Opera Singers - The Tenor High B (B4) - High Notes Battle

Enjoy! Comment what you think about this battle!
My Opinion:
01- Luciano Pavarotti
02- Juan Diego Flórez
03- Mario Lanza
04- Giovanni Martinelli
05- Franco Corelli
06- Ramón Vargas
07- Nicolai Gedda
08- Alessandro Valente
09- Giuseppe Di Stefano
10- Richard Tucker
11- José Carreras
12- Alfredo Kraus
13- Roberto Alagna
14- Joseph Calleja
15- Lawrence Brownlee
16- Plácido Domingo
17- Jussi Björling
18- Andrea Bocelli
19- Giacomo Lauro-Volpi
20- Jonas Kaufmann
21- Mario del Monaco
22- Rolando Villazón
23- Jonathan Antoine
24- Paul Potts
25- Piotr Beczala
Intro: Je crois entendre encore - Alain Vanzo
Outro: Nessun Dorma - Luciano Pavarotti

[@rafa456o]

Alessandro Valente (2:39) Alfredo Kraus (3:13) Andrea Bocelli (3:59) Franco Corelli (4:20) Giacomo Lauro-Volpi (2:56) Giovanni Martinelli (4:53) Giuseppe Di Stefano (1:45) Jonas Kaufmann (2:29) Jonathan Antoine (1:02) José Carreras (1:18) Joseph Calleja (5:40) Juan Diego Flórez (5:52) Jussi Björling (4:35) Lawrence Brownlee (6:10) Luciano Pavarotti (6:23) Mario Del Monaco (1:31) Mario Lanza (5:21) Nicolai Gedda (0:47) Paul Potts (3:29) Piotr Beczala (0:32) Plácido Domingo (5:08) Richard Tucker (2:14) Ramón Vargas (3:47) Roberto Alagna (0:16) Rolando Villazón (2:00)

[@rafa456o]

Canto Della Terra como responderam ali embaixo kk

[@rafaelrodrigues7217]

qual a música cantada pelo plácido domingo???

[@rafa456o]

Che Gelida Manina

[@rafaelrodrigues7217]

valeu xará ;D

[@kyleaustin6061]

please make tenor battle: nessun dorma (b4)

[@summerjohnson2177]

If you read th is, I was here B4 you!

[@agyayawamoako-atta3156]

😂😂

[@11calman]

Summer Johnson, Well mate--- On that Note, I shall leave

[@nathanbeler4874]

😅

[@rammawiac6547]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ProudBerliozian]

Gib Williamson C you later.

[@eternalmariacallas2283]

3:14 wow! Kraus sounds like he is in his middle range, such ease and beauty.

[@brandonflu2075]

Eternal Maria Callas ikr

[@Tkimba2]

True!

[@bryanschlippjr4894]

@@Tkimba2 fyi, the song name is the same from the intro

[@KrishnaSimone]

He was a light tenor, and he was very pretty.😭❤❤

[@BinhNguyen-lu4gh]

@@KrishnaSimone

[@furpan5840]

As a baritone, I feel that I have nothing to show off, baritones pls like so I don't feel myself worthless😢

[@supervegito8221]

Son Yazar every voice type is special 🥺

[@hajarmatveeva]

I prefer Baritones to all other male voices. The MOST BEAUTIFUL VOICE AND THE MOST DIFFICULT TO MASTER AT THE SAME TIME. No kidding!

[@connorwilde1471]

Being a baritone is the worst. It’s basically saying you’re not good at high or low notes.

[@mysteriumvitae5338]

There are videos showing off high notes by baritones (from A4 to D5 by some). And there are certainly impressive A2s, G2s or F2s by baritones.

[@mik5578]

Freddie Mercury was for sure a Baritone

[@theoddball7]

Kraus made singing a B4 look like a walk in a park. It sounded so simple to him!

[@kabritasinistra1727]

Verdade rs

[@davigramostini1336]

@@kabritasinistra1727 Achei um brasileiro kakakakak

[@GonzoTheRosarian]

He was my fathers favorite tenor.

[@herniLPDA]

Pavarotti sounded so bright and so damn resonant. Loved it

[@andrescruz4838]

Pavarotti jajaja this sound is false.

[@ILoveLLawlietxD]

@@andrescruz4838 and it is false because you decided so or...? You're the bar?

