Robert Merrill "Vesti La Giubba" on The Ed Sullivan Show

[@RichardM1366]

This is a aria for a tenor and he nailed it.

[@tamasurban8870]

totally

[@pingviniwe]

He sings it in lower tonal than it was written for tenor,but anyway sounds great!

[@andrewmargrave7518]

Merrill wisely transposed this tenor aria down a full tone. He sang and acted it well.

[@philbertchow5425]

In original key, it goes to A. Technically very singable by an operatic baritone.

[@boundary2580]

@@philbertchow5425 singable, I wouldn’t call it VERY singable. Tessitura is much higher than any baritone aria. And Merrill despite his incredible high Gs was not known for great ability his upper range.

[@philbertchow5425]

@@boundary2580 IDK I’m a pretty average baritone learning operatic rep and I can just barely sing it. And I’m nobody special. Surely a pro baritone could?

[@philbertchow5425]

@@boundary2580 I have no problem singing it in the key he sings it here. It’s somewhat harder in the original key going to A so I’m sure he could.

[@youngornitier]

@@philbertchow5425 probably because you're a badly trained tenor.......like jesus christ the amount of mediocre tenors that try to humble brag about being "baritones" that can do this or that today is just wild. You also need to understand that hitting a note is different than singing it in elite operatic technique. Singing is not simply about hitting notes.

[@fabianpersic]

ESTUPENDO!!! Uno de los timbres baritonales más bellos de todos los tiempos. Magnífica rareza al nivel de la "Vecchia zimarra" de Caruso o el "Largo al factotum" de Del Monaco. Gracias por compartirlo! Saludos desde Buenos Aires.

[@ZENOBlAmusic]

It is nice hearing a baritone perform this aria. I think you can see some of difference in temperament between a tenor and a baritone. Spinto and Dramatic tenors especially tend to have a very aggressive sound, baritones in general just sound more mellow.

[@HapiYTV]

there are much more explosive material that make a baritone sound more aggressive. that's not an inherent difference.

[@radames5855]

Bravissimo!!! Naturalmente è più bassa di un tono ma grande interpretazione!!! Fenomeno.

[@TomElvisSmith]

Thank you for this performance! Please also post Jan Peerce singing "Vesti La Giubba" and "You'll Never Walk Alone" from 1959, as well as his other appearances.

[@jong0000]

Have you searched KZbin for Jan Peerce? There are literally hundreds of songs, albums and live performances..

[@TomElvisSmith]

@@jong0000 I search frequently. There are hundreds of songs, but not as many live television performances. There could be a lot more. I'm a big fan and the only Sullivan performance available so far is "Serenade" which was absolutely fantastic. I would very much like to see all his Sullivan appearances, as would any fan of any singer they appreciate.

[@shicoff1398]

@@jong0000 Richard Tucker sang the aria on this show, for Ed Sullivan in 1970 at age 56, also very fine. This was great and he is a baritone of course, singing this tenor aria in Baritone key naturally .

[@jjmboston9526]

Great. Never heard a baritone version.

[@kennethwayne6857]

I heard that Lawrence Tibbett used to sing it in the original key!

[@jong0000]

Speaking of material, this guy could sing the phone book and make it sound perfect...amazing talent...

[@liedersanger1]

Very rare.. also, how perfectly trained his voice was!

[@AllenJones-w3p]

A bravura performance by Robert Merrill !

[@averybargasse6130]

It’s interesting to hear the similarities between his interpretation here and the interpretation of his dear friend Richard Tucker.

[@JustineWittich]

I grew up listening to Merrill on radio and then watching him on TV. Had a teenage crush for a while. As I grew older, I realized how privileged I was to have lived in the era of magnificent performers like this.

[@Juil_Kim]

wonderful voice bravo!~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[@alexanderzamora5930]

Gorgeous voice ❤

[@kennethwayne6857]

I have been into Merrill for many years and thought I had seen most of his television appearances but I never even knew this existed. Thank you so much for posting!

[@beatakiss6044]

Nagyon szép volt,Gyönyörü hang!!!

[@rarevisionog]

Marvelous. Such a grand performance

[@MostlyBrenda]

Merrill met Roberta Peters on the Ed Sullivan show. (Surprisingly not at the MET.) Pretty soon Roberta showed Ed her engagement ring on a broadcast in 1952. They soon married, but divorced the same year. Just incompatible I guess because they remained friends afterward. And that is tonight's "Inside Edition" 😎.

[@TomElvisSmith]

She said she had fallen in love with his voice, but I guess they found their personalities were not as compatible.

[@MostlyBrenda]

@@TomElvisSmith To their credit, there seemed to be no public spat, courtroom drama or tell all books like there would be today. He was 13 yrs older and she apparently was just dazzled by getting such attention from a big star. They had very similar careers and both died at 87. "Bert" and Robert even had the same name!

[@TomElvisSmith]

@@MostlyBrenda They also continued to sing together on occasion, as witnessed by their late '60's opera duet posted on this channel.

[@MostlyBrenda]

@@TomElvisSmith They both had successful second marriages and behaved like adults.😎 - Minor Correction - Roberta actually died at 86, about four months short of 87.

[@kennethwayne6857]

From what I understand, they were only married for ten WEEKS. Mr. Merrill mentioned in his book that they were way too hasty and that the only things they had in common were that they were both singers and both Jewish. Later I heard that her family didn't like him for whatever reason and apparently talked her out of it. Anyway it seems they did most of their work together after the marriage was over.

[@ГалинаЩудро]

Красивое исполнение! Голос прекрасный! 👏👏👏👏🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@bh5606]

So smooth.

[@jofoley6619]

Wonderful

[@pariaparbfp1174]

Wow just wow! My mind is blown 😍

[@corneliuswhite5139]

Goosebumps 🥰🥰

[@basilfernandez5554]

Wow! Spectacular!

[@dr.keithheimann3963]

Damn....

[@matOpera]

Spectacular; thank you for posting!

[@carlosarriolaisais7068]

¡Impresionante!

[@michelmotta4339]

Fenomenal

[@iTube22100]

I have to make amends for heavily criticizing R. Merrill. Thing is, there's a version on YT of "Sono il factotum della città"... movie version I think, which is really bad. Forgetting that particular piece, he definitely had an extraordinary voice and was a great performer.

[@DiegoLopez-nc1wu]

does anyone know where I can get the music sheet of this or in what key is this ? It’s perfect for my range lmao

[@TheCarnivalguy]

"Just sing a tenor aria Bob. Sullivan's audience won't know the difference". 🙄

[@kimcarson4219]

I mean. The song is sad, but they're like: 😀

[@debbievinti23]

He is one of my favorite baritones. A baritone with a tenor ring is hard to come by.

[@TheCarnivalguy]

@@debbievinti23 His “Pearlfisher’s” duet with Jussi Bjorling is the golden standard by which all others are judged. It is phenomenal. And yes, that kid from Brooklyn who loved baseball grew up to have a magnificent voice. Cheers

[@debbievinti23]

@@TheCarnivalguy Yes, I have listened to it often.

[@mohcenbdj8071]

Looks like de niro

[@EuphoriaPiana]

Pierce Bronsnan, too!

[@philbertchow5425]

Pierce BrosDeniroMerrill

[@maestromuffin1]

I love me some Merrill, but y'all know it's transposed down....yes?

[@philbertchow5425]

I don’t see why he did. He easily could sing A.

[@jadezee6316]

hard to get excited listening to a baritone sing a song that tenors have made beautiful....

[@nordiskkatt]

Really interesting to hear this sung by a baritone, and it works very well indeed... but why are the members of the audience grinning idiotically like they're hearing something funny?