Opera Singers - The Tenor High C (C5) - High Notes Battle

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  • Опубліковано 23 бер 2017
  • Enjoy! Comment what you think about this battle!
    My Opinion:
    01- Giuseppe Di Stefano
    02- Franco Corelli
    03- Luciano Pavarotti
    04- Lawrence Brownlee
    05- Serguei Lemeshev
    06- Giacomo Lauro-Volpi
    07- Alfredo Kraus
    08- Jussi Björling
    09- Mario Lanza
    10- Plácido Domingo
    11- Richard Tucker
    12- Jonas Kaufmann
    13- Juan Diego Flórez
    14- Roberto Alagna
    15- Enrico Caruso
    16- Ramón Vargas
    17- Beniamino Gigli
    18- Nicolai Gedda
    19- Kang Wang
    20- Nicola Martinucci
    21- Rolando Villazón
    22- Rudy Park
    23- Andrea Bocelli
    24- Matthew Polenzani
    25- Piotr Beczala
    Intro: A te, O cara - Franco Corelli
    Outro: Che Gelida Manina - Jonathan Antoine

КОМЕНТАРІ • 2,7 тис.

  • @andynelson2340
    @andynelson2340 4 роки тому +953

    Franco Corelli's vocal chords are strong enough to be weaponized.

    • @angebrowne1730
      @angebrowne1730 4 роки тому +11

      SHICOFF1 Oh they certainly were manly, weren't they? Many were so handsome. The women also looked feminine.

    • @petion2013
      @petion2013 4 роки тому +16

      He and Del Monaco

    • @MrBrandenBurn
      @MrBrandenBurn 4 роки тому +7

      spinto tenor

    • @petion2013
      @petion2013 4 роки тому +3

      @@MrBrandenBurn I know but these two were on a class of their own, specially Del Monaco in my opinion.

    • @ludmiladmitrieva418
      @ludmiladmitrieva418 4 роки тому +10

      Andy Nelson Напрасно с Корелли сравнивают певцов . Все равно не в их пользу

  • @Neverdyingpride
    @Neverdyingpride 4 роки тому +848

    when i hit my foot pinky finger in the corner of the bed c5 is no issue

  • @krishneelkumar7898
    @krishneelkumar7898 3 роки тому +187

    As said by Pavarotti, Corelli had vocals of steel..

  • @nashvillain171
    @nashvillain171 4 роки тому +258

    *4:23** watch the pianist's face*

    • @mbrackeva
      @mbrackeva 4 роки тому +28

      It's like he's thinking "you big showoff" ;-)

    • @JordanPringle
      @JordanPringle 4 роки тому +15

      I love this one. His vibrato is fast and his breath support. I wanna sing like that!! One day 😔😔

    • @hakapik683
      @hakapik683 4 роки тому +1

      Awesome. Thanks for that.

    • @MrKrissdekaliss
      @MrKrissdekaliss 4 роки тому +2

      Ha-ha! Priceless! Thanks for point that out...

    • @autumsunboy
      @autumsunboy 4 роки тому +1

      Thats the best Part

  • @gustavotbf
    @gustavotbf 7 років тому +651

    5:23 Franco Corelli's high C in "Di quella pira" was really a force of nature. So much squillo and volume on that note. Never heard a more electrifying sound!

    • @Phillippilib
      @Phillippilib 7 років тому +2

      (only six years older than I) ;-)

    • @Phillippilib
      @Phillippilib 7 років тому +5

      It was interesting that he never tried to learn English well enough where he felt comfortable to communicate with his fans or give interviews without a translator. I understand Tabaldi spoke very broken English as well.
      I recall being told a story of many of her fans waiting outside a stage door in freezing weather to get an autograph. When she came out all wrapped in a fur coat, she said in broken English and waving her hand, "No, no, too cold!" Then, she stepped into the limo and they drove off. The fans were so disappointed.

    • @Phillippilib
      @Phillippilib 7 років тому +3

      Many of the singers today speak multiple languages including the American opera singers if they want to endear themselves with their fans and work better with the conductors in the regions where they are performing.

    • @cm5071
      @cm5071 6 років тому +17

      Well, Phillippilib if you cannot speak Italian, German or French you miss out on good roles in Opera. If you don't speak English, what do you miss?

    • @creutzfeldtjakob7
      @creutzfeldtjakob7 6 років тому +7

      I first heard corelli sang on another compilation video and i was amazed by how effortless he was and his trills are so perfect and fast

  • @laylaibrahim1552
    @laylaibrahim1552 5 років тому +93

    Corelli,Corelli, Corelli.

    • @Domani02
      @Domani02 6 місяців тому +1

      Pavarotti puis Corelli logique

    • @luamoliveira3467
      @luamoliveira3467 5 місяців тому

      @@Domani02 Corelli puis Pavarotti logique.

    • @Domani02
      @Domani02 5 місяців тому +1

      @@luamoliveira3467 il suffit d'être honnête. Le roi du C ce n'est pas Corelli

  • @regiltube7932
    @regiltube7932 3 роки тому +40

    2:29 When its painful, but you converted that pain to a masterpiece

  • @lieliannenasgy2649
    @lieliannenasgy2649 4 роки тому +64

    Il grande maestro Franco Corelli , unico ,magnifico, eccellente e eccezionale.Grazie.

  • @abrahamo90
    @abrahamo90 5 років тому +623

    Di Stefano going pianissimo after fortissimo is insanely amazing. I almost cried.

    • @Keatsy08
      @Keatsy08 5 років тому +27

      The other one who was superb in diminuendo is Corelli....

    • @Masimba
      @Masimba 5 років тому +4

      Alexey Kuzmichev please also listen to Miguel Fleta, you’ll love him :)

    • @darkcnotion
      @darkcnotion 4 роки тому +1

      Reminiscent of Jeff Buckley

    • @matthiascheah3519
      @matthiascheah3519 4 роки тому +2

      Superb control

    • @louisparkes8666
      @louisparkes8666 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah, that is amazing

  • @bharp4390
    @bharp4390 4 роки тому +69

    Corelli's upper range was explosive

  • @mariopica5827
    @mariopica5827 8 місяців тому +7

    Corelli was from another galaxy.

