2023 Symposium Masterclass: Tenor, Gioacchino (Jack) Lauro Li Vigni

[@danielschwartz1477]

Love this guy!!

[@JackieLanceTenor]

I would urge all the arm chair voice teachers here in the comments to kindly remember that this is a learning environment. The first singer, for someone who has only been studying operatic singing for two years, is doing very well. Anyone with a voice teaching bone in their body would be able to hear a voice in there that could be capable of making great sound given more training. It takes a lot of guts to approach learning something like this as an adult and to put yourself out to be criticized by the public for simply trying to become better.

[@paulryanarcolascountertenor]

I agree. It's one thing to be critical and another thing to simply be rude.

[@cantorcarmen]

Well said. And after his direction, I think there was a phenomenal improvement. I would say close to perfect.

[@keatonstaz7658]

Countless pearls of singing wisdom in this video. Thank you!

[@cezaryturski8859]

Teacher is the best

[@alejandrogijondelvalle3091]

Good teacher discípulo de Fisichella.

[@TheSeeking2know]

"Take your time on the small things".... Maestro Gioacchino Lauro Li Vigni.

[@gabrieleruffini4884]

There is still a lot of work to do but the voices have very good quality and the vocal technique is indicating the good direction

[@tenorandrewowens]

Love the folks in these comments who feel the need to trash both the teacher and students to boost their own horrible self-esteem..

[@sheireland3737]

The first singer has a beautiful voice - he has good breath support but hasn’t learned breath control yet. Appogio. It will happen overnight. His vowels and articulation are good. I don’t know why ppl are critical- he is really good for 2 yrs learning. If it was easy everyone would sing like Pavarotti. It isn’t easy and it isn’t quick.

[@sheireland3737]

The first singer will be fantastic in with more training. He has a lovely voice.

[@JameSongMaker]

Dang, a lot of mean folks in these comments

[@o.p.9413]

Really makes me sad. The comments are actually just bullying of people who are at an institution to LEARN

[@peterbrenton410]

The coach looks a bit like Caruso😲

[@lightbulbfish]

....eh, actually more like Keven James

[@downfromkentuckeh]

lots of jealous people in the comments.

[@Kaludi-y2r]

Той е слушал много изпълнението на Алфредо Краус и за това пее инфантилно, защото просто емитира! Калуди Калудов

[@thevoicepath]

First tenor repeats over and over but it stays the same. Why not fixing nasality first of all? The third young man actually already was more advanced than the first regarding his age.

[@normanzurich2781]

Le 1st ténor nasalise 👃 son chant Le 2nd est trop agité 😮

[@BellaFirenze]

Chris McGee... Yikes! Samual Keeler... Bravo! Ben Pederson... Bravo!

[@vitaliiverijan8501]

antivocal

[@kobusvanstaden3747]

Do they choose the worst student for the masterclass??? This guy is rubbish!! It sounds like he has not had one single minute of tuition 😮😮😮 simply aweful. Period

[@o.p.9413]

What a horrendous comment. He’s been studying for less than two years. Criticism of the pros is valid, this is bullying

[@kobusvanstaden3747]

@@o.p.9413 not worth a response. No point in nurturing mediocrity. That's what's wrong with this world. Way too many people get "you were here too" taps on the shoulder. Also, it's a masterclass. The tutor can only work with a basis of talent, which here is simply non-existent. Simple as.

[@downfromkentuckeh]

​@@kobusvanstaden3747No you are just a bully.

[@chuckbanducci3584]

not the italian way of singing.

[@tenorandrewowens]

says “Chuck”

[@FrancisAsin-Gioro]

Not even singing. Awful

[@cantorcarmen]

huh?

[@downfromkentuckeh]

What is the correct Italian way of singing.

[@o.p.9413]

Coming at students who are near the beginning of their studies is such a weak-minded move and actively hurts the opera industry. Criticism of the pros and of the industry is necessary for change but this is completely rude

[@MrTonyInchpractice]

The first guy was hilarious. I was gonna skip it but then I'd have missed out on that last note. Tenor?! Wouldn't give u a fiver for him.

[@tenorandrewowens]

Did you miss the part when they said he was a beginner and had only been studying for some months? Maybe try not being a dick..

[@downfromkentuckeh]

You realize YOU'RE the reason young people are less and less inclined to go into the operatic arts right?

[@o.p.9413]

Get a life.

[@lucabernard489]

Don’t listen to the salesman

[@aleksandrsantonenko4402]

It is not Italian school at all!!!

[@canccok]

First tenor = world of nazal djdjdjs

[@johnblasiak2499]

Why is the pianist wearing a mask he needs a lesson in how useless a mask is

[@AfroPoli]

A good salesman, a useless teacher and most certainly not a "master".

[@paulryanarcolascountertenor]

Hello! I follow your channel and regularly watch your videos. Care to share why he is not a good teacher for you?

[@AfroPoli]

@@paulryanarcolascountertenor ​ @paulryanarcolascountertenor Sure. And thanks for watching and following. // Based on this video: 1. He makes students who obviously are beginners (1-2 years of study) pay a lot of money to participate in a class where they don't belong; 2. He says nothing useful, quite the contrary: there is no tangible improvement; 3. He makes himself look good teaching students who know very little (fraud alert); 4. He pretends to be Italian while he really isn't (fraud alert) // Based on what I've been told by people I trust: 4. He is a cruel person who tries to hurt people when he doesn't like them. // Based on common knowledge: 5. He ruined many a singers' voice. // Yet, he successfully continues to sell his snake-oil knowledge. Where are his great students?

[@o.p.9413]

A useless teacher?!? Come on, I love your content, but I would strongly disagree with this. Mr LiVigni is one of the few teachers in the world who is truly competent in the Italian teaching tradition, as is very clearly evident if you were to watch the countless hours of him talking about the subject. His recorded lesson on KZbin that he took with Salvatore Fisichella (who I know you know is one of the last truly great Italianate tenors in the world) is fascinating, and he still goes to Fisichella as his primary teacher. Not to mention his most recent videos on KZbin, which are pearls of wisdom in a time filled with bad vocal pedagogy. Masterclasses are inherently poor ways of teaching anything and come across as sales pitches because there is practically nothing you can actually change with a singer in such a short amount of time. If anything, you should get angry at the inherent problems with masterclasses. Either way, please do some more research on Jack LiVigni. I’m in a similar boat with you in terms of being generally disillusioned with modern voice teaching, and he is such a breath of fresh air.

[@jefolson6989]

Afro Poli. His reputation precedes him. Consider the source and ignore.

[@nitetraitor1]

Another one of these….tension for miles. Fix the jaw and tongue tension Jack! Col fiato is all I hear from everyone in this video. Sul fiato refers to a proper onset where the voice is immediate and vibrant right out of the gate with no waste of air. This means mentally directing the vowel into the body where the air is expelled in an opposing direction at onset. This requires mental preparation and coordination of your body. Col fiato is when it’s not sul fiato. In col fiato the direction of the vowel flows with the direction of the air instead of opposing it. Col fiato voices are shallow,bright, reedy and spread. There’s your free lesson.

[@nataliyayatsenko8986]

Первый тенор поёт отвратительно.

[@BlatteSvartskallsson]

назалит дюже. Его бы к дяде Роме - пробочку вставить🤣