Tenore JERRY HADLEY - La Bohème "Che gelida manina" - (Video Live)

[@ArmandoGarcia-xy8bk]

I had the opportunity to hear Jerry Hadly together with Thomas Hampson during a wonderful recital in Montreal back in the mid-90's. I was shocked to learn later of his tragic and untimely death. What an irreparable loss to the opera world!

[@L2069-e8y]

Thanks for posting this performance by Jerry Hadley. He was an amazing talent. Such a tragic loss. RIP always.

[@matthewmichaelcrown3643]

just found my favve tenor. Most balanced, sweet voice.

[@SilverSingingMethod]

AWESOME!

[@memyandmine]

Always enjoyed him.

[@Monnarchmonnarchy]

Compare his great perfomance and trio bandits. What a injustice. Singers like him should have more than a buch on robbers!

[@rationalsceptic7634]

A hugely underated Tenor ... should have been a bigger Star R.I.P

[@道-p2e]

yes. shamefully huge, how sweet, youthful and technically precise, stands tall comparing with any, and emotion side, needless to say more!

[@francescopiotto9510]

yes, really super voice!!!

[@terryloveridge27]

I agree he should have been a mega opera star his top C5 was fantastic.

[@josh95263]

Jerry Hadley still has problems here, like a too open A vowel (which becomes constricted). Pavarotti never had problems like these with his vowels. To call those singers bandits is a little bit of a stretch. I do love Hadley though.

[@laurenhahn101]

Jerry Hadley was very popular at Lyric Opera of Chicago and I was fortunate enough to hear him sing twice. Believe me, when Hadley was singing there was a full house of fans.

[@christianlibrul]

Glorious instrument, perfect technique.

[@annakcello3883]

Geez it brings tears to hear this, he died way too young. So lucky to have heard him in recital, what a gift and he was so passionate about American vocal repertoire on top of all his opera triumphs. Just one of the greats, RIP

[@felipepeiro6388]

one of the most beautiful tenor-voices !

[@KenWAnderson]

Superb in every respect. He was a GREAT.

[@loredanaventuri]

Grandissimo! Modo di cantare naturale e pronuncia perfetta

[@miguilim1]

Un grande artista, sottovalutato.Riposi in pace.

[@blustella6555]

Purtroppo non è stato l unco ad essere sottovalutato ...gran bella voce .timbro squillante ed eccellente fraseggio ...almeno qui è stato ricorrdato ..grazie

[@jordipanadesribera6890]

Agree.

[@giovannipaisiello289]

​@@blustella6555 quali altri tenori sono stati secondo te sottovalutati?

[@graziellarepossi675]

❤

[@eyeshowyou]

One of the most beautiful tenor voices....why he was so underrated???

[@draganatanasov2503]

The answer could probably be found in the current state of opera and the way in which it is sung and performed.

[@lucianasalis9216]

Una voce straordinaria, meravigliosa, incanta e commuove!

[@dinael7482]

Beautiful singing❤️ This tempo though, Lenny come on

[@Mr19841504]

Yeah, your right!!!

[@eugeniogentili1048]

Underrated tenor.

[@DavidAsset78]

Jerry Hadley has to be one of the most underappreciated tenors of his generation. He sings this beautifully, but he is not helped by Bernstein's sometimes too slow, sometimes too fast tempos.

[@sarahjones-jf4pr]

UNDERAPPRECIATED?? WHAT ON EARTH DO YOU MEAN....NOT WHERE I COME FROM.

[@Olgaalwina]

Strahlendste Höhe, mit vollem, warmen, satten Ton und einem so charmanten und berührenden Timbre, jeden Vocal malend und... ach... zu früh gestorben !

[@ingridwild4833]

Olgaalwina, Sie sprechen genau das aus was ich auch hätte sagen wollen.Danke Ich liebe diese Stimme sehr.

