FIVE difficult Opera Arias for the Baritone
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ก.ค. 2024
- This installment involves a discussion of the FIVE most difficult opera arias for the baritone voice in the Italian repertoire.
The discussion also deals with the musical analysis of why certain arias in the Italian repertoire are difficult to execute in terms of technique and interpretation, as well as coverage on different vocal styles between Verdi and Rossini's music, and a brief analysis of the Verdi and Verismo type of baritone.
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You should have used a clip of DMITRI HVOROSTOVSKY to illustrate Largo al Factotum..... absolutely none if the many baritones who have sung it have come even close to his exhilarating interpretation of the aria. His uniquely exquisite voice and artistry bring to life any operatic role he sings so naturally, so beautifully and so effortlessly! This is not just my opinion but that of many prominent musicians who have had the privilege of knowing and performing with Hvorostovsky.
Entièrement d’accord avec vous !
Dmitri HVOROSTOVSKY est le seul qui a interprété magistralement le Le Largo in Factotum ,il est « « « « Irresistibile » 💝🌟💝
BRAVO MARTIN!!!i più grandi Conte de Luna da me visti all' Arena di Verona dagli anni '60 in poi sono stati Piero Cappuccilli,Giorgio Zancanaro e Wladimyr Hvorostovsky!
Complimenti e Auguri x la Sua carriera
That's interesting! And I appreciate the passion with which you make technical details so accessible.
Please feel free to give me more suggestions and feedback
Your video make me enjoy watching opera much more. Thank you so much.
My father was a Verdi baritone, and I had the pleasure of watching him sing some of these arias. He never made international fame, however he did get the chance to sing with Pavirotti. I was young and I did t know what I was seeing, but I now realize how much of a feat it was.
Brian B Carter?
Hello, Martin; thank you very much for making these videos. I enjoyed them very much. I have made a playlist so I can go back to it again. It is an eye opener.
Beautiful, bravo!
18.07.2023 BBC Music Magazine - Dmitri Hvorostovski is in the top ten "the greatest baritones who have made an impact on the world stage and in the recording studio."
12.10.2023 Classic fM:
"We explore 25 of the greatest opera stars all time - from 18th century to today."
Dmitri Hvorostovski is in fourth place in this ranking.
His great vocal interpretations became an inspiration for contemporary artists,no doubt.
Dmitri Hvorostovsky was undeniable genius in his field.
Thank you for great analysis of baritone-arias! I agree with you that these five arias are very difficult to sing and I can add a few more, especially Verdi-arias like "Eri tu" or "Dagli immortali vertici".
Excellent narratives very well explaned
Keep them coming.
This was very interesting, thank you!
The Te Deum from Tosca can be one of the most chilling moments in the opera. Scarpia is such a meaty roll. Not for the faint of heart.
I love the passion and knowledge about these arias! I don't really think most of these are super difficult, especially not the Te Deum. You say it would be difficult for a lyric baritone... but no lyric baritone should ever sing Scarpia in the first place. If someone has the voice to sing Scarpia, I would think the Te Deum is just really fun and not at all a challenge.
Surprised not to see any Mozart, or stuff like E Gettata La Mia Sorte! All the same, great work and I love your channel!
Edit- whoops! Didn't see you did include Largo at the end
this is great, content please keep doing these
Nice lineup :) I don't agree with you about the selection, but being a French baritone, the high notes are not problematic for me. I dread "fin ch'han dal vino" quite a bit more, or the treacherous rhythm of Billy Budd's execution eve aria. But I agree that Scarpia is the most complex and interesting villain I have ever been fortunate enough to interpret. And the largo al factotum is indeed perhaps the most showy piece I have ever sung. You simply cannot feel anything but exhilarated when you get through it :)
I loved the music. Most satisfying. And lovely.
One of the most difficult arias for me to sing is: Fin ch’han dal vino, from Mozart’s Don Giovanni. And like Figaro’s aria, is it’s patter. And I still have difficulty with it
I think the best way to study it is to declaim it (without singing), first slowly and few to few faster. When the words come easily, sentence after sentence, you're ready to put the notes on it. ;-)
This commentary was excellent.
Thank you
Instantly addictive. Duolingo will have to wait today. Subscribed.
Thank you! I will try to make more videos!!
I agree with Si Puo.
now include oratorio, musical theatre, lieder melodies,
Nice placement of Bryn Terfel while translating a line from Te Deum, "You make me forget God."
Interesting video, is a good idea to explain the musical moment about every single aria, but in my opinion, at the same time I prefer to listen real baritones like Ruffo, Stracciari, Granforte, Bechi, Bastianini, Basiola, Tagliabue etc.. in order to demnostrate the real importance about vocal tecnique.
That's an excellent idea for my next video on baritones. Thank you!
I second to that
Interesting take, was expecting "Rigoletto" at number 1 :) Looking forward to your next video (… on Basses?)
That episode is definitely in the works
Informative !
Thank you! Let me have more feedback and suggestions for future instalments
You nailed it but I would add one more - Iago's aria from Otello.
So interesting!
I'm curious how baritone arias from outside the Italian repertoire (Wagner? Mussorgsky & the Russian repertoire?) rank compared to these.
❤❤Please, which Baritone was singing last in the excerpt from Trovatore? He is tantalizing...❤❤
French barytone Ludovic Tezier. He is amazing!!
