Sergei Lemeshev, tenor - Tchaikovsky - Eugene Onegin - 'Lensky's Aria' (video) 

ай да Лемешев❤😢😢👏Сам Пушкин бы утер слезы)

Потрясающе, никто не превзошел и вряд ли превзойдет, да, и красавец какой, одним словом все сплелось в одном человеке, чтобы произвести несравненный, неподражаемый шедевр.

I don't understand a word of Russian, but this performance is so moving and memorable. The tragedy and tenderness comes through vividly. I've never heard it equaled by anyone.

Not just a fabulous and totally genuine bel canto but an exquisite stage presence. Probably my favourite single piece of singing.

Such elegance and ease of the voice and absolute outstanding squillo for days!!! This is an extraordinary example of great singing, and with not unnecessary pressure or forcing of the voice.

Io non credo che possa esistere da allora un Lenski migliore de Lemeshev.👏👏👏💕💕💕

Вот Плачидо вроде хорошо спел, но здесь такие тонкие звуки, душевные. Несравненный Лемешев!

Our modern tenors cant do pianissimo or cover such a vast tonal/dynamic palette like this. There is so much more beauty revealed in this music when interpreted by a past master like Yemeshev.

EVEN for someone who doesn t know russian...CAN NOT RESIST having tears jst with the TIMBRE of his voice and singing...the way ALL singers should SOUND...TO PIERCE the Human Heart...doesn t matter WHAT they are singing about...IT S SOMETHING HUMAN!! like OBRAZTSOVA...GHIAUROV...TEBALDI..PONSELLE...FLAGSTAD...TRUE GREAT SINGERS

Лемешев гениально передает невероятный трагизм этой арии Без слез слушать невозможно!

Best Lensky's Aria interpretation hands down!!!

Невозможно выразить словами и передать сколь уникален и проникновенен этот голос!!! Никто не перенял (увы) этой классической манеры исполнения старой школы. Каррузо, Собинов, Лемешев, Пищаев... эти гении не "кричали в зал" (при всем моем уважении к великим современникам), но исполняли музыку будто бы лелеяли каждый звук и это потрясающе ласкало слух любого слушателя! Волшебник!!!!!

Peace and love Russia and Ucraina

Боже мой, он просто рожден для роли Ленского! И конечно, жить и радоваться жизни. Лучше Ленского нельзя и вообразить.

Bravo bravo bravo brilliance fantastic grandiose genial vocal super

Сергей Яковлевич был моим кумиром в годы моей далёкой юности . Великолепное исполнение, незабываемое!!!!

Thank you for uploading this video. I've never heard anything like it in fifty years of listening to opera. Nobody but nobody can sing like this today. The placement of the voice, the timbre, legato, portamento, diminuendos, and the fabulous squillo. The true art of bel canto. And all put to the service of Tchaikovsky's genius. I am stunned.

Seeing and hearing this together is extraordinary. I cannot believe how beautiful and powerful this is. Lemeshev is a wonder!!

Великолепный голос! Тембр!❤ Абсолютная дикция!

Lemeshev is all what is right about singing, and the epitome of beauty. And this is probably the best example of his value.

I listened to many versions of Eugene Onegin, and find him to be perfect. Better than anyone. I wish there were a full version of the opera with him.

The greatest Russian tenor of all time, or perhaps second only to Leonid Sobinov. I discovered him a few years ago, after my teacher mentioned him to me. Thank you for this video. Greetings from Greece.

An amazing singer! And the greatest Lensky of all. By a mile.

Шедевр! Очень жаль, что по телевизору (даже по каналу "культура") не показывают таких певцов советского прошлого.

Never heard of him, but this is probably one of the greatest pieces of singing ever

La profondeur et la beaute des voix russes. Intemporelles et emouvantes.

One of the greatest tenors of all time in my opinion

I am in tears and on my knees...this is magnificent........an was haben wir uns heute nur gewöhnt

Я уверена, что сам П. И. Чайковский признал бы интерпритацию Лемешева партии Ленского самой совершенной! Клип, посвященный лучшему Ленскому: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yzNEbyJORfw.html

"La voce del grande tenore russo è di una sobrietà invidiabile , dagli squilli argentei, i pianissimi generosamente profusi è semplicemente da brividi .Lo squillo argenteo , le filature e i rubati non si contano, e soprattutto sono sempre utilizzati in funzione espressiva. la mezzavoce, è semplicemente meravigliosa.

I agree with everyone else. The best Lensky

Maravilloso!!! Esos pianísimos son deliciosos... y toda la interpretación es exquisita!!! Bravísimo!!!!

Unbelievably beautiful.

Heritage eternel pour l' Humanite

His high notes are insanely resonant. Probably the most resonant high notes I’ve ever heard from a tenor.

Bellísima voz tipica de la escuela rusa...Ful sentimiento como sólo un ruso la siente !!

Un grand ténor à la voix claire et aux aigus puissants ! Bravo

I heard that Stalin loves this one. Once someone asked him to sing a "revolutionary song" for Stalin, Stalin said: "Don't bother; just let him sing Eugene Onegin." It's from another age that would NEVER come back again. Sad... BTW, if he can do this with one lung, I wonder what he can do with 2.

A revelation - he makes time stand still, with such a heart-felt interpretation, such a voice, and such confident technique.

