Too bad Gary Lakes was no match! I feel like she was actually holding back a little even...if only Norman and Kaufmann in their prime could have done it...
@@kevyjo Jon Vickers, from the rumours I heard, was the first choice but he had retired in 1988 and wouldn't come out of retirement. But, please not Kaufmann. I heard him in 2011 - thanks by no thanks.
REALLY? I saw the PBS broadcast of that ring and Kaufmann sounded like the best heldontenor I've ever heard...what did you find so bad about him?@@Edwards-Videos
Vickers would have been really old for the part by then, but I bet still better than Lakes....but.Kaufmann sounded like he would have rivaled vickers in his prime?....on TV at least....@@Edwards-Videos
@@kevyjo I find that Kaufmann has a very baritonal quality. He is a great singer, but I find that his voice doesn't have a tenor sound to it. For example, it doesn't 'soar' over the music like a Heppner or Jerusalem. Even Melchior, who had a baritonal quality to his voice sounds more like a tenor to me. I know I am in the minority.
Magnificos, gran heldentenor y Norman increíble!!!
Jesseye Norman was a great Sieglinde!!!!!!!
Too bad Gary Lakes was no match! I feel like she was actually holding back a little even...if only Norman and Kaufmann in their prime could have done it...
@@kevyjo Jon Vickers, from the rumours I heard, was the first choice but he had retired in 1988 and wouldn't come out of retirement. But, please not Kaufmann. I heard him in 2011 - thanks by no thanks.
REALLY? I saw the PBS broadcast of that ring and Kaufmann sounded like the best heldontenor I've ever heard...what did you find so bad about him?@@Edwards-Videos
Vickers would have been really old for the part by then, but I bet still better than Lakes....but.Kaufmann sounded like he would have rivaled vickers in his prime?....on TV at least....@@Edwards-Videos
@@kevyjo I find that Kaufmann has a very baritonal quality. He is a great singer, but I find that his voice doesn't have a tenor sound to it. For example, it doesn't 'soar' over the music like a Heppner or Jerusalem. Even Melchior, who had a baritonal quality to his voice sounds more like a tenor to me.
I know I am in the minority.
Saw that production. Consider myself fortunate. Norman and Gary Lakes (as far as I can remember).
Thanks, I updated the description
Needed a bigger sword!
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