Harry Secombe - Nessun Dorma.

[@seangoodwin3046]

What a talent. And by all accounts I have ever heard, one of the nicest human beings ever put on God's Green Earth.

[@lewischeung3046]

We don't hear that kind of music anymore and that kind of voice and personality. Just beautful

[@simonbrown6441]

He was a marvellous tenor. Truly Italianate in style. Great power and gorgeous squillo. Should have focused on opera. The best British tenor ever. By a mile.

[@nigelikin7462]

I think this is the only version of Nessun Dorma I've ever heard that reduced me to tears

[@londongirl1733]

Harry Secombe what a voice! Legend 😮 had to find him as he popped into my mind singing in Oliver!! Loved the man ❤❤❤

[@gazzajo5577]

The all round talented genius. Superb!!!!

[@williecoulter1091]

One of the greatest singers ever, magnificent!

[@OscarLodge]

Excellent - and a very young 'Neddy Seagoon' there,.. my favourite 1950s radio listening.

[@puma55792]

As good as it gets ,a forgotten great in the world of opera.

[@fivelorn]

That was really his voice...he was a magnificent tenor. Thank you so much for posting this.

[@wakeupuk3860]

WOW.! I forgot he did this film, saw it as a child in the sixties and did not realize he did Nessun Dorma and to my amazement as being a Goons fan and having just listen to a show just before I wrote this, he had me in tears. What a good singer he was and maybe if he had chosen not to be known as Neddy Seagoon and a comic he may have gone to become a very famous opera singer, he certainly was good enough. One of the few things I have to admit about this horrible IT Internet world we live which I helped bring in as an IT Teacher/Trainer is that I am able to come across such gems as this, that I had totally forgotten about. PURE MAGIC from the past.

[@cecilradford9956]

@wakeupuk3860 what a lovely comment/post. Thank you.

[@stranraerwal]

what a glorious voice...and he is a great comedian too.

[@pennymcguire8865]

Wonderful 😚

[@jennygee8894]

What a singer+lovely man!😉🥇👼🎤💯🙏👑

[@simondunlop4628]

A proud Swansea boy much missed

[@davidgrosvenor1]

Great as he did, superb voice!

[@daveluck5717]

If i ruled the world was his best song ,, The right range for him.

[@davidgrosvenor1]

Great entertainer, one of the best!

[@TimothyJonSarris]

He was Wales' answer to John McCormack! Thank you for uploading this treasure. From Italy with gratitude, Tim

[@allthatjazz-7]

The best singer of Nessun Dorma that I've ever heard.!! This treasured man, proof here of his overlooked genius. Shame this clip wastes his universal appeal in a bit of cheap comedy.

[@degs6169]

Overlooked in what way? His fine operatic tenor voice was a massive part of his career.

[@Fcutdlady]

Sir Harry Seacombe wasn't stuck up , he knew he could sing beautifully and he wasn't above a bit of comedy

[@keithdavies1395]

True comedy, is never cheap

[@meyercohen7140]

Brilliant

[@KarenHackman-x9z]

Fantastic voice 👌 and there is only one other that can sing it like that 3:20

[@JohnWilliams-ru7pk]

Welsh legend ❤

[@itsonlycapnkirk]

I now have the full movie which I first saw when I was a very small boy !

[@galenfott]

While it's possible it may be due to a playback speed issue during the digitization of this clip, it's worth pointing out that this is a half-step higher than the original key for Nessun Dorma.

[@gionncaomhinmorpheagh4791]

Oh, really? Have you ever actually considered that no-one actually gives a fuck about that? Just asking, like. MsG

[@paulw.harvey3093]

And he still sang the top notes with ease.

[@robjohnson153]

My favourite version by a country milr

[@lescraddock5663]

The best

[@arianbyw3819]

Perfect.

[@GunCollector007]

I used to wash his car as a kid and was always so nice.

[@surajratti1329]

Aunt Madhu really Sir Harry Secombe singing voice

[@krakatoa1200]

One of the Goons equally at home in Comedy as well as Opera,,, ( Well, he was Welsh RIP Neddie Seagoon) ecoon)

[@Sopranoscrew.311]

Now if Peter Sellers could just appear as Gryptype and say, "You silly twisted boy you"

[@Cool2BCeltic]

Long before it became a football anthem.

