Cesare Siepi- Vespri- O tu Palermo! 

Bravissimo! Unico! Un leone della lirica!

To me Siepi belongs in that class of singer that far outreaches the norm. He is in a class with Corelli, MacNeil, London, Nielsson,Caruso,Ruffo etc. These voices were so extraordinary as to no longer be limited by human resources. This is truly Great Stuff!

Volcanic brilliance. The sound is as black and dazzling as onyx, and the technique is secure and assured throughout the range.

Siepi, by far the greatest of the Italian basses. What I like to call an 'anchored' voice.

So much squillo!

Siepi лучший бас всех времен Siepi is best bass of all time

Bravissimo!!!!! Meraviglioso !!!!!! Voce imponente e fraseggio elegante .

Bravissimo basso... Uno dei più bravi davvero!!!

Oggi è il compleanno di questa divinità della lirica! Auguri Maestro Siepi! 💖🥳

Most beautiful voice yet recorded? I think so. Certainly one of the greatest singers on record.

UN MITO INSUPERATO.STRAORDINARIO CESARE SIEPI Grazie di ❤👍per l incredibile filmato!!!

Glorious voice, take my breath away... Bravo, and Bravo, Thank you.

Just 'Perfect'

El mejor bajo de todos los tiempos

Phenomenal. Perfect singing and artistry. Of course the voice is one in a million, as well.

This is hands down one of the most extraordinary displays of vocalism that I have ever heard. This is Siepi in his prime. The voice is powerful, yet effortless. The sound is gorgeous, and rock solid from top to bottom. I can only imagine what it must have been like to have heard him live in the theater.

Il migliore cantante del mondo, bellissima voce di basso.

Believe me, this aria is no where as easy as he makes sound.

Che voce!!! Stupendo, indimenticabile!!!

I am a bass from Russia . Mr Siepi is an example for me

Cesare Siepi è in assoluto il miglior interprete di O tu Palermo Roberto

Siepi: the best basso of all time!

What a rich, beautiful sound, and what a passionate, committed musician! Siepi was a truly great artist.

En mi humilde opinión Es La mejor Voz de todos los Tiempo!! Todo un Maestro en Toda su expresión!!!

Quelle merveilleuse basse !

I heard this so many times! and, i,m still Amazed! Bravo! Siepi!

insuperabile basso il maestro Siepi,sono anch'io un basso ma cantabile,vorrei un giorno essere un basso profondo anche se scendo fino al re b - re attualmente e sto lavorando per scendere ancora più giù e arrivo al mi naturale.Mi fa venire i brividi questa aria d'opera,troppo bravo einimitabile e difficile da raggiungere, appartenente alla vecchia scuola belcantistica.Un saluto da un umile ammiratore del maestro Siepi e della musica, viva la lirica

una lezione di canto, che meraviglia, timbro tecnica interpretazione magnifici, a maggior ragione che orchestra e direttore lasciano parecchie perplessità

MERAVIGLIA ASSOLUTA!!

The GOAT of basses

Meraviglioso !!!!!!!!!!! Il più Grande !!!!!!!

quelle merveilleuse voix

Maravilloso, que gran "master class" de como cantar de Cesare Siepi!!!. realmente es mejor aprender la técnica vocal de un bajo maravilloso como este (está todo tan claro y a la luz, que es imposible equivocarse). Tanto él como Ezio Pinza son mis cantantes favoritos!!!!

GREAT, GREAT, GREAT !!! DIVINE VOICE !!! FANTASTIC VOICE !!! The BEST IN The World !!!

One of the greatest voices ever! The singing voice how it should sound.

Splendido come cantante e come interprete!!! Grazie

una bellissima esecuzione complimenti bravoooooo

The great Siepi in his youthful prime. Great in Verdi and Mozart- also in Boito's Mefistafale--.

прекрасно до невозможного....мощный и красивый голос. чудесно.

Gracias por existir Maestro Siepi

Amo profondamente questa Aria grazie Cesare ❤️💙

Meraviglioso.

FENOMENO!

The Great immortal Cesare Siepi in one of his great signature roles. Phenomenal artistry, and the most amazing vocal control.

La voce di Siepi rimbomba in tutta la mia casa

Un basso di classe, un vero basso!

Un ouragan. Merveilleux. Quelle leçon de chant. Epoustouflant.

My God, stunning! I have always liked him.. this is wonderful.

