Che gelida manina - original

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[@andymanland]

This is singing in its purest form. Free, pure expression of soul through mastered voice. Pure beauty. Pure joy. Pure class. Transparency of soul, clear as a tear. Thank you God for Franco. What a STAR. He shone immensely. And still does through these recordings.

[@rationalsceptic7634]

Wow magnificent!! A hugely underated Tenor,RIP

[@georgecarlson5836]

He is definitely underrated, at his best. You hardly ever hear a non-patronizing comment, from critics, about his vocalizing, I know not why.

[@ClearLight369]

Why are we only hearing and seeing these recordings now, 20 years after his death? Back in the day, I only knew him as a fine Manrico in von Karajan's Trovatore recording. I wondered where all his recordings were.

[@Gualtierimusic]

Best "Che gelida manina" ever

[@tenorschofield]

Grandissimo Franco Bonisolli!!!...per sempre in nostri cuori!!!

[@serffers6544]

''il pazzo'' nails it, like no other ..the perfectionist in person..r.i.p grande maestro

[@arthur.monticelli]

Words can't describe how great this is.

[@francopla4764]

ha. una voce meravigliosa ricca di doti armoniche, insuperabile nelle acute.

[@pedroaranguren6160]

..."E come vivo?" ...Vivo escuchando a Bonissoli. El Rey de la ópera italiana. Grande Maestro!

[@lucianomontanaro6091]

Roba da cineteca....da immortalare ...per sempre...

[@massimocassano2545]

Mai schematicamente inquadrato, sempre imprevedibile La sua vera forza trascinatrice, al di là delle sue smisurate doti naturali

[@luigimaffei9132]

Che fortuna ho avuto!!!!!!!! Ero corista in Arena negli anni migliori della sua carrirriera. Me lo sono goduto tutto era straripante, nella voce, scenicamente, nel suo modo di essere esuberante, era incontenibile, generoso nel concedere bis e tris, non lo troviamo mai in difficoltà in qualsiasi ruolo. Insomma un vero fenomeno, come fenomenale è questa interpretazzione, c'è sentimento, trasporto, e un mare di voce che gestisce con estrema facilità, i suoi acuti sono da antologia. Con lui tante recite fantastiche, il pubblico lo acclamava, fantastico.!!!!!!! (un vecchio corista)

[@leonardopizzella7834]

Siempre pleno decidido y vivaz. No pasó desapercibido por la Opera, todo pasión desenfado y alegría...y además gran voz que muchos quisieran tener...

[@pippo5745]

1:52 "e come vivo?: Je vis !" XD. Very good singing in real !

[@jackbigbug]

Franco il pazzo

[@numetutelare]

E lui viveva davvero....

[@JantMor71]

PERFECCIÓN. Franco Bonisolli fue un genio de la lírica que solo debería ser recordado por la voz divina que poseyó y la perfección absoluta de su canto. Esta versión de Che gelida manina es totalmente insuperable y perfecta.

[@andreasossi6033]

Per me il più grande di tutti!!!!

[@peterdevries8589]

Wow, just wow. What an amazing tenor. This is not normal….What I love about Bonisolli, he’s always competing. Everything is a competition to him. And he will step up. This guy, wow.

[@victortoranza3718]

Lo más gran dioso d la Opera Seria !!

[@fanoper863]

Ich bin total berührt, dass Franco als berühmter Sänger sich so offensichtlich freut, wenn es ihm gelingt, seine Kunst auf höchstem Niveau zu präsentieren ( dies noch als Ergänzung)

[@luisvonriddle]

0:48 I wanna cry when I hear this moment. How he can singing like this? Maestro...

[@andrasmuskat5156]

Bravó Bonisolli! Fantastico!!!

[@FitzgeraldStLouis]

Please, never delete this video

[@ilariapalazzeschi2803]

Che padronanza del fraseggio, letteralmente incredibile, che controllo dei toni, il passaggio su “la speranza “ è esaltante, ti porta su insieme a Lui🤩

[@eugeniogentili1048]

Un grande, in Germania e Austria e' ancora ricordato con grande affetto,stessa cosa non si può dire in Italia, che Dio l'abbia in gloria.

[@tenorschofield]

MARAVILLOSO!!!!

