Ben Gulley - "Ah, si ben mio" & "Di quella pira" IL TROVATORE LIVE IN CONCERT 2023

Ben Gulley, tenor
www.bengulley.com
Conducted by Darko Butorac
and the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra 2023
"Ah, si ben mio" & "Di quella pira" from Verdi's IL TROVATORE

[@vickiw3335]

Wow!!!!! Keep going young man!

[@claudioscaduto9059]

BEN I AM CLAUDIO IN THE PAST I SUNG TROVATORE A LOT..I DID STUDY AS WELL WITH MARCELLO DEL MONACOL....I KNEW CECCHELE..MARTINUCCI...GIUSEPPE...YOU HAVE A FANTASTIC VOICE AND MUSICALITY AND INTERPRETATION BRAVO BRAVO BRAVISSIMO

[@chrispietronigro1450]

I remember years ago seeing a segment on this tenor, who was then a semi-finalist in the Met National Council Auditions, and being shocked when he was not later announced as a winner. To my ears this is an excellent, exciting, and special voice used intelligently. Much admiration and wishes for continued success.

[@BenGulley]

Thanks for the continued support! I’m still here lol! The best is yet to come!

[@diegoespinosa8664]

Por Dios!! Que voz extraordinaria!! Maravilloso...

[@kimmartin4897]

I have to be honest this is the first time I’ve ever heard him, superb ❤

[@BenGulley]

Thanks, Kim! Hope to see you at a performance!

[@colinbrigham8253]

Thank you 😢 1

[@miguelcalvo3543]

BRAVISSIMO.

[@afbastet]

Bravo! Love hearing the trills and the high notes, so rare to get both!

[@aaronmichaelcooker]

Stellar singing Ben! So happy to have come across your talent & voce! What a high C! You have a sound of the generations of greats that are no longer with us. Smart singer ;)

[@BenGulley]

Thank you so much for the kind words!

[@giorgiomariani656]

Mr. Gulley possiede voce piena di lirismo con toni drammatici, sicura in tutti i registri con acuti svettanti. Egli possiede, inoltre, un'ottima dizione italica. Un cantante da ascoltare con piacere!

[@davidplazamarin8803]

Magnifico. Soy yo el único que ve tintes de Pavarotti ???. Por supuesto, cada uno con su timbre, pero su canto me hace recordar al mejor tenor de todos los tiempos.

[@BenGulley]

Muchas gracias!!!

[@mrm.5787]

Very good! Thanks from a swedish tenor.

[@JacquelineLanceTenor]

This is fantastic! You have a wonderful dramatic voice. The performance was both nuanced and full of energy. Cheers! 😊

[@wolfgangheinrich8199]

Wow!

[@melvinlara6151]

great C!

[@valeriomessersi1016]

Il Fisico c'è, la Voce anche!!! 👏👏👏

[@tomasfrancisco6703]

Wooooooooooooooooooow

[@magicmonkichi]

Bravo~! I'd follow you into battle! Great dynamics in the voice, and a great physical presence/stance. Bravo.

[@joluc11]

Bravissimo maestro

[@andreafasoli8186]

Bella voce. MOLTO BENE. Bravissimo Ben !

[@BenGulley]

Mille grazie!

[@andreafasoli8186]

@@BenGulley Ottima tecnica. Be careful though, sometimes your voice goes backwards You must pronounce the vowels and also the consonants well, which help you to lighten your throat. And NEVER pronounce single consonants as if they were double (For example two L's or two S's if they are single - "solo" and not "sollo".) ALWAYS pronounce the double consonants instead ("A te il pensier veRRà, veRRà ). Forgive me if I took the liberty of giving you this advice, but you have too beautiful a voice not to sing in perfect Italian.

[@BenGulley]

🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@rubincasas2168]

FANTASTIC!!!

[@BenGulley]

Thanks Rubin! ☺️

[@philnies196419]

Super bien chanté cet air de bravoure !