  • @Dreddusa
    @Dreddusa 4 роки тому +37

    The first note was from the great Corelli

  • @manulele87
    @manulele87 5 років тому +115

    4:48 Walls are still shaking!

    • @patrickbyrne605
      @patrickbyrne605 3 роки тому

      Thats cause he's the GOAT

    • @LC-ig2jm
      @LC-ig2jm 3 роки тому

      Corelli is the GOAT. Even Pav said so.

    • @amateurhorror06
      @amateurhorror06 3 роки тому +1

      @@LC-ig2jm but not when everyone thinks Pavarotti is

    • @Silverswag-ic4ix
      @Silverswag-ic4ix 3 роки тому +5

      @@amateurhorror06 no corelli is really the GOAT; it’s just pavarotti is more mainstream. Now don’t get me wrong pavarotti is great, but Corelli is a god

  • @lpperrone
    @lpperrone 4 роки тому +170

    My dad saw Caruso in person. He told me if you were too close when he hit the high notes,
    your ears would hurt. He could break a glass across the room.
    The old recordings can not do him justice, especially when comparing with the others.
    My #1 heart light is and will always be Pavarotti!

    • @mbrackeva
      @mbrackeva 4 роки тому +12

      I so envy your dad!

    • @francksands
      @francksands 3 роки тому +7

      Loretta Perrone breaking glass with the voice is a myth. Cannot be done.

    • @marcelinoobligar321
      @marcelinoobligar321 3 роки тому +7

      Best tenor s of all time caruso, Lanza, Pavarotti

    • @matthiaskhkh2218
      @matthiaskhkh2218 2 роки тому +3

      So you believed your dad ha?

    • @sevillabonita1980
      @sevillabonita1980 2 роки тому +3

      @@francksands is not a myth

  • @Marcin-il4ce
    @Marcin-il4ce 3 роки тому +23

    First time hearing Corelli , what a voice!

  • @zencreature
    @zencreature 2 роки тому +14

    Corelli and Bjorling are my two favs here.

  • @pietromaximiliantorti8106
    @pietromaximiliantorti8106 7 років тому +107

    Corelli's squillo is a miracle

  • @GriFox
    @GriFox 6 років тому +71

    Franco Corelli this is the God big opera.

  • @rodrigoroble8444
    @rodrigoroble8444 3 роки тому +107

    5:37
    Roberto: wait....
    Director: 👁️👄👁️
    5:41
    Roberto: Ok go...

    • @massiveqdawg
      @massiveqdawg 3 роки тому +8

      That was THE moment! 😂😂😂

    • @danielakerman8241
      @danielakerman8241 2 місяці тому

      He’s such an arrogant pr!ck and proved it there.

  • @jamesryan6008
    @jamesryan6008 4 роки тому +94

    Franco Corelli, especially when he goes to battle opposite Birgit Nilson as "Turandot".

    • @user-cy6xl3vd3f
      @user-cy6xl3vd3f 2 роки тому +2

      I know right! GLI ENIGMI SOOOOOONO TREEEE! So epic 🔥🔥

  • @Phillippilib
    @Phillippilib 7 років тому +642

    Di Stefano probably was the most impressive going from a full fortissimo and decrescendo to a pianissimo. THAT is one of the most difficult things to do on a high C.

    • @rafa456o
      @rafa456o  7 років тому +33

      Yes, I agree!

    • @Phillippilib
      @Phillippilib 7 років тому +24

      Indeed. I saw Corelli in person and his high note were a force and beauty to hear. In one scene he sang a high B, held it whilst walking up a flight of steps and rang a gong with his back to the audience. You could still hear the high B as though he was facing the audience and as he turned around to the audience it got very very loud! I couldn't believe my ears what I had just heard!

    • @ponledo
      @ponledo 7 років тому +1

      And morente.

    • @Phillippilib
      @Phillippilib 7 років тому +8

      I went to see Callas share billing with Di Stefano once in the 1970s in Detroit. By this time Callas was way past her prime and I was more interested in hearing what Di Stefano sounded like.
      There was no middle voice anymore in Callas' voice from her bringing her chest voice up too high too many times instead of mixing them. The middle became weak and her lower head voice was nonexistent.
      Unfortunately, Di Stefano was "under the weather" and bowed out. This put a strain on Callas, but she performed the whole show. What music she couldn't remember, she would bring out and "hide" it in her shawl or cape that she would wear. She couldn't read the music well enough sans glasses, so she wore these big, huge black reading glasses that reminded me much of Onassis' glasses. She would move the music a little closer to her eyes so it would come into focus in order to catch a word or phrase. I applaud her for taking over what was supposed to be a shared performance and fill in. Even though there was no middle voice and she wobble horribly on those top notes, the bottom notes of "Suicidio!" one of her famous arias still gives me chills when I think about her performance singing the low register. It sounded like a tenor!

    • @Phillippilib
      @Phillippilib 7 років тому +4

      Nice to hear it from another renowned singer of that period.
      The only two tenors I have ever heard sing high Cs forte and decrescendo to a pianissimo are Di Stefano and Corelli. Interesting that he had s much larger voice, but could control it like that as well.
      My only dislike of his voice was at times it would begin to bleat not unlike a sheep, but not always in his vibrato.

  • @fobt90
    @fobt90 7 років тому +690

    Pls make a video of baritones. They are usually underappreciated.

