Son lo spirito (Mefistofele - Arrigo Boito) Samuel Ramey

[@PeterBarber]

I have no idea how people can dislike this...Samuel Ramey sings this piece better than anyone else ever has. If someone disagrees, I would love to hear their full reasoning as to why.

[@anabusca]

There are 33 deaf, that's all.

[@dimitarkamukov7989]

Boris Christoff

[@xxsaruman82xx87]

Certainly as good as Siepi, or Ghiaurov!

[@xxsaruman82xx87]

@@anabusca Now sadly 35!

[@otonouzovsky515]

@@emailvonsour Are you serious? His singing sounds exactly like his speaking voice. Check some of his interviews ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3ackKaXmaufrNU ). And the lowest G, I know its two different recordings, but it sounds to me far wider than Ghiaurov's. Not that I'm denying Ghiaurov's magnificence.

[@uelideschwart4056]

Coooooome wayward soooooouls and waaaaander through the daaaaaarkness

[@ИванКаракчеевПиктчюерс]

The Beast: Put the sun in the china cup, Gregory.

[@olgakuzmina4227]

Рэми просто невероятен! Эта роль словно для него сочинена, на мой взгляд он лучший исполнитель этой роли. Какая экспрессия, сила, убедительность! Он просто бесподобен! Великий Мастер!

[@brynjarhoff-lr6hw]

This must be a recording impossible to beat! Ramey is fantastic!!

[@EdoardoSilvotti]

Samuel Ramey interpreta perfettamente il ruolo del Mefistofele e, secondo il mio modesto parere, lui in questo ruolo è stato il più grande!!!

[@JochenLenk]

3:54 Ich erlebte ihn leider nur ein einziges Mal live. Anfang der 90er in Wien in Mistofele. Die Erinnerungen an Details sind nur noch schwach. Was mir aber in Erinnerung geblieben ist: Ein großartiges Bühnenbild und eine Basstimme und Darstellung, die mich einfach umgehauen haben. Er hat gesungen wie ein junger Gott nur halt etwas dämonischer. Der Mann war eine Sensation! Eine der fünf Topaufführungen meines Lebens! 🥊

[@bartholomewthundercatiii3484]

The Beast is out there...

[@ИванКаракчеевПиктчюерс]

Watching Wirt and Greg in the Unknown and commanding Leporello/Woodsman to seduce and bring women like Beatrice/chop Edelwood trees for him.

[@jaydavies-burrell5952]

I was in this opera in a small town in wales. An amateur production. Brings back fond memories.

[@sha571]

It's simply superb: it seems that the aria and the role were written to be done exclusively by Ramey.

[@mhikl4484]

He lacks colour and nuance. But then, maybe evil translates best that way. Certainly no Robert Merrill. Bryan Terfel comes closest in such matters..

[@MultiKamil97]

@@mhikl4484 But Bryn sounds weak when he goes down in this aria. It kinda ruins his performance.

[@Aegisth]

@@mhikl4484 Terfel is horrible....

[@tamolyn5141]

@@mhikl4484 Robert Merrill was a baritone, and never sang the role of Mefistofele, which was written for the bass voice. Samuel Ramey is a true bass, not a bass-baritone, as some people think. His voice encompasses the full range of the base voice. It's not one of those in-between voices that are bass-baritones. Bryn Terfel is a bass-baritone, and I think he just doesn't have the weight in his lower register to sing this role. Perhaps you're used to listening to the heavier basses, and have never heard a basso cantante before, which is what Ramey is.

[@tamolyn5141]

@@MultiKamil97 Terfel is a bass-baritone, not a bass. Ramey is a bass, even though he has a spectacular upper register that keeps going up and up and up. I think Terfel's voice lacks the weight in its lower register to sing this role.

[@cicerothejester1376]

His voice reminds me of beast from over the garden wall...

[@Caramboleddd]

he is the one dubbing the beast

[@cicerothejester1376]

@@Caramboleddd Really? Thats awesome!

