Jerome Hines Sings "Ella Giammai m'amo," From Verdi's Don Carlo Live 1955

[@davidwright958]

And remember that Hines was only 34 at this time - barely mature for a basso. What a gifted singer. In the Leonard Warren biography of a few years ago, the author tells of Hines convincing Warren to go with him to sing at soup kitchens in NYC. I met Hines in 1977 and had the chance to speak with him for a few minutes about his career and faith. Great artist.

[@marceloortale7756]

Tuve el honor de verlo varias veces en el Colón. Voz y presencias imponentes.

[@emmanuelfullertonmartinez9596]

Qué tan grande era voz? Pasaba por delante de los demás y la orquesta? Cuenta un poco de cómo fue esa experiencia Pero que dicha haberlo escuchado.

[@MrJohnnystott]

One of the greatest voices of the 20th century

[@Juliet0307]

Che stile meraviglioso...

[@PetteriFalck]

If everybody would sing like this nowadays.... The old school is totally disapperared today... fantastic singing

[@EdmundStAustell]

Good comment! Makes a lot of sense!

[@moishemillerr]

But even 1955 not everybody sounded like Jerome Hines😂 I agree with you though

[@no_Ray_bang]

this is quite good, I've been exploring what I can find of Hines on youtube, and this might be my favorite I've heard.

[@josanj222]

That last high E is unbelievable.

[@BaroneVitellioScarpia1]

Everything Hines sings is unbelievable.

[@joserobertocursod1341]

Jerome Hines, voz pastosa, unico e inigualable, dos metros cuatro , grandioso bajo, cante con el en el colon en 1964 ,fantastico

[@rodocar2736]

Media 2,04 metros?, pensé que solo 2m

[@EdmundStAustell]

@unpodimusica1 Thank you very much for your comment! I think the tall, handsome basses probably come along with their long vocal cords, as a package:) LIke the long strings in the first several spaces of the keyboard, they make deep sounds. The high ones from the 5th space on up come from strings that are short. Now if only they were fat in addition, our analogy would be complete, ha:)

[@EdmundStAustell]

My pleasure!

[@roberttillman8872]

Other singers might sing this aria as well as Jerome but none will sing it better.

[@Beral62]

Fa venire i brividi...grande.

[@PetteriFalck]

Singing with low position and vibrato... fantastic

[@Simonas_Strazdas_Bass]

Low position 😂😂😂

[@BaroneVitellioScarpia1]

What is low position? Hines sang with LOW LARYNX.

[@道-p2e]

Finest!!!

[@EdmundStAustell]

Yes, this was a great bass, without doubt. Thanks for the comment.

[@EdmundStAustell]

Thank you! I agree!

[@unpodimusica1]

What a beautiful, warm, rounded voice. I'm not familiar with this opera, this is a wonderful aria indeed, so passionately and emotionally rendered. And such a handsome man too... why is it that so many bassos were good-looking? (Chaliapin, Plancon, Pinza, etc.) Thank you for another fabulous recording, Edmund.

[@cliffgaither]

_It's amazing isn't it ? Basses are the handsomest singers in opera !_

[@BaroneVitellioScarpia1]

Siepi, Ghiaurov and Giaiotti are very handsome too.

[@stevevandien310]

Hines' voice was always immense. But here it is much more lyrical than it became later in his career. He is also quite young here, only 34 or 35 (don't recall his precise birthday). VERY young for a bass --

[@EdmundStAustell]

@Arellessful Yes, indeed. He was wonderful here. Thank you very much for the comment.

[@marceloortale7756]

xx

[@EdmundStAustell]

@unpodimusica1 Was he really that tall? That is amazing. I never realized that. Oh, sure, there are fine examples....I don't know how tall Franco Corelli was, but he certainly ruined forever the stereotype of the short, fat tenor. He was so good looking that if he couldn't have sung a note, he could have made a living in the movies as a matinee idol like Marcello Mastroianni

[@genedryer-bivins8314]

He really was that tall. I was part of an assembled chorus for a production of Aida in Los Angeles that never came off. But we had a few full-cast rehearsals with piano. He was to have been the Ramfis. He was a giant in every sense of the word.

[@unpodimusica1]

@EdmundStAustell ...though McCormack, with that light tenor of his, was over 6 feet tall, I believe! The exception that proves the rule?

[@stefanarngrimsson5727]

Now where did you get that information? I must say that I find it very unlikely that John McCormack was that tall. I would have guessed 5ft 8" to 5ft 10" at the most.

[@BaroneVitellioScarpia1]

The American Nicolai Ghiaurov.

[@OscarLevant1]

It is a bit sharp, i.e. the video is one quarter step sharp. It makes him sound more baritonal than he was.

[@moishemillerr]

To me it sounds like the composer’s intended D major

[@EdmundStAustell]

@unpodimusica1 Well, actually, the more I think about it....

[@unpodimusica1]

@EdmundStAustell haha yes, a convincing theory. Then again, according to it, most tenors should be garden-gnomes... :D

[@antekmilka9808]

Try Andrzej Mroz of the Warsaw Opera - will knock your socks off= the great are still with us