After listening to this rendition I have discovered aspects in the Wagner music which are only that clear when the singer has a perfect belcanto vocal technique along with a Mozart culture, all of a sudden text, music and dramaturgy match. Each phrase is characterized according to its meaning. Vocally FA just sovereign! From pianissimo to forte seamless, within chiaro-oscuro the whole gamma in this rendition. Excellent! Bravo FRANCISCO ARAIZA!
I would be more than happy to listen to such a wonderful performance in any opera house today. Araiza has the perfect dynamic and understands what he is singing about. Coming from thorough (belcanto) singing, he is just perfect for Lohengrin.
This comment makes me truly happy, because it shows that there are people around who share the same ideas of the art of opera! Not quite what you see today...
I think he does very well. I believe there are "heated debates" on almost any singer these days:) The only weakness here is that there are not enough quality recordings of Araiza for whatever reason.
I have heard that(him being a bass) and its difficult to believe, but it is true. Araiza, is one of the great tenors of our time, with an immaculate technique that seemingly allows him to sing anything he wants. I can't think of to many who could say that.
@vocetenor I happened to be in two of the performances in Venice and I disagree with your comment. I have never experienced a Lohengrin bringing, out of a relaxed attitude, such dramatic and vocally perfect interpretation. Araiza was able to deliver at each moment the proper color and dynamic. It was extraordinary! Thieleman Araiza and Secunde was a first class casting! I am happy and greatful about this posting. Currently, 20 years later, I enjoy too Jonas Kaufmann in this role.
Araiza has had an interesting career. He started off as a bass-baritone. He moved up to baritone and ended up all the way at the top as a Rossini tenor. That's where I heard him. I don't know of anyone else who moved that far vocally. Then he went into the mainstream tenor fach and here he is edging close to Heldentenor territory.
A Lohengrin in the lyric tradition of Fleta and Pertile but sung in German! which makes this rendition a unique example of Wagner's original intention..
@tannhaeusser ja, der Mann kann Almaviva,als auch Lohengrin singen :-)) Ich weiss nicht warum seine Stimme fuer Wagner´s Opern nicht passen sollte wie man hier in der Diskussion sagt. Mir hat dieses Video gefallen:-)
Yes, I mean between 1978 and 1993. In Araiza's Website, under "Media" you can find the list of formal recordings, you might just have to scroll a little because the content appears far on the right side of the window.
Bravo!!! Hearing this and some of the other postings from Walküre, I have to disagree with the comments that he is out of place in Wagnerian roles. Sounds great to me.
After moving to heavier roles, Araiza became a disturbing factor for the records industry which was taking much care on getting their ROI (Return on Investment) which they had placed on Domingo. After the death of most Araiza’s promoters, there was no interest left to promote him against Domingo. BTW Araiza did about 150 recordings in a period of about 15 years.
@TheCatcherkid Francisco Araiza is a Mexican tenor who has lived for many years in Europe, including Germany. He has , for many years, sang Mozart Operas, that is why he is so well familiarized with the German Language. The colour and range of his voice are also heroic, with easy acute notes without straining during the low baritonal singing. No wonder, he can sing this difficult Wagnerian aria: Lohengrin¨s ¨In a distant land¨
Something to remember: When Wagner composed these opera all strings were gut strings. Brass instruments were far less powerful. Woodwinds were softer and not as penetrating as they are now. Even theTympani were softer. So a more lyric singer cold feel right at home.
@Gargantupimp Some of the world¨s best Opera singers have been Mexican, for instance: Angela Peralta ,Jose Mojica, Francisco Araiza, Fernando de la Mora and Rolando Villason. Viva Mexico!!!
I am sure to be pilloried for this comment, but this approach is preferable to the Melchior versions. He had a great voice, no doubt, but he annihilated you with it.
I like his singing, but I would like it more if he had stuck with bel canto opera. His voice is so perfect for Mozart and Rossini that it makes me wonder why he would try to venture into this rep. He just doesn't have the vocal heft for this kind of repertoire. There is a reason that the Wagnerian tenors have made this rep famous. He sounds good, just out of place.
After listening to this rendition I have discovered aspects in the Wagner music which are only that clear when the singer has a perfect belcanto vocal technique along with a Mozart culture, all of a sudden text, music and dramaturgy match. Each phrase is characterized according to its meaning. Vocally FA just sovereign! From pianissimo to forte seamless, within chiaro-oscuro the whole gamma in this rendition. Excellent! Bravo FRANCISCO ARAIZA!
