Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni O soave fanciulla

From Puccini's La boheme. Torino, Italy 1996 Even at this age, BRAVI!!!

[@chrisgibson8882]

Il y avait longtemps que je sentais que je devais pleurer...c'est fait🥲 🧘‍♂️💕

[@benjamineng4571]

I can watch this over and over and over again

[@stillstanding6031]

Freni and Pavarotti and Puccini. Was there ever a holier trinity?

[@Esoterre]

No! never!

[@stevesilverman5296]

Sure, but it was actually a quintet, Jussi Bjorling, Victoria de Los Angeles and Puccini but without his two the librettists, Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, you'd have missed the best part!

[@fredoneil7396]

Yes Tebaldi singing Puccini can never be touched

[@stillstanding6031]

@@fredoneil7396 Won't argue that one with you Fred 'cause I dare not compare our Vocal Saints. They are all equal in the eyes of God.

[@alexj.denton7453]

The blasphemy

[@ArgiaCocco]

Two voices in perfect harmony. I love singing Mimì thanks to Mirella Freni: her interpretation of this role is still the best!

[@joannegallagher2792]

Omg they'll never be another Pavarotti he is the king and always will be for me

[@rafalejandro7]

Cuando Puccini escribió La boheme sabía que nacerían Pavarotti y Freni para interpretarla.

[@tizianosandro323]

sto ascoltando questa meravigliosa melodia cantata da diverse voci ma Pavarotti è di un altro pianeta!

[@olivia7687]

Absolutely moving, touching, and very beautiful. At that time he was 61 years old!

[@MrGer2295]

So Beautiful ! Brava MIRELLA FRENI & LUCIANO PAVAROTTI !

[@giorgiomisseri9655]

IMMENSI! commovente, toccante...sublime

[@giovanniarioli3021]

Giorgio Misseri ecco Mimi, la signora freni

[@felipepeletta]

The best tenor of all times!!!

[@MrThepresident2009]

Adesso la tornerete a cantare lassù in Paradiso, addio Mirella! Salutaci Big Luciano

[@MuSicSoprano85]

che bravi!!! indimenticabili!

[@joannegallagher8501]

WOW..I LOVE THEM BOTH THEY ARE TRUELY AMAZING TOGETHER..

[@1951mico]

Quanti cantanti lirici si possono permettere un finale così, soprattutto fra i tenori? Bravissimi

[@Giovannifabuloso]

Wonderful to see two childhood friends on the stage togeather ina n amzing performance

[@musicatiranna553]

e qui....entrambi non erano di primo pelo ma........che meraviglia. di queste cose non se ne sentono spesso. grandissimi!!!!

[@joanblake5490]

A perfect pairing, vocally and in their portrayal of Mini and Rodolfo. They transport us.

[@frankmaiorana66]

So it sounds like you have no problem with the fact that Pavarotti does NOT sing the ending to this in the harmony the way Puccini wrote it. Ok so they lowered the key at the end. It amazes me how many opera lovers prefer the tenor sing the harmony at the end. I have no problem either way. What DOES drive me nuts is people saying the tenor who sings the tessitura at the end is letting his ego get the best of him. That to me is a load of garbage.

[@davidplazamarin8803]

@@frankmaiorana66 y que haces escuchando algo que está mal cantado?, acaso lo haces por el simple hecho de criticar?. Eso si que te hace peor persona que un cantante con ego !!!

[@DeeAlimi]

simply beautiful.......

[@Streisand70]

To die for!!!! Wish I was there. That last note is rarely sung in tune both singers....still so amazing.

[@alfredotrovato9725]

Che delizia lirica, duo per l'eternita

[@iraida63]

ahhhh super duet...:)

[@perlei8897]

i actually like this rendition better than the one in '64- yes their voices are older, but so much fuller and sweeter.

[@ellenlyons7413]

like em both he was 61 here, he just had that resonance that no one else had, a sweet voice.

[@SuperOMG123456]

I totally agree

[@giovannimanzo6759]

Outra grande cantora italiana!

[@gabriel-1987]

QUE MARAVILHOSO ISSO!!!

[@01fdimiceli]

RIP Freni and Pavarotti haven the same wet nurse in Modena. It’s was divine

[@iongalleriu5213]

Magnifique Unique

[@kid926]

Vanto dei nostri artisti

[@SonoPortoricano]

Bravissimo. This is priceless.

[@josecarrerastema8654]

L'età non importa, se sei grande lo sarai per sempre grazie Mirella,grazie Luciano

[@davidcaruso9123]

Bravissimi!

[@dee1153]

This is priceless. Thank you so much schicchi1160.

[@jamesmiller6244]

Fabulous

[@euroarias2301]

LA MIMI Y EL RODOLFO DEL SIGLO.....PAVAROTTI FRENI.....BRAVI

[@rodolfoleyva5157]

Amazing!

[@luvindaopera111]

Bravi! Yes, key change so high note was a B. Freni was barely getting up there, so I'm glad our sweet, wonderful, supremely voiced Pavarotti sang it with her! WHAT A VOICE/HEART/SOUL/SINGER! And she is spectacular too! God bless them!

[@ym2775]

I assume it was our Luciano, who wanted this key down.

[@CrustyJoeMC]

@@ym2775 Possibly both, but definitely Pavarotti in some capacity. He sang Che gelida manina a half-step down in his later years.

