Michael Maniaci, Male Soprano. Mozart: Exsultate Jubilate, Andante

SEE NEWER BETTER AUDIO VERSION
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8GnxqotJiw
with clean audio instead of this live performance.

Written age 17 for castrato Rauzzini,
Wofgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate Jubilate, K. 165, Andante. Michael Maniaci, male soprano. (For further information about high-male voices, check http://www.malesopranos.com )

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[CrystalFlames]

didn't Mozart write this for his wife or something?

[sfkcbf]

@CrystalFlames Mozart was not married at that time; he was only 17 years old. He wrote it while in Milan for castrato Venanzio Rauzzini and after he had written and successfully present his operas Lucio Silla and Mitridate for the Duke of Milan.

[sfkcbf]

The Mozart Exsultate Jubilate is part of the new CD and is a much better quality recording than the earlier live recording used for this video. The chosen Mozart selections appear to show off his voice to his best advantage.

[Nakkinak]

So he doesn't use falsetto??? WOW

[sfkcbf]

If you would like further information about Michael Maniaci, along with interview information, go to the specialty website (altered here so that it can be posted)

MaleSopranos  dot com

Then Forums, then Michael Maniaci.

[knink24]

Vitas is a much better singer then this guy. VItas can go much higher using his falsetto voice and has a better vibrato.

[sfkcbf]

Vitas does have an amazing falsetto, better than most who try. It is interesting also, that musically and visually, his productions "pull out all the stops," much as Baroque opera did 250-350 years ago. I doubt, however, that he has had Classical or Baroque vocal training. He may also have a range limited to those very high notes, whereas opera arias require a much wider range + shades of tone and expression. It would be interesting to hear him sing Baroque. Please let me know if he does.

[philomelodia]

As it happens, I looked into her. Your comment is silly. My not knowing of one verismo singer who sings at the Metropolitan opera negates my entire ability to opine on opera in general and a baroque opera singer in particular? What monstrous narrow-mindedness you have, really.

[philomelodia]

To add to your comment, Steven, not only will he be in demand because baroque is gaining in popularity but, new music in this style is being written even now! There are a few composers who've grown disenchanted with the atonal crap prevalent these days and have turned back to the old masters for inspiration. I knwo of two guilds that have been formed, the Delian Society and the Vox Saeculorum. There's a countertenor aria featured by a Delian composer that Michael would be perfect for.

[azormage]

@GwenBeauregard We know that Vitas is NOT a "true soprano" because he sings in a tenor/baritone range in his songs.

[GwenBeauregard]

Michael's is a True Male Soprano voice.

Not a castrato, not a falsetto, not a boy soprano, he is rather

rare in that a true male soprano's vocal chords have never

developed beyond the age of puberty,..hence the boyish vocals.

Has nothing to do with gender identity either. I heard Vitas, who

has an extraordinary ability for falsetto, but none will ever know

if his is a True Soprano, he is a Russian pop singer. Tkx for the

upload. Nice choice.

[thefarewell]

@Zerrith

falsetto means: a false voice, its not your chest voice or head voice, we use middle voice mixed with head and chest voice(we the countertenors)

[thefarewell]

it's not falsetto, its different, im a controtenore(countertenor) the equivallent to a castrato but i do have balls and my voice its normal it just happens that i can sing high notes, but the colour of the castrato's voice it's different than to the countertenor's voice... i study proffesional singing in italy and it's really amazing how the story about the castratos...

[Zerrith]

@Nakkinak What's falsetto mean?

[yellowwitch1]

there is paulo abel do nascimento who was a natural castrato died in 1992 aids. he is on utube.