Único y sin igual

Un fuoriclasse

Also, I have now removed my prior messages in order to stop any misinterpretation. Siepi was 95% right in what he did and accomplished more than 99.99999% of his contemporaries and predecessors, and NO current-day singers come close. We are out here trying to emulate his strengths and some day hopefully we will get a renaissance of singers who used the technique of Caruso, Stracciari, Pinza, Siepi, Hotter, etc. Here's to hoping!

AVE CESARE!

A parte l'altissima scuola, il timbro bronzeo ed i fiati incredibili, la potenza vocale è strepitosa, sembra che canti una bombarda... Non esiste niente di simile nel panorama lirico odierno... un artista incredibile ed irripetibile

Excellent!!!

Beautiful...and a handsome man, too :)

exceptional perfect!

Voce eccezionale e timbro stupendo, lucente come l'acciaio e di una potenza ineguagliabile. Per me il migliore di tutti i bassi.

no male singer compares to Siepi...not now, not ever.

I've never heard this much squillo in such low bass range

This wonderful singer of astonishing voice gives here a sample of his art. His voice left us for ever three weeks ago on the 5th of July in Atlanta. May his soul rest in peace.

That's a voice and knows how to sing!!!!!!!

Absolutely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Grande!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Phenomenal. Perfect singing and artistry.

one top SIEPI

Wonderful !!!

Magnifique! une des plus grandes basses!

One thing was the S I Z E of his voice in the theater. thanks for this. it is just perfect! Noone can do this today.

¡¡¡GRANDIOSO ARTISTA, MEJOR, ESTUPENDO CANTANTE!!! UN BAJO CON TO- DAS LAS CUALIDADES. UN ESPLENDIDO CANTANTE; DE ENTRE LOS MEJO- RES.

Géant.

Con Gaiotti....DUE MOSTRI SACRI IMMENSI !!

Великолепно!

Fabulous!!

A beautiful gift, thank you for posting.

grandissimo

Absolutely,,, what it's all about,,, nobody lie him today!!!

he is still the greatest one!!!!

MERCI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

stupendo

Bravo!

Can't believe I missed this comment after this many years. For the record Siepi is one of my top 5 basses. That doesn't mean he was perfect. Siepi is amazing, but it is undeniable that there was excess tension which got in the way. Listen to early recordings compared to later recordings. Age is not the only factor. In the end he was STILL better than 99% of the others, but it did degrade and there was a technical reason for this. In the beginnign he was at 100% (that sound better). I

Феноменальный вокал.

ma che bravo....

Three people disliked this? Only if you grew up on Krypton would your standards be so high that Siepi doesn't meet them.

awesome awesome awesome then + the best ever.

amazing!!!thank you

The best! Bravo!

SUPER POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cesare Siepi era demais

Hi Wotanino! I reiterate my first comment (apologies about the "So in love"). I've been singing opera since 1965, (since 1979 here in Europe) and have met countless "analysers" at Hartt College and Manh.Sch. of Music. They never have gotten anywhere! Who cares about Siepi singing out of one side of his mouth,(throat???) or his late wobble; the man has been a world star since 1948, and is one of the greatest still living basses of our time. Appreciate THAT, my friend!

Grande!!!

OMG - I just discovered this glorious performance, had no idea that he just passed away. How lucky we are to have shared the world with such an artist! ( I agree with Manrico412, I have never heard anyone sing "O tu, Palermo" so magnificently.)

His voice was so amazing and so individual, that you being to wonder if he was, vocally, some kind of genetic freak.

O patria, o cara patria, alfin ti veggo! L'esule ti saluta dopo sì lunga assenza. O tu, Palermo, terra adorata, a me sì caro riso d'amor, alza la fronte tanto oltraggiata, il tuo ripiglia primier splendor! Chiesi aita a straniere nazioni, ramingai per castella e città. Ma, insensibil al fervido sprone, dicea ciascun: Siciliani, ov'è il prisco valor? Su, sorgete a vittoria, all'onor!

A "basso cantando" par excellence!

Thank you for replying. My comments started out because someone said that there aren't any people trying to sing like Siepi did. A common and sadly rather reasonable fear. That is why it got technical in the first place. I wasn't trying to flex any kind of intellectual or analytical muscle. I was just trying to point out that people are trying but are often copying slight problems that the Garcia, Cotogni, De Rezke, Roemer, etc singers had, because the good parts are so very hard to emulate.

Thanks to this I managed to get my squillo back in order :P

Sing!!

私はこの動画が大好きです😍💓💓

This guy can drops the bass with his voice.