[@into.the.wood.chipper.]

My B4 and C5 sound like this. A lot of people said it was just falsetto, so I asked them to do what they thought they heard, in their falsetto. Never heard from them again. :D

[@Warpedsmac]

@@andrescruz4838 could you please explain or expand on this comment...I want to understand.

[@anonymousx2156]

@@andrescruz4838 You clearly don't know what you are talking about pal. Pavarotti is the best voice ever!

[@katbullar]

There is something in Pavarotti's voice that is still unmatched... just magical

[@andersoncampos3681]

Like a Master

[@osmarmayoral3996]

The last meistersinger !!!

[@alex.ann_der]

Sounds like an ancient roman semi-god. I imagine him singing with a tunic, in a green hill, surrounded by birds and squirrels 😆

[@alerey4363]

His secret must be tons of italian pasta with tucco aplenty

[@alex.ann_der]

@@alerey4363 Con tuco a pleno ? Jajaja

[@rubicunduseratiudas1264]

Björling's velvety voice is out of this world. Corelli's power is way above all. Pavarotti's delivery is unique.

[@operadog2000]

Corelli's has been played a 1/2 step to high.

[@peterholwill1170]

Agree with you regarding Bjorling, such a beautiful tone, consistent throughout his range, combined with excellent technique

[@wow444]

Alfredo Kraus .... simply takes my breath away ... such nuance and subtlety

[@mockingbirdanalog]

Jussi Björling is technically perfect. I never loved his interpretations, but his technique was superb.

[@mockingbirdanalog]

Would rather listen to young Pavarotti for his power. He said he learned to yell first, then sing. I'm not sure if he was the loudest tenor, but he sure sounded like a beast. Just listen to his Ah! Mes Ami. Most tenors are worn out, sounding threadbare, 2/3rds of the way through, then comes the C's. He had stamina and power, and another gear most singers don't have. I think he drew from his days as a phys-ed instructor. Singing is an athletic event.

[@JamesPetroff]

Jussi has the silvery voice of a choirboy but as a tenor. It is completely angelic. His high notes are EFFORTLESS.

[@user-xz9zq3qy7y]

Kraus made me not notice it was a B4. Just seems so simple for him.

[@TheOnlyVistosi]

What a perfect singing technique

[@TannhaeuserGate]

exactly, effortless, beautiful

[@albertodiaz6057]

From my perspective, Alfredo Kraus was the best one, not because his voice, but because his technique.

[@ferkara8223]

Krauss was the number one.

[@loniousmonk]

Kraus is great but he is so lyric.. he reminds me of Lemeshev (not in this compilation). Really impeccable technique, and so easy like you say. Look up Lemeshev's Parmi Veder Le Lagrime for comparison... effortless high notes that are very delicate and lyric (but still very exciting and properly placed). In this I thought Valente and Lauri-Volpi were tops. I usually rank Tucker really high but this wasn't one of my favorite clips of his (although he does some really nice singing on that same TV appearance if you look it up).

[@miahan8988]

Alfredo Kraus at 3:13 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@menoyo1]

Lauri-Volpi was in his prime while in his youth. That’s not always the case with singers, but certainly applies for him. His high notes rank way up there with Corelli for a tremendously ringing squillo that could blow the roof off the house, which is not as evident in recorded sound.

[@VeronicaMcCarrison]

All the tenors were brilliant I would not choose because I loved each and every man’s voice

[@shirleyrombough8173]

Veronica McCarrison - My sentiments exactly. I wouldn't rank them; each has his spot and all just magnificent.

[@SolasOW]

i’m a bass baritone and this scared me even more because i have to sing a B4 in the musical i’m doing fml fml fml

[@heisenburger6533]

Can you reach it?

[@SolasOW]

JrPie Videos no but falsetto is my best friend

[@heisenburger6533]

@@SolasOW I feel you man. Good luck on the musical!

[@supervegito8221]

How u gonna do that ?

[@supervegito8221]

I will admit I am a tenor so I cant relate but why would you audition for a part that’s difficult for u to sing ? 🤔

[@averygordon5334]

I saw Alfredo Kraus at Covent Garden in the 1970's in Faust, with Freni and Ghiarov. He was so smooth, it was amazing.

