Folks, I was there that night at the Met 100 Year Gala from which this excerpt was taken, and it was beyond words hearing this in person, to say nothing of being there the whole night for 5 hours hearing most of the greatest opera singers in the current world. Almost have no words.
In my humble opinion, the two most technically gifted singers of the 20th Century. The precision is stunning, but they don't play it safe, like so many modern singers; so it's thrilling.
Price forced her voice. She didn't have enough power for this role or a lot of another she sang. Sutherland and Nilsson and Callas were Verdi soprani who DID have the power to go above the orchestra
@@WelshHomo87Only partly true. Verdi’s middle-period heroines need more than power-they also require sweetness, dolcezza, morbidezza, and piani/pianissimi, which Price had plentifully. And a certain nobility. With those qualities, plus her beautiful musicality, she could touch the listener in a unique way.
@@liedersanger1and yet still holds record for longest standing ovation. Still love the others but definitely was meant for Wagnerian roles truthfully but is what it is 😁
What I enjoy most about this performance, besides the meeting of two vocal giants, is the intense concentration of attention and listening given Price and Pavarotti by the illustrious peformers behind them. No one loses interest for a moment of the performance, and quite a few of them get caught up in the thrill of the moment. Of course, quite a few of them are listening hard to pass judgement on Price. For contrast, watch them during the "Madama Butterfly" duet excerpt with Leona Mitchell and Giuliano Cianella. Despite the genuine appreciation shown at the end, there are many signs of fidgeting and loss of interest throughout.
I wish the poster had included Price and Pavarotti's walk-on. The two had a look on their faces that said "Forget everything you heard tonight. We're about to slaaaaayyy." And they did, they really did!
God; Pavarotti's acting is so transcendent! This is a guy who is so confident in the singing, he just lets it go with the emoting. I saw it in person, in San Francisco.
Can you imagine what it was like to go to the little church in Laurel, Mississippi where she was discovered? To hear THAT coming out of a rickety old choirloft right before the sermon? My God -- to try and PREACH after that? Must have been miraculous!
My friend's mother went to that church during that time and Leontyne played the piano. Seems the choir director's daughters were given all the solos. Leontyne actually went to college to major in piano! The powers that be quickly changed that.
Few if any sopranos have been as celebrated as Leontyne Price. Now, since more than a year, she has achieved the ultimate accolade: Leontyne Price stands alone as the world’s greatest living soprano. She has no rival.
Callas and Sutherland were and will remain Prima Donna Assoluta's while Price sounded like a goat half the time. The greatest living soprani were Sutherland and Callas, they had no rivals
@@WelshHomo87Absurd comment. He didn’t say she was the greatest ever. He said she was the greatest living soprano. Neither are LIVING. I certainly agree with him.
@@WelshHomo87Sutherland, possibly. I prefer the rich undertones of Price's voice. A matter of taste tho, I can understand why some would prefer Sutherland's brightness. But Callas? Sorry, not on her best day. Callas was a superb actress and emoter whose legend rests more on her tragic life than on her voice. Great diva and an icon, but Price was a much better singer.
And st that time we took such magnificent singing nearly for granted. On any given evening at the Met, it was possible to hear singers such as these now legendary stars. Little did we know then, that it was the end of a Golden Age that would never come again...
You absolutely hit the nail on the head. The current “quality” of singers in the stage worldwide is disheartening and sad. My misery is that I wasn’t old enough to have experienced any of these stars during their prime.
@@LaDivinaLover I saw Pavarotti several times in his prime. Absolutely stunning. Not a huge voice, but brilliantly focused and clear as a bell. And yes, very occasionally he cracked - but that was because he was singing with freedom and using a classic bel canto technique.
Pavarotti's depth, control and maturity comes right from the depth of his belly. He could take on any with him and make a star. A legend in male voice.
Magnificent! What blessed gifts and talent... Leontyne and Luciano. I have many wonderful recordings of Leontyne Price, and had the privilege of seeing Pavarotti perform at the Lyric Opera house in Chicago. Bravo! Two masters on the same stage.
Those were artists of the greatest magnitude. Incredible. You must know , in person as that performance happened, the MET was electrified with tonal and visual simulation which can not be captured on film. This duet was awesome in many ways: including the flaws!
Price is talented and excellent technique. The diction in Italian is perfect, the difficult notes come out effortlessly and her warm and sensual voice is among the best ever. A reference for Verdi and Puccini.
@@adrianotorija6514 Si ma quante opere sono scritte in italiano e quante in inglese ? Un cantante d’opera deve cercare di avere una dizione italiana quasi perfetta, cosa che la Price non aveva!
