He was the greatest of the great. After hearing him at the metropolitan opera no one else came close

PERFECTION!!!

Quot capita, tot sententiae..

Quot capita, tot sententiae…..

Siepi with one of great basso cantante voices of the 20th century is as fine example of this phrase that I can think of & 22 years after the recording here he was even stronger in this moment than earlier. The 1972 performance was live from the MET as was, probably the 1950 version heard here. Although not always the most riveting of bassos in terms of Verdi characterizations & some other less interesting roles dramatically, he excelled in this manner in his two Mozart signature roles, Figaro & Don Giovanni where his interpretations & vocalizing were absolutely unique. He also kept his instrument in splendid condition long after leaving the MET. I saw & heard him at Seattle Opera in 1984 in LA SONNAMBULA & his voice was as sonorous & splendid as remembered. Though the role itself was not a memorable one in dramatic terms Siepi‘s sound was perfect for it. Some of the others represented here I admire greatly in other roles although they lack the depth of range needed for King Philip especially in the excerpt heard here. Now if the MET had only revived DON CARLO earlier for Pinza this would really have been perhaps the greatest 2 octave phrase, heard here by others, of all as well as a tremendous artistic accomplishment for this singer. I neglected to mention Nesterenko who I also heard live sing Philip in Hamburg & he did match Siepi in the excerpt heard here. Sorry I forgot to mention this.

Csodálatosak!

Fantastic duo

For me Pinza & Moll take the prize. Interesting how many different OPEN vowels are heard here. The actual low D is on a closed vowel (on the word RUH) which makes the note‘s projection more problematic & why, I believe, every singer here changes it.. Perhaps the bass Mozart wrote this for, Ludwig Fischer, did sing the low D on the word RUH as written. Pinza is let off the hook here by singing the piece in Italian.

Уже раз 100 переслушал, высший класс.

Perfection

Que maravilha....

Me gusta su interpretación ❤

Pavarotti = publicidade

Due giganti ma x me del Monaco del Monaco del Monaco ❤

Really interesting conducting from Muti.

Brava Leon Cavallo in sua Memoria. Lai cantata con. passione fraseggi e Do di petto alla grande io la canto in chiave di fa Baritono

Herlea & McNeil......then the others

노래 잘듣고 열씸히 따라 배웁니다~ 브라바!!

Wonderful duo THE BEST

It better in German

I love Bjorling and Sutherland but nobody sings it like Caruso

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Große Klasse 👍👍👍

Super

Beautiful beautiful beautiful Andrea ❤

There's always that one person coughing lol

Mükemmel.

Baritonoguapo.......there are 2 winners here: Fischer- Diskau, for his elegance and enunciation....and Siepi for his measured , bold confidence....Pinza and Gobbi are fine Verdi and Puccini baritones....Mozart is NOT their forte.

Gobbi e Nucci the best

None better than Von Stade!!

1.Maria Callas 2. Joan Sutherland i ex aequo Luisa Tetrazzini 3.Mady Mesplé and Natalie Dessay A tak naprawdę wszystkie są świetne. A ilu wspaniałych interpretacji brak.

Pons, Sutherland and Robin were the best IMO.

Magnificent! Those two will never be surpassed.

Of these 10 - Joan Sutherland, but if I had a totally free choice - Ingeborg Hallstein!

The most perfect lyric tenor voice ever, in my opinion!

Jussi come al solito perfetto-Tucker come al solito acuti splendidi-Corelli ha la voce e il temperamento più adatti

I prefer Heppner

Their voices blend nicely

Yep. It's bs.

Where's Luciana Serra?

Lamentablemente en esta versión la afinación del D grave termina siendo un E la mayor parte del tiempo. Una lastima porque es una hermosa versión en general. Mi favorito es Kurt Moll.

Aint that the chick from shrek

Bravissimo.....

Dziękuję. SZACUNEK. ❤❤❤

Now that we've heard this, I say let's hear a worthy comparison of "Suoni la tromb" from 'I Puritani'. They vary so wildly, it borders on the bizarre.

Only one embodied the 'Swan' and his long, long, breathless lines. Sustained not only beauty of tone and phrase but didn't breathe wherever she wished. Brava to the clear choice.

I like her beautiful timber, her dramatic intensity fits perfectly well with this demanding aria.

Simple amazing!

A masterful interpretation. Thank you maestra Von Stade

La voix tres magnifique! Merci beaucoup.