Placido Domingo sing La Donna e Mobile

[SedonaMTB]

Such a great performer. Nice cadenza at the end!! 

[wrichel]

Otro foro donde se ve mucho listillo! Alguno de vosotros es cantante? Me gustaría escuchas algo vuestro. Estoy verdaderamente intrigada. Sería un placer escuchar las voces de quien parece tener tanto dominio de la técnica.

[princeofdarknessxyz1]

pizza

[clown84700]

Bravo Domingo !!

[Asahelll]

Bravoo!!!



[gaberuo]

a quien no le puede gustar tan bella musica?

[lateralex90]

the best tenor alive...I consider Corelli the best :P but since he has expired, Placido the best

[oasisdelparaiso]

@lateralex90 Corelli is a shit. Marcelo alvarez is millions times better than corelli. The Best tenor is the world dead or alive is ALFREDO KRAUSS.

[lateralex90]

@oasisdelparaiso HAHAHA! Krauss? really? dear Lord...

[oasisdelparaiso]

@lateralex90 SI, ALFREDO KRAUSS, QUE SEAS UN ANALFABETO MUSICAL NO TE EXCULPA DE TU DELITO.

[lateralex90]

@oasisdelparaiso Correción, que seas un incauto musical cualquiera no te da el perdón de nadie que de verdad sabe de canto, Kraus era bueno, pero cantar para atrás JAMÁS es considerado mejor, y menos unos aguditos piratas aligerados, que de seguro se escuchaban del fiasco en vivo.

[oasisdelparaiso]

@lateralex90 ¿quien sabe de canto? obviamente tú no. Yo tengo oído, que ya quisieran muchos que "saben" de canto, y si no te basta con mi oído, tienes la opinión mundial. Explicame eso de cantar para atras... Alfredo Kraus siempre ha llegado más allá de donde ningún otro cantante llegó. Ahí están sus últimos conciertos a la edad de 72 años, con la calidad que ya quisiera Plácido, Carreras y Pavarotti juntos en sus tiempos mosos. Pobre, que pobre eres...

[lateralex90]

@oasisdelparaiso Me parece patético el hecho de pensar que se sabe de canto porque te gusta escuchar tipos gritones que pronuncian todo horriblemente. Se nota que no sabes de canto porque al parecer no tienes ni la más remota idea de la línea de canto que debe seguirse, y que ambos cantantes que me mencionaste avientan el sonido hacia atrás, osease, a la parte de atrás del paladar, lo que lo hace sonar feo, perder potencia entre otros facotres. Me da risa ver que te crees tan grande!

[oasisdelparaiso]

@lateralex90 ¿lo que lo hace sonar feo???? por favor, no sigas haciendo el ridículo. ¿lo que les hace perder potencia??? Mira .... de verdad te afirmo que no estabas escuchando a Alfredo Kraus cuando "notaste" todo eso....

Ignnoro que motivos tienes para intentar dejar mal al mejor tenor de toda la historia, Alfredo Kraus, aun quedandote en evidencia bochornosa, pero ya empiezo a pensar que eres uno de esos chalados que dicen que la cabra juan diego flores es el mejor cantante ajajajajaja

[oasisdelparaiso]

@lateralex90 ¿lo que lo hace sonar feo???? por favor, no sigas haciendo el ridículo. ¿lo que les hace perder potencia??? Mira .... de verdad te afirmo que no estabas escuchando a Alfredo Kraus cuando "notaste" todo eso....

Ignnoro que motivos tienes para intentar dejar mal al mejor tenor de toda la historia, Alfredo Kraus, aun quedandote en evidencia bochornosa, pero ya empiezo a pensar que eres uno de esos chalados que dicen que la cabra juan diego flores es el mejor cantante ajajajajaja

[lateralex90]

@oasisdelparaiso JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA­JAJAJA Juan Diego Flores fue, es y seguirá siendo un fiasco. Yo no dije que Alfredo Kraus fuera malo, sus agudos eran feos, eso que ni que, pero, para qué desgastarme en discutir con un sujeto que se atreve a mencionar a Marcelo Alvarez como mejor que Corelli?...Bien, te dejo en tu puta burbuja de mierda; eres un ignorante operístico y te encanta creerte tu mierda como comida, adelante, be my guest...

