the video to a whole different level.

[BRpablito55]

@DrStrangefate

CANIO !!!

[dunecar]

@DrStrangefate Exactly!

[xarissof]

the laugh o my god that laugh is haunting me since the first time i heard it

and that look at his eyes his spams moves to put on his coat sealed a role playing for dramatic roles that none could ever touch again without commit sacrilegious

bravo maestro

[delukard]

I'm not that educated in opera music, but i like monaco's voice.

His acting demonstrates anger not sadness.

When a men truly loves his wife and finds about her cheating, he will fell SAD first,not angry,He will cry and feel devastated and then maybe angry.

Comfused,thinking should i confront her,kill her,or try to work things out.

When a man Doesn't love his wife and finds about her cheating,He will get Angry first, never sad, and then comes the killing idea.

This version to me is the second.

[ericr91]

delukard,

I don't know if you have seen this opera but just before this aria Conio is very sad and Tonio actually tells him he needs to kill his wife's lover then hands Conio a knife. During this aria Conio is singing about the situation. He is supposed to be performing in a short while but he is broken. This aria in a nutshell is Conio saying he can't be sad because people have bought tickets to see him be funny yet how can he be funny when his heart is broken? Thats why he is also angry

[SusieQT2]

Woohoo! Absolutely on the button. Thanks for educating our lesser Operatic savy fans.

Yours truly

[Zebelon1Hedlund]

Wow, are you the godfather of emotions?.....

[JockamoGoon]

please don't kill your wife

[manniman82]

WOW! I'm speechless. What a performance. Best rendition of vesti la giubba. Thank you great Mario Del Monaco.

[ShawDAMAN]

Wow. Pretty furious interpretation

[mrF1no]

What a voice. I smile and laugh when he smile and laugh and cry when he cry.

Maravilloso!!!

[drerutern]

Maravilloso

[drerutern]

Maravilloso

[erlolinchau]

impresionante la mejor version que ha visto ede esta obra

[RightWingCon81]

I love the guy in the audience who just yells EHHHHHHHH before the applause.

[tomzoricic]

Interesting that CzarDodon has nothing to say about this interpretation!

[kevinfstrasbourg]

Amazing acting!

[zany59]

Stupendo Del Monaco in questo ruola forse il più grande!!!!

[easyhustler]

goosebumps.

[manniman82]

No he's not overacting. Most charismatic.

[FuerzaMexicana]

Yes, very nice in deed. Mario was a Great actor and a Great singer!!and if you can find someone like him today, please post it so we can all see it and critic it,.... Since we are all experts in singing and acting.

[ezayi]

Very nice singing... but the acting... way over to the point of been ridiculous. I know it was the time where singers did a lot of overacting and also in the singing. A good example of doing enough and really from the soul was Maria Callas.

[Pirateduckies]

It's an opera. Thats how they are suppose to be done.

[ezayi]

No. The fact that this is opera doesn´t mean you have to overact.

[Pirateduckies]

With MANY ( not saying all) musicals and operas movements, emotions, conflicts, ect. are often exaggerated. Pagliacci is a very dramatic piece and for an opera his movements are very well done. Also as you said the time was different as was the acting and also the artistic eye of the culture. All of that together he was pretty spot on and i have yet to seen it done better in my opinion, even Maria Callas who also is very dramatic. My own opinion.

[ezayi]

Better acting?... of course there has been. This guy´s life is an overacting act. The singing, very good. He had a fabulous voice. But the movements doesn´t have anything to do with what he says. Look at him in other clips. Those are Mario del Monaco gestures and THAT... IS NOT acting.

[Pirateduckies]

Not a better actor, a better Pagliacci. As i see it, he fits what the bill calls for. Most Pagliaccis have silimar movements and if they don't they usually have a rather weak stage presence. I find his singing and acting very powerful. Like i said, personal opinion.I don't want to cram up the comments anymore, so if you have anything else to say or want to further the conversation go ahead and send me a message.

