PERLE NERE Heppner crack and Domingo fix (Samson et Dalila, Paris 2011)

A drastic example of how audiences are fooled. In the original performance of Saint-Saens Samson et Dalila, Ben Heppner cracked badly. When rebroadcasting it, France Musique replaced the cracked note by a clean one sung by Domingo - of course without telling about it. Absolutely boo-worthy...

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• Perle nere
• heppner
• domingo
• beczala
• saint saens
• villazon
• samson et dalila
• tenor
• crack
• high note
• high c
• fix
• france musique
• salle pleyel
• broadcast

[signorinissimo]

Boo Heppner, Even without the crack he is terrible

[aaronsande]

You know, their voices are kinda similar. It was a nice try. But Heppner WISHES he sounded that good on the high notes, LOLZ

[xkyousukex]

UGHHH. No. It's like... I mean... Placido used as an AID BAND!?!?!?! GOD IN HEAVEN that is an INSULT!!! Even the change is obvious!!!!!! This made me angry beyond limits.

[jackroks]

I don't think there's anything with laughing about it. It's happened to me in performance before and I laughed then, as did everyone else on stage! It's not a bitchy thing, it just sounds amusing. It's true, it can happen to anyone and it happens to the Domingos of this world so I'm certainly not ashamed when it happens to me!

[Historicaltenors]

Afro Poli do not mind the idiots who accept cracking as normal. It is not. In Paris, in the older time, the audience in Paris who have booed him after that crack instead of applauding him like cretins they are. In Marseille in the older time, he would have been pelted with vegetables. If he was sick, he should not have sung. Heppner as Tristan was also a monster cracker as Tristan. Boo Heppner.

[cevicentevideos]

And for the record, Placido has cracked EXACTLY at the same spot in a performance at the met that was being televised live. I was there. I saw it. They also fixed that one when they released the DVD. Do I think less of that AMAZING singer and musician? NO!!!

[cevicentevideos]

It is asinine to think that opera singers don't crack. Everybody does, and you students and frustrated voice teachers who think you can criticize any of the people who are onstage of the great opera houses in the world today as idiots. If you think they suck, just imagine what they would think if they heard you!!!!

[Spudboy41]

lol bouhhh FM !

[MrPedrogranados]

La voz la emiten las cuerdas vocales gracias al aire pasa por ellas, hasta aqui esta claro??ok..en cualquier momento de nuestro dia a dia pasan muchas cosas ademas de aire, saliva, moco, y hasta trocitos de comida ingerida con anterioridad, el cuerpo es caprichoso y hace lo hace cuando le da la gana y no podemos hacer nada por remediarlo, en todo momento de la actuación los cantantes estamos en un hilo peligroso de que cualquier cosa asi nos pase y estropea la actuacion. a mi me ha pasado.

[acitipo]

Pero que cojudos, como se ve que no saben de canto, basta que un "moco" se pase por alli y estamos perdidos!!!

[violetavalery]

I don't think it's fair to laugh at a singer's cracking a high note. It happens to good singers, it's no big deal, anyone can have an accident caused by a phlegm. I think it's infantile to be laughing or even posting a youtube link on a profesional singer's accident. Deep down it conceals some kind of envy for opera singers, so you're looking for the mistake that makes that person flawed.