@@xxsaruman82xx87 What is self explanatory is that you're an imbecile troll. I have heard his voice LIVE, many times, and small is the very last thing his voice is.
@@C5films It's about 10 times smaller than proper developed tenors like Hadley and Di Stefano, but sure, if your like this tenorino, fine. But don't go telling me his voice is big. It's tiny.
I have heard studio recordings where he sings beautifully but dispassionately, which I find uninteresting. But this is amazing - it literally gave me goosebumps
He is a great artist, because he serves music and uses his voice to bring Verdi's great masterpiece to life, with perfect Verdian style and phrasing. He sings with an open throat, perfect intonation and a refined passion. I don't give a rat's ass about the size of his voice, it's big enough to bounce off the last row at The Met, that's proof enough!
You obviously have never heard him LIVE. I have, on two occasions inThe Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and I can attest to the fact that the voice is not tiny! In fact his misrange has a wonderful presence that other singers can only dream of.
@@xxsaruman82xx87 Not the biggest voice..but neither do many Tenors like Bergonzi..try telling Jo's Teacher he is undeveloped...he would fall off his chair ..laughing..you clearly are tone deaf with no understanding of Voice,Opera or Music
@@rationalsceptic7634 Bergonzi's voice wasn't huge but it was much, much bigger than Calleja's. But that's the point. Calleja's teacher is obviously a modern quack who knows nothing about vocal development. Calleja's voice is completely undeveloped. He has a caprino. You are the one is tone deaf, with no understanding of voice, opera and music, my friend. ua-cam.com/video/FeTTbX7VWYU/v-deo.html
I grew up listening to Bjorling, Caruso, in fact all the great tenors, and to my mind he is equal to all of them if not better, he has wonderful control.
@@vfalk7927 Yes I tend to agree with you. Of course archaic recording techniques rob us of the true beauty of a tenor such as Caruso but it's safe to say Joseph Calleja is probably his equal, if not as you say, even better. A great voice in an era devoid of many great voices.
@@vfalk7927 You're bonkers. Caruso, Bjorling, Corelli, MDM, Gigli, Di Stefano all had big, fully-developed voices. This guy has a tiny undeveloped voice. He's really bad.
Wonderful control of upper and lower register, by far and away the most beautiful tenor voice I have ever heard, and that includes all the great tenors of the past.
@@delosreyesgavikanes actually he's right but wrong the tenors of the past corelli, Pavarotti etc are far superior but calleja is by far one of the best current tenors
I'm really sorry to read so much nonsense about this very special singer. As he has a very characteristic timbre, somebody might like him, somebody not. But all these comments about a "tiny voice which needs a mic" are totally absurd. I heard him yesterday in Lucia, he was the only singer who had no problem with the ugly acustic of the Gasteig concert hall in Munich. Only a well-focussed voice can produce this effect.
Completely disagree with you, an excellent voice that project well in the house and has real beauty. You have grasped on what makes him unique and tried to make it into a negative thing.
Calleja is a superb singer with just the right amount of vibrato(NO FLUTTER), size of voice, and warmth of tone. You nay-sayers are a sorry lot, and I, for one, denounce you!! He needs NO MICROPHONES to be heard!
I prefer this version to that of Pavarotti in 1967. Calleja puts much more feeling into the performance. Pavarotti had a perfect voice but didn't always convey the meaning of the text. When Calleja gets to "Give me a place among your flock" I get chills. Ann Harrington.
One never knows if someone is using a microphone, because they are often wireless and tiny as a few mm cross section, mostly hidden from sight in hair or makeup.
It is true that microphones can be hidden in clothing or hair. However, I disagree that you can't tell they are being used. When you are sitting in the opera house, it is usually pretty straightforward for the discriminating listener to tell if a singer may be miked. If you are sitting in the same room with a singer in private, you can tell the size of the voice in person.
So very true. The audience has forgotten how to listen. As much as I detest using a microphone as a performer I detest it even more as a listener. The average concert experience has become offensively loud. An audience today would have no appreciation for the power of Del Monaco or Nilsson because with a microphone Juan Diego Flores can be as loud as Corelli.
That's not true. Plenty of singers are still filling the 2000-4000 seat opera halls with sound, including those you mentioned. Perhaps a re-wording is in order: Most of the stars "who make it on UA-cam" today are microphone stars.
No, js59695, I had not heard of Hadley, and my response was due to comments by AfroPoli. My favourite tenor is, and always has been, Jussi Bjorling, but I was struck by Joseph's voice which I enjoy very much, and yes i did feel there was a little bit of Yussi there.
