@TheWiseMonkey8888 Totally agree. And Giacomini was in his mid 50's when he sang this . The power and stunning resonance of his voice in this piece is just wonderful.
An added comment: Giacomini was 54 years old here, which is an age when most tenors consider retirement, or at least cutting out challenging arias. He was still at his peak!
Unbelievable. Sung beautifully, every note with sensitivity. You would suspect that with such a rich lower register, like a baritone, he is going to struggle with the highs...but no! They are as good as can be, effortlessly delivered with stunning clarity and power. A tenor who deserves more fame. I can't stop listening to this.
My nos 1, My nos 2 and former nos 1 is the same aria sung by Bruno Prevedi. Both baritone power with tenor range imho. Agree about modern tenors. They almost have a crying/wailing Renner that I don’t prefer
Это правда. Я слушала лирического баритона Юрия Гуляева как раз перед тем как послушать эту запись, и Джиакомини звучит более баритонально, чем настоящий баритон. Уникальное богатство тембра.
Giacomini was a great dramatic tenor in his prime, although at times somewhat inconsistent. However, on this night in Modena in 1994, magic happened. During this concert, Giacomini's singing trancended the common, and must be termed a masterpiece. Truly stunning.
I heard him sing la Boheme when he was 70. I was very close to the stage, he looked old and sounded like a god in his 30's. Such a fabulous voice then at 70. He should have been much more famous and much more recorded. He truly deserved it. Bravo maestro! Mille Grazie.
Che dire!!! Una magnificenza apoteotica , una voce dalla potenza, bellezza, squillo e fraseggio ineguagliabile. Ho avuto la fortuna, l'onore ed il privilegio di cantanti insieme. Che Dio lo abbia in gloria!
Chi critica quest'esecuzione NON CAPISCE NULLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(di canto,di tecnica,di emissione,di legato e...non ha mai ascoltato di persona la voce eccezionale di Giacomini).
Una voce sbalorditiva..io ho avuto il piacere di ascoltarlo dal vivo nella famosa Turandot del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Sicuramente una delle voci piu dotate del dopoguerra..il suo unico difetto il non essere sostenuto da una integrità e tenuta nervosa.. che per fare questo mestiere è fondamentale!
@@michaelrorer362 actually Kaufmann sings with a dark, covered sound which has some similarity to how Giacomini sang. Kaufmann's sound is artificial and weak though. If he looked like an accountant ( as Giacomini did) he would have no career
I like Giacomini's sound, but he is the forerunner to someone like Kaufmann, he artificially darkened his voice. Compare Giacomini to his predecessors such Del Monaco and Corelli. They had voices that were 2 - 3 times bigger than Giacomini without the extra darkness and weight. That was the problem for Giacomini, he came from a time just after Del Monaco and Corelli, that was the dramatic blueprint that people were used to hearing. OF course he would be a huge star today, at least he still had nice squillo. Kaufmann is a light lyric tenor far over darkening his voice into a muffled mess. Over darkening the voice makes it smaller.
I have found this tenor, today, for the first time. I had never heard of him and I don’t know why. He’s simply magnificent, one of the best voices I’ve ever heard. I have been listening to everything I have found of him in UTube and he is excellent. His high C in Che Gelida Manina is incredible! BRAVISSIMO!!
My first real job was assistant conductor/assistant chorus master and rehearsal pianist at Dallas Civic Opera in the 1980's and my first tenor in my career for Il Trovatore and La fanciulla del West was the sweet and endearing and shy Giacomini. It ruined my ears for others to be in the same room. He was always so nervous. Artists like Giacomini are so rare and must be loved as much as possible while we have the ability to love them. They give us SO MUCH!
I have listened intently to Giacomo's earlier work here on youtube. It appears to me that he rose to an almost superhuman level of singing when he hit his fifties! Has anyone else felt this too? He is the best voice lesson you can find anywhere.
Absolutely incredible. The darkness of his timbre, the virility of his delivery and the total security and attack on the high notes. What a great singer and highly underrated imo.
