L'elisir d'amore - 'Una furtiva lagrima' (Vittorio Grigolo, The Royal Opera)

Vittorio Grigolo as Nemorino sings 'Una furtiva lagrima' from Act II of Laurent Pelly's production of Gaetano Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore. Find out more at www.roh.org.uk/elisir
L'elisir d'amore is one of the most frequently performed of all Donizetti's operas. It combines a touching love story and hilarious comedy with beautiful music, including the much-loved aria 'Una furtiva lagrima'. The opera’s premiere in Milan in 1832 was a triumph and secured Donizetti's place as one of the leading Italian opera composers of his day.
The Royal Opera's charming production is set in the sun-drenched countryside of 1950s Italy, complete with haystacks, Vespas and even a stray dog. It is injected with lively, visual humour, from Nemorino's tipsy clowning to Dulcamara's lumbering truck from which he sells his quack remedies. Donizetti deftly brings his characters alive with a sparkling score: Nemorino's love for Adina is expressed through lyrical arias; Adina’s animated, flamboyant style softens as her feelings towards Nemorino begin to change - and all the while Dulcamara endlessly chatters away with irrepressible self-belief.

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[@maxpetronio8906]

He truly sings! He sings for his life! Amazing!

[@johnbeard111]

It’s an introspective song. His interpretation is a manifestation of his mental and emotional state in character. Absolutely amazing blend of stage movement and musicality. And his voice is of course like steel velvet.

[@karannina1]

i do not understand why people criticize him so much..he is a young man with so much potential and such a beautiful and melodic voice....i have been listing to him since the beginning of his Carrier and he is versatile and his voice is getting better and better..i love his voice and i applaud him...bravo Vittorio

[@sfiabong7360]

Sonia Oliveira me too!

[@tonywilliams7147]

Sonia Oliveira Saw him at ROH in this wonderful Laurent Pelly production and loved it would rather pay to hear VG than the blandness of Fabiano etc

[@ssr6036]

He is probably one of the worst tenors alive today.

[@eleanorcopp9010]

It feels like a lot of the people commenting on this video are unaware of the concept of interpretation! Yes, he decided to give this aria a melancholy tone, but why does that make his interpretation any less valid? It’s time to stop holding performers up to the likes of Pavarotti and just enjoy opera. As for the acting, he has to project to the very top of the amphitheatre so it didn’t bother me at all. What I just watched was a beautifully sung, fresh take on one of my favourite arias, why not just leave it at that and stop with the frankly pointless criticisms!

[@ssr6036]

It's shit. He is an awful singer, one of the worst.

[@vincec8218]

Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, "Tu che di gel sei cinta", glorious voice

[@zeynepungut9676]

İ like his voice very much.

[@rickierosso221]

Shut up

[@lolareyalvarez3339]

I agree! I also always thought of this aria as a little bit melancholic as well. Like he cannot believe that it is actually true, or that it finally happened!

[@charveztalent]

Love his melodic tone!

[@allanstark4219]

He has a new fresh way to interpret that wonderful song. Made it even more wonderful.

[@stephenfletcher6801]

He sang his fricken face off! Warm, beautiful voice and seriously easy on the eyes. Bravo!

[@paralegalcollege5502]

He has passion!

[@tatjanashokotjko3874]

Красавец да ещё и прекрасно поёт чудо.Браво .Брависсимо.

[@michaelwalker4022]

Very moving piece of Opera very beautiful 🥰

[@jjh2456]

This is very good. Sometimes I think he over does it, but here the phrasing is perfect. There is enough ham as to not over shadow the vocal line so it works.

[@andysbg77]

FANTASTIC!!!! Seen him on Monday in Vienna!!!!

[@Encolpius79]

These comments are incredibly harsh, I have to say. His melisma is some of the best in the biz! And you can really hear that in the final 'non chiedo'.

[@ssr6036]

The only thing Grigolo is good at is over acting and pushing his voice so much that it has a nice wobble in it.

