Rigoletto Contest - Paolo Gavanelli -1994

A year ago when I was doing the soprano and tenor contests, I was asked to do some contests to show off the lower voices. I never got to it, until now. My first idea was to create a contest for the baritone aria in I Puritani. However, I finally deceived on Rigoletto, and the aria, Povero rigoletto ....cortigiani, vil razza dannata. I have always thought this was a heart wrenching piece, that shows a spectrum of the baritone color. We have 20 baritones here, to score use a 1-5 for both singing and characterization.

Peter Glossop - 1971
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYmlqV2JzaQ

Renato Bruson - 1990
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov0vMuHa4vA

Lucio Gallo - 2001
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcn8ShyOdWA

Ingvar Wixell - 1988
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99J_nApx10A

Louis Quilico - 1981
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMeoOPn2rt4

John Rawnsley - 1988
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5mnx8vAylc

Carlos Álvarez - 2004
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l07ctEjXLEo

Garbis Boyagian - 1981
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJnXqLGttwU

Roberto Frontali - 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRByxhdkVZc

Roberto Servile - 2000
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQOHqGDyPUk

Chen Ye Yuan - 2004
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWHRKLlyH2Q

Justino Diaz - 1997
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIZwLF1GdkE

Cornell MacNeil - 1977
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9wUUUM1PfY

Rolando Panerai - 1969
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62OSSNZsgLw

Leo Nucci - 2006
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CPX0Mm8rro

Paolo Gavanelli -1994
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI1XXP_KgBw

Mario Sereni -1980
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNJiNJh8SCQ

Leo Nucci -1983
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0BnmbM6niE

Piero Cappuccilli - 1981
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osEjUbPwhQ0

Aldo Protti - 1961
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19b2Ll4B_Bs

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Music

Tags:

• opera
• verdi

[90lysander]

I heard him do this just the other evening! What a wonderful performer, and a great voice, too. 5/4

[Scarpia90]

Incredibile!!!!! senza parole!!!!! la tradizione di canto lirico ancora vive!!!!!!

[chuckdontgiveaphuck]

this guy is really underated. I find his voice to be very commanding. quite the bartione!

1. Milnes

2. MAcneil

3. LW

4. Gavanelli

5. Nucci