Robert Merrill sings Rodgers & Gounod !!!!!

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Robert Merrill begins this podcast with a magnificent rendition of Some Enchanted Evening, with Richard Rodgers himself conducting. This is followed by a duet of Climb every mountain, where Merrill is joined by his Met opera colleague, Anna Moffo. Then comes the opera!!
Valentin's aria has rarely if ever been given such a gorgeous treatment as that of Robert Merrill here. The voice is many shades of magnificent richness, and simply rolls out, replete with all the high G's that Gounod wrote. A real treat!

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@13001jm Год назад

Magnificent and unique Merrill, probably the most beautiful baritone tone in modern history, a perfect French diction ( Faust , Valentin ) ... It is the great ones who have this genius

@shicoff1398 Месяц назад

Agree!

@jeffmuenster9457 6 лет назад

In his prime, his voice could just about bring one to tears. Absolutely golden, and so user- friendly for those with no background in classical music.

@jsky21 7 лет назад

There is little to compare his baritone voice with today. He was what Met male singers of that era were--few are today. Ms Moffo is not to be overlooked--beauty and voice..

@MrGer2295 7 лет назад

Beautiful singing! Thank you so much :)

@km2711 16 лет назад

What a great pairing with Anna Moffo...the range on both is just magnificent. He is surely missed and was always a friendly face to see walking around New Rochelle.

@legatofancier 14 лет назад

Jim Svejda of KUSC's THE RECORD SHELF said that he once told Robert Merrill, when he was a guest on the show, that he thought that Merrill had the most physically beautiful baritone voice that he had ever heard. Svejda said that Merrill was quite taken aback by the statement. Most people would be very hard pressed to mention a handful of baritones who voices compared on the basis of physical beauty. Is there one that equals it? I can't really name one.

@jayboytheplayboy 15 лет назад

This "Avant de quitter ces lieux" is stellar. You should put it in a separate video. I heard a duet of Merrill and Moffo sing the Germont and Violetta duet a couple of weeks ago. Just outstanding.

@hermanzoon 12 лет назад

Amen! This is truly great.

@pfeifferpack 10 лет назад

I remember watching him on various TV programs and loving his voice.

@Gemini730 14 лет назад

Just Beautiful. Robert Merrill had one of the most beautiful. classically trained baritone voices of the mid/late twentieth century. Thanks for sharing with Us. Lorraine

@Dion1957 4 года назад

WOW!

@stevehinnenkamp5625 6 лет назад

His voice penetrates to the core of the heart where emotion once trapped is able to find tr

@yankeeangel26 16 лет назад

Wow this guy had a beautiful voice!

@peternexus8455 11 лет назад

wow - that's one of the most wonderful things on yt -- his voice penetrates straight to your deepest soul. You have no choice but to stop and listen.

@ceccopisa 15 лет назад

Grazie per questo video stupendo. Merrill è stato un grande baritono veramente, grande personalità, tecnica superba, voce ampia e brunita. Complimenti.

@klokheten 14 лет назад

This was a great and glorious surprise! Thank you for sharing this magnificent document of singing at the highest level. Two unforgettable singers conducted by the composerlegend Richard Rodgers. Extraordinary moving stuff.

@robmanrico 14 лет назад

Such a magnificent sound

@einherzundeineseele 13 лет назад

Robert Mill wohl einer der besten Stimmen, die mir besonders gut gefällt- Ein Bariton mit einer wunderbaren Stimmfärbung!

@saiserieht 14 лет назад

Anyway, the duet is so beautiful. I am and will always be a friend of high quality "light music"

@jontew 16 лет назад

Positively hysterical!!! Nowadays the guy would be led out in cuffs.

@dimitrioschristodoulou8339 5 лет назад

Εξαιρετικος βαρυτονος σε θαυμασια τραγουδια με υπεροχη ορχηστρα.(Επισης εντυπωσιακη φωνη ητο και η mezzo). Εκπληκτικη ερμηνεια στον Faust.

@sgnmath1234 16 лет назад

Notice the puff of smoke from the audience!!!!! OUTRAGEOUS!

