Lauri Volpi sings"'Pazzo son, guardate!" from Manon Lescaut. 1934

One of the greatest tenors of all time lends his extraordinary voice to the heart-rending 'Pazzo son!" from Puccini's Manon Lescaut.

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• Lauri
• Volpi
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• opera
• Manon
• Lescaut
• Pazzo
• son

[SuperLuckydream]

Lauri-Volpi's brilliant art simply floats my heart away. Marvelous vocal and timeless artistry! Thank you, dear Edmund.

[EdmundStAustell]

@SuperLuckydream And thankiYOU, my friend, for a lovely comment, which I appreciate very much.  And I agree with you. Many people believe that Lauri Volpi was the greatest tenor of all time. While I would never make that bold a claim for anyone--because it is impossible to support such claims--I nevertheless fully understand their enthusiasm. What can be said without doubt is that he was certainly one of the greatest tenors of all time!

[PonselleLover]

To me, Lauri-Volpi is THE tenor, the one I would sure have dreamt to be if I had been given the choice. Out of this world natural means and the highest aristocratic style. The greatest amongst the greatest. "Pazzo son" is my favorite recording of his along with his trumpetting "Esultate".

[EdmundStAustell]

@PonselleLover I agree with you about his greatness. His natural endowments were unbelievable, as was his towering intellect. Eight books and hundreds of articles on diverse subjects, including philosophy and Biblical studies. He was a giant, no doubt about it!

[PonselleLover]

@sugarbist Thank you very much. Have a great week.

[sugarbist]

@PonselleLover I find something I will notify you

[PonselleLover]

@sugarbist Yes, there is an interview of Corelli himself you can see on YT saying his high harmonics carried further than any other tenor"s. I already tried to get LV's "Voci parallele", in vain; his books seem very hard to find. But I'll try my luck again. I am also looking for anything from or about his voice teacher Antonio Cotogni. Thanks for your reply.

[sugarbist]

@PonselleLover He wrote a book called (Cristalli Viventi).He writes about tecnique and the interaction of the mental physical and spiritual preparation,and glorious spirit of the musical world and may other things.I own the book and it's written in Italian.My father saw him several times in Italy and remarked that his voice resonance rang out and travelled more than any tenor he ever heard including MDM Corelli Martinelli De Muro Merli Fillipeschi etc.He was truly a vocal PHENOMENON.Enjoy

[PonselleLover]

@EdmundStAustell Thank you and mostly for posting videos of this God. I MUST take time to read "Voce Paralleli" in English if there is a translation. Did he write other books on voice matters ?

[EdmundStAustell]

That's one I'm sorry to say I don't know...but it would not be out of character. Yes, he was a brilliant, energetic man of many talents, but with a ferocious temperament. It may have to do with the fact that he was orphaned as a small child, and was raised in a seminary, I think it was...I'm not sure....and that can sometimes make a person hell-bent on success in life. He was always an applied student and did very well academically. Fascinating man. GREAT tenor!