Don Carlo Duet - Cesare Siepi & Jerome Hines

The two great bassos
Cesare Siepi(Filipo II) and
Jerome Hines (Il Grande Inquisitore)
present a glorious rendition of this magnificient duet.

It's from a live Met broadcast of 1950. Hines was 29 and Siepi 27 !
Other cast members include Robert Merrill and the unparalleled Jussi Bjoerling.

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• Primobaritono
• Giuseppe
• Verdi
• Don
• Carlo
• Siepi
• Hines
• Opera
• basso

[redsox2213]

wow.....just wow. I woulda killed to see this production. Siepi AND Merrill, not to mention Jussi and Hines "rounding it out" Who was the Prima Diva. IF you say Tebaldi I'm going to cry haha

[primobaritono]

Unfortunately no. Della Rigal was Elisabetta I believe and Fedora Barbieri was Eboli.

There's another splendid Met Don Carlo from 1956 I believe with Hines as Phillip, Eleanor Steber, Richard Tucker and Ettore Bastianini.

[Ruffiello]

I heard Hines very late in his life singing exerpts from 'Boris" in Minneapolis, at the University of Minnesota. His voice was still beautiful. I can't imagine what it was like in his prime. Unfortunately, I was never able to hear the great Italian live. Is this from a recording that is still availalbe?

[primobaritono]

It is rather hard to come by ,but it is still available. Check Amazon , there are two private sellers offering it.

[primobaritono]

What is wrong with people ? Seriously , how can one rate this singing less than 4 stars ?!?!

[Belcore14]

I must agree that I prefer Siepi to Hines.

However, if I were to name a few of the best basses in the past century, then they'd be on the list. And luckily, there is room for both Hines and Siepi in the universe.

[hoffschauer]

@TheLeonapa

1) Siepi

2) Hines

3) Neri

4) Chrisroff

5) Ghiaurov

[MrVersiliese]

SIEPI , THE BEST IN THE WORLD !!!

Il più grande basso al mondo.

Irripetibile!!

[MisterPapageno]

Two titans! :) Wonderful!

[mlcollins10]

I took some lessons from Mr. Hines when he was in his seventies. He still had a voice like a house. He continued to study and learn to the end.

[A7madeus]

@primobaritono : also 1952 from the MET Tucker, Rigal, Barbieri, Silveri and the real surprise Hines as the king and the legendary HANS HOTTER as the inquisitor u can imagine this duetto between them

[hoppersgirl11]

RIP Siepi - a true great!

[UlubieniecLegata]

THEY ARE TOO GOOD. INCREDIBLE VOICES

[pursuahe]

Two Great , jump tipsy

[Operafiend22]

Both so young and already great...

[bodiloto]

@TheLeonapa : dal vivo

1) Ghiaurov

2)Christoff

3)Siepi

4)Neri

5)Giaiotti