Luciano Pavarotti - Ah mes amis! (Live at Covent Garden)

Well, I promised some of you I'd try to speed this up to the correct pitch, so here it is. Enjoy...NOW it sounds like Pavarotti! I can't believe how stupid some people are, thinking that other recording was in the correct speed. Get a new pair of ears people. Anyone with the slightest degree of sense would be able to pick out the problem immediately. To quote Stefan Zucker from the Bel Canto Society, "If you don't get the speed right, not only is the sound off pitch but it is also off in timbre, or sonority." Not only does Pavarotti sound better now, his notes stand out more than in the one played at the wrong speed. Anyway, this truly is a sensational performance. Young Pavarotti in all his glory. His Covent Garden performances of 'Fille' were even better than the ones he did at the Met, in my opinion. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, UK, 1967.

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[TheEternaut]

I apologize if my translation from Spanish to English has some misunderstandings, or if my use of the words in Italian are not the correct ones. I might need a clue, same way you need some politeness...

[dirtbag719]

Jesus......this is even better than the Met 1972 Fille. He sounded unbelievable here. The voice was so fresh, unrestricted, trumpet-like. Not fair to dump on Domingo, though. He had roles no one in his generation could touch him in. Otello, Hoffmann, Don Carlo. But the young Lucianissimo was almost a freak of nature. RIP, Maestro.

[bjarteable]

This performance together with nessun dorma 1980 and ave maria 1978 have to the best performances I have ever heard by pavarotti. Glorious!

[GABYCONSTANZA]

@dirtbag719 Yeah don't rip others!! Thanks soo much for right on comment!! :)

He does sound exquisite here. Agree with the trumpet sounds!! Ciao !!

[rogerhaskin]

Dappling, it's you.

[theinric]

Holy ****!

[dappling484]

Those C's seem a little sharp, or is it me??

[vorspiel1023]

Truly glorious.His infectious joy in singing( as mentioned by puccinislarondine) was always a joy to the heart. I was privileged to heav heard him March 4, 1978 in recital at the Fox Theater in Atlanta, just Luciano and a piano. It was absolute magic and never to be forgotten. The voice was in great shape stil, and his Nessum Dorma, at the end, left me and many others weeping for the sheer beauty of the most beautiful voice we had ever hear live. It is memory I always treasure.

[puccinislarondine]

As I've mentioned to friends and opera virgins that I try to convert using this song- there is something SO infectious and absolutely astounding about hearing him flip out these high "C's" with such abandon and clarity. It gives me chills every time. I was lucky enough to meet the maestro back in 1985 after Tosca at the MET and it will live in my memory as one of the best moments I've ever experienced. Luckily, his voice will never be silenced. :)

[TheOperaafficionado]

Absolutely out of this world! What a genius this man was back then.

[pbarroso001]

Superbe, the 9c`s are entirelly and perfectly sung and sounds as celestial music . What a voice my god !! The absolute perfection. No one has ever made that like Luciano.

[federricoilgrande]

Semplicemente sbalorditivo, gli perdono anche la pesante dizione francese e "pour mon àm" invece di "pour mon ame". King Luciano :)