Rolando Villazón - Ombra mai fu

[@franciscoramirez7461]

Las verdaderas esencias se sirven en frascos pequeños y esto es un ejemplo de ello. Gracias.

[@clarawehlen7537]

Hace un momento acabo de descubrir a este maravilloso cantante. me felicito y lo felicito QUE TENGA MILES DE ÉXITOS.!!

[@LvJols]

¿Eres de México?

[@albanvic]

One of the greatest and most underrated voices of our era.

[@teresa59]

Indeed!

[@jolanta0024]

Underrated? certainly not. He is a STAR.

[@betylu18]

Me encanta el estilo que imprime al interpretar a Handel, muy bello y con su sello particular...¡¡me fascina!!....gracias a Rolando empece a amar la música de ópera...ahora es parte de mi vida...¡¡GRACIAS ROLANDO VILLAZON!!

[@giuseppedantonioesposito8589]

BUON DIVERTIMENTO !

[@53juanmanuel]

If have knowledge about opera and classic music you are going to aprecaite the magnificent and perfect vocal management of bell canto realizad in this presentation of LORENZO VILLAZON. No more comments. He is Mexican!!!! Muy orgullosos de el!!!

[@patriciayeiser6405]

Who made his career in France.

[@vickytaspartan]

Si no les gusta como canta el gran tenor Rolando Villazón mejor escuchen otra cosa, dejen de criticar como canta, a ver si ustedes pueden cantar como él lo hace y para mi es un honor escucharlo, su voz es perfecta y mágica.

[@jolanta0024]

Only Rolando could insist on performing FULL aria with all the beautiful context of it. Bravo!

[@shin-i-chikozima]

It's a wonderful singing voice that doesn't seem to belong to this world

[@caazguy]

beautiful villazon.. great voice

[@organist-and-singer1757]

Felicidades maestro me encanta muchísimo sus canciones siempre que escuchó canciones o cantó descargo de usted maestro soy Su fan que hermoso canta usted maestro tiene una voz única y maravillosa muchas felicitaciones saludos cordiales maestro de maestros!.

[@justcarcrazy]

So nice to hear the full aria, and not just the larghetto. And so well done too!

[@johnmalone3009]

justcarcrazy Your right it is .I sing from the Larghetto don't know the firs bit

[@BarbaritaGardes]

Me encanta Rolando Villazón!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@nuitsmagiques]

Rolando excelle dans tout ce qu'il entreprend. BRAVO,BRAVO

[@wilfredocisneros]

JUST SPLENDID !!!

[@huolalupin6008]

Splendid voice. Also he looks, behaves and dresses like a man. How refreshing.

[@rumichaop]

Como ponen comentarios negativos... Si no les gusta mejor vean otro video y ya, no tienen por que hacer menos el trabajo de los demas, si supieran en lo mas minimo lo que es pararse frente un escenario no dirian esa clase de cosas. Bravo Rolando!

[@ROMAYATENEA]

ME ENCANTA, SU MUSICALIDAD ES MARABILLOSA, Y CON UN ESTILO PROPIO SUYO, QUE DA UN PLACER TOTAL!

[@jorgekutev9067]

SI, MUY BUEN TENOR, PERO DEMASIADO ACADEMICO PARA MUSICA BARROCCA. SEGURAMENTE PARA MUSICA MAS TARDIA LE IRA MEJOR. PERO HAY QUE RECONOCER, VOZ Y TECNICA IMPECABLES.

[@1987ulise]

ROLANDO VILLAZON, A GLORIUS SON OF MEXICO!

[@jandamskier6510]

cierto

[@marciarijfkogelrijfkogel4587]

Excelente

[@cajsheen2594]

Superb! Thankyou! XXX

[@aqsin_xudaverdiyev777]

Kendi bildiyi gibi ve ses tonuna göre okuyo tebrik ederim hiç kimseye benzerliyi yok. Bu harika karakteri sevdim ve bu şarkıda kendini tapmış bir adamı gördüm... 👍🏻🙏🏻❤️

[@Anton_the_Vampire]

You know, I really don't GET what people's problem is with Villazon singing Handel. He's got an INCREDIBLE voice, amazing control, and great feeling. What is to HATE so much?

[@KDJi399s9cd0]

i have to say i agree with you. At first i really didn't like his singing but when you really listen to it you pick up all the nuances and emotions, it really has grown on me, you have to give it a chance and listen carefully to it.