"opera singers are some of the least religious people in the world." Huh? And where did you find that info. Over half the professionals I sing with are religious. How do you know he isnt religious?
My friend, you and I are of like mind. However, Marilyn Horne predicted our extinction in the following quote: "The microphones are coming. It’s just a matter of time before the older generation that understands what a disaster microphones would be is safely out of the way. And when they come, that'll be the beginning of the end. Who will really learn to sing? There won't be any need to... There is no market for a good sound"
That's an interesting quote, and really spot on. Zarah Leander had a song which was called "Good microphones". She sang: "Nowadays you just need good microphones and a tiny, tiny voice". Most of the stars today a microphone stars: Florez, Kaufmann, Calleja, Schrott etc.... it's a shame.
Whether one likes this or that singer is a matter in great part of subjective opinion as well as objective measurable effects. USA and UK "ears" have a distinct dislike of almost any vibrato, far more than Mediterranean "ears". Calleja has vibrato. He does not have flutter. He also has a nasality at times, also not favoured by USA / UK ears. To say he has a weak voice is factually ignorant. To suggest he has a microphone voice is worse than ignorant; go listen to him live at an opera.
@@delosreyesgavikanes I've seen your bullshit comments and replies all over this video how about you shut up for Christ sake calleja is great tenor you couldn't possibly match his talent or any tenor for that matter
I hear the flutter yes. He always had a fast vibrato, which I never minded, but something has changed about his breathing and his appoggio. I also hear a pronounced shortness of breath - though in other recordings more than here. It´s a voice that carries well, but I find the lower register is not as compact as Björling´s.
The flutter is not very prominent nor frequent. His vibrato is the right largezza and the flutter is a mannerism. How do you mean appoggio? He is one of the greats of the new century.
With poor sound systems it may be obvious, yes, I agree, but, in a theater, as long as it sounds rather natural, you just can't know. People who are totally convinced someone like Mr. Calleja is never miked, just can't tell, a good audio system run by good engineers can be very convincing.
Jussi is my favorite tenor too. I could see how u might enjoy Calleja but it will get worse if he continues to sing his top like this. almost like di Stefano but not as spread it will happen too many of the other tenors too the young ones. It just isnt taught anymore. Tenors now are taught to narrow and close especially in the high voice. Unfortunate
Does anyone else hear the flutter? He was a beast of a singer in his younger years but his nasality and forward placement and helped him develop a flutter. A Bjoerling color yes. But Bjoerling's successor, not so much.
PLEASE, PLASE, do not insult the late Bjoerling. Wht Mr Calleja has is npot flutter or fast vibrato, it is just his voice is so bad place, and force that create that GOAT sounded instrument.
VOZ PEQUEÑA????? COMO SE VE QUE NO LO HAN VISTO CANTAR PERSONALMENTE, Y MENOS SIN MICROFONO, ADEMAS QUE TENOR CON VOZ PEQUEÑOS CANTA VERDI??? PARA CANTAR UN VERDI SE NECESITA POR LO MENOS 120 MUSICOS. SI TUVIERA VOZ PEQUEÑA LOS MUSICOS LO TAPARIAN. CALLEJAS NO TIENE VOZ PEQUEÑA, LO PUEDO ASEGURAR. LOS QUE HEMOS ESTADO TANTO EN PRIMERA FILA COMO EN CAZUELA LO PODEMOS DECIR A CIENCIA CIERTA.
Calleja has a weak, badly focused, nasal and bleating light voice. He has nothing to do with Verdi. He should not touch Verdi. People who compare him to Björling do not know what they're talking about.
Thanks God, somebody in this pages knows what is singing. I do agreed 100%. this man is simple over rated. Sorry this is NOT fast vibrato, but justbo a GOAT sound, aznd absolutely very bad vocal technique.
AfroPoli's assessment of Calleja's voice is correct. I wish Calleja all the luck in the world; I'd pay to hear him sing. But to compare him to Bjorling is a ridiculous nonsensical absurdity. The discriminating ear, as well as true opera singers, is fast becoming a thing of the past. We live in the age of pretty singers, small voices and big microphones. The unwashed are then led to the next superstar with advertising hyperbole. Where are the loggionisti when you need them?
...mi commuove profondamente. È l'unico tra i tenori contemporanei che mi tocca direttamente il cuore. Grazie. BRAVO!!!!!
One of the best versions I have seen.....and felt. Love that aria and love the projection of his voice
Joseph Calleja is a true virtuoso with masses of talent. One of the most powerful voices in the world today.