[@vincec8218]

Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, "Tu che di gel sei cinta", glorious voice

[@evandrojoaquimgarcia9216]

Linda demais em todos os tempos! Ouvi pela primeira vez aos 5/6 anos, pois meus pais tinham o hábito de curtir músicas assim!

[@greetdebelder6732]

Magnifiek !i love this so much...

[@emanff18]

That spin on 3.01 though 😂

[@TCt83067695]

Lol he was really feeling himself wasn't he? 3:01

[@ingeborghohfeld9001]

Welch eine von Vittorio Grigolo wunderschön und gefühlvoll gesungene Tenorarie aus "Der Liebestrank" von Donizetti!

[@erichodges6066]

I love this song always now

[@bostonodonohue]

Wow, what an amazing actor/performer !! Blessing fron Northern California

[@terrietackett8964]

Villazon's 2005, wildly uninhibited version is my favorite....

[@andreetorres1640]

No se lo que dices pero opino exactamente lo mismo. VILLAZON'S es grandioso

[@MrGranfield]

Check out Jussi Bjorling’s interpretation of this classic aria.

[@vincec8218]

Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, "Tu che di gel sei cinta", glorious voice

[@gregglienna1442]

He’s great!

[@titabell360]

This rendition is alot more clear and precise as opposed to newyork studio, full of noise and echoes Tutto Bene clarity and melancholic perfect for the Times

[@eudochiacertan9714]

Senza parole

[@mariarosamarconato1574]

caro Vittorio tu sospiri e molti altri lo fanno. Auguri per un futuro sempre più splendido

[@AlejandroGarcia-ek3uy]

Bravo! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@2mising]

I was a little undecided whether this was a world class performance of this beautiful aria or not so I revisited Giuseppe Di Stefano to find out.

[@spider3web221]

2mising: Not fair. No one comes close to a young Di Stefano.

[@joejohnson945]

@@spider3web221 I have to agree

[@vincec8218]

Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, "Tu che di gel sei cinta", glorious voice

[@vincec8218]

Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, "Tu che di gel sei cinta", glorious voice

[@mariusstranger]

very nice

[@ilknurr]

Bravo!

[@GramarTv]

Si può criticare quanto vuole, però une bel controllo della voce.

[@fouadabiaad1298]

Beautifully presented bravoooo!

[@fabiolaw08]

I was there ;)

[@geertjestarreveld3125]

Excellent

[@javiersalinagarcia]

4:04 Excelente!

[@mikapollo]

is he doing a lot? yes. he is doing So Much. but opera is doing a lot, i feel that he fits the melodrama of the art

[@ChemistryAtomistic]

Lovely!!

[@DuikoAndri]

Самое лучшее исполнение партии , это просто грандиозно . Лучше только Карузо ! Плачу ….

[@user-gv3ih6fw7p]

New way of singing an aria. I love it. Even opera has to change

[@ssr6036]

No it doesn't, it's only getting worse and Grigolo is a great example of how bad its getting.

[@Tin0unoduetre]

Lol, the opera is gonna turn into a musical soon

[@ngwee1]

@@ssr6036 Terrible voice: might as well be crooning.

[@ngwee1]

@@Tin0unoduetre And will definitely need a microphone. This kind of mosquito voice will never be heard over a real orchestra.

[@ssr6036]

@@ngwee1 No, Grigolo is too way over the top to be crooning, nothing cool or classy about his way of singing. It's more like overly hammed up musical theatre style singing, but I take your point.

[@beeguy300]

Don't forget to turn down the volume before watching your next video..

[@karannina1]

powerful and melodic voice..and feeling..absolutely love it

[@martinefox9512]

magnifique !!! peut-être un DVD ?...

[@linlasj]

1:17 is wonderfully done. And every other bar as well. But there I got catched.

[@Max-ml6rj]

Non ci siamo proprio

[@song32290]

gosh there sure are lot of opera snobs here I love his singing.

[@dimasgirl2749]

I'm in love with this guy.

[@earl_lemongrab2089]

This is giving me nightmares

[@hacibabayev]

BEST BEST BEST PERFORMANCE

[@user-no6qg1lb5r]

Молодец! Класс!!!

