God this man could sing! He had the high c's and he had the weight and volume for the heavier spinto roles! He was a damned good Actor too!So underrated!
though I don't speak Italian or know the accent well, his diction for a non Italian seems excellent, as was his singing and acting. I don't often notice this, but some natives don't do as well as some foreign artists!
@@shicoff1398 Shicoff''s diction and Italian are excellent, not only here but everything I ever heard him in. He has to be a studious example for other tenors to follow.
Je ne vois pas quel chanteur peut s'exprimer avec autant de ferveur. Il suscite une émotion qui vous arrache les larmes Grande voix. Il faut l'entendre dans La Juive " Rachel quand du Seigneur .... Extraordinaire Kuda Kuda dans Eugene Onéguine Epoustouflant.
Quel grand artiste une voix extraordinaire Elle dégage une émotion qui fait couler les larmes On ne se lasse pas de l’écouter. Écoutez également l’air d’Eugene Oneguine kuda kuda sublime
Un grande Hoffmann et Romeo--tenore americano capace anche di cantare bene ruoli italiani come Alfredo e Rodolfo. Bravo qui nei panni di Cavaradossi ma è vero che manca un pochino quella italianità e lo slancio del personaggio. Grazie, Walter.
Neil,i took 4 complementary lessons,from Carl Olsen.it improved my voice.was told a lyric/spinto tenor.My family are sephardic Jewish family,the sephardic home was started by my grandmother Rae Nachman,and Eydie Gorme's parents,(family name was gormezano,father was born in sicily.and they spoke spanish.).!
I saw the ending.. Mimi's death, it was so touching, he was so expressive.. the best. I love Onegin in all forms, have the book, the DVD of ballet but couldn't find a good version o opera and when I heard him sing Kuda, Kuda I was almost in tears.
Thank you so much.. I will search amazon today.. last night I ordered Cavaleria Rusticana with Obraztsova whom I love, have to find her Carmen with Domingo. She and Shicoff didn't sing together by any chance? That would have been match made in heaven, for me anyway as both were so unique. My grandfather was also a Cantor so now I know why he sounded so authentic in La Juive.
This seems amplified & transposed anyone else 👂 it? I really liked his voice but he did struggle with his top voice etc. Rumor has it & Rumor can keep it!! LOL. TY FOR POSTING I have his Rodolfo Boheme with Cotrubas. His aria seems transposed there as well. He had a very nice quality to his voice. 👍🎵🎹🎻 sincerely Arnold Bourbon Amaral
This aria was not transposed down. The high note as written is an A natural and that is what he sang here. I never heard him before and actually I found his rendition to be excellent. He obviously is well-trained, a very sound vocal technician and musically very tasteful. Given some of the comments, I am surprised he sounded as dark and dramatic in the midrange areas of the aria as he did here for what I am told was a lyric voice generally speaking. I don't know why some people think they need to find a reason to dislike a singer enough to make factual errors. Even if it was transposed down, so what? Many arias are and by all the great tenors. This was a very solid performance.
Firstly - the opera doesn't stop there. Where's the continuation of Puccini's music, if this is an actual performance of 'Tosca'? Sacrilege to stop after the aria! Secondly - was his voice really that huge in the theatre or is there tonnes of reverb on this?
@SHICOFF1 There is no diminuendo written in the score. I have a copy. Corelli's famous version was a variation he chose, I presume for dramatic effect and because he was capable of doing it. These kinds of preferences are matters of taste, Almost no tenor sings any aria exactly as written.
Yes, a vocal embellishment -- not even written in the score that many listen for, as all important, just as he did and also some " not" real opera lovers wait for a high C and judge an entire performance by that one note, from a tenor, even if not in the score, but as an option. In "Ah Si Ben Mio" in Trovatore there are two written "trills" many tenors ignore it -cannot sing them, as Corelli and MDM do not, so what? no Biggy----- but Neil S. , Tucker, Bergonzi, Domingo and a few more do, yet nobody flames FC or Bjorling ( JB who managed it once only) even though it's written, so this person judging an entire aria and saying basically -- it's not worth anything without the Diminuendo-- I don't agree with, nice to do it, but not that important as the entire aria sung so beautifully as he did here.
@@esterbruno8604 ecco hai citato Corelli, il più grande... è ovvio che paragonato a Corelli, c'è un abisso...Shicoff è un buon tenore, molto meglio di tantissimi tenori moderni...ma inferiore ai grandi del passato
@@esterbruno8604 So Ester, when we hear a tenor, we must always compare him to Corelli? But when Corelli messes up an opera in 1971 Lucia performance with bad reviews, do we as Corelli fans compare his poor performance to Di Stefano or Pavarotti in that opera? No we don't. In My Opinion, each singer or tenor should be evaluated in their own performance. Do we as Corelli fans, also talk about Corelli's short comings like running ahead of tempos to get to his great high notes, or using excessive portamento where NOT written, or occasionally scooping to his high notes, holding on to high notes forever, or his terrible performances in the French language, his flubbing of phrases, and less than impeccable diction? No we don't, because as fans, what we hear is his beautiful warm heroic voice, mezza voce, diminuendo, and exciting high notes including upper high notes that thrill our listening senses with his ability to be intimate with his listeners. Corelli's shortcomings were NOT what defined him, But as RAPAX says,'' he was a God''' was he really?
