Opera Singers - The Tenor B-flat (Bb4) - High Notes Battle

Enjoy! Comment what you think about this battle!
My Opinion:
01- Franco Corelli
02- Luciano Pavarotti
03- Giuseppe Di Stefano
04- Mario Del Monaco
05- Nicolai Gedda
06- Juan Diego Flórez
07- José Carreras
08- Jussi Björling
09- Beniamino Gigli
10- Mario Lanza
11- Enrico Caruso
12- Alfredo Kraus
13- Richard Tucker
14- Serguei Lemeshev
15- Lawrence Brownlee
16- Plácido Domingo
17- Joseph Calleja
18- Nicola Martinucci
19- Carlo Bergonzi
20- Jonathan Antoine
21- Andrea Bocelli
22- Jonas Kaufmann
23- Piotr Beczala
24- Charles Castronovo
25- Giuseppe Giacomini
26- Roberto Alagna
27- Matthew Polenzani
28- Ramón Vargas
29- Giovanni Martinelli
30- Rolando Villazón
Intro: Questa o quella - Luciano Pavarotti
Outro: Core 'ngrato - Mario Lanza

[@rafa456o]

Alfredo Kraus (1:40) Andrea Bocelli (3:59) Beniamino Gigli (2:54) Carlo Bergonzi (4:49) Charles Castronovo (2:38) Enrico Caruso (2:02) Franco Corelli (6:18) Giovanni Martinelli (0:40) Giuseppe Di Stefano (5:29) Giuseppe Giacomini (2:13) Jonas Kaufmann (3:35) Jonathan Antoine (4:21) José Carreras (3:47) Joseph Calleja (5:41) Juan Diego Flórez (4:15) Jussi Björling (3:21) Lawrence Brownlee (0:24) Luciano Pavarotti (5:50) Mario Del Monaco (5:00) Mario Lanza (2:24) Matthew Polenzani (1:27) Nicola Martinucci (5:14) Nicolai Gedda (4:39) Piotr Beczala (3:07) Plácido Domingo (6:08) Ramón Vargas (1:07) Richard Tucker (1:16) Roberto Alagna (1:50) Rolando Villazón (0:14) Serguei Lemeshev (0:56)

[@kurtgilbuena7838]

Rafael pls do female opera singers pls. A-flat

[@rafa456o]

I will make Soprano battles after the Female Low Notes Battles.

[@kurtgilbuena7838]

Yay! Thanks you are the Best

[@fayemcp7589]

Perhaps you should hear Jonathan Antoine sing E Lucevan Le Stelle & Che Gelida Manina, he is now 22 years old & you may wish to revise your preferences ;)

[@nicolasdelauretis189]

Rafael did you search credeasi misesera de pavartotti???

[@sabbath7081]

Franco Correlli has the smoothest most powerful sound and sustained perfect control with a natural diminuendo, even Pavarotti said " the stamina in the voice is so strong, he had the vocal chords of steel".

[@Un_Gordo_De_Derecha]

Anthony Lopardo and corelli abuse of that, and destroy them(her vocal cords) he abandones the singing because he smokes and that produces damages

[@user-cy6xl3vd3f]

@@Un_Gordo_De_Derecha no

[@elan191173]

Franco Corelli's diminuendo on that high B flat is astonishing!! That puts him at #1 for me.

[@ciscodisco_257]

elan191173 that diminuendo gave me goosebumps

[@toivonencresto]

Corelli is the Greatest of all Time

[@juliemanarin4127]

Jonathan Antoine!

[@MrCristianeaki]

Totally true... I like a lot Carreras... but the latest diminuendo is something magic!

[@user-hu7zb2nq3u]

Kaufmann can do that, too😂

[@NikoPorter]

As a bass... this frustrates me. As a listener, I really enjoy it! This note will never ever be in my full voice range ever. To see these guys singing it with this much grace is just unbelievable

[@jingren]

Don't be frustrated. Similarly, the G's and F's or even lower notes can never be reached by most of them either, each range has its value

[@mirai6464]

bruh i like ground breaking bass more no one can make an earthquake using voice except for those natural bass

[@Guy-bm5wh]

Be thankful you're not a baritone like me. Shit at high as well as low notes！

[@hakonstrong-stomp8155]