[@francescaboffelli5539]

Bellissims,opera soprattutto per la musica.

[@CAPRICORN12241]

😭😭😭😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏🙏OMG❤❤❤❤❤

[@nidiaarelimontalvocardenas2278]

Hermosa y conmovedora interpretación. Gracias por compartir.

[@maurochantal9004]

Lovely voice. Bravo!

[@Assissiai]

Non è male, ma lavora troppo. Questo repertorio implica un'emissione più naturale, quieta. Da qui nasce l'eccessiva corporalità e il dispendio energetico, che lo costringono ad allungare le pause per scaricare le tensioni.

[@zeynepungut9676]

Along with his excellent voice and talent of acting, he is very good looking.

[@enio5966]

Muito obrigado.. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@lulamidgeable]

BBC played this recording on Radio 3. Really good cast in a lovely opera.

[@fernandoparedes7557]

Bellísimo!!!

[@mariyaphilipova]

"Една скрита сълза се появи в очите и. Тези млади момичета, изглежда, че ме ревнува. Какво повече може да искам? Какво повече може да искам? Тя ме обича! Да, тя ме обича , аз го виждам. Аз го виждам.

[@germanquintero10121946]

Magnifica voz gracias por compartirlo

[@kaiserjager2754]

Il problema di Grigolo non e capacita vocale, ma capacite mentale. Ama se stesso molto, e si mette sopra l'autore, sopra la partitura! Muti lo darebbe un calciaculo!

[@serenalazzarini7816]

Conduvido.in pieno..narciso gli fa un baffo...

[@rickysword3945]

Ahahhaha sicuramente. È una rockstar più che un esecutore di opera lirica.

[@giudiciadanna4550]

@@rickysword3945 , non conosci le rockstar. Le rockstar sono un'altra cosa, hanno delle qualita' e un grande carisma, Grigolo no, e' uno qualunque, cosi ce ne sono a migliaia nel mondo, e' solo fortuna e canali giusti.

[@francescaboffelli5539]

Prenderei te ,con la brutta espressione che hai detto.Cafone! Bravissimo Vittorio,attualmente Unico!

[@kaiserjager2754]

@@francescaboffelli5539 piccolina. Grigolo e lontano di essere unico. Un buffone senza rispeto del donno che il buon dio l'avevo dato. Questo e la mia modesta opinione

[@cheval63sg]

我喜欢。J'ai aime.

[@danutaczewzyk8624]

👋👋👋Wielkie brawa Vittorio

[@susanaramos1096]

When are you bringing this one back? Pleaseeeee.

[@paoloromeo899]

Ho sentito che l'orchestra segue il tenore. L'aria si prova e il direttore decide il tempo.

[@erosg91]

Grande, grandissimo Vittorio Grigolo appassionatamente originale e denso di emozione e poesia.

[@maryvaillancourt1158]

F all the haters. Post your version if it's so much better. It takes balls to sing on stage. He's singing well with vulnerability and expression.

[@ssr6036]

He is singing like he has been electrocuted. Just wobbles all over the place and overdoes everything. Absolutely awful.

[@schipa456]

Where is the work out room?

[@vincec8218]

Please check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian, "Tu che di gel sei cinta", glorious voice

[@fernandopinheirobb]

UNA FURTIVA LACRIMA O pobre Nemorino vê a lágrima, de maneira incerta, No rosto da amada Adina e surge a ária Una furtiva Lacrima", da ópera 'L'elisir D'amore', de Donizetti, É, de certo modo, a nosso ver, arriscada assertiva. Nemorino delira de amor e, mui enternecido, sente: "Como se meus suspiros fossem dela, e seus suspiros fossem meus!" A impressão que se tem, na aparente Situação, ela pode também, numa época de vampiros. A Covid -19 começa a fazer mudança em quase tudo: Trabalho, lazer, passeios, viagens, relação de namorada, Onde tudo na vida sai da rotina e começa a ficar mudo. Há busca por novos rumos, mas dentro da roda girada É a densa consciência planetária indo pra longe embora Arrastando os valores que o dinheiro fez a arrancada. (*) (*) FERNANDO PINHEIRO, presidente da Academia de Letras dos Funcionários do Banco do Brasil. - UNA FURTIVA LACRIMA (poesia), de Fernando Pinheiro. - in O mundo de Morfeu, de Fernando Pinheiro.

