Mr. Terfel's recorded performances in The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni at the Met were legendary, and I will compare all future performances to his brilliant interpretation and the nuances of his artistic delivery and vocal timbre.
To all those who think Bryn Terfel is a tenor and that his speaking voice is high-pitched, watch this interview. One of the dumb reasonings of why, according to some RU-vidrs, he is a tenor is because of his speaking voice from only one clip of him while he was shouting in front of a large crowd and comparing his talking voice to the "lyric baritone" Sherill Milnes (who is actually a dramatic baritone) who wasn't in front of a big crowd and wasn't shouting or belting while speaking. Besides, speaking voice doesn't even equal singing voice. And besides, listen to all his clips singing with a darker timbre when he's actually in a good mood. The clips of him singing like a "tenor" are recorded when he's in a bad mood.
No they are very knowledgeable. Watch their interviews with Simon Keenlyside. There questions may seem simple or childish because the want the interview to be accessible to everyone. They also know that the people who they are interviewing are very knowledgeable and will naturally move into more serious matters.
Crazy to think that right after his success at Cardiff he only received two engagements from 50 auditions. It just goes to show you that you shouldn't take failure as a sign of poor skill.
Hey, a Celt who is not a tenor. I would like to hear, if possible, "Four Baritones" in concert. I had a voice coach who kept on demanding that I sing in the bel canto style even if I wasn't an operatic baritone. I wasn't easy singing from the diaphram and not the throat.
Huh?! What?! A BARITONE range version of Ombra Mai Fu????? I get that there is (for example) a Villazon CD out there with Baroque Countertenor arias on it but, a Baritone?
Ombra Mai Fu was part of Mr Hvorostovsky’s repertoire during the competition and taken on its own was absolutely beautiful. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PoAhxAlW6QY.html