Leonard Warren - Cortigiani, vil razza dannata (1945 live)

[@mirakor1]

No one has reached the brilliance of Warren's voice, of his Rigoletto.

[@manuelcarvajal9514]

The best baritone. I was able to hear him personally on varios ocasions, all ways great!!!

[@lucmoko6987]

Un Rigoletto incomparable, une voix somptueuse, une interprétation d'une grande intensité dramatique,un Léonard Warren au summum de son art, le baryton verdi par excellence,un immense bravo !?!❤

[@NeighHarris]

It's so true. Warren was incomparable. He'd died when I was a little kid. I spent my youth listening over and over to him doing this scene. God, there will never be anyone like him again.

[@cimbassovr]

MERAVIGLIOSO!!!ARTISTA STRAORDINARIO!!! Grazie di ❤👍

[@funwithFred]

Mine, too. Leonard Warren is the best. Thanks for this.....

[@fortinogonzalez848]

Wonderful voice Leonard Warrren Awesome

[@lucmoko6987]

Incomparable Rigoletto, une voix somptueuse et une interprétation sans égale, d'une intensité dramatique inégalable,un Warren au summum de son art, le baryton verdi par excellence,qui nous laisse sans voix !!! ❤

[@frankdetrano311]

Warren is THE greatest Verdi baritone, his ringing top is thrilling!

[@sw5114]

I’d always considered Warren’s Prologue from Pag. to be the greatest exemplar of his greatness. After listening to the Rigoletto aria, I’m persuaded that this does not take second to any other. Warren stands unique in this role with his passion, his soaring line, and fatherly despair. In some ways his voice bookended Jussi Bjoerling’s albeit as a baritone. Warren’s voice has a celestial tear throughout the piece, scintillating in the upper register, and enveloped in a pleading tenderness in the quieter portions. He made you feel what he felt, on every note.

[@emailvonsour]

Bookended?

[@道-p2e]

Love Warren's beautiful voice, bravo!!

[@道-p2e]

@Barone Vitellio Scarpia Because this guy has the real old school equipment, hardware and software, great things outpouring, and his passionate artistry!

[@BaroneVitellioScarpia1]

@@道-p2e Now we only have Premifa Famingo as Rigoletto...

[@道-p2e]

@@BaroneVitellioScarpia1 God took great baritones away fast, Famingo sings everything, Nabucco at China, not reaching 10% of warren's.

[@lydiaguarro]

Maravillosa voz, maravilloso canto! Vero baritono verdiano

[@joserobertocursod1341]

Warren unico en el.mundo.delaopera, voz única artista notable murió x ser emocionalmente humano cuando canto urna fatale de mío destino,nadie murió como Warren , jamás habrá otro ni perecido, salvo coronel McNeil otro.coloso, yo cante como n el en el colon q época Dios

[@glcnactrans]

The pain in Rigoletto's voice as he desperately tries to locate his daughter is so moving that one must weep for him. Rigolleto was Warren's finest role. Many thanks for posting!

[@vincenzoanzoletti6776]

Magnificent!!! You can really hear the pain in his voice for his daughter's abduction... Excellent italian diction, except for that "che? Adesso non ridete?"(What? Now you don't laugh anymore?) where you can hear his american "soul". Bravisssimo!

[@dan-in9kc]

Phew. Like a an ocean of emotion being held back when he sings quietly.

[@efrainhutt7284]

La más hermosa voz que hace trasladar al oyente un lugar de la muestra de la perfección

[@alessandromoccia471]

Magnifico!

[@BaroneVitellioScarpia1]

Warren is a God!

[@terrycloth6380]

Unbelievably good!

[@Herur22]

Magnificent.

[@marisarossi6692]

superbo.

[@francesca7564]

Splendide document ...

[@joseluizdelorenzo2538]

Divo!

[@joserobertocursod1341]

Warrenfue el unico.baritono q busca.en forma desgarrada s gilda.sus gritos 8mpostados.y desgsrrados te hacen llorar.jamas habra otro warren.y ni q hablar de su macbet d verdi es espeluznante.toscaninii dijo.q fue colosal.com9 cantante actor.

[@cesarmillan847]

Para mí gusto el mejor Barítono de todos los tiempos

[@BellaFirenze]

This reminds me of a Callas masterclass, during which she (in vain) tries to coach a baritone in this difficult scene. Warren fulfills all the demands of this scene, and then some. Such attention to the words! I never heard him live, but I have seen the other baritones mentioned. Merrill and Milnes had glorious voices, but (Merrill in particular), never brought this character to life as Warren does here. He is only 34 years old here, and in top form. Perhaps only Tito Gobbi comes close.

[@aetion]

Try it with Ettore Bastianini and Nicolae Harlea. I assure you, you will like both of them.

[@lesindorf-934videos]

Браво!

[@GermanOperaSinger]

@InBoccaChiusa Yes but Gobbi's voice never could hold a candle to Waren's!

[@albertodiaz4562]

Very good voice

[@marksmith3947]

His voice sounds much better than 10 years later--more focused. Did he change his technique over the years?

[@BellaFirenze]

@GermanOperaSinger Indeed. I was referring to interpretation and characterization only. A great artist, Gobbi did not -for my taste- have a beautiful voice. Certainly not like Warren's.

[@GermanOperaSinger]

@meltzerboy I recommend you listen to the Chinese baritone Liao Chang Yong. He's no Warren but definitely one of the finest Verdi voices of today.

[@beatricescroggin3406]

My favorite baritone. Too bad there was no you tube during his time

[@operamandan79]

just saw dmitri hvorostovsky sing this aria live at the Met.... plain horrible... hearing to this made me cry for a good while... I guess they don't make'm like they used to.

[@michelsavoie5198]

operamandan79 nj

[@NotSoDivineMsM]

Dmitri's voice was starting to experience difficulties during his final years (after his diagnosis of a brain tumor). Seeing his brave final performance of this aria at the Met's 50th brought tears to my eyes. RIP, Dmitri.......

[@BaroneVitellioScarpia1]

Hvorostovsky's voice is throaty, but Warren is not throaty.

[@emailvonsour]

@@BaroneVitellioScarpia1 oh yes, he most certainly is throaty

[@marlenehartley7742]

Yes, sadly they don’t make them like that anymore. Hearing him at the Met was like a wave of sound washing over you.

[@trentonwilliams9921]

This is actually Emily Green, who spends all her time criticizing great singers! Sucks to be her!

[@nicolarusso4763]

0 ottimoeccezionale

[@IRA77GEOTENORE]

Great singer, but not in a ligule of Ruffo and Str@cciary

[@johnfalstaff2270]

You are wrong. I do not like opinions underscored by the legendary fame of previous performers. Why the modern singers cannot be famous? They can If they are good. They will certainly enter the Heaven of Legends. To be honest, I deeply appreciate Ruffo and Stracciari or Granforte but non Italian Warren beated them with a beauty of his voice as Swede Jussi Bjorling easily competed with all Italian tenors.

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

Boring

[@道-p2e]

Go Mario Del Monaco, wake you up in a second!

[@cristovaomendoca8164]

You are a fucking idiot

[@byronloyd2489]

Who do you think is NOT boring?

[@sw5114]

BOT.

[@juha4595]

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