[oasisdelparaiso]

@lateralex90 Nada, eres un pobre diablo, a ti ni te contesto. Además te mereces seguir en la ignorancia.  "No echeis diamantes a los cerdos" ya lo decía la bibllia....

[cremonaspinto]

@oasisdelparaiso Con todo el respeto del mundo que se merecen estos señores... Debo decir que Alvarez siendo un tenor contemporáneo que sabe cantar muy bien, fue rechazado muchísimas veces en los teatros argentinos de prestigio mundial, el Colón de la Plata es de los 10 mejores a nivel continental y Alvarez NO pudo entrar jamás, cosa que Corelli si hizo :-) Corelli ha sido de los mas grandes tenores de la historia, no se compara con un tenor como Alvarez... De Kraus ni hablar.

[oasisdelparaiso]

@cremonaspinto amigo, esto es lo que dice la wikipedia de tu Franco Corelli, transcribo tal cual: "Sobresalió por su atractivo físico y la potencia de su voz. A pesar de un canto frecuentemente criticado como rudo, faltoso y poco cultivado ". Pero además, no me hace falta leer la wikipedia, me bastó mi oído, ví varias actuaciones de Corelli, sobretodo este tema, y realmente es bochornozo, realmente patético que por su figura le hayais dado tanta fama inmerecida.

[cremonaspinto]

@oasisdelparaiso Pues si tu criterio esta formado desde la wikipedia... Que lástima! Yo creí que hablaba con un estudioso como yo, no con un aficionado. Saludos.

[oasisdelparaiso]

@cremonaspinto ¿y has tardado un mes para escribir esto? Lo de la wikipedia lo puse para los que dicen que todo el mundo reconoce a Corelli como de los mas grandes tenores de la historia, cuando es mentira. Ahí la wikipedia si puede hacer de testimonio de todo el mundo pues puede ser reescrito y rebatido su contenido y sin embargo en este caso no se ha hecho, luego TODO EL MUNDO está deacuerdo con lo que dice la wikipedia sobre Corelli. Te repito que me bastó mi oído, nunca juzgo a la ligera.

[cremonaspinto]

@oasisdelparaiso Cuando Alvarez alcancé los RE sobreagudos que Corelli alcanzaba, cuando Alvarez ACTÚE como Corelli, cuando Alvarez deje de oírsele la voz TAN atrás... Solo tal vez ahí podríamos discutir acerca de quien es mejor. Como Corelli no ha existido otro igual y no estoy hablando de su atractivo físico ni de su timbre; simplemente hablo de su dominio técnico, el daba pianissimos en el si bemol de Celeste Aida... Cosa que POCOS pueden hacer. Saludos se despide un estudiante de canto.

[oasisdelparaiso]

@cremonaspinto Pues sigue estudiando, y a ver si cultivas más el oído. Saludos.

[cremonaspinto]

@oasisdelparaiso El odio? Disculpa, pero creo que te sales de la tangente y si por odio comprendes decir la verdad... Pues hmm, si, seguire fomentandolo. Tu fuiste quien empezó atacando y lo sabes.

[oasisdelparaiso]

@cremonaspinto eeeeeeehh???? esto que es?! Cultiva también la vista, que no se de donde sacas para arrojar semejante comentario aquí.

[cremonaspinto]

@oasisdelparaiso Contesto ya por educación... Como tu quieras, ándale que francamente ni tiempo tengo de esto, Placido es el mejor de la historia del universo, pero ya callate por favor.

Saludos!

[oasisdelparaiso]

@cremonaspinto jajajajaja, aaajajajajajaaa, que risa!! me hiciste arrancar una buena risa!

saludos! y dedicate al humor!

[cremonaspinto]

@oasisdelparaiso Tu dedícate al humor, pues ya es un chiste dejarte la piel por defender a un señor que no te hace en la vida...

[oasisdelparaiso]

@cremonaspinto pero si yo no defiendo a placido eres tú.

