Ecco, ridente in cielo : Eight great recordings : new restorations : coloured photos.: translation
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ย. 2024
- The aria Ecco ridente in cielo is from Rossini's opera The Barber of Seville.
The recordings on the video are as follows;
0:00 Fernando De Lucia Rec 1918
4:23 José Mojica Rec 1925
7:37 Tito Schipa Rec 1926
10:45 Giuseppe Di Stefano (live) Rec 1949 (Mexico)
14:13 Alfredo Kraus Rec date ?
17:53 Fritz Wunderlich Rec 1966
21:12 Luigi Alva Rec 1970?
24:32 Nicolai Gedda Rec 1974
I've tried to get the best from the audio but the De Lucia and Mojica recordings are still not very good. I've omitted the orchestral introduction on all but the first recording.
My TH-cam friend Rosa Angela who introduced to the singing of José Mojica has told me that after a successful career in music and film in the 1920s and 30s he gave all his wealth to the poor of Mexico and Peru and became a Priest.
Fernando De Lucia had the great honour of singing at the funeral of Enrico Caruso.
A translation of the aria is as follows;
Ecco, ridente in cielo
spunta la bella aurora,
e tu non sorgi ancora
e puoi dormir cosi'?
Sorgi, mia dolce speme,
vieni, bell'idol mio;
rendi men crudo, oh Dio,
lo stral che mi feri'.
Oh sorte! gia' veggo
quel caro sembiante;
quest'anima amante
ottenne pieta'.
Oh istante d'amore!
Oh dolce contento!
Felice momento
che eguale non ha!
Here, laughing in heaven
emerges the beautiful dawn,
and you are not awake yet
you can sleep like this?
Arise, my sweet hope,
come, my dear idol;
Render less painful, oh God,
The arrow that wounds me.
Oh destiny! I see now
that dear countenance;
this loving soul
has obtained mercy.
Oh moments of love!
Oh sweet contentedness!
Precious moment
It has no equal!
0:00 Fernando De Lucia Rec 1918 4:23 José Mojica Rec 1925 7:37 Tito Schipa Rec 1926 10:45 Giuseppe Di Stefano (live) Rec 1949 (Mexico) 14:13 Alfredo Kraus Rec date ? 17:53 Fritz Wunderlich Rec 1966 21:12 Luigi Alva Rec 1970? 24:32 Nicolai Gedda Rec 1974
Jadlowker "1912" recording of the aria has been posted by many people.
Maravillosa compilación, mi favorito es Luigi Alva , lo ví en vivo y. estreche su mano , como buen Peruano muy gentil y amable !
Thanks for listening Ricardo I'm glad that you like the selection.
That's a nice memory to have of Luigi Alva. He was a wonderful singer and still alive aged, I think, 96.
elegance, measure, crystalline diction, time.... in short, true art, just one name ALFREDO KRAUS
Thanks for listening and for your comment Massimo.
What a wonderful compilation video. All of singers have sang perfect rendition each.
Wunderlich's German text is so powerful.
Michael! Song time table!!
Thanks for listening Chang, I'm glad that you like the video. Yes, I'll be doing the comment with times shortly, I decided to have a sit in the sun before the forecast thunderstorms arrive. I'll contact you later about your own recent video.
@@michaelmcgrailengland Jadlowker sang 96 times at the Met. opera and in 1910 was singing the Cav. as Caruso was Canio in the Pagliacci. They knew each other and Caruso was a admirer also of Jadlowker and of course vica versa!
Hello Chang, I've caught up with your videos at last and enjoyed them very much, the Hydrangea parks are beautiful. I like all the music that you've chosen but the star of the show is, of course, Rachmaninoff.
@@michaelmcgrailengland Thank you Michael! Good sweet night!!
Hello Chang, I've just been enjoying your latest videos. The flower gardens and music are great but I bet you can't wait for the weather to change so that you can get back into the mountains.
Welcome!! Precious selection. Always beautiful art-work. Thanks for sharing this excellent post. Masterful and unforgettable voices.
