He had a great voice! But I hope he didn´t sang Italian opera in Deutsch. Like Puccini or Verdi or even the older ones, because I can´t imagine this man in for example the even soft Bellini or other Baroque operas.
I love this. The same petty bickering and oneupmanship that is posted on rock and pop videos are here as well. Anyway, Ben comes to his hometown of Dawson Creek B.C. for a one-off charity performance Friday night and it's sure to be great.
Heppner is a victim of the times. There isn't an overwhelming amount of heldentenors around. If you can do it the money is too good not to. In his own words Heppner regards himself as a full lyric. But, he was a full lyric big enough with enough cut to do Wagner. His best singing is far behind him because he did things that weren't in his comfort zone. But, he is a great artist nonetheless that was endowed with a good natural voice. But, there is wobble in there.
What are you talking about? He won't last?! Are you a lunatic? The man is 54 yrs old and still singing all the time, the hardest music there is to sing, with no signs of stopping soon. He HAS already lasted. He is arguably in the latter half of his career and still singing great. If he lasts to 60 or past he will have sung as long or longer than MANY people who sang the same rep. You have no idea what you are talking about.
Mir ist das auch ein Rätsel, weshalb immer wieder Sänger miteinander verglichen werden. Die Künstler sind glücklicherweise so einzigartig wie jeder Mensch und Geschmäcker sind verschieden. Normierte Kunst wäre das Ende der Kunst.
Ein wirkliches Geschenk, die herrliche Stimme von Ben Heppner zu genießen.
@berlinfl du hast vollkommen recht! Ich verstehe auch nicht, weshalb dumme eingebildete "Fachleute", (die keine sind) blöde Vergleiche ziehen. Genießt doch die Musik!!!!!!
Er läss sich nicht mit Melchior oder Windgassen vergleichen. Ein Heldentenor mit einer enormen Strahlkraft und noch lyrisch dazu singend ist schon was Außergewöhnliches,
Er hat sich nicht schon vorher verheizen lassen, sondern mit den Zinsen gesungen um einen Reifeprozeß seiner großartigen Stimme nicht frühzeitig zu zerstören.
That great artist is the new Melchior. (quite...) I just whached him in Aix en Provence as Sigfried.. was marvellous as the whole vocal score... and S. Rattle...
Del monaco remains the greatest, even singing Wagner . The greatest of the past. In theater, when singing his voice was so large and soft that we had the beautifu real sensation to receve the voice in each ears, ans not from down the stage...
You are no doubt a great fan of Mr. Heppner, you cannot be objective, he can do no wrong, sorry but you are not listning with my ears. I can hear the "Wobble" you just don't want to hear it. I have heard the greatest singers of the 40's through to the present. I heard: Bjoerling,Melchior,Schiotz, Thomas L. Thomas, John Charles Thomas, Lawrence Tibbett, Del Monaco, Corelli and too many to name. He is not in their class.
The tenor should use the neuronal connections at the level of the cortex and the transmission of orders coming from the cortex going to the larynx, by the intermediary of the pneumogastric nerve (also called vagus nerve).
You have described (either accurately or inaccurately) the neural process involved in enabling a singer to sing, which logically thought through the process works the same way for all singers, not just tenors... so what exactly is your point?
Ben is a Heldentenor and there are a couple of other great Heldentenors like him in history ant they have different timbres, range and interpretations of the Heldentenor repertoire. We would be hard pressed to compare even amongst them.If the wobble that you hear is part of such a voice, we need to be able to appreciate the whole,one of the great Heldentenors of all time. Perhaps we will ask an expert on Heldentenors before we focus on the negative. God Bless
@jjhan23 No he isn't in the "Bjoerling, Schiotz and Melchior league", but who is nowadays for Chrissake! You are speaking of legendary singers that will never have any equals. Ben Heppner may not have had such a booming voice as Corelli and above all Del Monaco, but artistically he is skyhigh above them, interpretation is very important in opera too. And his 'Nessun Dorma' is sung in a way that has made this 'sung-to-death' aria completely new. He can most certainly do wrong, but he is great!
@mozzrt This is one of the most reasonable statements on youtube that I've seen. Heppner is a fantastic singer who has proved his technique by singing for as many years as he has. Maybe no one will ever have a voice like Corelli or Del Monaco again, but sometimes they were awful by todays standards of interpretation. As a studying tenor who is starting to be weaned towards Dramatic lit, I adore the voice of Corelli, but I listen to Heppner for interpretation. And his still great instrument.