This is unbelievable. Just that metallic and full sound that he has, it's piercing. His placement seems so on point. I'm just in awe. It's effortless. This is true art.
Interestingly enough he was taught the Melocchi-like low larynx. In that school the voice isn't placed. It's all about opening the throat and using appogio.
I think it does requite a propper placing of the voice, as much as appogio by diaphragm. That's why squillo is as powerful as it sounds. I think THIS is the best and healthiest technique for singing verismo properly.
Alex Orozco there are definitely some singers that place the sound and get squillo, but from what I know (which def. doesn't make me the end all, be all) Melocchi influenced singers don't place the voice. I know plenty of great singers who place and plenty who don't. I don't. I have some ring on me, but I'm a light lyric and I don't sing big Verdi or Puccini.
Your right Omar, the Melocchi school, doesn't really think about Placement. With Melocchi students though, the voice is not swallowed, no "stuffy sounds", clear and ringing, with brightness. Del Monaco was unbelievable in size from what I have heard, and not just size, he sounded like he was a natural megaphone. There is a recording on TH-cam, and people debate whether its Melocchi teaching Del Monaco or Limarilli. Whomever the voice is, its a Gigantic Sound, you can hear it, and like steel and the talking voice does sound like Del Monaco, but who knows, it does however show the technique. type followiing into youtube *Arturo Melocchi teaching Limarilli No no!, Principessa altera, Ti voglio ardente D'amor!*
Emotion nearly paralyses me. What a voice! the low, baritonal notes, the incredibly ringing highs! Beppe was undoubtedly one of the greatest tenors of all time. Stunning!!!
Giuseppe Giacomini is absolutely astounding in his rendition of "CH'ELLA mI creda"............ You'd be hard pressed to find a better or equal version.
Every now and then I listen to several renditions of this aria and I always end up coming back to this one. What a voice. I wonder whether his voice was as big/loud live in theater as some of the recordings seem to make it. Anyone who's heard him live would mind to share?
Egr. Sig. Visto che lei chiede chi lo ha ascoltato dal vivo quale impressione ha avuto: ebbene ero corista in Arena di Verona anni 80/90 e posso confermare che la voce di GIACOMINI riempiva l'anfiteatro areniano in ogni dove. Una voce così brunita, scura nei bassi, vellutata, potente allo stesso tempo squillante sulle note acute era inconfondibile. Il mio ricordo anno 1982, venne da noi a Piacenza in concerto al T. Municipale era la prima volta che l'ascoltavo, fu un trionfo!!!!!!!! Alla fine della prima romanza "Recondita armonia", ci trovammo tutti in piedi senza volerlo sembravamo impazziti dall'entusiasmo per la bellezza di qui suoni così intensi meravigliosi e potenti non credevamo fosse possibile per un'ugola umana emettere note così belle e piene di fascino emotivo. Questa è stata l'impressione di noi tutti i presenti al concerto. Poi ebbi la fortuna di incoltrarlo ancora in Arena dove furono trionfi in tante serate memorabili,tanto che nella stagione 1989 gli fu conferito il premio "ZENATELLO D'ORO" quale migliore artista per le favolose recite della Forza d.Destino.A lui si alternavano altri grandi N. MARTINUCCI/F. BONISOLLI/G. F. CECCHELE/P. LAVIRGEN /M. GIORDANI che hanno lasciato la loro impronta, ricordi meravigliosi dei bei tempi che non torneranmo più. Spero di essere stato esaustivo!!! Cordialità
@@CasaErwin Singers are people, one should only judge them by their best performances. Today's "famous" singers, who always perform consistently, mostly sing second-rate consistently only.
@@ulrikewermann1268 I agree though consistently is important as well, if you only hit the high C 50% of the time (cough Domingo cough) you’re not a good tenor…
Hoy se apagó una de las voces más extraordinarias de todos los tiempos. Me parece que no hay mejor forma de honrar su legado que escuchándole. Descanse en paz, maestro.