[@dmcg8400]

What an absolutely beautiful sound, fantastic form. Amazing.

[@horseofcoursetack]

WOW!! His phrasing was so sweet and that sound was nearly perfect for almost any role like this. He probably would've grown into the Chenier and other "dramatic" roles. His voice near the end was getting very robust without any loss of the pianissimo.

[@FrancisAsin-Gioro]

One of the best tenors of his generation! What a pity! He was not deserved to end his life in that way!

[@horseofcoursetack]

Kong Chaw Amen

[@道-p2e]

you said it all, so youthful voice, perfect for this song, this poor artist role,

[@321abcable]

Very well sung in spite of extremely slow tempo by Bernstein.

[@fontevrault4690]

In an interview Hadley told how the tempo was killing the singers. Bernstein told him to take more breaths and lump it. La Boheme was, Bernstein said, a "requiem for his youth."

[@Monnarchmonnarchy]

@@fontevrault4690 Corelli did a same time. That aria singing about 5 min or more. How it could be faster?

[@potusumanbibingka]

@@Monnarchmonnarchy perhaps Corelli got a vocal chords of steel. Anyway, if Bernstein and Corelli didn't agree with the tempo, Corelli will always prevail.

[@Monnarchmonnarchy]

@@potusumanbibingka coreli was a bari screamer like hadley, they are a disasters

[@ralphoperaphile]

Wow - a complete opera ignoramus@@Monnarchmonnarchy

[@robertmanno5749]

Sung in the original key with a great high C!

[@NicholasIkeagmi]

Whenever I’m feeling a little burnt out I always come back to this video. The joy that Jerry Hadley brought to the stage is so inspiring. I wish that I had the chance to meet him.

[@道-p2e]

same feel. he is dying for the singing and draws all into it, magic touch. Unfortunately, people only know 3 tenors or those famous ones...

[@drtmuir]

He was lovely. I knew him slightly - he was a friend of a friend from when he taught at UConn, and he was just extraordinarily bright, kind, engaged, and funny. It makes it all the more tragic and incomprehensible, what happened to him, but he touched countless lives for the better. ❤

[@bravaLiz]

Dear God. He is missed. Indeed.

[@李懿峰-r5u]

I love his voice very much, it's dark, deep and at the same time very metallic, very full lirico tenore❤

[@shirleyrombough8173]

How tragic. What a loss for humanity and for opera. What a silver tone. He could have been one of the best. Too late, but now I'll seek out his videos, as we do now for Dmitry Hvorostovski.

[@corellipersempre]

What a brilliant rendition of this most famous of arias. I just discovered this great tenor today (only my apologies) and also hear his sensitivity and intelligence as an artist in his interview speaking about voice technique - what a great, great singer.

[@bravaLiz]

Just how GREAT WAS he? (i happened to run across this by accident) and thank you to lido2008ve for posting. This is a treasure.

[@jorgegb6]

Que bella voz y una gran interpretación !!...Gracias mil

[@esterbruno8604]

Bravissimo Jerry 💕 Mi spiace che sia morto così giovane... RIP 💔

[@Black-ft4eh]

This is a legendary performance. Jerry Hadley here looks like young Michael Corleone singing his heart out to Apollonia.

[@fontevrault4690]

Love that analogy...

[@TheCarnivalguy]

Jerry could unspool some of the most beautiful sounds out of that throat. He made singing appear effortless and such a pleasure to hear. His death was such a tragedy and loss to the music world, but more so for his family.

[@andreaprandi4711]

Ottimo sotto tutti i punti di vista. Grande Tenore. Basta così. Sono anch' io un tenore.

[@tenorschofield]

Divine!!!!

[@Nimdoksa]

bravo!!

[@tenore8]

Simply gorgeous. Tragic loss of a magnificent talent. Blame the MET for ruining Jerry's career, and by proxy, his life.

