Each tenor adds a unique stroke to this masterpiece of an aria. There is something about Domingos musicality that just does it for me. Jussi however just effortlessly glides in this aria. What a world we live in where there is this much beauty ❤
@@PippaAT Compare his "speeking" for example with Guiseppe di Stefano! The problem is: if a voice is great and wide or broad, the voice is not good to understand. O.k. the sound can be amazing...
Sono tutti bravi, ma ascoltando Gigli a occhi chiusi percepisci la rotondità di una voce calda, sicura, avvolgente e brunita. Nessuna incertezza e un legato magnifico. Jussi è altrettanto bravo.
Ho letto che alcuni scrivono manca questo questo è più bravo di un altro in certe compilation a volte capita che manca qualcuno ma quello che voglio dire è che nell ascoltare queste voci ognuna manda emozioni e purtroppo oggi voci così ce le scordiamo quindi ammiriamoli tutti indistintamente perché chi tanto chi poco anno fatto la storia della lirica
I said it many times that you cannot rate artists/musicians. This is not high jumping or a 100 meter dash! Just enjoy. Life is sad nowadays so treasure all of these.
I'd never heard of Donald Smith... but what a magnificent voice and interpretation! One of the best in this great line-up. Thank you for sharing this...
@@xxsaruman82xx87 I presume you are no Teacher..Pavarotti had the perfect Bel Canto voice.. Smith is very fine but not in the same class as an Artist...
@@rationalsceptic7634 si a ti te parece mejor Pavarotti está bien, pero el aria Amor ti vieta no es un aria de bel canto, pertenece al repertorio verista
No one can be compared to Jussi Björling❤ No one can, like Jussi, highlight the melancholic sensitivity of the Nordic voice and at the same time restrain its enormous strength.
Thank you for this video, and for introducing me to Donald Smith who I hadn't heard. All have positives and shouldn't be compared, one can only make very subjective judgements. This aria is very beautiful and I would be happy listening to any of these great tenors. My favorite is Corelli.
As a boy soprano in the Australian Opera for several years, I had the privilege of being on stage with Donald Smith. Hearing him sing was a glorious and utterly unforgettable experience. He was a phenomenal Calaf, Cavaradossi, Manrico and Duke - among numerous other roles. He had the best top voice of any tenor I have ever heard - it opened up and up to produce the most enormous, lyrical tone. (Peter Wyllie Johnston)
Yeah, Donald Smith was one of the greats. I had the wonderful experience of being a rehearsal pianist for Don for four years during my time as a piano student at the Queensland Conservatorium.
Bjorling for ever!!! The Best!! Grandiosos Corelli, Del Monaco y los demás... En Jussi Bjorling y Beniamino Gigli se nota la fluidez del canto sus voces emanan sin dificultad sin quiebres ni esfuerzos, y eso es cantar; no solo llegar a las notas; sino como llegar y gustar...
@@oskarlina5912 Maravilloso Franco Corelli, obvio es una voz enorme de grande y es todo un Tsunami cuando larga todo ese torrente vocal. A mí gusto; Gigli y Bjorling son la medida justa de como se debe cantar. Timbre de voz, agudeza, notas perfectas y musicalidad sin estruendos.
Fedora is a verismo opera not bel canto,while all singers here are great,I’d prefer likes of del monaco,Corelli true verismo singers,after that gigli who could cross bel Canto to verismo with ease
Please add more! Taglivini, Gedda, Kraus, di Stefano, Aragall. I know I'm forgetting some. Bergonzi? Yes, even Lanza. What a treat this was! I have never heard Smith before. He was wonderful.
Donald Smith was a revelation, the first five are the gold standard, it doesn't get any better, Corelli, Gigli, Bjorling, MDM, they can't even top each other. Though the Pavarotti version was nothing to sneeze at either.
