LIVE: Cornell MacNeil - Pari siamo [Rigoletto] - 1977

[@valeriomessersi1016]

Uno tra i pochi Rigoletto con la " R ' maiuscola!!!! Bravoooooo !!!!

[@SilverSingingMethod]

Excellent falsetto balance in the sound and huge lower register.

[@caruso2922]

one of the greatest non italian baritones of all time

[@stephpwall]

The fact that there is a recording of the exact same opera 20 years earlier of MacNeil in the title role and all the elements are as physically supple here as they had been in 1957 is as miraculous as the singing itself is. While his technique is physically the same as Leonard Warren as a Verdi baritone there is something more "real" about Mac than Warren...certainly from a theatrical standpoint. "Acuti" phrases like this are the hardest aspect of maintaining a great performance of one the greatest roles ever written. To be successful at doing MORE than the composer asks over a gruelingly busy career in a pressure cooker like the MET is truly remarkable

[@detectivefiction3701]

There's a recording of MacNeil's Rigoletto from 1957? The earliest one I'm aware of is his studio recording from 1961 (with Joan Sutherland as Gilda and Renato Cioni as the Duke).

[@bennoble4341]

Absolutely captivating performance from Big Mac! Such clarity and honesty.

[@65attila]

What a great voice and sense of this character,

[@piergiorgiomei1361]

L ultimo grande Rigoletto !!!!

[@stevevandien310]

As I recall, MacNeil had missed the premiere because of illness. Milnes sang the premiere. Mac then rose from his sickbed to sing the "Live From the Met" telecast. And he was also 55 years old. So he is not at his best here. Even so, Mac here is superior to every contemporary Verdi baritone whom I'm aware of. The only such baritone in roughly the same zip code is Quinn Kelsey.

[@FredWic]

I saw and heard him at the Metropolitan Opera several times. The greatest baritone of them all. High F, G, and As no competition.

[@PBXVIILY]

My Favorite Rigoletto . BIG MAC was great!!!

[@jangdoong]

Chills down my spine…great great great singer!!!!

[@Rurururururururumi]

the fact that i'm literally italian and i live in Rome but i still have to watch it with english subtitles to understand is killing me

[@johnpickford4222]

Marta-romagnoli: Why is that so upsetting?? You evidently don’t understand Italian, literally!

[@jwkim0822]

My favorite Rigoletto all time

[@manuelc.3286]

Superb!!!!

[@484alustig]

No one absolutely no baritone has more music in their voice not to mention he commonly sang to an A or B flat in performances unheard of for most baritones.

[@diegomr6969]

uno de los mas grandes GRACIAS

[@jordifuentesandres226]

Da la impresión que es una dialéctica interior sobre eventos de importancia de la vida del protagonista

[@whovian1591]

Awesome voice!

[@barakderfarber]

Un gigante!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@BrianJosephMorgan]

Bravo!

[@Rosangela161]

Magnificent! Thanks.

[@giuseppedimarco8358]

Wonderful!

[@Tkimba2]

Divino

[@silvanogiusti813]

Great

[@СеклитаЛимариха]

Люблю.

[@СеклитаЛимариха]

Риголетто.. точно - Риголетто!

[@nancyhalvorsen3271]

G natural to high g, non si sente una voce di tanta forza oggi! Un baritono per I secoli.

[@Sutherland2]

Great performance! I remember him from the 1970s. Wonderful Rigoletto, Germont, too. Can you post the entire opera? Who is the Gilda? The Duke? Thanks for posting all your wonderful things!

[@trrill]

Cotrubas is the Gilda; Domingo's the Duke. Frankly I can hardly tolerate either of them. Someone else has posted the entire performance here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5CcZWiPrLOoi9U

[@ChrisStockslager]

trrill If you ignore all of the tension and pushing in Domingo, he's pretty enjoyable to listen to, with a bit more punch to his voice than most Dukes. Cotrubas annoys the hell out of me. The weird expressions she makes while singing makes it look like she's struggling to keep denchers in her mouth. Her acting is hammy at best, and one can't help but look at all the veins popping out whenever she sings anything on top of or above the staff. It doesn't help that her voice isn't really that interesting on the whole either. I'm spoiled by Sutherland. Lol. Dream cast of Rigoletto: Rigoletto: MacNeil [duh!] Gilda: Sutherland or maybe Valerie Masterson Duke: Bonisolli or Corelli if it were a good day for the latter Maddalena: Marilyn Horne or Isola Jones, who does a great job in this production! Sparafucile: Cesare Siepi or James Morris.

[@arnoldamaral7406]

Chris Stockslager No cares what you think of Cotrubas & your boring cast except Corelli. Arnold Bourbon Amaral

[@arnoldamaral7406]

trrill It's no longer on line etc. Only available on DVD MET/AMAZON. Arnold Bourbon Amaral

[@ChrisStockslager]

@@xxsaruman82xx87 Yeah, I guess those two music degrees in classical voice, the Masters degree being from New York conservatory were just pretend. Very rude of you to insult me over a matter of opinion. Just because I don’t agree with you doesn’t mean you have to behave that way.

[@ransomcoates546]

It’s a G.

[@alihanay602]

''rigoletto'dan bir aryayla çıkarım sahillerine silinen izlerimim pari siamo ya da questa o quella ve sen la donla e mobile heykelisindir dalgalardan yontulmuş ve sessiz nefes alırsın derinliklerinde suyumun.'' -Ali Günvar

[@armenak20962]

Amazing instrument, but strange technic for the passagio

[@СеклитаЛимариха]

Люблю.