[@larsgsanger4724]

Amazing!! One of the very best! Bless your memory ❤️🎶

[@kraftpr]

Brings me to tears! Such an indescribable loss to us all. Why did he feel he had to take his own life?

[@dmcg8400]

Sadly, because he had THIS gorgeous sound, and then he didn't.

[@roberthartfield5195]

@@dmcg8400 that's quite a strong assumption you're making. You can't say you KNOW this is what happened.

[@Michael-mh4vr]

@@roberthartfield5195 right...who knows what suffering he was enduring

[@CamoflaugeDinosaue]

kraftpr it was an accident. He didn’t intentionally take his own life.

[@Bobrogers99]

@@dmcg8400 I'd have to agree that this might have been a factor. I understand that his voice didn't age well, and I think he also had some other problems in his personal life. At least we have a few recordings of him in his prime.

[@Operafiend22]

He had it all....bravo

[@StusKitchenSA]

Just out standing:) Bravo!

[@patryan3553]

The best rendition I have ever heard

[@photo161]

how sad for you...

[@abcdefgh-db1to]

Caruso, Di Stefano, Schipa, Corelli, Gigli. Could even add Del Monaco ! Di Stefano being the best in this aria in my opinion

[@judyjones2475]

@@abcdefgh-db1to watch the Boheme video with caballe and carreras ,best ever recording video 💗

[@abcdefgh-db1to]

@@judyjones2475 Carreras definitely isn't amazing...

[@judyjones2475]

@@abcdefgh-db1to in the video with Montserrat he is excellent , have you watched it ?.

[@drplot1]

He has such a pure bright well defined sound throughout his range. Not a trace of heaviness or harshness. His diction/vowel sounds are all amazing. I heard him live once in St. Louis as Ferrando in Cosi fan Tutte

[@j.erickson8571]

Oh god, what a performance. Thank you, Sir Jerry Hadley, wherever you are. Hopefully in heaven with the angels.

[@Shahrdad]

He was so wonderful. And so intelligent.

[@LeeJCander]

Love his interpretation!

[@ombresetlumieres3137]

Le très regretté Jerry Hadley interprétant magnifiquement un bien émouvant Rodolfo!

[@josecarrerastema8654]

voce straordinaria

[@pekkak.2724]

Ihan helvetimoinen tenori! Ja jurpoille: Magnificent tenor this Mr. Hadley!

[@ridvansadrhanov]

Bellissimo!!!

[@michaelmiller1215]

When I was in college in the late 70s, a Mezzo a year ahead of me went to the Met’s district auditions here in Virginia. She said that “A voice teacher from (Virginia) Tech won the auditions. I suspect that person was the great Jerry Hadley!

[@brunaazzurra]

Meravigliosa e incantevole voce

[@hrbooksmusic7878]

Divine music, great singing... and I love to watch Bernstein too... What an excellent post! ⭐️🌹⭐️ Thank you so much for sharing this delight! 🙏🍀

[@tenorschofield]

Bravissimo!!!

[@atenorforjesus]

Beautiful tenor!

[@lucianasalis9216]

Meraviglioso, immortale, indimenticabile!!!❤️

[@davidgreer1884]

Simply Stunning Sad sad loss ....❤️

[@jordipanadesribera6890]

Very well done !

[@DonVal86]

Quite impressive.

[@francescopiotto9510]

super voice and also super hair!!!! :D i'm jealous!! :D

[@shahramyazdani7575]

The greatest american tenor since 70s!

[@robertotorres9945]

K gran voz llena de luz.....yo como tenor envidio mucho su técnica... Bravo Jerry... bravo pomposito.... felicidades

[@sugarbist]

Very beautiful!

[@tonivergaramalet9765]

Muy buen tenor y grandioso director

[@tonneinsbillardclub1308]

bravo

[@dianamarianocosta115]

Magnífico! Amo!

[@Gustavocasanovatenor]

voz de las mas bonitas que he oido en mi vida......que pena de verdad un hombre tan joven

[@etiennejung8389]

merveilleux!!!