@@sugarbist Actually Corelli was a great Edgardo. And I only said that Corelli was a God because he is magnificent; i love Shicoff but surely he's inferior to Corelli. Corelli had such a talent, he was great as Edgardo too even if there aren't many registrations of him in this role. And about the French language, he couldn't sing it as a native, ok, but it wasn't that bad. And he had a great technique and he was precise most times you know.
peccato che questo tenore canti senza dare colori alla voce e la voce forza e la nota si fissa....canta come se con la testa fosse da un'altra parte. Il fraseggio è modesto e l'interpretazione dozzinale. Avesse ascoltato Corelli forse poteva migliorare. Fuori personaggio. Non rende assolutamente la disperazione di uno che sta dando l'addio alla vita .
God this man could sing! He had the high c's and he had the weight and volume for the heavier spinto roles! He was a damned good Actor too!So underrated!
I have to say he sounds a quite a bit like Lando Bartolini here, who was a full spinto -- borderline dramatic
I think he sang beautifully. He was a great tenor and has been singing well into his seventies!
Lourdes Torres lmao he’s only 71
Fantastic. His voice makes you cry,. Which is exceptional for a male singer. Incredible!!!!!
Shicoff was a fine tenor. Terrific singing
Divine ❤️
though I don't speak Italian or know the accent well, his diction for a non Italian seems excellent, as was his singing and acting. I don't often notice this, but some natives don't do as well as some foreign artists!
@@shicoff1398 Shicoff''s diction and Italian are excellent, not only here but everything I ever heard him in. He has to be a studious example for other tenors to follow.
@@sugarbist Wow! Good to know from you with the ability in the language.
Je ne vois pas quel chanteur peut s'exprimer avec autant de ferveur. Il suscite une émotion qui vous arrache les larmes Grande voix. Il faut l'entendre dans La Juive " Rachel quand du Seigneur .... Extraordinaire Kuda Kuda dans Eugene Onéguine Epoustouflant.
WHAT A VOICE👏👏👏
This is so precious, great singing
Stupendous. Incredible. THE BEST EVER THANKS
Neil, then maybe 3 tenors
Non esageriamo lol
Tenore da sufficienza
@@eugeniogentili1048 Un Amico mio mia ditto che la voce di Shicoff era molto squillante negli sopra acuti. Era un bravo tenore e molto studioso
@@sugarbist Tu dici? Uno bravo era Moldoveanu ua-cam.com/video/sI5wc54IER0/v-deo.html
This makes me cry......
Bravo!
His voice seems heavier here,but fine singing
Henry Webb
Quel grand artiste une voix extraordinaire Elle dégage une émotion qui fait couler les larmes On ne se lasse pas de l’écouter. Écoutez également l’air d’Eugene Oneguine kuda kuda sublime
Вот это да!!!
Un grande Hoffmann et Romeo--tenore americano capace anche di cantare bene ruoli italiani come Alfredo e Rodolfo. Bravo qui nei panni di Cavaradossi ma è vero che manca un pochino quella italianità e lo slancio del personaggio. Grazie, Walter.
Neil,i took 4 complementary lessons,from Carl Olsen.it improved my voice.was told a lyric/spinto tenor.My family are sephardic Jewish family,the sephardic home was started by my grandmother Rae Nachman,and Eydie Gorme's parents,(family name was gormezano,father was born in sicily.and they spoke spanish.).!
Saw him do this in LA in 1990...Maria Ewing and Justino Diaz, Domingo conducting...
SHICOFF1 He was great in the PEARL FISHERS !
Geras atlikėjas!
What a voice.... what expression
Under what name? Is it full opera? Thanks.
Thank you !
I saw the ending.. Mimi's death, it was so touching, he was so expressive.. the best. I love Onegin in all forms, have the book, the DVD of ballet but couldn't find a good version o opera and when I heard him sing Kuda, Kuda I was almost in tears.
Thank you so much.. I will search amazon today.. last night I ordered Cavaleria Rusticana with Obraztsova whom I love, have to find her Carmen with Domingo. She and Shicoff didn't sing together by any chance? That would have been match made in heaven, for me anyway as both were so unique. My grandfather was also a Cantor so now I know why he sounded so authentic in La Juive.
Her voice was so unique because she used her chest, not throat so it was deep and so great in Carmen.
obviously, this performance was filmed--does anyone know where it can be obtained? Where it was performed, and who sang soprano?