[@elldarrio2451]

Ha un enorme e boun cuore

[@newfrancofan]

I have enjoyed this live recording many times, not "just" because it is as close to perfection as is humanly possible, but also because of Franco's expression just after he has finished and before the applause breaks loose. It is extremely difficult to do what he does with the very last note. Even if he was sure he could do it, it is obvious that he was both happy and proud at that moment. A very appealing and attractive sight. I think I would have liked the man very much.

[@Andi6205]

Thank you for your comment, it expresss also my opinion an feelings. A very personal and touching ending - All were happy!

[@gabrielenelweck3754]

Grande Grande Bonisolli

[@francotenor]

Wondeful!!!!!Perfect!!!!

[@Andi6205]

You are right - in my opinion- perfect. With this singing he entered my heart: the technich that transports the emotion and interpretation. When I was young, I started singing too. I was happy about every step forward but Franco showed me the limit - and it will be his secret how he produced it soooooo beautiful!

[@maximus1295]

Sublime!

[@josegustavolopezgodinez5627]

Sin lugar a duda….. “El mejor Tenor de todos lis tiempos” 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@dolgotti]

He is unique. He had a big and dark voice but sang like a light tenor, using the technique for a iric voice.

[@lirglan5]

There is no doubt that this is as near perfection as is possible. This is from The Rene Kollo Christmas TV-Show in Antwerp 1984. The striking thing about it, is the ease in which he did it. and in the correct key. Almost all tenors when singing this live, transpose a half tone down. Some people talk about Corelli and del Monaco both of whom I admire, but they had to adopt the Mellochi method-- the lowered larynx technique because their natural voices were small. Although Corelli made a great success of the method. Bonisolli's studio recording on the old Acanta set is also great as is his performance of the aria when at very short notice he stepped in for Aragall in Vienna in 1973. Still if banished to a Desert Island I would definitely bring this one.

[@aldomeloni]

Number 1

[@bashchelik9105]

The best interpretation!

[@FOTOMONTAJESPERU]

SIMPLEMENTE MARAVILLOSO

[@ronaldo190172]

"La speranza" to bloody die for....incredible X

[@robertwallace6974]

naturally and easily done. best ever

[@ronaldo190172]

One of the finest renditions anyone's ever likely to hear. Bravo maestro and thank you for posting X

[@valentinmonaco]

God!! Incredibile!!!!

[@enmanuelmartinez709]

Best O Sole Mio, Di Quella Pira and Che Gelida Manina ever performed

[@dianaheselton6547]

Very very good indeed brilliant. Loved that.

[@ramirocortes2549]

He escuchado y observado 200 versiones de esta bellísima aria de Puccini, y a mí no me cabe la menor duda....es la más perfecta...es esplendorosa

[@Kjuken69]

Very beautiful, listen to Jussi Björlings from 1950

[@joseenriquerojomartin5654]

Pues a groso modo suscribo y comparto tu comentario...es una interpretación FABULOSA.

[@massimocassano2545]

Le consiglio ,tra gli altri, Giuseppe Lugo , sia in italiano che in francese ,forse ancora più splendida

[@inabasan0910]

Great

[@gaudinni]

si!!! e vero Lui e fantastic

[@RBP1963]

Great and unique Franco !!!❤

[@salvoferraro6976]

Favoloso.

[@user-ei7ep1jt1s]

Bravo Franco!!!

[@gabrielenelweck3754]

Er ist der Beste aller Zeiten werde lhn niemals vergessen

[@federicokucich4802]

Finalmente un'orchestra che lo sostiene.

[@fanoper863]

Diese! Wundervolle! Stimme - so perfekt gesungen - und gleichzeitig mit so viel Gefühl - und Intensität - Franco eröffnete mir ( leider sehr spät) die Welt der Oper, ich habe ihn erst 2000 "entdeckt", Dank auch noch an Andreas für die damalige " Entwicklungshilfe" - gibt es eigentlich einen Mitschnitt der Radiosendung, die du damals gemacht hattest? Ja, solch wunderschöne Stimme - und so viel Ausdruck!Danke, Danke, Danke!!!!!!

[@infernodabakainfernodabaka5421]

1:50 "e come vivo? Je vis" 😅 ci ha fatto l'italiano poi il francese

[@contraltissima]

Der konnte singen!

