Paul Plishka - Don Carlo CONTEST- Ella giammai m'amò

Finally it is here! The Don Carlo contest! Everyone was asking for this one, and it a fun one to put together. There are a lot of basses here! So take your time and give them all a chance. Again we will use a 1-5 rating for singing and characterization. These are the singers and dates of performances:


FEODOR CHALIAPIN 1910
ALEXANDER KIPNIS 1923
TANCREDI PASERO 1938
MARK REIZEN 1948
BORIS CHRISTOFF 1950
JEROME HINES 1961
EZIO FLAGELLO 1968
NICOLA ROSSI LEMENI 1970
EUGENY NESTERENKO 1978
PAUL PLISHKA 1981
ROBERT LLOYD 1982
BONALDO GIAIOTTI 1985
CESARE SIEPI 1985
FERRUCCIO FURLANETTO 1986
JOSE VAN DAM 1992
NICOLAI GHIAUROV 1996
ROBERTO SCANDIUZZI 2001
RUGGERO RAIMONDI 2001
RENE' PAPE 2006
CARLO COLOMBARA 2008
JAMES MORRIS 2009

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Paul
• Plishka
• Ella
• giamai
• m'amo
• Don
• Carlo

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A true Verdian bass-baritone. His singing and acting makes you believe he is Phillip II. Still the man, rather, "da bass" is Cesare Siepi for this wonderful aria.