[@jongchaikim3746]

Just great, Vittorio Grigolo!

[@barrystein1968]

A little too much "West Side Story" for me.

[@linnaeusshecut3959]

Notice that the upward run on the word "chiedo" (3:26) in the next to the last line does not sound like just a vocal exercise as it sometimes does by other tenors.

[@penepatitenor]

Aria doesn't sound effortless like other tenors either

[@tonywilliams7147]

Darren Pene Junior Pati why should it singing isn’t effortless?

[@penepatitenor]

Why is he so sad? Nemorino isn't sad in this aria.

[@MrGergiev]

👍

[@ssr6036]

Why is he so bad?

[@penepatitenor]

@@ssr6036 😅😂😂😂

[@MoiraRussell]

Damn, these comments are more harsh than an audience at Parma.

[@leem.j.2544]

ha ha ha

[@hetedeleambacht6608]

very good acting for an opera singer, does the song justice. Just a tad too slow for my taste but thats personal, the difficult cadenza in the end is very well peformed congrats

[@aldofonti]

Vittorio Tremolo

[@lesleydavies7961]

I saw this production and I thought he was just perfect . I have also seen him as Cavaradossi and Hoffman . Such a shame that there has been such a lot of negative traffic about him . The production of Faust , which I saw with Michael Fabiano was very raunchy and I know he was Faust with a different cast. . Having been a performer I can tell you that sometimes your role can slip into reality unless you are very guarded . Even in amateur theatre there is a deal of snogging in the wings

[@alessandraavena4452]

🎉

[@katismad_]

Very beautiful.......

[@sergioalbertogonzalez6337]

evviva

[@deenagara9151]

Luckily he backed out of Simon Cowell's Popera Group, Il Divo.

[@TCt83067695]

Is that where he's from?

[@username-jc2tp]

like velvet.

[@ssr6036]

That has been torn to shreds by a pitbull.

[@username-jc2tp]

@@ssr6036 tough room.

[@ssr6036]

@@username-jc2tp What can I say, just being honest 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@username-jc2tp]

@@ssr6036 Too much vibrato?

[@ssr6036]

@@username-jc2tp I wouldn't exactly call it vibrato. He just wobbles all over the place. He has no squillo, and everything is so over the top. No elegance, no finess just push push push.

[@ESilva-gw9ig]

That is the kind of music suitable for his voice, not heavy spinto roles. He should stick to this repertoire.

[@matteogasparri5963]

quante smorfie per un'aria così delicata...non è mica niun mi tema!!!su su

[@erosg91]

Matteo Gasparri Permettimi di dire che Grigolo ha un suo carattere e non necessariamente deve conformarsi a stili sempre uguali.. Ricordiamoci poi che è l'orchestra a seguire il tenore e non viceversa. Può non piacerti, e questo riguarda solo un tuo personale giudizio ma non una sentenza condivisibile. Ricordiamoci che la strafamosa Gioconda conosciuta in tutto il mondo, al Louvre nessuno la guarda con tanto interesse perché è un piccolo quadro. Bisogna aprire le nostre menti e godere di cose proposte da diverse angolazioni, bisogna leggerne il sottotesto, cosa che pochi sanno fare. In questo caso il sottotesto è messo a disposizione dall'esecutore per il suo pubblico. Se non riuscissimo ad apprezzare e godere della personale e unica interpretazione di un esecutore, resteremmo per sempre dei pessimi e inutili critici.

