An added comment: Giacomini was 54 years old here, which is an age when most tenors consider retirement, or at least cutting out challenging arias. He was still at his peak!
Это правда. Я слушала лирического баритона Юрия Гуляева как раз перед тем как послушать эту запись, и Джиакомини звучит более баритонально, чем настоящий баритон. Уникальное богатство тембра.
Giacomini was a great dramatic tenor in his prime, although at times somewhat inconsistent. However, on this night in Modena in 1994, magic happened. During this concert, Giacomini's singing trancended the common, and must be termed a masterpiece. Truly stunning.
Unbelievable. Sung beautifully, every note with sensitivity. You would suspect that with such a rich lower register, like a baritone, he is going to struggle with the highs...but no! They are as good as can be, effortlessly delivered with stunning clarity and power. A tenor who deserves more fame. I can't stop listening to this.
My nos 1, My nos 2 and former nos 1 is the same aria sung by Bruno Prevedi. Both baritone power with tenor range imho. Agree about modern tenors. They almost have a crying/wailing Renner that I don’t prefer
Emotion nearly paralyses me. What a voice! the low, baritonal notes, the incredibly ringing highs! Beppe was undoubtedly one of the greatest tenors of all time. Stunning!!!
@@michaelrorer362 actually Kaufmann sings with a dark, covered sound which has some similarity to how Giacomini sang. Kaufmann's sound is artificial and weak though. If he looked like an accountant ( as Giacomini did) he would have no career
My first real job was assistant conductor/assistant chorus master and rehearsal pianist at Dallas Civic Opera in the 1980's and my first tenor in my career for Il Trovatore and La fanciulla del West was the sweet and endearing and shy Giacomini. It ruined my ears for others to be in the same room. He was always so nervous. Artists like Giacomini are so rare and must be loved as much as possible while we have the ability to love them. They give us SO MUCH!
La sua voce risulta ingolata, il meglio lo ha dato negli anni 70/ 80, come Dick Johnson preferisco Franco Corelli Bruno Prevedi Aureliano Pertile Barry Morell Richard Tucker
I heard him sing la Boheme when he was 70. I was very close to the stage, he looked old and sounded like a god in his 30's. Such a fabulous voice then at 70. He should have been much more famous and much more recorded. He truly deserved it. Bravo maestro! Mille Grazie.
Che dire!!! Una magnificenza apoteotica , una voce dalla potenza, bellezza, squillo e fraseggio ineguagliabile. Ho avuto la fortuna, l'onore ed il privilegio di cantanti insieme. Che Dio lo abbia in gloria!
Chi critica quest'esecuzione NON CAPISCE NULLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(di canto,di tecnica,di emissione,di legato e...non ha mai ascoltato di persona la voce eccezionale di Giacomini).
Una voce sbalorditiva..io ho avuto il piacere di ascoltarlo dal vivo nella famosa Turandot del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Sicuramente una delle voci piu dotate del dopoguerra..il suo unico difetto il non essere sostenuto da una integrità e tenuta nervosa.. che per fare questo mestiere è fondamentale!
I have listened intently to Giacomo's earlier work here on youtube. It appears to me that he rose to an almost superhuman level of singing when he hit his fifties! Has anyone else felt this too? He is the best voice lesson you can find anywhere.
I have found this tenor, today, for the first time. I had never heard of him and I don’t know why. He’s simply magnificent, one of the best voices I’ve ever heard. I have been listening to everything I have found of him in UTube and he is excellent. His high C in Che Gelida Manina is incredible! BRAVISSIMO!!
I love this aria and have heard all the great renditions: Lauri-Volpi, Bjoerling, Pertile, Tagliavini, but none can compare with this, one of the greatest pieces of singing I have ever heard.
Giuseppe Giacomini is absolutely astounding in his rendition of "CH'ELLA mI creda"............ You'd be hard pressed to find a better or equal version.
He was in "great voice" at this performance! This is late in life for a tenor, he has warmth and power and this is just a beautiful performance! Probably the best of this aria!
Absolutely incredible. The darkness of his timbre, the virility of his delivery and the total security and attack on the high notes. What a great singer and highly underrated imo.
@@CasaErwin Singers are people, one should only judge them by their best performances. Today's "famous" singers, who always perform consistently, mostly sing second-rate consistently only.
@@ulrikewermann1268 I agree though consistently is important as well, if you only hit the high C 50% of the time (cough Domingo cough) you’re not a good tenor…
I was fortunate enough to have tickets for Part II of the Metropolitan Opera Centennial in 1983 in which Giuseppe Giacomini brought the house down with this same aria. There has never been a tenor who could sing this aria as beautifully. It brings tears.
with his thick tenor voice he masterfully attains the high notes perfectly placed in his mask without carrying too much of his chest voice. Just perfect!!!!
I'm actually not familiar with Giuseppe Giacomini, and I clicked on this video out of curiosity, and I am Impressed! A full, rich tenor, and solid in the highest notes! He compares favorably to the biggest names in opera. For this aria I would prefer Giacomini over Pavarotti, whose voice has brilliance but not as much body.
