John Osborn sings Ah Mes Amis from Fille du Regiment

[MrAndredekock]

I like the voice but I DON'T like the recomposition he does at the end! Sing what the composer wrote or do a free cadenza WHERE IT IS ASKED FOR!

[abracadabranque]

@coloraturatenor OK!

[abracadabranque]

@coloraturatenor Je vois que tu es à l'écoute!On peut changer un peu la place des résonances,modifiant ainsi de manière assez significative la couleur du timbre.

[abracadabranque]

@coloraturatenor Ce n'est pas dans le nez,mais l'embouchure est un peu étroite sur les sons "é"et "è";conjugué à l'accent américain,celà fait un peu pointu.Mais pour ce qui est de la diction,j'ai tout compris et les nasales sont plutôt bien placées:Même les français y peinent!..

[DAMDYNAMITE]

Hey Luindriel, is there's a way to find a recording of John singing Nadir in the Pearl's Fishers??

[operafy]

exellente diction, élégant phrasé, J Osborn is impressive!

[BenitoAdolfScala]

Tout dans le nez. Heureusement que Florence Foster Jenkins avait une vraie technique du chant. Halte au mauvais goût.

[tenor003]

Vous pouvez vérifier,je ne met jamais de commantaire gentil,mais la je tire mon chapeau,je m'incline :) Pavarotti a enfin trouver son maitre..!!!

[BenitoAdolfScala]

Tout dans le nez. Certains devraient se faire vérifier la trompe d'eustache. Heureusement que Florence Foster Jenkins avait une vraie technique et n'a jamais chanté comme ça, sinon, elle n'aurait jamais eu l'Amérique à ses pieds comme ce fut le cas. Halte au mauvais goût.

[tenor003]

Son timbre de voix est comme ça que sa te plaise au non.. c'est une des plus belle voix de ténor colorature que je 'nai jamais entendue!!!

[abracadabranque]

@BenitoAdolfScala Révisionniste du chant,va donc faire vérifier les cloaques qui te servent d'esgourdes,la greffe n'a pas tenu!

[solobelcanto]

imita un pò rockwell blake...secondo me....e penso che gli ultimi do sono un po al limite.....mio parere...anche se poi risolve con una cadenza in re che sempre secondo me non c'entra nulla!!

Cmq buon professioniata!

[Fraederik]

Thanks for the post! In february, he's singing Arturo in Puritani in Amsterdam. This Tonio is the first I hear from Osborn, a nice 'warm up'!

[Luindriel]

I'm glad you like it! If you get a chance to talk to him, tell him you saw this video. :)

[belcanto8]

oooooooo Dio!!! He need vocal lead!!!

[johnluc19]

I LOVE IT.....So effortless such a ring..Bravo

[upncomingnow]

It is DEFINITELY the same production! Please post more if you can... <3 Me

[Luindriel]

You might as well go and rate it 5 stars! :)

[Randidan]

@Luindriel There aren't enough stars in the heavens to award him for this and, esp, the perf I saw!! ...It was a charming perf anyway, in spite of his wife's voice being too small for that barn of a house, but he stood out like a champ, obviously! They did a "Barbiere" together the next year in a smaller theatre nearby, and it was just as charming... And there aren't enough stars for you, either, for finding and posting this!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH !! Into my favorites file, hooray!

[Luindriel]

@Randidan Thanks for your comment! John actually gave me the recording and the photo to make this. He is an amazing singer and a really nice guy. :)

[Randidan]

@Luindriel  I guess he is!! Lucky you (and us)

[Luindriel]

Oh by the way I require payment from the singer in the form of overpriced fruity girl-drinks served in martini glasses. I've opened a beverage account for him. So if you happen to see or maybe even, I don't know, KNOW him, please tell him. ;) Thanks.

[upncomingnow]

I believe this is Opera Pacific 1999 with Bonynge conducting and Chris Irmiter as Sulpice... nice add. :)

[Luindriel]

Thanks for your comment. I don't know if the photo date and location matches the audio, but hey at least it's the same opera! :)

[Randidan]

@upncomingnow It definitely looks & sounds like the same production -- I was there and always wished I had a video of the perf I saw. Apparently he just couldn't help interpolating high notes; the nite I saw it he tripped over the feet of one of the seated choristers, or appeared to, just as he came to the final "mili -TAIR-uh" and did a graceful(!!) forward somersault and came back up doing a triplet on "tair" that started 2 notes above the C before dropping to the final note!