Extraordinary singing- shimmering brilliance, feeling, musicality, everything. De Stefano soars to Divine Heights and takes the listener with him. Simply marvelous tenor at his pinnacle of voice and singing. Thank you for sharing this fantastic performance.
Many people call this a sopranos opera, yet the tenor is on stage, almost completely alone for most of the last act singing a dramatic heartfelt ending, every bit as dramatic as the sopranos mad scene.
@@zs1968 Yes. I hear some of the giants, like Pertile. But this man's timbre is too good to skip...so dear, painfully gorgeous. Pippo can stretch and bend a lot, quite a navigation throughout, dear drawing singing. This verdi's opera is full of painfully touching arias. So delighted to know your thoughts.
Alvaro- Di Stefano, esibitosi nel 1955 sul palcoscenico della Scala , ha scritto certamente una pagina indimenticabile sul carattere di un personaggio fra i più complessi e difficili dell'intero panorama operistico. Ascoltate l'ovazione finale del pubblico...Pippo beniamino del Teatro alla Scala come nessun altro!!!!
Perhaps not perfectly suited for this role, but Di Stefano sings this beautifully. Caressing the music, but also applying some great dynamics for dramatic effect. He's 34 years old here and amazing.
@sugarbist In one of the last interviews the Maestro ever gave, the interviewer opined "you had such a powerful voice." The Maestro answered."No, it was not a dramatic voice!" The interviewer responded "but you could sing dramatically when you wanted to." The Maestro replied "yes, through the expression and the musicality."
@@richarddelguidice6416 Yes, a very interesting and accurate statement. I saw Di Stefano in concert at Carnegie Hall circa 1962. As described by Corelli, in the Zucker - Corelli interviews here on You Tube, Di Stefano's voice was round rich and beautiful. His voice was much like we hear on recordings, but the most memorable thing I recall were the beautiful overtones in the theater, where I purposely sat in the last row of the orchestra and heard the voice travel very well. Even his mezza voce` in the ''E Lucevan Le Stelle'' was heard very clearly. He may have had the most beautiful quality of voice I ever heard. Enjoy
@sugarbist I was once asked what was so special about the Di Stefano, what is the difference between him, and say, Pavarotti. My analogy is as follows: When Pavarotti sings an aria, It's like a beautiful photograph, everything is there, all the detail and beauty is there for you to hear. When Di Stefano sings the same aria, it's not a photograph, it's an oil painting. It has personality, interpretation, texture, and dimension - It's not perfect, but it has heart and soul, and that is where its beauty is derived from. I have a feeling that if the Mona Lisa were a photograph, it would not be hanging in the Louvre. Pippo sang for his audience, not for critics. He once said "I sing with 80% instinct, and 20% brain, critics do not understand instinct."
@@richarddelguidice6416 Very nice statement. You do know that Pavarotti's favorite tenor was Di Stefano? Pavarotti would sometimes sing an aria or a song like it was a vocal exercise, but when he applied himself emotionally, he was very convincing, like is Ideale and Rondine Al Nido. Di Stefano's emotion seemed innate and always convincing.
@sugarbist Yes, I do know that the Maestro was Pavarotti favorite. He was also Carreras's favorite. Carreras once said that the best review he ever got was when a critic wrote "not only does he (Carreras) do everything right that Di Stefano did, but he also does everything wrong that Di Stefano did." As you can easily see, I am a Di Stefano fan. I have a very large collection and had the privilege of speaking with him on several occasions. The surprising thing about him is that he was a better person than he was a singer. He was a very kind and gracious man.