@@Guy-bm5wh I'm a baritone and I have been singing opera for about 6 months now and my high range has increased dramatically and my chest voice has become stronger to support the high notes safely, so you certainly can hit the high notes it just takes a little time and practice. Listen to Jonas Kaufman, he is a baritone voice that manages to be a tenor when singing. And Franco corelli actually trained to be a baritone for a while until he realized that it was not his natural voice, in my opinion that's why Jonas Kaufman and Franco corelli have the most interesting and beautiful voices in opera. Despite the fact that Kaufman does not use proper technique haha

[@Guy-bm5wh]

Hakon Strong-stomp Thanks but to quote my teacher my high notes are ''paper thin'' and ''maybe I should sing pop music'' I know some baritones can sing tenor and if I'm correct they have a wider than normal range and are called baritenors. Sadly some of us are just not cut out to sing high notes.

[@ludvigberg6588]

I got to say that Nicolai Gedda really makes that Bb4 looks so easy, perfect breathing and support. You can tell he can go much higher without breaking a sweat. Impressive.

[@sabbath7081]

6:20, Franco Corelli, Oh my God! Diminuendo, where's my damn napkin, the clearest most natural tenor voice ever.

[@thomasgareau1911]

There are some people who you can’t rank, they’re just in a league of their own - Pav in his prime, Bjorling and Corelli. I couldn’t ask for anything different. Even Florez and Brownlee - they’re lighter voices and they use the instrument they have so well. For me the surprise was Martinucci. Such a clear first overtone, the voice must have been massive.

[@AlexandrosISatin]

The diminuendo of F. Corelli is magnificent! The greatest Bb with L. Pavarotti's and G. Bjorling .

[@gabrielcamacho3250]

It is a true delicacy to hear such great voices in this video, thank you very much.

[@RainerLeiss]

Pavarotti, Kraus and Corelli...

[@vohungvo2479]

At that level, it's so hard to say who is better ... the difference is minimal. people will think someone is better because of they re difference voice type, lyric vs dramatic ... I like Juan most ^^ also Franco Corelli's dynamic control is superb Thank you so much Rafael because of make this awesome battle.

[@MoeBee100]

Thank you Rafael, Excellent selection.

[@burtcollins239]

Antoine ,,,, what a great note.. My favourite...

[@thegrimcritic5494]

Humans are capable of such incredible feats. I love it.

[@daftacktwo]

Thanks for taking the time to put this video together. You did an excellent job!

[@rafa456o]

Thanks :)

[@machovoce6826]

Coming down a whole tone from C5 the competition is much stiffer. While Corelli and Bjoerling can't be beat, Gigli, Bergonzi and Tucker had phenomenal Bbs. Absolutely phenomenal. And both Pavarotti and diStefano were glorious there as well, although vastly different in color and quality.

[@commandert5]

And darker, more dramatic stars like Domingo start to come into play

[@sayersbrock]

I love these battles that you post, Rafael...being the opera lover that I am and an amateur singer as well, it's very difficult for me to judge because the tenors aren't singing the same aria. Any singer will tell you that tessitura, how long the piece is (stamina and endurance), the drama involved, etc...will absolutely affect any high note in a given piece, so it makes it hard for me to choose my favorites. For example, the Bb in Che gelida manina is not the climax of the piece, that being a high C at the end, so the tenors singing that here will not sound as powerful, full, and rich as the tenors singing the climax of the aria from Aida. Plus, Rodolfo is expressing his pure love for Mimi in a long, flowing, phrase that should be blasted out like a trumpet. This all being said, Pavarotti nails it, and Corelli's diminuendo is absolutely stunning...

[@absdyna]

Absolutely agree about Corelli! It's supposed to be a very dreamy, floaty Bb... Although today, everyone trumpets it! Not that that's a bad thing though! I quite like a nice, money note ending! But Corelli sings it as Verdi wanted it sung...

[@juliemanarin4127]

You got that right. I think given time Jonathan Antoine will be considered one of the all-time best!

[@dyllpickle8890]

This goe to bjorling, hands down. He hits the note with the force of a fucking freight train and the beauty of a flower. Unrivaled.

[@user-fi1bd4jc5g]

Спасибо за подборку 🌷

[@gyorgy11]

No one does it better than Corelli, and no one manages to diminuendo back all the way from fortissimo (ff) to pianissimo (pp) with absolutely no register break! The man clearly had a third lung.

