Bryn Terfel - Non più andrai from The Marriage of Figaro (CSOTW, 17th June 1989)

Bryn Terfel performing "Non più andrai" from Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro during the final of the 1989 BBC Cardiff Singer Of The World competition.
The phenomenal showdown with contemporary Dmitri Hvorostovsky during the Main Prize final soon became known as the 'Battle of the Baritones' and, until this day, marks one of the highlights of the competition's history.
The Welsh bass-baritone won the newly introduced Lieder Prize that year. Initially associated with Mozart (Figaro, Leporello and Don Giovanni in particular), he has since moved on to heavier roles as found in Puccini's and Wagner's catalogues.
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Kees Bakels
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[@user-el2lw3qt7d]

1989 was probably the best year of the competition! Between Bryn and Dmitri what a pair of world classed baritones!!!!

[@rapinncapin123]

Yep

[@hetedeleambacht6608]

still delicious to listen to in 2023!!

[@dulcilass]

Definitely.

[@rapinncapin123]

Even in 2024 😀

[@justinnoble6506]

Love his big baritone sound. One of the best ever!

[@kennethwayne6857]

Sir Bryn was merely 23 here and it was somewhat of a different voice. Higher and lighter and for a while the potential of singing classic Verdi baritone roles was talked about. I had been looking forward to hearing his Jago someday. Sadly for me, that's not likely to happen but I do appreciate him in the roles he does sing. Nobody else has quite that measure of exuberance. Hard to take your eyes off him onstage.

[@dulcilass]

I have a couple of recordings from hie early teen years. He sang beautifully then and magnificently now.

[@TheLadyLilyth]

What happened?

[@kennethwayne6857]

@@TheLadyLilyth As a baritone myself, I can tell you that with many of us the voice gets deeper and darker with age. It's possible that he put off singing these roles for too long, or simply decided to go in a different direction and take on parts like Wotan and Hans Sachs, all of which I feel he sang brilliantly. I remember many years ago it was announced that he'd be singing the fiendishly difficult baritone leads in 'Il Trovatore' and 'Vespri Siciliani'. Plans for these were dropped for whatever reason.

[@buergidunitz]

Love his smile at the end. He knows he did well. No false modesty!

[@squeakycleannnn]

To me this the single most epic piece of classical music of all time.

[@emmanuelpichelin486]

Vraiment l'un des meilleurs barytons tant par la maîtrise de la voix que de la musicalité.

[@LyczakMichal]

Double Clef FM

[@lluisafernandoguardia9721]

A good voice.

[@hectorbravo6862]

Buena interpretación, con una discreta dosis de comicidad (que le sirve a quienes no son itálico parlantes). Mozart fue un genial compositor de óperas.

[@Antonio_Felipe_Pereira]

Brevíssimo!!!!

[@MUSCALI]

BRAVO!!!

[@woojukim]

bravo 🎉

[@christophvonmandach9240]

Grossartig!

[@red_cccp]

Non più andrai, farfallone amoroso Notte e giorno d'intorno girando Delle belle turbando il riposo Narcisetto, Adoncino d'amor Delle belle turbando il riposo Narcisetto, Adoncino d'amor Non piu avrai questi bei penacchini Quel cappello leggero e galante Quella chioma, quell'aria brillante Quel vermiglio donnesco color Quel vermiglio donnes color Non più avrai quei penacchini Quel cappello Quella chioma, quell'aria brillante Non più andrai, farfallone amoroso Notte e giorno d'intorno girando Delle belle turbando il riposo Narcisetto, Adoncino d'amor Delle belle turbando il riposo Narcisetto, Adoncino d'amor Tra guerrieri, poffarbacco Gran mustacchi, stretto sacco Schioppo in spalla, sciabla al fianco Collo dritto, muso franco Un gran casco, un gran turbante Molto onor, poco contante Poco contante Poco contante Ed in vece del fandango Una marcia per il fango Per montagne, per valloni Con le nevi, e i solioni Al concerto di tromboni Di bombarde, di cannoni Che le palle in tutti i tuoni All'orecchio fan fischiar Non più avrai quei penacchini Non più avrai quel cappello Non piu avrai quella chioma Non più avrai quell'aria brillante Non più andrai, farfallone amoroso Notte e giorno d'intorno girando Delle belle turbando il riposo Narcisetto, Adoncino d'amor Delle belle turbando il riposo Narcisetto, Adoncino d'amor Cherubino, alla vittoria Alla gloria militar Cherubino, alla vittoria Alla gloria militar Alla gloria militar Alla gloria militar

[@Corinthian44]

Thank you very much !

[@FrostRare]

It’s sort of hilarious that this is the March of the Royal Foot Guards… If you don’t know Italian, you can still totally catch the meaning that this guy is “very satisfied with something he is thinking about.” That’s the mark or a true performer.

[@alexanderkutaladze5334]

Bravo!

[@dariozonta2225]

Spaziale ❤

[@antonellaquezada4363]

😍😍😍

[@Blackcat2005]

Bryn is in great voice here. He is one of the best baritones in the world. However I think he should have stayed away from Wagner operas.

[@catherinejones9396]

Still trying to unearth his Figaro at the Met, opera with Renee Fleming and Cecilia Bartoli.. Anyone?

[@kennethwayne6857]

operaonvideo site

[@user-em7hh1tc7v]

Но он запомнился мне тем, что продул Хворостовскому😅😅

[@arfareandaneswara3286]

You shall go no more, lustful butterfly, Day and night flitting to and fro; Disturbing ladies in their sleep Little Narcissus, Adonis of love. No longer will you have these beautiful feathers, That light, romantic cap, That hair, that glowing countenance, That rosy, womanly complexion. Among soldiers, by Jove! A big moustache, a little kit. With a rifle on your shoulder, and a sabre on your flank, Standing up straight, hard faced, A big helmet, or a big turban, Plenty of honour, little pay! And instead of dancing the fandango, A march through the mud. Through mountains, through valleys, With snow and with the sun beating down. To the beat of the bugle, Of bombs, of cannons, Whose thunderous report Makes your ears ring. Cherubino, to victory: To glory in battle!

[@HerbertDuckshort]

The Guvnor.

[@user-vo5fp2mj3k]

Отлично! Но Дмитрий Александрович Хворостовский;- великолепный певец мира!

[@shirleyrombough8173]

There is room for another wonderful baritone, not to take anything from Dmitry Hvoroztofski (sp). Maestro Terfel has a deep and sonorous baritone. He is also one of scariest Scarpias ever in Tosča.

[@user-hd9dx7qs4g]

Они были достойны друг друга

[@user-yt6ql2ys7n]

0,75

[@joesoy9185]

Compare this easy sing with Dmitri's rendition of Rodrigo' s arias, and The Queen of Spades. Poor Bryn stood no chance at all.

[@-toma-8461]

Could you link a video of what you are speaking about? I am curious.

[@joesoy9185]

@@-toma-8461 YT :Hvorostovsky Rodrigo Arias 1989

[@user-em7hh1tc7v]

Стоит ли сравнивать😊. А может стоитьжальДмитрия Александровича, увы, нет с нами. И это трагедия

[@feeltheforce7922]

FUCKING LEGEND.