How the Italian belcanto should be sung: Beniamino Gigli in La Sonnambula (Video and Score) HD 

"You are on this Conservatory Teaching Roster,, but we do not grant you the rank of Diva."

Only teachers today I’d say is my Professor Steven Dalhke, & Jose Simirella along w/Giancarlo Monsalve.

I dont see how it could be falsetto, because it is seamless as he goes between registers.

@@afritimmswitching registers is like changing gears in a car. Whether it’s a smooth transition or not depends on the skill and intent of the driver.

I've been working on this as part of my preparation for singing Count Almaviva next year. It's improving pretty much every aspect of my voice (timbre, range, agility) so I'm excited to see where it ends up.

He said when he sings half-voice, the voice on the breath, full voice instead with the diaphragm.Anyway, the breath always deep,I think so.

I think it's more the case that they were the last generation who chose to do it

@@flaze3 well yes, but a lot of tenors couldn't do it do it even if they chose it

EXACTLY. It's so magical. So emotional, none of the latter day ugly (and often inappropriate) muscular singing using the notes only to showcase their voice, ignoring the role, poetry and humanity of the part/libretto in interpretation. And it's exactly that which I think puts people off from listening to opera I think.

Ma è Ezio Pinza nel profilo?

@@tubagabrii Sì! Il mio basso preferito!

@@xxsaruman82xx87 grandissimo lui e Siepi veramente il 🔝

@@tubagabrii Certo!

Bien dicho

A big voice still, but its a studio record. He isnt untouchable

Immagina, una Sonnambula registrata completa tra la fine degli anni venti e i primi anni trenta con Gigli su Elvino, la Muzio su Amina e Pinza sul Conte Rodolfo: sarebbe stato meraviglioso 😍🤩

Cierto

I hope the opera singers today will understand how Gigli broke our hearts.

Not mix. Light chest. Still the M1 laryngeal vibratory mechanism.

De acuerdo

Which is the reason they won't get away with subjecting me to their singing!

False, it's not falsetto, it is mezza voce, Gigli's voice covered all the opera house.

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Rubbish! Just listen to the god given voice.

@@alvarthomas2784 A singer needs more than a voice; he has to learn how to use it properly - without aspirates.

@@alanhowe1455 Do you really say that Beniamino Gigli didn't use his voice properly? Okay, could you then please give some examples of tenors who use their voices properly? I mean tenors better or even far better in proper voice use than Gigli. I am very curious.

@@mawo7487 Tito Schipa, Alfredo Kraus