Thanks for the very complimentary comment on this video. There are of course many other great tenors on the wold stage that one could choose from; These are just a few of my favourites, especially Donald Smith. This great Australian tenor (Dr Donald Sydney Smith OBE), had a wonderful career spanning over 50 years as a professional opera singer. Although having suffered a stroke in his late 60's, he recovered sufficiently to still be singing and performing, well into his 70's, before is death at age 78. On one such occasion Donald performed outdoors at the Piazza Venue at World Expo 88. Incredibly, although still unable to walk unassisted, or speak clearly, (he sounded like he had been drinking), he was nevertheless still able to produce his magnificent sound with much of his former power, clarity and emotion.
I have-to agree - even though this Compilation is not a Competition. Domingo & Smith are "right-up-there" too, here. These magnificent singers may be forgiven errors in their own life. Gigli recorded nationalistic & militaristic songs in support-of the Mussolini Era invasion of Ethiopia. Domingo disgraced himself with Women. But, put all that aside & just listen: This Aria urges Love, to forgive. And Bjoerling is the Only Tenor who makes me Cry.
Wonderful to hear all the tenors from the past - a real keepsake. The world of today is still producing good tenors and I hope many more to come. Everyone has their own choice of voice and that is the real beauty in this world. Like a painting that an artist paints some people think it great and others not. Peoples Choice but still grand.
Agree. I cannot get this Melody out my mind, either. The word-play in the 《paroles》 certainly helps. These are all such brave men. Isn't that a knock-out photo of Kaufmann? What a beautiful man. Think of all the proud moms & dads of these amazing men who discovered the realization of their Power in the Arts.
I heard Donald Smith sing in Trovatore in the Melbourne Palais! Loris Elms was in the same production. He was truly great. The best ever Australian tenor by far! What a singer!
I love these compilations! A chance to hear singers I don't know. It's just fun to hear the differences. I understand why people love Jussi, his warmth. Surely this is not Corelli's best performance? although I liked the variety of his dynamics (too many tenors sing heroic arias heroically from beginning to end). Donald Smith -- what a great ringing sound! thanks for including him. It's also interesting to hear so clearly how one vowel sound can radically color the voice - and not always successfully.
All great tenor voices, mix of Dramatic, Spinto and Lyric for me Bjorling, Gigli, Corelli, but if pushed to select one Bjorling, effortless singing, great technique, honey toned voice, emotional performance, combines best of lyric and spinto tenors in a unique voice.
I was very impressed w Donald Smith; however, I thought the Tenor who shined the most was Mario Del Monaco. Great collection. And of course, many other great Tenors were not there, as there are so many.
An incredible melody always sends shivers down my spine. Eine unglaubliche Melodie mir läuft immer ein Schauer über den Rücken. Una melodia incredibile Ho sempre un brivido lungo la schiena.
Donald Smith - WOW, He was the first live operatic tenor I saw in Sydney as a young man and thought then that he had a wonderful voice. Many many thanks for this memory. I wonder if the great McCormack ever recorded this?
IMHO disagree. Gigli understands each phrase more deeply , including the colors of the words, true stresses, and little decrescendi and portamenti that give polish and elegance. As astonishing as Björling always is, here his vocal production is not his usual glorious consistency: sometimes cover is not anticipated, some parts a bit too open , including looser breath; but nice phrasing and sense of melody. Forget all the rest.
This of course is just a sample of some of the worlds greatest tenors singing 'Amor Ti Vieta'. The aria is short and sweet, but allows the tenor to show great passion in their interpretation, regardless of the type of voice of the tenor. Appreciate you constructive comments.
Nessun commento dinnanzi a tale bravura,,, tuttiiiiiiiiii ,,,,,,, hanno lasciato un segno indelebile con la loro voce. Non avremo più tale bellezza di voce,,
Ha gustado muchísimo Jussi bellísima voz, luego Beniamino por su expresividad , del Mónaco por su potencia...en fín podría resaltar cosas de cada una de estas fantásticas voces.