@jjhan23 If you are old enough to have heard those people live, then it is probably your hearing that is flawed, as you must be quite long in the tooth by now. I am curious to know what Heldentenors of today you like, or are you one of those "everything was better at the old Met" types. Ha ha
Sorry, I have to differ with most of the comments about Ben Heppner's vocal technique. He pushes his voice mercilessly. He tries to sound like a heldentenor, just because of his body size he thinks he's a dramatic tenor, sorry, he's not! If you listen carefully, the wobble is already there. He sings in his throat, no sinus resonance. I doubt he will be singing very much longer. Singers today don't want to take the time to learn how to technically correct but then , there aren't any teachers.
Mu God, but Benny is older than 55. What you say seems to be an error. Benny has been singing for many years, Sorry forget about technique, YOURS the wobble we cannot hear it, he will have in the future as kraus did but because of the years
@joanabanyeres Exactly! He's an elderly guy, and he can still sing like this. It's fantastic! He's always had a compressed quality to his voice, but my goodness, if jjhan23 were right in his/her ideas of Heppner's lack of technique then we should pray that all singers were thusly lacking! The only tenor I can think of as being near perfect is Jussi Björling, but he was no heldentenor. (The best method of pretending to be a connoiseur is to dislike everything. Anyone can do that.)
I have been a singer for many years and he has a great technique and has been singing wonderfully for MANY years. He is no spring chicken yet sounds youthful. He is very much in tune and doesn't push at all. He sings with intensity and there is a HUGE difference between intensity, proper support and pushing. He couldn't have sung as long as he did if he pushed as his voice would have shut down long ago.
Look for more . l posted more of Benny, l love his voice also look for Jonas Kaufmann, a young a good looking tenor who is going to be next in first line. His Florestan is marvelous.
Look for more . l posted more of Benny, l love his voice also look for Jonas Kaufmann, a young a good looking tenor who is going to be next in first line. His Florestan is marvelous.
Look for more . l posted more of Benny, l love his voice also look for Jonas Kaufmann, a young a good looking tenor who is going to be next in first line. His Florestan is marvelous.
l am also a great admirer of Jonas, the next great tenor... l love him and l have got all his recordings, But now the two voices are nos similar, each one with his greatness.
He is amazing! He is unique. He is one of my favourite tenors; my favourite tenor alive indeed. When was this concert? I was hoping for more videos of him, thanks for posting this!!
Awesome.TY JB for posting.
paulostroff99 4 months ago
He had a great voice! But I hope he didn´t sang Italian opera in Deutsch. Like Puccini or Verdi or even the older ones, because I can´t imagine this man in for example the even soft Bellini or other Baroque operas.
prince2000ful 7 months ago
I love this. The same petty bickering and oneupmanship that is posted on rock and pop videos are here as well. Anyway, Ben comes to his hometown of Dawson Creek B.C. for a one-off charity performance Friday night and it's sure to be great.
AndyBerg28 11 months ago
Heppner is a victim of the times. There isn't an overwhelming amount of heldentenors around. If you can do it the money is too good not to. In his own words Heppner regards himself as a full lyric. But, he was a full lyric big enough with enough cut to do Wagner. His best singing is far behind him because he did things that weren't in his comfort zone. But, he is a great artist nonetheless that was endowed with a good natural voice. But, there is wobble in there.
fmercury91 1 year ago
Now he has ruined his voice and he cannot sing anymore. He canceled everything.
AfroPoli 1 year ago
o Ben Heppner and bravo Maestro Levine, both give us a fine version of Zueignung!!!!
Anything can be say about technique; but nobody can denny this was a wondeful presentation and Mr. Heppner did very well indeed!!!!!
tenorschofield 1 year ago
I am related to him, no joke C:
cheese22216 2 years ago
First rate voice, second rate technique. He won't last
vpo2g2 2 years ago
What are you talking about? He won't last?! Are you a lunatic? The man is 54 yrs old and still singing all the time, the hardest music there is to sing, with no signs of stopping soon. He HAS already lasted. He is arguably in the latter half of his career and still singing great. If he lasts to 60 or past he will have sung as long or longer than MANY people who sang the same rep. You have no idea what you are talking about.
bradleyjenks 2 years ago
@bradleyjenks Yes, 'he won't last', I suppose the guy thought so about Gedda and Kraus when they sung in their 60's, lol...
mozzrt 1 year ago
Mir ist das auch ein Rätsel, weshalb immer wieder Sänger miteinander verglichen werden. Die Künstler sind glücklicherweise so einzigartig wie jeder Mensch und Geschmäcker sind verschieden. Normierte Kunst wäre das Ende der Kunst.
