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Ben Heppner is a great musician. He knows how to craft a piece of music, to connect the phrases, to impart meaning to every note, to every phrase, and to the aria as a whole. And he does it with great beauty and dignity.
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An acceptable version.....
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@vpo2g2 nonsense. you sound like an armchair quarterback -all bluster and no substance. his first dvd was released in 1992. he still tours with the new york met and other european opera companies. he is especially regarded for wagnerian operas. he is one of the finest and most prominent tenora of our day. lol.
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@BassoCantante19 thanks! i thought so. truth in singing, as in all things, is very seldom found on the surface. but anything worth finding is worth looking for! good luck this year to us all, in the search for truth!
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@thegnomeidentity Very well said.
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what an eye opener...and i thought i had taste...all these years, listening to losers like heppner, corelli, giacomini, spiess... pavarotti is the answer! how simple...
seriously, people, try, in all things and not just opera, to see beyond what the mainstream is force feeding you. you might be pleasantly surprised, and find a jewel in opera's crown like giacomini. u want a ravishing duke, put on the pav/sutherland era live recordings. but if you want calaf, u might need to look outside the box
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Big Ben reminds me of Leo Slezak. Another tenor with a voice that was both hugely powerful and lyrical in timbre:). Heppner sings so beautifully --
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Sorry, I've heard 'em all and this is as good as it gets. My only minor carp is the vowel pronunciation at certain points (like, "steyley").
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Great ! a real heroic tenor for this unique aria...
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@pigamous3 @pigamous3 AGREED!!!!!!!!!
Barb Todres/NYC
Ben Heppner sings Nessun Dorma better than anyone in the world. I don't care what anyone says. He is the very best.
Gives me the biggest chills every single time.
pigamous3 3 years ago 14
being a fellow canadian i will stick up for ben, his voice is pure gold, lots of power his top notes are great what a joy to listen to this great tenor. we need more tenors like this today. bravo ben
ddzz37 2 years ago 8