The Australian tenor Donald Smith O.B.E. was regarded as the greatest operatic tenor voice produced out of that country in the Twentieth Century. He had a career that spanned some fifty years with a repertoire of over fifty major principal roles. His international career included the countries England, Canada and Mexico.
They were all great singers, my grandfather introduced me to opera, and I was hooked at the age of five, it was Beniamino Gigli, I can still picture it today sat on his knee. Thanks a lot and keep them coming.
I was an apprentice printer in Melbourne in the 70's and spent all my money on opera and concerts of course everyone knew I was mad. I for one thank you sincerely for what you and your dad gave to the world-thank you.
Each tenor adds a unique stroke to this masterpiece of an aria. There is something about Domingos musicality that just does it for me. Jussi however just effortlessly glides in this aria.
What a world we live in where there is this much beauty ❤
It makes me so sad that we should have had another 20 years listening to beloved Jussi at his best. God rest his dear soul.
Who can resist that magnificent sound of Corelli?
The best ❤️
I can resist, because his bad handling of the italian language
@@michaelfuting2403Even though he was Italian?
@@PippaAT Compare his "speeking" for example with Guiseppe di Stefano! The problem is: if a voice is great and wide or broad, the voice is not good to understand.
O.k. the sound can be amazing...
Oh, Jussi, Jussi, Jussi. That pure, beautiful voice, unforced artistry. Sublime.
Jussi Bjorling, no one came even close!
None other can compare!
So, so beautiful.
@@ramonavandermerwe1159I agree
Bjorling ≠ spinto
La dolcezza di Gigli e la bellezza di Bjorling, un' ascolto di grande piacere. ❤❤🥀🥀
Corelli makes me cry every time as if I'm hearing him for the first time
Sono tutti bravi, ma ascoltando Gigli a occhi chiusi percepisci la rotondità di una voce calda, sicura, avvolgente e brunita. Nessuna incertezza e un legato magnifico. Jussi è altrettanto bravo.
Pavarotti è il più grande
Pavarotti non è all'altezza di Beniamino Gigli Jussi Bjorling Franco Corelli.
Para mi los mejores son Gigli y Bjorling.
Ho letto che alcuni scrivono manca questo questo è più bravo di un altro in certe compilation a volte capita che manca qualcuno ma quello che voglio dire è che nell ascoltare queste voci ognuna manda emozioni e purtroppo oggi voci così ce le scordiamo quindi ammiriamoli tutti indistintamente perché chi tanto chi poco anno fatto la storia della lirica
Non avrei mai messo.Villazon Carreras Kaufmann Domingo, al loro posto Di Stefano Pertile Prevedi Masini.
Complimenti per la sua osservazione,,, cordialità
I said it many times that you cannot rate artists/musicians. This is not high jumping or a 100 meter dash! Just enjoy. Life is sad nowadays so treasure all of these.
Bellissime voci e interpretazioni tutti. Ma la mia preferenza va sicuramente a Franco Corelli. Con la sua voce trasmette emozioni uniche. Grande. ❤❤❤
fermo restando che era l'aria di Aureliano Pertile,Jussi li sovrasta tutti......Pav e Corelli magnifici,una sorpresa Villazòn
It is fitting that Donald Smith be listed among these great tenors!
Indeed, what a voice! But more than that - he's much better than Domingo, Carreras, Villazon, Kaufmann and Pavarotti.
Corelli is so great, hard to compare to anyone else.
th-cam.com/video/wl9hdC-Z2Yo/w-d-xo.html 😊
No se trata de comparar, es cuestión de gustos
Vero. Ognuno di noi ha il proprio preferito ma la voce di Corelli è di un altro mondo. Unico. ❤❤❤
@@PinaOliva-dp1ig insomma unico, ha quel difetto delle vocali chiuse, come Del Monaco le ha troppo aperte.
Björling is outstanding as always.
Donald Smith blowed me away! I need to hear more! That was brillant.