[@giudiciadanna4550]

@@erosg91 , guarda che siamo cresciuti dentro il Louvre e ti faccio notare, se non l'hai mai visitato, che tutto il pubblico sta davanti alla Gioconda e che non e' un piccolo quadro e che le altre opere capitali sono quasi prive di spettatori. Grigolo e' invece piuttosto piccolo e non se n'e' accorto ancora nessuno...o pochi...

[@eugeniogentili1048]

Canta meglio Filianoti, poi la Scala nel 2008 l'ha fatto fuori x far posto ai vari Meli Sartori Grigolo, una manica di raccomandati.

[@matteogasparri5963]

@Eros Grimaldi con tutto il rispetto, il fatto che il mio parere ( di moltissimi probabilmente troppi mi creda) non sia condivisibile è scontato, per cui questa dissertazione filosofica la trovo vuota, come vuoti sono i teatri in confronto a qualche decennio fa di voci e artisti seri seppur diversi tra loro

[@TCt83067695]

Where are all these critical comments everyone is talking about?

[@marielaurencegonzalez2400]

magnifique §§§ merci

[@phantomfantom]

nice instrument... but why the mannered crooning and super pianissimo falsetto? Didn't the conductor have a talk with him during rehearsals?

[@RichardTaylor1630]

It's his interpretation. Not everyone is going to feel Nemorino's moment of transformation the same way. Personally I prefer Juan Diego Florez' interpretation, but Griggolo is entitled to play it as he feels it.

[@MisterChris1978]

Holy shit could that be more condescending. Why don’t you get on stage and take a crack at it, tenor boy

[@opus100jl]

for all you naysayers, jealousy will get you nowhere.

[@ssr6036]

Bad singing on the other hand, obviously got Grigolo places. But then again, when everyone is used to crap, this is probably good.

[@nikolaikrinets5136]

Красавчик! Поёт как ему удобно. Оригинал.

[@maryvallettakeith6146]

It ain't Otello, bro. 🤣 Grigolo is always on 11, and most of the time that's good. But this should be lighter. The voice, however, should be darker as it is at 2:52. That's a beautiful tone he should be encouraged to use more often.

[@manricaajo8551]

non ci siamo proprio, vibrato eccessivo, pause fuori tempo, voce piatta senza colore, recitazione claunesca. No , siamo evidentemente in crisi di tenori per farlo cantare a Londra

[@josepinheiro2662]

Olá

[@jonathancoleman5351]

Fai meglio, tu?

[@eugeniogentili1048]

Un mediocre, e' stato raccomandato da Pavarotti.

[@waltermiccia4280]

Ma come è possibile che canti al Royal Opera House, esistono tenori meno blasonati che sono nettamente superiori a Grigolo, mi ha impressionato ascoltare il tenore cinese Yijie Shi che ė ad un altro livello per tecnica, bellezza della voce e stile.

[@eugeniogentili1048]

E' stato ben raccomandato da Pavarotti.

[@waltermiccia4280]

In tal caso mi viene di pensar male di Pavarotti, ha raccomandato qualcuno che è 'piombo' rispetto a lui che è 'platino'. Basta ascoltare la differenza in 'Angelo casto e bel' del duca d'Alba

[@eugeniogentili1048]

@@waltermiccia4280 Io non stravedo nenche x Pavarotti, lei ha idea di quanti tenori sono stati superiori al tenore romagnolo pesarese?Basta ascoltare Bruno Prevedi e siamo gia' a un altro livello kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJmZkGekqc2Hd9U my opinion

[@mariomario2825]

@@eugeniogentili1048 lei scherza vero? Ma sappiamo o no cosa è la tecnica? Mi avesse detto gigli, o lauri volpi o danise, avrei capito ma Prevedi..... mah....

[@GiovanniGGori]

@@mariomario2825 Ma Danise è un baritono...

[@ontkotb]

He doesn't know the meaning of LEGATO. Listen to Pavarotti (his "idol") and you'll hear.

[@kaiserjager2754]

The only smart comment here!

[@serenalazzarini7816]

Ma lui si crede piu bravo di Pavarotti.....

[@tonedeafsinger3936]

I would but can't hear him (Vittorio)... Some mumbling but can't know if he is mumbling with legato or not. Sorry.

