Rodrigo's Aria - Dmitri Hvorostovsky
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Did Hvorostovsky win Cardiff Singer of World Competition in '89? With this performance I would think he earned it.
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Let me just say that I love Bryn Terfel, but this is just out of this WORLD! Man, the year of the baritiones, eh? I can believe it!
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Does anybody know what note (including octave) is sung at 2:46?
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how well did he sing the lieder part of the competition in cardiff ? Does anybody know ?
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Flanders is a province within the area where Holland is today.
Hvorostovsky' voice is sheer velvet and his breath control the wonder of every critic in the world. I have seen him many times on the stage but in particular I saw him in Vienna singing this role in a great production about 8 years ago and even though he sang this aria lying all crumpled up on the floor the breath control was still amazing. Miraculous.
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Who is Flanders?
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Rodrigo is as tough as nails. No one can play him like Dimitri! Bravo!
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My mistake. Bryn won the Lieder singer price and Dmitri won the overall best singer price in the 89 Cardiff Singers of the World
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Actually, Bryn Terfel won it that year over Dimitri. That was probably the greatest showdown in the history of any singing competition.
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"one of the best" get a grip of yourself. This is the world's greatest baritone since De Luca who died in 1950. Please let me know who you think is better for me to enjoy.
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Can hardly believe it's now nearly 20 years since he won that competition. Heard him recently in this very role and was moved to tears. It is good to see how he has continued to develop both vocally and artistically. His acting is a lot better too. A really wonderful artist.
superb!!, he should have an oxigen bottle near by, just in case!!, lol, I think he was more expresive then.
cantanteporsiempre 5 years ago 3
I think I might have to agree with you about him being more expressive.
hymnforlorca 5 years ago