[@jesusmunoz2400]

Kraus y Corelli. Dos tenores diferentes pero únicos.

[@bodiloto]

Jesus Muñoz FLETA E CARUSO . Dos tenores diferentes pero únicos.

[@jesusmunoz2400]

@@bodiloto Para mi Caruso fué el Plácido Domingo actual, un tenor muy mediático que manejaba los teatros y que intentaba vetar a sus competidores. En Madrid fracasó en la Traviata y en Napoles en Elíxir, una de sus supuestas óperas emblemáticas. Existieron mejores tenores en su época pero como dije menos mediáticos. Fleta fué único como algún otro entre los cuales incluyo a Kraus.

[@rafa456o]

Hi! Sorry for the break. The Female Low Notes Battles are going to start uploaded on Sunday

[@caltopogilgil8824]

Rafael Araújo nj

[@fayfaize6014]

That will be great coz an alto

[@DJhayesify]

I'm far from an expert on opera but Kraus and Corelli hit the note so fluidly and casually, if you will, they were the stand out perfosnces for me

[@gragrn]

Mario Lanza had a warmth and colour to his voice that set him apart. So did Pavarotti and some of the others but some can hit the note but not your heart.

[@leahcorwin2873]

So very true

[@malachycarson5846]

@@leahcorwin2873 Lanza had such a handsome face which also helps.

[@maximonava3271]

El mejor

[@elenamalovichko358]

La voix de Mario Lanza reste la plus belle voix du Monde!

[@bobbyb8238]

Lanza was the B E S T !! He sang the note so effortlessly with such warmth.....

[@Starz723]

Pavarotti is in a league of his own. His tone, voice placement and ability to sustain the high note is phenomenal. All the singers were outstanding.

[@fabriziosarcinelli7566]

Actually there are lots of better tenors.

[@buckrogers5703]

Perfect balance betwin power an softeness. He is acting as well as he is singing that's his secret so... I think you re right.

[@fanny5105]

@@buckrogers5703 I remember Bjorling from old records but Pavoratti was magical, also humble, then asked about Jussi, he said "I can only dream"

[@buckrogers5703]

@@fanny5105 I didn't new Jussi .B I just listened his Nessun.... effectively... Pavarotti was very humble !-)

[@bobmahoney3040]

Kraus has such a beautiful voice. A true lyric, with all the notes.

[@bobmahoney3040]

I might add, where is Sandor Konya?

[@vladimirdyo7301]

Björing’s voice is a blend of all tenor voices mixed together. His Nessun Dorma is beyond this world. Pavarotti stands on his own.

[@irinahutanu78]

Franco Corelli is Prince Calaf. And with that I said everything. Franco Corelli is the best spinto tenor of the 20th century.

[@cjb5228]

No, I mean no one can touch Bjorling. As well as Pavarotti. I knew from a child that Jjorling was it, pure perfection.

[@ahtvdl8745]

I could find more than one on the list that could be considered a true "Heldentenor". The ONE tenor, who in my opinion remains the best and my all time favourite, sadly got no mention...FRITZ WUNDERLICH! He died much too young, but his beautiful voice lives on.

[@gazc7684]

What a wonderful group of tenors you have presented us with. I must admit, most of them I had not heard before but they are all great! Thank you

[@singoutinPA]

Kraus, you have to listen to the whole recording! So musical, and smooth.

[@josecoppi2102]

In my opinion, Alfredo Kraus the best one!

[@Georgedepinedo]

My two ever favourites: Lanza and Pavarotti.

[@ferreira13juniorify]

Que coisa linda. A voz humana, principalmente a voz masculina é um instrumento poderosíssimo.

[@dyogoramos8409]

Concordo com vc.

[@cristianeyama607]

Concordo me agradam mais

[@antoniochagas701]

Alguém sabe dizer quem estava cantando na introdução e que música era?

[@davidfabien3856]

One has a little bit more or less than the other. Let's acclaim them all for their great opera voices. They enrich our world.

[@willen2416]

This was a fabulous video. My all time favorite tenor is the incomparable Franco Corelli. He was a spin to tenor with a deeper sound that was truly unique. His rendition of “Nessum Dorma” is the best ever in my opinion, although Pavorotti’s version is awfully hard to beat also. The contemporary tenor I really like is Jonas Kaufman. He has a deep resonance in his voice quite a bit like Corelli’s. His show stopping aria near the climax of “Werther” which is available on You Tube is breathtakingly beautiful.

