MARIA - Vittorio Grigolo

Vittorio at the Classical Brits Award

[@nicoledemah5974]

j ai eu le plaisir d'assister à son concert à paris l'annee derniere, c 'était magnifique, mais en plus il est près du public, il nous a parlé, nous l'avons tellement applaudit qu'il est revenu au moins 6 fois sur scène pour re chanter, c 'était génial, c est rare j'ai hâte qu'il revienne à paris

[@nadetomirkova4943]

BRAVO !!! BRAVO ITALY !!! BRAVO DEAR VITTORIO !!! BEAUTIFUL VOICE !!! BEAUTIFUL TENOR !!! OF COURSE AND BEAUTIFUL MAN !!! BRAVO DEAR WONDERFUL MUSICIANS !!! BRAVO DEAR MAESTRO !!! THE MY FRIENDS, THE MY FAMILY AND I LOVE YOU ENDLESS !!! HEART GREETINGS FROM SOFIA - BULGARIA -----> Bulgarian text -----> BRAVO !!! BRAVO ITALIA !!! BRAVO Skbpi Vittotrio !!! Krasiv glas !!! Krasiv tenor !!! I razbira se krasiv mbj !!! BRAVO Skbpi prekrasni myzikanti !!! BRAVO Skbpi Maestro !!! Moite priateli, moeto semeistvo i az Vi obichame bezkraino !!! Sbrdechni pozdravlenia ot Sofia - Bulgaria

[@timmcwilliams7176]

Beautiful

[@_.-266]

Absolutely Beautiful

[@ninjettifire]

Even though West Side Story is classified as a musical, I think of it more as an opera. Therefore it is a joy to see a performer sing this operatically. This was beautiful. Thank you for sharing this.

[@JAVANABEL]

There are some thing that you have have to take into account: 1) he's an Italian singing an English song, 2) To hit the higher notes in a healthful way, you have to simply throw the words away. That's the Italian way. 3) he's used to singing in the Italian "noble" posture so movement effects, 4) the breathing is because he is acting this out. It's a musical theater piece, not a typical operatic song. 5) he is incredibly young for a tenor. his voice is still developing. I could go on...=)

[@Woolie.]

I look it often .Everytime wonderful to look.One of my favorites.

[@tenorhandrio]

his voice is so warm.

[@stanbimi]

Vittorio sang this song beautifully and better on the two albums than in this live performance. He has a fine operatic voice and should have a bright future transitioning into classical opera roles.

[@Woolie.]

Wunderful ,so much emotion.The most Important thing of a singer is his emotion by singing.

[@miraspencer8237]

Beautiful voice, heaven to listen too passionate and refined.

[@MsRosina88]

i love him!!! i want to meet this star!!!!!!!

[@eduardobarreto4]

Para mi es una de las mejores voces de los tenores jóvenes actuales .Todavía no logro clasificar su voz como tenor: lirico ligero o ligero.

[@thedementedshrew]

I swoon everytime!

[@tigercubgurlie]

he is truly amazinggg

[@susancolquhoun4929]

Glorious! Would love to see him perform live but probably not much chance of that in this country.

[@brownb1959]

Real singing at its finest!

[@mana2432]

yup

[@MuskratWhiskers]

Awesome!!

[@wendyellini]

MELTING

[@TheTropicalsound]

ouvi hj e curti bwe é um classico

[@xrandomloverxx]

his version ov that song pierces my soul!it woz beautiful,who gives a damn bout his breathin!if u were actuali payin attention to tha singin then u wudnt av noticed it!

[@apoetscorner8099]

Now, that you mention his breathing I can not help but notice how he heaves and puffs. It takes away from his performance; yet, he has a lovely voice.

[@electrobluenyc]

If you like Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli, or Il Divo you will love Joseph D'Alessandro Jr. Joseph is an authentic Italian lyric tenor with an amazing voice you will surely love. On his debut CD on iTunes he sings classic tenor cover songs…in both classical and pop styles such as "When You Say You Love Me", "Nella Fantasia", "Nessun Dorma", "Mama", "E Lucevan Le Stelle", and "The Prayer" which he sings with the incredible soprano, Helene Lundstrom, who sounds even better then Celine Dion.

[@MsDeepGirl]

When I hear this song I'd wish named Maria.

