German baritone Hermann Prey sings "Largo Al Factotum" from "Il Barbiere Di Siviglia" ("Der Barbier Von Sevilla Oder Die Nutzlose Vorsicht") by Gioachino Rossini in this video.
I think it's quite something that he could sing this entire role in Italian and German....and beautifully at that. I have my hands full just speaking one language. Love him!
He probably learned it first in Italian. The mixture of the Deutsch and Italian must have been a challenge. I just heard a slight pause, maybe to correct & redirect back to German? Check out Hermann's "Largo" on Peter Alexander's TV program. What a play with the barber chair. What a laugh!
Thanks! Took me a while to find this in German - I must say I like the 'old-fashioned way' where people were able to get the meaning of the lyrics without subtitles ;-) And it's interesting to hear how good he was yet in his young years - although he would still improve a lot.