Jonas Kaufmann - Cielo e mar

Ponchielli: La Gioconda
Marco Armiliato - 16.8.2011 live in der Waldbühne Berlin

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• Jonas Kaufmann
• La Gioconda
• Cielo e mar
• Ponchielli
• Marco Armiliato

[SusieQ4FOO]

Wish I could buy this performance on DVD.

[vladupe]

Nowadays they use microphones even in the opera houses,little known fact from the kitchen.

[hightenor123]

@Labienus Thats really what gets me going. I attend the met quite a bit, and when I see him, or Diana Damrau, or Furlanetto, I realize how much we need great musical personalities who can really sing. They can just make an entire night

[Labienus]

@hightenor123 Try the well considered review in today's NYT about his Met recital (can' t post address here)

Certainly many great opera singers have not been great recitalists

But the pts.about his vocal production are valid

Also his sudden prominence speaks to the lack of stars which despite or in spite of regie theater is what really draws people to opera

[hightenor123]

@Labienus Oh I understand you now. I agree that he singing is not Italian, but I don't really mind that. He cannot replace the true Italianate sounds, but there are so few people singing in that style. Calleja is excellent live, I will say. He has only sung Meistersinger in concert, but I've heard the aria and its pretty great. I have heard Botha live, and I've rarely heard an easier technique. It was in Gurrelieder which is devilishly difficult. Sorry about the hyperbole, I love thisstuff

[Labienus]

@hightenor123 But you're not disagreeing ! My pt was that he can't be everything all at once-I think his voice as I said is more at home in the lighter Wagner-for now? With the dark sound he has Siegmund may be right-strangely did he ever sing Meister?I think the best Walter right now is Botha-and other roles-because he's big etc. not appreciated but vocally wow

This hyberbole turns people off no legend-yet-we'll see -he has a lot going for him-but in spinto Italian roles he'll never be one

[hightenor123]

@Labienus I disagree, I saw Jonas sing siegmund live at the met, and based on what I heard, the past is happening now. He is a living legend.

[hightenor123]

@vladupe Yes, your right, it would be impressive if he could sing to 100,000 people outdoors without a mircophone, I have heard him live in an opera house, and it was unbelievable.

[guilhem32]

"Via dupe", are you a singer ??? I guess not (or maybe you are one of those jealous people who are always saying "this technic could be better" or "Older singers were the best" or "this high C was a little bit "ingolata"). Don't be stupid, the color of the voice, the way to conduct and to serve the the music scores are as important as the power of the voice ! Moreover, nobody can be heard by that kind of audience without any microphone !!! Pfffffffffff ("sighs").

[vladupe]

anybody can sing with microphone.