SERGEI LEMESHEV Questa o Quella +La Donna e Mobile 1941

[@Mishynya]

Это и был ЗОЛОТОЙ ГОЛОС России !

[@artofviolin]

Lemeshev is great! for me -this is a part of my life, of my youth. I was a big fan of Lemeshev, never missed any of operas in bolshoi theater with him singing. He was my hero, my ideal, he was a very good looking man. In those time I was 16.....All my girlfriends, all of us were in love with him.

[@Yoko1534]

Какой голос, дикция, игра! А типажи! Эх, был бы создан фильм-опера, никто бы не сравнился. Не успели или не смогли!

[@AustrianAdrian]

bless the time when singers dominated the stages above modern directors

[@federricoilgrande]

Bello come un dio, bravo come un diavolo :) adoro Lemedhev !

[@ecotton21]

Oh MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is so beautiful!

[@НинаИ-я9ц]

Уникальный не превзойденный голос Спасибо

[@operassassinOperaAssassin]

No tenor like this today. Brilliant!

[@MrSkylark1]

It is a real pity that the entire performance was not filmed Lemeshev was and is superior both in the purity and brilliance of tone and spontaneity, both characteristics non-existent on the operatic stage and in the vocal departments of universities, colleges and conservatories today.

[@potitodos]

Fantastic tenor voice...thanks for sharing such wonderful aria!!! in spite of the sound!!!

[@magdajilek]

Bello! Bello!!

[@kykareky]

1941...Stalin, WW2.... a miracle.... it was saved for history and we all can enjoy now.. thank you very much for uploading this video and to everyone from USSR at 1941 who made one!

[@pkohalloran]

holy crap, this guy is awesome

[@bomelius]

гениально

[@Urzhum]

Непревзойжённый голос! Второго такого ещё не было пока ещё :)

[@Vivjuvas]

Красавец, Лемешев, вот тебе и крестьянский сын. А Шаляпин же кто? Так то, грфья))) Голос соловейный, сладкий, как мед. Ох, как поет)))

[@fairlytaleofnewyork]

this is absolutely wonderful! I am actually discovering your videos at the moment. Apart from Lemeshov's great singing, whole video is very beautiful and so attractive to my eyes. Thank you so much for posting this video. This is a great experience for me!

[@Lenochka1107]

It is very interesting video! Thanks!!

[@paulostroff99]

Awesome

[@TrovadorManrique]

Oh, what a pity. Anyway, this video is a treasure :).

[@aleksey9990]

хорошобы полностью фильм концерт риголетто

[@younglemeshevist]

Quite in contrary, the censorship was very strict in film and theatre . Especially in film, and this video is a part of the film- concert. But it looks like the Soviet censorship was less strict than the American one :) Corelli was taller and more handsome without makeup, but I prefer Lemeshev as a singer and actor .

[@AxmxZ]

And let's face it, even if you do know the language, it's no guarantee of anything. The tenors are from everywhere, so are the operas, and their languages rarely coincide.

[@Godoftheson777]

amazing!! Russian??

[@younglemeshevist]

I'm glad that you liked it:)

[@roxalysmendez7941]

Siempre me a fascinado Lemeshev, su fraseo , gracia , su aire aristocrático, aunque en ocasiones su vibrato me resulta un poco molesto , pero es uno de los pocos que se acerca a lanza en esta exquisita versión.

[@younglemeshevist]

@saiga72 :)Это да, конечно :. Собственно от женщин из поколения наших бабушек он и не ушел:)

[@aleksey9990]

хорошо бы полностью фильм концерт риголетто

[@facellina]

Not only. But it is much better to sing in clear Russian than incomprehensible Italian. (Check Placido Domingo for Lensky aria from Eugen Onegin - it is impossible to listen being a native Russian speaker).

[@michaelmcgee8543]

i thought in the original opera the character was playing solitare as he sang la dona mobile but i guess he the film maker must of restaged it

[@younglemeshevist]

I totally agree:)

[@TenorDmitry]

An the 19 cen -beginning of the 20 cen. Operas usually have been translated in each country. Since the 50th-60th there is a tradition to sing in the original language,.

[@younglemeshevist]

Охотно верю. Интересно, она рассказывала еще что-нибудь?

[@younglemeshevist]

I totally agree

[@quinariuscoin]

I have to comment on this tenor, awesome , bad sound quality or not

[@younglemeshevist]

Видимо, цензура сталинских времен была слабовата:) Красивый - это точно.

[@sergeilemeshev]

Russian lyrics, anybody?

[@Filiomena]

Натали, В каком месяце 41-го года был записан этот концерт? Это был концерт фронту? Или это было записано до 22 июня? В октябре немцы стояли под Москвой. Где был саписан этот концерт? Можете ли Вы спросить у Ваших родителей? Спасибо.

[@gomongio]

Where can I find the lyrics in Russian for these excerpts?

[@MichaelMayerVocalWisdom]

@TheInimitableKaka Every one of the Lemeshev recordings I've listened to so far are a half-step high. So either he liked to sing in a higher key or the transfers are at the wrong speed. Most likely the latter because they often seem a little fast as well. Too bad. He is very good, I'd like to hear what he really sounds like.

[@pro100ia14]

Да !А действительно,не успели или не смогли?Не знаете??

[@younglemeshevist]

No he didn't . In the USSR they sang only in Russian.

[@younglemeshevist]

@saiga72 В каком смысле ?

[@gomongio]

I have a question. Previously I found a libretto for this written in Cyrillic and took my time to search for these very arias (can't speak Russian, btw) and while listening to the extracts and reading it from the libretto, simultaneously, in both songs could only recognise half-aria as completely accurate so not understanding what he sang in the other parts. Is he singing them in accordance to the text or is there some kind of variation on it?

[@ditogam]

@facellina From non Shavian singers I think Nail Shicoff 's interpretation of Lensky 's aria is one of greatest.

[@younglemeshevist]

Unfortunately, the complete movie doesn't exist:( This video is just a "number" from the film-concert. Lemeshev didn't even record complete "Rigoletto", though he sang it for 25 years. Stupid Soviet system.