[@deen48]

He is rather gorgeous too!

[@goldenskeptic6309]

Mario Lanza, the best all the way, no argument.

[@alexmartya1733]

Excuse me, but if you cannot hear the chiaroscuro in old singers like del Monaco's or Lauri-Volpi's or Corelli's voice, then you miss the point. The point is not to hit the note and hold it forever, but to make it sound effortless and not overly bright, which is the case with so many modern singers. They sound like boys in a choir when they hit anything above G.

[@user-xz9zq3qy7y]

I just love lauri volpi in that way. He seems so effortless on his c and c#s, and D's. And he was huge.

[@merloalex]

Alex Martya you got the point! The high B of Del Monaco for GLV was the best he ever heard: wide, powerful, solid, dark, stentorian.

[@TheCanadianTenor]

We can argue about how good these singers are in general but in terms of these clips, lauri-volpi definitely deserves top 5 if not top 3

[@eddiesushi]

Thank you.

[@gundamwing7781]

Yeah it sounds effortless but it's not they are lifting so much from their chest. These notes really dont have to be done so much. But it's funny to watch

[@rubicunduseratiudas1264]

Best delivery: Pavarotti Best Voice: Bjiorling Most powerful tenor: Corelli.

[@susannahwhite7561]

Best all around is Mario Lanza.

[@rubicunduseratiudas1264]

@@susannahwhite7561 B est delivery: Pavarotti Best Voice: Bjiorling Most powerful tenor: Corelli.

[@toivonencresto]

Pavarotti is the best in nothing. Corelli, Kraus, Del Monaco, Lauri Volpi, and you get the absolutely best.

[@rubicunduseratiudas1264]

@@toivonencresto Best delivery: Pavarotti Best Voice: Bjiorling Most powerful tenor: Corelli.

[@vicentelopez00]

Best of all times: MIGUEL FLETA

[@penelope8557]

A work of art! One can appreciate the work that it took to create this video. Exquisitely done!

[@kaysavelkoel6926]

That was fantastic to hear them singing, I loved every minute of it. Thanks Very much.

[@folliefollymops7676]

SEMPRE CORELLI!

[@nigelwright850]

Unmistakable and unforgettable...

[@ROCKzarastro]

Sempre e unico!

[@AndyMangele]

It's really hard to make a ranking on a technical level, because most of them are damn good! But when it comes to personal taste Kraus is absolutely my man!

[@simongaines7723]

Bjorling,for tone and apparently,effortless delivery.

[@valasina2015]

We needed a much better recording of the beautiful voice of Bjorling!

[@williamsuda6485]

What a magnificent collection. Great job !

[@leonoradelagardie]

Thank you for this! Great fun! Most of these tenors do their best, grimace, spit, strain to extremes. All except one: Franco Corelli, who tackles the top with ease, beauty and no grimacing. Long live Franco!

[@falkfink]

I mean it's from a movie, the video is lipsynced Beautifully sung though of course

[@DiogoCarvalhoMissiologia]

Alfredo Kraus troca de voz de garganta para falsete de forma incrível em 3:20.

[@allensagalla1579]

I like almost all of them. Thanks for uploading :-)

[@loudspeakers3469]

All are great -this video is a treat for opera lovers like me. Thank you! 🙂

[@NikoPorter]

Juan Diego Florez... That wasn’t the best version of his high B but it’s ridiculous nonetheless. I’m just astounded at the amount of control he has and how effortless he makes it look/sound

[@janiceconnett3192]

Yes, his control of the note was amazing.

[@DiomedesDioscuro]

Have you heard him live? I have. I mean, he was there, and I may have heard something like a voice coming from the scene... That's for saying that he can't be considered as a great singer.

[@creutzfeldtjakob7]

DiomedesDioscuro indeed he is a small voice...not a man’s voice but a boy

[@valasina2015]

Agree with DiomedesDioscuro and Creutzfeldt Jakob. Without his body mic, you can't hear him past the second row in orchestra seating, even without the orchestra. Yes, DiomedesDioscuro, it's more of a boy's voice than a man's. For great singing, listen to some of the tenor greats on this video!