[ezayi]

I rest my case!

[phantom4087]

He's not overacting. He's acting according to the music, creating an even more believable character. Why couldn't the audience contain their applause, huh?

[ezayi]

Yes, he is.

[phantom4087]

Why is the performance moving then?

[ezayi]

To you... not to me. Only his voice. His acting is too much.

[phantom4087]

And that's the beauty of the internet. One can express their opinions without being persecuted.

[ezayi]

Well, as long as people don´t become nasty I stay calm and esay going. When they start with the mumbo jumbo and been nasty, the leo turns on in me. :)

[phantom4087]

Same.

[therach1025]

The voice is great but I do think he overdid it especially at "il cor!!!".

[DiamondDragonAndLove]

Seriously, Maria Callas was way toooooo overrated. She wasn't that darn good. Her voice was one of the most annoying voices ever recorded. No emotion in it.

[ezayi]

For you... and definitely... you are DEAF!

[DiamondDragonAndLove]

Now we both know that is not true, how could I possibly tell how bad Maria Callas is at singing if I was deaf?

Besides, You gave your opinion, I give mine.

If ya can't handle the game dont play it.

[ezayi]

I don´t give a fucking shit about your opinion and I didn´t even discussed anything with you. So keep it to yourself!!!

[DiamondDragonAndLove]

Child, you're on a site where people openly discuss videos. If you post your goddamned opinions here be goddamned sure that you will get response.

Keep your smelly shit to yourself. I do not want it :)

Have a nice day!

[phantom4087]

Also, why are we talking about Callas when we should be talking about this video which, by the way, stars DEL MONACO.

[Leavon]

I get a chill everytime I see this, what an amazing talent.

[FuerzaMexicana]

I always wonder the same thing. But what a Great!! singer Lanza was as well.

Are you still singing? and where are you from?

[echeverr2]

"the Best Canio" I have ever heard. There is no other one like Mario.

[GermanOperaSinger]

I agree. No one comes close to del Monaco's Canio.

Lanza had a great rendition...but did he sound like that live? We will never know.

[FuerzaMexicana]

I always wonder the same thing too,..

what a great! singer Lanza was. Are you still singing? and where are you from??

[raythetse]

There is another del monaco performance in black suite and bow tie on youtube that is my favorite of this aria

[Scoopulus]

Wow, anyone know how many curtain calls they got that night?

[tonymanero61]

The number one..

[tomyft2008]

This was exceptional. I started looking for Pacliacci just because of some Sienfield episode. At every video someone was saying, "check out this guy, check out this guy." This has been the best overall performance that I have seen. Spectacular acting and beautiful voice! Thank you tremendously!!

[melbapatti]

Well, buddy, "this guy," Mario Del Monaco, was one of the greatest dramatic tenors of all time. Here he is captured live at the age of 46 singing in his ABSOLUTE PRIME. That ain't lipsync-ing either. You are watching a man hurling his soul at his audience through his herculean singing voice. What a voice it was! He sang like this till he he retired in his early 60's.

[vbogdan22]

This man has balls. 5 stars

[kmillard]

Wow, the audience certainly seems appreciative at the end of the aria. I think they realized they were hearing a truly great dramatic tenor. What they probably didn't realize was that very few if any wold come down the pike since then.

[tinca68]

"eppur è d'uopo....sforzati!!!!sei tu forse un uomo ???Ah ah ahahahaha! o sei pagliaccio??"versi fantastici ed attuali(sigh) interpretati dal + grande tenore di sempre :-)

[relambetrampolin]

merely the best. noone can denie it or change reality

[andyrawn]

Hello Vaimusic,

I studied with Corelli (in Milan & New York) and many years earlier saw & HEARD del Monaco as Otello (L.A.'s Shrine Auditorium) and have been an admirer of MDM's rock-solid technique ever since!