Bravo davvero, gran bella voce!!!!Grazie Maestro!!!!
I cry for joy when I hear a voice like this,that comes along a few times in a century.
An undeveloped tenorino caprino, yeah sure.
@@xxsaruman82xx87 sorry You are the expert of course, pathetic fuck
@@PeterLunowPL His voice is not developed, he has a caprino, his voice is very small. It's pretty self explanatory.
@@xxsaruman82xx87 What is self explanatory is that you're an imbecile troll. I have heard his voice LIVE, many times, and small is the very last thing his voice is.
@@C5films It's about 10 times smaller than proper developed tenors like Hadley and Di Stefano, but sure, if your like this tenorino, fine. But don't go telling me his voice is big. It's tiny.
this is breathtakingly beautiful! such an honest singer, very moving ... a class of its own!!
Absolutely well said, just stunning
I just love the way his voice is keeping together in all registers!
Fantastic voice! The BEST!
Fantastic! From the greatest!👍❤👌✌💛
This is indeed excellent singing! Nothing wrong with the top- perfect.
This is simply sublime singing - at last a truly great tenor to take the mantle of the past greats.
Not even close
Très jolie voix !! Je l'aime beaucoup !!! Merci
Very beautiful well done
Bravo. Well said. In person this voice oscillates all around your head, and from 15 feet made my eardrums hurt. A microphone voice this is not.
I have heard studio recordings where he sings beautifully but dispassionately, which I find uninteresting. But this is amazing - it literally gave me goosebumps
Wow a real connaisseur! I love to hear you perform this fragment. Because Joseph's performance is so close to perfection, yours must be perfect!
I'm not and was not perfect, but I can assure you I sang this solo much, much better.
@@delosreyesgavikanes Give us a break, At best you have a half-assed provincial concert voice. Coupled with a galactic ego.
Bravo Calleja !!!!! Magnifica Voz !!!! *****
Fantastic!
His Voice ...... Phenomenal .
It makes me proud to be Maltese
Beautiful voice.
Une voix merveilleuse
Sehr sehr schön!
Wunderbar!
Excellent
Meglio!!! Thank you for posting this
He is a great artist, because he serves music and uses his voice to bring Verdi's great masterpiece to life, with perfect Verdian style and phrasing. He sings with an open throat, perfect intonation and a refined passion. I don't give a rat's ass about the size of his voice, it's big enough to bounce off the last row at The Met, that's proof enough!
No it's tiny, he's so underdeveloped. This is how this should sound: ua-cam.com/video/wK10tvogDM0/v-deo.html
You obviously have never heard him LIVE. I have, on two occasions inThe Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and I can attest to the fact that the voice is not tiny! In fact his misrange has a wonderful presence that other singers can only dream of.
bravo!
Exceptional performance.
I think you are outnumbered here, as most of us know we are listening to a special voice.
A great Lyrico Spinto Tenor...lovely Guy too
He's an undeveloped leggiero tenor. No voice whatsoever. Try Hadley or Di Stefano for size.
@@xxsaruman82xx87
Not the biggest voice..but neither do many Tenors like Bergonzi..try telling Jo's Teacher he is undeveloped...he would fall off his chair ..laughing..you clearly are tone deaf with no understanding of Voice,Opera or Music
@@rationalsceptic7634 Bergonzi's voice wasn't huge but it was much, much bigger than Calleja's. But that's the point. Calleja's teacher is obviously a modern quack who knows nothing about vocal development. Calleja's voice is completely undeveloped. He has a caprino. You are the one is tone deaf, with no understanding of voice, opera and music, my friend. ua-cam.com/video/FeTTbX7VWYU/v-deo.html
Microphones are for recording - not for amplifying. The proms are on TV, and guess how the sound you are hearing was recorded ...
Sauf pour MARIO LANZA !!
Superb voice. The closest anyone has ever got to Bjorling in my opinion. I love his effortless style. Hits all the right notes for me.
My thoughts exactly. Certainly the finest lyric tenor around today.
I grew up listening to Bjorling, Caruso, in fact all the great tenors, and to my mind he is equal to all of them if not better, he has wonderful control.
@@vfalk7927 Yes I tend to agree with you. Of course archaic recording techniques rob us of the true beauty of a tenor such as Caruso but it's safe to say Joseph Calleja is probably his equal, if not as you say, even better. A great voice in an era devoid of many great voices.
@@vfalk7927 You're bonkers. Caruso, Bjorling, Corelli, MDM, Gigli, Di Stefano all had big, fully-developed voices. This guy has a tiny undeveloped voice. He's really bad.