[@rationalsceptic7634]

People dislike him because he shouts more than he phrases...not unlike Corelli ...I still admire him though..as he is a lovely guy,too

[@davew4998]

I did like this, especially his tone but for me it was a little fast and would have been better if he had given it a chance to breathe. See what you think of this version : kzbin.info/www/bejne/enOXZZiertGemM0

[@Zigotoy_3234]

Just listen to Andreas Scholl or Nathalie Stutzmann on this, you will change your mind.. and yet, I LOVE Rolando Villazón on everything else.

[@garywait3231]

He has a fine voice and uses it well, but it seems to me he sings this like he was singing Verdi, rather than Handel. I did appreciate his including the preliminary recitative, often omitted, which he handled very well. Hope to hear more of him in another context.

[@patriciayeiser6405]

And St Paul's Depford, London, is a Baroque church. Perfect size and acoustics.

[@sharky-os2lm]

How wonderful to hear sung this with a full, beautiful voice instead of treating the aria like a delicate egg wrapped in gauze. No, perhaps not "authentic" baroque style (and a couple of low notes more "growled" than sung), but exquisite artistry and interpretation. Beautiful.

[@cedcobasse]

Excellent

[@kevinbrennan2004]

Wonderful.

[@janethu9169]

Composer George Frideric Handel. Genre : Classical. It is the opening aria from the 1738 opera Serse by Handel.

[@55werther]

Una de las arias mas emblematicas de la Lirica Barroca. Cantada por un Te- nor especial, este aria es muy especial, no la sabe cantar cualquier cantante, no es para cualquier cantante... La lastima, es, que Villazon no haya tomado mas por este camino, por un repertorio de este tipo. Exelente Version.

[@pericofantasias]

En conjunto, para mí es una versión sobresaliente; de las mejores que he oído.

[@fordpopular8792]

BRILLIANTLY SUNG

[@jimmypovilasphil]

He has a great voice for this repertoire!

[@zuidwijker66]

Rolando Villazon is a gifted singer...

[@Emil-d6q]

Has someone told Villazon was not a 1800- composer? This aria should be smooth and done with complete legato. He keeps placing accents and sharp attacks everywhere.

[@johnsitumeangph.d7460]

I like Villazon's voice, so masculine. But to me Ombra Mai Fu should be so smooth and in full legato while admiring "the shadow of the tree".

[@GERMANYFrankie]

I like this!

[@Perfidiame]

There is nothing wrong with the way he sings it, he does it beautifully.

[@АндрейГуров-ш7ъ]

эт вещь для Вилансона изумительна. слушаю ее часто. именно в его исполнении

[@MiKo-lz9oj]

einfach nur schön

[@thisiszheniaschanel]

Мне нравится. I like this singing

[@Ettoredipugnar]

Bravo!

[@patriciayeiser6405]

One of the violinists has an instrument with a carved head! Rather like a viola da gamba. You are never alone when you play an instrument like that.

[@martyrrt]

I like it....

[@tenordramaticitm2]

Nice styl!

[@Nastyfinger1444]

Handel would be happy.

[@tokiniainaandria9006]

wawouwww...t'es le plus fort

[@SuperOberle]

Nachdem ich mehrere Stimmen zu diesem Stück gehört habe kann ich nur sagen- gefällt mir gut. Mal ein Klang, der sich nicht anhört, als würde man dem Sänger die Strotte abdrücken. Gefällt!

[@clementeacosta9760]

Bellisimo.

[@stefanskytt650]

Ha! Very nice in fact! ☺️ 🎈

[@elenajovanovska9953]

Molam napravite da ja gledame i slusame celata opera ili na dva pati . Ima dva akta.

[@bebavirtual]

Belkę

[@carrynunya8745]

As much as I adore Rolando, this belongs to Andreas Scholl.

[@patriciayeiser6405]

It doesn't "belong" to anyone except Handel. And it was written for high voice.

[@anniroegner1477]

Rolando villazo

[@BrianDonaldMcKay]

@sharky123 Gigli, Pinza and others have a more forthright vocal line on the whole and a consequent ring to the voice. Villazon sometimes seems to me to try so hard to colour that the placement of the voice has subtle shifts.

[@Nello7]

I have to add to some of the comments about style and use of legato. This is a difficult piece for the Tenor voice as it was originally written for a castrato. A castrato does not have to be concerned with singing in and out of the passaggio, which the tessitura of this piece sits. Caruso, Gigli, Del Monaco, all sing in this in the operatic tradition and I see nothing wrong with that. This is the only way for the Tenor voice to negotiate the piece. We as astute listeners, must be more forgiving.

