Bergonzi was the Verdi tenor of the last half of the century. No one was a close second. This excerpt documents his artistry - the audience poured out their love for him in this and the Luisa Miller aria. Bravo.
I just realized that this was 13 yrs ago.... I remember watching this on tv.... It still feels like it only happened a few years ago.... Great, now I feel old.
As a Verdi STYLIST, Bergonzi was the best tenor for Verdi during his prime period. Others, like Corelli, had more thrilling voices but in the right Lyric Spinto roles for his instrument (LUISA MILLER for example) Bergonzi was uniquely satisfying. In this excerpt he was in admirable form. This trio remains one of the glories of Verdi’s writing & as presented here a great performance indeed. Its really too bad that Bergonzi attempted OTELLO (he could not finish the performance apparently) in his 70s. Even in his best years it was not a role for his otherwise fine instrument, IMO. In this trio here he is in top late career form & he & his colleagues truly do honor to Verdi’s music.
Le regard de June Anderson pour Bergonzi est à lui seul une bonne raison d'aimer cette séquence. Cette femme est magnifique. Merveilleuse chanteuse, une des plus grandes. Bergonzi est une miracle d'art du chant. Mais çà on l'a toujours su.
Bravísimos June Anderson, Carlo Bergonzi y Ferruccio Furlanetto. Realmente han estado magníficos en este trío de I Lombardi de Giuseppe Verdi. Bravo...Bravísimos!! Ya han pasado 27 años de esta grabación y nos queda el recuerdo del Gran Carlo Bergonzi que ya no está con nosotros. Para él nuestro homenaje
Finale d'opera eseguito assai bene...la signora Anderson molto brava,Furlanetto è bravo come sempre e Bergonzi già anziano ma ancora in buono stato vocale...grazie
qui bergonzi trovo che per avere 72 anni canta divinamente,basta solo a dire che canta bene perche mi da emozioni...e i cantanti ora nn me le danno e nella musica l'emozione è la cosa piu importante di tutte...
Carlo going at it with perfect declamato like a lion 🦁 and all the blessings of an impeccable technique!!! The way he looks to the crowd like “I know. This is how it is done”. And of course the stunning Anderson and Furlanetto proudly looking at him, acknowledging his greatness! Sent shivers down my spine 🤍 Thanks for sharing !
He lived well reaching 90, and MAN! What a career! In this video he is 71 but he can still pull it off! The voice is still very much strong, full and rich.
Fra i più bei terzetti di Verdi con assolo di violino (nell'Ottocento lo eseguiva spesso il grande direttore Angelo Mariani) grandi gli interpreti Anderson, Bergonzi e Furlanetto. Voci verdiane splendide. Bergonzi con apparente semplicità e grazia, Anderson con espressione e calore e potenza, Furlanetto con la sua bella voce si amalgama nel trio. Grazie.
El grandioso talento de Verdi, escribir arias imposibles de olvidar, y tres cantantes a su altura !!! Qué gusto escucharlos una y otra vez!! Emoción total, el alma enternecida!! Arg.Buenos Aires
A trio that really is sort of a quartet! The concertmaster has a big solo as the introduction of the ensemble, and then is almost a descant during the "trio", to finally join in that magnificent crescendo finale! Early Verdi indeed - but egad: Genius!!!
Elegante Tenor, magnífico fraseo y gusto en la articulación de cada nota musical. Un placer escuchar al maestro verdiano por excelencia. J. Anderson otra gran interprete, su timbre de voz es especial y su fraseo único. Magnifica intervención.
Superb upload...thank you nickbigd! I always wonder why June Anderson did not get the acclaim due her. Such a wonderful, strong voice. And, as someone else said, Bergonzi was just his usual magnificent self. And at 71!!!
Anderson got plenty of acclaim. She was everywhere as a full lyric coloratura by 1982. Her prime was just before the PR excessive machines were in operation. Also she started to try to sing certain repertoire outside of the Bel Canto style and nobody really was that interested beyond Violetta/Gilda and a few French roles. Like here the voice is clean and nice but it’s color is too pale. Without the coloratura and agility things get dull as her tone is a bit boy soprano in the middle.