[@stone8193]

gyorgy11 no third lung needed. Only need a thimble full of air. Just perfect breath control

[@waltertheus3467]

Corelli's diminuendo at the end of the Celeste Aida was sublime. I have a recording of a young Domingo doing that. By contrast, Pavarotti just screamed the note until he ran out of steam.

[@walterthemusician8741]

Very interesting! Good Job!

[@nellyhercman]

thank you for giving us this pearls

[@bastamtajik7]

Franco Corelli for ever...I wish i was born at his time. Also great Del Monaco... Thank's for this video, i got familiar with some new tenors.

[@UrbanPettersson]

Correllis diminuendo is magic, but the color of Björling is unbeatable.

[@tomaseriksson6366]

Well most of them are terrific. Perhaps I am more impressed with the oldies although Diego Florez and Brownlee sounds spectacular. Bjorling, Martinelli, Tucker, Lanza, Martinuzzi, Pavarottis and Corelli are all singing Radames. Notwithstanding Bjorlings gorgeous vibrato and Pavarottis outstanding stamina this time I give the crown to Corelli. Yes it should be sung with diminuendo.

[@glencampbell1969]

Alfredo Kraus at 1:40 - top notch ❤️

[@marksmith3947]

This is an excellent selection. Most of them are just fantastic. Gedda and Tucker are really top notch vocally

[@prof_roger720]

Jussi Bjorling, Del Monaco, Coreli e Pavarotti (não necessariamente nesta ordem) são os melhores na emissão do Bb4!

[@hinika]

They all gave me goosebumps. If I had to choose however, I would rank Pavarotti in first place, Björling in second, Corelli in third and Brownlee in fourth. Beautiful video overall. One more thing. Will you be doing a bass battle with males in the future?

[@rafa456o]

Yes, for sure.

[@haroldgaffney246]

All excellent artists but top 3 are Corelli, Bjoerling, Kraus.

[@user-cy6xl3vd3f]

@@haroldgaffney246 you can't acknowledge the principle of personal opinion, uh?

[@kklam4783]

Amazing voice ! I hope I can sing like them

[@ONeirda]

Corelli. The Bb4 is a very beautiful note in many tenor voices anyway. High, yet not too high, full and yet not too chesty, and vibrant. Just a perfect mix.

[@vivianaatzei4270]

Ci sono degli accostamenti un po' impietosi 😊...i miei preferiti in ordine sparso Del Monaco Corelli Bjorling Kraus Di Stefano Gigli

[@denisesf5]

Although loud and clear, so many sounded like they sang it through their noses ...but Corelli and Pavarotti let it burst through their hearts and out of their throats...

[@Lysemarciooficial]

Coreli fantástico. Sem comentários.

[@hermangaddy4361]

As far a technique is concerned Corelli shows the complete mastery of this single note. Pavarotti of course with his hugh lyrical-spento quality voice commanded the airways above the staff for a decade, with one of the most beautiful voices of all time.

[@carmen-marianamitrea6175]

FRANCO CORELLI ❤ Et de loin, avec ce DIMINUENDO impeccable, qu'aucun autre ténor n'a pu produire. INÉGALABLE, Franco.

[@Allhoney33]

They all sound amazing to me!

[@emersonbolen784]

AWESOME!!!!

[@dubbelhenke854]

Difficult to choose. Corelli incredible power and - as is written - a wonderful diminuendo. Björling unmatched for the incredible beauty of his high notes, Pavarotti impressive as always and Kraus the complete professional with superb taste.

[@nellyhercman]

Alfredo Kraus, Luciano Pavarotti in special way gave me goosebumps and moved me

[@GonanTheBarbarian]

Corelli and that diminuendo!

[@tiagodelode9368]

Sin lugar a duda los de mayor color y volumen controlado son Björling y Kaufmann, aunque la colocación de Del Monaco y Pavarotti son colozales.

[@corradoroda940]

Corelli! Perfetto nel ‘calare’ il finale del “trono vicino al SOL”. Pochissimi erano in grado di farlo. Verdi lo ha scritto così! Come lo canta Corelli.