[@frankmaiorana66]

Here's a thought. You know Puccini wrote this so the tenor sang the harmony. How come the harmony has never been REVERSED? If Freni had such difficulty with the B, she could have sang E and Dsharp while Pavarotti sang A Flat and b

[@adiposerex5150]

I'm captivated.❤

[@InstazomeASMR]

óne of my favorites. usually listen to the caruso version but this is great

[@giacomoaversa5673]

Wonderful ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@elisabettaventura2945]

TALMENTE BRAVI CHE OGNI VOLTA MI COMMUOVO

[@claussaunte2303]

Like the both of Them, and they are good together!

[@jessicaortega5829]

Que hermosas voces

[@musicatiranna553]

credo che loro siano i più grandi interpreti di questa opera. .......senza nulla togliere agli altri pur bravissimi. ma l'edizione di karajan resta ancora insuperata oggi.

[@MrStpendouslvforjo]

1996? VERY nice! EXCELLENT!

[@parkleo1938]

always the best.

[@markessalvatore4769]

the best amazing

[@periclefagundesdasilvafagu2429]

lindo muito bom!!! linda canção

[@aurellioroccone2150]

Una voce maravigliosa

[@robertdamico1]

Simply amazing!

[@germanquintero10121946]

UN BELLO DUO

[@fbbomber]

Eccezionale performance da parte di due grandissimi artisti, che in età non più verde riuscivano a cantare con tale perfezione due personaggi non certo facili da interpretare

[@talvela100]

Bravi!

[@01fdimiceli]

RIP che coincidenza allattati dalla stessa balia a Modena. Divinità assoluta

[@MasterIsh91]

@MrAndredekock I think they had the same singing teacher, he clearly did a wonderful job!

[@alinazamfir7679]

She is 61 here! Unbelievable!

[@randalcolucci6833]

He's 61 here. Insane.

[@3854adb]

ECCEZIONALI!!!!!!

[@aidacabrera572]

Te amo mi vida ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jesusmunoz2400]

Aquí ya cantaba el aria bajada de tono y ya no tiene esa facilidad de antaño. Aunque esta fue su opera. El mejor Rodolfo de todos los tiempos.

[@DARKSIDERS86]

You should here teh performance of Corelli and Freni you' ll never see that much drama or emotion.

[@MademoiselleSonushka]

@madisonelectronic Good one indeed!

[@laboratoriovidoletti9448]

che bello😁😈😈😈😁😈😁😅

[@laboratoriovidoletti9448]

Ciao Vidoletti Dl Futuro

[@johnkunpark]

there's a key change in the middle of it...they don't do high C's in this version.

[@pwells01]

hmmm, maybe I'm being picky, but the last high note they sang was not in unison. I think Pavarotti was on pitch, but Freni was slightly flat, and it didn't sound good.

[@MrAndredekock]

They were both 61 years old here! This shows what impeccable training they both had as young singers and how they preserved their voices all through their respective careers. Pity about the screaming match at the end, instead of singing it how Puccini composed it.

[@frankmaiorana66]

After hearing Freni's high B and the struggle she had with it, maybe they should have REVERSED the harmony, Pavarotti sing A flat and B(He was not screaming)and have Freni sing E and D sharp.

[@davidplazamarin8803]

Vaya, si, tenéis razon. Pero... que pena que hubiera tanto idiota en el teatro, verdad?, aplaudiendo tantos " gritos". Es indudable que si te hubiesen regalado entradas para estar allí, las hubieses rechazado, ya que dada la trayectoria de Pavarotti, supondrias lo que iba a pasar...

[@lokotasioux]

Actually, Freni's high C was just a tad flat and Pavarotti's was brilliant.

[@alanrodrigues2829]

They went for the high B. It's transposed

[@jmballestra7607]

Très belle musique ! Très bonne interprétation ! (On peut quand même trouver encore mieux !! ) Tempo un pe trop rapide au début !!

[@teodorinamanca2690]

Nati per essere Rodolfo e Mimì.

[@jesusmunoz2400]

Ella conservó la voz más tiempo en plenas facultades.

[@frankslade5435]

Ma quale bocelli. C'è solo un tenore. R.I.P. maestro

[@maurotorriani3677]

Un semitono sotto l'originale

[@madisonelectronic]

She said they had the same wet nurse as babies, and commented that anyone could see who got all the milk. hahahahahahaha!

[@MrAndredekock]

@MasterIsh91 They had the same choir master at the church at which they both began singing in Modena. But no doubt about their vocal abilities at all, but my comment was related to the fact that Pavarotti always wanted ting a top C at the end of the duet on the "Amor", instead of singing a piano A and allowing the soprano to sing a beautiful piano top C, and Freni had such beautiful piano abilities, the way Puccini composed it to be sung. Such a pity that he had to prove himself.

[@giudiciadanna4550]

Due diciottenni? Forse alla radio.

[@jmballestra7607]

.....un peu ....

[@fredoneil7396]

This is beautiful but does not any way compare to Renata Tebaldi and Jussi Bjorling . Tebaldi had the greatest vocal instrument in history.

[@Tevyeh613]

LP looks as if, in that embrace, he is about to eat her as if she were a chicken wing!

[@fjmugwump]

Pavarotti was in full on pig mode at this point in his life 👍