    • @severussnape5978
      @severussnape5978 6 років тому +47

      those baritones who hit high c

    • @aucuneideejsp8891
      @aucuneideejsp8891 5 років тому +4

      True

    • @alexanderwalker9145
      @alexanderwalker9145 5 років тому +10

      Derson Nett closet tenors

    • @seanlewis5663
      @seanlewis5663 4 роки тому +44

      A compilation of Baritones hitting G4 would be amazing, i know a lot of Baritones can go higher but a G4 sung by a baritone is one of the best things ever

    • @tomalberte4151
      @tomalberte4151 4 роки тому +4

      But more boring

  • @errol-ih4jy
    @errol-ih4jy 4 роки тому +39

    Franco Corelli for me, vocal chords of steel.

  • @kathrynmolesa1641
    @kathrynmolesa1641 3 роки тому +44

    Corelli didn't just bang it out. He had nuance. He could cut through your heart.

  • @claudiobarazalopes5172
    @claudiobarazalopes5172 6 років тому +89

    Jussi Björling

  • @phamthiquy4465
    @phamthiquy4465 7 років тому +145

    best battle ever

    • @guidodiluch863
      @guidodiluch863 5 років тому +2

      Caruso e pavarotti sono gli megliore

    • @Mikep487
      @Mikep487 4 роки тому +1

      And also overrated. His high Cs were fine, but in terms of depth, not in the class of Lanza, diStefano, Corelli, and a number of others.

  • @shayanmardanbeigi2697
    @shayanmardanbeigi2697 3 роки тому +51

    Corelli, Del Monaco, and Di Stefano are the three greatest tenors of the modern era, all following in the footways of the great Caruso, they are the tenors of the golden era

    • @toivonencresto
      @toivonencresto Рік тому +2

      Corelli, Del Monaco and... Kraus. These 3 covered the whole range, and were simply unmatchable in their stuff. Corelli, imho, is the greatest of all time.

    • @artisticskillz01
      @artisticskillz01 Рік тому +1

      Pavarotti and Mario Lanza

    • @vicentemiralles9258
      @vicentemiralles9258 Рік тому +1

      @@artisticskillz01 no estoy en absoluto de acuerdo

  • @toddburton6570
    @toddburton6570 4 роки тому +59

    Corelli is my favorite. I wish I had the opportunity to work with him or at least see him live. But he was before my time. Fortunately, the recording process was significantly developed during his reign.

  • @Matskbk
    @Matskbk 6 років тому +104

    It's hard to rank these snippets because of the varying sound quality, and since songs and settings they're cut out from are not the same. Yet, with that disclaimer, my ab fabs here are:
    1. Jussi Björling (they way he so effortlessly and smoothly reaches up there and sustains the tone with both such power and lustre, it's superhuman. I don't think any of the other tenors does it quite like him in this collage, except perhaps for Pavarotti).
    2. Luciano Pavarotti (as with Björling, the combination of lustre, warmth and force, and the way he effortlessly, velvet-like ascends into his higher reach).
    3. Franco Correlli (squillo or whatever it's called, it's truly impressive how he achieves such full fledged force without ever sounding metallic. It hits me in the gut).

    • @krismoody7511
      @krismoody7511 4 роки тому +6

      You have my list in the same order. :) Jussi was a machine. Took great care to sing with only the optimal amount of pressure and no more. Too many of the other great tenors gave too much too often and blew out their voices (won't name names to avoid a comment war but a few of the best examples were in the video). Though, to be fair, some of the recordings they've left behind displaying that kind of raw / brutally harnessed power almost make it worth it. :)

    • @sonofvision6664
      @sonofvision6664 4 роки тому +6

      I agree, Jussi Bjorling. The tone blends into the entire range.

  • @JoaoVitor-vp1ql
    @JoaoVitor-vp1ql 7 років тому +54

    As notas de Corelli são magníficas , uma força e beleza única !

  • @Lui99
    @Lui99 3 роки тому +29

    I can't believe no one comments on how great Gedda is! And for those who haven't heard enough of his high notes, listen to him smash a high D! in Postillon de Lonjumeau!

    • @giovic9802
      @giovic9802 5 місяців тому +2

      Helge Rosvaenge is even better

    • @deadlift65
      @deadlift65 3 місяці тому

      He could even reach the high F in falsetto of Bellini's Puritani (Pavarotti did it too in the 70s)

  • @errr8564
    @errr8564 2 роки тому +49

    Прекрасны все певцы, но Корелли это просто фантастика.

    • @irenamoiseykina7724
      @irenamoiseykina7724 Рік тому +1

      Да, все прекрасны. Выше - только сверчки.

    • @user-df2od4cz3b
      @user-df2od4cz3b Рік тому +2

      Кому как,у всех свои кумиры,но Я за Паваротти и нашего Лемешева!Их ГОЛОСА - это что-то с чем-то,целая Вселенная...

    • @user-fu4zx9iu1h
      @user-fu4zx9iu1h 10 місяців тому +2

      @@user-df2od4cz3b Я тоже. Но Корелли - вне конкуренции.

  • @stefanogrimaldi503
    @stefanogrimaldi503 6 років тому +15

    Corelli in “a te o cara” from Bellini’s Puritani...top

  • @williamstadel6113
    @williamstadel6113 5 років тому +23

    Di Stefano and his dimiuendo on his high c takes the cake and then some.

    • @neilsquitieri667
      @neilsquitieri667 5 років тому +1

      have you ever heard caruso's high c live

    • @williamstadel6113
      @williamstadel6113 5 років тому +2

      @@neilsquitieri667 in so many ways Caruso was the greatest tenor who ever lived but I particularly like this di Stefano diminuendo on his Hi-C

    • @DD-xt6vo
      @DD-xt6vo 3 роки тому +1

      @@neilsquitieri667 Had I been there then, I'd have by now forgotten it, such is the course of a human lifetime

    • @vladimirnastovski626
      @vladimirnastovski626 3 роки тому

      Where is this part?

  • @jespermayland571
    @jespermayland571 3 роки тому +25

    Franco Corelli!!! 🙌🙌🙌💕💕💕
    (Di Stefano's gliding pianissimo is amazing..!! Never heard that done before in that aria... What skill!!)

