Nicholas Spanos:"Vuo dar pace" Tamerlano-Handel

Nicholas Spanos sings Tamerlano's first aria "Vuo dar pace" in a greek production of Handel's opera in Athens, 2006 (dir. G. Petrou, T. Moschopoulos).




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[redprriest]

Very good, bravo Lefteris. Unfortunately the same aria was cancelled when my channel was closed so your idea to make it again is to be appreciated because this is one of the best pieces Nico ever sang. I like it so much. BRAVO NICOOOOOO!!!!!

[serenaluce]

Oh, yeah, it's even better than I thought it could be! Just awesome! Very beautiful coloratura! Not too much vibrati, not too little! It's my favourite Tamerlano's aria. Thank you very much for uploading it.

[kalinaczerwona1]

@serenaluce

Yes. Absolutely you CAN express your opinion:)))

Good luck for you too.

[serenaluce]

@kalinaczerwona1 I guess you tried to reply to suoidolem instead of yourself:-)By the way,Canada is a free country too even if originally I am from Russia,and I can also express MY opinion.If for you the main thing in opera is PRODUCTION please comment on the production, but don't say that the performers are bad if they are not dressed historically.It's unfair towards them.For me great unique SINGERS make OPERA and move my heart! I come to listen to SINGERS.I'll listen to SPANOS as Tamerlano!

[kalinaczerwona1]

@kalinaczerwona1

So you are Greek:))) Welcome sincerely:))) Thank you for the correction of my really very bad English and good luck!

[suoidolem]

@kalinaczerwona1 If only that were the only difference between us...! Oh, and... I live in a country where Freedom was first born as an idea, thank you!

I stop my commenting here, because I realise that your English is not sufficient means of expression. I will only say that I hope someday you learn how to judge music and base your opinion of performers on OBJECTIVE criteria, instead of making utterly outrageous and invalid remarks. "Bye Bye!" (this is the correct spelling, by the way...)

[serenaluce]

@kalinaczerwona1 Dear,you take everything out of proportions and any logicYou claim that you are a historian and even know much about baroque but your ridiculous comments show your complete ignorance in the matter. If you purpotedly know what a HUMAN voice is and that your beloved "Monica Bacelli isn't a technical caricature" as you declared on my channel showing just prejudice you could check my channel how old I am and suoidolem's to find out where he is from.It's YOU who impose YOUR opinion!

[kalinaczerwona1]

@suoidolem

The great differences between us are the consequence of the our different expectations. Happily we are living in free countries (anyway I live so however I do not know what you are from) and we have not to like and listen the same singers and to watch the same productions. Our conversation ought to be the exchange of our opinion about music and performers. Not the impudent persuasion each other. Good luck for you and by, by...

[serenaluce]

@kalinaczerwona1 Dear, if you want only masquerade, maquillage and dances I'd recommend you to watch a comical ballet, and let any opera alone. Actually, singing is different. Only a man can sing as a MAN! And woman with a moustache or without can only make an IMPRESSION of man, not sing like a real man! Also,once I saw a ballet where they didn't have enough men,so some women where dressed as men.Sorry, only a blind couldn't see WHAT was missing! A woman who sings a man reminds me that ballet...

[suoidolem]

@kalinaczerwona1 Maquillage, masquerade... where's the voice? This is Opera. It's supposed to be about singing, mainly. Bacelli is vocally NOT what it should be. No exaggeration there! And there's no more baroque voice than that of the, properly trained and serious, countertenor. Mr. Spanos is surely one of them, no matter what your (unsubstantiated) opinion might be. Besides, it's a man's role. Better have a man play it, instead of a moustached girl. It looks - and sounds - ridiculous.

[kalinaczerwona1]

@suoidolem

Monica Bacelli is baroque for she is a woman with the maquillage, masquerade costume and acting full od the exaggeration. I think about the production of 2008 in Madrid. This production is excellent: very modern with the scenography but very happy with the costumes, voices, dances of Tamerlano and acting. This is the success of the directors who created the other performers between them Monica Bacelli. The simple singer is nothing compared with the bad or awesome spectacle.

[suoidolem]

@kalinaczerwona1 First of all, I watched the Bacelli "A dispetto". The "soul" that I get from that video is that of an english princely brat disguised in Mongol attire. Not to mention the fact that it is obviously SO low a part for her that she changes original notes to her convenience, not in the Da Capo but during the first section of the aria! Totally non-baroque! Second, I was at the performance of Spanos' Tamerlano... He was UTTERLY FULL of expression, rage and fire. No comparison. Sorry!