Yes Grate voice. Can also recommend Vladimir Atlantov?
Amazing!!!! Never heard him before!!!!
My favourite aria....it really proves what a tenor can be.. I think Corelli's pathos and incredible breathing wins my ears and my heart.
Grazie. signore. Dio. Di. Averci. Dato. Queste. Voci. ,. Un. Grazie. Ai. Social. Che. Danno. Questa. Opportunità. Di. Ascoltarli,,,
Beautifully done...And, Smith, someone I never heard of. What a glorious voice!!
My thought exactly!
Totally surprised by this voice. Beautiful.
Jussi Bjorling is the best here by a country mile. The right balance of sweetness and power.
Oh, I do so agree.
Me encanta la voz de Jussi.❤
Yess!
Power?
I'd never heard of Donald Smith... but what a magnificent voice and interpretation! One of the best in this great line-up. Thank you for sharing this...
Absolutely. He's much better than Domingo, Carreras, Villazon, Kaufmann and Pavarotti.
@@xxsaruman82xx87
I presume you are no Teacher..Pavarotti had the perfect Bel Canto voice..
Smith is very fine but not in the same class as an Artist...
@@rationalsceptic7634 I’m not talking about technique, but fach. Pavarotti was never suited for heavy verismo roles
Smith is truly a revelation!
@@rationalsceptic7634 si a ti te parece mejor Pavarotti está bien, pero el aria Amor ti vieta no es un aria de bel canto, pertenece al repertorio verista
Tutti grandi. Molto diversi. Svettano Del Monaco, Corelli, Gigli
Bruno Prevedi th-cam.com/video/BlTZy751Xqo/w-d-xo.html
Many tenors can scream through NESSUN DORMA, but one has to have the voice to sing this magnificent aria!!!
My favorite, Gigli. What a treat to hear him. We're so lucky to have these recordings....
Corelli, Pavarotti, Boerling, en fin todos.
Desde Cartago Costa Rica
25/01/23
All these great men were blessed with a God given talent to use their voices as an inspiration to us all.
رحل هؤلاء العظام وبقيت اصواتهم الساحرة خالدة اللهم ارقدهم في قبورهم بسلام
وأدام الله عليك الصحة والعافية. السلام للجميع!!
No one can be compared to Jussi Björling❤ No one can, like Jussi, highlight the melancholic sensitivity of the Nordic voice and at the same time restrain its enormous strength.
All great Tenors. Jussi, Beniamino. Luciano, Franco, are my top Tenors.
Jussi is the best tenor in a gallery of kings
Thank you for this video, and for introducing me to Donald Smith who I hadn't heard. All have positives and shouldn't be compared, one can only make very subjective judgements. This aria is very beautiful and I would be happy listening to any of these great tenors. My favorite is Corelli.
Jussi was exclusive.What beautifully voice.,but all were or are Magnifica.Pipo de Texas
As a boy soprano in the Australian Opera for several years, I had the privilege of being on stage with Donald Smith. Hearing him sing was a glorious and utterly unforgettable experience. He was a phenomenal Calaf, Cavaradossi, Manrico and Duke - among numerous other roles. He had the best top voice of any tenor I have ever heard - it opened up and up to produce the most enormous, lyrical tone. (Peter Wyllie Johnston)
Yeah, Donald Smith was one of the greats. I had the wonderful experience of being a rehearsal pianist for Don for four years during my time as a piano student at the Queensland Conservatorium.
@@johnely5050 u nice to hear your reply I remember you also had a glorious voice maybe you hopefully still have it how are you
What a wonderful tribute to Donald Smith. I can hear in his clarion voice everything that you reveal.
Jussi Bjorling N. 1!
Grandissimo
What a magnificent compilation, they all add something to this song. A bellcanto voice like Beniamino Gili is perfect for this.
Bjorling for ever!!! The Best!! Grandiosos Corelli, Del Monaco y los demás...