[@patriciayeiser6405]

Handel used both women altos and countertenors for his music. By the time he was in London, there were no more castrati. Thank heavens.

[@solouyo]

@Nello7 PARA MI LA VERDAD FUE UNA INTERPRETACION ORIGINAL Y BASTANTE BUENA, YO SOY BAJO BARITONO Y LA QUIERO CANTAR EN MI EXAMEN DE ADMICION A LA FACULTAD DE MUSICA! JAJA

[@joseramonrojas]

Rolando Villazón is singing Handel with the right technique of italian classical singing. And he truly has a very beautiful and big operatic voice. What he lacks is experience in the baroque style of singing, because he is used to sing mostly operas of 19th century composers. This isn't Verdi-Mascagni-Puccini.. It's too dramatic for this genre, which demands more tranquility and "sul fiato", totally effortless and relaxed... First of all, study very carefully the true style of baroque singing.

[@patriciayeiser6405]

Oh put a sock in it. McCreesh is an accomplished Baroque conductor and I'm sure he had something to say about tempi, etc.

[@vaskobulgarelli]

Chemischer gesang!

[@TurtlebirdTim95]

He has a Beautiful richness and tone to his voice. But I do agree with the tempo being too fast.

[@RonaldBarone]

@Desideria7 I want to cry now

[@mizar6250]

Qualche annofa un tiziomirispose che questa musica onn poteva essere cantata da una cantante di musica leggera. Errore ! La più bella esecuzione mai ascoltata è propria quella e non quella dei lirici . Provare per credere .

[@ferrykalos]

@sidelis vedasi anche il suo gran maestro Placido Domingo!

[@jacekm22]

Ciut za szybkie tempo....

[@StephenCooteNZ]

Dang.

[@nepse75]

He was the future once. Then he sung to heavy roles for his voice. Now at Handel and Mozart. A sad epilouge.

[@patriciayeiser6405]

There is nothing sad about Handel or Mozart.

[@kennethlevantino3761]

Play it on 0.75x

[@danrda]

Even though he has a beautiful voice, this is too fast...

[@MusikPiratCH]

I regard Rolando Villazon as the leading tenor of our time. Nevertheless he cannot match in this beautiful aria by Händel with tenors like Jussi Björling or Fritz Wunderlich (who I regard as best in this largo)!

[@AdrianRajter]

It is a matter of individual taste, what character of voice you prefer. It is important to know, that the role of Serse was written for a soprano castrato, and also, that the tempo marking of the aria is Larghetto, not Largo. BTW I find the tempo of this recording very well chosen, most others - except maybe Adriana Kucerova - seem to be far too slow...

[@MusikPiratCH]

Adrian Rajter Sure most people listen to singers and say they like it or not. Of course you're right that this aria or the role of Xerxes was written for a Counter-Tenor (as soprano castrato are called now). Nevertheless you can analyse singers. I really don't care wether this aria is sung by a soprano, mezzo-soprano or a tenor if it's only well done technically! Even there you can find extreme differences when someone uses more his throat (as e.g. Jonas Kaufmann) or sings it brilliantly like Jussi Björling or Fritz Wunderlich! Then of course it's a matter of taste ... :D (You might even say this singer sings it technically brilliant but I don't like it! As it happens to me with most of Callas' singing - to cold for my taste ...)

[@oswaldwellman7806]

MusikPiratCH In my opinion, stylistically Villazon is at least as good, if not better than Bjorling or Wunderlich. Bjorling belts this out like dramatic Italian opera. All have fine voices, and the beautiful Kathleen Ferrier was special to many. However in this lovely aria, I regard Kenneth McKellar and especially Dame Janet Baker, in a class above all others.

[@oswaldwellman7806]

Märchenprinz You're welcome to your opinion, but I certainly have no thought of retracting any of my comments. I agree with your assessment of Kathleen Ferrier's rendition, but many will be enjoying her singing long after you and I are dead. Thank you for your comment.

[@joanabanyeres]

He is a genius, but in Haendel i am so sure.

[@나동네아저씨]

Good! But LARGO so fast.

[@LewXXI]

nada mal su interpretación !

[@Schollistico]

He is so brute!!!!

[@twfsk]

I think the tempo is ok. It fits the singer. Would be strange if a man like him would melt away in his own singing like Bartoli for example (even though I like her singing!)