[@maskutchitamagotchiworld1911]

Yep, by the late great Luciano Pavarotti. ( 1935 - 2007 )

[@TheGwylan]

❤️ Thank 🙏 You ❤️

[@meisterwue]

❤❤❤

[@martinchioma885]

Sir Harry secombe ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️

[@alejandrayalanbowman367]

Only ever outdone by Luciano Pavarotti and i've seen them both live on stage.

[@geoffreygoldberg7326]

What movie was this performed in??

[@86Jamesdean]

Davy (1958)

[@itsonlycapnkirk]

I have been looking for this movie for decades, please advise me where you got this clip from . Many thanks

[@86Jamesdean]

+itsonlycapnkirk I got it from a longer clip on You Tube which I trimmed down, but I can't find that original clip now sorry

[@hiyadroogs]

You can still stream this film Davy (1958) from Amazon prime.

[@mervynwright6196]

Oh as god is my judge, eat yer heart out Pavorotti, Caruso and others, our humble Goon Harry Secolme wears you all down. Plie Cumry

[@keithnichols7926]

Secombe was fine, but Pavarotti's arias flowed almost effortlessly. Most tenors seem to work so hard producing the high notes.

[@paulcasini4759]

And how great is the ony word what a voice RIP Sir Harry

[@ChrisChanningChannel]

He was very good (and brave) to accept that the climax of the aria should be ruined by the drama of the boy and the scenery falling ... just 5 seconds later and we'd have had both the last notes and the drama ... Bad choice from a director not giving his audience the wow moment!!

[@singerman2008]

they didnt miss the last note. they got it all then the scenery fell

[@ChrisChanningChannel]

@@singerman2008 ish.

[@skwervin1]

I have it on vinyl and it is magnificent!

[@philipbrackpool-bk1bm]

He always sounded like Caruso to me .

[@Scottwilkie18]

Mr bumble

[@tonybennett6085]

Look min. Neddie can sing too.

[@tonybennett6085]

He's fallen in the water

[@johndenman371]

The comment that was attributed to me about how poor Harry Secombe sings was not posted by myself and I do not understand why it was here. I have no interest in either this clip or in being rude about any-one. I have had it remove. I would expect that I was hacked.

[@garystoker7641]

Wonderful rendition, tone is incredibly dven throughout his range. His Italian could be a little more expressive. Timbre at the top of the range is especially full and a wonderful ringing tone. Phrasing is spot on and wonderful long phrases. His ability to sustain certain phrases is wonderful. [Professional opera singer with 30 years; ENO, Prague, Vienna, Lucca and Canadian Opera, regular lecturer at the Royal Scottish Conservatoire]. Several colleagues have listened to this and commented that his sustaining ability and long phrases are rare. He's in no hurry to get to his next breath, natural, confident.

[@nondescript2892]

God man..just what we needed..another vile opera snob demeaning a wonderfull singer...I cannot tell you it sickens me every time I hear another haughty opera buff pontificate..clutching his libretto with his fat little hands and sneering at anything even remotely off his own taste....get a life

[@mturynP]

@@garystoker7641 Thank-you.

[@robinrubendunst869]

He brought down the house. This is an extremely acceptable heroic tenor. I have heard less talented tenors have big careers in major opera houses. To be able to sing the operatic repertoire now and again is one thing. To make a full time career as an opera singer, singing full performances, live, 4 times a week, and not just the arias, but the whole role, acting it, as well… that’s a different story. Sir Harry had a great, well-placed, even, powerful tenor with a brilliant timbre. And he was a fabulously talented comedian, and he was an inspiring singer of songs of faith. He brought joy and laughter and music to everyone. And that’s pretty dang impressive.

[@antonyberry1632]

And you are a first class twerp

[@carlt9265]

Awful this guy

[@meganpodmore9766]

How dare you, your failure to recognise a brilliant tenor with an established career as a great singer

[@pennymcguire8865]

Ignorance is bliss, you must be in Heaven.

[@snowysnowyriver]

​@everyday tenor Check out his recordings, there were plenty of them so they must still be around. Back when I was young he was known as much for his magnificent voice as for his comedy acting.

[@snowysnowyriver]

@Carl T. You need to wash your ears out.

[@gionncaomhinmorpheagh4791]

@@snowysnowyriver And what a truly magnificient voice your man Harry Secombe had! I reckon he could easily hold his own against Pavarotti et al. MsG