(3) Andrea Chénier (English subtitles) - February 5, 1966 - Corelli, Tebaldi, Colzani

"Colpito qui m'avete...Un di all'azzurro spazio"

(Giordano: Andrea Chénier) Metropolitan Opera, Feb. 5, 1966.

English translation by Bill Parker.

Andrea Chénier............... Franco Corelli
Maddalena di Coigny....... Renata Tebaldi
Carlo Gérard................... Anselmo Colzani
La mulatta Bersi.............. Nedda Casei
La contessa di Coigny..... Gladys Kriese
La vecchia Madelon......... Mignon Dunn
Roucher.......................... William Walker
Fléville............................ Gene Boucher
Fouquier-Tinville.............. Norman Scott
Mathieu........................... Raymond Michalski
L'Incredibile..................... Andrea Velis
L'abate............................ Gabor Carelli
Majordomo...................... Lloyd Strang
Schmidt.......................... Louis Sgarro
Dumas............................ Russell Christopher
maestro direttore............. Lamberto Gardelli
maestro del coro.............. Kurt Adler

Andrea Chénier playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFCB6646516158F0C

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• Tebaldi
• Anselmo
• Colzani
• Andrea
• Chénier
• Metropolitan
• Opera
• 1966

[LordMgls]

It seems to me something didn't quite run well with that improvviso's tempo, lol ;-)

[racheleleeba]

@LordMgls I'm just an opera fan with no expertise so it sounded fine to me, but I'd love to know where the tempo went wrong. :)

[SuperLuckydream]

Thank you, dear Roberta, for this joy and delight .

[BazzasBest]

The most visceral singing imaginable. Thrilling! Translation much appreciated too.

[BazzasBest]

The roar of the audience - they're on their feet - and so am I

[federic017]

Forse il miglior chenier della storia...saluti

[Glenmed]

I'm on my feet. Whatever Franco sings I'm on my feet. Bravo!

[LordMgls]

@racheleleeba LOL, I'm not an expert either and I might be wrong, (I see someone put thumbs down here - it wasn't me) 4:45 ? Or probably he is just singing as a metronome - which isn't usually very nice to be heard. Probably he was trying to do one of those very-Corelli high notes and the maestro didn't give him the time to sustain it...? :-P

[aaronsande]

Would you believe, I used to disdain this aria. The whole opera thereby. For about 10 years of my opera-appreciating life! Unbelievable, I know. Until you realize one simple fact: the only version I had ever heard of this aria was Carrerras, post-cancer.

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Marvelous singing here, of course!

[VinylToVideo]

Oh wonderful, Met titles.