[@DonDiego3185]

Much like the Lay's potato chips claim, "you can't have just one". Lol. In no particular order, my favs are: Bjorling, Pavarotti, Antoine, Kaufmann, Correlli, Caruso, Gigli, Di Stefano, and Lanza. Although, I think everyone in this video are all amazing and dynamic in their own right. Definitely some new names that I'd like to expand on as well. Thank you for bringing them to light!

[@ivyyeo624]

Jonathan Antoine Absolutely Brilliant, and Just 21.Years of Age,. INCREDIBLE.

[@mzpatintexas8329]

He was nineteen, and promoting his cd ‘ Tenora’. His ‘ Believe ‘ cd was recorded at the age of 21 thru age 22. Came out in 2016

[@michaelangelo8898]

Carlo Bergonzi's rendition is superb

[@stam-adam3652]

Corelli, absolutely No 1!!! All the others, I'd say, de gustibus :) Depends on the role, on record quality etc.

[@todaysagoodday1862]

The last decrescendo slays.

[@MEMORIA1316]

Corelli's diminuendo is superb. Kraus makes it look effortless. That being said, I literally shake my head in amazement every time I hear Pavarotti sing Celeste Aida.

[@wizard1370]

Unbelievable!!

[@mzpatintexas8329]

Fantastic!!!! You have ‘ Jonathan Antoine ‘ among the greatest ‘ Tenors ‘ And He was nineteen years old when he performed this song. 👏👏👏👏👏👏🎼 🌹

[@nellyhercman]

the are a lot of differences.... I don't understand theory but I can feel....so there are some that Listening gives me shivers....and the clarity , intensity.....the time they can sustain.... I didn't know why Pavarotti was so famous...now I understand

[@QUESTANOTTE88]

stuped

[@lordtaki9950]

I love the way Kraus don't Even care the high note, amazing.

[@816Tatiana]

Thank you for this wonderful clips it's incredible to see that Jonathan Antoine has been included and has such an extraordinary voice at such a young age with a song he recorded at the age of 19, this young Tenor is destined to become one of the greats.

[@mao1878]

The Aida Trono.. hmm Corelli is the only one singing it as written with diminuendo/morendo .. he is the winner. Of course there are much better takes from Di Stefano, Del Monaco and Caruso

[@brandonburrell8517]

Corelli. Magnifico.

[@akechijubeimitsuhide]

Corelli is god tier. I don't think I ever heard any other Radames doing that diminuendo.

[@sasha_sash9660]

Jussin Bjorling .What a voice !!! Best imo.

[@halitgulcan1711]

I don't have a professional ear, however this is an extremely good arrangement, enjoying and comparing voices.

[@David-dz3ig]

1)In general, Carreras is my personal favorite although they could have selected a better performance of Tosca like his studio recording from 1976 under the baton of Sir Collin Davis 2) Pavarotti, 3) Corelli 4)Kraus 5) Gedda 6) Bjorling

[@giovannievangelista6218]

Absolutely Bjorling

[@ainguyenvan4577]

Martinucci, Pavarotti and Corelli. Very long and beautiful.❤️❤️

[@unknownsource2736]

Does anyone know the opera names especially the one sung by Lawrence Brownlee? Thx in advance

[@institutoshizen]

Pavarotti, we miss you...

[@bryanschlippjr4894]

0:26 what song was that from Lawrence Brownlee? never mind i found it

[@simple279]

Interesting...

[@ChiefFalque]

Corelli > Pavarotti/Björling > the rest, I'd say.

[@sslocum9350]

Di Stefano for me. But wonderful to hear them all.

[@daruleos]

i'm so jealous of those voices

[@touatifettouma9674]

They are all famous !! With different emotion !!

[@robert111k]

Corelli, with his stentorean voice, could produce that impossible _diminuendo_ , wich is awesome, but he is always looking for the note. Never hits it from the very start. Quite unpleasant. On the other hand, Bjorling's voice is like a laser beam. To the very exact Hz from the very first ms. But quite reedy. All in all, Di Stefano.

