Luciano Pavarotti Parmi veder le lagrima Rigoletto

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[appeace1]

good heavens--my kinda man!

[appeace1]

Absolutely! I believe a big mistake people make is thinking there will ever be another Pava and "waiting", "comparing" all others to him instead of enjoying all the blessings of talent there are. Tho Pava owns my heart, I do enjoy listening to Brownlee, Victorio, Florez and others. You are so blessed to be close enough to attend the Met and see such talent live! Living in a rural area which has no Opera house is my life's regret at never being able to see Pava or any of the great talent live.

[jewelmarkess]

@appeace1 I agree vocally this version is better. I do like Domingo but as a tenor. To me preferring one singer doesn't mean we can't enjoy others, especially those we can experience live. For example, last night I was at the Met listening to Nabucco and it was great. There is a young Korean tenor Yonghoon Lee - I heard him first last year in Don Carlo, and last night too, he is very impressive even though the tenor's role in Nabucco is not that prominent. Check out Fabiano too - promising.

[appeace1]

@jewelmarkess Thank you for the info but my heart belongs to Pava, and tho, I enjoyed the Domingo version (I think Victorio is going to be a world class tenor!), I really prefer this Rigoletto version w/Pava! No one has, or ever will have again in my humble opinion, this voice from God.

[jewelmarkess]

@appeace1 Yes, this was funny in this film with Domingo. BTW -- this movie with Domingo is available on the PBS website in its entirety, as a single video not in clips (in case you are interested, I know you've seen it but...) together with a quick tour of Mantua in the beginning as shown on tv.

[appeace1]

@jewelmarkess Yes, he was booed for cracking the high "C" in Don Carlos, so can you imagine the boos if he had tried the "D" live and cracked--which would have been more likely? I can't fathom living under the pressure of fans and critics expecting a perfect performance every time he walked on stage! Perhaps that is a factor in his personal life being such a mess.

The "new" film of Rigoletto with Domingo is recorded "live" and there are instances of coughing and dropping props in the background!

[jewelmarkess]

@appeace1 I think he was booed at La Scala once. But then many a great singer was booed at La Scala at one time or another...

[appeace1]

@sopranosd Pava was never very good at lip synching-too obvious-wrong technique, but I feel he did an admirable job here since he was actually "marking", therefore, technique is correct as if he were actually full out singing. I, personally could not imagine the stress of having billions of people watching my every move--expecting a perfect performance every time and they just wait to "pick apart" anything not perfect! If one knows the voice is not answering well the temptation is to lip synch.

[appeace1]

@sopranosd Folks--back in the day this was filmed the singers did "messo" or mark to a backup trac in order to get the phrasing and breathing down, but the actual singing on the film is done in the recording studio. Back then if the singing were to be recorded live, one would hear all the breathing of the crew, actors, and any external noises, ie, cars passing, planes going overhead, etc. That is why we get to hear the high D as Pava never used it live, Can you imagine the boos if he cracked?

[tat6368]

You are absolutely right! And what a D! Oh my god ...