Anna Netrebko sings "Brindisi" with Andrea Bocelli

Anna Netrebko and Andrea Bocelli sing Brindisi from 'La Traviata' at Royal Albert Hall for the Classical Brit Awards 2008 celemony on 8th May 2008.

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• 2008

[raffadizzle]

wow. hearing bocelli and then netrebko sing is like night and day. Wasn't sure if I was listening to opera until she started singing.

[checkorbet12]

WHAT is the difference in the background?, they both have opera background, Andrea performed in at least 3 or more operas. He is crossover of course, but opera for SURE.

[superjanritono]

mmmmmmmmm... i really dOnt like it Bocelli... eww... :/

[lucy0loves0music]

@cmc0605 ---> but i totally agree when you say his voice is softer and more pleasant to the ear than some other singers. after a while, my ears feels a bit tired when listening to others, but Bocelli's tone is just perfect. that doesn't mean i don't like the others, of course!

[lucy0loves0music]

@cmc0605 you know, THANK YOU for saying he has a fantastic voice. I was starting to think the whole world went deaf with arrogance and stupidity, but i don't think it's fair to judge his acting. blind people don't move around with naturalness. they move a bit awkwardly due to their condition and they tend to stand very still when they got no guidance or anywhere to touch, or walk with stiffness. so i don't think he'll ever be able to be a good cheerful drinker, --->

[cmc0605]

cont. from below

...Nor is Bocelli fantastic at being an exciting and cheerful "drinker" as you'd expect in a good portrayal of this work, but he has a fantastic voice, even if "softer" and more pleasant to the ear than the likes of Kaufmann, Beczala, etc. So far, I have not seen any real criticism of Bocelli in this video aside from it "not being opera," and he certainly sounded great to me. Many opera fans are pretentious or snobby, and don't actually know what they are talking about

[cmc0605]

For all of the self-proclaimed opera experts criticizing here, it would be interesting to formulate a working definition of what they think "opera" is, or perhaps cite other videos of the same work by a different tenor and discuss why they think it is better opera (as if opera were synonymous w overweight singers in Viking costumes that have testosterone issues). At the heart of opera is the art of conveying a story though singing; Bocelli is not a great "actor" (cont...)



[pepemanshon]

hope I won't offend any Bocelli fan, but I'm quite disappointed with him here. Standing next to Netrebko and singing like that ...

I do like the guy, but come on - his voice and technique just aren't suited for singing with trained opera artists.

[jewelmarkess]

@galept You are aware that there are other tenors out there aren't you and that just because someone doesn't like Bocelli doesn't mean one compares everyone to Pavarotti? A little fact check: opera theaters where Pavarotti used to perform are still open, there are tenors who perform leading roles in these top opera theaters and Bocelli isn't invited to sing roles in these top opera theaters. Ever heard the names of Beczala, Kaufmann, Florez, Vargas?

[gerardoharo65]

I love Andrea Bocelli and Anna Netrebko , and I don't care if he sing opera or not, my ear is greatfull because their voices sing together

[ilmare73]

Bravooooooo le due migliore del Mondo.

[aleztfu]

There is a clear difference between Anna's and Andrea's technical prowess. (Miss Netrebko being far better in opera at least)