Rockwell Blake · Una Furtiva Lagrima · (Lyrics)

Tenor ROCKWELL BLAKE sings "Una Furtiva Lagrima",
from "L'Elisir D'amore" (Donizetti).

Conductor BRUNO CAMPANELLA

Recital. Généve 1990.

ROCKWELL BLAKE: Biography, Opera and Orchestra Repertoire in http://www.dispeker.com/page/blake.html#^

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Music

Tags:

• Rockwell
• Blake
• Una
• Furtiva
• Lagrima
• L'elisir
• D'amore
• Donizetti
• Tenor
• Opera

[LICORNE31]

Alguien sabe si existe un video de esta representacion del Elixir de Amore con BLAKE ?

Seria genial !!! Seguramente existe en algun sitio

[lasultanica]

esta grabación pertenece a un recital en Génova, en el año 1990. q yo sepa Blake no ha representado L'elisir d'amore. pero igual me equivoco.

: )

[puxex]

alguien sabe de que año es la grabacion? que opinan de la version de florez?

[lasultanica]

Genova, 1990. Me encanta JDF y me apasiona ROCKWELL, así q no puedo ser objetiva. Ambas son muy hermosas. Tb me vuelve completamente loca el Maestro KRAUS. Para gustos colores... (y momentos). Yo quería compartirla y q la disfrutáseis tanto cm yo.

: )

[donatello1]

Sung with such feeling. What great breath control Rocky has.

[operajk]

Un bijou absolu, Mr Blake est sans doute le ténor de la fin du XX scièle qui avait la plus belle technique de Bel Canto.

Ses diminuendi, de vrais merveilles.

Merci pour l'extrait, moi un fan inconditionnel de Blake je ne connaissais pas: un trésor.

Vraiment qu'elle maitrise du souffle.

Merci, merci

[spgtenor]

@cfreetenor - I believe this is taken from a live concert, so the audio recording isn't the best - it's difficult to hear the orchestra in the beginning as well.

[cfreetenor]

@spgtenor Youthful, but it sounds off the voice. You can barely hear him in the beginning. Caruso was the archetypical Nemorino in his day, and he was a dramatic tenor!

[1chichimec1]

so many critics on 'comments'.... wonder how many of these can carry a tune in a paper bag?? mam-ones!

[boomjack]

Que manera de amariconar el área.

No me gusta como canta para nada.

Pifiarle a la letra de un área tan básica me parece de cuarta.

Saludos.

[spgtenor]

I couldn't disagree with you more. This aria requires a more natural, open, youthful tenor sound which Rocky is perfect for. Luigi Alva and Nicolai Gedda also have gorgeous versions. Pavarotti did this role a lot, unfortunately he covers too much and is unable to finesse and sing sotto voce which is required for this role.

[Lovelytenor1]

Listen closely & you'll hear pitch problems a well. Still, he has been one the very best tenors in the repetory that suits the vocal athlete. This simply is not his forte.The "wide open" technique/placement that helps him with the thrillings runs/high notes leave him naked when the music demands a warm, lyric sound. Again, he still ranks among the best when singing to his strengths.

[spgtenor]

Blake is meticulous about his approach and study to opera. I'm not positive, but my guess is that he was singing the original libretto, and then it was changed after opening night, and that's the one we usually hear. Does anybody here know?

[adremoid]

nice but he can not change the words!

[SoundAndFury12]

great voice!! i dont care much for some of the liberties he took, and the weird vowel change he kept doing at the end, but very emotional.