Rossini: Barber-All'idea di quel metallo (Prey/Wunderlich)

Hermann Prey and Fritz Wunderlich singing "Strahlt auf mich der Blitz des Goldes" (or "All'idea di quel metallo" in it's original italian version)

thanks to mendoncacorreia for suggesting to upload this excerpt!

taped in black and white (and in German) at the Residenztheater Munich for a TV broadcast.

Originally aired on Christmas Day, December 25, 1959.

Bavarian State Opera Orchestra conducted by Josef Keilberth

go here to see Fritz Wunderlich singing the count's canzone just before All'idea di quel metallo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsI73Y9HlFA

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Opera
• Gaetano
• Rossini
• Barber-of-Seville
• Fritz
• Wunderlich
• Josef
• Keilberth
• Hermann
• Prey
• barbiere
• siviglia
• fig

[helaman47]

It's amusing that the recit dialogue is more conversational than most performances in the original italian. So the moral kids is: Yes you can have operas in other languages that sound just as good as the original. And besides, the intention is for the common people to understand. Opera for the people!

[epa300]

Not on any stage in all the world could you see or hear such a performance of this today.

[KRule42]

Horrible, it's like a tank in a pretty dress

[morehlepituachkol]

W U N D E R L I C H !!!!!!!!!!!!



[chislehurstbat]

Anneliese Rothenberger once said that Wunderlich has never been replaced, and she was right. This is such a lovely performance, not only the wonderful voices but also the inspired acting. Thinking that Wunderlich was only 29 and Prey only a little older when this was performed. Quite unbelievable.

[RoyKa2010]

Wow! I was only here to listen to a few moments of this video (curious to know how Il barbiere sounded in German,and with a negative feeling,to be frank).But before I knew it the duet was over,and I guess I'm going to play it again.

Only Prey & Wunderlich could make this happen,both phenomenal.

Curiously, in 7:00 - 7:18 Mr.Wunderlich reminds me of those cute 19th cent. automatons,in a sweet way,of course.It may be because of his costume,his impeccable singing & all those mini gestures :-)

[canzonettasullaria]

Eine Sternstunde der Oper! So etwas gibt es heute nicht mehr.

[prodesica]

Meravigliosi!!

[Kunsterfreut]

wunderlichs and preys masterpiece...good that i can hear it every day here on youtube^^

[morehlepituachkol]

They are both"wunderlich"!!!!!

[browser240669]

Wonderful voices! So sorry they are both dead. Thanks for posting!