[@juanmanuelchanperez4255]

Bonisolli, Corelli, Mario del Mónaco lo mejor de los mejores

[@gennaroschisano1647]

Il classico tenore pazzoide ma con una voce ed un trasporto unico...il vero tenore eroico-romantico😊😊😊

[@renatobonisolli6039]

perchè usare termini offensivi e non corrispondenti se non solo dai suoi detrattori, nei confronti di chi non c'è più??? apprezzi la qualità e basta!

[@numetutelare]

Io ritengo pazzoidi quelli che vanno ad ascoltare uno come Kaufmann e lo pagano pure...

[@luigimaffei9132]

Questa é vera ARTE cantata così la GELIDA MANINA!!!!!!!!! queste erano le sue performance in ARENA di VERONA. In qualsiasi ruolo non lo troviamo mai in difficoltà, era il dominus della scena in ogni circostanza, fisico da attleta, voce straordinaria per colore, corposità, estensione, mai sentita una STECCA nonostante concedesse bis e tris nelle romanze più famose e impegnative, insomma FRANCO BONISOLLI a pie pari con CORELLI, DEL MONACO che lo hanno preceduto nel tempo. (questo è il parere di un vecchio corista) cordialità

[@hakonstrong-stomp8155]

Real opera needs no microphone despite his perfect singing. Same with Kaufman, not real opera but absolutely wonderful. Franco corelli is where it's at folks leg me tell you

[@maximtuboltsev6046]

Bonisolli is wonderful! This is opera! Kauffman is horrible! Corelli is great!

[@celibidache1000]

You do understand that without a microphone recording the audio you would have been looking at a video within sound.

[@awwwa871]

我在消息的那一刻就認識他了。我在消息的那一刻愛上了他。

[@rosscop27]

Woow. No other comments needed.

[@numetutelare]

Averne, averne, averne di voci così... Oggi il panorama tenorile è desolante. E che fraseggio.

[@devieasutarisia4673]

パヴァロッティなんか失敗が怖くてハイCが出せない。たいしたハイＣの王様だ。

[@helenglas]

🎆💚🎇🎆💚🎇🎆💚🎇

[@taehankim154]

Bravissimo

[@angelicaprofeta7387]

Meno male ci sia stato , sennò che Lirica sarebbe stata.......

[@nicolacalabrese5773]

Bonisolli grandissima voce solo che che negli acuti sistematicamente la vocale O diventa A:"Vua...le""Chi sa...n".Grandissimo tenore però ❤

[@Mr19841504]

he did not spear no efort, for his signing to be perfect!

[@user-cg6cb9tu2y]

That is a tenor

[@Rovinarul]

I see a lion !!

[@yuriy-od-ua]

Can someone tell me what year is it?

[@Mr19841504]

and you have to be someone in opera music to do the thing at 1:56,wich in my opinion, is nothing then pure genius!:)

[@matejknezevic6989]

Mr19841504 What he say in 1.56

[@andron16]

He sings in French 😁😁

[@maximus1295]

@@andron16 merci.

[@geoffreyriggs2397]

He is surprisingly musical here. What's the date of this performance? Thanks!

[@miltonmoore8369]

Why should it be a surprise that he is musical here? When was he unmusical? HE IS AN OPERATIC LEGEND. Your remark makes absolutely no sense.😫😬👎

[@matejknezevic6989]

What he say in 1.56 can someone tell me

[@lucabernard489]

Matej Knezevic „je vis“ , it‘s french for „I live“ or „vivo“

[@ruffian25505]

Yes, it sounded French, it should just be vivo! Of course. Was this broadcast on a French tv channel... ? Was he tipping his cap to his host?

[@andymanland]

He was playing around))

[@shahramyazdani7575]

I just wanna know who is the one who clicked the thumb down!!!!

[@maximus1295]

A fans of cracked mosquito pavarotti.

[@shahramyazdani7575]

@@maximus1295 What do you mean??

[@numetutelare]

Uno che ha orecchie diversamente abili...

[@AG-zw1ce]

Domingo 😂

[@giustinicol]

Il massimo che poteva fare con un direttore completamente negato per opera

[@marottajoe]

Pe la misera k tenore o.

[@christianlibrul]

Almost as good as Bergonzi.

[@ic.73]

😂

[@brunopicaude3092]

After a very good interpretation with deep expression and and a fabulous high C, why does he feel the necessity of this horrible last note sung, after an ugly breath, in two times with a glissando of the worse style.

[@AG-zw1ce]

Seems you were desperate looking for something to criticize

[@tenorschofield]

MARAVILLOSO!!!!