[@clementesilva1209]

Un verdadero clásico de talla mundial!

[@ericgarbutt8561]

Every tenor has sung this aria at some time, but this must rank as one of the best renditions. Hadley is not equally good in other roles, but here here he compares favourably with Pavarotti and the best.

[@pedrohenriquezamagna3088]

Maybe you should listen to whatever you didn't like again, theres not a single role uploaded on youtube i've seen him not excelling the common performance.

[@ericgarbutt8561]

Will do

[@ericgarbutt8561]

I only have LPs of Hadlee in My Fair Lady & South Pacific and one entry on CD - this very recording on a DGG compilation of The Worlds 40 Best Tenors. Dredging through You Tube for Jerry Hadlee is painful. Some 157 entries are listed but 75% are unavailable.

[@sobeto28]

If you're using the youtube APP for phones, try going youtube through chrome not the app, i think that will solve the unavailability. The fair lady one is pretty good.

[@ericgarbutt8561]

Not using phone app, but PC

[@DAMORBEL]

Although Jerry had a truly wonderful talent I do think that, when singing Che gelida manina, just giving the occasional glance to the owner of said hand would add a certain je ne sais quoi to the performance.

[@williamevans9426]

The aria is beautifully sung but, like you, I did feel for Ms Reaux - she should have been given a table & chair and some sewing instead of having to stand on the sidelines looking emotional!

[@whaleyf]

I got to sing in the Pensacola Choral Society and he was our guest star. An amazing singer. Man how he is missed..

[@gunterjauch9051]

One of the best and much better than the rest of his generation

[@sabinmarcusan2537]

He was a lyric tenor, right? I like to hear a lyric tenor with a fuller sound in his middle range, just like Hadley here

[@melroche4443]

Beautiful

[@MrOlogramma]

Meraviglioso

[@FrancisAsin-Gioro]

He should've be regarded as the best American tenor after Mario Lanza, and what a pity that he died tragically too early

[@js59695]

Steve FOX better than Lanza. No contest

[@DonVal86]

Lanza is great but Hadley seemed so sensitive to nuance the man could make you cry.

[@perhegg]

Lanza had a nice voice but barely sang any performances at all. He could have been great! I think you should rank Tucker as the best american tenor.

[@Greeneyes3005]

Per Eriksson Barry Morell

[@bharp4390]

@@perhegg Agreed. Tucker's technique was unbelievably solid.

[@aryankhah]

vocally is ten times better than Domingo. very good technique

[@giampierone010]

per essere meglio di Domingo vocalmente basta un tenore qualsiasi...questo artista è superbo vocalmente...saluti

[@samharv8076]

Brilliant

[@emtnz1569]

Tenorazo

[@avuncular300]

An almost incredible voice, with much passion and articulation. I reckon that along with Mario Lanza, he easily puts the current european elite to shame. They appear so soulless by comparison. Just an opinion of mine...

[@davidpayne697]

Both my two favourite tenors. Glad you compared. I myself don't mind the newer singers that much, but with respect to them, I don't quite feel chills listening to them, as I do to Lanza and Hadley.

[@道-p2e]

I love also Jussi, yet he is not shy to comparing to any on this...

[@Greeneyes3005]

David Payne check out Barry Morrell’s Donizetti... another fantastic American Tenor ... it’s on KZbin...

[@j.erickson8571]

He is awesome. Please don't compare. We have Wunderlich in Germany and Pavarotti in Italy. Way beyond his head.

[@AlanMagnoHernandez]

bellisimos agudos

[@pierrelagrene4485]

Ca fait du bien

[@danieljouille7126]

Belle interprétation ...bel highC mais surtout ligne de chant maintenue..joli timbre..Eluzalyrics

[@MrGranfield]

This concert dates back to 1987.

