Rodelinda - "Vivi tiranno" excerpt - The Metropolitan Opera

[PeterPan060]

If this broadcast is released on DVD, I can die happy. XD

If it's not released, I might just die, lol.

[JEBtnr]

I saw this live, in house on December 7, in the center of the second row and I was really shocked at how quiet the sound production is. I couldn't imagine having been seated any farther back than I was. My friend and I debated whether he was perhaps sick or not because it was so quiet.

[JEBtnr]

He is sexy though.

[Heartlessiceboy]

@JEBtnr Yes :)

[dbrel]

@JEBtnr He is the type of countertenor that does not have the voice that cuts through an orchestra. It's just not going to project very far, no matter what. Several other current countertenors do have the right sound -- one, David Daniels, is at the Met right now premiering a new opera. He does a far better job with this aria.

[Heartlessiceboy]

@dbrel I'm a countertenor the key here is the technique... Scholl,Jaroussky and many others came from and German/British Technique without vibrato,the singer manages to do a clean sound over depressing his larynx that works very well for singing withsmall orchestra or lutes. While Daniels or Mehta use a standard bel canto technique the "Italian technique" just like any other voice type

[Heartlessiceboy]

@Heartlessiceboy It's the same thing with every voice think how Emma Kirkby sings

[dbrel]

@Heartlessiceboy I'm also a countertenor.. He just doesn't have the size to his voice -- and even the "straight tone" countertenors can have projection. He sounds great on recordings or in a small arena. This one doesn't work for me, and apparently not for some others. Depressing the larynx is not part of bel canto...

[Heartlessiceboy]

@dbrel Exactly depressing the larynx is not bel cano at all but the anglo-saxon school (German,British...) Is not bel canto,bel canto comes from Italy and it's a completely different singing school.

[dbrel]

@Heartlessiceboy Dude...You know the name Berton Coffin? You know -- he wrote this little book entitled "The Art of Bel Canto Singing" ?? I worked with him.. played in his studio. You should look at many of his books.. Incredible insights into vocal production.

[TheWisemonkey8]

@dbrel eh?

[dbrel]

@TheWisemonkey8 LOL

[TheWisemonkey8]

@dbrel HA! All good :).

[luvdeafbroadway777]

he doesnt sound bad at all, a little quiet, but he sounds better than even i can do with a cold. ha! heck i just came back from an audition, and sang while having a cold and the worst part of me that was hurting was, in fact, my throat... and i was still able to do it. this guy is really good =)

[baritonebynight]

I saw him in HD last week and he really struggled through this and had a lot of air in his sound.

[DocBaroque]

This excerpt was shot during the general rehearsal. (Nov. 11) He was still recovering from a cold.

[eurydike]

i was not inside the MET when Scholl sang (yesterday), but ... he got big applause, so they probably heard him well. was somebody present yesterday at the MET ?

[lightninghead17]

Agreed. I bet the people at the met could hardly hear him.

[jpryan31]

@lightninghead17 this may be one instance where the HD viewers will have the advantage

[cantorandopera]

Disappointing. A lot of good technique but very weak vocal quality. I heard David Daniels - he stole the show from Fleming which in those days was a real feat.