Credeasi, misera - Gregory Kunde (I puritani)

This was uploaded over two years ago by Gabba02, but I thought I'd upload it again with the proper aspect ratio, English subtitles and some of the preceeding music. For the impatient souls out there, "Credeasi, misera" begins at the 2:48 mark.

I puritani (1835)
Vincenzo Bellini

Opéra de Montréal, Québec, Canada, 1987

Arturo: Gregory Kunde
Elvira: Luciana Serra

Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Chouer de l'Opéra de Montréal
Conductor: Flio Bonompagni

Category:

Music

Tags:

• puritani
• opera
• vincenzo
• bellini
• gregory
• kunde
• tenor
• arturo
• aria
• finale
• credeasi
• misera

[totoplanet]

NON CAPISCO I COMMENTI NEGATIVI PER QUESTA BELLA ESECUZIONE. AVERNE OGGI COSì.

[verdi17]

que hermosa voz!

[joaopedro12]

this is beyond perfect, the all package. They all did great job

[edmanetti]

Amazing!

[flaze3]

@attilatheimpaler Personally I love Brownlee in this, and I think it's a huge insult to his talent to describe him as a bleating boy. His voice is rich, vibrating and sonorous. You obviously have it in for leggieros.

[attilatheimpaler]

@flaze3

i'm not sure if only light, lyric voices can sing these roles. someone brought up brownlee. i saw him twice in rossini's armida, and i was left wishing for a heavier, more heroic voice. both he and barry banks just sounded like little boys bleating rather than heroic figures. so i do enjoy kunde's singing much more (like bruce ford, a bigger, more heroic voice) fpr these roles.

[maferreira1984]

@MrAndredekock: Try searching for Lawrence Brownlee's one, here in youtube... you should be amazed with his F.

[MrAndredekock]

No high F in this production but a great voice and I am surprised! I would love to buy this production to add to my Sills/Gedda one.

[bugsbunny66]

I saw this I Puritani in 1987 and would love a copy of it. Could the person who posted it tell me where I can purchase a cd or dvd of it. It is a great performance. There are hardly any really great Puritani available on dvd.

[MrAndredekock]

I have listened to a number of "Credeasis" and not found ONE here yet that is sung as Bellini composed it, with a high F for the tenor. Pavarotti sings an A in the fist stanza and then high C, as does Kraus and Kunde. If you can find a video of it or download the CD of the Sills Gedda Puritani, you will find Gedda singing a high C in the first stanza and then high F in the second! Also in the Vieni you will find Gedda's effortless high D.

[rovingdesertfox]

@flaze3 Sorry if you thought that was rude, but next time just explain yourself more fully and maybe we could avoid this. And he doesn't sound lower, he sounds more full, more weight to his sound.