It's my pleasure Rosa. I'm really pleased that you like it and thanks for introducing me to the singing of José Mojica.
@@michaelmcgrailengland My pleasure 😊🌹
de Lucia has more fantasy than any of the others, he surprises us all the time. A wonderful memento of singing can be.
Thanks for listening and for your comment Olof. Have you heard De Lucia's recording of Pieta Signora? He sang it at Caruso's funeral in 1921 and does it in his own very individual way. If you wanted to listen to it this is a link to a video I uploaded that includes the recording.
th-cam.com/video/EN-f6KKWL60/w-d-xo.html
@@michaelmcgrailengland Yes, i know it and admire his version.
What a nice compilation of brilliant voices from the past. Brilliant!!! Michael McGrail GENIUS.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍...
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Thanks for listening Isaiah I'm glad you like the video, it's always nice to get your comments.
Un ottimo Lavoro. Grazie di cuore.
It's my pleasure Eugenio, thank you for listening, I'm very pleased that you enjoyed the video.
What a perfect collection to finish off a hot and sticky weekend-cool ,smooth and flittering like butterflies -l don’t know if that’s the correct way to describe them but that’s how l see (?) them -ty .
Thanks for listening Marian, I'm glad that you like the video and I think that your "flittering butterflies" describes it perfectly!
Since you included great singers of long ago, it's only IMO that you someday hear the wonderful tenor, a big voiced spinto "Herman Jadlowker", (in this aria,) a tenor back then who included in his Rep. (As many did back then, " like Slezak " ) His recording of it for a large voice is one of the greats for it, great also for his cadenza's and his ability at trills also.) He was born in 1877 (and Caruso was a great fan of his) and when around 1910 Jadlowker was singing at the Met. , Caruso and a friend attended and where told (by the probably young usher) at the Met. not to yell Bravo so loudly, as Caruso was so moved by tenor Jadlowker, he and the other man, his good friend both giving Jadlowker many Bravo's, causing the not in the know usher to approach them!!!
I mean above, they included Lyric roles also not just verismo roles.
Of courses Slezak didn't sing the aria or opera that I know of but he could sing Lyrically as did Jadlokwer, it seems back then many singers sang both big verismo and Lyric roles, today that isn't done much anymore .
Thanks for your message. Yes, I've heard of Jadlowker but I've never actually listened to him, I've always tended to stick to my old favourites like Caruso, McCormack, Schmidt, Tauber Gigli and Bjorling but I have extended to some extent since I started my TH-cam channel and people like yourself have recommended other singers.
I have listened to Jadlowker now and, as you say, he was a great singer. I might do another video of this aria and include him and another that I missed that a very nice Russian lady has mentioned, Sergey Lemeshev which is also a very fine recording.
That's an intereseting story about Caruso.
Really interesting, and enjoying some clips of his singing on TH-cam, it’s great to be able to enjoy these different voices and styles! Thankyou.
Merci pour ce partage anthologique et historique!❤❤❤❤
It's my pleasure, thank you for listening, I'm glad that you enjoyed the video.
That‘s such a beautiful aria you chose for your latest video, Michael, a tidbit for every tenor with a shining, smooth and agile lyrical voice…
As usual I’ve secretly picked my favourites (which was very hard this time) but please, let this stay between just the two of us since all of the singers and renditions have their personal, undeniable merits… 😉 … the most unexpected „discovery“ being José Mojica…
All of your choices were excellent, showing a very nice variety of voices and singing styles - and most of them (the recordings, not the singers) were actually new to me…
Very delightful! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Brilliant sound and lovely photos…
Thank you very much for the marvelous video! 🙏🍀
Sehr schön anzuhören. Die Gesamtaufnahme vom "Barbier" gibt es auch von 1959 am 1.Weihnachtstag, wo Erika Köth, Fritz Wunderlich, Hermann Prey, Hans Hotter und Andere sangen. Diese Arie, 7 Jahre später hörte ich noch nicht. Die beiden ersten Sänger kannte ich noch nicht. Die älteste Aufnahme ist schon 105 Jahre, Wunderschön.💖✍🦋🦋🎶🎵🎵🎼
It's my pleasure as always Harriet, I'm glad that you enjoyed the video. Another TH-cam friend Rosa Angela introduced me to Jose Mojica, I hadn't heard of him before. I must say that the Fritz Wunderlich recording is excellent!! ☘☘☘
@@erikaskolovin-erven8136 Thanks for listening Erika, I'm glad that you enjoyed the video.
