I have the Solti recording of Allen as the Count, Kiri TK as the Countess, Lucia Popp etc Gorgeous, and this aria in that recording is peerless. I have yet to hear a baritone control the triplets as well as he does and none that have the clarity of the F# at the climax.
That f#, as I mentioned above, makes the aria, in my opinion. I've never heard anyone do it as well. As to your point, I wish Wolfie had found a way to sustain it for, say, several bars (as he did in the tenor aria in Giovanni "Il mio tesoro." )
Sir Thomas Allen is incomparable as the Count and Don Giovanni.
That wig somehow undermines everything in the aria. 😂
Exactly. One of the countless examples of how modern designers, directors and producers are allowed to destroy opera.
Did Spanish counts of that era even wear such wigs?
Jean Pierre Ponnelle is pretty damn good...
It’s HILARIOUS though, highlights the Count’s total lack of self-awareness
@@theKobus Yes! The Marriage of Figaro is a mockery of the nobility of its time. The Count IS a fool.
I have the Solti recording of Allen as the Count, Kiri TK as the Countess, Lucia Popp etc Gorgeous, and this aria in that recording is peerless. I have yet to hear a baritone control the triplets as well as he does and none that have the clarity of the F# at the climax.
The best Almaviva!!!
thomas allen smashed this performance of italian words!!!!!!!!!! should be the next eurovision act
This is perfection.
Excellent Count…paced well so that the f# didn’t over shadow the remainder of the aria in terms breath and energy.
Levine must get some credit for that.
That f#, as I mentioned above, makes the aria, in my opinion. I've never heard anyone do it as well. As to your point, I wish Wolfie had found a way to sustain it for, say, several bars (as he did in the tenor aria in Giovanni "Il mio tesoro." )
Bravissimo
He knows that his lows are a bit thin, but doesn't distort to get them sounding growly...unified top to bottom.
bravo
Bravo
Great 👌👌👌
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