Carlo warmed up with Luisa Miller aria before this but did he ever deliver in this. And you have to love Anderson and Furlanetto too. This was one of the highlights of the evening.
When I spoke with him about his reputation as the foremost Verdi tenor of his era, he replied that whether that reputation was or was not deserved, the tenor whom he considered the greatest Verdi tenor was Giacomo Lauri-Volpi.
I am totally love Furlanetto's bass! He always has such great presence whatever performance he is doing. I am of the opinion that his interpretation of Filippo is the best.
god that was music !!! even a slightly younger kraus with anderson in paris a few years back didnt pull it off as well as bergonzi does there a true legend
They didn't cut the orchestral introduction/violin solo - it's on the recording. It just didn't fit on youtube as a single clip. Maybe one of these days I will get around to adding it. It is beautiful as well.
ANTERIORMENTE MIRE ESTE TERSETTO POR PAVAROTTI, Y REALMENTE ME ENCANTO, PERO SIEMPRE SOSTENGO QUE LA VOZ DE BERGONZI ES COMPLETAMENTE DIFERENTE A LA DE PAVAROTTI, SIEMPRE ME GUSTO BERGONZI SALVO EN BUTERFLY, UN GRAN TENOR Y A LOS CASI 75 AÑOS ES UNA MARAVILLA, QUE TECNICA, QUE FRASEO, ES INCREIBLE...COMO LA ANDERSON LO MIRA ES CIERTO, NO LO PUEDE CREER, GRANDE BERGONZI,
completamente de acuerdo...Bergonzi guarda una sabiduría esplendida para interpretar este estilo. Con un rico fraseo y una musicalidad inigualable... Bravo
volte vengono fatti commenti inadatti sul modo di cantare di Bergonzi,critiche che non ci si può permettere di fare di fronte al Principe dei tenori,come è sato ultimamente insignito Bergonzi...Bocelli era un esempio per dire a quanto l'opera sia caduta in basso a livello di voci,studio,tecnica ecc...si crede che bocelli sia un cantante lirico ma proprio nulla centra col genere...in sostanza,ascoltiamoci le cose fatte a regola d'arte,e nn giudichiamo questi mostri sacri!!!
Love Pav but would rather hear Bergonzi any time, such character in his voice. All three did fabulously well. I like when you have such well schooled singers that you can see and hear what they are doing technically with their voices. For all three, you are able to see and hear many lines where they produce the voice without complete and pronounced movement of the outer mouth. In this, they create the voice first and sustain it and then place the syllables into this established vocal line. GOLD
Absolutely gorgeous singing...bravi to all three! Thank you for posting this, nickbigd. BTW, anyone know how tall Furlanetto is? I know Anderson and Bergonzi aren't very tall but FF looks like a giant here (a very handsome one, I must add).
Pavarotti was supposed to sing this but could not make it because he was ill. Bergonzi filled in for him and he was really great, as was Anderson and Furlanetto. And they cut out Raymond Gniewek's great violin solo too.
solid technique plus good luck, and not taking on roles before vocally ready= Bergonzi, same advice he gives to students-some listen and some are too impatient! My heavens he is a short man. He stood in line extra long when they handed out voices, missed out on the height line!Furlanetto's entrance here is scary-his voice just takes ones breath away!!!Wonderful posting
@31122051 devo mandarti un video ke è uno spezzone della recondita armonia in cui pavarotti aveva 70 anni compiuti ma era malatissimo infatti cantava seduto... Cosi sentirai un poco e farai la differenza cn tutti i tenori!!!!!!!!!Saluti
....qui e come ad esempio in Celeste Aida,A si ben mio,Ingemisco Bergonzi rispetti a puntino quello che Verdi voleva scrivere...il finale di Celeste Aida vuole fatto con 4P!!a parma nel 1956 fu fischiato,ingiustamente per fare un esempio...in qusto terzetto si sente tutta la amno del Grande genio di Busseto
I don't recall. He was definitely supposed to do this piece because the Met's recording with him, Anderson and Levine conducting was set to be (and was) released in '97
Petite erreur sur l'âge du Capitaine ! En effet, Carlo Bergonzi n'est pas né en 1921 mais le 13 juillet 1924 ! Ce qui n'enlève en rien la qualité de cet enregistrement et de ce TRES grand ténor de l'après guerre qui tout de même chantait avec les plus grandes sopranos de l'époque (Sutherland, Scotto, Moffo, Verrett, Price et bien sûr Tébaldi...). A écouter pour son phrasé exceptionnel une rigueur de style et une technique de souffle impressionnante !
