David Daniels - Venti turbini - Rinaldo (Handel)

David Daniels singing "Venti turbini" from Handel's Rinaldo. Sorry for this ridiculous staging, but the singing is great.

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[HerrWarja]

Isn't Rinaldo suppost to be a knight and here his dressed like a ganster from the 30's. Well anyway, the music is there! :-)

[goldenthroat86]

I went to school with David and you could not meet a nicer guy. Yes, he has a normal speaking voice! A bit low for a Tenor actually...which he was at the time. His Tenor voice was nothing to write home about, but I had great respect for his intelligence and musicality. Occasionally, I would drag him into a practice room (Or at parties!) and he would sing SOPRANO arias. He would sing Verdi, Puccini, etc. He had a HUGE high C and sound the sopranos were jealous of! Look at him now!

[Elcore]

@eradesso Don't you mean 'the castration process *was said to have had* no impact'?

[oceanodefuego1]

¡Qué horrible! Posee unos sonidos tan estridentes y tan débiles. La coloratura es espantosa. La maestra Podles y la maestra Horne en verdad la cantan con mayor potencia; esto sólo le va a una contralto o una mezzosoprano.

[Nicrossmen]

@maxtanz ma dai!!! non è vero...

[doggygenesis]

AWSOM FALSETTO IN THE BEGINNING!!! :D

[maxtanz]

"stonato come una campana"

[zanderlink57]

WONDERFUL

[eradesso]

Yes you said it, "written". There is no real recorded evidence and surely if I were to write a treaty about myself I'd hardly underline my shortcomings, wouldn't you?

When you say "castrati had even voices" etc, just how do you know it? were you there to hear Farinelli? Nope. So you should say "they are said to have had" not "they had"

Besides, the castration process has no impact whatsoever on intonation and breath support.

[DaOperaBuff]

@eradesso It's not all speculation. There is much written about them, their vocal qualities, and their vocal abilities - from good sources (often, themselves, since some castrati wrote treatises). Castrati had even voices (top to bottom), often large ranges (vocal development in limbo, basically), unmatched breath support, perfect pitch/innotation, and exceptional flexibility. They are the root of Bel Canto. Not having an even voice back then meant you were done as a singer.