Mario del Monaco "No, pagliaccio non so" Pagliacci NY 1952

[MrCafiero]

It is Paolo Silveri.

[melkruspe]

Mario improved his development with experience... but damn... is still the best until our days!! Bravissimo, tenor!!!!

nobody is like u!!!

[brigid88]

is canio supposed to cry 'Nedda, Nedda' there at the end? im just wondering...i've seen several productions of this opera, but i'm not a musician....i've never seen that done, but i thought it was a cool idea, adds another layer to his character. is it in the text?

[mekarts2]

@brigid88 as far as I know, it is not written, but this is verismo and it goes very well with the dramatic ending.

[halavey]

Oh--- actually I prefer Ah Si Ben Mio over Di Quella by far since it's really more beautiful and Di Quella is like a cabaletta but Ah Si Ben Mio is beautiful when sung well.

[halavey]

the best Dramatic tenor in my time and I was lucky enough to hear him and he sang without the bad habits of Corelli who he is always compared with who was really more a spinto with dramatic color. His Otello was really exciting in house when I heard him in 1959 and I have heard several Otello's since then in house. Someone said recently that Jussi could sing Otello, hell then Gigli and Bergonzi could, maybe on recording but in house? I don't think so, Pav. did it here and it was not good.

[gaytenor]

A wonderful performance but to suggest that he was the absolute best of his generation is nonsense. Of his generation were Tucker, Bjorling, and going a little back Peerce all of whom were Del Monaco's peers as singers. Del Monaco did, however, have the greatest dramatic tenor VOICE of the century. Try Del MOnaco, Bjorling, and Tucker in, for example, 'ah, si ben mio,' to see the difference between a great voice and a great singer with a great voice.

[rinarix1]

il migliore al mondo non ci sono pari, purtoppo non ci sono voci del genere oggi. L'ultima volta che ascoltai pagliacci dal vivo fu nel lontano 1999....un tenore sulla 40 di eta' , r francese, s impura, voce senza squillo mmmmmmmmm....che merda da allora mi rifiuto di ascoltare altre opere dal vivo...me ne sto a casa e rimpiango i bei tempi di del monaco

[caruso81]

All I can say 2:31

Nobody done that part like that....

Amazing!!!

[jaez566]

Equale o meglior di 57 anni fa!

[Pertile23]

God!!! His voice was as HOT as I've ever heard it... Soooo much vibrancy and life!!! Thank you for posting this!!!!!

[SonoPortoricano]

Yes, his voice is bright and smooth, not at heavy, nasalized, with air problems, and all over the place like it was in his late performances. I think the drastic change is due to an automobile accident hi suffered during the 50's.

[crwv]

1963

and it was his vocalism; his was was ungodly in his comeback after the accident (its on youtube, del monaco comeback otello or something)

[Orbazzano]

Del Monaco sbalorditivo...

[fabiocasadeiturroni]

da giovane Del Monaco aveva anche un bel viso, molto espressivo

[Pawelp]

Stupefying!

[elcantante45]

tengo conciertos,operas completas en dvd,discografia completa de mario del monaco,interesados escribanme

[MrCafiero]

The absolute best of his generation of singers.

[clymnestre]

That is the thousand time I hear that M del Monaco video, acting singing wtih that mythic wide voice. Thanks...

[orestesavalos]

wow is a good voice

[LaMurciana]

Es fantástico, gracias por ponerlo!!!!

[oclhie]

Gracias por subirlo, incleible Del Mónaco. Junto con Gigli es el mejor Canio que he escuchado.

[eleo74]

Absolutely wonderful. Great Mario at his best. Thanks for sharing!

[CountDiLuna]

Extraordinary, as always when del Monaco sings. Thanks for sharing!