I was fortunate enough to have tickets for Part II of the Metropolitan Opera Centennial in 1983 in which Giuseppe Giacomini brought the house down with this same aria. There has never been a tenor who could sing this aria as beautifully. It brings tears.
with his thick tenor voice he masterfully attains the high notes perfectly placed in his mask without carrying too much of his chest voice. Just perfect!!!!
I feel like my judgement must be impaired because every time I listen to him sing this, it seems better than I remembered it! It's by far the best rendition. It's how dark it seems, how strong.
Having seen both myself, and seeing what is on youtube, there is just no comparison. I wish Springer well- Giuseppe Giacomini, is the very best dramatic tenor since Del Monaco, and his voice is just much more powerful and "present" in theater then most tenors today. This Ch'ella mi creda is just simply the best I have heard in a long/long time, might even be the best. I say Bravo Giacomini!
He was in "great voice" at this performance! This is late in life for a tenor, he has warmth and power and this is just a beautiful performance! Probably the best of this aria!
I love this aria and have heard all the great renditions: Lauri-Volpi, Bjoerling, Pertile, Tagliavini, but none can compare with this, one of the greatest pieces of singing I have ever heard.
Incredibile signori, quest'uomo era una potenza della natura, una voce unica e possente con degli acuti da far rizzare i capelli, di sicuro non ha ricevuto la fama che si meritava,a mio parere tanti tenori più famosi di lui, erano molto inferiori vocalmente, riposa in pace grande BEPI
Someone pass me my jaw? It's on the floor. Literally. I know you don't tackle this piece unless you CAN do it... but this was SO full-bodied it left me speechless.
Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano Sopra una nuova via di redenzione Aspetterà ch'io torni E passeranno i giorni E passeranno i giorni Ed io non tornerò Ed io non tornerò Minnie, della mia vita mio solo fiore Minnie, che m'hai voluto tanto bene Tanto bene Ah, tu della mia vita mio solo fior
Che meraviglioso ! Giacomini's huge voice is well controlled here and his legato and phrasing are flawless.And those ringing B flats give me goosebumps. Che peccato that he was not more appreciated here in the USA.Nowadays,with what we have,he would have been king of all the dramatic tenor roles at the Met for instance.Bravissimo Maestro Giacomini ! Tante grazie,tante grazie.
La sua voce risulta ingolata, il meglio lo ha dato negli anni 70/ 80, come Dick Johnson preferisco Franco Corelli Bruno Prevedi Aureliano Pertile Barry Morell Richard Tucker
This is exactly what it is ! PERFECT This is unbelievable. Just that metallic and full sound that he has, it's piercing. His placement seems so on point. I'm just in awe. It's effortless. This is true art. 44
hugo pena Sólo una aclaración importante. La Escuela del Canto a la que Giacomini pertenece es a la misma de Corelli que es ultimadamente la de Lauri Volpi. Una escuela de voces cubiertas pero brillantes. Entre los críticos Corelli sigue estando por encima de Giacomini debido al filo de la voz o lo que los italianos llaman "Squillo". Corelli tenía una voz más grande y el brillo en sus agudos era impresionante.
alexgomez2 No estoy completamente de acuerdo. Me parece que impliques que la voz de Giacomini está sin "squillo" pero es posible escuchar tal squillo en las notas agudas a pesar de la calidad oscura de su voz.
I'm actually not familiar with Giuseppe Giacomini, and I clicked on this video out of curiosity, and I am Impressed! A full, rich tenor, and solid in the highest notes! He compares favorably to the biggest names in opera. For this aria I would prefer Giacomini over Pavarotti, whose voice has brilliance but not as much body.
Yes, operatic singing perfection is indeed possible! This is it! Impeccable vocal technique within the scope of the Italian School, excellent Appoggio, excellent breath control, excellent aperto ma copero, excellent fiado, excellent phrasing and diction and what smooth cantabile. This is truly it folks: everything in one package! And a “manly” dramatic tenor voice! All the elements of perfection. Grazie infinite Maestro! Veramente bravissimo!
