Peter Pears sings Mozart arias from Don Giovanni - LIVE!

Here is the great British tenor, Sir Peter Pears, with his partner Lord Benjamin Britten on piano, singing the two arias for tenor from Mozart's Don Giovanni: "Il mio tesoro" and "Dalla sua pace". They were performed at Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh, 1963.
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• Peter Pears (1910-1986)

[@mckavitt]

Were it not for Britten's stunning accompaniment, i'd be floored by Pears! But the composer/pianist, tho' perfectly supportive of the tenor, surpasses any piano & voice interpretation i have ever heard.

[@silvioivanbendanamora1682]

Pears did not have quiet the vocal qualities to be among the greatest tenors. Sincerely,

[@BellaFirenze]

quite...

[@silvioivanbendanamora1682]

In Mozart arias, Pears sound very well, similar to Leopold Simoneau, but very far from John Mc Cormack related to long pharses, sotto voce and high notes. In short, there are a lot of lyric tenors too much better, among them Burrows, Gedda, McCormack, Kraus, Dermota, Martini, Crooks or Schipa. Greetings,

[@OzanFabienGuvener]

In this aria, McCormack's soft voice and legato are especially beautiful. I don't like Pears' voice very much, but Britten accompanies incredibly well.

[@mizofan]

Stuart Burrows is smoother and with magnificent breath control

[@mckavitt13]

You have to like the voice.

[@ragnarkisten]

Not exactly Wunderlich!