Here's cordially welcoming you to visit & view our videos ~ Andy Rawn

[andyrawn]

Hello Vaimusic,

I studied with Corelli (in Milan & New York) and many years earlier saw & HEARD del Monaco as Otello (L.A.'s Shrine Auditorium) and have been an admirer of MDM's rock-solid technique ever since!

Here's cordially welcoming you to visit & view our videos ~ Andy Rawn

[SenderismoUtah]

Q grande, no hay palabras para describir las interpretaciones de Mario Del Monaco.

[HellasItalia4]

GRANDE! La gente vuole vedere artisti VIVI ,estroversi e appassionati sulla scena (anche se Mario sembra di esagerare per qualcuno) e CON VOCE!!!. 1961! Oggi?

[hansquad]

This is the best version of this aria so far!

[realpussybey]

the best

[erzalibillas]

¡¡Mario del Mónaco!! ¡¡El más grande tenor que ha dado el mundo!! Tu voz arrebatadora, tu fuerza que los ignorantes llamaban chillona, es la más gran joya que ha dejado la historia, tu porte y tu saber interpretar no tendrán límites en los anales de la ópera. Tu muerte fue, hace unos años, una gran pérdida. Pero tu figura es inmortal. Como Camarón, como Rocío Jurado... Inmortal Mario.

[acdgui]

The best, nothing more.

[tukkomi2]

No tenor, but Del Monaco!

[briopera]

the best interpretation ever of this aria. What an artist! Today the opera sucks. No more singers with passion. Today opera is no more than holiday on ice.

[skunk0z]

Don Mario!!!! Come interpretavi tu nessuno mai... Sei e sarai sempre il NUMERO 1!!!

[OperaGhost1990]

No words for such perfection.

[Enzole]

He honestly sounds like he has half the lung capacity that De Stefano has =/

[VivaRenata]

Get your ears checked! Del Monaco belongs to an earlier generation and is thus less well recorded. I love Di Stefano too, but remember that this is sound production over internet. Seriously, Di Stefano is a wonderful lyrical tenor but this man gave us the standard for Otello. Get some perspective!

[yeya2802]

This is art. Del Monaco is amazing, he feels what he's singing, it's perfect. Made me cry!

[tequitofoot]

No one could fill the room with a voice like he could. The amount the emotion he puts into his singing is astounding.

[OperaFanLover]

Nobody sang this aria like Del Monaco. And I am not only talking about voice, but interpretation. Del Monaco is pure heart, feelings, pure art. Bjorling was a great singer, but cold and too tecnique focused.

[juanderacing88]

hermoso! alucinante!

[directPoetry]

superb

[MonoRec88]

This guy is good, but Jussi Bjorling is better. He feels much more stressed than Bjorling singing this song. But anyway, that's more of personal taste than anything else.

[kmillard]

The character of Canio SHOULD be under stress. He's got a young wife and simply cannot provide the kind of "free as a bird" life she longs for. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely adore Jussi Bjoerling but that sweet polished melancholy sound he had simply can't be perfect for EVERYTHING. Canio is crude and unrefined and reacts on raw emotion and sometimes that has to be heard in the singing, not just simply how beautiful a sound you can make.

[yalematt2010]

Exactly. Bjorling is undoubtably one of the finest singers, however on this aria the sheer mania that is present in del Monaco's voice is what makes the piece so powerful. Bel canto technique works beautifully in a number of works, but here the crazed force and rugged sense of hysteria that Mario presents makes the term "verismo" immediately obvious and overwhelming.

[VivaRenata]

Interesting comment, thank you for these reflections. I have made many people angry for saying on this site that I appreciate Jussi as a lyrical tenor, but that to me what is very special is the extraordinary artistry of Del Monaco, a "baritenore" or "dramatic tenor". You too have also heard this "rugged" quality so rare in tenors, and it is perfect for the repertoire. Your observation was very good, thanks for posting it.

[johnatspray]

This is Del Monacos tune.

Björling /who was incredible) had his own clissic tunes.

[Martin0ttantasei]

Testa di cazzo!

perché non l' hai fatto 'embabile'?!