James Morris - Macbeth - Come dal ciel precipita

[@jhvorotin]

Splendid voice, bright sound!!!!

[@musidem]

Morris è un grandissimo e lo era anche Sinopoli ma sfido qualunque basso a cantare quest'aria a questo tempo!

[@atosov]

I'm glad to be reminded of how good Morris was at one time. His voice is indeed, as an Italian viewer remarks, "ugly" as far as its natural timbre goes; but he sings with great clarity and consistency. For comparison, listen to the recording of Burchuladze in this aria, which is like having a pot of mud dumped over your head. I did not think it possible to sing this aria so slowly. Knowing Sinopoli, I suspect that the tempo (which would give Verdi fits) was his choice rather than Morris's.

[@Agorante]

@ElPiconeroalCognac You're kidding right? Morris had and still has a huge voice.

[@Agorante]

I heard Morris first as a bass but then he moved up. When I saw him in Macbeth he was signing the title part. I liked his sound better in the Helden Bariton or Italian bass parts. He got a little brittle when he sang Verdi baritone.

[@Agorante]

@BorisGodunov Yes, I think you're right - he should retire. I too heard him in Tosca and the Dutchman. He was quite wonderful but the last time I heard him live it was singing the title role in Macbeth. I walked out. He was also pretty bad as Iago on the Met broadcast.

[@ColonelFredPuntridge]

Not really a bass.

[@gergelycsallo5133]

bass - baritone....

[@BorisGodunov]

@Agorante Morris is simply awful these days--he needs to retire. There's a video on youtube of him singing Ella giammai m'amo at the Met gala, and it's easily the worst professional version of it I've ever heard. It's a shame, as I saw him live in Dutchman, Boris and Tosca back in the 90s, and he was very good then. But, just like Roberto Scandiuzzi, he's derailed.

[@iavorpatril]

Che brutta voce. Sta miagolando.