En Jussi Bjorling y Beniamino Gigli se nota la fluidez del canto sus voces emanan sin dificultad sin quiebres ni esfuerzos, y eso es cantar; no solo llegar a las notas; sino como llegar y gustar...
Me inclino hacia lo mismo... gracias...
adn this ? th-cam.com/video/n7VEBD0-T4Q/w-d-xo.html
Corelli is the best ever..
@@oskarlina5912 Maravilloso Franco Corelli, obvio es una voz enorme de grande y es todo un Tsunami cuando larga todo ese torrente vocal. A mí gusto; Gigli y Bjorling son la medida justa de como se debe cantar. Timbre de voz, agudeza, notas perfectas y musicalidad sin estruendos.
The beauty of bel canto best expressed by Gigli and Bjoerling!!
If you chose one of them, which one you will pick up?
@@davidglzhangzhang1049
Björling og course.
Je ne saurais lequel choisir
O K. Entièrement d'accord avec vous.
Fedora is a verismo opera not bel canto,while all singers here are great,I’d prefer likes of del monaco,Corelli true verismo singers,after that gigli who could cross bel Canto to verismo with ease
GIGLI......the king of tenors.
Jussi Bjorling in a league of his own.
Well said!
Jussi Bjöerling the best...
Thank you for introducing me to Donald Smith !
Jussi - the one and only!!!!
I like Corelli’s rendition. The sorrow in his voice fits well with the song.
Jussi is undoubtedly the best!
Donald Smith was terrific. My favourite is Mario del Monaco.
Gigli is the most completed his bel canto technic singer here.Big and round sound.
Please add more! Taglivini, Gedda, Kraus, di Stefano, Aragall. I know I'm forgetting some. Bergonzi? Yes, even Lanza. What a treat this was! I have never heard Smith before. He was wonderful.
Lauri-Volpi!!!
I've never heard Smith before. Magnificent.
@@xxsaruman82xx87 Yes! I knew I was forgetting someone.
Gigli. I like Angelo Loforese version.
Domanda: il maestro Bergonzi ha mai cantato quest'aria? Sto cercando la sua versione su TH-cam ma non la trovo 😢
Franco Corelli...the best.
Ohne Zweifel, Beniamino Gigli!
Franco Corelli rules!!!
Thanks for introducing Donald Smith.
He has such a beautiful voice. He was less known in Europe. What a pitty!
Absolutely. But more than that - he's much better than Domingo, Carreras, Villazon, Kaufmann and Pavarotti.
Jussi Björling remains in the forefront - the majesty tenor of all time. In this lineup, Domingo is 2nd.
All of them are fantastic - what a century!
The best is Jussi Bjorling then Beniamino Gigli. Thank you for posting it.
Son los que Uds prefieren, para todos lo hacen muy bien y es cuestión de gustos
oh yes bjorling. i am no expert so pleased that others ssidcit first. sad he died young.
gigli and bjorling
Beautiful singing. Jussi, Gigli and Corelli and Placido special to my ears and heart.
Donald Smith was a revelation, the first five are the gold standard, it doesn't get any better, Corelli, Gigli, Bjorling, MDM, they can't even top each other. Though the Pavarotti version was nothing to sneeze at either.
Thanks for the very complimentary comment on this video. There are of course many other great tenors on the wold stage that one could choose from; These are just a few of my favourites, especially Donald Smith.
This great Australian tenor (Dr Donald Sydney Smith OBE), had a wonderful career spanning over 50 years as a professional opera singer. Although having suffered a stroke in his late 60's, he recovered sufficiently to still be singing and performing, well into his 70's, before is death at age 78. On one such occasion Donald performed outdoors at the Piazza Venue at World Expo 88. Incredibly, although still unable to walk unassisted, or speak clearly, (he sounded like he had been drinking), he was nevertheless still able to produce his magnificent sound with much of his former power, clarity and emotion.
