Giorgio Zancanaro - Andrea Chenier: Son sessant'anni 

It is interesting to me that people say his voice was small-median size. An instructor at my school, Dr. Barbara Caprilli, who sang with Mr. Zancanaro, mentioned to me that he had a large voice in his prime. It wasn't gargantuan, like some of the baritones that were around, but that hardly makes it small, especially when you consider how large most voices are (not very). He is not a large man, so having a voice that is so rich and full is quite impressive. He may not have the weight that some singers can achieve, but I prefer this sound, honestly. His instrument is SO beautiful, and he is so lyrical and musical, on top of being a fantastic actor and interpreter of opera. He is, in my humble opinion, what every baritone should strive to be.

For me, as a baritone Zancanaro is the master. His technique and linguistic clarity are second to no one. It's like a singing lesson, listening to him sing. And his clean, manly voice is superb. A truly great singer. The best of his generation.

His voice is an absolutely unique one! The most beautiful bariton voice what I've ever heard. Elegant, gentle, strong, rich, balanced, warm, never forced or too much but powerful. Just amazing. My favorit one.

In my opinion, he and Cappuccilli are the best baritones of the 20th century. but Zancanaro's voice has a special eternal beauty of color.

Unico, commovente, si percepisce nella voce il tormento interno e la ribellione, la voce possente ed eroica e propria di Gerard.

Zancanaro deserves the accolades he receives here. I love the vibrant, buzzing tone and the perfect legato. What a gorgeous timbre.

OMG, what a magnificent sound! And so much passion and righteous indignation in his Carlo Gerard -- we need more of that in the world today. Wonderful, stunning.

Giorgio Zancanaro uno dei piu bravi baritoni del panorama mondiale.Sempre inappuntabile grazie ad una tecnica consolidata e di elevato livello. Bravo!!!

Uno tra i miei baritoni preferiti!

Best interpretation.... Zancanaro was really extraordinary baritone.....

Zancanaro is the absolute king. The best Verdi baritone of all time in my opinion

Its like a soothing warm liquid for my ears! What an amazing baritone he was!

I saw him in the Verdi Requiem. Most beautiful low voice I had ever heard.

Zancanaro is hands downs my favorite Gerard. His voice is powerful, brilliant, and very much in line with the technique of the golden age...with singers like Corelli.

Che musicalità e che fraseggio...bravo attore.Non sento piu cantare in modo così fluido

No wordds just WHAT A VOICE !!!!!

I can't for the life of me figure out why anyone would call Zancanaro's acting "wooden." He seems just right in everything I've seen him in (here on RU-vid, at least).

Grande Arte di Giorgio Zancanaro , Grazie

Grande Arte di Giorgio Zancanaro,grazie.

His voice has always impressed me.

What a wonderful artist! Such natural musicality; specific expression; consummate good taste; and beauty of voice! Just listened to the 1988 La Scala WILLIAM TELL - Zancanaro is fabulous on it! A truly great baritone!

fantastico!

This particular moment in Zancanaro's career is incredible! What a glorious sound, a spot on technique, and a killer stage presence! Those F#'s in "io" and "morte" are stellar sounds that we don't hear much these days. He has a beautiful balance of roundness and forward resonance placement, narrows (covers) in the passagio, and the energy in his breath flow informs every bit of it. You can hear how that sound cuts through through the house! Gorgeous!

eccellente..sempre

Du grand Zancanaro,un des rares représentants du beau chant italien:Distingué,musical;une technique raffinée, jamais forcée,intelligent quoi!

Now that is so true... what a great voice!

A magnificent and interesting singer. A great pleasure to listen to.

Grandioso.

From my standpoint(or ear point!) this very aria is one of the best piece of live performances baritone singing ever recorded.Every aspect of this aria is just perfect.I think those extremly lucky who had witnessed this performance were just amazed after hearing this,if I were there I'd faint from joy

Zancanaro magistral

What a powerful baritone..! He's amazing..!

