Luciano Pavarotti/Martina Arroyo - Teco io sto - Live 1971

[@MrNeilsy]

Absolutely gorgeous on both accounts. I feel privileged to have studied with Martina and to have been on the same stage as Pavarotti. Fantastic!

[@marcmitchel25]

She brought out the best in him, which can't be said of others. He was always great, this is off the chart.

[@cleatdobbins4251]

Pavarotti loved Martina and called her a great artist! She in turn adored him and said they had fun singing together. I heard them both interviewed years ago.

[@jenni4claire]

Had to listen to this another dozen times or so, just because I like it that much. Isn't KZbin a wonderful thing?

[@socosmic1]

At the height of his Powers, giving everything he had. She flooding the house with sound. It doesn't get better than this. Masterful! Thank you Verdi!

[@pincopallino1834]

Che meraviglia. Un giovane Pavarotti, fenomenale, ed una morbida ,sensuale Arroyo, Che bravura!

[@williamparsons8535]

I knew Miss Arroyo while I was at IU. She was the sweetest, most fun and funniest Opera Diva I ever met. And man could she sing. I adore her.

[@g_vezz]

One of my favorite sopranos of all time....A huge voice that sailed over The Met.

[@dubbelhenke854]

Martina Arroyo is absolutely spectacular - what a voice! One of the prettiest of them all.....

[@Mooorhe]

You are correct, the audience went crazy for her after that aria, both were in incredible form. Pavarotti was an artist who depended on the influence of others to bring out his full (and incredible) dramatic potential, Arroyo brought out the best him and vice versa, it's little wonder that Arroyo herself treasures this recording.

[@thangvuong9196]

In terms of the natural beauty and sweetness of sound, Madame Arroyo's voice is unmatched.

[@urherman1]

magnificent--Arroyo the greatest spinto of her era and Pavarotti singing gloriously. Arroyo is absolutely thrilling

[@לביאהולנדר]

great duet, fantastic, both.

[@Mooorhe]

Indeed, you can't just listen to this once. The number of times I've listened to it must be in the hundreds. The problem is that this duet is 10 minutes long, so when I finally come out of musical paradise, 10 minutes have gone - it adds up!

[@Mooorhe]

The power of the media? Could it not be that Pavarotti is simply outstanding here, and people are appreciating the incredible operatic artist he was before he got wound up in all the popera mess? I agree with you though, Arroyo is incredible here, and it's a shame she always got overlooked by people who preferred Price. She is among my favourite sopranos though, an incredible voice.

[@marshamarshamarsha9051]

Ms. Arroyo owned this role hands down! Phenomenal!

[@MightyTenor]

Martina sounds fantastic! Luciano must have been inspired, and he was certainly singing well in 1971. Martina, I love this soprano. Wow.

[@rw5363]

Deux fabuleux chanteurs…quelle interprétation!!! Martina Arroyo sublime face à la véhémence amoureuse de Pavarotti… quelle merveilleuse chanteuse!!!

[@romearomeo]

Musica sublime! Viva Verdi! Straordinaria e veramente eccellente interpretazione dei due grandissimi cantanti! Toccano direttamente il cuore!

[@sea1song]

Oh, this is good singing.

[@operaspark]

I can't believe how good the sound is! Pav truly shines through, one of his greatest roles and in such beautiful voice.

[@giovannimedini2091]

Grazie....non avevo mai ascoltato. .....meraviglioso irraggiungibile Pavarotti!!!!

[@hankblaustein4149]

2 months later - more wow than before! This is anothere universe from ‘modern ‘ opera. Eat your heart out gelb - and nezet-seguin too,. Opera needs to reflect our times , they say. If this doesn’t reach you, worse for you!

[@sopranosd]

THis is so awesome I am actually out of breath. I don't think I have ever heard anything so thrillng, and I have witnessed some amazing performances. I SO wish I had been at this performance. !!

[@tebaldicallas]

Too bad she did not made many recordings. She was underated. Great Voice.

[@michaelhughes8896]

June 20, 2017- She was definitely underrated.

[@michaelhughes8896]

June 20, 2017- After listening to this, I would rank it all the equal to the Callas/DiStefano interpretation. They really bring this music alive!

[@oskarshem]

Luciano....what can one say?...incredible- and Martina....well...i just love you, and you know it

[@perlei8897]

Yeah me too

[@ElliePearl]

They sound amazing together.

[@yes4albert]

That was magnificent!!!

[@jenni4claire]

I can't think of a better way to spend ten minutes though.