Most of these recordings are fabulous. The one by del Monaco has such a beautifully nostalgic quality,.
Gigli the great! So unforced and sweet…
Absolutely!!
GIGLI e BIORLING .....Angeli del canto
I have-to agree - even though this Compilation is not a Competition.
Domingo & Smith are "right-up-there" too, here.
These magnificent singers may be forgiven errors in their own life. Gigli recorded nationalistic & militaristic songs in support-of the Mussolini Era invasion of Ethiopia. Domingo disgraced himself with Women. But, put all that aside & just listen: This Aria urges Love, to forgive. And Bjoerling is the Only Tenor who makes me Cry.
Bjorling is my pick. Such a beautiful tone..so natural. Never strained or forced
He was simply amazing! What a shame that he died so young!
Wonderful to hear all the tenors from the past - a real keepsake. The world of today is still producing good tenors and I hope many more to come. Everyone has their own choice of voice and that is the real beauty in this world. Like a painting that an artist paints some people think it great and others not. Peoples Choice but still grand.
Well said Robin
What a haunting melody -gets into every fibre of your being!
Agree. I cannot get this Melody out my mind, either. The word-play in the 《paroles》
certainly helps. These are all such brave men. Isn't that a knock-out photo of Kaufmann? What a beautiful man. Think of all the proud moms & dads of these amazing men who discovered the realization of their Power in the Arts.
Thank you for including Jussi Bjorling, my favorite singer, in that superb video.
It is - simply - Bjorling and the rest.
The best Beniamino Gigli
Беньямино и Юсси - вне конкуренции, вне времени... Красивейшие голоса столетия.
I heard Donald Smith sing in Trovatore in the Melbourne Palais! Loris Elms was in the same production. He was truly great. The best ever Australian tenor by far! What a singer!
I wonder if Smith would have been more famous if he went by Donaldo Smitherini?
What a voice Donald Smith has first I've heard of him...
I love these compilations! A chance to hear singers I don't know. It's just fun to hear the differences. I understand why people love Jussi, his warmth. Surely this is not Corelli's best performance? although I liked the variety of his dynamics (too many tenors sing heroic arias heroically from beginning to end). Donald Smith -- what a great ringing sound! thanks for including him. It's also interesting to hear so clearly how one vowel sound can radically color the voice - and not always successfully.
I agree. Corelli was not my favourite here, or even near. Jussi forever.
All great tenor voices, mix of Dramatic, Spinto and Lyric for me Bjorling, Gigli, Corelli, but if pushed to select one Bjorling, effortless singing, great technique, honey toned voice, emotional performance, combines best of lyric and spinto tenors in a unique voice.
They are all great singers but Jussi has that little something extra that makes you believe he is singing just for you
Корелли поёт возвышенно, как будто с небес. Я не могу сравнить его ни с кем
Great tenors.Bravo .Encourage.
Franco Corelli 🔝
I was very impressed w Donald Smith; however, I thought the Tenor who shined the most was Mario Del Monaco. Great collection. And of course, many other great Tenors were not there, as there are so many.
Del Monaco is the best!
He blows everybody out of the water and yet, he sings still controlled. Yes, quite a rare calibre.
It's a breathtaking aria.
Interesting picks here.
Jussi Bjorling best of the best! cold voice and a warm heart!
An incredible melody
always sends shivers down my spine.
Eine unglaubliche Melodie
mir läuft immer ein Schauer über den Rücken.
Una melodia incredibile
Ho sempre un brivido lungo la schiena.
Jussi Bjorling feels/loves the music more than the others who seem to use this aria mainly as a showpiece for their lovely tones.
Gigli e Bjorling. Mi spiace dirlo ma no Carreras.
I get that impression also.
Of course his voice was the most beautiful of all.
I meant Bjoerling.
@@rafaelplazapagan9725 Of course you did!!
Jussi died too young... what a remarkable voice....
