Samuel Ramey - Old Man River with Chorus

Samuel Ramey sings Ol Man River from a concert with Frederica Von Stade and Jerry Hadley Concert consisted of selections from Showboat and a few selected arias. Quite a showcase for arguably the best American talent at the time... .As a sidenote I mention a short story the great Pavarotti told : He was in Italy, later in his career,giving a performance and his voice cracked [or broke] on a few high notes After the curtain came down he and a few others in the cast were met with boos by the always expressive Italian crowd. Pavarotti said the only artist who wasn't booed that night was Samuel Ramey . Quite a telling story about the respect admiration and endearment Mr Ramey has received on the operatic and concert stages.

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[redhead529]

Nobody sings this like Sam Ramey!

[arpeggio1358]

This is the perfect rendition of this song. Ramey is the best.

[paldrich1]

@Taenyr Hi Taenyr, I was sitting in Symphony hall Boston listening to Sam perform a Handel aria. can't recall which it was. Anyway, at the end he interpolated and held a low C2. You can hear him briefly hit D flats in Mephistopheles here on Youtube. I heard him sing those notes at the MET. It's by far the most incredible voice i have ever heard in person.

[arpeggio1358]

@Taenyr I've always marvelled at Ramey's exceptionally wide vocal range. The low notes are exquisite and the upper register keeps going up and up and up into the stratosphere. A unique and very special voice indeed!

[adamskyb]

@Taenyr watch?v=Sq10SaJGeGg&feature=re­lated at the end of this video you will hear two low C's!

[derseltsameGraf]

marvellous!

[Taenyr]

@juergenmenzel I have head a recording of Samuel Ramey singing the high G, and I've been told he's gone up to the A. I've also heard his low F - maybe even an E - and I heard somewhere that he's gone all the way down to a C2 in performance (if anyone knows where I can find a recording of that, I'd be delighted to know). In any case, he has an amazing range and a great sound throughout.

[fuitbag]

@juergenmenzel He is only i'm only a bass

[yost112ty]

OMG! I'm glad I was sitting down when I watched this video! I'm just stunned!

[juergenmenzel]

His range is absolutely awesome, going from a low G to an E seamlessly, almost 2 octaves higher, without sacrificing any of his brilliance and resonance. He must be a great inspiration to all those aspiring young bass-baritone singers out there.

[javajunkie101]

An incrdeibly talented gentleman.