[@restrepoaparicio]

MUY BONITA

[@moh672]

I'm very happy to hear that... I enjoy his voice on his CD very much and this was very disappointing to hear this, so maybe he was just having an off night. Tu sei is my favorite besides Maria on that CD :D

[@anayurdumaz1]

vittorio helaldır, çok güzel...

[@Sqid101]

You have a point, JoshiesJem. I didn't word that very well. Perhaps I should have said that there have been occasions when I think he has been even more brilliant than here. But this breath thing is only a minor technicallity overall and if you start focusing on these things you can deprive yourself of a lot of pleasure. So ok - 9.9999 out of ten?

[@OdYsS9]

ahhh, no sabia q era asmatico,esta claro que todo con trabajo y esfuerzo se corrige,me hubiera gustaod verle en directo en el palau de las arts este mes con fausto, xo no pudo ser...

[@CarloQuinto]

Somebody, quick, get the hook! Please!

[@KatieKaboom21]

@wendy10248 I could not agree more!

[@natalakiii123]

i think u should here mario frangoulis.he is the next big thing....

[@olikingdon]

I think this is beautiful, and a very sincere performance. 1.44 - 1.58 are lovely, strong flows into soft 2.11 - 2.14 soft flows seamlessly into strong. 2.32 - 2.36 VERY powerful. Don't know what you're complaining about. Alvastarr - upload your own vocal before you start complaining about it being "horrendous"

[@emilyedwards9809]

That song is from a movie right? West Side Story?

[@esquibelle]

Vittorio is Italian. Born in Arezzo, raised in Rome. He's not from New York. Different vibes. He was not dealing with crackheads, He dealt with gypsies & sour oranges. Smells different.

[@Sqid101]

I just found your post battycys. I have to defer to your being there, but perhaps we are agreed that this was not Grigolo at his best. It is puzzling that his breathing is so pronounced here, and scarcely noticable in other recordings.

[@tenorhandrio]

he gasps like Gigli too!

[@happyactor6]

@seannj427 I actually love it when this show is sung operatically. Tony's music essentially requires an operatic voice to be sung well. However, operatic tenors who have attempted it in the past such as Carreras and this fellow, have horrendous accents which detract from the words. Tenors like David Miller truly do this role justice.

[@velardez2002]

Karel Gott hands down the best version of Maria Don't take my word check it out !

[@jamescoate862]

Additional comment: Upon second listen, the dramatic (unnecessary) inbreath takes away from pitch control...again, I love his voice...

[@alexmz123]

I agree.. Really surprised to hear a tenor who is supposed to perform in big operas to breathe like that! I can't imagine him singing a full opera! Maybe he was sick that night..

[@MaxtheWise]

A far better version!!

[@OdYsS9]

cavaradosi que corrigio?

[@wmoore8]

listen to vlad mirita sing this.

[@NYCER4LIFE]

Great rendition of this song. Puts the actors who've played in the revival of WEST SIDE STORY on Broadway, which is closing today, to shame. Grigolo's diction is superior to another tenor who did a studio recording of WSS - Jose Carreras. Even though Bernstein conducted that project, the vocals of Carreras and Kiri Te Kanawa were simply too much for such lyrical roles. Grigolo, on the other hand, fits the role of Tony quite well.

[@JAVANABEL]

@bim21makeout I'm glad your comment was two years ago because hopefully you've learned something about being a tenor in those two years. lol

[@payoyaso]

CUIDADO CON LA RESPIRACION VITTORIO jeje MUY BIEN!

[@OdYsS9]

una gran tecnica vocal, solo le veo un error, la respiracion, en vez de coger el aire por la nariz lo hace por la boca y se oye demasiado ,a parte que esto puede traer problemas como que la garganta se reseque,pero salvando esto ,uena tecnica vocal en la parte finalo cantando a piano ,algo bastante dificl en el canto

[@absdyna]

Why can we hear him breathing? Is he miced?

[@vladimirmoscoso]

La respiración la lleva mejor, zany59 preguntaba si es asmático, ahora tiene mejor fiato,

[@Sqid101]

Theory number 2. The boy is trained to sing more or less standing still, and his running around up and down stairs and waving his arms about is wrecking his technique. Perhaps I am biased in his favour, I do quite like the guy, he seems quite a character; but he's not always this bad!