Ein wirkliches Geschenk, die herrliche Stimme von Ben Heppner zu genießen.
berlinfl 2 years ago
@berlinfl du hast vollkommen recht! Ich verstehe auch nicht, weshalb dumme eingebildete "Fachleute", (die keine sind) blöde Vergleiche ziehen. Genießt doch die Musik!!!!!!
Eurofrank1 2 years ago
Heppners Stimme ist etwas einzigartiges,
Er läss sich nicht mit Melchior oder Windgassen vergleichen. Ein Heldentenor mit einer enormen Strahlkraft und noch lyrisch dazu singend ist schon was Außergewöhnliches,
Er hat sich nicht schon vorher verheizen lassen, sondern mit den Zinsen gesungen um einen Reifeprozeß seiner großartigen Stimme nicht frühzeitig zu zerstören.
einherzundeineseele (almebo)
einherzundeineseele 2 years ago
That great artist is the new Melchior. (quite...) I just whached him in Aix en Provence as Sigfried.. was marvellous as the whole vocal score... and S. Rattle...
Del monaco remains the greatest, even singing Wagner . The greatest of the past. In theater, when singing his voice was so large and soft that we had the beautifu real sensation to receve the voice in each ears, ans not from down the stage...
I agree with jjhan 23....
clytemnestre1 2 years ago
Arguing that Windgassen was not a Heldentenor seems a bit strange to me, but maybe you have some good reasons. What would they be?
SinoSene 2 years ago
You are no doubt a great fan of Mr. Heppner, you cannot be objective, he can do no wrong, sorry but you are not listning with my ears. I can hear the "Wobble" you just don't want to hear it. I have heard the greatest singers of the 40's through to the present. I heard: Bjoerling,Melchior,Schiotz, Thomas L. Thomas, John Charles Thomas, Lawrence Tibbett, Del Monaco, Corelli and too many to name. He is not in their class.
jjhan23 2 years ago 3
you are right wobble, singing stuff like Otello and Tristan was not good for him Most Wagner tenors today have a more or less pronounced wobble
hanskunst 2 years ago 3
The tenor should use the neuronal connections at the level of the cortex and the transmission of orders coming from the cortex going to the larynx, by the intermediary of the pneumogastric nerve (also called vagus nerve).
Clemente guearti
clementeguearti 2 years ago
You have described (either accurately or inaccurately) the neural process involved in enabling a singer to sing, which logically thought through the process works the same way for all singers, not just tenors... so what exactly is your point?
1TouchUltra 2 years ago
Ben is a Heldentenor and there are a couple of other great Heldentenors like him in history ant they have different timbres, range and interpretations of the Heldentenor repertoire. We would be hard pressed to compare even amongst them.If the wobble that you hear is part of such a voice, we need to be able to appreciate the whole,one of the great Heldentenors of all time. Perhaps we will ask an expert on Heldentenors before we focus on the negative. God Bless
alagaratnamstephent 2 years ago
In your opinion, are there any tenors around today that are in their class?
Operafiend22 2 years ago
NO!
jjhan23 2 years ago
@jjhan23 No he isn't in the "Bjoerling, Schiotz and Melchior league", but who is nowadays for Chrissake! You are speaking of legendary singers that will never have any equals. Ben Heppner may not have had such a booming voice as Corelli and above all Del Monaco, but artistically he is skyhigh above them, interpretation is very important in opera too. And his 'Nessun Dorma' is sung in a way that has made this 'sung-to-death' aria completely new. He can most certainly do wrong, but he is great!
mozzrt 1 year ago 2
@mozzrt This is one of the most reasonable statements on youtube that I've seen. Heppner is a fantastic singer who has proved his technique by singing for as many years as he has. Maybe no one will ever have a voice like Corelli or Del Monaco again, but sometimes they were awful by todays standards of interpretation. As a studying tenor who is starting to be weaned towards Dramatic lit, I adore the voice of Corelli, but I listen to Heppner for interpretation. And his still great instrument.
