IN QUALE ASPETTO IMBELLE (Brownlee-Banks-Rensburg) ARMIDA MET 2010 LIVE

ARMIDA
Dramma per musica en 3 actes
música de G.Rossini
llibret de Giovanni Schmidt
Estrenada al Teatro San Carlo de Nàpols el 9/11/1817
Acte 3er. Tercet: In quale aspetto imbelle
Lawrence Brownlee (Rinaldo)
Barry Banks (Carlo)
Kobie van Rensburg (Ubaldo)
Orquestra del Metropolitan Opera House de New York
Director musical: Carlo Frizza
Direcció escènica: Mary Zimmerman
Live 1 de maig de 2010

[@rogerpropes7129]

It may be a trio but it belongs to Brownlee.

[@SR-jx8yu]

One of the most beautiful lyrical tenor voices of all time!

[@JoanLorraineN]

But that's the point in Bel Canto ...all of the embellishments and interpolated high note are left up to the artists. You don't add notes in Puccini, but you sure do in Bel Canto. You don't sing Rossini exactly as written.

[@alessandroperfetti3925]

Astonishing

[@tenor-haute-contre]

I love Rensburg but I think that this is not exactly the repertoire for him. Still, the only issue I have is volume wise. Brownlee totally annihilates his stage partners and well, maybe it's logical since it's the main character he's playing :)

[@dragonzlyric]

Does anyone know of other tenor trios like this?

[@miguelyanez4605]

This piece looks like the second movement from Beethoven's 16 sonate.

[@christophecesar4761]

Rinaldo is supposed to be the first male role of the opera but doesn't have any solo piece instead of the other two tenors who have one aria each. Blake did the same in Aix with Anderson: change this supposed trio on an aria with two comprimari. But he did sang, alone, the high D at the end. You have to lesson the Scimone recording with Merritt, Bruce Ford and Matteuzzi to make justice to this trio. With three high D sing together by these three tenors 😋 You have to heard

[@jhlee3187]

Bravissima

[@TaylorComstock]

As a tenor, I feel that if you get a lead up like the singers got at the end, you HAVE to take that high note. I've heard a recording of this where all three tenors take the V-I progression up at the end and it is what I dream of it being when I get to sing it one day haha

[@andrewyarosh1809]

Taylor Comstock Younspeak with such Authority that “you HAVE to take that high note.” Perhaps in your enthusiasm, you might consider that, as Rossini was very specific in what he wanted sung, such anachronistic and old fashioned displays are actually improper. Before you venture too far in your career, you might pay more careful attention to modern scholarship of early 19th century opera performance practice. While the aciuti you crave might be exciting, they are not appropriate, melodically or harmonically.

[@downfromkentuckeh]

Andrew Yarosh haha, nice, just completely throw away all the fun.

[@ChristopherRSkinner]

@@andrewyarosh1809 interpolated acuti were common early-mid 19th century performance practice?

[@andrewyarosh1809]

@@ChristopherRSkinner Not in the way they are sung today. Check out what Crutchfield and Gossett have to say on the practice.

[@ajking26]

NEVER GETS OLD.

[@blackkguyga]

....I heard it live at the Met, AND that TRIO was "lit"! All three tenors were brilliant with Brownlee in a league of his own! PS: Please let us know the dates of your next lead part including the opera company.

[@inavogel626]

Wonderlik wonderlik!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@JoanLorraineN]

In other performances - particularly the one with Christina Deutekom in 1973 in Bregenz Austria, the three tenors (with Umberto Grilli as Rinaldo) took the High C together at the end of the trio ....so what happened here?? ...chickens!!!

[@DeeXiuM]

the concert version with Bruce Ford and Gimenez too

[@rogerpropes7129]

It wouldn't be fair unless all three tenors were capable--Brownlee certainly would have been.

[@bigdigger87]

not written that way

[@AM-xy6xk]

Brownlee is just horrible :( What a sad demise of bel canto tradition.

[@janielarson9641]

I think he's great. :)

[@rossinilove]

Let's hear you sing it.

[@fideliofidelio1222]

YOU ARE HORRIBLE !

[@andrewvincenti2664]

As if you could sing it - what a joke! Ha ha

[@SR-jx8yu]

He is astounding!