@@michaelmcgrailengland
That was very well done by Rosa Angela! I find her comments often on various channels; she must be a lovely lady and I‘m therefore happy that she‘s one of your faithful subscribers!
Just lately I had a conversation with a listener (not present on your channel) who wrote how much he resented translations in opera, because they are always inferior to the original. They often are, though, in my opinion, not always, not when they are well done. I didn‘t think much about it; subject was an Italian aria sung by Heinrich Schlusnus, and the listener mentioned that he was glad Schlusnus didn‘t perform in German. So far, so good.
His next comment was about an aria from „Mignon“ performed by Lotte Lehmann - in German. We all know that the original libretto is in French, but the aria is the first verse of a famous German poem by Goethe, which means that actually the German lyrics were the original ones and the libretto used a translation.
I then stumbled over more of this gentleman‘s comments where he‘s full of praise for Italian versions of French operas…
So, obviously, his ranting wasn‘t about translations at all, he just hates the German language but doesn‘t want to admit it. The hypocrite! I almost laughed out loud when I realized how I fell for his bogus arguments.
To cut a long story short, I completely agree that Fritz Wunderlich‘s singing was excellent! But I must admit that in my opinion the German translation got in the way somehow… It wasn‘t exactly a lucky strike, often using mutated vowels (like Ü - it was mainly Üs) in prominent parts of phrases, even in coloratura, where these vowels simply don‘t sound beneficial…
So, yes, in this case I would have much preferred had he performed in Italian. But since this obviously wasn‘t an option, he took on the challenge and made the best of what he got - and really, his voice is absolutely marvelous.
Now that you are probably suitably bored, I‘m finally done with my babbling. 😃
Thank you for your always kind answers! And for all of your great posts! And for not mentioning that I can be a terrible nuisance…
As always, warm regards!!! 🍀🌹🌞🌺🌼🍀
@@erikaskolovin-erven8136
Das ist ein sehr schöner Hinweis von Ihnen mit dieser Gesamtaufnahme!
Allein schon die Namen Wunderlich, Köth, Prey und Hotter (mal nicht mit Wagner!) lassen auf höchste Qualität schließen!
Vielleicht ist diese Aufnahme ja auch auf TH-cam zu finden; ich werde mal nachschauen.
Zeit für eine Gesamtaufnahme habe ich momentan nicht, schaffe es kaum, bei den für mich wichtigsten Kanälen auf dem Laufenden zu bleiben. Aber es kommen ja - hoffentlich - auch wieder andere Zeiten mit mehr Mußestunden…
Alles Gute und viele liebe Grüße! 🍀🍀🍀
Ich freue mich, dass auch Sie zwei Sänger entdeckt haben, die Sie noch nicht kannten!
TODOS ABSULUTAMENTE MARAVILLOSOS. A ESTE GRUPO AÑADIRÍA A FLOREZ Y A RAÚL GIMÉNEZ.
Thanks for listening and for your comment Antonio.
@@michaelmcgrailengland thank you for your wonderful work, Michael. Hugs.
@@antonioantonio-no2uc It's my pleasure Antonio, thanks for your kind words, I really appreciate them. Best regards from Yorkshire, England.
I’m surprised to see that a gave a thumbs up to this session before as I’m just listening for the first time! Lovely selection and after all the real archive recordings Gedda’s version seems so recent! Couldn’t possibly pick a favourite, Luigi Alva and Fritz up there of course! Lovely start to the day, thankyou Michael 🙏
It's my pleasure Sheila, I'm glad that you enjoyed the video, Unfortunately neither Caruso, McCormack nor Bjorling tackled this aria, I'm sure John McCormack could have made a good job of it.