[@friedrichruff5357]

Da fehlt einer! Fritz Wunderlich!

[@MrDaemondays]

Friedrich Ruff genau mein Gedanke!!!

[@bernardlowe7191]

Natürlich fehlt Wunderlich auffällig, aber in dieser Übung geht es um hohe Töne, nicht unbedingt um kultivierten Gesang. Kraus ausgenommen. Pssst ... die meisten Leute kennen den Unterschied nicht,

[@Charccy]

@Friedrich Ruff - Absolutely , he was/is the "primus inter pares". Due his short career his fame dwells among connoisseurs, I suppose.

[@wvob6752]

Pavarotti the perfectionist. My favorite classical tenor. Kraus, Corelli, Villazon, and Bjorling are close seconds. I'd add Lanza to this list as he shows so much passion.

[@Mariano-ge6de]

Precisamente Pavarotti no era muy perfeccionista.

[@hialeahkid2]

First off, kudos for putting this together . You have to consider , the quality of the recordings . These guys didn't all go into the studio together. Im a Corelli and Del Monaco fan. I had some recordings of Bjorling from the late 50s near the end of his life , far richer voice than the 40s recordings . You have to consider the aria , the era ,and the age of the man also .

[@christiangarcia8873]

Nobody: Me when I step on a lego:

[@turtlebutt711]

Fantastic

[@misstubbie1313]

I was glad to encounter my fellow countrymen Ramón Vargas and Rolando Villazón in the list. All are beautiful and mesmerizing to hear, but Pavarotti is in a heavenly level alltogether

[@1964irisha]

Марио Ланца , Луччано Паваротти, Плачидо Доминго , Корелли и др.- гении !!!!

[@mariagiannacracco8039]

Grazie x avere fatto sentire queste bellissime voci tenorili che non conoscevo grazie di cuore !

[@Un_Gordo_De_Derecha]

Pavarotti en la e de E di pensier sube a un do sostenido, realmente impresionante

[@debpierce2496]

Corelli sang a Nessun Dorma for an opera arias album where he held the high B for eight seconds. I love the Lanza selection. Can we have Che Gelida Manina sung in the key it is supposed to be sung?

[@vshaver11]

Pavarotti held it for 18 seconds in the movie Giorgio

[@katef6154]

@@vshaver11 As the score doesn't ask for it to be held at all you could say they were just showing off

[@michaellobue]

So hard to pick a favorite, thank you for sharing this

[@dilmavinagre9303]

Thank you for the great operas and tenors.👏👏👏✨

[@morrissamuels5984]

Thanks for sharing. Wow! Pavarotti was so powerful.

[@luisricardojaviernunezzamb8352]

La verdad, llegué a ésta página de casualidad. El clásico Pavarotti que uno está acostumbrado... no corta tan abruptamente su entonación... hay otros que llegan a la potencia y nota con tono...pero parece que se quedan sin aire. Es buenísimo. No conocía que hubieron tantos excelentes intérpretes y divos reales

[@Charccy]

What is so beautiful and spectacular about the High B that some sing it so effortlessly.

[@Sshooter444]

Kraus & Pavarotti = effortless

[@thomaslucia3059]

Villazòn, Björling and Pavarotti - they all ring so brilliantly and pure...and all with amazing power and control.

[@user-sw2zo9lq4i]

Лучано паваротти.марио ланц за красоту и легкость исполнения сложных партий

[@joncerda351]

3:16 was just......oh my! SOO GOOD

[@joedart1465]

All theses guys are in a special class. When they soar up to those high notes they the rest of of the world behind. Wunderbar.

[@reginakoch2478]

Todos maravilhosos! Amei!💗💗💗💗💗💗

[@angelchavez5385]

Where is Enrico Caruso?

[@jamiewallin7419]

I agree

[@kenmgeraci7622]

I agree, also. And Gigli.... where the hell is BENIAMINO GIGLI????

[@lapibach]

On the cemetery.

[@phillipecook3227]

He didn't make many videos.

[@axel183]

There is a very beautiful video about Caruso, on KZbin. He sings "mi pare Di udire ancora" (the same singed here by kraus). Two records, in 1904 and 1909, if I remember correctly. With an incredible improvement on the "mezza voce" technique.