[@hea1617]

I came here from a comment saying this link and something about the beast

[@andreamess5345]

@@hea1617 me too

[@icecoldnukacolaquantum1438]

May Flower same

[@tww2002]

Of all the versions. This is the best. Unbelievable.

[@margareteast5670]

Samuel Ramey makes every role he sings true to the composer, accessable to the audience, and sheer joy to the musician!

[@mariamoavro8811]

Condivido il pensiero di Edoardo Silvotti su Ramey ed aggiungo la mia a volte mi par impossibile che un artista riesca così maestosamente da renderlo reale sul palcoscenico ciò che sta interpretando e quasi quasi io sento perfino dei brividi. Bravo Samuel e grazie. 💙🧡❤️💝🎵🎶

[@sopranocarmen]

un dominio de caída de mandíbula, manejo de labios, colocación de sonido en vómer, sonido bien timbrado, apoyo exacto y preciso del sonido, agudos perfectos con colocación exacta en vómer y apoyo exacto y buena interpretación. Un intérprete genial!! marca una línea en el era de los intérpretes de su registro. Simplemente genial!

[@KenKen3593]

I love it best when he sings "Ri-hi-hi-hi-do e avvento questa sillaba." That's more than hitting with rhythm. That's hitting with character and rhythm. So powerful and vulgar at the same time.

[@Agapesophos]

Amazing, perfect, Unique, Awesome, Terrific, Spectacular, Unbelievable, Unthinkable.

[@johncleland9076]

Samuel Ramey unsurpassed and in Boito's Mefistofele absolutely wonderful. San Francisco superb production also includes the wonderful Denis O'Neill and Benackova. Marie Henderson-Cleland

[@rosasantanna]

Simplesmente genial! Que voz, que performance!

[@ignaciovart5238]

Rosa Santana es hermoso

[@EurBerkut]

If this is the Devil, where do I sin - I mean sign?

[@AlexanderArsov]

Most impressive in every way: voice, interpretation, acting. For a live video version, this may well be unsurpassed.

[@stefanotorricelli3043]

Grandioso, semplicemente grandioso.

[@Marlene55M]

19th century black metal :)

[@eternalmourning9613]

=)

[@ИванКаракчеевПиктчюерс]

Victorian era English-Italian black metal straight from 19th century.

[@XMarx-it1yj]

The magnifying, treacherous beast! 😍⭐

[@couragew6260]

Everyone! I present to you, the Beast from Over the Garden Wall. No seriously, this is the guy

[@ИванКаракчеевПиктчюерс]

He's the one who betrayed Greg and turned him and Wirt into Edelwood trees.

[@Aegisth]

An absolutely beautiful voice...

[@carlamagini]

SPLENDIDO!!!!!!Interpretazione da brivido!!!!!!

[@BaroneVitellioScarpia1]

The true successor of the great Norman Treigle. Bravissimo!

[@monikalukacs4185]

È irraggiungibile. Meraviglioso

[@juanpabloarcelawassermann3696]

wow espectacular sin duda alguna el mejor mefistofele!

[@Pagliaccio34]

I'm speechless. Wonderful performance

[@Athanael777]

Can't get enough of this!

[@leonoradelagardie]

Outstanding and fascinating!

[@vstefanimadalina]

I saw mefistofele few days ago, in Bucharest. the man who played mefistofele has a bass voice but i think he wasn't that great in this play. The show wasn't as i expected becasue of this. Samuel Ramey is absolutely amazing!! a huge difference...

[@ignaciovart5238]

Samuel Ramey es la voz del diablo en la tierra.

[@pedrofeliperodrigues6330]

Maravilhoso baixo, inigualável Suel ramey

[@marisataffini1789]

Ho avuto la fortuna di assistere alla Scala proprio quest'opera con il magistrale Ramey indimenticabile

[@lilianmainardi7580]

Incrível, perfeito, demoníaco, sensacional, Samuel Ramey é o próprio Demônio! Super interpretação

[@giulianataramella1192]

Insuperato ed insuperabile!