    • @vincentdiplacido4005
      @vincentdiplacido4005 10 місяців тому

      Yes I agree they are all Great singers could not pick one above the other ,Si all 1st class , I must admit ,

  • @SpecialtyHorseTraining
    @SpecialtyHorseTraining 4 роки тому +47

    I saw Corelli 4 times. I melted when I heard that "Vittoria" that went around the world. Recordings don't capture the incredible silvery overtones and volume of the upper range and the effortless delivery. Beczala live...small voice. Pav can't open fully.

    • @mesiska6452
      @mesiska6452 3 роки тому +9

      There was truly no one like Corelli.

    • @DanielaRed
      @DanielaRed 3 роки тому +6

      You are sooo lucky

    • @AMi-pv4jt
      @AMi-pv4jt 3 роки тому +4

      Hello, you said you have heard Franco live. Can you please link a youtube video/s on wich the sound of his voice, correct pitch, timbre is similar to that you have heard from the stage? Thank you in advance!

    • @SpecialtyHorseTraining
      @SpecialtyHorseTraining 3 роки тому +2

      @@AMi-pv4jt What I miss in everything, recordings, youtube, is the way the upper range from G on up surrounds you, almost takes hold of you.

    • @potusumanbibingka
      @potusumanbibingka 2 роки тому +1

      @@AMi-pv4jt try to listen Tosca live in Parma of 1967.

  • @jairosantanafigueroa4139
    @jairosantanafigueroa4139 7 років тому +26

    Giuseppe's decrescendo in that high C is absolutely spectacular.

  • @sytsebuwalda6570
    @sytsebuwalda6570 6 років тому +59

    The 'old school' stars like di Stefano that can actually make a decrescendo on a top note instead of singing fortissimo. Bravo bravissimo!

    • @enriqueali
      @enriqueali 3 роки тому

      Except he was noticeably slightly under pitch 😆😆😆

    • @bharp4390
      @bharp4390 2 роки тому

      @@enriqueali He was well within the margin of error on pitch accuracy, imo.

    • @livrowland171
      @livrowland171 Рік тому

      It was his speciality

    • @sytsebuwalda6570
      @sytsebuwalda6570 Рік тому

      @@enriqueali He did go slightly under in the end. But did you then also notice that at least 6 of the other tenors were to high? ;-)

  • @sairechrysbelleparcon8950
    @sairechrysbelleparcon8950 Рік тому +15

    Tenors - Songs/ Arias:
    Intro: Franco Corelli - a te o cara, Puritani
    1. Juan Diego Florez - ah mes amis, La fille du Regiment
    2. Piotr Beczala - Salute demeure chaste et pure, Faust
    3. Jonas Kaufmann- Che gelida manina, La Boheme
    4. Matthew Polenzani- o mio rimorso, La Traviata
    5. Richard Tucker- Che gelida manina, La Boheme
    6. Andrea Bocelli- Di Quella Pira, Il Trovatore
    7. Placido Domingo with Renata Scotto - Manon Lescaut duet
    8. Rudy Park - No no principessa altera, Turandot
    9. Mario Lanza- Be my love
    10. Rolando Villazon- OUCH! vocalization 😆
    11. Jussi Björling - Hej Dunkom
    12. Nicola Martinucci- Che gelida manina, La Boheme
    13. Alfredo Kraus- Salut demeure chaste et pure, Faust
    14. Kang Wang- Che gelida manina, La Boheme
    15. Lauri Volpi😚👌 - Dillo ancor, Les Huguenots
    16. Nicolai Gedda- Salut demeure chaste et pure, Faust
    17. Serguei Lemeshev - la donna e mobile, Rigoletto
    18. Beniamino Gigli - salut demeure chaste et pure, Faust
    19. Lawrence Brownlee - Ah mes amis, La fille di Regiment
    20. Ramon Vargas - o suave la fanciulla duet, La Boheme
    21. PAVAROTTI 🔥 - Che gelida manina, La Boheme
    22. Enrico Caruso - Salut demeure chaste et pure, Faust
    23. Franco Corelli 💪🔥 - Di quella pira, Il Trovatore
    24. Roberto Alagna - Che gelida manina, La Boheme
    25. Giuseppe Di Stefano 👌💖 - Salut demeure chaste et pure, Faust
    Outro: Jonathan Antoine - Che gelida manina, La Boheme

  • @lawrencet83
    @lawrencet83 4 роки тому +166

    These video clips do not justice to the true sound of each tenor. Personally, I prefer Pavarotti, because when he hits the C5 there is also a bit of mid range surrounding the C5 which gives it a warmer, fuller sound. By no means am I taking away anything from the other tenors. They have all achieve their respective acknowledgment and fame of their voices. Just as there is no " The best tasting wine in the world " this clearly a subjective preference, and should not be considered as a competition, just as the gentleman's stated in his comment below. They are all great.

    • @Manny29
      @Manny29 4 роки тому +3

      lawrencet83 Amen.

    • @tboda2621
      @tboda2621 4 роки тому +2

      Lawrencet83
      Couldn't have said better. That's why I didn't.

    • @dylanschang6386
      @dylanschang6386 3 роки тому +7

      And if you hear these in the context of the arias the c is MUCH more impressive. We become numb to each one as we watch 50 in a row

    • @jefolson6989
      @jefolson6989 3 роки тому +8

      Very true. A very great difference between these tenors on this video and their impact live ( Corelli and Florez= a jet and a mosquito)

    • @urbanwarrior3470
      @urbanwarrior3470 3 роки тому +2

      Definitely hearing you about the warmer fuller sound - his voice seems to tick more boxes - listening to his voice is like getting into nice warm bath....