[@mjklein]

Mario Lanza.... Could listen to him all day. Thanks for this!

[@janetmartin143]

Nathan Gunn

[@donquixote1950]

Great List of Great Tenors! TY!

[@eronavbj]

Lanza. The emotion is his voice effortlessly cries out.

[@asmarany133]

A voz humana é tão estupenda,que possui a capacidade de embalar a nossa alma através da atmosfera majestosa que cria, a partir das notas musicais. Música é o murmúrio que o nosso espírito emite,quando falta-nos a percepção lógica. Bravo, bravíssimo!

[@tanguru2535]

Kraus made it sound like music, and not like an effort, so therefore. Obviously all of them out of context and thus impossible to jugde 'objectively'.

[@elenamalovichko358]

La voix de Mario Lanza est la plus belle voix du Monde!

[@user-on7jg9hn2c]

Марио Ланца и Лучано Паваротти - именно тот случай, когда "чем больше металла в голосе, тем больше металла в кармане". Но звонкость и сила в сочетании с нежностью и проникновенностью.

[@glencampbell1969]

Jonathan Antoine at 1:06 Too much hand waving, not enough talent. Alfredo Kraus at 3:13 makes it look effortless, classy 👍🏻

[@oliverdelica2289]

What? No. Give Antoine time

[@nancymilo-grob9827]

Glen Campbell And the clip was made when Antoine was just 19. Have you listened to him lately?

[@nancymilo-grob9827]

Oliver Delica Why is a kid like Jonathan keep getting compared to men in middle age, or already passed on? Drives me up a wall!

[@glencampbell1969]

Nancy Milo-Grob Thant’s the whole point of this video, comparison! 😮

[@nancymilo-grob9827]

Glen Campbell Understood. Perhaps, clips of 19 year old Antoine being compared with singers twice his age shouldn’t be included in these types of videos. Have a great day. And where ever you are in the world, may you and your family be safe from this nasty virus

[@jamieott3093]

Thank you for doing different B4s and including Lanza, whom I love so much! Wow. You think Kraus is number two. I really like him, too!

[@joseramirez1514]

Amo este video!

[@user-xd2uq7dc7y]

I love Nessun Dorma. I heard this song on CD for the first time when I was 3.

[@Torahboy1]

Paul Potts’ lack of experience and classical training shows here. You don’t just go on the telly, and ‘become’ an opera singer. He drags out the last two notes waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too long. It’s not supposed to be a contest to see who’s got the biggest lungs. He can hit the notes (and in the right order) But his voice is raw and without depth. This is a perfect illustration of just how much training goes into being an operatic tenor. I’ve been singing my whole life. I really can hit B4. But I’d never expect anyone to pay to hear me do it(!)

[@kbrdmn2]

It's amazing how different they all sound. For pure sound and beautiful, controlled vibrato, I love Calleja, Corelli and Brownlee.

[@EstelaBalestriRezzolani]

MI FAVORITO ES ALFREDO Kraus!! maravillosos todos!!.... que virtuosismo!!

[@severinsclassicalkaraokeho4077]

Just an incredible bunch

[@susanann4171]

All fabulous but Mario Lanza melts my heart every time 🥰

[@JohnDavid-ug6sv]

So good to hear and see a young Pavarotti!!! There were some amazing B4's but Luciano's last note had so much RING it penetrated past the end of the the note. As a singing teacher use to say Pingy, Pingy, Ringy Ringy. Thank you for putting this together.

[@burnellbrowne4303]

Mr Mario Lanza is all I ever need from a Tenor. PREFECTO

[@--Artur--]

Pavarottis high notes are bright as a f...ing laser beam aimed right at your retina. Still the king. Followed closely by Alfredo Kraus .

[@ChrisMagoo99]

Maybe he isn’t as thrilling as Corelli or del Monaco but...Alfredo Kraus is just perfect

[@MattActorGordon]

The note Pavarotti hits at 6:27 is actually a very quick C#5! 😊

[@rafa456o]

Yes :)

[@pekkaT13]

Amazing voices ... gracias Sr Rafael.

