M. Caballe & J. Carreras "Vicino a te" Andrea Chenier

Teatro del Liceo de Barcelona. December, 1979

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Music

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• Opera
• Giordano
• Andrea
• Chenier
• Jose
• Carreras
• Maddalena
• Montserrat
• Caballe

[wolframg1]

Spain could be proud with two magnificent voices,it's one of the best duetos"Vicino a te"that I've heard in my life.Thanks for Carreras and Caballe.

[orfeo2003]

Que viva España, Viva Cataluña y que vivan por siempre CABALLÉ Y CARRERAS!

[OLIVCHEN77]

You can hear that Caballe was - at her prime - u nbelievable....And you can hear that Carreas had started to sing a repertoire which was not good for his voice!

[Ruffiello]

I think they are both in better voice here, especially Carreras, than at the MET Centennial Gala, which was in 1980.( date?) His voice is so much clearer here.

[eurydike]

Jose has it everything, of course, not only charm and angel´s voice, but also impeccable looks. I look for the general impression of a singer´s performance, not if he now and then sings or doesnt sing a high note, and jose carreras has so much passion when singing, such sweet voice, he expresses so much emotion with his voice, why to talk about his higs c´s or technique so much?

[eurydike]

some singers arent slim, yet they have a great voice and much of charm... so there is quite enough for me to admire, such as Caballé. if there is an opera singer who is like caballe than he or she can be overweight:-) i don´t mind if he or she sings like she does.

[emf1918]

I am getting quite tired of hearing people remarking about Caballe's size!! criticize the singing if it is not to your ear but not what she looks like. opera is about listening and admittedly Caballe was never a great physical actress but vocally few can surpass her and if you look at her face the eyes tell such a lot!! she was one of the most important voices in opera and her legacy is unique, brava Montse!!!!!!!!

[philipc67]

Wow, exciting but uneven. Caballe is superb, despite her obvious physical unsuitability to the role, the horrible wig, the mature age. Carreras, even in young age, seems strained, cannot sustain the slow tempo (yes, VERY slow), and avoids the high note in the last "Amor!".

[Arnulfovr]

Carreras es uno de mis cantantes favoritos de todos los tiempos. Que lastima que empezo a cantar este repertorio tan dramatico siendo tan joven, no era necesario. Por que no quedarse con Rodolfo, Edagardo y hasta Cavaradosi? Hasta que estuviera mas maduro. En fin, el mal ya esta hecho.

[martello79]

I agree; he skips parts at the ends of phrases for some necessary rest to enter the next phrase.

The conductor could have helped both a bit though; the tempo is extremely low which makes it quite difficult to sustain....