[cremonaspinto]

@oasisdelparaiso Joder, que ni me acuerdo de que era esta "conversación"...?

En fin, saludos!

[JnJnism]

pavarotti is better

[Chaserpeach]

@JnJnism was* better

[tenor90210]

que bonita!!!

[JenHuh2013]

dislike for rigolleto? dislike for placdio domingo? this is just wrong... <3 placido domingo!!

[pauuAMF]

muy buena! manito verde si les gusto el video!

[Frikinetto]

DUCA DI MANTOVA = ALFREDO KRAUS

[underchrix]

el maestro domingo es el mejor

[ANTIteSISend]

La Donna e Mobile le que damejor a Pavarotti

[trendyyy]

with no doubt Domingo is the best tenor ever !

[chaguino]

Considerado en Inglaterra como el mejor tenor de la Historia. WOW. Bravo Maestro.

[barretwallace2]

Placido, une formidabile tenore,mai numero tre, Jussi, numero uno, Enrico numero due...

[AnryK2690]

God of the Opera! I especially love the pic at 1:29 :P

[holograficbrilliant]

I love Placido!!!

[charmingemily]

affected?

[rodikgork]

ABRUMADOR.

[carlottalotti]

Immenso , irraggiungibile !

[aureyutu]

Uno de los grandes que todavía vive.

Extraordinario Placido Domingo, que como el buen vino ha mejorado con los años

[milanchebaja]

Domingo is far better at this aria than Pavarotti.

[jfkgirl85]

This is my Fav version. If you don't like it don't listen I doubt anyone of you haters could do better!!!

[LiangRome]

lol wut if we don't like it we have to match it?

[Manxypop]

To each his own - each brings something of his own to the table. Personally I think they each are flawless at SOME things and lacking in others, but both are a pleasure to listen to. I find the musicality of Domingo combines with his charm to produce an exceptional performer, though. Some of Domingo's stuff I could listen to for hours and others not so good, but Pavarotti gets tiresome after a while - sorry!

[nickettino89]

Placido Domingo. Uno dei miei tenori preferiti! :P

[suffisance]

also:

--Tito Schipa was Albanian in origin. I think you should deny him access to Italian music on those grounds. This ethnocentrism is lame, all right.

I don't usually post long comments here, but I'm so tired of seeing my hero insulted. Frankly I think it's about 10% discernment and 90% jealousy.

[franklindavid]

For his age, he can still deliver.

[suffisance]

Yeah, but that first picture creeps me out.

Meanwhile the comment thread is POSTER for what make the whole Domingo/Pavarotti debate so ridiculous and so howlingly funny. Too classic.

[VandaVisions]

Very nice. Love this song.

[badpdx]

Domingo isn't my favorite, but to claim he doesn't know how to use his voice is silly. This isn't Paul Potts fooling the masses here. Domingo's career has lasted more than 40 years, because he has an exceedingly versatile and capable voice and is an excellent stage actor. Is there anything he does better than anyone else? Probably not. But to say he's not a great singer is like saying DiMaggio wasn't a great ball player because he never led the league in home runs, RBI or average.

[denez456]

molto bella rigatzza!!chicken fetuccini alfredo..

[phantasma616]

the first picture.. is amazing. i absolutely love it and him!

[jcbcn751]

NADIE ha podido cantar esta aria como Alfredo Kraus, clase, técnica, señorío y un si natural que se alargaba interminablemente... Grandísimo Alfredo, GRANDE ENTRE LOS GRANDES

[jfkgirl85]

all of the singers were and are awesome but imo caruso is the best didn't mean to offend anyone

[castorp1981]

Or at least as good as Domingo, but he was not without the question the best.

[nokia1242000]

I think all singers have different styles, no one can say Caruso is the best as he was not of our generation. But at least Domingo is most probably the best in this general

[castorp1981]

Tucker and Bergonzi were more convincing as Canio then Domingo. At least vocally.

[Mooorhe]

I agree strongly.

[castorp1981]

I will repeat : name one role he did the best of all ! I do respect this man but I find no solid arguments to state that he is the best.

