Placido Domingo - Turandot - Non piangere liu

[verdifine]

not as good as the 1988 performance that someone posted. It's a little flat.

[malemutekid1973]

Beautiful... shivers are running down my spine as I'm listening

[RonaldBarone]

I like Paul Potts voice better... I wish he could see him as Calaf, I bet he would do a better job than Domingo.

ps: I am kidding hahaahahaha

[mannail888]

More hideous than most people think. Puccini'd certainly rot in his grave.

[Eaglebeuni]

when i see this video (or hear this part),,, i feel like my spirit takes a flight,,, at a miracle's place,, i become relaxed,, and full of energy ,,,

[Mixtupabit]

Think Correlli sings the best version..However the recording with Domingo and Karajan conducting is superb..Karajan always made Puccini sound like Mahler..fantastic interpretation..

[nickmaestro]

@Mixtupabit

I have that exact recording. When I listen to this aria on Domingo and Karajan's recording, it normally brings me close to tears. I'm tempted to upload that recording on my channel. Its too beautiful. The only drawback to this aria it that it is severly overshadowed by Nessun Dorma for obvious reasons.

[andyroma72]

grandioso

[zzpippy]

Thank you for posting this. Domingo really lives the part.

[rinnuccio392]

not a great fan of mr d but here he gets spooked cos he forgets the words can happen to anyone however look at bonisollis version....different class

[liEder89]

BARIONI barioni barioni barioni!!!!

[Guillinkas]

Qué Calaf tan maravilloso, por voz y por presencia; no puede estar más guapo .

[cernacerna]

I just saw Domingo in "simon boccanegra", amazing, he's such an artist..

[lucyllebalth80]

Sempre splendido Placidone... Ma se volete sentire il suo miglior Calaf vi consiglio il dvd registrato al MET nel 1988, mi pare... A parte che la messa in scena è splendida, Placido è in una forma smagliante... La voce risuona pulitissima e squillante come una tromba, con degli accenti dolcissi nell'inizio di Don Piangere Liù...

[mrsRogue]

Ha assolutamente ragione :-) Met 88 è la mia versione preferita !

[andyroma72]

BRAVO!!!

[leadoffeohippus]

There are pros and cons in this performance...

Bad: 1:48 to 2:07 is weak. The high Bb is really strained.

Good: :57 to 1:03 is very good. There's some ringing when he sings "con te." Also some nice phrasing.

[Bjoerrelli]

Have to agree with you. Domingo maybe the best conducter of the famous tenors but when it comes to singing he´s overrated and here it´s absolutely obvius if you just listen.

[judas2610]

Beautiful - my favourite tenor I think!

[Lanark8]

Gosh... Placido is very Young here. Still sings well today.

[Chris1921]

He actually gets even better the older he gets

[Lanark8]

Indeed... should we not all? I mean to learn and grow... and not just in an artistic way. Only the fool does not learn. Turandot is one of my fav operas :) You? I send my kind and warm regards my friend in music.

[protoman20XX]

beautiful

[LordoftheTrapdoors]

Adoro Domingo. Ma questa performance non rende giustizia alla sua arte canora. Sembra essere un po affaticato, tende a spingere la voce in modo innaturale (con effetti enfatici "alla Del Monaco"), con un timbro leggermente opaco e una voce molto meno intensa del solito (nel concertato finale è spesso coperto). Ascoltate questo stesso brano cantato da Placido nella versione del MET dell' 89.

[AleBro83]

è normale che spinga per un baritono cosidetto baritono lungo, dal LA naturale in su spinge è il suono risulta costretto e opaco..

[LordoftheTrapdoors]

Qui però ha difficoltà più diffuse (credo dovute a problemi di fiati). Nella versione dell' '89 è molto più in forma (con un canto ben più controllato ed espressivo, un colore più ricco e una voce più voluminosa).

[liEder89]

@LordoftheTrapdoors se posso permettermi sono sempre i soliti problemi di domingo!Bellissima voce,che va finche non entra nel registro in cui il tenore dovrebbe fare sfoggio delle sue capacita!Invece lui fa sfoggio di acuti duri,o gridati!Che siano anni settanta,ottanta,novanta..è sempre così!Certo c'erano i giorni in cui funzionava!Peccato perchè credo che l'acuto sia una cosa importante per un tenore mentre se prendiamo per esempio corelli,cntrollo perfetto,potenza,squillo devastante!

[andyroma72]

@AleBro83 NON CAPISCI UN C....FALLA FINITA ASCOLTA PAVAROTTI E GIACOMINI

[andyroma72]

@AleBro83 fottiti merdaccia ignorante fecciaglia umana

[31122051]

@andyroma72 : ma tu, cretino ignorante della peggior specie, come cazzo ti permetti di offendere così il mio AMICO " AleBro83 " ??? CALLATE IDIOTA !