dico come stanno le cose...questo terzetto doveva farlo pavarotti,ma all'ultimo non è venuto e chi lo fa?...uno splendido Bergonzi a 72 anni!!!ascolta come lo fa Pavarotti,ma fallo con la partitura sott'occhio!!!non fa nulla di giusto,scolta la sua versione su y.t....bè da parmigianio e verdiano al 100% pavarotti nn è in grado di farlo(come lo vorrebbe verdi!!)..a se vuoi possamo chiederlo a bocelli se vuole cantarlo,magari con Allevi al piano...
Very beautiful ! The singers of the "old school" have a real culture and an wonderful expression for this music ...but they use too many portamento for my ear
no sicuramente non mi passa nemmeno per la mente di accostare Luciano a bocelli...diciamo era un po unesasperazione per quelli che crticano a volte Bergonzi che canta ancora divinamente a 72...
Great Verdi trio- 3 fabulous singers- BRAVO! ❤
Magnificent hard to find a better trio
In Ciel t'attendo ... I truly hope so caríssimo Maestro Bergonzi ❣
Brilliant thank you for posting this
I see admiration in June Anderson eyes for this great singer.
Very moving
Bergonzi was the Verdi tenor of the last half of the century. No one was a close second. This excerpt documents his artistry - the audience poured out their love for him in this and the Luisa Miller aria.
Bravo.
Excellent performance. June as usual sings beautiful. Bergonzi is outstanding and so Furlanetto. Bravo!!!!
I just realized that this was 13 yrs ago.... I remember watching this on tv.... It still feels like it only happened a few years ago.... Great, now I feel old.
Bergonzi''s success here is a triumph of old-school technique and stylistic understanding. That's why he was the paragon of Verdi tenors for decades.
As a Verdi STYLIST, Bergonzi was the best tenor for Verdi during his prime period. Others, like Corelli, had more thrilling voices but in the right Lyric Spinto roles for his instrument (LUISA MILLER for example) Bergonzi was uniquely satisfying. In this excerpt he was in admirable form. This trio remains one of the glories of Verdi’s writing & as presented here a great performance indeed. Its really too bad that Bergonzi attempted OTELLO (he could not finish the performance apparently) in his 70s. Even in his best years it was not a role for his otherwise fine instrument, IMO. In this trio here he is in top late career form & he & his colleagues truly do honor to Verdi’s music.
Le regard de June Anderson pour Bergonzi est à lui seul une bonne raison d'aimer cette séquence. Cette femme est magnifique. Merveilleuse chanteuse, une des plus grandes. Bergonzi est une miracle d'art du chant. Mais çà on l'a toujours su.
D''accord sur tous les points.
Ce regard en dit long sur les qualités humaines de cette star. Emotion !
I LOVE this trio!!! And this trio of singers OMG!!!!
Fabulous. ❤
You don't hear this kind of singing anymore sadly, but it's on record thanks be to God.
Bravísimos June Anderson, Carlo Bergonzi y Ferruccio Furlanetto. Realmente han estado magníficos en este trío de I Lombardi de Giuseppe Verdi. Bravo...Bravísimos!! Ya han pasado 27 años de esta grabación y nos queda el recuerdo del Gran Carlo Bergonzi que ya no está con nosotros. Para él nuestro homenaje
Finale d'opera eseguito assai bene...la signora Anderson molto brava,Furlanetto è bravo come sempre e Bergonzi già anziano ma ancora in buono stato vocale...grazie
I like how Anderson and Furlanetto look at Bergonzi as soon as the music is over, and how the camera closes in on Bergonzi's nod of approval.
qui bergonzi trovo che per avere 72 anni canta divinamente,basta solo a dire che canta bene perche mi da emozioni...e i cantanti ora nn me le danno e nella musica l'emozione è la cosa piu importante di tutte...