[@Oetti]

WOW!!! i always considered this duet to be one of the most dynamic in the standard repertoire. right up there with "Sarò la più bella... tu, tu, amore, tu?" from Manon Lescaut. and it has nothing to do with the high C sometimes sung here. it is simply very good music... it screams Verdi in all directions! this is also an extremely engaging duo; Arroyo was one of the most vocally emotive sopranos in my opinion, and Pavarotti was EXTREMELY good in the role. this video was a true pleasure.

[@65attila]

This is superb as is the Milanov/Bjoerling Broadcast from 1940/ Thank you for posting-John

[@marcmitchel25]

High praise and deserved.

[@Oetti]

absolutely magnificently brilliant!!! one of my favourite ways to spend nine minutes!!!

[@michaelhughes8896]

June 20, 2017 Absolutely! One of my favorite Verdi duets.

[@aaronmichaelcooker]

This is such brilliant beautiful singing from both! They are so great together! My favorite recording of this. I hope to meet Ms. Arroyo very soon!

[@DCFunBud]

Just breathtaking.

[@sellaholding9205]

I just listened to this for the first time! So sorry it took so long!! Absolutely magnificent performance from both Pavarotti and Arroyo! They were a perfect match....

[@dogfacesoldier]

Bravissimi!!!

[@pegchandler2527]

OMG! Absolutely stunning!

[@thomasdahlen8533]

Bravi ! Arroyo recorded Ballo in marschera for EMI.Her Aida and Il trovatore are not on a comercial lable. Martina Arroyo is one of The great ones. I love Martina.

[@fredsmith6310]

I heard her in this at the Met Winter 72/73 - magnificent!

[@BazzasBest]

Magnificent and a wonderful partnership.

[@longlifeluke]

ASSOLUTAMENTE PERFETTO!!!!!!!!!

[@violinistx100]

She was our "musician of the day" in Jazz Band ^-^ today. She's awesomeness.

[@FoggyRoad81]

Thank you! It's extremely irritating. It's a duet, not an aria. No doubt part of what makes Pav sound so wonderful is he realized he had to bring his A game to sing with Arroyo that day who, no doubt, had just floored the audience with her preceeding aria. I think they sound wonderful, have excellent vocal chemistry and like only great singers can push each other to soaring heights. Brava Pav and Martina!

[@iltanghero]

per me, è sempre al massimo,questa Amelia si supera nella sua grazia arstistica,e nonch'è vocale.Martin Arroyo,e sempre splendente

[@iancaldeian]

It seems like singers enjoy performing this duet. I've listened to several sopranos singing with Pavarotti and they all seem to be at peak. The harpist in this production was outstanding. I won't mention that the performance at the Centenial Gala is by far my favoite.

[@johnpickford4222]

Ian caldeian: But you did mention that the duet on the Centennial Gala is your favorite after implying you wouldn’t. Evidently you can’t tell the truth.

[@hankblaustein4149]

Just wow!

[@giovannimedini2091]

Anche Arroyo e' spettacolare!

[@aidacabrera572]

Luciano te adoro ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@marcela21884]

Priceless!

[@desatormentandome]

Bellísimo. Dos artistas superlativos.

[@DCFunBud]

That ending was really thrilling.

[@danafripp4120]

GAME. SET. MATCH. SIMPLY ELECTRIC!!!!!!

[@chaiter1]

Such a pity they didn't make any commercial records together. Short sighted record companies that had fights with each other prevented preservation of great collaborations on official recordings. I bet those two around those years could give us some extraordinary opera recordings, I Vespri Siciliani, I Masnadieri, La Forza del Destino are just a few that come to mind. No use to quote the availability of some alternatives, since this specific collaboration could've worked to great effect.

[@Mooorhe]

Yes, radio broadcast in exceptional sound.

[@ShawDAMAN]

Excellent. I must admit that my first exposure to Arroyo was on an episode of "The odd couple" comedy series. I was not particularly impressed and never bothered to listen to her again :-P But I've been reminded not to judge by first impressions because she sounds very good indeed here. Thanks for posting

[@luissuccar]

Duelo de gigantes

[@SilfredoSerrano]

Only the version with Tucker and Arroyo comes this close...

[@barahona68]

This time Pavarotti held the last note long enough, not as he sometimes did some years later when he sang this famous duet with Leontyne Price or Deborah Voigt, where he hide himself behind the lady's hair in the last top C.

[@perlei8897]

Right on.

[@adalbertomarchionne2436]

R

[@fideliofidelio1222]

You are something ! Leave Pavarotti alone please !!!

