thank you for upiloading. I haven't even heard the second act and loving it. That old theatre must of been really amazing to hear great opera and performers.
Greatest "vesti la giubba" of them all! Tremendous passion , soaring notes and experience of singing the aria for many years. Caruso, Del Monaco,Corelli,Tucker are all God like but IMO Martinelli is the standard
He was actually born in 1880 that was well known in London, also Pertile never gave away Martinelli's age, after his death I was in Verona with my wife at that time we were working for the International Red Cross, we were sitting in a cafe, there were two Ladies and Gentlemen sitting together , I overheard they were from Montagnana, they were very nice and polite, I started to talk of Martinelli and Pertile, who were big friends as well as Colleagues, I said that Martinelli was born in 1880 and Pertile 1885, the elder Gentleman said that is a secret, Aureliano was my Cousin how do you know that, I said in London there were people who also knew his age, Caruso and Toscanini also knew it, but it was Lauri Volpi who gave it to the press and whilst in 1937 in London Martinelli he was asked about it, he gently smiled and said Five Years yes that could be true let us leave it at that, he never really denied it . Still I am old enough to have saw him live in London in 1937, Aida Otello Tosca Turandot and a splendid Carmen, the season the Coronation Season was a great success for him and the audiences and critics alike thought he was the hero of that Season, which included Gigli Melchior Lorenz Roswaenge Wittrisch and one performance from Lauri Volpi. His Otello and Radames were the Zenith of Singing acting and sustained legato, these were sung with such nobility and passion that I have never forgot them to these my dieing days, but it was his Cavaradossi and Calaf also which were sung with great beauty of tone and linguistic Clarity with breath control much forgotten about this great Artist and Tenor, after E Lucevan le Stelle which he sang with his back to the Audience looking up at the Heavens, there was Thunderous applause and the Orchestra and Conductor Bellezza were applauding. He was special that was for sure, even in old age Charming and kind to artist and public, in essence a Truly Great Human being. His Canio, was great but also I have heard Americans about his Samson and Eleazar and even earlier performances of William Tell and Trovatore, he was a great friend of Caruso and he admits that he was influenced, but what Tenor cannot say that they were influenced in some way by that Greatest of all Tenors. Nos da, oes gwelwch yn dda.
This performance is offered by the Met on Demand and they have a habit of making copyright claims on performances they issue on that service. I've received 2 strikes for doing so, for 1940 and 50s performances. Interestingly my copy of this performance has an extra almost 4 mins of music. I haven't listened to your upload entirely but do you know if any of it is missing?
Thanks for your warning. I never had met on demand. I hope that they will not strike it... This edition is from G.O.P. label. The video was ready for publishing for a couple of weeks now on my HDD and i didn't heard it since then. I have to listen again to identify any missing parts.
thank you for upiloading. I haven't even heard the second act and loving it. That old theatre must of been really amazing to hear great opera and performers.
Greatest "vesti la giubba" of them all! Tremendous passion , soaring notes and experience of singing the aria for many years. Caruso, Del Monaco,Corelli,Tucker are all God like but IMO Martinelli is the standard
Martinelli's best Canio. The "Vesti la giubba" is unbelievable.
He was actually born in 1880 that was well known in London, also Pertile never gave away Martinelli's age, after his death I was in Verona with my wife at that time we were working for the International Red Cross, we were sitting in a cafe, there were two Ladies and Gentlemen sitting together , I overheard they were from Montagnana, they were very nice and polite, I started to talk of Martinelli and Pertile, who were big friends as well as Colleagues, I said that Martinelli was born in 1880 and Pertile 1885, the elder Gentleman said that is a secret, Aureliano was my Cousin how do you know that, I said in London there were people who also knew his age, Caruso and Toscanini also knew it, but it was Lauri Volpi who gave it to the press and whilst in 1937 in London Martinelli he was asked about it, he gently smiled and said Five Years yes that could be true let us leave it at that, he never really denied it .
Still I am old enough to have saw him live in London in 1937, Aida Otello Tosca Turandot and a splendid Carmen, the season the Coronation Season was a great success for him and the audiences and critics alike thought he was the hero of that Season, which included Gigli Melchior Lorenz Roswaenge Wittrisch and one performance from Lauri Volpi.
His Otello and Radames were the Zenith of Singing acting and sustained legato, these were sung with such nobility and passion that I have never forgot them to these my dieing days, but it was his Cavaradossi and Calaf also which were sung with great beauty of tone and linguistic Clarity with breath control much forgotten about this great Artist and Tenor, after E Lucevan le Stelle which he sang with his back to the Audience looking up at the Heavens, there was Thunderous applause and the Orchestra and Conductor Bellezza were applauding.
He was special that was for sure, even in old age Charming and kind to artist and public, in essence a Truly Great Human being.
His Canio, was great but also I have heard Americans about his Samson and Eleazar and even earlier performances of William Tell and Trovatore, he was a great friend of Caruso and he admits that he was influenced, but what Tenor cannot say that they were influenced in some way by that Greatest of all Tenors.
Nos da, oes gwelwch yn dda.
Martinelli's breath management, especially in "Vesti la giubba" is a humbling experience for anyone who has sung it.
I love tibbet wonder how much better his voice would have held up if he wasn't a bid drinker?
This performance is offered by the Met on Demand and they have a habit of making copyright claims on performances they issue on that service. I've received 2 strikes for doing so, for 1940 and 50s performances.
Interestingly my copy of this performance has an extra almost 4 mins of music. I haven't listened to your upload entirely but do you know if any of it is missing?
Thanks for your warning. I never had met on demand. I hope that they will not strike it...
This edition is from G.O.P. label. The video was ready for publishing for a couple of weeks now on my HDD and i didn't heard it since then. I have to listen again to identify any missing parts.
45:18 Bravo!!!!