Carlo going at it with perfect declamato like a lion 🦁 and all the blessings of an impeccable technique!!! The way he looks to the crowd like “I know. This is how it is done”. And of course the stunning Anderson and Furlanetto proudly looking at him, acknowledging his greatness!
Sent shivers down my spine 🤍 Thanks for sharing !
Lectio magistralis di Carlo. Il suono che galleggia sul fiato...questo è il canto
RIP Carlo Bergonzi July 13, 1924 - July 25, 2014
He lived well reaching 90, and MAN! What a career! In this video he is 71 but he can still pull it off! The voice is still very much strong, full and rich.
Una delle più sublimi pagine verdiane. Io, credente, non posso ascoltarla senza commuovermi.
Fra i più bei terzetti di Verdi con assolo di violino (nell'Ottocento lo eseguiva spesso il grande direttore Angelo Mariani) grandi gli interpreti Anderson, Bergonzi e Furlanetto. Voci verdiane splendide. Bergonzi con apparente semplicità e grazia, Anderson con espressione e calore e potenza, Furlanetto con la sua bella voce si amalgama nel trio. Grazie.
Cannot imagine life without the immense pleasure of hearing Carlo singing Verdi
Bravo, Signore Bergonzi!
The more I listen to this trio, the moree I love it....
Wonderful thank you
I come back to this time and time again it's just so wonderful
El grandioso talento de Verdi, escribir arias imposibles de olvidar, y tres cantantes a su altura !!! Qué gusto escucharlos una y otra vez!! Emoción total, el alma enternecida!! Arg.Buenos Aires
I love June Anderson what a beautiful soul emanates from that equally gorgeous face
Bravo 👏 all round
During her career, Miss Anderson performed with legends: Pavarotti, Kraus, Gedda, Bergonzi ... Lucky girl!
And Domingo, Carreras, and Horne, just to mention a few others
I replay this so often. In my view it is just one of the best operatic ensembles ever, and Bergonzi is sublime.
Yet another golden thread of operatic history on U tube..
Bravo Bergonzi..bravo encore
Very moving to see him at that stage of his career still pouring out Verdi's line.
Verdi. Ringrazia
A trio that really is sort of a quartet! The concertmaster has a big solo as the introduction of the ensemble, and then is almost a descant during the "trio", to finally join in that magnificent crescendo finale! Early Verdi indeed - but egad: Genius!!!
The greatest of all Verdi tenors. Just sublime, and the cause of sublimity in all around him.
At 71 Carlo Bergonzi still HAS IT, man!
Great performance!!!!! I Lombardi is perfect, my favorite Verdi Early operas!
Una grande prestazione da un grande tenore. Uno dei miei preferiti tutti i tempi.
Bravo Carlo, Bravo
Elegante Tenor, magnífico fraseo y gusto en la articulación de cada nota musical. Un placer escuchar al maestro verdiano por excelencia. J. Anderson otra gran interprete, su timbre de voz es especial y su fraseo único. Magnifica intervención.
Bravo the violin soloist too!!
@@marycage7075 Raymond Gniewek, the great Met concertmaster for 43 years. He's just passed a few days shy of his 90th Birthday.
MAGNIFICOS
Observen a partir del minuto 4:00 como J. Anderson mira a Bergonzi admirando su talento y su rico y musical fraseo.
Superb upload...thank you nickbigd! I always wonder why June Anderson did not get the acclaim due her. Such a wonderful, strong voice. And, as someone else said, Bergonzi was just his usual magnificent self. And at 71!!!
Anderson got plenty of acclaim. She was everywhere as a full lyric coloratura by 1982. Her prime was just before the PR excessive machines were in operation. Also she started to try to sing certain repertoire outside of the Bel Canto style and nobody really was that interested beyond Violetta/Gilda and a few French roles. Like here the voice is clean and nice but it’s color is too pale. Without the coloratura and agility things get dull as her tone is a bit boy soprano in the middle.
Hermoso el respeto que Anderson manifiesta por Bergonzi en su mirada.
Grandissimo e stupendo Bergonzi
Carlo warmed up with Luisa Miller aria before this but did he ever deliver in this. And you have to love Anderson and Furlanetto too. This was one of the highlights of the evening.