Price did not have a perfect technique. Her voice sounds like she has cotton in her mouth. You want real perfect technique. Listen to Callas, Sutherland, Nilsson or Caballe
Thrilling to say the least. They had never sung together on the Met stage until that evening. I've always wondered why? They both gave me innumerable thrills during their careers - I miss them!
@@DCFunBudNo! Corelli stopped singing when Pavarotti was just arriving. And Leontyne sang more often with Domingo after that in Aida and Forza. Pavarotti didn’t sing often with Arroyo. He was busier partnering Sutherland in things like Fille du Regiment, Rigojetto, and I Puritani. Arroyo sang much more often with Tucker and Domingo.
Ahhh Ms Leontyne! One of my idols in high school. After school, I'd go to the library and check out her records. (yep, we used to do that) I so wanted to be like her.😊🎵🎤
sencillamente, fabuloso. 2 de las mejores voces del siglo - gracias a TH-cam rengo la oportunidad de escuchar mientras veo en silencio un partido de futbol(anodino)-
Pavarotti was always an exciting singer. At the beginning of his illustrious career, his lyric voice had a special quality that made Pavarotti a special singer. Now when you listen to him sing with Price you hear the difference in the quality of their voices. Price's has a rich, full "ring ", Pavarotti's has volume but no "ring". Still, this duet is well sung.
Sono tante le volte che ascolto Un ballo in maschera; ed ogni volta non posso fare a meno di riscontrare forti somiglianze (per me quasi inaccettabili) in alcune romanze con la Traviata. L'opera resta comunque un capolavoro; tuttavia...
In France, on two or three national channels, there are some opera concerts like this one and entire operas as well more or less on a weekly basis. On the TNT we have the free Mezzo channel (at least, I have it with my box offer), so Rap/hip-hop/standard popular hits music hasn't killed me yet. 😜 On TV I mean. With my CDs and mp3 players, I'm in heaven.
L'arte espressiva si gioverebbe di una dizione italiana precisa! Che significa che la Price non è di lingua madre italiana? E quante non lo erano, e si capivano benissimo. Fosse viva, chiederemmo alla Callas: sembrava non italiana?
And she was 56 years of age, asked to perform for the celebration on The Metropolitan Opera's Centennial just like Joan Sutherland, Birgit Nilsson and a host of other iconic singers. This duet was the final duet of the evening before all the singers joined on stage to sing Happy Birthday to the Met, a most coveted position!
I ADORE these two.....and the beautiful duet...but I think it was a slightly "off" night for them....They sound somewhat forced....but that's how INCREDIBLE opera singers truly are! Their BODY is their instrument! And every day is DIFFERENT....Pavarotti was the first admit this. Opera singers are incredible in how they manage to produce SOUND up and down the range....over an orchestra! I admire them so much.
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Was searching for Ms. Price's recordings & came across this. Saw her perform at the Kennedy Center in the 90s. Best concert ever with 7+ encores!
She still holds the record atThe Met for the longest standing ovation...42 minutes.
Your comment makes me wish I had been there that night...!
SUPERB!
With the direction opera is taking nowadays, that record might never been beaten.
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
YES !!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
The most bittersweet scene to see as she stand there holding back tears at that last performance
Folks, I was there that night at the Met 100 Year Gala from which this excerpt was taken, and it was beyond words hearing this in person, to say nothing of being there the whole night for 5 hours hearing most of the greatest opera singers in the current world. Almost have no words.
Wow. You had a seat in history. It is my dream to go to an opera concert.
davidpickuplmft May I please have a piece of the jacket you were WEARING THAT NIGHT????? OHMIGOSH OHMIGOSH OHMIGOOOOOOOSH!!!!!!
I'm happy for you big boy
Wow what a privilege.
davidpickuplmft luckily you blessed forever now
Both were the best sopranos ever.
Not just their voices, but their chemistry together was amazing.
yes , she was really living the interpretation ,what a unique artist
Devine!!! Wow! No one can sing like Leontyne!! Amazing
In my humble opinion, the two most technically gifted singers of the 20th Century. The precision is stunning, but they don't play it safe, like so many modern singers; so it's thrilling.
Dame Joan Sutherland, Montserrat Caballe noch)
Non esageriamo: la Price ha una dizione italiana faticosa! Certo Pavarotti è stato grande, ma non un vero tenore verdiano spinto.
Price forced her voice. She didn't have enough power for this role or a lot of another she sang. Sutherland and Nilsson and Callas were Verdi soprani who DID have the power to go above the orchestra
@@WelshHomo87Only partly true. Verdi’s middle-period heroines need more than power-they also require sweetness, dolcezza, morbidezza, and piani/pianissimi, which Price had plentifully. And a certain nobility. With those qualities, plus her beautiful musicality, she could touch the listener in a unique way.
