Nicolai Ghiaurov sings "Vecchia zimarra"

Nicolai Ghiaurov sings "Vecchia zimarra" from Puccini's opera "La Bohème"

Nicolai Ghiaurov as Colline, Mirella Freni as Mimi, Luciano Pavarotti as Rodolfo

San Francisco Opera 1990

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Music

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• opera
• puccini
• la
• boheme
• mimi
• rodolfo
• colline
• nicolai
• ghiaurov
• mirella
• freni
• luciano
• pavarotti

[caribolas]

What's most difficult? Paint a masterpiece with a couple of strokes or with a thousand? The fact of being simple don't diminishes the work. Regard something based on its complexity is the most ordinary fallacy of all.

[studiocurty]

Ghiaurouv is my idol too :)

The most marvellous bass voice ever!

[AZMBaritone]

I surely don't match the caliber of this artist, but have a performance of this peace. Let me know what you think! Search: Anthony McCain sings opera. Thanks!

[bodiloto]

Dopo 36 anni di gloriosa carriera...senza parole.

[Emmanuel850514]

Nice!! I like it!!! Do you got the partiture??

[witness124]

Too fast...but, still magnificent. This was the first aria I learnt, but no one can compare to Ghiaurouv.

[Jabbadabbadopera]

Allegretto moderato e triste 1/4note=63. Since when does that equal a funeraltempo at 40 bpm as we are used to here it. Read the score! Puccinis intensions are clear. Colline is in a hurry. Mimi si DYING you know. So BillF; I dissagre with the rushed tempo. Listen to Toscaninis recording and we´ll all get a hickup of all the "rushed" tempi. Maestro Toscanini conducted the worldpremiere so he should very well know Puccinis intentions.

[BillF1967]

@DrFernandoBicudo Sadly, I must agree. I love Ghiaurov but this rushed tempo does seem to remove any emotion from the piece. Not to say that it should be some overwrought slowly paced dirge, but a couple of points of emphasis would seem to lend this piece a bit more emotional power. I don't pretend to know anything other than what I like so, there you have it.