Bastianini & Warren Largo al Factotum Sing-Off
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When it comes to diction and cpaturing the essence of the character, in this case Figaro, Bastianini is for my money better. However when it comes to voice projection and intonation(Bastianini sometimes pushes for me) Warren, poccessor of one of the most beautiful and biggest baritone voices, wins, though in regards to Warren I think Si Puo and Cortigiani shows off/suits his voice more. I can't decide which I prefer, they both did very well with such a difficult aria.
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Bastianini :) fantastico
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Warren had the better high notes, but Bastianini is the more creative and artistic singer in my opinion.
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sometimes artistic directors have to. Who would you try to secure first for a season of Verdi/Rossini/Bizet performances if you were in charge?Bastanini or Warren?
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I do not get your comments--"diction and sound" are all personal? BS! In the final analysis, singing, like all music is about sound---I do not care if one violinist can play the scales or hit difficult notes or combinations better than another--the test is: what does the musician do with the music to move and entertain the audience?
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How tragic it is that both these great talents died young, in their forties.
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this is true, most of the larger voiced males tend to be baritones and basses (dramatic tenors, especially vocal giants like Corelli are extremely rare). the baritone also tends to have a richer sound, and it is this quality that I love about Warren, despite him not sounding quite as "polished" as Merrill or certainly Milnes. It's easy to see how one who is into "pure" voices wouldn't find him appealing.
PS: ironically enough, most of the bigger voiced women tend to have higher voices
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I know how Warren passed away, but I seee by the dates that Bastianini passed too soon, also. What happened to him? What a loss, in both cases.
FlyingTiger5 3 years ago
Bastianini had cancer which developed while he was still an active performer. Most sources say that there was a tumor in his throat, but some insist that he had a brain tumor. Either way it affected his singing and he was booed for example at the Met as Scarpia. He didn't make his condition public so nobody knew about it till after he passed away. Truly tragic.
primobaritono 3 years ago