[@seannj427]

I agree his operatic interpretation of this particular piece may be less than what is desired for some, but it's 100% valid in my eyes. Now if he were singing this IN THE SHOW he'd have to back off on the opera and let the tones come out, but for a single stage performance, he's fine. One thing he does that is less than appealing is allow his breath noise to be heard, however that is a minor flaw in a very fine operatic performance of this somewhat difficult piece.

[@benbrunning]

Great performance. I don't think there is an issue with breath control here its just a habitual thing that he may need to work on. personally think he looked in control the whole way through until the last note. The last Maria is right on the break for a male singer and I think he lost the note at the end as he was not sure where to place it. Brilliant performance either way. It's easy for me to criticise.

[@blakan3]

Thats not a requirement for a singer. Sometimes everything counts as an element to add strenght or weakness to a song. Hes just adding identity.... this is too hard to explain. Basically if you play a metronome with ANY proper song you like, you will see how being flawed gives a certain good feeling and etc to the song.

[@aarontenor]

Hi Cuninni, Well, no I am not a paid apologist for Grigolo. But I do get tired of reading severe critics of great singers. Can you name me one singer in the world that has a better recording of this song in terms of sensitivity musically while also singing with incredible vocal technique and fantastic diction? There aren't any. There are many singers on this youtube thing that are terrible singing this song. You should criticise the ones who need it.

[@JoshRossJRO]

He's got a great voice, but he focuses too much on Operatic diction and tone..Some of the words are muddled because he wants to sound operatic..He is very talented though and the Bb was great

[@chiaranotte]

This isn't true. I'm italian, I love opera and I've heard a lot of american and english singers. I've never heard a perfect italian pronunciation. In particular the "t" sound is often strange.

[@moh672]

Proper technique comes through even with odd movements and walking. In fact, moving around should help with loosening tension. Unfortunately for him, he's not. He's incredible tense. When he hits his top note, look at how strained he looks... he's belting. Which means his airway is very closed. Thats why you hear the inhalations, because when he breathes his airway is constricted. that being said, i love his album, it's too bad he is only good when spliced and edited and post produced.

[@johnstanton8499]

Just enjoy it

[@MariaCaIIas]

@chiaranotte there is a problem with "t" often... however, I can name quite a few legendary italians messing their language wildly... and getting away with it because of nationality...

[@aarontenor]

Is that all you can think of saying; that his breathing is bad? Do you think you look smart or clever by adding the phrase in Italian? His breathing is fantastic. That is the best thing he has going for him, especially considering his wasn't in his best voice that night. His breath flows easily. Lots of great opera singers can be heard when they inhale. It is an easy easy correction and displays absolutely nothing in the overall breathing technique level.

[@Marcorotti]

I like so much this voice, the scandalous fiato make him loose musicality. Good for you Vittorio.

[@tenorhandrio]

"this piece of shit'? he might not as good as the past tenors, but he is definitely can sing and his voice has warmth! God. U should check your brain using MRI scan. Let's see if you can sing like him. I myself am singer. But I know what's good or not. And Vittorio is not bad. He even performed at Scala! You will never perform there. Insolent.

[@jamescoate862]

a beautiful voice, very humbled, very entranced, BUT, he's got to work on his breath intake...I get it in ff, but not mf.

[@10thMorales]

Yes, it's nice. But asthma breaths between lines? Not very Tony.

[@wendy10248]

I found the breath sounds distracting.

[@miamiracer]

A tenor that thinks he is not good has a serious psychological hearing problem

[@SugarCupcake01]

i liked his album, his music is good so do his voive, but in this performance he is lame, he is not really singing, its a playback, plus the movement of his lips not same as the song lyrics, it would be better if he sing it standing still better than moving around.... thats what i think

[@principecalaf]

what a small voice.. is him gay?

[@alfonsorama1]

Que desagradables esas aspiraciones en la respiración, inaceptables en un cantante profesional. Parece asmático. El canto, vulgar, muy vulgar.

[@principecalaf]

ok, you are gay too.. anyway he's voice is very small and no technique..

[@Sqid101]

You have a point, JoshiesJem. I didn't word that very well. Perhaps I should have said that there have been occasions when I think he has been even more brilliant than here. But this breath thing is only a minor technicallity overall and if you start focusing on these things you can deprive yourself of a lot of pleasure. So ok - 9.9999 out of ten?