Una voz maravillosa, cubierta desde las notas graves hasta incluso las agudas, maravilloso registro que muchos pasaron por alto y no le dieron la connotación debida. grande Giuseppe
Unfortunately I’ve never gotten too invested in opera but I think that’s going to change. I do not exaggerate when I say that the last high note made me shed tears and gave me goosebumps. Not to mention the emotions it made me feel. Just incredible
Legato that stratches from here to heaven,, propelled by glorious ringing high notes! This was thrillling singing made better by the seasoning of the gift!
How many folks here have watched/listened to this video more than once ??? I think I'm up to 20 times.
Pretty much weekly?
Probably like the 50th time for me over the last 10 years.....maybe more lol
This performance is just off the charts.Gets me every time.
Can’t stop watching
20+ in a week :-)
This isn't just singing, this is magic.
@TheWiseMonkey8888 Totally agree. And Giacomini was in his mid 50's when he sang this . The power and stunning resonance of his voice in this piece is just wonderful.
An added comment: Giacomini was 54 years old here, which is an age when most tenors consider retirement, or at least cutting out challenging arias. He was still at his peak!
The voice is super human here.
This must be the greatest rendition of this aria I've ever heard. A legend. RIP Giacomini.
I loved Bruno Prvedi’s but this transcends his
I love it when the small guy who looks like a financial controller ends up sounding like Thor.
Esatto
Este cantor é uma catedral.
RIP. G.Giacomini ! Passerano i giorni ma non ti dimenticheremo! Sei stato un GRANDE ! GRAZIE
Unbelievable. Sung beautifully, every note with sensitivity. You would suspect that with such a rich lower register, like a baritone, he is going to struggle with the highs...but no! They are as good as can be, effortlessly delivered with stunning clarity and power. A tenor who deserves more fame. I can't stop listening to this.
Unfortunately many teachers in our schools don’t really know how to teach a voice like this.
My nos 1, My nos 2 and former nos 1 is the same aria sung by Bruno Prevedi. Both baritone power with tenor range imho. Agree about modern tenors. They almost have a crying/wailing Renner that I don’t prefer
Timbre
That is absolutely incredible. He sounds almost like a baritone until he just nails the high notes. That;s it, I'm hangin' it up.
Это правда. Я слушала лирического баритона Юрия Гуляева как раз перед тем как послушать эту запись, и Джиакомини звучит более баритонально, чем настоящий баритон. Уникальное богатство тембра.
Giacomini was a great dramatic tenor in his prime, although at times somewhat inconsistent. However, on this night in Modena in 1994, magic happened. During this concert, Giacomini's singing trancended the common, and must be termed a masterpiece. Truly stunning.
The more i listen, the more i get captured by the beauty of this magical voice.
I heard him sing la Boheme when he was 70. I was very close to the stage, he looked old and sounded like a god in his 30's. Such a fabulous voice then at 70. He should have been much more famous and much more recorded. He truly deserved it. Bravo maestro! Mille Grazie.
Che dire!!! Una magnificenza apoteotica , una voce dalla potenza, bellezza, squillo e fraseggio ineguagliabile. Ho avuto la fortuna, l'onore ed il privilegio di cantanti insieme. Che Dio lo abbia in gloria!
Unsurpassed power, elegance, eloquence and grace...he actually makes it look easy. A master at his craft.
Chi critica quest'esecuzione NON CAPISCE NULLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(di canto,di tecnica,di emissione,di legato e...non ha mai ascoltato di persona la voce eccezionale di Giacomini).
Bruno Lazzaretti esattamente
Moccia Alessandro.
Una voce sbalorditiva..io ho avuto il piacere di ascoltarlo dal vivo nella famosa Turandot del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino,
Sicuramente una delle voci piu dotate del dopoguerra..il suo unico difetto il non essere sostenuto da una integrità e tenuta nervosa.. che per fare questo mestiere è fondamentale!
One of the best recordings of this aria ever made. Incredible voice.
Thank you 😊 I prefer Domingo's on stage rendition
Si torna sempre sui luoghi della memoria. Un grande artista, una voce unica.
What a voice and WHY have I never heard of him before today?
He didn't have a sexy body like Pavarotti?)
because entirely different voices (lyric tenors, think Pavarotti) and a different style of singing (e.g. Kaufmann) came into vogue.
