Lawrence Tibbett sings "Le veau d'or" from Faust
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I would be grateful, if there would be a set design like this at a german oper house. I can't stand this modern Euro-Trash any longer!!!!
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yup. this is the golden age of opera. 1925-1945.
old bel canto + more modern style (i.e. no bleating)
The best of both worlds.
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There are NO BARITONES on the operatic stage today. Indeed not for a very long while
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I simply love this; now you know why Lawrence Tibbett was so popular; his charisma just shines through.
Feodor Chaliapin recorded this (sound only) a few years earlier; that's also just so terrific; what great talent.
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does someone know who is wagner in this scene? his voice sounds amiliar
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I would be shocked if they actually transposed the scene...Tibbett had no problems with his lower register, and the difficulty of singing an A-flat instead of a G-natural would probably not be worth whatever other advantages might be gained from the transposition.
If anything, I would assume that the recording is just a little too fast...
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@alithecrab C'est parce qu'il faut pisser dans le bol, pas facile!!!
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Excellent Tibbett,mais qui est Wagner?Très bien aussi!
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I love his appearance here..nice if that kind of effect could be achieved on the stage!
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@wattever333 You mean instead of "condut le bol"...not to mention "puissance" instead of "pissance"...
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ACTED as well as SUNG! BRAVO!!!
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The pitch is raised a half step to accommodate his baritone. The note on the word "d'or" ("Le veau d'or") is an E, and not E-flat as in the score. He is not belting, but he is singing most everything open. He sings an A-flat at the end.
Terrific! Forced to belt, he is outstanding. Thank you.
dattor 4 years ago
You're welcome.
Do you really think he's belting here ?
primobaritono 4 years ago