Avere questa continuità in Celeste Aida, avere potenza, squillantezza e tutto questo cantando legato, significa una sola cosa: avere una grande tecnica messa a servizio di una grande dote di natura
Certo, bisogna dire che l'ultimo Sib è proprio disumanamente bello... Sarà che tutti dicono che noi melomani da strapazzo andiamo in estasi per gli acuti. Ma come si fa a non godere?...
The best dramatic tenor since the days of Correlli and del Monaco . In fact I have to say he is at least as good as both of them He has something extra which the aforementioned didn't have and that is a very beautiful voice such a rarity in the male voice generally and I think unique in the dramatic tenor voice
Necesita escuchar mejores versiones, pero es cuestión de gusto tiene razón, aunque también todo diletante debe ser objeto en escuchar bien y analizar las cualidades vocales de cada cantante. Martinucci ha sido un gran Radamés, pero no el único ante otros que en varios aspectos lo superan. Bueno, su gusto es su gusto y no se puede contra los gustos personales. Saludos,
@YossarianLives2511: Looks? This guy SOUNDS like Chuck Norris!!! Martinucci is indeed a sick breed of beast. His full scan of the audience with the ending B-flat is probably one of the more pimpin' occurrences in the history of opera. Between NM and Bonisolli, the Arena saw a few championship baller performances in the day.
Martinucci is a Great Singer!! What is the problem with his arms? he is singing in the Arena di Verona open in the air, and still he sings so well. Some of the comments here do not understand at all about Opera, and what recording marketing have done into people's taste.
INDISCUTIBLEMENTE ES UNA MUY BUENA INTERPRETACIÓN, UNA DE LAS MEJORES. LA VOZ PERFECTA PARA EL ROL .He leido las opiniones, hay varias que comparan; que Bergonzi que Vickersy, nuevamente Domingo, quién no tiene nada que que lo califique del mejor, menos en esta opera, Martinucci es muy superior,al igual que Bergonzi,Vickers y otros. El magnifico en toda la opera es el G. Maestro F:Corelli, con su bellisima voz aplicada con maestría , ese esw el parámetro. .BRAVO MARTINUCCI!!
I think this recording is from the outdoor arena in Verona in Italy. Singing like that in front of 23000 people is amazing. I`ve been there and not anyone can do what he did. I`m a tenor and know what it costs... Not the best Celeste I`v heard, but the accoustic does not allow the singer to relax...
Bravo. Beautiful performance. Shame on anyone who tries to dissect the performance for technique or vocal faults of such a vocally-convincing performance--let the critic post a "video response" singing the same aria just as well.
Hmmm , anyone who knows Opera , by visiting the Gods of it , knows men are no gods we dream of perfect voices , , I voted for awesome , I would definately know how to enjoy the entire opera that would have followed this knowing for some (one ?out ?there ) it would be one of ...if not the.. longest lasting memories of their lives. come on ?
This performance just wipes out Pavarotti or Bergonzi videos. In the theater Martinucci's voice is about double that of either of those guys. Martinucci has the right kind of voice for this role. Pavarotti was basically a Donizetti tenor puffed up for Verdi. Bergonzi sounded fine in the 2,200 seat European houses or on records, but in big American houses his voice just didn't have enough punch. Both of them made disastrous attempts at Otello. That should tell you something.
Of course. He had to do that because he have to cover those notes that I think are F flats, the beginning of the passagio. May be you heard this notes openned with other singers as Pavarotti. He did that because his voice is too little for the role and openning more the notes will give him more wide sound... but too bad for his vocie.
Good if you like Domingo but he never did anything you said for the last Bb (non flat) of this aria. Just see the awfull video from the met with Aprile Milo and Sherrill Milnes. May be when he was younger he did longer the final Bb. To sing this final note pianissimo as was writed, must be a good taste singer, as Jon Vickers did. Is not my favorite but is good.!
I have a live recording from met with Bergonzi where he tries to sing the last B-flat in pp the note sounds terrible, as flat as it can be and pinced. This is lightyears from that bravo!
What the hell are you saying!!! He looks like a greek god and you say he doesn't know how to stand??? the minor cracks are an audio imbalance of the video in that part of the voice range, I have the original broadcast and believe me, he doesn't cracks... Behold those shining 1/2 hour Bflats!!!
I hesitate to make this observation because once you learn to listen for it this recording may be ruined for you. Martinucci has a delay in the openning of the vowels. On the rising phrases that pass through the passagio he attacks the vowel Ah with one placement and then switchs to another. Celeste Aid(a)-AH. Forma Divin(a)-AH. Even so I love this performance.