[Chiliarches]

Canio. Obviously subjective.

[HadrienB]

A very honourable Des Grieux, Chénier, Dick Johnson and Don José... Although I cannot grant there were no better singers but the 'best' singer doesn't exist :) It depends on the aria of the opera...

[castorp1981]

In other words, he was not always realistic about his potentials ; to wish to sing is one category, but to be able to sing is another category ; if you mix these two you will probably sing around 130 or 200 roles ; in a way it becomes an unconscious self-irony.

[castorp1981]

I've read some comments here that Domingo is the best tenor ever. I think it's not true. He is one of the greatest, he is probably the most complete artist, but I don't think he is the greatest mainly because I can't find one role in his repertoire which he did the best of all tenors. Name one please ! In the best scenario he is probably always the second choice. The big number of roles he performed is not an index of quality but an index of being a pretentious tenor.

[castorp1981]

I've heard all great tenors singing this aria, and maybe they can match Pavarotti at certain degree but when it comes to the final notes they can all just applaud to The Ultimate Duca ; Pavarotti's final notes of this aria on his Bonynge, Sutherland, Milnes recording are incomparable.

[Chiliarches]

Bjorling.

[vpgeiger08]

I must agree. That recording is the best I have heard overall. Though I think Sutherland needs some better diction.

Pavarotti is my favorite for the Duca. He really takes a simple character and makes it musical genius.

[redrumax]

Pavarotti is certainly the best.

[HadrienB]

Oh, please! He's miles away from Alfredo Kraus on this aria...

[Performance101]

Are you serious?

[castorp1981]

He is solid here but Pavarotti blows him away as Duca. I like Domingo in some other roles but if you want to sing this role and to be remembered your singing has to be stratospheric and Domingo lacks that. Just listen to his final notes of the aria - makes a really great tenor sound like a second class singer in some redneck-bar.

[castorp1981]

Nice but Pavarotti owns this role.

[TrovadorManrique]

2:18 ¡Por fín sale el barítono que lleva dentro!

[tonyantony1]

He criticizes Domingo for transposing parts while he can't understand any difference between transposed and untransposed pieces of music since his sense of pitch is not sufficiently good.

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Tony-Greek sodomite. As a hypocrite and a person who lacks core honesty in your comments, mind your words. You live in a 2D world and think you know something. Get out of your bubble you little self righteous Greek sodomite!

It's not my fault if Domingo sounds as if someone's squeezing his balls when he's trying to produce a simple B4. Tony-Why don't you lend him a hand and make yourself useful.

[tonyantony1]

Note theinquisition4ever lacks so much musical knowledge and abilities,his ear is so untrained that he suggested the high note in the Rigoletto duet ''Addio addio'' sung by Pavarotti and Scotto in 1966 was a high D while it was a high D-flat,half a step lower than he suggested.A simple proof of his lack of sufficient musical skills.

[OPERAMAN90]

your right domingo had no talent,

PLEASE! there is a reason he is one of the three great tenors, a lot of people think he is wonderful. I love him. Just because you don't like him and are obviously jealous of his success doesn't mean you have to bag on him, get a life.

[Pavarotti4eva]

bravo domingo!

[Pavarotti4eva]

lets all vote a thumbs down to this arsehole inquisitor4evas comments, cos he is a bigot, and an immense stretched asshole!

[murgino]

I agree with you about inquistor4ever. Please forgive the guy. He is just a pathetic FAGGOT. I know that for sure as he is my neighbor. YOu are right too about his asshole - its overstretched from his heavy sodomite activity comments.

[34fgsfgsdtu48w7qtaqt]

Bravo Domingo!

[wlahmann]

Peraí... eu vou ali vomitar e depois comento o vídeo...

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

By the way, the final cadence of La Donna e Mobile by MINGO (where's the Do?) was piss poor. The B4 is supposed to be glorious and ring. His top B is pushed and hence as flat as an ironing board. Keep applauding sheepishly. Do you even know what's artistically wholesome and what is not?