@@liedersanger1and yet still holds record for longest standing ovation. Still love the others but definitely was meant for Wagnerian roles truthfully but is what it is 😁
What I enjoy most about this performance, besides the meeting of two vocal giants, is the intense concentration of attention and listening given Price and Pavarotti by the illustrious peformers behind them. No one loses interest for a moment of the performance, and quite a few of them get caught up in the thrill of the moment. Of course, quite a few of them are listening hard to pass judgement on Price. For contrast, watch them during the "Madama Butterfly" duet excerpt with Leona Mitchell and Giuliano Cianella. Despite the genuine appreciation shown at the end, there are many signs of fidgeting and loss of interest throughout.
I wish the poster had included Price and Pavarotti's walk-on. The two had a look on their faces that said "Forget everything you heard tonight. We're about to slaaaaayyy." And they did, they really did!
God; Pavarotti's acting is so transcendent! This is a guy who is so confident in the singing, he just lets it go with the emoting. I saw it in person, in San Francisco.
Even if you weren't there, turn away from the video and just listen. It's phenomenal!
Está dentro de mi Luciano ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
One of opera's great love duets, brilliantly brought to life by Price and Pav.
Just magnificent, magnificent....two of the most glorious voices in the history of opera....
Can you imagine what it was like to go to the little church in Laurel, Mississippi where she was discovered? To hear THAT coming out of a rickety old choirloft right before the sermon? My God -- to try and PREACH after that? Must have been miraculous!
My friend's mother went to that church during that time and Leontyne played the piano. Seems the choir director's daughters were given all the solos.
Leontyne actually went to college to major in piano! The powers that be quickly changed that.
Few if any sopranos have been as celebrated as Leontyne Price. Now, since more than a year, she has achieved the ultimate accolade: Leontyne Price stands alone as the world’s greatest living soprano. She has no rival.
Callas and Sutherland were and will remain Prima Donna Assoluta's while Price sounded like a goat half the time. The greatest living soprani were Sutherland and Callas, they had no rivals
@@WelshHomo87Absurd comment. He didn’t say she was the greatest ever. He said she was the greatest living soprano. Neither are LIVING. I certainly agree with him.
@@WelshHomo87 Clean your ears out! Callas screeched her way through every song, and while Sutherland was good she was certainly not the best.
@@WelshHomo87Sutherland, possibly. I prefer the rich undertones of Price's voice. A matter of taste tho, I can understand why some would prefer Sutherland's brightness. But Callas? Sorry, not on her best day. Callas was a superb actress and emoter whose legend rests more on her tragic life than on her voice. Great diva and an icon, but Price was a much better singer.
And st that time we took such magnificent singing nearly for granted. On any given evening at the Met, it was possible to hear singers such as these now legendary stars. Little did we know then, that it was the end of a Golden Age that would never come again...
You absolutely hit the nail on the head. The current “quality” of singers in the stage worldwide is disheartening and sad. My misery is that I wasn’t old enough to have experienced any of these stars during their prime.
@@LaDivinaLover I saw Pavarotti several times in his prime. Absolutely stunning. Not a huge voice, but brilliantly focused and clear as a bell. And yes, very occasionally he cracked - but that was because he was singing with freedom and using a classic bel canto technique.
Pavarotti's depth, control and maturity comes right from the depth of his belly. He could take on any with him and make a star. A legend in male voice.
Ms. Price voice is unmatched. She was a global superstar during this performance with Mr. Pavarotti. This was a duet of stars.
Magnificent! What blessed gifts and talent... Leontyne and Luciano. I have many wonderful recordings of Leontyne Price, and had the privilege of seeing Pavarotti perform at the Lyric Opera house in Chicago. Bravo! Two masters on the same stage.
Post em please 😭
Forse il più bel duetto d'amore della storia dell'opera. .
Forse i più supremi interpreti della storia
Callas Di Stefano... ❤❤❤
Those were artists of the greatest magnitude. Incredible. You must know , in person as that performance happened, the MET was electrified with tonal and visual simulation which can not be captured on film. This duet was awesome in many ways: including the flaws!
I just love the smile on James Levine's face, he must've been having the time of his life!
Thomas Isherwood Contagious JOY!!!!!
he's thinking about who he plans to assault that night
@@BernardProfitendieu
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@@rugby8-Philadelphia this isn't a court of law, dullard, it's the youtube comments section
@@rugby8-Philadelphia if you can't win an argument, get crude! always an imbeciles last resort!