[liEder89]

@31122051 qui ci voleva un bell'acuto alla barioni e non questa cagata..con tutto il rispetto per domingo!

[31122051]

@liEder89 : ma aggiungiamo anche Francesco Merli, Mario Del Monaco, Franco Corelli, Eugenio Fernandi, Nikola Nikolov, Lando Bartolini ( fraseggio a tratti un po' piatto ma grande voce, con dei bellissimi acuti ), Franco Bonisolli, Gianfranco Cecchele ( da giovane ), Giuseppe Giacomini, Nicola Martinucci (...), tanto per citare alcuni dei principali interpreti di " Turandot " nel panorama operistico internazionale. Seguo sempre con molto piacere i tuoi commenti : sei grande ! CIAO !!!

[liEder89]

@31122051 ti ringrazio!quando si sa di cosa si parla è facile capirsi all'istante!L'unica cosa che i signori che guarda all'arte dovrebbero capire,è che non solo chi è grande e sa usare il proprio strumento arriva ad essere famoso e che ci sono cose che si chiamano agenzie ed è un meccanismo che non si basa solo sulla bravura!E che il successo discografico va scisso dal saper cantare e che non sempre le due cose coesistono!ti ringrazio ancora!

[31122051]

@liEder89, carissimo amico, visto che sei un amante delle grandi voci liriche del passato, c'è un tenore che devi ascoltare assolutamente : parlo dell'intramontabile MIRTO PICCHI, un autentico lirico-spinto dalla meravigliosa voce vellutata e dalla grande tecnica ( purtroppo caduto nel dimenticatoio ). Qui su " YouTube " puoi trovare diverse sue incisioni assolutamente fantastiche : se ti va, ascoltale e fammi sapere cosa ne pensi. CIAO !

[liEder89]

@31122051 ho ascoltato e devo dire che mi è piaciuto, ultimamente ho scoperto anche antonio cortis e devo dire che lo apprezzo molto!Purtroppo come dici tu tanti sono caduti nel dimenticatoio!per fortuna c'è chi mette su internet registrazioni di questi splendidi artisti in maniera da poterle ascoltare e riscoprire!Io credo di non poterti consigliare nulla!Grazie ancora!

[31122051]

@liEder89 : prego, non c'è di che !!! Se ti va, tra i tenori, ascolta anche : Renato Zanelli, Giovanni Malipiero, Francesco Albanese, Luigi Infantino, Gianni Poggi, Eugenio Fernandi, Flaviano Labò, Gastone Limarilli e Franco Tagliavini ( che, purtroppo, ci ha lasciato per sempre lo scorso Ferragosto ). Per quanto riguarda i baritoni, devi sentire assolutamente Giulio Fioravanti, voce bellissima e grande tecnica ; tra i bassi invece ascolta bene Plinio Clabassi, altro DIO dell'opera. CIAO !!!

[bodiloto]

@LordoftheTrapdoors soltanto questa ?lei e troppo generoso ...

[aztequedeor]

Simplemente no hay palabras mi amigo inquisitive para describir lo hermoso que canta el señor don Placido Domingo, quizas poderos tu mostrarnos un video cantandonos un aria para demostrarnos como en realidad deberia ser el Opera, dudo lo podrais hacer mejor que Placido.... Saludos...

[aztequedeor]

Maybe Mr. Inquisitive would like to post a video here showing us what real opera should be like, who knows maybe he can sing better than Mr. Placido Domingo (my total respect and admiration for this man) the best tenor in the world, the world!!!! Is there someone else that can sing like him that forgets what's around him when it comes to interpreting, his soul and mind is one. Simply the best of the best no one can sing with all that sentiment.

[castorp278]

''Is there someone else that can sing like him that forgets what's around him when it comes to interpreting, his soul and mind is one.'' True ! But that is the case with Domingo, not with me - the listener ! Sorry, but I could never really identify with most of his performances. For me there are more suggestive singers then Domingo.

[63usher63]

Los mediocres esconden su pobreza espiritual pretendiendo denigrar a los demás por cuestiones de raza.

Domingo, Del Monaco, Carreras, etc. son grandes, aunque ladren los perros.

[gamath]

Well, it´s nice to see that such nice people are making comment´s on YT. Your choice of words are actually giving away your ignorance of your knowlege of the beautiful art of Bel canto. Stop beeing so negative. Who cares what you think? Domingo didn´t get to be one of the great tenors because he can´t sing. Not my number 1,2,3 but an artist on the stage! Leave your Fucking Agressions at home homies! This is Opera.