[@BaroneVitellioScarpia1]

parole sante!

[@rosy3385]

Formidable basse comme on n'en fait plus...

[@MindStray]

Aaaah, i finally found it again. Love this!

[@bladsshot9361]

Браво! А какие выразительные руки!

[@tritonusseitan6601]

This is why I love to sing opera!

[@germanquintero10121946]

MARAVILLOSA VERSION

[@mtom77]

Fraseggio chiarissimo e stupendo

[@XAVIAM]

The Best.... 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@jackthefrog80085]

The description of the video is very poetic

[@prizianto]

Grandioso!

[@wilhiamas]

This is such a beautiful contrast to the previous aria, the melodious "Dai campi, dai prati" where the old Faust contemplates and admires the beauty of nature; whereas here is Mefistofele wanting to sully and destroy all of God's creation. His whistling is delightfully evil, an obscene noise that mocks the beauty of music itself. I have the whole opera on DVD and I highly recommend buying it. Samuel Ramsey is every inch the devil incarnate, superb voice and tremendous acting.

[@Fiumita]

Maravilloso!!!!

[@vaclavmatousek3007]

Seems like it was tailor made to Samuel Ramey. Great performance!

[@alejosolano5016]

Genial, una de las mejores versiones.

[@nancystone2194]

New York City Opera revived Boito "Mefistofele" for Norman Treigle. With his voice and the costume he is ablsolutely EVIL! Many today have never heard Treigle, but I knew him in New Orleans and he was truly a basso profundo.

[@giorgioschiavon5200]

Condivido in pieno E. Silvotti💪👏

[@stellamarisbenitodevera643]

Una nueva interpretación gloriosa 💖💖💖💖👍👍👍👏👏

[@major8210]

Oh my God 🙏 Best of the best!!

[@everettamador9870]

A true master Basso perfect tone and Attitude

[@1SeniorSmurf]

he is so deliciously evil!

[@JERIGNUSS]

EXCELLENT TIMING; ECCELLENTE BASSO PROFONDO

[@rosy3385]

Fantastique Ramey !

[@АлександрЯрков-ш2з]

Bravo bravo bravo brilliance fantastic grandiose vocal

[@millonety123]

la tunica de Ramey se parece a la de los Cristos de la Semana Santa de Andalucia...hahaha!...hablando en serio, es una funcion de opera buenisima. Ramey esta estupendo y el resto sin ser superconocidos cumplen bien su cometido. Recomendable!

[@Helena_Ludwig]

What an amazing singer! Still one of my all time favourite baritones! Bravissimo!

[@gyslangsdeweg]

Bas

[@wadimbychkov1306]

Bravo,super!

[@roxanalatronico3369]

Como te amo Samuel

[@ignaciovart5238]

roxana latronico es increíble su voz

[@fiumesimonini6169]

Ramey es el mejor Mefistófeles, en mi opinión 😊

[@ZuraBalanchivadze]

I wouldn't imagine that something could still touch my soul and mind.

[@svetlanabedrinets6309]

Лучший Мефистофель навсегда!!!

[@fredrickroll06]

"Forever" is impossible to know - but it's extremely hard to imagine such perfection from anyone else!

[@clairemachiels1923]

Il est merveilleux !

[@chemsenESP]

Que gran ópera, desconocida pero grandiosa. Por cierto, Boito fue uno de los libretistas de Verdi.

[@maaferreirahd]

Eu não consigo parar de ver

[@akechijubeimitsuhide]

I'd definitely make a deal with him. (Why are operatic demons always so damn hot?)

[@jasminnemcdonald94A]

Maybe they put a spell on themselves to look like this.

[@tamolyn5141]

I see that you here on this video of Mefistofele too. Again, if you don't like opera, don't go all over the place making childish comments about it.

[@MihaiAndreiAldea]

They are looking like this to trick stupid people.

