Andrea Chénier - 'Nemico della patria?' (Željko Lučić, The Royal Opera)
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- Željko Lučić plays Carlo Gérard in David McVicar's production of Umberto Giordano's Andrea Chénier. Find out more at www.roh.org.uk/...
The poet Andrea Chénier and the servant Carlo Gérard both love the young aristocrat Maddalena. When Maddalena loses everything in the French Revolution, Chénier offers her protection, and so incites the envy of Gérard, now a powerful official.
Chénier is arrested during the Terror. Gérard, spurred by his jealousy, condemns him. Maddalena makes a desperate appeal, and Gérard tries, too late, to defend Chénier. Gérard helps Maddalena to join Chénier in prison, and the lovers face the guillotine together.
The premiere of Andrea Chénier at La Scala, Milan, on 28 March 1896 propelled the young Umberto Giordano to the front rank of the giovane scuola (an up-and-coming group of young Italian composers that included Puccini and Mascagni). The opera exemplifies the verismo style that dominated Italian opera of the period - nowhere more so than in Giordano's skilful interpolation of different musical styles to provide local colour, from the aristocratic Gavotte of Act I to the Marseillaise in Act IV. The libretto by Luigi Illica (Puccini’s collaborator for Manon Lescaut, La bohème, Tosca and Madama Butterfly) was inspired by the real-life Romantic poet André Chénier, who was guillotined just three days before Robespierre's execution.
Andrea Chénier has become celebrated for the lyrical music it offers the tenor who takes the leading role, with the off-the-cuff Improvviso of Act I and his final aria 'Come un bel dì di maggio' particular highlights. But there are thrilling moments for the whole cast, including Maddalena's ardent aria 'La mamma morta', Gérard’s 'Nemico della patria!’ and a host of dramatic duets and characterful ensembles. David McVicar (whose productions for The Royal Opera include Le nozze di Figaro, Faust and Die Zauberflöte) directs The Royal Opera's new production, moving from the opulence of pre-Revolutionary France to the horrors of the Reign of Terror.
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In my humble opinion this is easily one of opera's greatest arias. Forceful yet moving
Without any doubt a pretty voice but he has serious technical issues. His throat is not completely opened, which causes a constant wrong vowel production and a too often out of tune (the orchestra is terrible too) singing and in general he just doesn't have the level and the voice for such roles. A tiny and not resonant enough voice... Even with microphones.
You are SO right.
Are you people music critics? Or opera singers? Or orchestra musicians? Conducters? Coluld You sing like this? Could you play any instrument like these folks are playing?
@@misahorna He's right, so please stop being annoying.
This may not be the best role for him, but Lucic doesn't have a "tiny" voice. He's very easy to hear even in the largest opera houses.
@@JRRLewis Easy to hear doesn't mean he fills the house, as a dramatic baritone should.
Amazing. However, it seems from the comments below that no one is as good as some dead guy. i wish people would simply enjoy what's before them, like this marvelous baritone.
God forbid we have standards. That attitude is what has allowed this terrible singing to take over.
If it's really that unbearable then hold unto your vinyl. I wouldn't be surprised if you blamed this singer for the invention of autotune
That voice is a bit to clear for the character. Its not verismo sitting, that's all... theaters just dont have choice.
@Nnovata Karen There are singers now who are infinitely better than this guy. Listen to Ermesto Petti and tell me you don’t hear a difference.
@@gigalaf Clear? It’s completely wrong. This guy shouldn’t be singing opera at all.
Just heard him as Scarpia. A small voice, a screwed up technique and a really dull sound with no ring whatsoever.
He needs to re-study. And stay away from dramatic parts.
Very funny.
Indeed very funny:)
You must be kidding... he can’t just be one of the leading baritones of today having “a screwed up technique”
Sure he can. Nowday stars are „screamers“ without real voices.
Mickey Mouse There is Ernesto Petti!
Lucic-super voice and performing of the role!!
suggest you all give a listen to P. Cappucilli sing this..........
Or Bastianini, Taddei, Milnes, Tibbett, Zancanaro, MacNeil.
Zancanaro my friend, zancanaro...
Taddei, Bastianini, Merrill, Nucci, Zancanaro, Protti, Herlea, Panerai, Gobbi, Warren, Becchi, Boyagian and even the more liric Milnes did a better job having a cold 🙈🙏
This rendition is very beautiful, I also absolutely love Taddei, Guelfi performing the role
Just got back from Prague where the National Opera performed this opera on Tuesday 15th October. It brought the whole house down with a standing ovation at the end. A magnificent under performed work living in the shadows of Puccini.
But this guy is just bad
@@xxsaruman82xx87 i agree.
No one has sung this great aria. IMO...better than Cappucilli.
@@BritinIsrael Cappuccilli is certainly one of the best, but personally I prefer Bastianini and the cruelly underrated Mario Sereni. Zancanaro is also excellent.
@@xxsaruman82xx87 You have great taste!
Bella e buona voce di baritono , buono il legato più controllo del fiato sulle mezze voci comunque artista eccellente
He’s the worst I’ve heard singing this aria.
@@xxsaruman82xx87 bullshit. Obviously, you dont know what you are talking about.
@@desecteensecte I do, actually. Listen to some proper baritones, please.
Good, but nothing can compare to Giorgio Zancanaro's Royal Opera appearance in this role 30 years ago.
So don't compare it to anything and try to enjoy this interpretation on it's own merits. It's really that simple.