@@michaelrorer362 actually Kaufmann sings with a dark, covered sound which has some similarity to how Giacomini sang. Kaufmann's sound is artificial and weak though. If he looked like an accountant ( as Giacomini did) he would have no career
@@marksmith3947 looked like an accountant！he did
I like Giacomini's sound, but he is the forerunner to someone like Kaufmann, he artificially darkened his voice. Compare Giacomini to his predecessors such Del Monaco and Corelli. They had voices that were 2 - 3 times bigger than Giacomini without the extra darkness and weight. That was the problem for Giacomini, he came from a time just after Del Monaco and Corelli, that was the dramatic blueprint that people were used to hearing. OF course he would be a huge star today, at least he still had nice squillo. Kaufmann is a light lyric tenor far over darkening his voice into a muffled mess. Over darkening the voice makes it smaller.
I don't think I've ever heard this aria sung better by anyone. Just magnificent.
I have found this tenor, today, for the first time. I had never heard of him and I don’t know why. He’s simply magnificent, one of the best voices I’ve ever heard. I have been listening to everything I have found of him in UTube and he is excellent. His high C in Che Gelida Manina is incredible! BRAVISSIMO!!
it's like, he is nailing the notes to our heads... brilliant! great technical success and power!
My first real job was assistant conductor/assistant chorus master and rehearsal pianist at Dallas Civic Opera in the 1980's and my first tenor in my career for Il Trovatore and La fanciulla del West was the sweet and endearing and shy Giacomini. It ruined my ears for others to be in the same room. He was always so nervous. Artists like Giacomini are so rare and must be loved as much as possible while we have the ability to love them. They give us SO MUCH!
I have listened intently to Giacomo's earlier work here on youtube. It appears to me that he rose to an almost superhuman level of singing when he hit his fifties! Has anyone else felt this too? He is the best voice lesson you can find anywhere.
Absolutely incredible. The darkness of his timbre, the virility of his delivery and the total security and attack on the high notes. What a great singer and highly underrated imo.
TH-cam led me to this after the 1954 Mario Del Monaco recording. I never thought I would hear anything better. How wrong i was.
The Gold Standard for this aria......BRAVO from Acapulco!
I come back to this every few months or so - bar none, the best this aria has ever been performed. Magical stuff, maestro Giacomini. Rest in Peace
This is unbelievable. Just that metallic and full sound that he has, it's piercing. His placement seems so on point. I'm just in awe. It's effortless. This is true art.
Interestingly enough he was taught the Melocchi-like low larynx. In that school the voice isn't placed. It's all about opening the throat and using appogio.
I think it does requite a propper placing of the voice, as much as appogio by diaphragm. That's why squillo is as powerful as it sounds. I think THIS is the best and healthiest technique for singing verismo properly.
Alex Orozco there are definitely some singers that place the sound and get squillo, but from what I know (which def. doesn't make me the end all, be all) Melocchi influenced singers don't place the voice. I know plenty of great singers who place and plenty who don't. I don't. I have some ring on me, but I'm a light lyric and I don't sing big Verdi or Puccini.
Your right Omar, the Melocchi school, doesn't really think about Placement. With Melocchi students though, the voice is not swallowed, no "stuffy sounds", clear and ringing, with brightness. Del Monaco was unbelievable in size from what I have heard, and not just size, he sounded like he was a natural megaphone. There is a recording on TH-cam, and people debate whether its Melocchi teaching Del Monaco or Limarilli. Whomever the voice is, its a Gigantic Sound, you can hear it, and like steel and the talking voice does sound like Del Monaco, but who knows, it does however show the technique. type followiing into youtube
*Arturo Melocchi teaching Limarilli No no!, Principessa altera, Ti voglio ardente D'amor!*
babystinky I've seen that video. It's super interesting. 👍👍
Non si finisce mai di ascoltare questa meravigliosa interpretazione : ognu volta una emozione!!!!! 😊😊
Immenso, riempie il cuore e l'anima. Ho avuto la fortuna di sentirlo dal vivo. Il suo ricordo rimarrà per sempre con tanta emozione!!
