Jerry Hadley sings "Vivi tu" from Anna Bolena

[@TumanyanOfficial]

This is a singing lesson. How must a tenor sing. The control of his voice specially in the first part is just wonderful... Rest in pace Jerry!!!

[@BulentBezduzOfficial]

This is Perfect belcanto style!Bravissimo 🙏

[@santi7616]

yes ❤

[@Agorante]

If you know the tragic circumstances of his own death, hearing him plead in this piece with Rochefort to choose life is just crushing.

[@suzannederringer1607]

In 1985 he was far from Death. This was a great time in his Career. One can't look back from the End and try to see an entire Life from a final Moment. For ANYONE. Jerry was special - the BEST Lyric Tenor.

[@meyerbeer13]

Need a better singer

[@chk1230]

Oh... Wow... Wow!!!!!!!

[@romearomeo]

Una voce bellissima

[@OperaBuff1935]

Jerry Hadley was one of the greatest American tenors of the 2nd half of the 20th century, and his death was tragic. I still find myself affected by it. I was in the chorus of a production of

[@sebastianmagrinelli8534]

genio!! perfecta cada nota

[@elaineduncan1929]

Un tenore fantastico....la registrazione che ha fatto con Joan and Richard e' meravigliosa. Molto doloroso che evidentimente la sua morte era tramite suicidio.....

[@blktenor]

Very aurrally pleasing

[@axelzeltsch1668]

Who sings the part of Lord Rochefort.

[@Agorante]

My cousin says I'm descended from Percy so I guess that gives me moral authority over this aria. I like it! I forgive Jerry for skipping some top Cs. The part was written for Rubini who even then when tessaturas were higher was considered something of a freak. Many roles he introduced had to be transposed down for other tenors.

[@stuartboother1]

i have 2 different scores in front of me. There are no written top C's in either of them. I'm confused?

[@meyerbeer13]

Can't he memorize?

[@gaddovarzi6980]

la versione registrata in studio era ben altra cosa... in concerto ha spianato tutto.

[@amballa]

to bad he's not singing all the written top Cs....

[@suzannederringer1607]

Don't be silly. Composers wrote for the abilities of the Cast they were given. SO Donizetti had a Tenor with an extended Head Voice...Singers didn't slavishly follow the printed page in those days. This is excellent singing!

[@joshuamcpherson007]

I don't miss the top C's at all. I listen for expression, legato, control of dynamics and sensitivity to the melodic line. As a singer, I focus on all those things too. Anyone can make a high note.

[@gcarlos03]

vorrei sentire Florez in questa aria.

[@mirjamdevries9376]

Non so se l'ha mai cantata.

[@ransomcoates546]

Who am I to argue with R. Bonynge, but I think the cabaletta loses its musical shape without the C’s. And Hadley should have been able to sing them. It’s fashionable now to call him a great singer, but he was always in a kind of vocal limbo. Without the agility to sing as a tenore di grazia and without the heft and secure acuti to move into Rodolfo territory. Thinking back one always knew he was there but forgot what it was he sang. RIP.

[@redrx35]

Agreed, although I think the last high D is too much.