Mattia Battistini -Si può? - I Pagliacci - Leoncavallo

Mattia Battistini, (27 February 1856 7 November 1928)was born in Rome. He studied voice with Persechini was was also the voice teacher of Titta Ruffo and Giuseppe di Luca. Many consider his baritone the most beautiful in history. He had great register balance and coordination. Listen to how clear the vowels are even in the passaggio and top as he "covers". Amazing.

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[hobo1975]

i just hate vocal classification full stop.great singers are not limited by fach,only the mediocre singer needs a classification.

[MrCafiero]

@hobo1975 I agree. And most great singers are more than one fach.

[meltzerboy]

What clear, well-focused singing this is, performed by a true master! Battistini is a legendary baritone from the age of Patti. His technique is astonishing, his tone tenor-like and slightly nasal but full of character, and his interpretations idiosyncratic but compelling. As Steane points out, Battistini was grounded in the finest bel canto technique, which enabled him to alter the line for dramatic purposes. My feeling is he is showing off, but with a voice like that we can hardly blame him.

[Kenshin22able]

if we have a baritone like Batistini in nowdays the famous tenors should announce him king of opera

[hobo1975]

@Lichtwolf86 you must be deaf.

[martpast1]

@Lichtwolf86 because its old recording. but still its clear. they were paid very well in old times. real kings gave them real precious stones as gifts and gold things. not for bad singing. tell me better have u ever heard sound of Stradivari's or Amato's violin? because it costs 1000 000 dollar sometimes and not because its old piece of wood.

[martpast1]

@Lichtwolf86 now--modern singers in opera normally pronounce so badly that almost no words are there. not Pavarotti or Domingo but average singers. and high notes are going to kill them. this man was the king of all baritones of the world till Titta Ruffo came. and in his young years there were basses with coloratura technique. they could make trell , stacatto so on like coloratura soprano now. he sings beautifully. easily and in romantic style some places. also--u should imagine real voice

[martpast1]

@Lichtwolf86 u r totally wrong. i guess that u r not native Italian speaker. and i guess that Italians would say :he pronounces as old Italian people, 150 years ago. and there is not one Italian pronunciation . like in Germany--as well. Hitler speaks not as Germans now he is also Austrian , not German . why he speaks like he wants to kill u with his voice? --because in Germany until 1933 in schools was taught hard attack in pronunciation-ask old German teachers.

[MrCafiero]

@Lichtwolf86 ROFL! That is just a testament to how horrible the vocal education system has become now days. They no nothing about great singing and voice training and instead corrupt young talent into believing nonsense. Battistini was regarded as the KING of baritones. World wide. He is one of the voices that the greatest conductors and singers in history discuss as legendary. He is one of the FOUNDERS of operatic singing. You need to get a clue