@@TheVaughan5 Calleja is infinitely worse than Caruso!!!!!!
Wonderful control of upper and lower register, by far and away the most beautiful tenor voice I have ever heard, and that includes all the great tenors of the past.
I'm sorry, but you have heard NOTHING.
@@delosreyesgavikanes actually he's right but wrong the tenors of the past corelli, Pavarotti etc are far superior but calleja is by far one of the best current tenors
His voice isn't as beautiful as Pavarotti or Carreras or as huge as Caruso,Kaufman or Corelli(thought I don't find Corelli's voice that beautiful)
Carlos Montane oh yes I have, my Father was an expert and I was introduced to all the greats at an early age and I know Joseph surpasses them all.
Here is a great Lyric Tenor but not better than the top 5-8 Tenors in the world today
THE TÉNOR !
I'm really sorry to read so much nonsense about this very special singer. As he has a very characteristic timbre, somebody might like him, somebody not. But all these comments about a "tiny voice which needs a mic" are totally absurd. I heard him yesterday in Lucia, he was the only singer who had no problem with the ugly acustic of the Gasteig concert hall in Munich. Only a well-focussed voice can produce this effect.
Un chanteur d'Opéra qui a besoin de micro dans un thêatre s' appelle JULIO IGLESIAS
ELUZALYRICS
Completely disagree with you, an excellent voice that project well in the house and has real beauty. You have grasped on what makes him unique and tried to make it into a negative thing.
Calleja is a superb singer with just the right amount of vibrato(NO FLUTTER), size of voice, and warmth of tone. You nay-sayers are a sorry lot, and I, for one, denounce you!! He needs NO MICROPHONES to be heard!
Donc ce n'est pas SUPERMARIO. LANZA
ET SON MÉGAPHONE HOLLYWOODIEN
ELUZALYRICS
You havent heard him live :-)
I did, his sound doesnt have the ring and sharpness in it and his voice sounds like someone "polished" it with sandpaper
fantastic!
I prefer this version to that of Pavarotti in 1967. Calleja puts much more feeling into the performance. Pavarotti had a perfect voice but didn't always convey the meaning of the text.
When Calleja gets to "Give me a place among your flock" I get chills.
Ann Harrington.
One never knows if someone is using a microphone, because they are often wireless and tiny as a few mm cross section, mostly hidden from sight in hair or makeup.
It is true that microphones can be hidden in clothing or hair. However, I disagree that you can't tell they are being used. When you are sitting in the opera house, it is usually pretty straightforward for the discriminating listener to tell if a singer may be miked. If you are sitting in the same room with a singer in private, you can tell the size of the voice in person.
is that in reference to the Hadley version?
So very true. The audience has forgotten how to listen. As much as I detest using a microphone as a performer I detest it even more as a listener. The average concert experience has become offensively loud. An audience today would have no appreciation for the power of Del Monaco or Nilsson because with a microphone Juan Diego Flores can be as loud as Corelli.
BRAVA !!!!
That's not true. Plenty of singers are still filling the 2000-4000 seat opera halls with sound, including those you mentioned. Perhaps a re-wording is in order: Most of the stars "who make it on UA-cam" today are microphone stars.
Great video, great aria, great voice! Who is the director? His face looks familiar to me.
First: he is a conductor, not a director... Second: his name is Semyon Bychkov.
Magnifique ténor Emouvant Je pense que Verdi peut être content...
No, js59695, I had not heard of Hadley, and my response was due to comments by AfroPoli. My favourite tenor is, and always has been, Jussi Bjorling, but I was struck by Joseph's voice which I enjoy very much, and yes i did feel there was a little bit of Yussi there.
Mihi quoque spem dedisti!
Did you hear them both live?
has anyone listened to the Hadley version? Best Ive heard.
Jerry Hadley was a GREAT singer !.
"opera singers are some of the least religious people in the world." Huh? And where did you find that info. Over half the professionals I sing with are religious. How do you know he isnt religious?
Yes, they have not to fight with big halls, or open air without micro as l did.
My friend, you and I are of like mind. However, Marilyn Horne predicted our extinction in the following quote: "The microphones are coming. It’s just a matter of time before the older generation that understands what a disaster microphones would be is safely out of the way. And when they come, that'll be the beginning of the end. Who will really learn to sing? There won't be any need to... There is no market for a good sound"
That's an interesting quote, and really spot on. Zarah Leander had a song which was called "Good microphones". She sang: "Nowadays you just need good microphones and a tiny, tiny voice". Most of the stars today a microphone stars: Florez, Kaufmann, Calleja, Schrott etc.... it's a shame.
you really dont know something singing and technic. Hear Elvis or Beatles
Hij mag mijn mis ook zingen !