[@kbhprinsesse]

@@fideliofidelio1222 several people have pointed this out. It's facts, not bullying.

[@johnpickford4222]

barahona68: So that’s why he sang it with big haired woman and no hairless ones.

[@jenni4claire]

WOW! What a great start to my day! Thank you so much for posting this, Mooorhe, I love it.

[@Nater389]

Great ending!

[@1988dongiovanni]

This is wonderful. I wonder why Arroyo's performance on the studio recording with Domingo is so tame in comparison? same with her Forza del Destino. She must have been a stage animal - rising to the occasion in ways that her studio versions do not begin to suggest. She is the best of all the Amelias Pavarotti sang with I think. More vocal weight than Ricciarelli, shinging tone more suited than with Verrett. Both Tebaldi and Leontyne Price were a little past their best in their versions with Pav.

[@kbhprinsesse]

Tebaldi more than a little past it.

[@johnpickford4222]

@@kbhprinsesse: Okay tactless b**ch, maybe but just in the high notes. The rest is golden.

[@kbhprinsesse]

@@johnpickford4222 awww, you sound a little cranky. You'll feel better when your mother has changed your diaper, boo-boo ❤

[@sanfordpress54]

Glorioso

[@dee1153]

*Sigh* *Gush* He's wonderful.

[@ciociosan]

omg!

[@afiraripper717]

This performance was issued in 2 CD released in 1992 (recorded in 1971). The label: Buterfly Music (BMCD 022)Conductor Mackerras. Does anyone has it? I could not find it. As I live abroad, it is impossible to find it.This extraordinary performance was taped at San Francisco in 11/11/1971

[@davidartal4632]

I have it! Absolutely breathtaking

[@afiraripper717]

@@davidartal4632 could you make a copy a send through email? I will adore! Maybe could be one act each time or even in order of not be much heavy. My email:: [e-mail] I will be very grateful Afira Ripper

[@kbhprinsesse]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2eme3WsfqqZq9U

[@Yves_Ka]

I have it

[@luissuccar]

Martina Arroyo una gran voz muy subestimada en las grabaciones

[@wilsonwatt9283]

It is unfortunate that Arroyo was always in Leontyne's shadow, though not by Price's doing. Arroyo was a spectacular spinto soprano who would have had a much greater reputation if not for the dominance of Price in the same repertoire. Neither of them are responsible for this and it can be seen as the real integration of opera that both of these great sopranos were able to sing most of their signature roles at houses like the Met, LaScala, Covent Garden, Chicago Lyric, San Francisco and many other houses.

[@kbhprinsesse]

IMO she's better than Price. By 1971 Price had become unbearably hooty.

[@johnpickford4222]

Are you calling Miss P. fat and saying that Miss A. was always in her shadow? I’ve seen Miss A. many times and thin she wasn’t. There was plenty to see when she stood next to Miss P., believe me!!!

[@lungdoc]

Ms Arroyo’s voice did not record well. The fullness and beautiful roundness of the sound could not taped. It had to be experienced live. Rysanek had same issue.

[@ciociosan]

They’re issue with big voices.

[@kbhprinsesse]

I think she sounds absolutely wonderful in her commercial recordings.

[@Yves_Ka]

I cannot say that Arroyo's recording of Ballo sounds like she didnt record well..........

[@janewsome78]

Forgive me if this has already been asked/answered. Do you have the complete broadcast of this BALLO production (i.e. with the missing bit excised from KZbin uploads of the recording owing to copyright disputes)? Even the CD versions that I have were derived from sources with the missing chunk in Act Two. 🙄

[@osoriofede]

Thats why Pav was Pav , then the rest.

[@Nater389]

Read...It's under "more info" at the bottom...never mind...its Charles Mackerras.

[@rnerse]

bravissimi!!! anche se con il do acuto finale un po' calante dalla M. Arroyo!

[@terrycloth6380]

Much better than Price

[@liedersanger1]

No need to praise one singer by putting down another. McCartney is so much better than Jagger. Aretha is so much better than Mahalia. Sutherland is so much better than Sills. Who would want to do without any of them?

[@johnpickford4222]

@@liedersanger1 But now we have to do without the best legs in the business: TINA TURNER ❤️

[@FloridaGrandOpera]

This is a wonderful recording! Do you know where we could potentially download this recording or find it on CD?

[@aaronmichaelcooker]

@Operaddict a lot has changed, for the worse unfortunately. Dont worry, it will change. It's time for good singing to come back!

[@flaze3]

good old Pav, huh?!

[@kbhprinsesse]

*faints*