The Light in the Piazza - Il Mondo Era Vuoto

Aaron Lazar (as Fabrizzio Nacarrelli)singing Il Mundo Era Vuoto in the musical The Light in the Piazza by Adam Guettel. PBS Broadcast Live from Lincoln Center. Also starring Chris Sarandon, Katie Clarke, and Michael Berresse.

He's loads better than Matthew Morrison, in my opinion.

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[WildQueenie]

I adore him and Matt equally, I just think it's the pairings that were off. I think Aaron would sound a lot better with Kelli and Matt's voice is better suited to Katie's. Aaron and Kelli both have more 'operatic' voices and Matt and Katie both have more mainstream voices. All four are wonderful, I just think they need to be matched up differently.

[pianostix]

@WildQueenie

yes... but then again, Aaron and Katie were so adorable together...

[mnwugn86]

SO much better than MM on the recording. MM's Italian is ATROCIOUS.

[pianostix]

Haha, I know. I ADORE Matthew Morrison, but Aaron Lazar owns him by far.

[Romani1969]

It's "Mondo" but oh well :P

[pianostix]

oooh, sorry, ill get right on that.

thx for pointing it out

[battleoneliac]

I find that hilarious, personally. "Hey!" "Hi." *pokes* "...?" *Runs* XD

Anyway, serious reason for posting:

I like Matthew Morrison, in fact I liked him better until I compared this song--Il Mondo Era Vuoto, as well as La Passeggiata, with Aaron and Matthew. Aaron not only sounds more Itlian, but his voice is very well controlled and he just sounds more like Fabrizzo to me. :/ Mat's probably great in other roles, but Aaron remains Fabrizzo to me, Noni.

[haleystorm31]

yum. just. . .yum.

[yokimmy]

@WildQueenie

That might have been the point though--

because Katie is so...adorable and childish, it was a good contrast with Aaron, who is clearly portrayed (including through his voice) as a handsom, mature man.

:) thats just my take. I love both of them...well all four! Ah lovely each one of them is when they sing!

[Judill]

Beautiful!

[kitsunefire1]

Piu, piu comme Van Johnson!

..Van Johnson?

Haha, I think these three manage to portray the Nacarelli family perfectly. Signor Nacarelli still has that strange tendency to emphasize the strangest parts of words, even when he speaks in Italian, which, ti me, is his defining characteristic.

Well performed. ^-^

[SUPERALITO]

love the music. love aaron lazar. he was the perfect fabrizio. he and kate was adorable together on stage....

[ApreciousIngenue]

@mariaelisabella The budget for a Broadway musical is far less than the sequel to an Oscar winning movie, it's likely the producers spent their money on things more pertinent than the authenticity of the actors' Italian. Also, this is, for the most part, the second cast, with whom they would have had less time to perfect it they way the might have with the original cast.

[savoirfaire90]

@ITCJon and so? what does it mean? it's a broadway musical about italian people. the final product credibility would have been way bigger with real italians. these actors lack of right pronunciation (morrison's version is hardly understandable!); real and natural accent and gestuality. don't get me wrong, they are all amazing artists, but i think the casting choice was wrong.

and do you think this show would make any sense in an italian adaptation? i don't think so...

[mariaelisabella]

...thats gotta be the WORST italian i've ever heard. and im not being harsh...robert denior learned how to speak sicilian for the godfather 2 in like...3 months and its sounds authentic...this is just ...sad

[ITCJon]

@savoirfaire90 Because it's BROADWAY musical.  When they do it in italy, they will cast italians.

[savoirfaire90]

i like it a lot but...why didn't they cast real italian people?