  • @akechijubeimitsuhide
    @akechijubeimitsuhide 6 років тому +21

    Corelli is my favourite Manrico ever, but for awesome high Cs, there's also Bonisolli :D

  • @brodhax6148
    @brodhax6148 4 роки тому +124

    Pavarotti is the King of the high C's
    Corelli and Lanza are very good too

    • @truthhitman7473
      @truthhitman7473 4 роки тому +9

      But Mario Lanza is the over all king of the tennors.

    • @daipod1246
      @daipod1246 4 роки тому +5

      LANZA is a joke :D

    • @joelweisberg
      @joelweisberg 3 роки тому +9

      Truth Hitman With regard to Mario Lanza he cannot be compared to these other great tenors. You see, Lanza never sang on an operatic stage. His career was based in sound studios with all the technical assistence available. Bad notes could be cleaned up or covered over. Singing live in an opera house in Milano, Roma, New York or Chicago is tough compared to the comfort of the facilities of Warner Bros studios. Don’t get me wrong Mario Lanza was wonderful but we will never know if he had the “right stuff” to go on stage with 2,000 people sitting there who, in Italy at least, would boo you off the stage if your voice cracked on a B or high C.

    • @joelweisberg
      @joelweisberg 3 роки тому

      Daipod See my post above.

    • @fabriziosarcinelli7566
      @fabriziosarcinelli7566 3 роки тому +8

      For me, the king of high C is corelli

  • @francotenor
    @francotenor 3 роки тому +117

    Franco Corelli...The real King of the High "C"

    • @levivillatoro8208
      @levivillatoro8208 3 роки тому +5

      Franco Corelli

    • @LC-ig2jm
      @LC-ig2jm 3 роки тому +5

      By far, Corelli. It’s not even close!

    • @gabrielortiz2287
      @gabrielortiz2287 3 роки тому +1

      No. Fritz Wunderlich es el rey.

    • @crisounds9099
      @crisounds9099 3 роки тому +2

      Franco Bonisolli took Corelli legacy but never played the Opera mafia game so only true Opera lovers know

    • @joeblack8915
      @joeblack8915 3 роки тому +2

      @@crisounds9099 Hasn't it dawned on any of you dimwits that music is subjective? Anything that affects the emotions is! Trying to prove who was the greatest this, that or the other is rather pathetic. The argument seems to go along the lines of "My favourite singer is the greatest. No, mine is!". All rather childish and pathetic. Personal opinion does not equate to irrefutable fact. It is only a fact in the mind of the individual thinking it. Why people have this need to see their favourite artist recognised as the greatest I'm not sure. Enjoy who you enjoy and let others do the same. Anyone uttering the words 'the greatest is....' is talking so much arrogant bullshit. As to the phrase 'true Opera lovers', well that to me equates to a bunch of musical snobs who, again, think their opinion is the only opinion. Well they can keep their opinion!

  • @gabrielfrota4190
    @gabrielfrota4190 4 роки тому +8

    Os melhores são os da década de 70 pra trás. Corelli, Di Stefano, Bjorling, Lanza e Pavarotti (que aí só tinha 20 e poucos anos) são os que encabeçam.

  • @Diego_81
    @Diego_81 6 років тому +55

    The only battle I hear in these performances is that between Corelli and Pavarotti!

    • @alterdei
      @alterdei 4 роки тому +1

      Observes Martinucci too...

    • @FSBona
      @FSBona 3 роки тому +6

      And Corelli is winner.

  • @NCinNYC
    @NCinNYC 6 років тому +157

    Franco Corelli has the most thrilling high C I've ever heard, even though there is some really beautiful singing in the clip you compiled. Thanks for that.

  • @hamburgerhelperflick
    @hamburgerhelperflick 4 роки тому +10

    I've seen Brownlee at the Met and he really is incredible. He should be better known.

  • @micaelklein1799
    @micaelklein1799 4 роки тому +19

    Corelli, bien sur est le plus extraordinnaire ténor du 20 eme siècle!!

  • @gustavotbf
    @gustavotbf 7 років тому +74

    Meus favoritos são Franco Corelli, Luciano Pavarotti, Caruso e Giuseppe de Stefano! Foram tenores italianos de diferentes épocas que ensinaram o mundo a cantar o famoso "high C".

    • @idaniels
      @idaniels 6 років тому +4

      Só tem monstro nesta seleção! Eu sou muito fã do Pavarotti, mas o Björling é o cara...

    • @heickgumundsdottir753
      @heickgumundsdottir753 5 років тому +2

      Gustavo Fernandes e baixo-barítono? Tem algum que vc mais gosta? Eu gosto do James Morris na obra de Richard Wagner - Die Walküre. Entre outras variáveis do timbre como (Giuseppe Verdi maravilhoso tom adocicado esse de barítono tem) barítono Giuseppe Tadei.

    • @rafaelchrestani
      @rafaelchrestani 5 років тому +4

      Vcs surgiram daonde? Preciso de pessoas como vcs na minha cidade. Não conheço ninguem que curte opera aqui por perto...

    • @douglasvictor1906
      @douglasvictor1906 5 років тому +4

      Sou um mega fã do Pavarotti, as vezes os funkeiros vizinhos aqui colocam aquelas porcarias de funk e confronto eles com o Pava cantando nessum dorma (versão de 1998) e alguns duetos com James brown, Barry White, Deep purple kkkkk

    • @Gabriel132ful
      @Gabriel132ful 5 років тому +3

      Jonas Kauffman, Pavarotti e Alfredo Kraus são meus favoritos!
      PQP!
      Como somos raros, sou de São Paulo, Capital, e prestes a iniciar meus estudos de canto lírico.

  • @martynov6413
    @martynov6413 4 роки тому +13

    Franco Corelli super-super vois !!!!! I very like him!😇😇😇😍😍😍👍👍👍

  • @suesheehan1493
    @suesheehan1493 4 роки тому +13

    Mario Lanza, Luciano Pavarotti, Franco Corelli. My three favorites.

