ROCKWELL BLAKE - aria from Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Rockwell Blake rehearses with Maestro Evelino Pido the aria "Cessa di più resistere" from Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia on an Italian television program

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[rosetheatre]

I cannot believe what I am reading! People....do you not understand that when we leave this earth, our stupid comments will not matter..? Rockwell is amazing and Juan Diego is very good also. THE END! Enjoy and wath adn listen. If you don't like the video...don't watch. There are many others. The long and short is... who has ever achieved Rockwell's acomplishments? Just enjoy

[belcantomania]

il più grande rossiniano dopo i primi interpreti delle opere rossiniane.

[tenordramaticitm2]

Great Maestro R.B!

[Tristiano]

Yes thats quite accurate. It's all legato articulation and all the notes are very very clear. All this good singing very satisfying to hear.. And contrary to many people who believe the h's and aspirations are an improvement in the coloratura repetoire.

[cuckthefardinals]

Hmm yes ok... So how is legato articulation different than just singing these melismas as legato, because there certainly is a degree of separation here, although I do certainly agree its not like JDF of Araiza... Do you have a vague idea of how this is approached? I am going to ask my teacher about this as well, because my goal is to sing melismas in the way Rocky does. It is far and away the most accurate and I love it :-)..

[bjorlingopera]

He is actually singing with legato articulation, it's just that the notes are very, very clear. An aspirated articulation would be "ha ha ha ha," - more like Florez or Araiza - but notice he doesn't insert the h's before each note. The legato, connected articulation Rocky performs is much more difficult to execute, while actually the "ha ha" aspirated approach is easier, although not as vocally healthy because it disrupts the constant air flow. Rocky keeps his voice efficiently connected.

[Honken]

Couldn't agree more! :)

[cuckthefardinals]

It is quite an amazing feat, and Blake deserves his title of most technically accurate singer around. Also listen to Cecilia Bartoli for a similar use of aspiration.

[cuckthefardinals]

He is aspirating these melismas, which is considered to be the most accurate interpretation of this music. While many great singers may sing this music with a more legato coloratura, this aspirating is the way the true bel canto singers do it. And it is much more difficult!!! Trust me, I am a very young studying bel canto tenor who learned Ecco ridente a while back with legato melismas, and now my teacher is working on this aspirating with me. It is this singing in which you hear EVERY note!!

[armidalicorne]

Estoy totalmente de acuerdo contigo !! El mas grande rossiniano despues de los primeros interpretes para los cuales Rossini escribio sus obras . Por ejemplo el tenor Gianni DAVIDE. Blake canta muchisimas veces la partitura escrita por Rossini para DAVIDE.

Gracias por reconocer el inmenso merito de R. Blake

[armidalicorne]

Ah !! Fabian ! suerte que confirmas lo dicho !! Ya puedes re-morirte de risa !! Te das cuenta de lo que tiene una que leer en estos lares !! jPor favor no se si la persona que ha escrito de que el Maestro es muy debil, conoce alguna cosilla sobre la lirica..

[fabiantenor]

Me RE-MUERO de la risa armida!!! Blake es Tristan al lado de Juan Diego, sin restarle su merito, pero al Cesar lo que es del Cesar!!!