[@MrGergiev]

No belcanto here

[@MrGergiev]

It's not an opera(

[@Solaremusic]

Why are you hiding the fact that this is a co-production with the Opéra National de Paris in the description? You make it seem as though this is a ROH production ONLY but when you read the credits... costume, set and lighting, everything that you see all French artists.

[@h4ntoh4nd]

He's constantly late. Apparently no interest in the conductor. Also, what's with the hands...

[@michelleblanckaert8334]

***** Exactly, exactly as the great of the past (Caruso, and Bergonzi also). And a conductor that doesn't know how to manage with singers' tempi is not an opera conductor.

[@h4ntoh4nd]

Somehow I doubt that either one of you is a professional musician. If we arrive at a situation where a singer is above the music they are performing, we have truly killed art. Not only is that unprofessional but just plain bad musicianship.

[@LibbySingsMezzo]

Well, he studied with Pavarotti, who was notorious for coming in at the last second. Just watch some of his videos. :) You can see Grigolo looking at the conductor continually, and they are together quite well. This is the tenor's big number, and there's nothing wrong with taking some latitude. I've heard much more latitude than this. Opera composers of the bel canto era expected soloists to make arias their own. Listen how spare the accompaniment is on this. He has a beautiful voice and still growing and learning, so we have much to look forward to. He sang Hoffman in the Met broadcast last week and made it sound easy. I believe he could have sung it again. If you listened to his interview on the broadcast, he is well aware that he's criticized for the hands and the writhing and is hoping some French rep will help calm that down. He is high energy, to say the least. I mostly hear him on the radio so not a problem for me.

[@jjh2456]

The conductor is supposed to the singer not the other way around. If he’s late, that is the singer’s choice.

[@myrielpadua3015]

Perfect !!! A godsend!

[@ssr6036]

God must hate us.

[@racingrubberbiker]

Whatever his technical faults, he has massive presence and sex appeal. Critics should be grateful he is not a 20 ton slob

[@davidkymdell452]

Haha man I laughed so hard when I read that

[@RichardTaylor1630]

Right.... but for the visual, you can't beat Juan Diego Florez.

[@xxsaruman82xx87]

@@RichardTaylor1630 And vocal, especially for Donizetti

[@ssr6036]

@@RichardTaylor1630 Looks like Mr. Bean, sings like a mosquito.

[@HarisFianos]

constantly late,terrible pauses in order to regain strength and go through the phrase,the hands where apparently performing a different aria and this face,my god the agony in the eyes,i was afraid he wasn't gonna finish it a couple of times,seriously doubt if the applause is real... on another note,truly remarkable biceps i am sure he has a great set of abs to match them with,but what the hell is he doing on the main stage of ROH singing Donizetti?

[@jomagatobcn]

Absolutely. That's a great singer ??? The public no longer appreciate what is sing well? The conductors of today consenting all? It is always late. And the technique is deplorable.

[@cozybear692001]

What a bunch of crap you said. He is brilliant. Not much tenors could perform it so well today

[@HarisFianos]

LETŚ ALL AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOUŔE TALKING ABOUT MY FRIEND,THERE MUST BE A THOUSAND VERSION OF THIS ARIA ONLINE,DO A BIT OF A RESEARCH,CHECK THE TIMES STAMPS FOR STARTERS AND TAKE IT FROM THERE

[@maryvaillancourt1158]

Post your version (yes, you singing). Okay yeah Pavarotti, Caruso, Domingo and many other tenors etc; could offer advice but not you.

[@DeeXiuM]

wtf mate, there is a nemorino aria (with dulcamara on your channel) i saw it, and wtf .. You sing in a little room with a light voice, not a nice tone .. Please don't be jealous he was good at it in 2014 and now he's very good, i saw it at bastille general rehearsal and there was a lot of brava. He'll be a huge tenor no doubt on it

[@nelavc21]

Beautiful!

[@patriziaalbesano3143]

meraviglioso......commovente! !!