  • @brynjarhoff5101
    @brynjarhoff5101 3 роки тому +7

    I hope we can get more from Corelli. Not to be forgotten!
    Brynjar Hoff

  • @6891418
    @6891418 7 років тому +121

    All great high Cs and tenors. I heard most of them live in their primes. Trust me when I tell you that no tenor's high C was in the class of Franco Corelli's when he was at his very best! DWS

    • @matejknezevic7472
      @matejknezevic7472 6 років тому +9

      If you see this tenors in their prime...
      I must tell you,that I am jelous.....
      You are so lucky and you have great honor!!!!!
      You are blesed!!!
      I agree whit you
      Franco high notes are collosal,power in his voice is incredible....
      Like a stell!!!!❤️❤️❤️

    • @robert72744
      @robert72744 6 років тому +4

      I couldn't agree more as I've heard almost all the great tenors "live" during 1967-2002. Corelli Rules!

    • @adambrass5163
      @adambrass5163 5 років тому

      except Caruso. sorry, no.

    • @ronaldgoff7499
      @ronaldgoff7499 5 років тому +1

      filipechii was damn good another freak voice his d was great try laforese at 70 sitting down and at 90 on you tube

    • @neilsquitieri667
      @neilsquitieri667 5 років тому +1

      did you hear caruso high c live

  • @rayray1281
    @rayray1281 6 років тому +15

    Domingos sent chills down my spine. Does anyone know where I can find it

    • @raresbonciu6089
      @raresbonciu6089 3 роки тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/c_NVxRwwi6o/v-deo.html

    • @user-vt5qn2tl3o
      @user-vt5qn2tl3o 3 роки тому +1

      А что, его было слышно? Рената Скотто полностью заглушила Доминго.

  • @utahdan231
    @utahdan231 2 роки тому +2

    All of them are great. Love many. Thank you for putting together those marvelous voices.

  • @esdrasoliveira3177
    @esdrasoliveira3177 4 роки тому +30

    ALFREDO KRAUS INCOMPARÁVEL, UTILIZAVA A VOZ COM MUITO CUIDADO, SEM PERDER A TÉCNICA. O CANTOR NOS DEIXOU, MAS AS ULTIMAS APRESENTAÇÕES ESTAVA COM A VOZ INTACTA.

  • @heickgumundsdottir753
    @heickgumundsdottir753 5 років тому +33

    My favorite tenor? *THE AMZING AND UNBELIVEBLE VOICE OF THE MASTER AND BEST TENOR LUCIANO PAVAROTTI, HE WILL NERVER DIE!* BUT JUSSI BJÖRLING TOO!

  • @carolinareguerofullier6595
    @carolinareguerofullier6595 5 років тому +7

    Selecta elección de la gran música y de parte de grandes tenores a los que admirar y seguir escuchando por siempre. Gracias por compartir sus divinas voces.¡FELICIDADES!

  • @angeldestino6863
    @angeldestino6863 3 роки тому +16

    Corelli me impresionó mucho, nunca lo había escuchado... siempre amé a Pavarotti...

  • @hbr6619
    @hbr6619 2 роки тому

    Thanks for putting that selection together. I am amazed at how many of them can hit the high notes so well.

  • @giacomo1308
    @giacomo1308 7 років тому +66

    EPIC battle! My opinion: 1. Franco Corelli 2. Luciano Pavarotti 3. Giuseppe Di Stefano... but I loved Matthew Palenzani's too (0:54) even though it wasn't with such a high resonance as others, he did it with such a coolness an without effort... loved his attitude! xD

    • @lyndabynda
      @lyndabynda 6 років тому

      Yeah just throwing his jacket on and heading off to work or whatever

    • @stone8193
      @stone8193 5 років тому +1

      Lol? Palenzani was constricted as fuck

  • @joannabrol-chetnicka9770
    @joannabrol-chetnicka9770 5 років тому +27

    Corelli. Neverending

  • @severinsclassicalkaraokeho4077
    @severinsclassicalkaraokeho4077 4 роки тому +5

    We all have our favorites, but I know we all agree that these guys are great!

  • @gregorymowery8879
    @gregorymowery8879 3 роки тому +13

    There's not a dog in the lot. Martinucci had such a beautiful sound and while he didn't enjoy the acclaim that most of these tenors had, in his prime the voice was impressive. Pavarotti for the sheer elan he brought to his singing is not to be missed. Alagna's top Cs in those days were superb. Bjoerling's top Cs were the envy of every tenor before and after him. Corelli's power was unstoppable and electrifying. That extraordinary diminuendo on the top C of Faust's aria showed DiStefano's amazing control (it wouldn't last too long, sadly), and like Pavarotti, the diction is a miracle. Both Gedda and Kraus have stunning tenors, but so does Beczala. Domingo and Tucker were never happy to sing a high C, though both had gorgeous voices. And Villazon's funny scene with his top C is quite a feat. Finally for me, Florez is an ideal Tonio. Glad he was included.

    • @rupert5390
      @rupert5390 2 роки тому

      What about wang fu you zenaphobe - (sorry can’t help it)

    • @shicoff1398
      @shicoff1398 2 роки тому

      Yes but Tucker unlike Domingo many times sang a fine high C live, in Ballo ending in the duet with the Soprano and in Turandot live, and Lescaut live, but he wasn't a high C tenor, yet when he sang it (unlike the excellent Domingo) he had a good solid C, even at age 61 six mos. before he died as Calaf , in 1966 at age 52 in Aida at the end of the triumphal scene he sang a solo 5 Second high C interpolated that brought the house down, I heard it, and in Boheme in 1961 in the RCA studio Che Gelida but true he wasn't a high C tenor, but a big voiced spinto when you heard him in house, unlike some who sounded bigger on records, I saw most of them from 1957 on in the opera house, including Bjoerling.

  • @beachfanatic2010
    @beachfanatic2010 6 років тому +134

    Franco Corelli has by far the best high register of any tenor there ever was.

