Kaufmann, Westbroek - Vicino a te

Jonas Kaufmann as Chenier and Eva-Maria Westbroek as Maddalena from Giordano's Andrea Chenier.
From his Verismo album, conducted by Antonio Pappano.

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• jonas
• kaufmann
• eva
• maria
• westbroek
• vicino
• te
• giordano
• andrea
• chenier
• verismo

[albekling]

"To imply that only Italians can sing this well is more than stupid -it speaks ignorance ..."

These is ANOTHER EXAMPLE of hidden racism against mediterranean people!

We Latins have a singing tradition - THE singing tradition - that is the most exquisite, specific and inimitable.

You F*c#ck Nordics love to think that you know and can do anything better than anyone...These 2 are at their limits, vocally and stylistically - their italian is garbled and their singing technique is good for....what?

[operalover9001]

@albekling I'm sorry, who's being racist?

[me148]

excited to see these two in Die Walkure!!

[TedinNY]

"hightenor123" is having to defend his very reasonable position and many detractors seem to feel that the only legitimate singers of Italian opera are Italians.

Opera was born in Italy and GIVEN TO THE WORLD. We must remember that there are many more opera lovers outside Italy than in it and they look for different qualities.

E.G. that Chenier was a FRENCH POET. Most Italian spintos seem to bring more heroics than poetics to the rôle. Fine for the music not for the character.

[visse264]

@hightenor123 I see what you mean. Sometimes people fail to explain why they dislike, as is the case with monosyllabic dismissals like 'Disgusting'. And some people who don't like a particular singer feel the need to comment on each particular clip of this singer, just to make a bald statement. I don't like these kind of things either.

[hightenor123]

@visse264 I totally agree with people right to dislike or find fault with a singer, I just feel like the rancor and bad energy is huge on a lot of these operatic posts. Full of bloviating rants and monosyllabic dismissals. I wish that I didn't need to feel like a newb every time I defended a modern singer. (In fact I have studied the greats at great length) ---Chris

[visse264]

@hightenor123 It looks like you're trying to convince yourself. No need to. He's wonderful. But I would like to add that every singer is unique, in a way. Every singer has a unique voice of his own. And I wouldn't like the idea of people not sharing your view of Kaufmann's voice being wonderful being dismissed as angry, hateful, jealous or full of rage. Sometimes it's just a matter of taste. Either you like a voice or not.

[hightenor123]

@hightenor123 P.S I have heard Kaufmann live and is very very unique and wonderful

[hightenor123]

Long live Jonas Kaufmann and his imagination. I can't believe the anger, the jealousy the hate and the rage... I think it is fair to not like something, fair to find it disappointing or not to your taste. But these singers, giving their life to opera, making it live with their voices and YES also their techniques... be grateful, you are watching this for free. I LOVE opera, I love old voices and new voices, unique techniques and classic techniques....

[dziady1]

It is the conductor who is at fault - he makes noise with the orchestra instead of music

it has no momentum singers are left at sea - the drama is gone .....

[Maripudelmonaco]

Esto no es ANDREA CHENIER, ni Verismo ni nada de nada, es un aburrimiente total, QUÉ DIFICIL ES LA OPERA ITALIANA !!!!!

[MrCafiero]

Disgusting.



[SHICOFF1]

Italians have the language,an advantage sure, yes so many great Italian tenors given to us but in this opera Tucker is the Best non Italian, equal or better than any. Kuafmann is on top of the tenor line up Now. I have to agree with Vinyl as far as today compared to what we had in the past because of teachers and the rush singing heavy roles so soon, but yes being Italian is an advantage in Italian opera but then Oh for Bjorling, Tucker, Peerce, Shicoff, Kraus, Warren, Merrill, many others!