Emotion nearly paralyses me. What a voice! the low, baritonal notes, the incredibly ringing highs! Beppe was undoubtedly one of the greatest tenors of all time.
Stunning!!!
Giuseppe Giacomini is absolutely astounding in his rendition of "CH'ELLA mI creda"............ You'd be hard pressed to find a better or equal version.
I've heard this countless times and never, I mean ever heard better. The darkness of his voice, matchless.
Every now and then I listen to several renditions of this aria and I always end up coming back to this one. What a voice.
I wonder whether his voice was as big/loud live in theater as some of the recordings seem to make it.
Anyone who's heard him live would mind to share?
Egr. Sig. Visto che lei chiede chi lo ha ascoltato dal vivo quale impressione ha avuto: ebbene ero corista in Arena di Verona anni 80/90 e posso confermare che la voce di GIACOMINI riempiva l'anfiteatro areniano in ogni dove. Una voce così brunita, scura nei bassi, vellutata, potente allo stesso tempo squillante sulle note acute era inconfondibile. Il mio ricordo anno 1982, venne da noi a Piacenza in concerto al T. Municipale era la prima volta che l'ascoltavo, fu un trionfo!!!!!!!! Alla fine della prima romanza "Recondita armonia", ci trovammo tutti in piedi senza volerlo sembravamo impazziti dall'entusiasmo per la bellezza di qui suoni così intensi meravigliosi e potenti non credevamo fosse possibile per un'ugola umana emettere note così belle e piene di fascino emotivo. Questa è stata l'impressione di noi tutti i presenti al concerto. Poi ebbi la fortuna di incoltrarlo ancora in Arena dove furono trionfi in tante serate memorabili,tanto che nella stagione 1989 gli fu conferito il premio "ZENATELLO D'ORO" quale migliore artista per le favolose recite della Forza d.Destino.A lui si alternavano altri grandi N. MARTINUCCI/F. BONISOLLI/G. F. CECCHELE/P. LAVIRGEN /M. GIORDANI che hanno lasciato la loro impronta, ricordi meravigliosi dei bei tempi che non torneranmo più. Spero di essere stato esaustivo!!! Cordialità
GRAZIE MAESTRO!! Per questa elargizione d'immensità da cui soltanto muove un 'Eternità di lacrime.
It doesn't get any better than this. It really doesn't!
An absolute legend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
magnifico.
Who the hell put thumbs down for this? Better check your ears. This is great singing rarely heard today.
i have heard all the great tenors sing this aria, but this performance is without peer.
My sentiments exactly. Unfortunately, Giacomini did not always sing this well.
@@CasaErwin Singers are people, one should only judge them by their best performances. Today's "famous" singers, who always perform consistently, mostly sing second-rate consistently only.
@@ulrikewermann1268 I agree though consistently is important as well, if you only hit the high C 50% of the time (cough Domingo cough) you’re not a good tenor…
@@williammountfield8508 being a good tenor isnt all about hitting high C’s 🤦🏽♂️ that’s precisely why Domingo is arguably the most famous tenor ever.
@@faamanufuimaono7404 I know that it’s not all about the C I was just using that as an example, also being famous doesn’t mean you are any good…
May he rest in peace. What an incredible voice!!
Makes my ears and heart do a happy dance every 10 billion times I hear this.
Hoy se apagó una de las voces más extraordinarias de todos los tiempos. Me parece que no hay mejor forma de honrar su legado que escuchándole. Descanse en paz, maestro.
Gracias por recordar aquì este gran cantante , de gran voz y de gran humildad .
Noooooo
:(
Immense ténor
I was fortunate enough to have tickets for Part II of the Metropolitan Opera Centennial in 1983 in which Giuseppe Giacomini brought the house down with this same aria. There has never been a tenor who could sing this aria as beautifully. It brings tears.
with his thick tenor voice he masterfully attains the high notes perfectly placed in his mask without carrying too much of his chest voice. Just perfect!!!!
