Ildebrando d'Arcangelo - Mefistofele - Ave Signor

Up and coming star Ildebrando d'Arcangelo surprisingly sings the bass part of Mefistofele from Boito's opera.

Ravenna, 2005. Conductor: Riccardo Muti.

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Music

Tags:

• gabba01
• opera
• Ildebrando
• d'arcangelo
• Mefistofele
• Boito
• bass
• baritone
• aria

[chanteur73]

Ben cantato. Ma per essere sinceri... vorrei sentirlo cantare la stessa scena in un teatro senza microfono. Mi sembra che una voce piuttosto alla Ghiaurov, Siepi e Christoff sia più addatta a questa tessitura.

[massiser1957]

jajajajajajajaja

[albert99933]

Брависсимо!!!

[kalimba185]

Sempre a far differenze con qualcun'altro; da Ghiaurov a Siepi etc. Ok è un bass-baritone, ma l'avete ascoltato come Polifemo? Averne di cantanti simili! Stiamo pur qui a discutere, che tanto noi in Italia mica avremo possibilità d'ascoltarlo. Chi se ne intende l'ha già scritturato per tempo. Ahinoi

[arpeggio1358]

@zoetta74 Someone will come along eventually, but I don't think we're going to hear anyone who combines Ramey's beauty of vocal tone, versatility, wide range, flexibility, and agility anytime soon. I've never heard another voice like his. Thomas Quasthoff' comes the closest, but he doesn't have Ramey's flexibility and agility nor his versatility and I still prefer Ramey's darker, richer tone quality.

[zoetta74]

@witness124 Yes, of course. His voice's beautiful dark colour makes him able to perform this aria in a very charming way. But I hope this is going to remain only a pleasant excursion from his main baritone repertoire.

[zoetta74]

@arpeggio1358 I agree. Perhaps Samuel Ramey should be considered the last, in cronological order, of the greatest bass-baritone singers, as Cesare Siepi or Sesto Bruscantini were; who could act both roles of Don Giovanni and Commendatore as easily. But I'm still waiting for the next great opera dark voice. Am I waiting in vain? Please tell me I'm wrong! |:-)

[arpeggio1358]

@zoetta74 I don't know why so many singers insist on singing roles that are wrong for their voices. Most singers don't have extremely versatile voices with a wide vocal range. Among the darker male voices, only Sam Ramey comes to mind as someone who was that versatile and had a very wide range. His voice was also very flexible and agile.

[witness124]

@zoetta74 Yes, I think he'd be doing best on the Don Giovanni/Onegin type of roles. Those quite high baritone parts might suit him. But you can't deny that he pulled that off well.

[cesarefan]

é un baritono......canti da baritono!!!

[witness124]

That is a massive orchestra. And that is a talented chap.

[cesarefan]

Giusta osservazione.....bravo indubbiamente....voce piccola e fuori ruolo.