[bassodivo]

Well, i currently sing with the Florida Grand Opera and you can research for yourself which "tier" it belongs to. As for Placido being a "jack of all trades", sorry, but you are exposing tremendous ignorance. Didnt you know that when a singer goes to school to study voice that they study many of the so-called trades you mention such as composing,music theory,music history,piano, a little conducting,ect... It is done so to make the singer a well rounded muscian.

[coscorrona]

Poor Mr. Inquisitor, looking for his 15 min. of fame on youtube, embittered and tortured, finding solace in hatred, racism, insults and pseudonyms. Your lexicon alone shows your ignorance and total lack of culture. Just think what you could do with all of those hours wasted typing. Sounds like you are one of those people whose ancestors were kicked out of every land and who still, today bear HUGE CHIPS ON THEIR SHOULDERS...hmmm, I wonder why?????

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Cosco-I have actually seen Mingo (where's the Do?) quite a few times live. In fact, I have been to opera all over the globe well before your father shagged your mother while she was ovulating. What have you seen you little fiddlestick?

[viejuno1972]

sencillamente mi querido y necio amigo inquisidor for ever no tienes ni puta idea de opera.

[mrcharro]

Placido Domingo is cataloged one of the finest tennors of all times. TheInquisitive4Ever is cataloged one of the finest idealistic-idiotics commeters of opera. I hope you enjoy whatching dvd's. go to a theatre and listen more tenors. stop reading bullshit. art is what transmits you quality and feelings doesn't matter if you are getting payed or doing it for free. how many tenors didin't have the oportunity to show their work. lucky him that could find a chance. embrace and not condemn for envy

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Charro-While you were living a mediocre life in a shit hole in Venezuela, I was listening to opera in most reputable venues. Get a clue you little idiot. You're too unrefined to know what's superb and what it not even if your feeble life depended on it. You're just another latino/hispanic belonging to the Domingo hooligans.

[mrcharro]

shit hole? jajajaj, thank god i have more than i would need for three lifes on a road and a house with enough space to make my own theatre. Probably if i present opera here I will invite you and all your family. All of that because i'm a "latin-domingo's hooligan-mediocre-oil seller-living in a shit hole venezuelian". ahhh and a tenor studying by the way.

[mrcharro]

the insult is the last weapon of an animal who doesn't find reason in IT'S thought . why are you mad? is he your husband, your wife is not getting late whith you anymore? your'e a poor idiot trying to do critics. the man is considered one of the best by million ignorants including me, so what? get a gun and kill yourself, or a dildo or simply stop writing bullshit. probably you tried to sing and couldn't do it, your'e frustrated. i doubt you will ever have the 100th part of the knowledge he has.

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Charro-People like you who exist and consume oxygen is the biggest insult of all.

[bassodivo]

Mr.Inquisitive, how could someone like yourself possibly know what the inner circle of the operactic elite think seeing that you are not a singer nor probably an high profile aristocrat. So, stop being so pretensious.

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

You're free to like whomever. It's a free world (most of it at least). As far as Mingo's singing is concerned...well the proof is in front of your eyes. It's overrated and inferior in many ways.

[runbambirun]

Mingo? Let me guess, you're Australian?

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

No. I am not Australian. But let me veture a guess: You're an untainted moron. People call him Mingo for a specific reason. Go do your research. Pinhead!

[mrcharro]

TheInquisitive4Ever: A man that started playing a piano in a bar, formed to be tenor being baritone, is a wonderful orchestra director and sang in the most important theatres of the world is not a joke, we probably, the Mediocre and ordinary people, are a joke next to him. Excuse my english, is fatal but i hope you could get the whole meaning of this. P.S: This one was not a good performance i have to say but watch and listen to his recording whiht Leontyne Price and Eva Marton.

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Charro-Get your facts straight. Domingo has been a top salesman for opera houses. What ever they told him to sing for pay, he did while the publicity machine backed him up for commercial reasons. Service to the art form was never his purpose like the ones who have gone before him. He was a box office success thanks to unsuspecting and ignorant people like you.

[donjoselafleur]

Dear TheInquisitive4Ever, I think about now every opera lover and user of YouTube has got your message about Domingo, Villazon a.o. Your point of the lack of technique by singers is lawful and very often to the point. (Sometimes you don't reckon with a few matters - but ok, you have a very good hearing). Your tone on this medium however is sad. About that one could probably say it's "monochromatic and pushed". Not everyone is a musician or music expert, so for God's sake just let everyone enjoy

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Donjo-Nobody is forced to read what I comment on not persuaded to respond. Now go to your corner, and enjoy the whatever mediocrity appeals to you.

[donjoselafleur]

Thank you.

