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Heart rending, brilliant. A marvelous composition by the cinema's greatest composer, Ennio Morricone, interpreted by two great musicians. Heavenly

You are correct, KrisiumDark. If there is one person who should not have had to die, it was this man. What a performance, what a voice, what a heart.

What a remarkable performance, what a sweet, powerful, magical voice. And what a gift he was to all of us who love this music.

Marvelous stuff, Gigli is certainly among the greatest operatic tenors of all time. This is one of his best.

Beautiful job: just loved the acoustic guitar version of Puccini's Nessun Dorma. Nice job, Anna.

David Lynch is one of the most brilliant, creative, fearless film makers of all time, a national treasure. When this scene unfolded in the theater, I almost had to jump out of my seat. It has almost nothing to do with the movie, except that it's an absolute vision. What a performance: I'll ne...

Mind boggling. The more one listens to Mario Lanza, the more one is convinced that he is one of the greatest voices ever recording. That emotional, a capella ending is flawless, powerful, musical. Great, great rendition of one Donizetti's masterful aria.

The "best" argument is tough. "Best for me" is - best for me. Caruso sang in the 20th century, so it's hard to say Lanza's Canio was better. Lanza's version is astonishing, and he sang with as much heart and emotion as anyone. I like Pavarotti's, Placido's is riveting, but I love DiStefano's....

I find it hard to comprehend how anyone can love opera and not love Mario Lanza. This is exquisite: one of the great Canio's of all time. Power, beauty, heart break. Mario's passion, voice and technique are breath taking. He is truly one of the greats.

I get choked up every time I listen to this, and I've listened to it dozens of times. For me, this is the greatest moment in operatic recording: Caruso singing the aria that may well define his greatness. The pain and betrayal in that voice just floors me.

I'm with you, Tom, and thanks again for this marvelous web site. The best thing here may be the 161,961 people who listened. It's an acquired taste, but I too love the the original 78's. In our restorations on "The Damnedest, Finest Ruins" film (I apologize for any self-plug), we added nothing...

A poor sound mix and recording: the orchestra interferes and attempts to overcome, in my opinion, that amazing voice. But DiStefano still shines with that astonishing, soaring interpretation: this is certainly one of his best vocal efforts: his finish is typical DiStefano in his prime. My favor...

One of the greatest versions ever. Brilliant, heart rending and flawless.

Absolutely amazing: the best version I've ever heard. Mario could sing almost anything.

Del Monaco was absolutely the greatest of the dramatic tenors: to have such warmth, musicality and heart in a voice that powerful is just remarkable.

The voice, the heart, the passion - the phrasing, the technique - there is not end to the praise you can heap upon Caruso. He just soars here - and in those old, clumsy acoustic recordings. The greatest voice ever recorded, anywhere, in any medium... Bravissimo.

This is indeed the 1906 recording Caruso made in NY: he recorded the arias he was going to sing in repertory at the Met. It's also the opera he was schedule to perform in San Francisco - right after his triumphant Carmen - when the SF Earthquake destroyed the city. May I humbly suggest, if you ...

Wow. First I have heard of this young tenor. What a powerful, emotional voice. Great stage presence, marvelous reading of the material. Even his Italian is impressive. Bravo. JD

Carreras is a remarkable tenor, a great stage presence and is a superb actor. This is a remarkable Nessun Dorma: powerful, emotional, resonant. What a voice and artist he is.

Del Monaco had the ability to hit that last, final high note - certainly not like DiStefano or Pavarotti - but didn't. Other than that, this is one of the most powerful, emotional, mesmerizing Nessun Dorma's ever. Of the dramatic tenors, no one was better than Del Monaco: to have that much pow...

A pity that Lanza had such pathological stage fright he only performed twice in repertory. That's why the purists knock him: they think he was a Hollywood creation. This is an extraordinary voice: soaring, musical, with a flawless emotional reading that makes this one of the great Rodolfos. ...

This is Corelli at or near his best. Amazing finish: that a voice that deep and resonant can hit and hold those high notes is remarkable.

A terrific actor and a truly amazing voice, full of pain and thunder. Placido is truly one of the great tenors.

Perhaps the only other tenor who takes this aria to the level that Caruso did. Among the dramatic tenors, he combines power, emotion and musicality as no other. Amazing stuff.

Corelli is not my favorite tenor - not as long as there was a Caruso - but he is superb here, powerful and emotional. Wonderful stuff.

You can tell here why Bjorling was so often compared to Caruso. For emotional resonance and musicality, Caruso is still my favorite, but Bjorling is an extraordinary tenor, flawless in technique and style. It is the extraordinary artistry of Caruso that sets him above others: he draws you into ...

This is a marvelous recording. No discussion of the great voices can justly ignore the remarkable instrument, technique and heart of Bjorling. This is more than 20 years after he first started recording this aria, and it's as fresh and powerful as when he began.

I'm a Caruso, DiStefano, DelMonaco fan, but there's room for any man who keeps opera alive and brings in millions of fans, as Andrea Bocelli has. He may not be a classical tenor, but he has a wonderful voice and a passion and reverence for the music that earns him a place of respect and admirati...

Every note that Caruso sang is filled with heart and emotion. How anyone with a voice that powerful could sing so sublimely is impossible to fathom. Una Furtiva Lagrima - one furtive tear - offers some of the most delicate, endearing pianissimo moments, notes that would befuddle most dramatic o...