[@bonaventuratintadore4741]

Thank you for compiling this magnificent display of vocal beauty. They all have their unique characteristics. I like that you included the youngsters from current musical competition shows as they will reach their potential . I loved Alfredo Krause and only heard him later in his life singing at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, Germany.He was past his 50s , but sparkled like a Diamond! The incomparable Pavarotti has no equal, especially on Nessun Dorma. His rendition has spoiled me , the way he sustains the notes with his passion. ( Also see a younger Pavarotti singing Ingemisco from the Verdi Requiem, conducted by Herbert Von Karajan). Thank you for including Joseph Calleja. I discovered him singing a duet with Sumi Jo, Make Our Garden Grow from Candide. Exquisite. Mario Lanza is velvet and warm chocolate. I recommend his solo from an old movie entitled, “ The Student Prince”. In the movie he sings, “ I’ll Walk With God”, when he becomes king after the passing of his father. Very moving. Jussi Bjorling, my favorite after Pavarotti! Someone in the comments wanted to know the song Andrea Boccelli was singing in this compilation. It is called “ Canto Della Terra”, from his album “ Sogno”. Another superb song from this album is “ Canto”. There are so many fabulous vocalists, one can’t do them all justice. I recommend “ Three Mo’ Tenors”, which features African American tenors who sing classical, jazz , spirituals and pieces for countertenor ( male soprano). Well done ! You have presented a fine collection. MBT 11/19/2023

[@orlando098]

I can't imagine why you rate Lauri Volpi so poorly, he's widely said to have had possibly the best tenor high notes of all time and could sing them very gently sweetly and very powerfully (as here) or anything in between. He was also known for his large range - in his prime he was famous for his powerful top Es.

[@KamenKr]

Because they do not understand and cant hear good enough. Imagine putting Florez on 2nd position :D

[@truthterrain3484]

Volpi is a God. Teacher of Corelli by the way. Just imagine watching a lesson.

[@misottovoce]

Pavarotti and Mario Lanza...always my favourites.

[@Mariano-ge6de]

Lanza fué un tenor de películas

[@kathrynprattley3172]

I love this beautiful music forever

[@firebyrd437]

I love them all, each have beautiful voices in their own right, music is whatt all humans understand and love

[@laurent.9828]

Bocelli , Pavarotti, and , and brownlee Corelli are my favorites! Bocelli and Pavarotti are my top 2 . I cant pick between them . Both beautiful vocies !

[@tiberiuezri6431]

Excellent thanks! My favorites are Lanza, Pavarotti and Bjorling.

[@happinessg1062]

Tremendous thrilling voices!!!

[@WaterKatara]

I enjoy ringing in my ears That has to be why I watch these so much

[@gilgameshxxx6896]

Pavarotti, Di Stefano and Kraus, the BEST.

[@kenmgeraci7622]

My two favorites are Giuseppe di Stefano and Mario Lanza. Why? Giuseppe di Stefano is that ultra rare singer who can sing as beautiful as an angel but also sing with tremendous passion and emotional depth. He sang the DEFINITIVE VERSION of Core 'Ngrato! And Mario Lanza? His voice is just so decadently RICH, LUSH and VELVETY!!! And EMOTIVE!!! This man sings like an ITALIAN from every fiber of his being!! His voice is a MAJESTIC WORK OF GOD!! It's on par with the top wonders of NATURE!! He's the NIAGRA FALLS and GRAND CANYON of all VOICES!!! GRAZIE A DIO PER MARIO!!!!!!! Pavarotti? Exceptionally pretty voice but often boring.

[@thorstambaugh1520]

Precisely. Pavarotti is a flawless machine. Lanza is a singer and I have never heard such rich tonality from any tenor except Caruso and the recordings of Caruso were bad.

[@spirgtudsrubec7776]

Precisely, Mario lives it, its in his Soul.

[@leonmaliniak]

Fabulous compilation which must have taken a lot of research and work. Thanks for featuring many great tenors I have never seen before. Also thanks for including Jonathan Antoine who is for me the TOP of the heap because of the seeming natural ease with which he hits those high notes while most other tenors look like they are giving birth or passing a kidney stone.

[@wendymew6694]

😂😂😂 Yea, I almost call a mid wife for them. 🤣

[@silviosom1]

Que nivel ! Fantastico , bravo , grandes talentos .

[@bodiloto]

silvio silva Fleta,Caruso,Gigli,Merli e compagnia ... Que nivel !...