Przepiękny głos. Rewelacyjna interpretacja. Robi z głosem, co chce, bez wysiłku.

ГЕНИЙ!!

siempre magnifico

Thank you for this gem of passionate and 'full of soul' singing by Lemeshev. This is what it's all about. Smirnoff was great too.

wonderful....

What an aria and what a voice

Fabulous and Majestic 👏❤️

Magnifique ! (Merci Lionel Esparza)

Ah, what bliss to listen to this wonderful singer in this special aria. Thank you so much for uploading this!

Absolutely the greatest version and there have been some other great recordings sobinov and gedda to name 2

Who in God's name downvoted this?

What stunning beauty, elegance and grace by Sergei Lemeshev. Amazing breath control. I wonder aloud who was Tchaikovsky's first Lensky? Anyone know? My favorite tenor, Jussi Bjoerling did this aria too, but he flubbed it big time by singing it in Swedish? Why in heaven's name?? Jussi was so precise about details and about his going's on's, diction etc and so versatile. Surely he could've sung the Russian version? Be that as it may, anyway, he sang it very nicely in Swedish (a difficult language for starters as is the Cerelic language of Russian). Bjoerling sang Lensky's Aria with his normal brilliant Bjoerling silvery sheen. Spanish tenor Placido Domingo did it nicely too and in excellent sounding Russian and beautifully executed too. Much thanks for posting this clip GregNichols1953.

Потрясающе!

Great singing, of course amazing art as always from Tchaikovsky

This is the textbook version, no doubt!!! Finest.

Un tenore impareggiabile grandissimo attore.Tecnica trascendentale.

Extraordinary technique and musicality. The clinical precision of a trained machine and a furnace of emotion. The musician's life... And the paradox of artistry

So finely delivered in perfection of expression of the song to Olga with magnificent emotional feeling throughout and expert

que voz tan hermosa y limpia me gusta muicho

There are no artists like the Russians. They are the best in every aspect e.g. music, ballet, poetry, etc.

В живую жаль не был на той опере

Incredible voice!! Almost an Alto

гениально

Wow!

Always I return to this..... Sweet sorrow!

I was listening to Heart's "Barracuda" and suddenly "Kuda, Kuda" came to my mind.

Beautiful! Thank you 👍

Gedda y Krauss también grabaron esta aria (supongo que ambos cantaron la ópera en vivo también). Casi se podría decir que fue una voz perfecta para interpretar a Rossini tal vez, Donizetti, algo de Verdi, ópera francesa tal vez no (se pierde mucho cuando se canta en ruso). Pero no para Puccini ni para roles dramáticos (ni pensar en un Manrico o un Otello). Voz más bien pequeña, bien timbrada, probablemente von buena proyección pero no para competir contra la orquesta.

IMBATIBLE

Bravo!

Бриллиант ! Наше лучшее наследие!

It's rather unusual, it is one semitone higher. Great, fresh singing

spaiba dziekuje

Lemeshev doubles the actor in the film. Magnificent.

Tenore Russo..Тьфу..что это я? Это то, что называется - русский тенор..

MARAVILLOSO

Sergueï s est la réfèrence le best gran gran L

Гений.

MARAVILLOSO

this is just amazing. Thanks!!!

Eccellente !

Génial! Merci encore!

Это шедеврально!!! Потрясающе!!!

Лучший Ленский всех времён и народов!

Clear powerful voice, the perfect tenor's voice... Not like that so-called dark voice of Jonas Kaufmann ... singing with his nose...

Absolutely amazing... almost like F. Wunderlich

Kudà, kudà, kudà vi udalilis, vesni moyey zlatiye dni? Şto dyen greduşi mnye gatovit? Yevo moy vzor naprasna lovit: v glubokey ts’me tayitsa on! Nyet nujdi; prav sudbi zakon! Padoli ya, streloy pranzyonni, il mima prolititana, vsyo blaga; bdeniya isna prixodit ças apredelyonni! Blagoslovyen i dyen zabot, blagaslavyen i ts’mi prixod! Blesnyiotza-utra luch dennitsi i zayigrayet yarkiy dyen, a ya, bit mojıet, ya grobnitsi saiduv tayin stvennuyu syen! I pamyat yunovo poeta, paglotit myedlanneya Lyeta. Zabudet mir menya ; no ti! ti!… Olga… Skaji ,pridyoş li, dyeva krasati, slezu pralit nad ranneiy urnoi i dumat: on minya lyubil! On mnye yedinayi posyetil rassvyet pecialni jizni burnoi, akh, Olga, ya tebya lyubil! tebe yedinay posyatil rassvyet pecialni jizni burnoi, akh, Olga, ya tebya lyubil! Serdyechni drug ,jelanni drug, pridì, pridì! Jelanni drug, pridì, ya tvoi suprùg, pridì, ya tvoi suprùg, pridì, pridì! Ya jdu tebya, jelanni drug, pridì, pridì; ya tvoi suprùg! Kudà, kudà, kudà vi udalilis, Vesnıy mayi vesnıy mayi, zlatıy edni

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I meant that almost as good as FW...

Sznordik. Yet madde von de melon ,ha

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DISFRUTANDO UNA VEZ MAS

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¡Qué bello!!

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BEAUTIFUL.

3:48 - 4:11 this is Mars distance in terms of voice control.