[@David-ni5hj]

They might have sold their souls to themselves to look so damn good

[@mireilleassena]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tww2002]

Outstanding in every way. He owns this.

[@giorgiamammoli1016]

Bravissimo 💞

[@allenjones3130]

A dynamic, commanding performance.

[@tww2002]

He owns this.

[@louloudutich856]

Un diable comme on les aime !!! Vive Méfisto !!!

[@IslamOmarr]

is that the 16th century black metal?.... shit was intense back then

[@xxsaruman82xx87]

19th century

[@judithbarrowman9407]

Love it!

[@darthtrinna]

LA VERSIÓN DEFINITIVA!

[@kittikhunsodprasert5841]

Incredible.....!

[@Pagliaccio34]

Fantastic

[@Otx46h]

superb!!

[@franckranaivo666]

🌿💐🌸💞🇻🇦✝️🇲🇬🌸💐🌿💐🦊💐🌿🫂🌿💐🦊💐🌿⛑🌿💞🇻🇦💞🌿⛑🌿🇲🇬🦁🇲🇬🌸💐🌸🇲🇬🌿🌸🥲🌸💐🌿🥰💐🦁🌿🇻🇦💞🇲🇬🌿⛑💐🙋‍♂️

[@DarthWill3]

The only thing missing is an evil laugh worthy of Mark Hamill's Joker. LOL

[@aneamarlivana172]

He does that evil laugh...and does it very well...in another scene in this production. I think the entire production is on KZbin.

[@andrefarias4309]

Son lo Spirito Che nega sempre, tutto; L'astro, il fior. Il mio ghingno e la mia bega Turbano gli ozi al Creator. Voglio il Nulla e del Creato La ruina universal, E' atmosfera mia, E' atmostera mia vital, Ciò che chiamasi, Ciò che chiamasi peccato, Morte e Mal. Rido e avvento questa sillaba: "No!" Struggo, tento, ruggo, sibilo: "No!" Mordo, invischio, Struggo, tento, ruggo, sibilo: Fischio! Fischio! Fischio! Eh! Parte son d'una latebra Del gran tutto: Oscurità. Son figliuol della Tenebra Che Tenebra tornerà. S'or la luce usurpa e afferra Il mio scettro a ribellion, Poco andrà, Poco andrà la sua tenzon: V'è sul Sol, V'è sul Sole e sulla Terra, Distruzion! Rido e avvento questa sillaba: "No!" ecc.

[@alex669953]

Ich liebe Faust von Christopher Marlowe und Goethe. Ich gebe gern meine Seele für 24 Jahre.. Jetzt!

[@alex669953]

Bravo !

[@F93HD2]

Indubbiamente Ramey lo canta magistralmente ed elegantemente. Trovo però che Giulio Neri fosse il basso più adatto per questo ruolo.

[@naialah]

Wow 😲😈😍

[@SpecialtyHorseTraining]

I saw him in this opera. Very impressive.

[@BaroneVitellioScarpia1]

Oh really? In which year?

[@SpecialtyHorseTraining]

@@BaroneVitellioScarpia1 1971 or about then.

[@zeon1966]

Terrific 🇧🇷.

[@andresduranmaillo4320]

espectacular, salvo el baile del silbido ...pero espectacular interpretación en cualquier caso

[@marcelkegels2021]

Superklasse !!!

[@frankfurter6561]

Este señor (y disculpen lo prosaico del tono de antemano) se mea en la boca de Bryn Truñerfel que canta una versión como de película de Disney.

[@CountofBeretania]

Ladies and gentlemen…the Beast from Cartoon Network’s “Over the Garden Wall”

[@lupdragos]

Unmatched.

[@asdfgzxcn]

Amazing.

[@esthergoncalves1993]

Que voz! Pqp

[@dramaturge231]

That whistling seems so difficult. Lol

[@fernandowohllkbody1871]

MÁXIMO

[@estelalopez3388]

¡¡¡Cristo!!!!

[@pottotototo]

Vamos lo Boito!!!