Having seen both myself, and seeing what is on youtube, there is just no comparison. I wish Springer well- Giuseppe Giacomini, is the very best dramatic tenor since Del Monaco, and his voice is just much more powerful and "present" in theater then most tenors today. This Ch'ella mi creda is just simply the best I have heard in a long/long time, might even be the best. I say Bravo Giacomini!
hugo pena Sólo una aclaración importante. La Escuela del Canto a la que Giacomini pertenece es a la misma de Corelli que es ultimadamente la de Lauri Volpi. Una escuela de voces cubiertas pero brillantes. Entre los críticos Corelli sigue estando por encima de Giacomini debido al filo de la voz o lo que los italianos llaman "Squillo". Corelli tenía una voz más grande y el brillo en sus agudos era impresionante.
alexgomez2 No estoy completamente de acuerdo. Me parece que impliques que la voz de Giacomini está sin "squillo" pero es posible escuchar tal squillo en las notas agudas a pesar de la calidad oscura de su voz.
I feel like my judgement must be impaired because every time I listen to him sing this, it seems better than I remembered it! It's by far the best rendition. It's how dark it seems, how strong.
Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano Sopra una nuova via di redenzione Aspetterà ch'io torni E passeranno i giorni E passeranno i giorni Ed io non tornerò Ed io non tornerò Minnie, della mia vita mio solo fiore Minnie, che m'hai voluto tanto bene Tanto bene Ah, tu della mia vita mio solo fior
This is unbelievable. Just that metallic and full sound that he has, it's piercing. His placement seems so on point. I'm just in awe. It's effortless. This is true art.
Interestingly enough he was taught the Melocchi-like low larynx. In that school the voice isn't placed. It's all about opening the throat and using appogio.
I think it does requite a propper placing of the voice, as much as appogio by diaphragm. That's why squillo is as powerful as it sounds. I think THIS is the best and healthiest technique for singing verismo properly.
Alex Orozco there are definitely some singers that place the sound and get squillo, but from what I know (which def. doesn't make me the end all, be all) Melocchi influenced singers don't place the voice. I know plenty of great singers who place and plenty who don't. I don't. I have some ring on me, but I'm a light lyric and I don't sing big Verdi or Puccini.
Your right Omar, the Melocchi school, doesn't really think about Placement. With Melocchi students though, the voice is not swallowed, no "stuffy sounds", clear and ringing, with brightness. Del Monaco was unbelievable in size from what I have heard, and not just size, he sounded like he was a natural megaphone. There is a recording on RU-vid, and people debate whether its Melocchi teaching Del Monaco or Limarilli. Whomever the voice is, its a Gigantic Sound, you can hear it, and like steel and the talking voice does sound like Del Monaco, but who knows, it does however show the technique. type followiing into youtube *Arturo Melocchi teaching Limarilli No no!, Principessa altera, Ti voglio ardente D'amor!*
Has to be the best rendition of this aria! Corelli with a close 2nd but this man's voice is so fascinatingly brilliant, to have that depth and colour and still have huge ringing notes at the top end! It really is a one in a million voice! Brilliant orchestration also!! A day rarely goes by without this being played at least 10 times. I can only hope that people start to appreciate this largely unnoticed voice!!
Someone pass me my jaw? It's on the floor. Literally. I know you don't tackle this piece unless you CAN do it... but this was SO full-bodied it left me speechless.
Dite quello che volete … io ho ho lavorato in una Famciulla con GIACOMINI e penso di essere un eletto! Sentire questa romanza cantata così è stato un privilegio più unico che raro. È stata la colonna sonora delle nozze d’argento dei miei genitori ed ora ad un anno dalla morte di mamma sono riuscito a riascoltarla.
Hoy se apagó una de las voces más extraordinarias de todos los tiempos. Me parece que no hay mejor forma de honrar su legado que escuchándole. Descanse en paz, maestro.
Che meraviglioso ! Giacomini's huge voice is well controlled here and his legato and phrasing are flawless.And those ringing B flats give me goosebumps. Che peccato that he was not more appreciated here in the USA.Nowadays,with what we have,he would have been king of all the dramatic tenor roles at the Met for instance.Bravissimo Maestro Giacomini ! Tante grazie,tante grazie.
What a marvellous tenor. Not like the ghastly second rate singers we have to listen to nowadays. ClassicFM please note. Thank you so much for posting this.
Unfortunately I’ve never gotten too invested in opera but I think that’s going to change. I do not exaggerate when I say that the last high note made me shed tears and gave me goosebumps. Not to mention the emotions it made me feel. Just incredible
I am so surprised to 'discover' this tenor ..fuck, what a voice from such a strange outside package ! He looks like a guy you'd see sitting opposite you on a train, a bland non uninteresting dweeb....and I've been listening to tenors for 35 years or more..so glad I've heard him sing..gotta love youtube still
This is at the absolute prime of his voice. THIS concert. There are plenty of early recordings of his from the early 80s that don't compare (although plenty of good ones). Anecdotally from several sources, he was considered the greatest tenor on the planet (singing at the MET) when he was "on." No one could touch him on a good day. Unfortunately for him, and some other great tenors of his age like Salvatore Fisichella who is equally as good in his own rep, those "three other guys" cast a pretty large shadow over the tenors of the late 80s and early 90s unless you were "in the know."
In an Aida chorus rehearsal. This dude shows up, looks like he should be teaching math. Then he opens his mouth. Truly shocking, how amazing the voice is that emanates from this little man. Next rehearsal, one of the other tenors in the chorus brings plumbing school brochures for the section.
