Leonard Warren & Mario Del Monaco - Oh! Mostruosa colpa...si pel ciel - Otello - Verdi - LIVE!

Leonard Warren (April 21, 1911 - March 4, 1960) & Mario Del Monaco (July 27, 1915 - October 16, 1982). INCREDIBLE! Sorry for the little bit of skipping noise in the end. I figured it is better to hear this even with a bit of that than not at all.

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[xLaughingManX]

I agree with Cafiero on that for sure. Giacomini at times give off a very odd sound that doesn't sound natural. Kaufmann does that as well. Perhaps it's just how his voice functions but it just sounds weird. For a dark tenor sound that is natural i'd say Vinay for sure would be a great example. Beautiful voice imo. And Cafiero in your opinion who had the bigger voice Del Monaco or Corelli? Also, as always for everyone, Ruffo and Caruso, Si Pel Ciel, end of discussion :P

[MrCafiero]

@xLaughingManX I think Del Monaco was bigger for sure. Corelli was more of a spinto and Del Monaco a true dramatic. And YES, RUFFO/CARUSO!!!

[Maripudelmonaco]

EL MEJOR OTELLO DE LA HISTORIA !!! LEONARD WARREN, UN GRANDÍSIMO IAGO, !!!

[sugarbist]

@halavey Be My Love.The best thing I can say is all3sound terrible&I'm a big Del Monaco fan.I think there is a huge advantage when an artist sings in his native tongue.It might have helped Mc Cormack mentally by changing his name to Foli, but I don't think he fooled anybody.I'm not disputing that there might have been prejudice against non-italian singers, but if one is good enough, it does surface as Tucker was very successful in Italy&elsewhere as well asBjorling,,Wunderlich,Jan Keipura. Enjoy

[sugarbist]

A name ending in a vowel does not make you the greatest ever. I'm Italian and I enjoy Warren's voice more than Ruffo's.Perhaps Warren's voice does sound very Italian to me, besides the other attributes he is gifted with.When comparing 2 voices as formidable as these, it really doesn't make a difference whose was larger.Perhaps it wasn't prejudice against non italians but merely the fact that many operas were composed&sung by Italians.Have you ever heard Del Monaco Carreras or Domingo sing. cont

[Babywinona]

MARIO DEL MONACO HA SIDO, ES Y SERA EL MEJOR OTELLO DESDE QUE VERDI COMPUSO ESTA MARAVILLOSA OPERA.-

[legatofancier]

Tremendous collaboration between Del Monaco & Warren. According to the Warren biography, they were great pals. Honestly, I've never really cared for most of Warren's commercial recordings. However, I can better understand his reputation in live recordings like this one. Together, Del Monaco & Warren not only exhibit great power, but a remarkable sense of ease. That's all the more remarkable when you consider the intensity of the performance as well as the music itself. Very impressive!

[legatofancier]

@xLaughingManX - In a Live At the Met broadcast intermission feature back in the '80's, Vinay and Licia Albanese were being interviewed. Vinay said that he thought that he was always a baritone. Licia Albanese, politely demured saying that he had "beautiful high notes." Go figure, huh?

[MrCafiero]

@iamsingin Regardless of what you find beautiful, functionally Giacomini had a depressed larynx and a thick sound much of the time. Del Monaco did not have that. He had much better vowel clarity and ease.

[MrCafiero]

@iamsingin Who?