[@dantelui]

Great job Rafael araujo

[@janehyatt21]

Isn't it amazing amazing that Jonathan Antoine is included in this list at just 19 years old if you could hear me now, his two Puccini Arias are incredible on his album Believe

[@bryanschlippjr4894]

If someone don't know what song Joseph Calleja sang, it's called Granada

[@Manu-sz4mo]

El like número 200

[@LaDivinaLover]

The Joint winners are Pavarotti, Del Monaco and Corelli

[@giovannispada4970]

1)Corelli (sempre il migliore... E l'unico che fa la mezza voce in Celeste Aida) 2)Del Monaco-Gigli 3)Florez

[@tommasofumagalli629]

A dire il vero anche caruso canta il finale di celeste Aida in mezza voce (soprattutto nella registrazione dell'11 aprile 1902 al Milan hotel)

[@bryanschlippjr4894]

The song from Juan Diego Florez was Ah mes amis from la fille de regiment. @Giovanni Spada

[@fabriziosarcinelli7566]

Florez è uno dei peggior tenori di sempre

[@ariasemusicaslegendadas7657]

Não vi ninguém falando do Giovanni Martinelli nos comentarios😔

[@katef6154]

Jose Carreras has the most unique tenor sound everything about it is a beautiful. Too many of the others sound alike

[@savaa834]

Del Monaco and Corelli

[@Manu-sz4mo]

Could someone tell me which is the first song that sounds, the one of Pavarotti when the video starts?

[@rafa456o]

Questa o quella

[@irenefeldstedt1295]

Nicolai Gedda is the best In my opinion! But there. are so many great voices!

[@davidnewton9496]

Nice compilation, but is it fair to mix the live performances with the studio recordings?

[@juliemanarin4127]

Just came across this...my favorite is Jonathan Antoine! Then Pavarotti next.

[@mzpatintexas8329]

Have you kept up with him in the last few months. He has a new cd out ‘ Going the Distance ‘ , plus a DVD of his concert (s) in Canada last year. He performs ‘ Nessun Dorma’ , medleys from ‘ Disney ‘ ‘ Baby Mine’. ‘ Summertime ‘ Porky And Bess’. ‘Unchained Melody , ‘ To John Denver, ‘ Country Roads’, ‘. Caruso ‘ etc. and he tops this concert off with ‘Nessun Dorma’.

[@f.apollom.arenas3199]

How can Franco Corelli do that? That was the most amazing from all these great tenors. And what is Bocelli doing in this list?

[@user-pg1xb1fq8v]

Di Stefano e' il mio preferito, anche il B-flet di Kraus suona bellissimo.

[@yukyukyuk1335]

Bjorling, Lanza, Corelli, Kraus/Bergonzi (tie)..

[@rumbleinbrighton6353]

anyone know what song Alfredo Kraus is singing? thanks

[@bryanschlippjr4894]

@Rumble in Brington - Pourquoi me reveiller By Massenet.

[@kpopyaoiII]

5:01 and 5:33 I know the song but I forgot the title and its Opera. Help me

[@kevinsaladar2745]

they are me, in my life facing and fighting my problems hahaahaha!

[@RoloR]

Me gusta mucho la ejecución de Mario Lanza: muy relajado y muy bien impostado. Así debería ser siempre, no como algunos que empujan como bestias

[@davidsosa538]

A clean controlled Bb4 is the signature of a real lyric tenor

[@SrdjanTadich]

Del Monaco, Corelli and Pavarotti....Each in his own way...

[@williamgonzalez4327]

Corelli por el dominio de forte a piano sin ninguna falla de afinacion y vibrato .

[@uppityglivestockian]

Placido Domingo's voice is sheer beauty. The fact that he's also physically beautiful, and a great actor, put him in a league with very few other tenors (Corelli, Kaufmann, Del Monaco, Carreras, Ochsman). Everyone is entitled to their favorite voice. Opera artists who fulfill all 3 dimensions of opera performance can and should be judged on the totality of their talents and skills, natural born and earned. I like male singers to sound like men. In that respoect Domingo, Caruso, Del Monaco, Lanza, Corelli and a few others do so spectacularly. Tenors who sound like boys, or even like soprano's, are exotic oddities. If I want to hear a boy or a woman sing, I listen one of them. Thanks for sharing. Paz y salud.

[@bryanschlippjr4894]

Who heard a song called Cessa di più resistere?

[@adamknight7041]

You should do videos comparing the notes for the female opera soprano voice too.

[@rafa456o]

I will

[@debpierce2496]

As great as Corelli's note was in the Aida aria one of the arias from Andrea Chenier would have worked just as well. How about featuring Non piangere, Liu from Turandot.

[@mariofrancotnr1043]

Franco Corelli & Mario Lanza