    • @sdi1111
      @sdi1111 5 років тому +13

      All others are choir boys compared to Corelli

    • @richardjonesm
      @richardjonesm 5 років тому +6

      Absolut richtig - Tosca Vittoria is the proof.

    • @dinahreschid7731
      @dinahreschid7731 5 років тому +1

      chosentenore b

    • @justoibaneztrujillo5602
      @justoibaneztrujillo5602 5 років тому +14

      Kraus, Pavaroti, Gedda are a Choir Boys?. Seriously?. Wow. Amazing.

    • @faviollerena9996
      @faviollerena9996 5 років тому

      i would say its between him and Alfredo krauss

  • @zacbasu6856
    @zacbasu6856 6 років тому +15

    Corelli é da pelle d oca!

  • @esterbruno8604
    @esterbruno8604 3 роки тому +12

    Corelli e Pavarotti ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @ozzietadziu
    @ozzietadziu 4 роки тому +19

    I have a soft spot for Corelli, since I saw him so many times at the Met.

    • @aliaguerin1266
      @aliaguerin1266 4 роки тому +1

      Lucky b :)

    • @darrenmendez7262
      @darrenmendez7262 4 роки тому +1

      Damn, lucky you.

    • @shicoff1398
      @shicoff1398 2 роки тому +1

      He was a thrilling tenor as I also saw him.

    • @tricky778
      @tricky778 2 роки тому

      Can you recommend a video that really shows what he sounded like in real life?

    • @ozzietadziu
      @ozzietadziu 2 роки тому

      @@tricky778 Try this: ua-cam.com/video/sE4EgIG0pew/v-deo.html. It gives me goose bumps!

  • @keira844
    @keira844 6 років тому +8

    1-corelli; 2-Di Stefano; 3-Gigli/Pavarotti

  • @qqtfcollectif
    @qqtfcollectif Рік тому +4

    Lawrence Brownlee has this incredible beautiful voice tone 😍😍

  • @imsaint3460
    @imsaint3460 3 роки тому +3

    Que material rico 👏👏👏 parabéns! Parabéns! 👏👏👏 Muito obrigado por trazer isso aqui. Excelente.👏👏👏

  • @elmerfisher9446
    @elmerfisher9446 3 роки тому +5

    just proves that the human voice is the most beautiful instrument

  • @zach.sanford.baritone
    @zach.sanford.baritone 4 роки тому +136

    We not gonna talk about the girl with Placido who went right with him an octave up to a C6?

    • @141MusicLove
      @141MusicLove 4 роки тому +1

      That was incredible.

    • @Aldarinn
      @Aldarinn 4 роки тому +1

      Name of opera please?

    • @magicjuiceyt6650
      @magicjuiceyt6650 4 роки тому +2

      That's in a sopranos range tho right?

    • @lucasag6962
      @lucasag6962 4 роки тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/2YuKpQ2cdbI/v-deo.html

    • @asierrey5666
      @asierrey5666 4 роки тому +3

      I'm a man and for me is easier to do the C6 in head voice than the C5 in chest

  • @brucebrewertenor771
    @brucebrewertenor771 3 роки тому +4

    We find freedom and ease with Gedda, Bjorling, di Stefano, brownlee.... one can hear that they can go even higher.

  • @aprendiendoaeducar.9712
    @aprendiendoaeducar.9712 3 роки тому +7

    El primero es un re sobre agudo, impresionante Franco Corelli!!

  • @Quoxozist
    @Quoxozist 3 роки тому +8

    Kang Wang with the consistency tho....perfect pitch, and doesn't change his dynamic and volume like a lot of these guys that get noticably louder when they hit it, they need to PUSH it out, but Wang just LETS it out with so little effort, same with giacomo volpi, just so smooth and effortless

    • @ZENOBlAmusic
      @ZENOBlAmusic 6 місяців тому

      A tenor high note is suppose to be much louder. That is where the power in the tenor voice lies. They often have to sing duets where you can hear then due to their loud high notes.

  • @robertsmale3714
    @robertsmale3714 5 років тому +6

    Yes I couldn’t agree more. And when it comes to popular tunes Mario had no problem crossing over into that genre with ease unlike the others you mention. My father introduced me to Lanza at a very young age largely to drown out a neighbour’s Elvis recordings, whom he was not a fan. But it was my mom, who liked Elvis, but always thought Lanza was the best. I fortunately grew up appreciating all genre’s of music, though the emotion and flare of opera has always struck a particular cord. Even though I often don’t know what they are singing in many cases , unless I read the words, the raw emotion of the arias still speaks to the soul. It’s hard to describe but unlike almost all other musical genres it has this penetrating effect. I think that is why to some degree I’m partial to Lanza for that reason, the raw power and emotion, or as my Italian Friends would say he has “stougats”, real balls when he sings. Too bad he died so young, but his excesses as you said were his downfall. My father and I also enjoyed Bjorling as well for the more lyrical quality of his voice. But to have seen all these masters perform live as you have truly amazing!! I’m so jealous. Thanks for sharing. It’s been so insightful. Next to Lanza I enjoy Corelli because I prefer the sound of a spinto tenor voice ( he’s dramatic spinto & Lanza more lyrical spinto) to the more softer lyric or bel canto tenor voice. The power of this voice and richer fuller sound, especially in the middle & lower range of the tenor voice.

  • @lhynardgalo1251
    @lhynardgalo1251 4 роки тому +12

    Corelli and Di Stefano are the greatest men in that video...

  • @thiagosalgado1553
    @thiagosalgado1553 3 роки тому

    Simplesmente espetacular!!!

  • @FelixLodel
    @FelixLodel 4 роки тому +7

    Where is josé Carreras?

  • @laylaibrahim1552
    @laylaibrahim1552 7 років тому +60

    Magnificent Corelli .

