if I cracked or got booed onstage I would probably drop dead :))
I remember listening to the famous Fleming boo in la Scala and the way managed to maintain a perfect voice throughout the boos - I mean how can u not break - a friend of mine had said: If I had heard 1/100 of the boos she heard I would have run off stage
i favor criticism on Opera Stars when they are off stage. But I would never boo a singer while making all that effort to sing properly. There are singers, even very famous ones, I loathe hearing them singing. I choose not to attend their concerts.
Operatic Audiences are Atrocious - much worse than football match audiences
I agree -- you have to be a little scared before you go on, or you are not taking yourself or your work seriously enough. I'm not talking paralytic fear, just a little case of nerves. It keeps a performer on his toes. Stage fright is different -- it is overwhelming. You can use your anxiety to propel you onto the stage, and once the lights hit your face, or you say or sing your first line, you get into your groove.
Great video, although I think they are conflating adrenaline with stage fright. Like the Pav says, you must be nervous if you are a serious artist. This means butterflies, sweaty palms, dry mouth, etc. Stage fright is a paralyzing fear. Laurence Olivier had it towards the end of his career, but to deal with it he had peek through the curtain and say while he was trembling "you're all cowards, not one of you would do what I'm doing, I despise all of you" but then he could perform!
I remember an anecdote about the great Caruso. He was standing in the wings waiting for his entrance, & shaking with fear. A soprano saw this & exclaimed, 'Why are you afraid? You are Caruso!' - Caruso replied, 'You can go on stage & give 100%, & everybody will be happy. But the public demand 110% from Caruso.' -
A young soprano said to a great diva, that she never suffered stage fright. The diva replied, 'Just wait my dear until you have talent, - the nerves will come!'
if I cracked or got booed onstage I would probably drop dead :))
I remember listening to the famous Fleming boo in la Scala and the way managed to maintain a perfect voice throughout the boos - I mean how can u not break - a friend of mine had said: If I had heard 1/100 of the boos she heard I would have run off stage
LohengrinT 9 months ago
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maferreira1984 2 months ago
@maferreira1984
i favor criticism on Opera Stars when they are off stage. But I would never boo a singer while making all that effort to sing properly. There are singers, even very famous ones, I loathe hearing them singing. I choose not to attend their concerts.
Operatic Audiences are Atrocious - much worse than football match audiences
Opera is the Football of the Gays :)
LohengrinT 2 months ago
I agree -- you have to be a little scared before you go on, or you are not taking yourself or your work seriously enough. I'm not talking paralytic fear, just a little case of nerves. It keeps a performer on his toes. Stage fright is different -- it is overwhelming. You can use your anxiety to propel you onto the stage, and once the lights hit your face, or you say or sing your first line, you get into your groove.
sopranosd 1 year ago
@sopranosd yep!
aroncooker 1 year ago
in wich note is singing pavarotti in the last 'pensier' from la donna e mobile?, it appears in the min. 2.57, thanks
mauriciomille 1 year ago
@mauriciomille I It is a High C.
sopranosd 1 year ago
@sopranosd thank you so much
mauriciomille 1 year ago
@sopranosd
No, its a High B
NEMORINO1976 1 year ago
the unbeatable and unreachable luciano Pavarotti, rip maestro!
mauriciomille 1 year ago
The undisputed King of Opera.
navyboydjray 1 year ago
Great video, although I think they are conflating adrenaline with stage fright. Like the Pav says, you must be nervous if you are a serious artist. This means butterflies, sweaty palms, dry mouth, etc. Stage fright is a paralyzing fear. Laurence Olivier had it towards the end of his career, but to deal with it he had peek through the curtain and say while he was trembling "you're all cowards, not one of you would do what I'm doing, I despise all of you" but then he could perform!
spgtenor 2 years ago
I remember an anecdote about the great Caruso. He was standing in the wings waiting for his entrance, & shaking with fear. A soprano saw this & exclaimed, 'Why are you afraid? You are Caruso!' - Caruso replied, 'You can go on stage & give 100%, & everybody will be happy. But the public demand 110% from Caruso.' -
A young soprano said to a great diva, that she never suffered stage fright. The diva replied, 'Just wait my dear until you have talent, - the nerves will come!'
hiyadroogs 2 years ago
00:28 - so funny how they just stand there so silent both of them.
Stagefright is every artist's problem, I suffer from it too. But it seems Pav managed to handle it perfectly. I love him.
ILoveTobin 3 years ago
Pavarotti, our great tiger :)
Wonderful voice...
SchugOo 3 years ago
Pava is The Best Tenor of all Times!!!
fvrp 3 years ago
I AGREE!!!!
Churchboy03 3 years ago
I too agree
operapimp 3 years ago
Caruso was greater.
revivaljesus 2 years ago
Thank you so much for these, they are so amazing!!
cbrown6660 4 years ago 2
You're welcome.
uncjim 4 years ago
can you tell me wich documentary is this?
rafantunes 3 years ago
yeah thanks sooooo much, this acutally helped me over come my stage fright. Now I don't get scared anymore
Churchboy03 3 years ago