Nicola Rossi-Lemeni "Ella giammai m'amo" Don Carlo

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• Onegin65
• Opera
• Verdi
• Don
• Carlo
• Filippo
• II
• Nicola
• Rossi-Lemeni

[BorisGodunov]

I have a live recording of Don Carlo with Rossi-Lemeni, 1950s, and he sings the low notes with ease. His low F at the end of the Inquisitor scene is superb. Would you be able to cite examples (specific recordings) with these purported bad low notes?

[Katiuszkasanda]

Quel bonheur d'entendre chanter avec une telle souplesse!La voix n'est jamais écrasée,elle plane en permanence ce qui lui permet d'avoir un "mi" final de toute beauté(pas évident pour les basses chantantes!).Sa sensibilité et ses nuances m'enchantent! A souligner la place de la voix exceptionnelle,jamais engorgée.Superbe!

[DonPaolissimo]

Great characterization & even if he is "only" a bass-baritone, he sounded wonderful!

[stefanbassi]

I really have to disapoint you BorisGoudunov. Lemeni really didn't have any low notes, simply because he wasn't a bass but a baritone by nature. He simply chose to sing bass parts because he found them far more interesting charactervise. And as a singing actor he was superb. You want an example of how bad his low notes were? The Filippo - Inquisitor duett between him and Giulio Neri on the latter's recital cd issued by Preiser should do it. He simply barks out a nearly inaudible sound.

[stefanbassi]

I really have to disapoint you BorisGoudunov. Lemeni really didn't have any low notes, simply because he wasn't a bass but a baritone by nature. He simply chose to sing bass parts because he found them far more interesting charactervise. And as a singing actor he was superb. You want an example of how bad his low notes were? The Filippo - Inquisitor duett between him and Giulio Neri on the latter's recital cd issued by Preiser should do it. He simply barks out a close to an inaudible sound

[acsorm]

I worked many times with him. Was a very god teacher and also very god singer.

One of the best actor.

And a very nice person.

[minnie888444]

There is definitely something wrong with the recording: maybe it was badly digitalized or something happened during uploading. Both he and the orchestra sound distorted. What a pity. Can you re-post?

[Obaysch]

Despite the slams against this poster, he is correct. I knew RL and worship him, but the comment I had heard was that he possessed a superb low baritone, but chose to sing the bass roles because of the challenges theatrically. He also began his career extremely young and the voice had lost it's beauty by his early 40s. He had his father-in-law to promote his career, which pushed him on the international scene in his mid 20s. Great artist and man, but the criticism is fair.

[tenorismo]

He he he. Woooooo.

[louvet66]

Il est superbe, vocalement et théâtralement, mais la prise de son me gène parfois. Il y aurait comme une sorte d'écho ? Surtout dans le récitatif.

[SteveBell1942]

One example. 'Vi ravviso' from Sonnambula recorded early 50s. Tell me ifthat low note is 'supported' or not. Take the Prophesy from 'Nabucco' and tell me that lowest note is supported or not. I am not trying to denigrate a great great artist but we have to be truthful Also in the intro to that Nabucco he 'ducks' the low last note and substitutes an octave up again. That's 'ducking' in my books.