@qklq42 16 лет назад

He's a fine baritone. She's adorable. Hans NL

@hermanzoon 14 лет назад

The difference is the times have changed. That is the difference. You would not see such a thing today: the room of smokers as you see in this clip.

@heesendr 14 лет назад

You will notice on "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" the lines don't rhyme on the first verse. That's because he sang "Ford every stream" instead of "Search high and low."

@Yitzhakhazak 14 лет назад

Beautiful singing yes..no doubt! Who is the lovely lady with the face that goes so well with her voice?

@jddphd 5 лет назад

Anyone notice Bob flub the last verse of the first stanza? ;)

@Ruffiello 14 лет назад

Does anyone know if this has been issued on DVD? I have it on VHS, but would like the new format as well. I love Merrill and I think Moffo sounds absolutely gorgeous. IMO, she was also one of the most beautiful women in the world.

@giulikharazishvili8165 9 лет назад

ПРЕЛЕСТЬ!!!!!!

@hermanzoon 14 лет назад

he's singing in a room filled with cigarette smoke. But he sounds great!

@saiserieht 14 лет назад

Question is, how will the smoke affekt the vocal folds. Dehydrate? That would affect the closure in a negative way.

@GermanOperaSinger 14 лет назад

That's an interesting theory. I've always believed there's no correlation between vocal damage and smoking (Caruso and Pinza are two singers I know for certain were regular smokers and we all know how great they sounded)...but a correlation between a better (!) sound and smoking? First time I've heard that. But I'm not a regular smoker so I have no personal experience with it.

@axelmimi 15 лет назад

Hermosísima y elegante voz de barítono lírico, uno de los mejores de todos los tiempos. No obstante en el aria "Avant de quitter ..." de Fausto, prefiero, por su delicada interpretación, la versión de Leonard Warren. La razón es que ésta no es un aria de fuerza sino de dulzura y en ese aspecto Warren lo entiende y lo ejecuta como tal.

@VinylToVideo 14 лет назад

Yes, unfortunately the times have changed. Your point is that he sings great even though there are people smoking in the room(?). Mine is that it wouldn't matter if he himself was a smoker! As a smoker myself, I find my voice sounds FAR better while smoking a cigarette. If you're a singer try a cigar; I couldn't believe the difference the first time I compared! What a stupid thought; perhaps one of the reasons the singers today aren't as good because they're not smokers! Yep, times have changed.

@Tadpoletofrogs 11 лет назад

but he didnt make his voice woofy or constricted doing it,like many do.

@ShawDAMAN 14 лет назад

Wow, I've never heard that one before- maybe it has something to do with relaxation? lol :P Seriously though, I would never dream of smoking even if it DID make my voice "sound better." And it would be quite ridiculous to think that smoking long-term would do anything but harm your voice. :) Aside from the obvious, I have read what singers have said on the subject. Plenty of great ones got away with it but I'm sure they sounded good in *spite* of smoking, not because of it.

@VinylToVideo 14 лет назад

What difference does that make? Many singers of that era smoked like chimneys anyways and if I recall Merrill was a Camel smoker.

@erichodge567 5 лет назад

I hate RU-vid. Too. Much. Great. Music.

@JRobbySh 12 лет назад

Yawohl!

@Milordvega 9 лет назад

Better than Pinza's rendition.

@liedersanger1 5 лет назад

The difference is I hear tenderness and love and even fragility in Pinzas voice, which is paradoxical and appealing in a bass, and appropriate for an older man funding love. In Merrill’s almost unbearably beautiful voice, I hear mostly power and self-satisfaction , which is not what the song is about.

@photo161 5 лет назад

I have loved Merrill's singing all my life, but better than Pinza...?

@thephantom1946 3 года назад

David Perkins nope. Pinza was perfection.

@vonmeppen 14 лет назад

Robert Merrill was a very big singer but not a tall man;))

@JRobbySh 12 лет назад

If he had been three inches taller. Trivial, of course compared with that God-given voice.

@jimdrake3436 7 лет назад

Having spent time with both of these great singers, I can attest that Merrill was about 5' 9" in street shoes, whereas Moffo was almost 5' 10". At the 100th anniversary Gala at the Met years later, where they sang "Will You Remember" together, she wore ballet slippers under her long dress to equalize their height.