Listened to him then listened to Mario Lanza singing it oh dear the difference is incredible don’t believe me me just listen to Mario he was truly special the emotion his voice had
Con tutto il rispetto per Carreras e ringraziandolo per il tributo, la sua voce tremolante non si avvicina neanche lontanamente a quella potente ma dolcissima di LANZA ! Ascoltare le due versioni di SERENADE per capire!
I do not believe he forgot any words at the end. To me it looks as if he deliberately held back to sing the final vocal cadenza. It is a surprisingly tricky little cadenza and is often sung through the top note for more impact. Tauber sand a variated cadenza ending up on a lower note. Carreras sings through on a Bflat. Lanza sang in a semitone higher throughout finishing on a B natural. I personally prefer the original lyrics but I believe Lanza sang these lyrics for the film version.
All the complaints about Carreras. He was already about 50 years of age here and recovered from leukemia, the drastic treatment of which helped in taking off some of his top notes. Lanza, who was in his early thirties was in his prime. He is still in tenor voice here, although the strain is obvious. People live him anyway. The passion he always put into his singing was always so sincere. He packed opera houses as you can see. He retired at age 70, after a wonderful career. Catch him in the late 70’s /early 80’s and you’ll hear why people flocked just to get a taste of what he had presented before his illness in 1988
If ti wasn't for Carreras, the three tenors would never have formed. Carreras always had the prettiest voice of the three. Pavs was thrilling and glorious, but, in my honest opinion, Carreras was the prettiest.. at least early on. He had a pretty severe illness and I don't think he ever fully recovered from it..regardless, his technique helped him retain a ridiculously successful career.
I completely agree. I always thought he had the prettiest voice of the three too. Sadly, he sang roles that were too heavy for him and damaged his voice before his illness.
This is the beauty of opera, and art in general. One man's prettiest in another man's ugliest. I stand by my comment, but I understand where you come from. There are people out there who love the sound of Paul Potts. Who am I to judge their ears?
No nacera nadie que carne eso como la canto Mario Lanza por favor tenores no lo intenten.Fracassran.La voz de Mario fue la mas Linda de tenor.Oirlo embelezaba el tenia algo en la voz que ningun maestra puede enseñar.
Con tutto il rispetto per Carreras e ringraziandolo per il tributo, la. sua voce tremolante non si può nemmeno avvicinare a quella di LANZA che aveva cantato questa romanza in modo potente ma dolcissimo,come sapeva fare solo lui. Ascoltate le due versioni !!!
I don't recall if Pavarotti ever sung anything from an operetta, but de Mingo and Carreras admired Mario's romantic tone of voice. Like Elvis, Mario sounded as if he were singing to you alone.
I was always a bit perplexed about Carreras, at least regarding his repertoire in English. Piotr Beczala sings this a semitone higher and with much more ease here on YT, and Charles Castronovo makes us feel the excitement of young love. Carreras never mastered English, where _v_ and _th_ are obvious shibboleths. Sometimes he gets them right, but _"Drifting along, in my heart vairs a song..."_ and _"Could this beauty last for ebber...?"_ Mmm. This would be very aceptable for a foreign politician or football manager but when words are his whole career, it's curious an internationally renowned artist who frequently tackles English lyrics would still retain these issues in his late forties (b. 1946, singing 1994).
@@petercrosland5502 I mean Carreras is singing it as one would an operatic aria from Andrea Chenier, which it is not, it is a lilting operetta song. He does not have the sweetness in his voice to sing this song. Carreras was great in his heyday as an opera singer but not suitable for Romberg.
I thought Jose was unbelievably good in "Some Enchanted Evening." In this rendition of "Serenade," he was not as good as Lamas. However, if fairness to Jose, he looks like he's in his mid sixties or even seventies. Also, didn't he have a throat operation?
Pafetic barking, as always! It is an industry, a money, without beauty! Pavarotti responded to complaints about their incomes: "We make the money we deserve. We're not forcing someone to pay us."
Such a pale imitation of Mario, Forced and pretentious indeed. May he excel in his own sphere, but not to imitate or excel where another has been supreme. No doubt a heartfelt tribute, but an ill-advised one. Please do not expect to exult on the distinction of a former superstar.
