Verdi: Ella Giammai m'amò - Mark Reizen

Mark Reizen singing one of his great roles in Italian, just proving that he had command of Verdian style and the Italian language, only a hint of Russian accent, The voice was perhaps one of the most handsome bass voices ever, the singer has an aristocratic elegance that seems a contradiction coming from Soviet Russia. Second to none.

[@bodiloto]

una vocalità perduta nel passato glorioso.
è semplicemente magnifico !
un Grande !

[@1947Rollo]

Ottima esecuzione della maestosa aria verdiana.Qui Reizen dimostra buona padronanza della dizione italiana(più che nella "Calunnia")e un credibilissimo accento verdiano.Il suo timbro poi,è uno dei più belli di basso.

[@ronnieince4568]

One of the great bass voices of the 20th century -he was still singing at the age of 90! !!

[@hashatz]

What intimacy,what restraint and how much feeling! When he needs it, Reizen is dramatic and majestic. This a gripping interpretation that is rarely captured even by the finest bassos, and there were and are ,many.

[@riverhouse2007]

I love the conversation between Reizen's voice and the cello - perfect.

[@piealb1]

Stunning voice!!

[@robertwbecker]

Absolutely Magnificent! Transcends all boundries of time and space! Thanks for this post of this truly GREAT SINGER!!!!!

[@roberttillman8872]

This cannot be sung any better.

[@essevikt]

Quale Voce GRANDIOSO!!!
Bravo Maestro! Bravissimo!!!

[@mayflash67]

Magnifice!!!!

[@paulostroff99]

Remarkable! A very special voice! Bravo!

[@joanabanyeres]

A real voice, many Jewish voices are unforgettable. magnificent, what technique also... young singers listen to the past...

[@DafneLng]

Bravo!

[@ransomcoates546]

Aveva un maestro italiano quando studiava il canto.

[@Olgaalwina]

Chapeau !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@user-cf7lr4nb7f]

Bravo!!!

[@Dobrib]

Magnificent!Bravo!TY

[@user-wd7ji6vp2b]

엄청 좋다! 으다아다아다

[@sebthi7890]

total different overtone spectrum than Italian singers/school. Less brilliant, more warm, would be interesting to know if it had been a loud voice, the efficiency in a big opera house

[@grouchomarx5609]

Yes, he had huge voice in theatre.

[@grouchomarx5609]

live recordings of Mark Reizen:
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th-cam.com/video/kPrZ3w-Cr7c/w-d-xo.html
You can hear how his voice cut through orchestra without notable effort.
th-cam.com/video/kV-R4FvEEb0/w-d-xo.html
He still had great voice at 90 years old.

[@johanneskreisler7647]

He was a leading bass in the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow in the 70s.

[@Queeen7q]

@@johanneskreisler7647 No, in 1930s-1950s (Stalin era).

[@user-vl7jb2vf1l]

Какого фига, комменты не наши?

[@jeanghika7653]

Une seule faute: "finir" - il a palatalisé le "n". Je connais ce enregistrement depuis des décennies et cet "n" m'avait frappé dès la première fois. Désolé, je suis pour un quart Vénitien!

[@annikan.351]

è vero, è la cosa più importante nel mondo?! Che schifo che uno non si sa chi si vende per un quarto-veneziano, ma non è in grado di scrivere tre parole in italiano. Vai a cantare tu e facci sentire come si canta, va bene? E se non sai cantare - vattene!

[@AlexanderArsov]

Light years behind my favourite Philip, but an interesting performance nonetheless.

[@jimmychoo1857]

The sound is ugly, very nazal