Ça c est un ténor lyrique
This seems amplified & transposed anyone else 👂 it? I really liked his voice but he did struggle with his top voice etc. Rumor has it & Rumor can keep it!! LOL. TY FOR POSTING I have his Rodolfo Boheme with Cotrubas. His aria seems transposed there as well. He had a very nice quality to his voice. 👍🎵🎹🎻 sincerely Arnold Bourbon Amaral
This aria was not transposed down. The high note as written is an A natural and that is what he sang here. I never heard him before and actually I found his rendition to be excellent. He obviously is well-trained, a very sound vocal technician and musically very tasteful. Given some of the comments, I am surprised he sounded as dark and dramatic in the midrange areas of the aria as he did here for what I am told was a lyric voice generally speaking. I don't know why some people think they need to find a reason to dislike a singer enough to make factual errors. Even if it was transposed down, so what? Many arias are and by all the great tenors. This was a very solid performance.
Firstly - the opera doesn't stop there. Where's the continuation of Puccini's music, if this is an actual performance of 'Tosca'? Sacrilege to stop after the aria! Secondly - was his voice really that huge in the theatre or is there tonnes of reverb on this?
I never heard Shicoff in the theater but was told that his top was very squillante.
Saw him several times at the Met- Eugene Onegin, La Boheme, etc. His voice ALWAYS rang thru the house!
I heard him many times in the Met. His voice carried EXCELLENTLY
@@bouncingalong1001 there's a lot of variance in his sound from recording to recording. On average it sounds lirico-spinto to me?
No diminuendo. Sadness.
What are you talking about? Where exactly do you think he should have done a diminuendo and failed to do so?
Truthismaster timjph
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Are you by any chance Charles Rhodes the cardiologist?
@SHICOFF1 There is no diminuendo written in the score. I have a copy. Corelli's famous version was a variation he chose, I presume for dramatic effect and because he was capable of doing it. These kinds of preferences are matters of taste, Almost no tenor sings any aria exactly as written.
@@jphubert si ma la versione di Corelli è largamente più bella di questa, mi spiace per lei...sia come canto, come gusto e come sentimento
Yes, a vocal embellishment -- not even written in the score that many listen for, as all important, just as he did and also some " not" real opera lovers wait for a high C and judge an entire performance by that one note, from a tenor, even if not in the score, but as an option. In "Ah Si Ben Mio" in Trovatore there are two written "trills" many tenors ignore it -cannot sing them, as Corelli and MDM do not, so what? no Biggy----- but Neil S. , Tucker, Bergonzi, Domingo and a few more do, yet nobody flames FC or Bjorling ( JB who managed it once only) even though it's written, so this person judging an entire aria and saying basically -- it's not worth anything without the Diminuendo-- I don't agree with, nice to do it, but not that important as the entire aria sung so beautifully as he did here.
Tenore da sufficienza
Io l'ho trovato bravissimo... Certo, Corelli come Cavaradossi è imbattibile, ma Shicoff è davvero bravo
@@esterbruno8604 ecco hai citato Corelli, il più grande... è ovvio che paragonato a Corelli, c'è un abisso...Shicoff è un buon tenore, molto meglio di tantissimi tenori moderni...ma inferiore ai grandi del passato
@@xxirapax8830 E' palese che Corelli era un dio, e in confronto Shicoff è piuttosto mediocre. Comunque concordo
@@esterbruno8604 So Ester, when we hear a tenor, we must always compare him to Corelli? But when Corelli messes up an opera in 1971 Lucia performance with bad reviews, do we as Corelli fans compare his poor performance to Di Stefano or Pavarotti in that opera? No we don't. In My Opinion, each singer or tenor should be evaluated in their own performance. Do we as Corelli fans, also talk about Corelli's short comings like running ahead of tempos to get to his great high notes, or using excessive portamento where NOT written, or occasionally scooping to his high notes, holding on to high notes forever, or his terrible performances in the French language, his flubbing of phrases, and less than impeccable diction? No we don't, because as fans, what we hear is his beautiful warm heroic voice, mezza voce, diminuendo, and exciting high notes including upper high notes that thrill our listening senses with his ability to be intimate with his listeners. Corelli's shortcomings were NOT what defined him, But as RAPAX says,'' he was a God''' was he really?
@@sugarbist Actually Corelli was a great Edgardo. And I only said that Corelli was a God because he is magnificent; i love Shicoff but surely he's inferior to Corelli. Corelli had such a talent, he was great as Edgardo too even if there aren't many registrations of him in this role. And about the French language, he couldn't sing it as a native, ok, but it wasn't that bad. And he had a great technique and he was precise most times you know.
peccato che questo tenore canti senza dare colori alla voce e la voce forza e la nota si fissa....canta come se con la testa fosse da un'altra parte. Il fraseggio è modesto e l'interpretazione dozzinale. Avesse ascoltato Corelli forse poteva migliorare. Fuori personaggio. Non rende assolutamente la disperazione di uno che sta dando l'addio alla vita .