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Wil-As a 17 years old clueless hispanic fiddlestick from LA, it is your ethnocentric liking of Domingo who makes you look like a fool and a biggot. Have you even seen the inside of an opera house? Learn some manners and some basic English first and foremost. It'd come in handy when you step out of the barrio.

[silias4]

I will concede that he displays talent that doesn't quite measure up to some Italian tenors. He does indeed sound a tad flat. However, does your definition of "manners" include making sweeping generalizations about other races and referring to others as "hispanic fiddlesticks"? You sir, appear to be the biggot. And don't attempt to make any accusations toward me. I'm snow white on both sides of the family. I'm merely attempting to give you a lesson in courtesy.

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Another beautiful lyric aria decimated by Domingo with his hooted, throaty, monochromatic and pushed hispanic voice. I have seen amateur tenor singing the final cadence, especially teh top B, better than Domingo.

[wilypp]

Dude, I said it before in nessun dorma, stop posting crap, you are just making fool of yourself, you must learn that domingo is an excelent tenor.

[murgino]

It is very clear to me that you are a RACIST person. You are a genuine BIGOT which the world is trying to get rid .You always refer to ethnic groups like Latinos Voice etch. Voice is voice regardless of the race. We are all the same (Pari Siamo). So please respect people. You only disgrace the art of opera which we all love. Give your critique Not criticism & you will be glad you serve mankind well. I am not trying to put you down, I just want you to be civilized as you seem to understand music.

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Zaces-Do you even know what you're talking about? I'd suggest you inquire more about Domingo's behind the seen Macchiavellian business tricks and such you clueless fiddlestick!

[murgino]

You are an Asshole!!!!!

[zaces083]

Pavarotti is a better singer but a horrible person. I cringle that is he an Italian. ughhh mi fa schifo.

I like domingo much better. Better person.

ma e' certo che ascolto piu' algi artisti popoli. come il grande laura pausini

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Fofesni-Are you trying to be just another young dumb idiot hispanic who speaks in favor of Domingo for he is a fellow hispanic? Now get lost you imbecile! By the way, Domingo's rendition of La Donna e Mobile is piss poor! Go listen to some top Italian tenors singing this aria. He can barely produce a glorious B!

[fofesni]

Domingo is the best tenor of the history in the world. Silence. Viva Plácido Domingo y la madre que lo pario

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Singing 130 roles as Domingo did is indeed proof positive that reaching artistic excellence wasn't his purpose, and show lack of selectivity. He was a perfect salesman for many opera houses, singing anything and everything with just acceptable quality, selling millions of tickets to largely unsuspecting and clueless audiences. What he lacked in artistic talent, he made up for with sheer number and box office sales. That doesn't make him a GREAT tenor. No cut BS.

[rositaibarra]

That's right: He was a perfect salesman for many opera houses, singing anything and everything with just acceptable quality, selling millions of tickets to largely unsuspecting and clueless audiences. And do not forget he's closed many brilliant carreers specially tenors. He supports only Villazón 'cause he is a clown.

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Pavarotti had the phrasing of Schippa, the legato and technique of Gigli, the expressivity of di Stefano, the surgical precision in la misura of Bjorling, which he ripened with his genuis and perfect pitch + voice, creating operatic excellence thereby. Yo surely need to get a clue. Sobbing on every note to make up for technical shortcoming is not considered passionate singing as is the case with Domingo and Carreras. They have decimated the beautiful Italian repertoire.

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

KNIGHT-Don't rely on the BBCs top 2O list. It's a market tool and is crap. Pavarotti excelled in operatic artisty in quite a few roles and had a technique second to none. MINGO committed artistic prostitution by singing 130 roles, most with acceptable mediocrity, becoming a best seller because of unsuspecting and clueless masses. How does that grab ya?

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

The lyric Italian repertoire calls for a bright and resonant voice which is full of harmonics. Domingo's voice is perfectly suitable to mariachi singing but not the Italian repertoire, lyric or verissmo. He has decimated enough of the Italian repertoire.

[alexninko]

the ending c is poor..the rest was great

[aguacun]

DOmingo singing a C? hehehehe... is a B. May be younger and in studio record

[murgino]

Alexninko. How can you say it is poor when you can't even tell what was the ending note. It is NOT a C but a Bb

[robcaper]

It is actually a B..checked with a tuner.