    • @marcgiardina4043
      @marcgiardina4043 6 років тому +2

      But where's Mario Del Monico ??????????????????????????????????????/

  • @ewerton7195
    @ewerton7195 7 років тому +7

    Excelente vídeo. Todas as notas são um poço de ressonância. Ñ tem como escolher.

  • @clefnoteproductions6695
    @clefnoteproductions6695 4 роки тому

    Is there a complete version of the Huguenot duet with Lauri Volpi? Would love to hear it! One of my favorite duets

  • @titwixtitou2421
    @titwixtitou2421 3 роки тому +9

    Franco corelli, des frissons pour l'éternité

  • @ercolemaddalena807
    @ercolemaddalena807 4 роки тому +3

    Fantásticos,únicos!

  • @marciocamilophoenix9723
    @marciocamilophoenix9723 3 роки тому +2

    Maravilhosos!
    👏👏👏👏

  • @Starz723
    @Starz723 4 роки тому +4

    They were all amazing!! I have always loved Pavarotti's voice. Something very special about his tone. On a good day he could sustain a high C like no other. They all did an outstanding vocalizing. Hard to judge because of the age of some of the recordings, which do not capture the real tone. DiStefano's forte, decrescendo to piano was impressive. Im sure they call have magnificent vocal control like that. I know Pavarottie is known for his high C Fortisimmo , decrescendo to pianisimmo. All of them, so gifted.

  • @talvela100
    @talvela100 6 років тому +21

    Corelli, Gedda, Lauri Volpi, Kraus e Di Stefano...una meraviglia

    • @neilsquitieri667
      @neilsquitieri667 5 років тому

      have you ever heard caruso's high c live

    • @jamesryan6008
      @jamesryan6008 4 роки тому +2

      Glad to see Nicolai Gedda's name mentioned.

  • @joseluisvazquez7756
    @joseluisvazquez7756 4 роки тому +4

    Con el respeto que merecemos, mi opinión es que todos son mis favoritos, voces privilegiadas que existen para extasiar y alabar a Dios.

  • @robert13007
    @robert13007 4 роки тому +21

    Most of them are excellent in their ways… But Corelli's "All'armi! " fascinates me...

  • @raffaelrameh14
    @raffaelrameh14 4 роки тому +9

    This high C can be achieved by accessing the upper registry of the voice, as the tenors do, and not forcing the chest registry up.

    • @RenanFernandez
      @RenanFernandez 4 роки тому +1

      @@danaiiMiau high ressonance is different than high register. Tenors need to use the high ressonance and the mix voice to get in high C.

    • @queserasera4181
      @queserasera4181 4 роки тому +2

      @@danaiiMiau For females... Males use chest & mixed voice, plus falsetto occasionally.

  • @everaldojosedasilva5127
    @everaldojosedasilva5127 2 роки тому +3

    Maquinifico Esplêndido 🇧🇷🇧🇷👍🇧🇷

  • @maggiedeveney
    @maggiedeveney 3 роки тому +15

    Corelli touches the stars. Brilliant!

  • @waltervai1401
    @waltervai1401 3 роки тому +53

    Scusate, ma in un ranking di questo livello NON ci si può dimenticare di Mario Del Monaco....

    • @massimomoro3926
      @massimomoro3926 3 роки тому +1

      In questa scaletta ci sono i big e quelli che cercano di difendersi, per quanto riguarda Del Monaco è talmente ingombrante che a volte lo tagliano fuori volutamente

    • @waltervai1401
      @waltervai1401 3 роки тому +4

      @@massimomoro3926 Mi permetto sempre di ripetere "tot capita tot sententiae"; comunque resto della mia idea; e giudico "strano" definire ingombrante il grandissimo Mario.

    • @massimomoro3926
      @massimomoro3926 3 роки тому

      @@waltervai1401 mi sono spiegato male, ingombrante inteso come grandissimo, in quel Medley avrebbe primeggiato sicuramente,

    • @calteacher2809
      @calteacher2809 3 роки тому +1

      @@massimomoro3926 Non concepire del Monaco in questo caso ma di più nel canto in generale, significa fare ideologia non un discorso musicale specifico come questo.....e allora gustiamoci la bellezza di questi do acuti e tanta salute a chi ha fatto l'elenco...

    • @massimomoro3926
      @massimomoro3926 3 роки тому +1

      @@calteacher2809 senza alcun dubbio

  • @angebrowne1730
    @angebrowne1730 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you.

  • @debpierce2496
    @debpierce2496 4 роки тому +5

    My name is Frank. Kudos to Ramon Vargas at the end of O Soave Fanciulla singing the high C with the soprano. Corelli was always a beast with his high C, powerful and proud. What better way to conclude this or next to last with DiStefano decrescendoing an 11 second c into an exquisite pianissimo.

  • @kengarrick6168
    @kengarrick6168 6 років тому +30

    Where was Mario DelMonaco?

    • @bacamor5255
      @bacamor5255 5 років тому +2

      Many hate him because i had the best and more powerfull chest voice of last century. So is easier ignore him for many. Obviously we can find a good number of high C in its recordings between 1946 and 1957.

    • @dmcg8400
      @dmcg8400 4 роки тому +2

      Sitting around high B...

    • @downfromkentuckeh
      @downfromkentuckeh 4 роки тому +1

      @@bacamor5255 yeah and because of all that chest he lost his top.

    • @PragueImport
      @PragueImport 28 днів тому

      @@downfromkentuckeh 😀😀😀

  • @jaimealcazar3363
    @jaimealcazar3363 4 роки тому +1

    Todos son maravillosos e inolvidable said. Los quiero de verdad a todos.

  • @AnaLuiza-rl9ee
    @AnaLuiza-rl9ee 3 роки тому +2

    Todos muito bons, mas tenho meus eternos preferidos entre eles.

  • @nancicardoso5009
    @nancicardoso5009 4 роки тому +4

    Pavarotti meu preferido! Os Outros todos são sensacionais também!