When I spoke with him about his reputation as the foremost Verdi tenor of his era, he replied that whether that reputation was or was not deserved, the tenor whom he considered the greatest Verdi tenor was Giacomo Lauri-Volpi.
Da hört man die Klasse des wunderbaren Carlo Bergonzi! Mit über 70 Jahren diese frische Stimme ist wahrlich unglaublich. Grandios!
QUEL TRIO EXCEPTIONNEL.......!!!!! que dire de plus....... *******
Once again & in his 70's, King Carlo has provided a lesson in how to put Verdi across. He was indeed a blessing!
I love the look Bergonzi gives Levine at the very end. It seems to say, "See, I told you I could do it..."
Like "Hey Jim, who's old now?"
I see more the eternal Maestro that gives his approval to the "youngsters"
Bergonzi pinch-hitting here for Pavarotti. Fortuitous!
I am totally love Furlanetto's bass! He always has such great presence whatever performance he is doing. I am of the opinion that his interpretation of Filippo is the best.
maleficare i totally love you and your comment ❤️
god that was music !!! even a slightly younger kraus with anderson in paris a few years back didnt pull it off as well as bergonzi does there a true legend
They didn't cut the orchestral introduction/violin solo - it's on the recording. It just didn't fit on youtube as a single clip. Maybe one of these days I will get around to adding it. It is beautiful as well.
Thank you
very good thanks!
The beautiful June Anderson seem to be inspired by Bergonzi to pay greater attention to line than usual, and to great effect.
Anche a me ha dato questa impressione,anzi tante altre soprano a cantare con Bergonzi prendono il suo stile belcantista come per magia!
Elegante tre miti che cantano insieme
Maestro Bergonzi- definetly the model prototype of Verdi singing.
Furlanetto e' fantastico!
GRANDISSIMI.
ANTERIORMENTE MIRE ESTE TERSETTO POR PAVAROTTI, Y REALMENTE ME ENCANTO, PERO SIEMPRE SOSTENGO QUE LA VOZ DE BERGONZI ES COMPLETAMENTE DIFERENTE A LA DE PAVAROTTI, SIEMPRE ME GUSTO BERGONZI SALVO EN BUTERFLY, UN GRAN TENOR Y A LOS CASI 75 AÑOS ES UNA MARAVILLA, QUE TECNICA, QUE FRASEO, ES INCREIBLE...COMO LA ANDERSON LO MIRA ES CIERTO, NO LO PUEDE CREER, GRANDE BERGONZI,
Furlanetto el mejor Bajo de la historia !!!!
completamente de acuerdo...Bergonzi guarda una sabiduría esplendida para interpretar este estilo. Con un rico fraseo y una musicalidad inigualable... Bravo
VIVA VERDI!!!!
June and Ferrucio are great, Carlo is OK, if we consider how old is he here allready.
Bravo Bergonzi
Tutte le grandi¡¡¡¡
volte vengono fatti commenti inadatti sul modo di cantare di Bergonzi,critiche che non ci si può permettere di fare di fronte al Principe dei tenori,come è sato ultimamente insignito Bergonzi...Bocelli era un esempio per dire a quanto l'opera sia caduta in basso a livello di voci,studio,tecnica ecc...si crede che bocelli sia un cantante lirico ma proprio nulla centra col genere...in sostanza,ascoltiamoci le cose fatte a regola d'arte,e nn giudichiamo questi mostri sacri!!!
I'll double check, but there are numerous sources (wikipedia, grandi-tenoriDOTcom and movies2DOTnytimesDOTcom), that say July 1924.
Love Pav but would rather hear Bergonzi any time, such character in his voice. All three did fabulously well. I like when you have such well schooled singers that you can see and hear what they are doing technically with their voices. For all three, you are able to see and hear many lines where they produce the voice without complete and pronounced movement of the outer mouth. In this, they create the voice first and sustain it and then place the syllables into this established vocal line. GOLD
Absolutely gorgeous singing...bravi to all three! Thank you for posting this, nickbigd. BTW, anyone know how tall Furlanetto is? I know Anderson and Bergonzi aren't very tall but FF looks like a giant here (a very handsome one, I must add).