[@patriciayeiser6405]

Bartoli would make some very odd noises......

[@aquiando1988]

cuáles gritos??? Esta es una de las piezas en las que más relajado y ecuánime se ha mostrado. Incluso cantando en falsetto. Gritos hay cuando canta YA MIS HORAS FELICES, Lucia di Lammermor, pero aquí nada que ver.

[@tauromaniac]

in italian is "troppo bruto"

[@xunguchelis]

My god. This is what happens when you have a bad voice teacher(Enrique Jasso). Now he sings baritone roles and directs instead of singing tenor roles. He is only 45. Age where all the big ones were at their prime. Too bad. Such a good voice

[@fabian456]

I like Caruso's version better. He sings this also as a tenor but more powerful and in a higher tone.

[@RonaldBarone]

is he related with Bartoli? OMG those faces lol.... you can scare a child telling the kid this dude will be under the bed if the kid doesnt eat all the veggies lol

[@patriciayeiser6405]

I suspect he has a much better face than yours.

[@dg6da]

...ich wusste gar nicht, dass Haendel gesungen wird wie eine italienische Canzone..., jedenfalls hat die Stimmtherapie mit Haendel Villazon ja nichts genuetzt. Er ist gluecklicherweise erst mal abgemeldet.

[@pinuccioEC]

Bravo Rolando, una interpretazione decente tra tante schifezze che ci sono in giro.

[@AntoninoMezzatesta-j9q]

Voce senza espressione Da rivedere tecnica e fiati

[@loggione1984]

Sembra stia cantando musica leggera...

[@MrMusickey]

I do take great pleasure from watching his eyebrows.

[@williamblake421]

He is very good, not as Hændelian as Richard Croft. But he is good.

[@riccardobarreca8066]

E' inspiegabile che non usi la risonanza di maschera. Oltretutto questa posizione di emissione sbagliata impegna malamente la voce e la usura rapidamente.

[@miscellanyman263]

Baroque Purists have never enjoyed "Modern Music" (1800 - beyond) -- they would rather remain stuck in the 17th Century LOL

[@patriciayeiser6405]

I prefer the 18th Century as well. But then I leap to the 20th - Vaughan Williams, Stravinsky's neo-classical works, Bartok. The harpsichord is my favorite instrument. Music happily does not consist of morals.

[@ElisabettaVS]

Er singt das ganze wirklich etwas brutal... dennoch schönes Vibrato und natürlich alles gerade gesungen. Leider nicht meine Lieblingsversion.

[@cherubim4452]

Villazón is for sure a good opera tenor who understands a lot about singing. But I would not put him in the same league as Caruso, Alfredo Kraus and so on. I found a young, talented singer with a very beautiful voice on KZbin. His name is Silviu Mihaila. I like his interpretation of this aria so much better than the interpretation of Villazón. AYPXSQtNK84

[@massimocesareAnnaloro]

L'apologia del contrario! Dalle spalle in su è completamente rigido, totalmente spoggiato. Ingola in modo sontuoso senza alcuno scrupolo e senza incertezze. Come non si canta ovvero come si può fare una meravigliosa carriera senza saper cantare.

[@cherubim4452]

Generally, I do not love Villazón's singing. But here he sounds quite good.

[@АлексейКулаков-с7и]

всё-таки тенор лучше писклявости жарусского

[@qwertyoop]

mr bean.

[@viv3147]

@seektheforce he already damaged his voice

[@ellocodesombrero]

No sean tan criticones, cantenlo ustedes si es que pueden.

[@jhm1244]

WTF

[@66Lanski]

bof??? qu'est-ce que ça veut dire, bof? Mr Zurkinden

[@therealbrains]

Zu schnell

[@acuison1]

Mr. Bean singing

[@sininen_celeste6625]

Anjong hahahaha, omg¡¡ i'm still laughing xD hahaha

[@oswaldwellman7806]

Anjong I can see what you mean, but what a fine singer.

[@geraldricosinaga]

I'm dead

[@michaelzurkinden116]

Bof

[@milesfromneworleans]

To me he is trying to be Fritz Wunderlich - vergebens.

[@jesusmunoz2400]

El hombre dejas lo canta todo igual. Esto es para cantarlo con delicadeza y sin engolar. Hortible! Así està ya, acabado.

[@micheldolagoamaro8306]

Mr. Bean cantando, não! Mister Bean foi quem fez um comentário desses!