Guessing your mother taught you that word
A tour de force by both Price and Pavarotti. The blending of their voices is exquisite. Bravo!
Two of the great voices of the century, and one of Levine's favorite operas from childhood.
Amazing. ❤️ I never had the honor to watch them live. Definitely my two favorite singers.
Maestro Luciano and La Bella Leontyne. Fantastico e Favoloso.
Price is talented and excellent technique. The diction in Italian is perfect, the difficult notes come out effortlessly and her warm and sensual voice is among the best ever. A reference for Verdi and Puccini.
Ma che dizione perfetta ? Non si capisce una parola di quello che sta cantando…basta sentire la differenza con l’impeccabIle pronuncia di Luciano
@@lorenzodeirossi6975 Of course! He was Italian! When he sangue in Englisg, his pronounciation was awful!
@@adrianotorija6514 Si ma quante opere sono scritte in italiano e quante in inglese ?
Un cantante d’opera deve cercare di avere una dizione italiana quasi perfetta, cosa che la Price non aveva!
Price did not have a perfect technique. Her voice sounds like she has cotton in her mouth. You want real perfect technique. Listen to Callas, Sutherland, Nilsson or Caballe
here Price's voice does not sound much, is very worn out,
Two awesomely gifted giants singing together on the same stage!!!
Could it now be said,' The greatest duet of them all...
Thrilling to say the least. They had never sung together on the Met stage until that evening. I've always wondered why? They both gave me innumerable thrills during their careers - I miss them!
She was too busy singing with Corelli and he was too busy singing wiith Arroyo.
@@DCFunBudNo! Corelli stopped singing when Pavarotti was just arriving. And Leontyne sang more often with Domingo after that in Aida and Forza. Pavarotti didn’t sing often with Arroyo. He was busier partnering Sutherland in things like Fille du Regiment, Rigojetto, and I Puritani. Arroyo sang much more often with Tucker and Domingo.
What a beautiful rendition and a commanding performance by extremely gifted singers, Ms. Price and Mr. Pavatotti.
Wow! Both of them hitting high C's!! 🔥🔥💯💯
Just great . Brilliant duo.
A superlative performance by two extraordinarily larger than life singers. X
Ahhh Ms Leontyne! One of my idols in high school. After school, I'd go to the library and check out her records. (yep, we used to do that) I so wanted to be like her.😊🎵🎤
Two of the best of best singers in the world - Price and Pavarotti! I do MISS them very, very much!!
sencillamente, fabuloso. 2 de las mejores voces del siglo - gracias a TH-cam rengo la oportunidad de escuchar mientras veo en silencio un partido de futbol(anodino)-
That little smile at 8:34 (I assume because Luciano was just so delighted by Price's performance) is so sweet.
I think it was a gesture both required of the character, as well the joy of singing with her on the momentus occasion.
Pavarotti was always an exciting singer. At the beginning of his illustrious career, his lyric voice had a special quality that made Pavarotti a special singer. Now when you listen to him sing with Price you hear the difference in the quality of their voices. Price's has a rich, full "ring ", Pavarotti's has volume but no "ring". Still, this duet is well sung.
Shlomo Hoffert I’m guessing you never heard him in the house. His voice shot out like a silver arrow. Even from bottom to top with ribs of ring.
They both have beautiful voices. 💝♥️
А Вы были на этом концерте в театре? Слушали этот концерт?
Are you serious? Pavarotti is famous for his squillo, or ring. Maybe the most ever. And in the early 80s he was arguably in his best voice.
@@michaeldeieso2436 Not according to his records.
The two best to ever do it!
My Lord what glorious singing!
2 of my favorite singers ever! What a wonderful recording!
I wonder if her hearing recovered after Pavarotti sang directly in her left ear this night...
Yes, my thought as well!
The way hearing loss is caused is through prolonged exposure. She’d have been fine.
She was louder than he...
@@bluechazzan fact🙈
@@augustjoseph629 I think Bman1973's comment was meant "tongue in cheek."
Beautiful, amazing!!! Those two would make a wonderful couple too lol. Still love the performance
... Deuses Supremos do Bel Canto Mundial !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
God bless both of them they love to sing
Things brings me so much joy. 😍 Thanks for posting.
Simply beautiful and WOW to behold such greatness.
4:32 blows me away. They are both outstanding!
The Emotions! Are captivating
Just beautiful voices!!!
Manna from heaven for the ears👏Bellisimo😎🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌞rays of sunshine during covid.
What a listening pleasure. Two of the great voices of our time.
Arthur Kirkwood
I was there too. LA Milanov was visibly moved. Golden magic!