This is a great list. You essentially named all the arias teachers say "wait until you are 35" to sing, but you train them for 10 years first.
The "Te Deum" is a great choice, and is FAR more difficult to pull off than Cortigiani, because it's the only baritone aria where you have to sing with, and through, a chorus.
Most of the great baritones and also the great basses, all started their careers relatively young circa 19-27; 30 was considered late to be joining the opera field.
By the time you're thirty-five, you should have at least some knowledge and experience of some of your core repertoire being done on a smaller scale i.e. YAPs or even smaller companies.
Te Deum is not difficult if you just sing it. Don't push, dont scream, just sing. Cortigiani is much harder. I've sung them both, I know.
Nice 👍🏼
Thanks
Thank you for the video! could you mention baritone arias for beginners?
You could try Bella siccome un'angelo from Donizetti's Don Pasquale
This is great presentation on why these Arias are difficult. I'm surprised to hear you refer to "I Pagliacci" since the opera is just "Pagliacci".
In early 20th Century Italy, "I Pagliacci" was the usual reference.
Mr. Ng, thank you for your fine video.
Are any baritone roles too emotionally painful for someone to sing them twice on the same day or two days in a row? I seem to remember that Leontyne Price almost needed to stop portraying Butterfly because that role was emotionally difficult.It's hard for me to believe that anyone would be able to sing the same Wagner role on, say, a Saturday and the Monday after it.
Maybe Rigoletto?
@@MartinNg Which aria do you mean, Mr. Ng? It might make me cry.
Très intéressant !!! Je regrette néanmoins " l'oubli " des barytons wagnériens !!!!
Very charming guy.
讲的太好啦
I’m amazed anyone can sing Largo Al Factotum! Beautiful and funny, but fiendishly difficult.
how about handel mozart donizetti rossini bellini massenet gounod
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Veeeeeerdi. Nothing else.
I just knew Verdi would take more than half of this list.
My favorite subtype among the others :
Baritono Contraltino
Baritono Leggero
Barítono Ligero
Barìtono Ligero
Baritone Altino
Baryton Martin
Callas would have said:" You are baritono e basta" !
Thank you! Interesting. ((Wish you had chosen a different G. Germont)).
That Germont is me a few years back :)))
Humble answer! So how do you sing that aria today?@@MartinNg
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Very good video, thank you. I don't think Violetta was a prostitute. Traviata translates to "a fallen woman" and she was only shacking up with one guy (or 2) at a time. In France a kept woman was hardly unusual.
They would have called her a courtesan in those days I suppose
@@MartinNg 19th century Europe is a little late for courtisanes. In Dumas' book she is a "demi-mondaine", a euphemism for high-price prostitute, some of which serviced only one client at a time in their own boudoirs. she is however not a "kept woman", being the owner of her private residence as well as land in the country. Like the American far west, the world's oldest profession was a vector of societal progress in most of Europe throughout the 19th century, and France was no exception (nor was it alone, Lorenzo ;).
I do not think Di Provenza, Va, Tosca and Il Prologo are within high 5 difficulty. Some baritones of higher fach will also find them easier, but not necessarily able to carry through the orchestra. Largo Al Factotum is something I will never be able to sing, not because of the high notes, but because the patter is too high a tessitura above my passaggio at D. A lot of Verdi baritones are also low tenors who managed to create dark sound. Since higher voices have more natural cut, some can get away with it. Some Verdi Baritones, in contrast, find it hard to sing baroque and mozart. I suppose in the end, the difficulty depends on the person, the voice and the technique they have created with its facilities and limitations.
onegin aria, largo factorum , don giovanni or leporello, germont , conte luna, don carlo, amonasro,
Why no Artur Rucinski or Franco Zancanaro example? 😉 I mean, some baritones appear to suffer less than others (am I pointing my finger at the Di Provenza? 🙊).
Ok - but the opera doesn't end on the Alp line. There are challenging arias in Wagner and Strauss as well.
Absolutely. I was just concentrating on the Italian repertoire. I'm sure there are treacherously difficult arias in the German and French rep
Giorgio Zancanaro?
@@davegreene8588 of course 😊 His first name can't stick for me...
@@MartinNg Absolutely. For example "O vin dissipe la tristesse", in Hamlet, by Ambroise Thomas. Terrible !
escamillo?
Maestro your English is great. But, the great opera composer Verdi's name is not pronounced as Vördi or Veurdi like you do. The two letters in his name, v and e, should be pronounced exactly like the v and e in the words like vet, vent, very, vest. Sorry, a tiny detail...
You're so right. It's a lapse of us English native speakers. Quando parlo in italiano, sicuramente non farò lo sbaglio sulla pronuncia del nome del Maestro
@@MartinNg you sound good to me. Am definitely more interested in the excellent content than in how you may pronounce a particular syllable. Mille grazie.
You make a greate content, senx! But, not for toxic, setup little more far on camera, its will be much better! )))
Sure! Thank you for the feedback and thank you for watching my videos!
Sure. Thank you for your feedback!!!
It would really make your point about the difficulty of the arias you selected, if you had better singers as examples. I know you wanted to have video versions of them, but some of them are mediocre. If you had used some of the great baritones of the past, then it would be even clearer how difficult it is to do them justice.
how to sing while playing piano reduction of orchestras?!
U are too cute 😘
Thank u
pearl fishers role
Why are you talking so much 😴 let's hear what you mean 🙃