Lovely! I'd heard Corelli speak a number of times (not in person!) and so I was not surprised at the lightness of his speaking voice (compared to his singing voice) but it was a surprise to hear how much deeper Bastianini's speaking voice was compared to his singing. This entire post is wonderful. Thank you!
I believe the deepness of Bastianini’s speaking voice came from the fact that at one point, he trained as a bass/bass-baritone before becoming a Verdi/dramatic baritone, and most of those guys tend to have quite low speaking voices as well (as always, there are exceptions to this rule, but it generally is the case that they have deep speaking/singing voices. Leonard Warren is an exception to this rule, to an extent). Mario Del Monaco was also similar to Corelli in that he had a much lighter and somewhat higher pitched speaking voice compared to his powerful dramatic tenor singing voice.
@@FrancoCorelliInfoCenter Franco had so much to learn in the early years of his career___including French, and English, and all that must be involved in mastering a new opera. Really quite astounding, when I think about how much he had to acquire and so quickly . He was truly amazing at many levels, yet in this interview he is forthright and open. A great thank you to Graziano for sharing his cousin’s legacy.
He was really phenomenal! After his retirement he might as well have published some self-help book on how to get 30 hours out of 24 and be amazingly productive. :D Learning incredibly demanding roles in a matter of weeks, and in the meantime perform 10-12 different operas from his usual repertoire within a few months, while travelling the world (often driving thousands of kilometres by car), and still keeping in shape, designing his own costumes, doing his own make-up, and even having time for his many hobbies? Who else can pull this off!?
Agreed. A lot of dramatic/Verdi tenors do have lower speaking voices compared to their singing voices, but Mario Del Monaco was very different in that he had a lighter speaking voice compared to his singing voice, similar to Corelli.
@bradycall1889 interesting that you bring that up, he actually did train and was a bass at one point before switching over into dramatic baritone. Mario Del Monaco was also similar to Corelli in that he had a much much lighter speaking voice compared to his singing voice.
@@FrancoCorelliInfoCenter No wonder ! he always sounded to me like he could sing bass if he wanted, now I know he was indeed a Bass originally, Thank you.
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Lovely! I'd heard Corelli speak a number of times (not in person!) and so I was not surprised at the lightness of his speaking voice (compared to his singing voice) but it was a surprise to hear how much deeper Bastianini's speaking voice was compared to his singing.
This entire post is wonderful. Thank you!
I believe the deepness of Bastianini’s speaking voice came from the fact that at one point, he trained as a bass/bass-baritone before becoming a Verdi/dramatic baritone, and most of those guys tend to have quite low speaking voices as well (as always, there are exceptions to this rule, but it generally is the case that they have deep speaking/singing voices. Leonard Warren is an exception to this rule, to an extent).
Mario Del Monaco was also similar to Corelli in that he had a much lighter and somewhat higher pitched speaking voice compared to his powerful dramatic tenor singing voice.
This is gold. I never thought I'd hear Bastianini speaking, and I'd never guess his speaking voice was like this.
Можно сказать что голос суровый,если не знать какой певец мягкосердечный
He is former bass.
Molte grazie.
Thanks for sharing !!!
I am amazed that you found this! What a gem! And English! Thank you so much! Wonderful!
This too comes from Graziano's treasury, I just added the translation.
@@FrancoCorelliInfoCenter Franco had so much to learn in the early years of his career___including French, and English, and all that must be involved in mastering a new opera. Really quite astounding, when I think about how much he had to acquire and so quickly . He was truly amazing at many levels, yet in this interview he is forthright and open. A great thank you to Graziano for sharing his cousin’s legacy.
He was really phenomenal! After his retirement he might as well have published some self-help book on how to get 30 hours out of 24 and be amazingly productive. :D Learning incredibly demanding roles in a matter of weeks, and in the meantime perform 10-12 different operas from his usual repertoire within a few months, while travelling the world (often driving thousands of kilometres by car), and still keeping in shape, designing his own costumes, doing his own make-up, and even having time for his many hobbies? Who else can pull this off!?
@@FrancoCorelliInfoCenter He was a genius, an overused word, but in Corelli's case, truly apt.
Yes. I agree. I think he must have been highly intelligent as well as gifted!
Bravo!
Ettore was a bass before singing dramatic/Verdi baritone
Agreed.
A lot of dramatic/Verdi tenors do have lower speaking voices compared to their singing voices, but Mario Del Monaco was very different in that he had a lighter speaking voice compared to his singing voice, similar to Corelli.
La voce del grande Bastianini era semplicemente devastante.
Bastianini speaking voice sounds like basso profundo and Corelli seems to be at least 2 m tall.
Maybe Bastianini doesn't sound like a basso profondo when he speaks, probably just a regular bass.
Corelli was 1,85m tall.
@bradycall1889 interesting that you bring that up, he actually did train and was a bass at one point before switching over into dramatic baritone.
Mario Del Monaco was also similar to Corelli in that he had a much much lighter speaking voice compared to his singing voice.
My God!!!! is this how Bastianini spoke !!!! was this guy actually a Bass???? is it normal for a Baritone to speak so deeply?
Well, he did start out as a bass, and was already quite successful throughout the 1940s until he switched to baritone roles in 1952.
@@FrancoCorelliInfoCenter No wonder ! he always sounded to me like he could sing bass if he wanted, now I know he was indeed a Bass originally, Thank you.