No wonder... Zinka feels proud for her "student" Leontin
operabilia My Dads favorite Soprano after Callas. He loved PRICE & CABALLE as well. Arnold Bourbon Amaral
Sono tante le volte che ascolto Un ballo in maschera; ed ogni volta non posso fare a meno di riscontrare forti somiglianze (per me quasi inaccettabili) in alcune romanze con la Traviata.
L'opera resta comunque un capolavoro; tuttavia...
Such brilliant singing and voice acting!
Happy Birthday, #LeontynePrice95! 🌹🌹🌹
I never see such concerts being televised anymore! I miss such concerts. 😣
the nation was more refined back then, it's moved into a coarse era
Sometimes PBS will show these types of concerts but I have noticed it’s becoming less often.
In France, on two or three national channels, there are some opera concerts like this one and entire operas as well more or less on a weekly basis. On the TNT we have the free Mezzo channel (at least, I have it with my box offer), so Rap/hip-hop/standard popular hits music hasn't killed me yet. 😜 On TV I mean. With my CDs and mp3 players, I'm in heaven.
nO, NOW WE HAVE ADS PUNCTUATED BY REALITY SHOWS. The dumbing down of America.
There's less white people now. Colored people don't listen to opera.
Wow.... Just beautiful.
Leontyn Price my Goodness! 👏🏾👏🏾
Magnifico una obra de arte, the best pavarotti.
La musica, l'interpretazione l'orchestrazione, e l'arte espressiva, e vocale fa di questo pezzo qualcosa di veramente paradisiaco.
L'arte espressiva si gioverebbe di una dizione italiana precisa! Che significa che la Price non è di lingua madre italiana? E quante non lo erano, e si capivano benissimo. Fosse viva, chiederemmo alla Callas: sembrava non italiana?
Bellissimo anche il duetto delle manon lescaut. Callas di Stefano ❤❤❤❤❤
Этой записи лет тридцать. И Леонтина и Лучано ещё не старые!
Wow! That was truly beautiful
One of the wonderful things about her technique is how relaxed her jaw is, absolutely free to move, infinite space at the back. She is fabulous.
Wonderfull...Very intense.... Bravo!
Luciano Pavarotti... sadly missed
3:55-4:51 PURE MAGIC!!!!!!
DESTINY AND FATE would match them both with brilliant talent and ambition along with same initials LP 😉 🌹 🏆 🏆 🌟 ❤
Is this how Opéra couples argue?? 😂😂
Opera is theatrical where words are expressed through body language and actions.That is this art form.
this is a metaphor of how all beeings argue, Animals, Humans, Aliens, Plants and even ghosts gods and spirits
I wouldn't mind hearing my parents argue if they had sounded like that, lol.
They got each other effed up! 😭
Two real opera mega stars.
And gods walked the Earth in those days.
This man was my spiritual husband from a child till he died .
She's nearly 10 years older than Luciano Pavarotti in this 1981 recording
LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!!!
para esta epoca la voz de la gran Leontyne price era tan solo un recuerdo de los Lps .
And she was 56 years of age, asked to perform for the celebration on The Metropolitan Opera's Centennial just like Joan Sutherland, Birgit Nilsson and a host of other iconic singers.
This duet was the final duet of the evening before all the singers joined on stage to sing Happy Birthday to the Met, a most coveted position!
I have a real passion for Opera.❤😊😊😊
Amazing ❤
Utterly fantastic!
Pavarotti was the Best!
Absolutely beautiful!
Magnifico Dúo
Wow. What else is there to say?
My G^D!!!!!!!.......................................................
At the end Pavarotti was thinking, oooo her Afro smells good and she sang her face off! I love their energy.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂Am dead!
☠...😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣‼ #AfroSheenAndArias
I ADORE these two.....and the beautiful duet...but I think it was a slightly "off" night for them....They sound somewhat forced....but that's how INCREDIBLE opera singers truly are! Their BODY is their instrument! And every day is DIFFERENT....Pavarotti was the first admit this.
Opera singers are incredible in how they manage to produce SOUND up and down the range....over an orchestra!
I admire them so much.
I think the sound levels are too low on the upload to TH-cam. That would make it sound forced. You're only hearing the treble and hiss, no bass.
Brawissimo! Brawississimo !
Leontyne was superb
FLAWLESS!
Qué par, Dios Santo. Qué bello!
Wow Amazing 🙏🤗
I woulda love to have to seen this live
Marvelous!
Absolutely magnificent!
Cheers!
Maravillosos
Two superb artists at the top of their game. .. Thrilling!!!
Adoro!!
It gets no better than this.
3:27 Okay, how did he make his eyes do that?