Probably the greatest tenor ever the model tenor he had everything tone effortless power beautiful sounds he was fantastic him and Gigli for me
Probably the best ever! Such beauty and clarity!
Maravilloso vídeo, para mi parecer faltan algunos voces y en especial la de Caruso.Es una gozada el escuchar la música de Giordano
Fantastici, grazie ❤
la voz mas bella jussi sin duda
Thank you for the beautiful compilation of great voices.
Maravillosa compilación. Gigli para mi lo mejor. Gracias por subirlo a la red.
I love Jussi! He always went just a hair sharp. It gave his voice an unique urgency and forward thrust
Jussi!!!!!!!!!!!! Poi Luciano - bravissimo anche Donald Smith.
Donald Smith - WOW, He was the first live operatic tenor I saw in Sydney as a young man and thought then that he had a wonderful voice. Many many thanks for this memory. I wonder if the great McCormack ever recorded this?
Incredible how Jussy is the only one able to make this modest piece sound like genuine music
IMHO disagree. Gigli understands each phrase more deeply , including the colors of the words, true stresses, and little decrescendi and portamenti that give polish and elegance. As astonishing as Björling always is, here his vocal production is not his usual glorious consistency: sometimes cover is not anticipated, some parts a bit too open , including looser breath; but nice phrasing and sense of melody. Forget all the rest.
The star of this compilation is for me DONALD SMITH - beautiful and luminous voice!
Corelli corelli Corelli !!!!!
Bjorling!!!!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
that was one of the best things Ive ever seen on you tube......excellent choices of the worlds best voices.....thank you !!
This of course is just a sample of some of the worlds greatest tenors singing 'Amor Ti Vieta'. The aria is short and sweet, but allows the tenor to show great passion in their interpretation, regardless of the type of voice of the tenor. Appreciate you constructive comments.
Nessun commento dinnanzi a tale bravura,,, tuttiiiiiiiiii ,,,,,,, hanno lasciato un segno indelebile con la loro voce. Non avremo più tale bellezza di voce,,
Does no one else notice that Kaufmann sings those long phrases Without a Breath? Like it or not- - his voice is magnificent!!!
Bjorling at his best, he is outstanding, his is a sound from Heaven.
Je n’avais jamais entendu Donald Smith qui a une voix magnifique.
Thank you so much for this video. Such magnificent voices.
Ha gustado muchísimo Jussi bellísima voz, luego Beniamino por su expresividad , del Mónaco por su potencia...en fín podría resaltar cosas de cada una de estas fantásticas voces.
Bjorling wins among these mostly excellent tenor choices. I had never heard of Donald Smith before-what a voice.
+sven sundquist // It's all about GIGLI....Listen again.....
Sven, really. I also had never heard of Donald Smith. A incredible surprise. I agree with you.
The Australian tenor Donald Smith O.B.E. was regarded as the greatest operatic tenor voice produced out of that country in the Twentieth Century. He had a career that spanned some fifty years with a repertoire of over fifty major principal roles. His international career included the countries England, Canada and Mexico.
Donald Smith was an Australian who started work as a shearer -his son was an opera singer too -2 working class heroes.
Donald Smith was an Australian who started work as a shearer -his son was an opera singer too -2 working class heroes.
Corelli all the way.
A gorgeous aria
Is that Donald Smith the Australian Tenor? If it is I met him in concert in Melbourne in 1976-thank you.
They were all great singers, my grandfather introduced me to opera, and I was hooked at the age of five, it was Beniamino Gigli, I can still picture it today sat on his knee.
Thanks a lot and keep them coming.
Andy Taylor Sure is Andy. Donald never performed the opera Fedora on stage, but sang this beautiful aria many times in concert.
I was an apprentice printer in Melbourne in the 70's and spent all my money on opera and concerts of course everyone knew I was mad. I for one thank you sincerely for what you and your dad gave to the world-thank you.
Hey Andy, thanks for that, always good to know that one's work has brought some joy.