Largo al factotum della città - Peter Mattei

Largo al factotum della città - El barbero de Sevilla - Peter Mattei - Rossini - Metropolitan Opera House - 2006

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Music

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• opera

[KatherineXIX]

He's so in character at the end - it's almost as though he's saying "yeah, I kick ass, don't I?" Haha...

[BethDiane]

It's fun to see him finally in some sort of a historic costume; most of his opera videos seem to be modern-dress productions, for some reason. And what a good singer, and what an entertainer!

Beth

p.s. Gotta love the double subtitles!

[xCountArchosX]

This is awful. So this is the amfortas for next season at the met? Wow thanks again Peter gelb.

[Caruso342]

@Baritanist You have managed to be completely wrong, well done sir! He's a lyric baritone with a very agile voice. You might not like it, which is fine. Personally, I think he's better than most baritones around today. There's no microphone though, and he definitely has core. His vibrato is fast, but steady. If either of those weren't in place, he couldn't do a portamento down from the g like that. You might think he sounds like a tenor since he makes this high, difficult aria sound so easy.

[saintsaens21]

@Baritanist your comment is, so help me Gioachino, pathetic.

[alpha754293]

The prestissimo section is like Italian rap. Except. Better. INFINITELY better!!!

[miseriamia]

@giopemat e naturalmente bocelli viene presentato da fazio come l'erede di caruso, gigli e pavarotti..

[miseriamia]

@giopemat certo, lui inaugura la scala, a genova panerai canta a 87 anni (bene per carita') ma togliendo spazio al nuovo, ai giovani e soprattutto a chi merita..

baritoni come carroli invece non si sentono piu' poiche' scomodi per questi burattini qui che sembrano capre tanto belano..

[giopemat]

Povero Figaro e povero Rossini, in che mani sono finiti! Mi sembra di rivedere un patetico istrione di provincia per di più vocalmente scomposto e musicalmente banale! E questo baldo giovane inaugura la stagione alla Scala con Don Giovanni? Mah!

[Baritanist]

He doesn't have any core. He is singing like a pop singer. It sounds mic'd to me as well. It has nothing to do with opera. His vibrato also flutters all the time. LOL! PATHETIC! He is a PATHETIC TENOR with a bad technique, that's why he sings baritone.

[giuliasantilli]

Peter Mattei è fantastico..da vedere nel Don Giovanni di Mozart per la regia di Peter Brook!!

[ChrisStockslager]

The way he just whizzes through the unwritten runs starting at 4:14 is astounding! Not even Merrill could do them that smooth!! Excellent excellent baritone, and really the only modern one besides Pablo Elvira who can keep up with the golden age era baritones. :)