Carreras as Chenier sings "Colpito...Un di al azzurro"

From Giordano's Andrea Chenier. Performed at Teatro del Liceo de Barcelona. December, 1979

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Music

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• Opera
• Giordano
• Andrea
• Chenier
• Jose
• Carreras

[alicefromholland]

Carreras is for me the greatest, I was always a member of his fanclub in Holland....there is no greater tenor in the last years

[castellomatese]

I heard Carreras sing this live in Carnegie Hall a few years later. I can't say that I agree with those who would prefer that he "saved" his voice; as a true artist and interpreter he had something special to contribute! Very different from the great heroic Corelli, he is more introspective and attention to text superior in my opinion. But Gigli later recording is sublime too!

[federic017]

Ottima interpretazione!!!non ha la voce per Chenier, ma è un Andrea molto credibile...

[mezereum]

cada vez que escucho esta maravillosa aria se me llenan los ojos de lágrimas , una de las mejores versiones que he escuchado

[pavarottithebest]

@31122051 é vero caro amico mio che è voce fuori repertorio, però a me in quest'aria ,tra i three tenors,piace tantissimo lui come la canta ed interpreta.... Con grande eleganza e movenze fini, proprio come un vero poeta francese innamorato...... Ciao

[tuadolcefanciulla]

For me Carreras is "the ONE," the tenor that pulls me. I LOVE this aria. On youtube there are a few Carreras performances. THIS ONE IS MY FAVORITE! He is comfortable on his high notes, his legato lines are smooth, and his breath long and lush. In addition to an incomparable voice and handsome face - what stage presence. Great art - be it books, or music, or theatre, or cinema should transport you to that world it creates. Carrerars ALWAYS transports me. Whether I see him or just hear him. Cielo

[Mooorhe]

Right from his first few notes, one can tell that the technique is dreadfully wrong.

[31122051]

Voce fuori repertorio. 

[pablomarcelocastro]

Bravo! Deja el alma!

[MrLuiscastellanos]

No habra otro igual,magnifico,BRAVOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!

[CharlotteinWeimar]

Recordings don't tell everything. Quality, size of voice, character, integrity, movement & the effect on an audience need describing too. Have you heard a great performance by this singer live, without a mic? If so please post an objective description to add the wonderful YouTube archive before the memory is lost for ever.

How I wish I could have been there to hear Farinelli entrance an audience with the power of a single note, but we do at least have Charles Burney's marvellous account.

[novice1959]

I agree with you completely - I think he's just terrific in these "heavier" roles, even if it did takes some years off his prime voice, what a pity is he hadn't sung this - I think it's just gorgeous!