Cameron Kelsall the thing is, while opera is a subjective art form, there are objective standards that singers have to meet in order to be enjoyable. His technique is horrible. He's pushing way to hard and is flat throughout a lot of this.
@@cameronkelsall7085 It had none.
@@xxsaruman82xx87 this is why he sings in place like the Vienna State Opera, the Met, San Francisco opera, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence Paris' National Opera, Deutsche Oper de Berlin, Dresde. Franckfurt, Salzbourt's festval, Scala di Milano, and here in the London Royal opera... just to name a few.
@@cameronkelsall7085 100% de acuerdo
I feel he gets no love
Demanding and great opera, as well as role played by Mr Lucic. But I wish to hear more "brando" in his voice. It lacks for me, specifically comparing to the greatest: Bastianini for instance. I wish to hear it live. How it sounds without electronics on audience. Legato line is also not quite italian. But it is ok. No one has to sing exactly the same articulation like others.
Overall this is very precious performance. And I adore costumes, background and details on stage. Makes me thinking and enjoying drama unreservedly.
+Stanisław Olejniczak I live in a city where Mr Lučić started his career so I had a privilege to listen to him number of times at the begining of his profesional path. We have very big opera house with very bad acustics and I asure you that his voice could be heard in every corner, loud and clear without any amplification. His voice does sound smaller on YT than it actually is.
Hope to see him one next season in Europe. Honestly, I am very curious about this aspect. Nevertheless more than volume, I care about lyrics and its italian "melody" inside...and old style... I miss this old fashioned way of speaking/singing like Mario Sereni, Gino Bechi and many many others.
@@HandelLover1989 Me too!
Great singer! Great bariton!
Nope, not even close. Listen to Bastianini, Warren, Cappuccilli, Zancanaro, Sereni, Ruffin, Krause, Tibbett, MacNeil to hear what a great baritone is.
Terminally flat
Bravo bravo!!!
Мне просто уроки задали а там этот дядя
Story of my life.
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The best bariton voice in the World now!
You are an idiot
God bless you.
全然ダメ。
The most beautiful verismo opera of all, but very demanding of the singers. Unfortunately we no longer have anyone of Bastianini's dramatic and vocal capabilities...
I agree, but look up Ernesto Petti. He is amazing.
lmao.... el universo tubo 5 grandes baritonos, ruffo,gobbi, bastianini,granforte, warren. etc. estos son dioses.... despues tenemos los semidioses, hay muchos mas ahi.
@@diegomr6969 and piero cappucilli
@@diegomr6969 Tu opinión no cuenta con esa ortografía de chimpancé.
Somehow strange...
какая вампука.... бред
OUT OF RIGHT PITCH
porra e essa
Viva Petti!!!
Chiant
Lučić - un attore poco raffinato .
il macellaio /un giovane ragazzo bello di più d'origine italiana/ nel mio quartiere qua à Parigi ha una voce molto più bella ...
povero Giordano ...
This opera is my favorite !! Thank you for sharing !
When it's sung well.
I was listening and reading comments at the same time. At first I was like he sounds fine. But then his technical problems really started showing as the song progressed.. yeah I agree. Hope this guy stays away from dramatic roles
Lucic
Sucks, always Milnes!
This doesn’t even warrant a comparison with Zancanaro’s legendary performance of this great aria in the very same house. Shame on you ROH. Where have the world-class singers gone?
He's amazing. Taste is subjective, deal with it.
@Nieosiągalny Technique is not subjective. And this guy has no technique. Please listen to Zancanaro, Bastianini, Sereni, Taddei, Ruffo and even the great modern baritone Ernesto Petti and tell me you don’t hear a marked difference between their powerful voices full of squillo and chiaroscuro and Lucic’s dull, woofy and constricted sound.
Please stop posting critical comments of this baritone...don't be a troll. He has a great instrument..though well trained technique may be lacking somewhat. Sereni had a beautiful however undersized voice. I loved Bonelli, Stracciari, early Merrill, tibbett, protti, young capuccilli, Schlusness, etc. However they are dead. Some voices are just very large and not as forward as you may like ( Warren, pons, even macneil in his middle voice, ). S
As beautiful as Zancanaros voice is . ...it was not as large as this baritones voice.
@@Michael-mh4vr Zancanaro's voice was much bigger than this guy. This guy has no squillo. He is very woofy. Ernesto Petti is a great modern baritone: th-cam.com/video/bcnptgcMu-g/w-d-xo.html Pons is throaty. He was never good. Warren's voice is not very large? And MacNeil's? Really? Their voices were huge. Warren's might be just about the biggest baritone voice ever. Pons has no squillo. Warren, Sereni, MacNeil, Zancanaro, Merrill, Bonelli, Tibbett, Protti, Capuccilli, Schlunus, Bonelli, Stracciari all had voices full of squillo. They were different sizes, yes (some were lyric baritones, some were dramatic), but because they all had great technique they were huge compared to Lucic and Pons, who have bad technique.
@@xxsaruman82xx87 you just cant sing that aria if you have no technic.
Just you wait for the baitone and athlete Ernesto Petti from Italy.Mamma Mia.OMG.He is a fantastic Verdi baritone.And his looks,OMG.
Couldn’t agree more. He is AMAZING
His acting is terrible. The singing is worse.
He’s voice is so monotone that when he hits the high F sharp at the end it sounds like a scream! No squillo. 4:17 baaaaaaddddd
Not once his voice changed, it always sounds the same! Baddddd
@Eternal Maria Callas At least we have Ernesto Petti!