Sublime
Pavarotti was supposed to sing this but could not make it because he was ill. Bergonzi filled in for him and he was really great, as was Anderson and Furlanetto. And they cut out Raymond Gniewek's great violin solo too.
About a month before he died he got it. It was Cavalliere di Gran Croce OMRI.
Superb contributions from all; Bergonzi aged quite gracefully and sang great here except maybe the final note was a touch flat :| lovely though
perfect
solid technique plus good luck, and not taking on roles before vocally ready= Bergonzi, same advice he gives to students-some listen and some are too impatient! My heavens he is a short man. He stood in line extra long when they handed out voices, missed out on the height line!Furlanetto's entrance here is scary-his voice just takes ones breath away!!!Wonderful posting
Ferruccio perfetto
♡
Que potencia de voz tiene Bergonzi, en su agudo final (8:20) lo demuestra, como tapa o se sobrepone antes la Anderson en el agudo, fabuloso.
to me, this is Verdi's first true verdian ensemble
From which opera is this beautiful trio? Enhanced by three extraordinary singers?
Che classe, che morbidezza di suoni...
Fucking fantastic
What about the singing ?
@singinginachurch Thanks! That sounds right.
TRIPUDIO TOTALE. 👏👏👏👏👏
@perpieta He`s almost as tall as Placido Domingo, on an average. And Domingo`s about six foot if one isnt wrong.
@31122051 devo mandarti un video ke è uno spezzone della recondita armonia in cui pavarotti aveva 70 anni compiuti ma era malatissimo infatti cantava seduto... Cosi sentirai un poco e farai la differenza cn tutti i tenori!!!!!!!!!Saluti
....qui e come ad esempio in Celeste Aida,A si ben mio,Ingemisco Bergonzi rispetti a puntino quello che Verdi voleva scrivere...il finale di Celeste Aida vuole fatto con 4P!!a parma nel 1956 fu fischiato,ingiustamente per fare un esempio...in qusto terzetto si sente tutta la amno del Grande genio di Busseto
They're too awed to get close to him!
direi che nn c'è commento migliore!...alla faccia di tutti gli ignoranti,arroganti e presuntuosi che ascoltano musica lirica su YT
Carlo a laissé les fourneaux de son restau pour remplacer lucianno. Merveille.
Where was Luciano Pavarotti that night?
I don't recall. He was definitely supposed to do this piece because the Met's recording with him, Anderson and Levine conducting was set to be (and was) released in '97
Petite erreur sur l'âge du Capitaine ! En effet, Carlo Bergonzi n'est pas né en 1921 mais le 13 juillet 1924 ! Ce qui n'enlève en rien la qualité de cet enregistrement et de ce TRES grand ténor de l'après guerre qui tout de même chantait avec les plus grandes sopranos de l'époque (Sutherland, Scotto, Moffo, Verrett, Price et bien sûr Tébaldi...). A écouter pour son phrasé exceptionnel une rigueur de style et une technique de souffle impressionnante !
dico come stanno le cose...questo terzetto doveva farlo pavarotti,ma all'ultimo non è venuto e chi lo fa?...uno splendido Bergonzi a 72 anni!!!ascolta come lo fa Pavarotti,ma fallo con la partitura sott'occhio!!!non fa nulla di giusto,scolta la sua versione su y.t....bè da parmigianio e verdiano al 100% pavarotti nn è in grado di farlo(come lo vorrebbe verdi!!)..a se vuoi possamo chiederlo a bocelli se vuole cantarlo,magari con Allevi al piano...
Very beautiful ! The singers of the "old school" have a real culture and an wonderful expression for this music ...but they use too many portamento for my ear
La Sirena della Breda all'uscita del lavoro.
Allan Rizzetti 😂😂😂
Allan Rizzetti Mitico!
Pavarotti before he died too
(Vidalenzo di Polesine Parmense, 13 luglio 1924 - Milano, 26 luglio 2014)
no sicuramente non mi passa nemmeno per la mente di accostare Luciano a bocelli...diciamo era un po unesasperazione per quelli che crticano a volte Bergonzi che canta ancora divinamente a 72...