I'm having a bit of a rest at the moment because on 1st Sept TH-cam made some changes that have badly effected my channel and, presumably, a lot of others. They've stopped recommending my videos and, as a result, views are less than half and subscribers have stopped increasing. I expect that they would like to be rid of minority interest channels and just have those that attract the masses and give them a large income from advertisers. Money always seems to be the main driving force with the big companies.
Thanks again for listening.
@@michaelmcgrailengland that’s too bad Michael , but thank goodness we have so much of your output, presumably it won’t disappear altogether?
@@sheilamillar Hopefully it will stay there but it's impossible to contact anybody who really knows what's happening.
Wonderful. They are all great, but i love Alva best and next Kraus.
Thanks for listening, I'm glad that you enjoyed the video.
Of these 8 recordings I preferSchipa's. A special shoutout goes to De Lucia for the most unique interpretation.
Thanks for listening and for your comment.
Hello Michael, I see you've been working very hard to bring out the best in these recordings and wonderful photographs. I'm far from being an expert but I wonder was De Lucia's interpretation and style closer to what Rossini wanted?
Hello Seamus, thanks for listening, I'm glad that you like the video.
To be honest, I know very little about the technical side of singing and providing there are no obvious technical imperfections and I like the sound of it that's good enough for me. I like the way Fernando De Lucia interprets the music and I think Rossini could well have approved. De Lucia had the great honour of singing at Caruso's funeral in 1921. Unfortunately many of his recordings were made as far back as 1902 and are difficult to enhance.
Thanks again for listening.
No one like Tito Schipa.
Thanks for listening and for your comment Francis.
Dimitri Smirnov was a renowned Singer of this role all over the World, from La Scala Covent Garden Bolshoi Marinsky Berlin Warsaw Paris and the US why is he not here. He was also able to sing Lohengrin with great success, so to Hermann Jadlowker.
Thanks for listening. I like Dmitri Smirnov but I don't have a recording of him singing this aria. A TH-cam friend in America, Shicoff1, mentioned Hermann Jadlowker and I uploaded his recording separately. th-cam.com/video/awugIWHUZaQ/w-d-xo.html
Si la opera es teatro en música es muy importante la creación del personaje no solo con la voz. Algunos tenores solo ven en Almaviva a un gran señor y nos dan una versión elegante refinada y... aburrida. Otros han captado al ´pícaro que subyace en el personaje y entonces se logra lo que Rossini perseguía en una opera buffa. Los que mejor lo hicieron no están. Y además pocos tenían la agilidad para hacer el rondó final "Cessa di piu resistere! y lo suprimían. Me quedo con Florez.
Thanks for listening and for your comment Lydia, I'm sorry that you didn't enjoy the video.
@@michaelmcgrailengland I do enjoy the video. Sigo en español. No estoy de acuerdo con los comentarios especialmente con los fanaticos de algunos tenores que ponen todas las notas pero no te sacan una sonrisa.
I still think Ugo Benelli's rendition is one of the best in modern recordings, so there.
Thanks for listening. Ugo Benelli's recording is excellent.
Kraus and Wunderlich, the most perfect. Pippo had a very large and loud voice. I saw him live about ten times I'm a real fan - he was always heard very clearly even over a Puccini orchestra. Not really suited for Rossini.
Thanks for listening and for your comment Carmen.
Young Pippo was Greatest 🎉❤
Thanks for listening and for your comment Michael.
What a nice garland, dear Michael!
After Luigi Alva I was surprised to find this aria performed by Sergey Lemeshev in Russian. Performed very good, I must say..
th-cam.com/video/s_dGuJdLNUM/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for listening Elena, I'm glad that you like the video. I would certainly have included Sergey Lemeshev if I had known about it, it's a wonderful recording . I think I'll do that separately and put a link to it in this video description.