[Kafkandinsky]

Not an easy challenge for a dramatic tenor to sing a lyric tenor opera.But he did a wonderful job (better than Corelli,which in my opinion was not a very good Duca).I think no one can appoint any mistake to Placido.He's technically flawless,and he knows his limitations.He's probably the tenor with the most solid career ever to exist.He made every roles,sang in many languages (German, italian, french,spanish,latin),he will be remembered as one of the most complete tenors,if not the most complete.

[GermanOperaSinger]

True, but Corelli had a much heavier voice than Domingo. I don't think Domingo is a true dramatic tenor, his timbre is not thick enough.

[murgino]

I AGREE. You are darn RIGHT. Many people criticized Domingo because they do not know any better. The only thing they knew the best is Pav. Yes. Pav is good but not as musically talented and technically master as Domingo. Domingo is not just a singer; he is a MUSICIAN. Corelli is one good dramatic tenor but I found him to be over singing like Villazon. One I admire from an opera singer is their sincerity which Corelli lacks.

[castorp278]

''Domingo is not just a singer; he is a MUSICIAN''. What does that mean : ''the MUSICIAN''? This reminds me of a profesor of literature who knows everything about literature but can't write a novel. That's Domingo for me - he know's but he can't. In other words, he probably understands the role perfectly but most of the time he can't materialize this knowledge with his voice. That's why he probably does not own a single role ultimately.

[suffisance]

also:

--So he's been (wisely) sparing with his high notes. Doesn't mean he didn't use them when needed. Check out his RECORDED Turandot with Ricciarelli & al to hear a good high C (No principessa altera). Yes, I do understand the difference between a live and a studio recording--but it's a start.

--If you don't give him part ownership in this century of OTELLO, CALAF, DICK JOHNSON, then YHGTBFKM. That would display an ignorance of the history of opera.

[castorp278]

''If you don't give him part ownership in this century of OTELLO, CALAF, DICK JOHNSON ...''. I don't because there were better tenors in this roles then Domingo - Vickers and del Monaco as Otello, Corelli and Pavarotti as Calaf and Corelli as Dick Johnson. I appreciate Domingo mainly because of his interpretative skills but that suits only for intelectual panels.

[castorp278]

But when it comes to aesthetic experience, and that means to forget that there is a tenor singing an aria, to become one with a music, for me Domingo is insufficient here mainly because I don't like his production of sound - it lacks equality and facility - so when I listen to him I become disconcentrated with his sound faults. In orther words I can't be relaxed when listening to Domingo, unlike Pavarotti and some other tenors.

[suffisance]

Ah. Well, in that sense, I think it's really in the ear of the beholder. I've always loved his sound, personally, but I realize lately how very musical he is. There may be scary moments, but he always tunes so well and interprets musically as well as dramatically. And the commitment is always 100%. It always strikes me as being more about the music than it is about him (I know others may disagree).

[castorp278]

I would always give more for one note produced by Pavarotti's voice then all the musicianship of Domingo. As I said before Domingo knows how to sing but most of the time his production of sound is anoying for me. When it comes to Pavarotti and Domingo Pavarotti has shown that he can sing more dramatic roles and to be rememberd (Calaf or Rodolfo in ''Luisa MIller'') unlike Domingo who was never a belcanto singer because he could not sing roles of Tonio or Arthuro physically.

[Mooorhe]

Domingo actually went off pitch more frequently than Pavarotti. Domingo when sharp frequently when being emotive and he frequently sang flat at the very top of his range.

Domingo's French was better than Pavarotti's, very true. But it still wasn't decent, listen to Gedda or Kraus for good French.

[suffisance]

Oh, I'm not denying some of what's in the first paragraph. I don't think any of that explains all the hate he gets doused with on fan sites on a regular basis, however ;)

[Tralfamadoro]

" don't think any of that explains all the hate he gets doused with on fan sites on a regular basis, however ;)"

Yeah, there are a few dicks on a crusade. Not a big deal.

