The best tenors singing Nessun Dorma

[Jojos25]

my fav, by far, is pavarotti. he sang with such ease and his voice was so natural. his diction was perfect as well. he was authentic, the virgin ear can have problems recognizing the other tenors, but pavarotti? you listen to one word and you know it's him singing.

i think there's too much snobbery in the classical music world and it doesn't look "cool" to name pavarotti as the best tenor because he crossed over into popular music and he was very famous and commercially succesful.

[51m0nnn]

Great tenors. But my favorite Mario Lanza is missing

[MrBonigrof]

Bocelli????Why???Where is Mario del Monaco,Franco Corelli??

[barbacoa666]

Scroll down until the video isn't visible. Now, listen without knowing the identity of the singer. This will remove many biases.

I find they are more equal than one might guess.

[mamaduke16]

0:57 :Luciano is the best by far but Domingo is wonderful too.

[federic017]

Nessuno di questi tenori ha la voce adatta per la parte di Calaf...manca nella lista: Bolton, Albano, Reitano, ecc...saluti

[jrevoredoi]

se coloca a andrea bocelli ¿? Y no está Corelli ¿?....

[Gustascon82]

CORELLI????????????? DONDE ESTA????????

[federic017]

@Gustascon82 Non manca solo Corelli, mancano tutti eccetto questi...saluti

[whammond511]

What a wonderful video!! After reading all the "this one or that one is the best" comments on the other videos it is refreshing to hear this compilation. It just illustrates how great an aria "Nessun Dorma" is!!

I had the rare privilege to hear Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras sing this live at a Three Tenors Concert at Tiger Stadium. Despite the setting and acoustics it was an unforgettable thrill!!

I took my Dad who is a huge Lanza and Caruso fan and it was almost heartbreaking to see hi

[CuriosityRoads]

Bolton does it best.

[GoodGuitarSolos]

@WOOFOWOOF I agree, Bocelli's version was good.

[sinsav]

Nice work man. Thanks

[margaritasoroeta]

nobody like Carreras

[mami1998amanda]

Suzuki Samaurai......no disrepect intended, although my comment will undoubtedly be deplored by many fans of Andrea Bocelli's, to wit, the guy simply does not belong in the company of the other tenors you've presented here.

[thenewesthere]

where is david phelps ????

did you see his version ??

[thenewesthere]

where is david phelps ????

[blueroomfrank]

Good stuff Seba. Enjoyable for sure.  Which is your favorite?

[gtapromast]

Maravilloso, I Love Bergonzi !

[ApolenaRamius]

Nice work man! I don't care who should be in the video a who shouldn't. It must have been hard work to put it together. I salute you.

[loveisnoise69]

corelli?

[TaylorComstock]

Where is Mario del Monaco? Or Fritz Wunderlich? Or Franco Corelli?

[RonaldBarone]

where is Paul Potts?

hahahahaha

I am kidding lol

please dont get mad at me lol

[francotenor]

Where is Franco Corelli? He owned this Aria! He was Calaf. imho

[brunobrandy]

@francotenor Exactly.  They really missed

on this one badly.

[PoptartFreak720]

Placido Domingo!!!

[PieroS53]

Del Monaco, Corelli, Domingo, Bjoerling,Kraus e altri tenori con VOCE !!! IL VINCERO, non è per tutti come va di moda oggi !!!

[seektheforce]

Ahhh, Mr. Bjoerling. Wonderful.

[mauriciomille]

alredo kraus sounds like paul potts hehe

[mauriciomille]

mario del monaco and pavarotti leads!!

[SebaTooth1]

Where's Corelli? He's the greatest Calaf of all time...

[mgdoom]

Please understand that it's very hard to get recordings that fit together, because of the different volume, quality of recording, etc. I did this just for fun, and obviously i think that there are many many singers that deserved to be on this list, but it was not possible.

[muchogustavo1]

@mgdoom ok, but don't put Corelli in the best Nessun Dorma is like don't put Zico or Mihajlovic in best free Kicks....

[jorfel49]

@SebaTooth1 LOL I would not go that far, but there is one version of Turandot that he sang very musically (as opposed to just letting that huge voice go),

[musicsavage]

In my opinion ,you forgot the best one:Mario del Monaco.

But you put the worst one:Pavarotti.

[icze09]

worst one??? pavaortti? hahahah!.. i dunno how old u are.. but im only 23... and heard almost all the tenors that sung opera... but bloody hell. pavarotti possessed the best sustained high notes... in all time with so much refinement... :)

[musicsavage]

I'm 30 and I maintain what I've said.

In my opinion, Pavarotti is not as good as he's supposed to be: he just sings like a gondola man who tries to seduce ladies.

Del Monaco had a sober and deep voice and a great technic.

[seektheforce]

What about Bjoerling?

[Beefchewer]

bjorling kraus pav were great tenors but not best for this role, domgino is overate d and why even bocelli on this list?

[Repulsion100]

You are halfway right. IF we are considering the WHOLE role Calaff it´s not for a lyric tenor. BUT the aria Nessun Dorma lives it´s own life. Jussi Björling made this very popular in the 40th. IMO the allower top version is the one recorded life in Stockholm Concert hall 1944. He gets a halftone down towards spinto here. You´ll find it here on YouTube under: "Cesarsalgado 1972"

[lester0091]

my favorite is andrea bocelli =D

[sarita423]

Weird that you have Corelli as your avatar and don't have him, the greatest Calaf ever, in this compilation. Bocelli? Not an opera singer and he can't sustain the line even in this little bit. Kraus? Great singer but not one you think of as Calaf.

[3fishingcats]

Pavarotti thought differently: there had been opera singers (like him and the other two) and then there was once Bjorling

[icze09]

Luciano Pavarotti is the best tenor the world ever had! Thanks for his best and ultimate performances and memoirs! LONG LIVE OPERA

[Artisticz]

could of put corelli, del monaco, di stefano, gigli all in there! Bocelli shouldn't be in that line up! but thats my opinion.

[mgdoom]

I know, and I agree with you...but it's hard to get records that can fit well together, because of the quality or speed of the record...

[Huljic]

Great,relly!! but why you didn`t write Jose Carreras on the end??

[mgdoom]

because in the "vincero" sequence Carreras, Pavarotti and Domingo sing together.

Multiple-tenor recondita armonia coming soon! :)

[Huljic]

Great,relly!! but why you didn`t write Jose Carreras on the end??

[novice1959]

This was fun...thanks!