[@francescopiotto9510]

when you have a voice like this you should think to be in paradise every day!! but he shot in the head!!! so pity!!!! i pray for your happiness in paradise, and thank you for this beautiful gift you gave us singing in the world!! hope you can hear my voice from there!! :D ciao Jerry!! :D

[@jenniferviolincr]

You shouldn't be as explicit regarding his cause of death. You don't do any good by that. I highly encourage you to highlight his multiple successes, instead of making his whole life about the tragic end of his career.

[@michaelmiller1215]

My favorite Tenor!

[@arnoldamaral7406]

Michael Miller He had so much potential and a beautiful tenor voice. Very sad indeed my friend.Taking your own life is so horrible for those that are left behind. Not knowing why etc. So many questions unanswered. Arnold Bourbon Amaral

[@maryvaillancourt1158]

Rip ❤️

[@alexgomez2]

Only God knows what terrible emotional loads people carry. Who knows what was going on my Jerry’s heart. No reason, no right to judge him nor anybody who commits suicide. May God forgive them for attempting against the gift of life He gave them but it’s so sad to continue wondering even now what could have been done to prevent that attempt of suicide. Such an amazing voice, such a young person full of promise and talent. So good to think there’s a video record rd of his greatness.

[@arnoldamaral7406]

alexgomez2 does anybody know why he did it? Many psychiatrists say committing suicide puts an end to all your pain whether it's mental or physical my friends. Sincerely Arnold Bourbon Amaral

[@beniaminoson6318]

Why did I find him now?

[@hannslunninger416]

Wie oft hat Lenny das dirigiert? Das habe ich noch von keinem anderen Dirigenten in dieser Klarheit und Selbstverständlichkeit gehört!! Many thanks for uploding!

[@PragueImport]

I will never understand why Mr. Hadley did not receive the admiration and respect. Placido Domingo, who could never breathe correctly and did not extend and open any high notes past the 1970s, got all the fame and fortune. For what? For attending all the chat shows in America in the 1980s? For seducing his donors? How many talented tenors did we ingore because of him? At least Pavarotti had a lovely voice and knew how to sing and breathe.

[@stephpwall]

I'm glad that many commenters mention that the tempo is slow...A conductor can want a particular tempo..perhaps slow/slower than average, but isn't presenting the soloists you have in the best possible light part of being a good conductor?

[@kikobrito136]

Caruso the best tenor

[@yaelpalombo4093]

❤️🎼🎼❤️

[@twarrilow]

Love this, but distracted by Peter Sutcliffe look-a-like and sweaty man in the background.

[@1924Puccini]

Very slow tempo indeed. His voice is bright and gorgeous but there is a bit of a tiring decadence throughout the progression of the aria. Maybe faster tempo would have made it the perfect Che Gelida M. of all time.

[@최영자-z1y]

ㅇcoming. happy.

[@johnfalstaff2270]

His Italian voice and face, after his mother are obvious here.

[@ollybowes7542]

One could almost mistake him for Bonisolli from a distance here

[@Minimorum1]

I like much Jerry Hadley here, his italian technique and also like very much to listen many times to Bonisolli in this area when he was at the middle of his career.

[@johnfalstaff2270]

@@Minimorum1, I agree. In the 1970's I had a several chances to see and listen Bulgarian Nikola Nikolov. He had one unfortunate performance at the MET and then disappeared. But I saw him in Europe and his Italian version of the Nessum dorma was on the same level with Mario del Monaco and Corelli.

[@joaoaurelio1534]

bernestein wasn't feeling particuraly friendly that day...

[@joelweisberg]

What demons drove him to end his life. I can’t imagine.

[@최영자-z1y]

so. long. time

[@Gustavocasanovatenor]

porque ha muerto tan joven?

[@АлександрПереверзев-у4б]

прекрасный тенор...жаль так рано умер....и за пультом здесь великий БЕРНСТАЙН ! Дивная запись!