cuckthefardinals 1 year ago
@jjhan23 If you are old enough to have heard those people live, then it is probably your hearing that is flawed, as you must be quite long in the tooth by now. I am curious to know what Heldentenors of today you like, or are you one of those "everything was better at the old Met" types. Ha ha
jbjorling 11 months ago 2
Sorry, I have to differ with most of the comments about Ben Heppner's vocal technique. He pushes his voice mercilessly. He tries to sound like a heldentenor, just because of his body size he thinks he's a dramatic tenor, sorry, he's not! If you listen carefully, the wobble is already there. He sings in his throat, no sinus resonance. I doubt he will be singing very much longer. Singers today don't want to take the time to learn how to technically correct but then , there aren't any teachers.
jjhan23 2 years ago
Mu God, but Benny is older than 55. What you say seems to be an error. Benny has been singing for many years, Sorry forget about technique, YOURS the wobble we cannot hear it, he will have in the future as kraus did but because of the years
joanabanyeres 2 years ago 7
@joanabanyeres Exactly! He's an elderly guy, and he can still sing like this. It's fantastic! He's always had a compressed quality to his voice, but my goodness, if jjhan23 were right in his/her ideas of Heppner's lack of technique then we should pray that all singers were thusly lacking! The only tenor I can think of as being near perfect is Jussi Björling, but he was no heldentenor. (The best method of pretending to be a connoiseur is to dislike everything. Anyone can do that.)
SinoSene 1 year ago
@jjhan23
you must be a great great singer!
vorreiessereitaliano 1 year ago
I have been a singer for many years and he has a great technique and has been singing wonderfully for MANY years. He is no spring chicken yet sounds youthful. He is very much in tune and doesn't push at all. He sings with intensity and there is a HUGE difference between intensity, proper support and pushing. He couldn't have sung as long as he did if he pushed as his voice would have shut down long ago.
richbari 1 year ago 2
I love how on the "heilig, heilig" time just stops...
It is SO difficult to get an orchestra to do that. BEAUTIFUL!
pianoandpipes 2 years ago
I have already listened to mr. Heppner here in the Santo Domingo Music Festival (Dominican Republic). Great!!!!!!
waseen71 3 years ago
So did i !!!!! que bueno estubo!!!!
jjjiiinnniii 3 years ago
What opera is this?
craftypookie 3 years ago
It is a song that strauss orchestrated, Wonderful singing, wonderful person!
hightenor123 3 years ago 3
What's not to love? Great music, fabulous voice, nice tux too!
arcticdreamer1 3 years ago
Mr Hepner is the only tenor/opera singer who understands the art, because he knows how to sing
796824 3 years ago
this is just so GOOD
SinoSene 3 years ago
bravo!!
angeloyoon 3 years ago 2
wow. NEVER heard Heppner like that! He really IS good! lol
sobatinyela 3 years ago 2
Look for more . l posted more of Benny, l love his voice also look for Jonas Kaufmann, a young a good looking tenor who is going to be next in first line. His Florestan is marvelous.
joanabanyeres 3 years ago
Look for more . l posted more of Benny, l love his voice also look for Jonas Kaufmann, a young a good looking tenor who is going to be next in first line. His Florestan is marvelous.
joanabanyeres 3 years ago
Look for more . l posted more of Benny, l love his voice also look for Jonas Kaufmann, a young a good looking tenor who is going to be next in first line. His Florestan is marvelous.
joanabanyeres 3 years ago
Get "Srauss Lieder" with Jonas Kaufmann on Harmonica Mundi. A price winner and a REVELATION!!!!!
voce29 4 years ago
l am also a great admirer of Jonas, the next great tenor... l love him and l have got all his recordings, But now the two voices are nos similar, each one with his greatness.
joanabanyeres 4 years ago
He is amazing! He is unique. He is one of my favourite tenors; my favourite tenor alive indeed. When was this concert? I was hoping for more videos of him, thanks for posting this!!
emalag999 4 years ago
l hope you post it, l like to know how young people are liking Strauss, one of my favorite composer.
joanabanyeres 4 years ago
eh...the orchestral accompaniment ruins this, in my opinion. the piano is so much more intimate.
rexeterna 4 years ago
May be you are right. l have my Zuegnung in U Tube, may be you'll like . But l think that Benny is a marvelous tenor.
joanabanyeres 4 years ago
No se como se puede cantar tan bien. Gracias Joana por mostrarlo.
ManuelaDominguez 4 years ago