Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson (1918-2005) and American tenor Richard Tucker (1913-1975) sing an exceptionally powerful version of the duet, Teco io sto, from Verdi's opera, Un Ballo in Maschera.
@gaytenor I heard Pavarotti at the Met in 1997 with Deborah Voigt. I thought it was quite fine, though I don't know if it was miked. He did lose some steam by the end of the opera, but then he was over 60 at the time....
Why would anyone design an opera house where you can't have a full repertoire of singers? Didn't anyone ask themselves why opera houses in Europe were built up to a certain size?
Many singers starting several years ago where amplified at many big houses to make up for lack of voice power. This is an outrage! If they cannot fill a big house and are eclipsed by the orchestra and other singers even when they tone it down then they don't belong in opera period. Singers who where small voiced like Bocelli should have been amplified in Detroit but he wasn't so he was barely heard in the back of the house. JB Sang Radames in The big ChgoHouse but was not stentorian enough
@ThePavafan: Who are you kidding! Its fine to like Pavarotti he had a great lyric tenor voice but big it never was! You should read the review of La Gioconda on Decca written by Conrad L. Osborne back in the day. The Pavarotti voice was not big really and his Radames at the Met was a fiasco!
Corelli never ever attempted to sing the role but we have the duet. So many lyric's did like Bjorling, Bergonzi, Gigli and in 1946 when his voice was lighter Del Monaco did it and very well. Tagliavini recorded it complete. Great role for tenor's and in 1973 Tucker did it again, a brdcst with Cruiz Romo and a very good high C . Back in 1955 he sang it with Zinka. In 1970 he sang the duet with Arroyo in concert and many others, SF and it was taped in house on cassette and is on you tube.
That Nilsson. Jose C. Tosca in 1974 included a very young Sam Ramey!!! Sills was supposed to sing (not tosca) but had to have an operation so they came up with this Tosca with Jose and Nilsson !! Wow it was great and she lay on her back and sang Vissi! He sounded somewhat like a young Di Stefano and was a great favorite of us all at that time.
In 1974 I heard Tosca with Nilsson and Jose C. in Los Angeles and Jose was able to be heard with her and she did not up stage him or try to drown him out. This was a great performance for both of them and an unusual pairing of a young lyric and an older dramatic soprano. If the tenor had point he could be heard but today they would just amplify the singer not like back then.
@CotaDangelo yes I agree with you completely. I heard Tucker from 1961 till actually 3 mos before he died on Jan. 8th 1975 and it was a big rich Spinto tenor. I cannot compare him to Pav. or Bjorling as they had basic lyric or lyric spinto voices like Bergonzi and Gigli. I compare him to Corelli or Domingo. Personal insults that some people throw on line at each other are a waste of time. When they insult they lose the argument quickly. I also heard Bjorling Bergonzi, Del Monaco and Corelli
Bravi!
Dymension 2 months ago
@gaytenor I heard Pavarotti at the Met in 1997 with Deborah Voigt. I thought it was quite fine, though I don't know if it was miked. He did lose some steam by the end of the opera, but then he was over 60 at the time....
Dymension 2 months ago
Why would anyone design an opera house where you can't have a full repertoire of singers? Didn't anyone ask themselves why opera houses in Europe were built up to a certain size?
poolification 3 months ago
spectacular !
sprinter848 4 months ago
Many singers starting several years ago where amplified at many big houses to make up for lack of voice power. This is an outrage! If they cannot fill a big house and are eclipsed by the orchestra and other singers even when they tone it down then they don't belong in opera period. Singers who where small voiced like Bocelli should have been amplified in Detroit but he wasn't so he was barely heard in the back of the house. JB Sang Radames in The big ChgoHouse but was not stentorian enough
SHICOFF1 4 months ago
@ThePavafan: Who are you kidding! Its fine to like Pavarotti he had a great lyric tenor voice but big it never was! You should read the review of La Gioconda on Decca written by Conrad L. Osborne back in the day. The Pavarotti voice was not big really and his Radames at the Met was a fiasco!
gaytenor 4 months ago
Corelli never ever attempted to sing the role but we have the duet. So many lyric's did like Bjorling, Bergonzi, Gigli and in 1946 when his voice was lighter Del Monaco did it and very well. Tagliavini recorded it complete. Great role for tenor's and in 1973 Tucker did it again, a brdcst with Cruiz Romo and a very good high C . Back in 1955 he sang it with Zinka. In 1970 he sang the duet with Arroyo in concert and many others, SF and it was taped in house on cassette and is on you tube.
SHICOFF1 4 months ago
That Nilsson. Jose C. Tosca in 1974 included a very young Sam Ramey!!! Sills was supposed to sing (not tosca) but had to have an operation so they came up with this Tosca with Jose and Nilsson !! Wow it was great and she lay on her back and sang Vissi! He sounded somewhat like a young Di Stefano and was a great favorite of us all at that time.
SHICOFF1 4 months ago
In 1974 I heard Tosca with Nilsson and Jose C. in Los Angeles and Jose was able to be heard with her and she did not up stage him or try to drown him out. This was a great performance for both of them and an unusual pairing of a young lyric and an older dramatic soprano. If the tenor had point he could be heard but today they would just amplify the singer not like back then.
SHICOFF1 4 months ago
@CotaDangelo yes I agree with you completely. I heard Tucker from 1961 till actually 3 mos before he died on Jan. 8th 1975 and it was a big rich Spinto tenor. I cannot compare him to Pav. or Bjorling as they had basic lyric or lyric spinto voices like Bergonzi and Gigli. I compare him to Corelli or Domingo. Personal insults that some people throw on line at each other are a waste of time. When they insult they lose the argument quickly. I also heard Bjorling Bergonzi, Del Monaco and Corelli
SHICOFF1 4 months ago