And you, unfortunately, are outnumbered by the fans of Potts and Bocelli who believe to know exactly the same thing as you seem to do.
A worthy successor to Pavarotti IMHO.
Next.
Whether one likes this or that singer is a matter in great part of subjective opinion as well as objective measurable effects.
USA and UK "ears" have a distinct dislike of almost any vibrato, far more than Mediterranean "ears".
Calleja has vibrato. He does not have flutter.
He also has a nasality at times, also not favoured by USA / UK ears.
To say he has a weak voice is factually ignorant.
To suggest he has a microphone voice is worse than ignorant; go listen to him live at an opera.
SIMPLE, Very Bad singing !!!.
@@delosreyesgavikanes I've seen your bullshit comments and replies all over this video how about you shut up for Christ sake calleja is great tenor you couldn't possibly match his talent or any tenor for that matter
I hear the flutter yes. He always had a fast vibrato, which I never minded, but something has changed about his breathing and his appoggio. I also hear a pronounced shortness of breath - though in other recordings more than here. It´s a voice that carries well, but I find the lower register is not as compact as Björling´s.
The flutter is not very prominent nor frequent. His vibrato is the right largezza and the flutter is a mannerism. How do you mean appoggio? He is one of the greats of the new century.
you are insane with your smallminded pettyness
With poor sound systems it may be obvious, yes, I agree, but, in a theater, as long as it sounds rather natural, you just can't know. People who are totally convinced someone like Mr. Calleja is never miked, just can't tell, a good audio system run by good engineers can be very convincing.
Jussi is my favorite tenor too. I could see how u might enjoy Calleja but it will get worse if he continues to sing his top like this. almost like di Stefano but not as spread it will happen too many of the other tenors too the young ones. It just isnt taught anymore. Tenors now are taught to narrow and close especially in the high voice. Unfortunate
SORRY, narrow in the passagio and then open up from A or Bb and up.
vocalità poco adatta à questo capolavoro.
E vero !
Does anyone else hear the flutter? He was a beast of a singer in his younger years but his nasality and forward placement and helped him develop a flutter. A Bjoerling color yes. But Bjoerling's successor, not so much.
PLEASE, PLASE, do not insult the late Bjoerling. Wht Mr Calleja has is npot flutter or fast vibrato, it is just his voice is so bad place, and force that create that GOAT sounded instrument.
VOZ PEQUEÑA????? COMO SE VE QUE NO LO HAN VISTO CANTAR PERSONALMENTE, Y MENOS SIN MICROFONO, ADEMAS QUE TENOR CON VOZ PEQUEÑOS CANTA VERDI??? PARA CANTAR UN VERDI SE NECESITA POR LO MENOS 120 MUSICOS. SI TUVIERA VOZ PEQUEÑA LOS MUSICOS LO TAPARIAN. CALLEJAS NO TIENE VOZ PEQUEÑA, LO PUEDO ASEGURAR. LOS QUE HEMOS ESTADO TANTO EN PRIMERA FILA COMO EN CAZUELA LO PODEMOS DECIR A CIENCIA CIERTA.
I heard live both Bjorling and Calleja,Calleja has definitely more volumen than Bjorling
Calleja has a weak, badly focused, nasal and bleating light voice. He has nothing to do with Verdi. He should not touch Verdi. People who compare him to Björling do not know what they're talking about.
and you know what your Talking About, ha ha ha . you know Nothing About singing and therefore stop writing, please
Thanks God, somebody in this pages knows what is singing. I do agreed 100%. this man is simple over rated. Sorry this is NOT fast vibrato, but justbo a GOAT sound, aznd absolutely very bad vocal technique.
At last.. Thanks a lot @AfroPoli for telling the truth!
AfroPoli's assessment of Calleja's voice is correct. I wish Calleja all the luck in the world; I'd pay to hear him sing. But to compare him to Bjorling is a ridiculous nonsensical absurdity. The discriminating ear, as well as true opera singers, is fast becoming a thing of the past. We live in the age of pretty singers, small voices and big microphones. The unwashed are then led to the next superstar with advertising hyperbole. Where are the loggionisti when you need them?
I'm also with you 99@. The other 1% is I'm not paying $0.01 cent to hear him live. I love Goat cheese, but hate goat sound.
He is not too bad, good color but too much vibrato for my liking.