I feel like my judgement must be impaired because every time I listen to him sing this, it seems better than I remembered it! It's by far the best rendition. It's how dark it seems, how strong.
It's impossible to do it better. Bravo!
The dark timber of the voice suites this aria Thank you 😊🏴
Such a voice , such a human being. Farewell Maestro Giacomini.
Having seen both myself, and seeing what is on youtube, there is just no comparison. I wish Springer well- Giuseppe Giacomini, is the very best dramatic tenor since Del Monaco, and his voice is just much more powerful and "present" in theater then most tenors today. This Ch'ella mi creda is just simply the best I have heard in a long/long time, might even be the best. I say Bravo Giacomini!
Wonderful!!!, e un bravisimo tenore-dramatico con un tosto vocale lungo e bello!!!
BRAVO!!!
This made me weep, wow, so amazing!! He was born to sing this!!
He's just too fucking good. Deserved to be 1000% more renowned than he is.
Ouvindo pela enésima vez. É de chorar. Jesus, quanta beleza cabe numa voz! Perfeito.
Bellissimo, incredibile voce, una grande sorpresa. Uno splendore! Grande Giacomini!
Grandissimo, voce meravigliosa, forse dimenticato meritavi tanto, ora riposa in pace,
He was in "great voice" at this performance! This is late in life for a tenor, he has warmth and power and this is just a beautiful performance! Probably the best of this aria!
Grand ténor dramatique. Forse il più grande in questa registrazione.
I listen and I cry. So beautiful. He was the best.
I love this aria and have heard all the great renditions: Lauri-Volpi, Bjoerling, Pertile, Tagliavini, but none can compare with this, one of the greatest pieces of singing I have ever heard.
One of the wonders of our world.
Incredibile signori, quest'uomo era una potenza della natura, una voce unica e possente con degli acuti da far rizzare i capelli, di sicuro non ha ricevuto la fama che si meritava,a mio parere tanti tenori più famosi di lui, erano molto inferiori vocalmente, riposa in pace grande BEPI
Incredible sound!
Someone pass me my jaw? It's on the floor. Literally. I know you don't tackle this piece unless you CAN do it... but this was SO full-bodied it left me speechless.
Commuove! Spacca il cuore.. Mitico 😔
Such a sad news. One of the last great tenors. Rip Maestro
Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano
Sopra una nuova via di redenzione
Aspetterà ch'io torni
E passeranno i giorni
E passeranno i giorni
Ed io non tornerò
Ed io non tornerò
Minnie, della mia vita mio solo fiore
Minnie, che m'hai voluto tanto bene
Tanto bene
Ah, tu della mia vita mio solo fior
Che meraviglioso ! Giacomini's huge voice is well controlled here and his legato and phrasing are flawless.And those ringing B flats give me goosebumps. Che peccato that he was not more appreciated here in the USA.Nowadays,with what we have,he would have been king of all the dramatic tenor roles at the Met for instance.Bravissimo Maestro Giacomini ! Tante grazie,tante grazie.
Solo brividi… meraviglia pura
La sua voce risulta ingolata, il meglio lo ha dato negli anni 70/ 80, come Dick Johnson preferisco Franco Corelli Bruno Prevedi Aureliano Pertile Barry Morell Richard Tucker
Bruno Prevedi
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😂un ténor extraordinaire doté d'une voix ample et qualité avec des aigus percutants et d'une rare pureté, magnifique !!!❤
Simplemente espectacular… bravissimo el señor Giacomini
This is exactly what it is ! PERFECT This is unbelievable. Just that metallic and full sound that he has, it's piercing. His placement seems so on point. I'm just in awe. It's effortless. This is true art.
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My favorite rendition of this aria, bravo Maestro!
What a god among men. There are no voices like this anymore.
Thank you TH-cam. This one of my favorite arias but I never heard of Giacomini before last week. Preserving this performance is increduble.
Maravillosa voz potente y con ese toque oscuro. Muchas gracias por subir el video. Descanse en paz maestro.
Baritonal timbre in the middle range with a thrilling top. Absolutely great performance. Bravissimo
I don't think I've ever heard that aria done better.
