The difficulty with him is, that in some cases, it's quite bad, as here, and in other cases, it is amazing, like the Turiddu from 1943 found here on youtube, or the Des Grieux. I suppose that he was quite inconsistent, and, I suppose too, that the recordings don't get the truth of his voice. I think, according to his singing technique, that he had a quite ringing sound. In a lot of cases, the recordings of this time just filter the uppertones out, and the voice sounds dull...
@AfroPoli: I think your description reduces too much the truth. Hans Hopf had definitively an interesting voice and a good technique. He would'nt have sung Tristan in his late career with Kleiber if not being good.
Super!! Ich hatte das Glück lange bei ihm lernen zu dürfen.
vocede 5 months ago
wird zum Schluss etwas heiser wg. falscher Technik.
GERMANYFrankie 1 year ago
The difficulty with him is, that in some cases, it's quite bad, as here, and in other cases, it is amazing, like the Turiddu from 1943 found here on youtube, or the Des Grieux. I suppose that he was quite inconsistent, and, I suppose too, that the recordings don't get the truth of his voice. I think, according to his singing technique, that he had a quite ringing sound. In a lot of cases, the recordings of this time just filter the uppertones out, and the voice sounds dull...
FanOfTenors 1 year ago
@AfroPoli: I think your description reduces too much the truth. Hans Hopf had definitively an interesting voice and a good technique. He would'nt have sung Tristan in his late career with Kleiber if not being good.
FanOfTenors 1 year ago
Cucina tedesca: knoedel e ragù.
AfroPoli 1 year ago