I would be more than happy to listen to such a wonderful performance in any opera house today. Araiza has the perfect dynamic and understands what he is singing about. Coming from thorough (belcanto) singing, he is just perfect for Lohengrin.
This comment makes me truly happy, because it shows that there are people around who share the same ideas of the art of opera! Not quite what you see today...
@@stern1959, 👍👍👏👏⚘
Lohengrin is Belcanto
Gorgeous!!! 🤩🤩👍👍👏👏
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.What a wonderful lyric voice in this difficult aria.
I think he does very well. I believe there are "heated debates" on almost any singer these days:) The only weakness here is that there are not enough quality recordings of Araiza for whatever reason.
Be that as it may, I have always loved him in the recordings it has been my good fortune to have heard of Araiza.
yes he is a very popular among the strictly german opera fans,and he is aclaimed like the best mozrt,rossini and wagner interpretes
I have heard that(him being a bass) and its difficult to believe, but it is true. Araiza, is one of the great tenors of our time, with an immaculate technique that seemingly allows him to sing anything he wants. I can't think of to many who could say that.
@vocetenor I happened to be in two of the performances in Venice and I disagree with your comment. I have never experienced a Lohengrin bringing, out of a relaxed attitude, such dramatic and vocally perfect interpretation. Araiza was able to deliver at each moment the proper color and dynamic. It was extraordinary! Thieleman Araiza and Secunde was a first class casting! I am happy and greatful about this posting. Currently, 20 years later, I enjoy too Jonas Kaufmann in this role.
Araiza has had an interesting career. He started off as a bass-baritone. He moved up to baritone and ended up all the way at the top as a Rossini tenor. That's where I heard him. I don't know of anyone else who moved that far vocally.
Then he went into the mainstream tenor fach and here he is edging close to Heldentenor territory.
A Lohengrin in the lyric tradition of Fleta and Pertile but sung in German! which makes this rendition a unique example of Wagner's original intention..
That's so unfair to promote just a few names! Araiza deserves more popularity!
@tannhaeusser
ja, der Mann kann Almaviva,als auch Lohengrin singen :-)) Ich weiss nicht warum seine Stimme fuer Wagner´s Opern nicht passen sollte wie man hier in der Diskussion sagt. Mir hat dieses Video gefallen:-)
Yes, I mean between 1978 and 1993. In Araiza's Website, under "Media" you can find the list of formal recordings, you might just have to scroll a little because the content appears far on the right side of the window.
Bravo!!! Hearing this and some of the other postings from Walküre, I have to disagree with the comments that he is out of place in Wagnerian roles. Sounds great to me.
Bravissimo!
After moving to heavier roles, Araiza became a disturbing factor for the records industry which was taking much care on getting their ROI (Return on Investment) which they had placed on Domingo. After the death of most Araiza’s promoters, there was no interest left to promote him against Domingo. BTW Araiza did about 150 recordings in a period of about 15 years.
wow!!
@TheCatcherkid Francisco Araiza is a Mexican tenor who has lived for many years in Europe, including Germany. He has , for many years, sang Mozart Operas, that is why he is so well familiarized with the German Language. The colour and range of his voice are also heroic, with easy acute notes without straining during the low baritonal singing. No wonder, he can sing this difficult Wagnerian aria: Lohengrin¨s ¨In a distant land¨
Bravo!!!!!
Something to remember: When Wagner composed these opera all strings were gut strings. Brass instruments were far less powerful. Woodwinds were softer and not as penetrating as they are now. Even theTympani were softer. So a more lyric singer cold feel right at home.
wahrscheinlich der beste lohengrin seit dem franz völker
?????????????? wer glaubt, wird seelig
@@gsgs-ye8ju ich werde seelig!
@Gargantupimp Some of the world¨s best Opera singers have been Mexican, for instance: Angela Peralta ,Jose Mojica, Francisco Araiza, Fernando de la Mora and Rolando Villason. Viva Mexico!!!
Ein lichter Tempel stehet dort inmitten!
woow
No está usted suficientemente documentado. Es usted el que está fuera de lugar.
I am sure to be pilloried for this comment, but this approach is preferable to the Melchior versions. He had a great voice, no doubt, but he annihilated you with it.
I like his singing, but I would like it more if he had stuck with bel canto opera. His voice is so perfect for Mozart and Rossini that it makes me wonder why he would try to venture into this rep. He just doesn't have the vocal heft for this kind of repertoire. There is a reason that the Wagnerian tenors have made this rep famous. He sounds good, just out of place.