[sugarbist]

@suffisance It's ok to like Domingo. But he did not have a big voice.

[suffisance]

@sugarbist impressive that you have been through the comment thread to single out that particular, two-year-old remark. eh. most opera singers have bigger voices than normal people ;)

[sugarbist]

@suffisance I would think that your comment about Domingo having a BIG voice would be a comparison against other tenorsas appose to normal people.Isaw PD in Pagliacci about 16 years ago and he did quite well in the lyric portions of the opera, but he was almost inadible when it came to the passaggio and the B naturals which sounded like B flats.Domingo also omiitted the 2nd Bnatural in No Pagliccio Non Son.People do get upset when a singer is praised as1of the best ever,when it's not accurate.

[thugless]

Just for the hell of it, I'd would have loved to hear Vickers sing this song...

[sintinspanje]

its a B at the end in the cadenza.always has been

the long held not is on eee is a F# and goed to b flat.

the discussion who sings this better is a bit stupid.

the domingo version is as usual more musical and has more feeling and the voice is darker and rounder.

but pavarotti has that brilliant cadenza and incridible high notes.

domingo sings technicaly better and more musicaly and has a nicer tone, ditto carerras but nobody has high notes like pavarotti.

just a mather of your own taste!!

[kngiht84]

Like Callas, Domingo does not possess the best vocal ability but his influence is too immense to be neglected. I think he totally deserves the number 1 rank in the 20 greatest tenors (not with Callas however). And Pavarotti, what else does he have aside from the extraodinary voice ?

[Artisticz]

best vocal ability? he is still the best today not to mention he started out as a baritone.

[Sikakuhc]

better than pavarotti? WoooW... lmao

[leticiavelasquez]

Lanza is better than Pavarotti, too. His voice is much richer and sweeter, and he has the same range.

He was just underappreciated and dismissed, since he was in movies.That Hollywood culture killed him, forced him to keep losing weight whcih led to his early death.

[kiera791]

I play this on paino!!! =]

[pikolivon]

bravissimo

[baldmetal]

No me gustan las comparaciones pero me ha parecido brillante en general y muy afinado el final, que es donde algunos grandes han metido la pata sin querer, supongo, en sus grabaciones.

[fflem01]

he sings it better the pavarotti

[Bjoerrelli]

That´s your opinion and that´s something everyones entitled to. I think that if you´d asked Domingo he would have said that "the duke" simply ain´t he´s natural repetoar. If you wanna hear someone that didn´t struggle with this aria listen to Bjoerling.

[tomzoricic]

Just compare it to MDM

[ugolinifu]

Esta vieja grabacion de Placido muestra la belleza de su voz. Nunca ha tenido agudos lindos, en el ultimo parece que le dieron una patada... ulps!

[bluenoise10]

Lo que hay que leer...

[xxrafa89xx]

Y además de ser el mejor tenor dle mundo, ahora que Pavarotti ha fallecido, es del Real Madrid

[Bjoerrelli]

I don´t think a tenor like Domingo would sing this aria half a step higher then the original score. I think he struggles with every high note here as usual when it´s high tessitura in an aria.

[Bjoerrelli]

I thought you´d checked on a piano and that the recording speed had changed the pitch but I checked it on my piano and it´s a B-natural as Verdi written. Not even Alfredo Kraus would sing High C and he had a faboulous high C so why would Domingo who has problems with B-flats do it, not realistic

[fflem01]

I think you are wrong he sings this very well better than paverotti

[sjaeckh]

These pictures are beautiful...his voice is beautiful...I'm in love all over again!! *purrs*

[bacansisimo]

grande placido

me piace molto

e benissimo

[fabricio654321]

Buenisimo el mejor tenor del mundo.

[dahood07]

lol this song reminds of the videogame Grand Theft Auto 3. you know when your in a car and you can listen to radio station and theres an opera station and it has this song

[YaaDogg]

Yeah lol,GTA 3 was awesome. I love the mafioso life style

[tahirih163]

Who else could possibly be Count Danilo?

[Jolantabuk]

I really like your choice of pictures :-)