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Fabbrizzio-Try to makes sense. As a hispanic you do not need to act as an surrogate to MINGO. The production you're watching here was a pedestrian performance by any standard one might apply. Have you even listen to the likes of Corelli, del Monaco and Tucker. DOmingo is a joke next to them. Instead of being an ethnocentric zealot, try to acquire some knowledge.

[mrcharro]

everybody knows domingo's problems whiht high notes but that is not it, is not enough. Acting, preparing a roll, musicality. why do you think he has been so acclaimed during all this years? media? no, he is, whith or whithout a high B or C one of the best interpreters of opera, and probably that makes you mad because not having corelli's or del monaco's natural and phisical qualities he achieved success, the highest any tenor can get in a career.

[TheInquisitive4Ever]

Charro-What are you talking about? Singing, or I should say, decimating 130 roles is not called artistry. It's called artistic prostitution, and shows a complete lack of desire of artistic excellence. Physically, it it impossible to develop a role to excellence when one sings 130 roles in a 40-45 tear career. What preparation are you talking about? Singing for the sake of singing, thereby mostly delivering mediocre performances is not called artistry.

[sugarbist]

@mrcharro Perhaps the assumption is that Del Monaco had natural qualities, But he had to build his voice 1 step at a time.Del Monaco could not be heard past the 3rd row when 1st appearing on the scene.Don't you think a world class tenor should have good hi-notes?& stay within the repertoire that is suited for him?I think many of the spinto roles were just too big for his voice& many times he became strangled in the passaggio in spite of his interpretations&beautiful quality of voice.perplexed

[fabrizzzio48]

Beautiful setting, great synchronicity between all involved in this production. Magic.

[djura3]

I like Domingo, I always liked his great voice, but here he's very week. Actally, his voice broke. Listen 1:59-2:3.

[fabrizzzio48]

Listen again, this time with the heart, not the mind. Drop your pre conceived notions, they get in the middle. Domingo does not know you, and holds you no grudge. Why do you?

[fabrizzzio48]

"hooted Hispanic voices do not fit well with the Italian prepertoire which calls for a bright and resonant voice which is full of harmonics"

No they fit, veeery nicely. Domingo's voice here is beautifully mellow. In fact I have not heard such a beautiful merge between singers, choirs and orchestra that here occurs. This aria in particular is very tender and sensitive. So " hooted and Hispanic" very nice here.

Sorry Inquisitive4ever, but Domingo has his flaws and his virtues.

Fairness is a +.

[musicsongbirdie]

I've always thought one of the really nice things about Placido Domingo is that, besides having a beautiful voice, he looks like a leading man. Tall, dark, and handsome, you know? I'm partial to his rendition of this song over Corelli's or Bjoerling's... I tend to prefer a darker timbre. But that's just preference.

Ricciarelli's hat is hilarious :D

[sugarbist]

@musicsongbirdie It's wonderful that You like Domingo over Corelli.but in no way is Domingo's voice darker than Corelli's.I saw them both live.Corelli's voice is much darker and FCreally controls&dominates the aria with mezza voce and a better vocal line without straining.It's not just interpreting the role,but the voice should be suitable for the opera.There are also many recordings with Domingo that are enhanced to make his voice sound larger,which I find very deceiving to fool the public

[fitzhorgan]

I'm with kl2000kl. Bjorling was the most complete Calaf, it's a shame he never performed it onstage. Perhaps the most powerful was Del Monaco, the most heroic Corelli, the most lyrical Pavarotti. But Bjorling had it all, an amalgamation of all the above qualities.

[uwiger]

As much as I love Bjorling as Calaf, the fact that he (and Pavarotti) could sing that part is evidence of outstanding technique. If mere mortal lyrical tenors try their hand at Calaf, they're likely to ruin their voices. Bjorling apparently even told his daughter that he had to go full-bore when next to Birgit Nilsson in Turandot. With his technique, he could do that without damaging anything. I know tenors who have been less lucky.

[giuseppef0975]

grazie puccini

[kl2000kl]

Jussi Björling was the best Calaf of all time. Many people forget that this is a very romantic role not just heroic. That´s why he´s better suitet than Corelli for this role. Corelli is the second best Calaf though.

[maxhansendk]

Five stars! It´s down to personal preference.

For me Corelli is better in this role.

[tomaskukla]

Hear to Domingo at Metroplitean production 1988,  maybe better then Corelli

[Flfally]

i got this on DVD its amazing...however my favourite Calaf was Franco Corelli

[liquid0312]

eh eh domingo se plante ! petit liu et pauvre coeur ah ah heureusement qu'il chante bien.

[binturong]

Qué bueno! cambia la letra! dice piccola Liù al tuo povero core! :D

[rmm413]

Very nice. I love this aria. Thanks for posting.