Een der prachtigste baritons ooit !!! Een juweel van ongeevenaard karaat ! En wat een stijl !

qualité de définition vocale exceptionnelle, de l'intention dans chaque note et dans chaque mot. Grosse incarnation du personnage. Quand on pense que c est un live.. c'est surréaliste. c'est ce qui est toujours fascinant avec zancanaro c'est qu'il y a une justesse de timing, un niveau de précision rythmique, avec l'orchestre, en l'occurrence ici sur un air musicalement difficile, qui est juste unique. Beaucoup l'ont dit, c'est une leçon

Meraviglioso!

To know really how a voice is, one has to hear it in the theater. This recording is MAGNIFICENT, indeed. But I heard Zancanaro in Viena many times and his voice was beautiful but of small-median size and quite lyric. He didn't have the impact I am hearing in this recording. However, his diction, excitement, line, color, etc. are superb.

Amen regarding your comments on Zancanaro, Callaja and Netrebko!

Sublime. Really sublime.

Thank you for posting this beautiful video and Zancanaro's brano!

FENOMENALE !!!!!!

This part is so moving...makes me cry. Don't you think Gerard is maybe the most human character in opera?...

magnifique!

What a wonderful singer! This is a great baritone...

Very accurate and truthfully!!!

superbe voix ,,,, et sur scène quelle prestance thkssssss

Oh, I do wish we'd stop commenting on AfroPoli's description (which I happen to agree with) and focus on the clip instead. Giorgio Zancanaro is a great and unique artist. I marvel at how he characterizes the shifting emphasis of the scene, and his singing is magnificent. Carlo Gérard is one of those roles in which he was operating in a class-of-his-own airspace--Luna, Renato and Posa being some of the others. There is no one remotely like him on the stage today.

Ottima interpretazione...

Wonderful

Super

Ben fatto molto preciso

@AfroPoli I hope you are right my friend.... But it is sad, for someone like me who spent 10 years learning to sing, that people are so little interested in this beautiful music....

If that "ah" at 1:20 isn't one of the most glorious sounds I've ever heard

@Merrillmiller99 I do have the entire performance, but ordering from Amazon will probably be the cheaper option.

A great one!!

Primera escena de Andrea Chenier..

Thanks for the info on the real size of his voice (or lack thereof). I noticed it even in this video when the orchestra is playing full force (2:45-3:15 mark), as his voice cannot cut through it as well as the giants of the 60's and 70's. But he certainly was a superb baritone, and his voice sounds richer and more beautiful here than in almost any other recording I have heard.

I agree

Straordinario!!!

I agree about Anna Netrebko, but I think Joseph Calleja is wonderful!

This is excellent singing.

❤️❤️❤️

in questo repertorio preferisco delle vocalità tipo Titta Ruffo, Danise, Stracciari,Campolonghi,Galeffi, Granforte,Taliabue,Tibbett,Warren, Bastianini e compagnia ... il vecchio

This was watched by 8868 people, and Justin Bieber 35 000 000.... Lol... What is happening with this world..... I`m sad.....

Sobeto28.- zancanaro can not be compared to the great baritones. But, never the less, he had a wonderful career. Sang in the greatest opera theater, though I don’t know if he sang at the Met. There are people who absolutely love him, as you can tell by the comments. For people who has heard the true baritones of the near passed, he is just a good singer. For me, He was a short tenor with a beautiful center. Like Thomas Hampson and so many others.

Strepitoso, un esempio

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JaeaPeY9H4U.html If you want to hear the best version!

3 dislikes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????WTF!?

aarontenor, When one reaches the point of policing hypocrisy on RU-vid, I think it's time to step back and chill out.

"Which you happen to agree with?" Haha. Isn't that a comment on the description?? That's hypocritical. The description is disgraceful, even if Afro believes it.

BRAVISSIMO ... ma... lascia sta la Netrebko!