[@raffaeleviggiano4901]

Eccezionale

[@freeparticle5068]

I am speechless ! I've heard the greatest ones singing these 2 arias : Pavarotti, Domingo, Carreras, Lanza... But rarely with such power and voice control ! Greetings from Malaysia !

[@BenGulley]

Thank you for the kind words and support! I hope to sing in your country one day!

[@freeparticle5068]

@@BenGulley We hope too ! Thank you very much

[@user-wr4mg3me9x]

And none of those you listened to were true Manrico

[@pavel_SMN]

​@@user-wr4mg3me9xидеально сказано!!!!

[@spattial21]

Decir que ha sido espectacular es quedarse corto. En serio, ha sido maravilloso! Mi más sincera enhorabuena! Talento al 1000%

[@jaiselrosario6132]

Bravissimo!!!!!!!!!

[@BenGulley]

Grazie!! 🙌

[@MilanoMilano-li8ph]

Ciao Ben sei bravissimo una voce grande bella squillante e sai cantare molto bene in ah si ben mio soprattutto,hai fatto messa di voce difficilmente udibile…. La stretta con grande forza e eroicità cantando tutte le frasi prima dell acuto….. arriverai in alto e te lo meriti… this is very good Tenor…..good work….

[@ottimi8jp]

Veramente Braavooo!!!

[@BenGulley]

Grazie!!!

[@user-wr4mg3me9x]

What an incredible voice. You are among those remnants of the golden age of opera. Perhaps you could put here the link of your dwbut as Manrico should it was uploaded in KZbin. Thank you.

[@user-df8bp6sp1d]

bravissimo

[@BenGulley]

Thank you!

[@stefanodiroma06]

Very Nice singing!❤❤

[@BenGulley]

Thanks for the love!

[@ricardocrampton5629]

bellissima voce, complimenti!

[@BenGulley]

Mille grazie! 🙏

[@joseleobardoromeroperez3898]

Una buena ejecución nadamás. Buen tenor.

[@raffaeleviggiano4901]

Eccezionale voce

[@grantes4969]

Nice to hear a tenor with a tenor voice rather than a pushed-up baritone!

[@biancacastafiore8760]

on the plus side, the voice is large and displays unique colorings; on the other hand, I’m not sure I enjoy the very tight, fast vibrato. but these days, we need true dramatic tenors, so please keep improving and performing.

[@BenGulley]

Ha! Thanks. 😎

[@ransomcoates546]

I wouldn’t call the vibrato fast. If anything he has to worry about developing the dreaded wobble. Also the intonation tends towards sharp. Bravo for singing with the chorus, though. Tenors usually leave a gaping hole where the ‘Madre infelice…’ line is.

[@guillermoruiz6575]

This cheek is very very good. My congratulations. The director is very bad, he does not think about the soloist and is also too measured and square.

[@RAYVAZ]

I feel bad about this vibrato, it's worth working on, it's like you're forcing the lower notes because you're better at the upper ones!

[@BenGulley]

👍 (or the tenor could have been a little tired that night everyone…..) but thanks for the input and all my best! Debuted the role a few months back and was a much more grounded and rested experience!

[@RAYVAZ]

​@@BenGulleyOh, I'm sorry, it turns out that KZbin was running at a speed of 0.75😂

[@BenGulley]

@@RAYVAZ hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!

[@raffaeleviggiano4901]

Strepitoso

[@BenGulley]

Ha! ✌️….all my best to you! ✌️

[@armandogabba8966]

Bravissimo.ciao from italy

[@BenGulley]

Grazie mille!!!

[@gianfrancogiuntoli3648]

Direi.. niente male 🎉

[@BenGulley]

🙏🫶

[@gianfrancogiuntoli3648]

@@BenGulley venga in Italia, mancano sempre tenori validi, con un repertorio giusto, avrà molte possibilità di riuscita, anche se guardiamo molto alla pronuncia.