You are right, it is better than corellis , Esta versión de Giuseppe Giacomini, para mi es mejor que la de Corelli con mucho
I wouldn't go so far as to say it's *better* than Correlli's, pero es igual de buena.
hugo pena Sólo una aclaración importante. La Escuela del Canto a la que Giacomini pertenece es a la misma de Corelli que es ultimadamente la de Lauri Volpi. Una escuela de voces cubiertas pero brillantes. Entre los críticos Corelli sigue estando por encima de Giacomini debido al filo de la voz o lo que los italianos llaman "Squillo". Corelli tenía una voz más grande y el brillo en sus agudos era impresionante.
Agreed.
alexgomez2 No estoy completamente de acuerdo. Me parece que impliques que la voz de Giacomini está sin "squillo" pero es posible escuchar tal squillo en las notas agudas a pesar de la calidad oscura de su voz.
Giuseppe Giacomini, molto bravo, grande tecnica e grande imposto della voce. Vanto Italiano
E' morto ieri, aveva 80anni.
Totally insane. Incredible.
Without a doubt my favorite performance of this aria. :)
the Best performance of thisAria, amazing, amazing!!!!!!!
BRAVO!!
Great and wonderful voice!!!!
Incredible, what a voice!
I'm actually not familiar with Giuseppe Giacomini, and I clicked on this video out of curiosity, and I am Impressed! A full, rich tenor, and solid in the highest notes! He compares favorably to the biggest names in opera. For this aria I would prefer Giacomini over Pavarotti, whose voice has brilliance but not as much body.
Damn, three times in a row just to make sure I heard right!!
Grande tenore e grande uomo... Love him!
Què maravilla!!!, un registro armònico, , llega al alma!!!
Gracias por subirlo a la red.
Che meraviglia, trasmette tantissimo ,emoziona e incanta.
A very special voice: dark, more like a baritone. The high notes are brilliant, with very much unexpected "squillo".
Listen to bjorling and you have two perfect performanced. Bjorlings squillo is to die for
He is a tenor
Barone Vitellio Scarpia or baritone with high notes:D
Barone Vitellio Scarpia well all baritones dont jave to sound the same bruh
@Barone Vitellio Scarpia My voice teacher used to say that Thomas Hampson was a tenor with no balls.
Dam, that was beautiful!
Che grande cantante....troppo breve carriera!!
He's amazing !!!
1:02 - this note blew me away
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIUSEPPE GIACOMINI BORN ON THIS DAY (SEPT. 7, 1940). YOURS IS THE GREAT VOICE OF THE CENTURY. H-B & MANY MORE.
I had never heard of this tenor before, but oh my what a magnificent voice.....
Yes, operatic singing perfection is indeed possible! This is it! Impeccable vocal technique within the scope of the Italian School, excellent Appoggio, excellent breath control, excellent aperto ma copero, excellent fiado, excellent phrasing and diction and what smooth cantabile. This is truly it folks: everything in one package! And a “manly” dramatic tenor voice! All the elements of perfection. Grazie infinite Maestro! Veramente bravissimo!
Meraviglioso Giuseppe !!!
This guy has performed this aria better than anyone else and I've listened to them all.
I totally agree
Una voz maravillosa, cubierta desde las notas graves hasta incluso las agudas, maravilloso registro que muchos pasaron por alto y no le dieron la connotación debida. grande Giuseppe
In my opinion, this is one of the most beautiful tenor arias and does Giacomini love it also.
Unfortunately I’ve never gotten too invested in opera but I think that’s going to change. I do not exaggerate when I say that the last high note made me shed tears and gave me goosebumps. Not to mention the emotions it made me feel. Just incredible
Legato that stratches from here to heaven,, propelled by glorious ringing high notes! This was thrillling singing made better by the seasoning of the gift!
I have just learned of the death of this great tenor. So sad. You brought us great joy. RIP
Unglaublich, unglaublich, unglaublichblich....
There cannot be a better interpretation of this aria, not here nor in any other planet, nor in any other galaxy.