O muto asil with Giacomo Lauri-Volpi. LIVE + STUDIO RECORDINGS

Live recordind of Arnoldo's terrific aria.

- Arnoldo: Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
- Conductor: Ernesto Panizza
- Orchestra: Teatro Alla Scala
- Year: 1930

And a rarity: alternative ending in a studio recording from 1933.

I hope you like it. :)

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[pippomelodrammatico]

could somebody answer? where does the second "o muto asil" come from? thank you very much!!!

[TrovadorManrique]

It comes from the german film La Canzone del Sole, by Max Neufeld. I have extracted the sound directly from the film. As far as I known, there's no complete recording of the aria, only the fragment I uploaded.

[Agorante]

I take my life in my hands to assert that this version makes Pavarotti's sound like chopped liver.

BTW I have many Tell postings on YouTube. Lauri Volpi in the early thirties is unsurpassed before or since. His voice is more refined than Esclais or Fillipeschi and more brilliant than Merritt or Bonisoli's.

[stefakamelpash]

This is an extraordinary document, for a series of reasons. First, it shows what may possibly be the greatest tenor voice of all time at the peak of its glory, and secondly it is a great insight into the performance traditions and the stylistic and musical practices of the period. The conductor would have had to have a similar understanding of the musical traditions in order to follow him. The fact that he does so speaks to the authenciticy of the musical style of the time. Billiant document!

[TheVerdiBaritone]

I sang twice with Merritt in his prime. His singing was sheer perfection! His voice was not so brilliant as Lauri-Volpi but it was much more supple and gracefully (not strenuously) produced.

[MariaCallasLegend]

do you have the corriam?Volpi is amazing Verdi Tenor!!

[lirica2011]

Fantastico!!!!

[Liu666able]

@banmadabon Is "por favore "the only phrase you can say in Italian?

Add another one:"vai a fare in culo"!!!

Assholes like you  are the ones useless and stupid.

[banmadabon]

@Liu666able

Per favore...Please obliterate your ears, they are useless....

[kablue79]

Forse la voce piu' commovente di sempre. Tecnica stellante. Difficile stilare classifiche dove si parla di Bello, ma e' nel mio gotha fatto di Corelli, Di Stefano, Bergonzi, Thill....

[sincrotto]

Siamo tutti ignoranti, tuttavia se paragoniamo la zona acuta dei grandi cantanti del periodo anni 20-30 osserveremo che si somigliano. Nel senso che dopo una certa nota, diciamo il fa, la voce acquista una risonanza particolarissima che altri cantanti pure dotati non hanno. Questa è la stessa tecnica di Fleta, Cortis etc. che permette queste voci mirabolanti. Avremmo dovuto conservare la sapienza antica e invece... almeno ci restano queste grandissime incisioni!

[Liu666able]

All he does is wait to shout the high notes,everything else has no importance:the phrasing,the delivery of the text...nothing

[AfroPoli]

@XP11XP And sometimes he did not sing at all in ensemble scenes in order to save his voice... He certainly had a lot of trouble with Arnoldo. That role was not for him.

[alleviso2]

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