Tenore JERRY HADLEY - La Bohème "Che gelida manina" - (Video Live) 

Superb in every respect. He was a GREAT.

A hugely underated Tenor ... should have been a bigger Star R.I.P

AWESOME!

Glorious instrument, perfect technique.

Beautiful singing❤️ This tempo though, Lenny come on

Very well sung in spite of extremely slow tempo by Bernstein.

Grandissimo! Modo di cantare naturale e pronuncia perfetta

Un grande artista, sottovalutato.Riposi in pace.

Jerry Hadley has to be one of the most underappreciated tenors of his generation. He sings this beautifully, but he is not helped by Bernstein's sometimes too slow, sometimes too fast tempos.

Strahlendste Höhe, mit vollem, warmen, satten Ton und einem so charmanten und berührenden Timbre, jeden Vocal malend und... ach... zu früh gestorben !

One of the most beautiful tenor voices....why he was so underrated???

Geez it brings tears to hear this, he died way too young. So lucky to have heard him in recital, what a gift and he was so passionate about American vocal repertoire on top of all his opera triumphs. Just one of the greats, RIP

one of the most beautiful tenor-voices !

WOW!! His phrasing was so sweet and that sound was nearly perfect for almost any role like this. He probably would've grown into the Chenier and other "dramatic" roles. His voice near the end was getting very robust without any loss of the pianissimo.

He was so wonderful. And so intelligent.

Dear God. He is missed. Indeed.

Bravissimo Jerry 💕 Mi spiace che sia morto così giovane... RIP 💔

I had the opportunity to hear Jerry Hadly together with Thomas Hampson during a wonderful recital in Montreal back in the mid-90's. I was shocked to learn later of his tragic and untimely death. What an irreparable loss to the opera world!

Sung in the original key with a great high C!

What an absolutely beautiful sound, fantastic form. Amazing.

Just how GREAT WAS he? (i happened to run across this by accident) and thank you to lido2008ve for posting. This is a treasure.

Whenever I’m feeling a little burnt out I always come back to this video. The joy that Jerry Hadley brought to the stage is so inspiring. I wish that I had the chance to meet him.

I got to sing in the Pensacola Choral Society and he was our guest star. An amazing singer. Man how he is missed..

How tragic. What a loss for humanity and for opera. What a silver tone. He could have been one of the best. Too late, but now I'll seek out his videos, as we do now for Dmitry Hvorostovski.

Divine!!!!

Brings me to tears! Such an indescribable loss to us all. Why did he feel he had to take his own life?

Ottimo sotto tutti i punti di vista. Grande Tenore. Basta così. Sono anch' io un tenore.

What a brilliant rendition of this most famous of arias. I just discovered this great tenor today (only my apologies) and also hear his sensitivity and intelligence as an artist in his interview speaking about voice technique - what a great, great singer.

voce straordinaria

He was a lyric tenor, right? I like to hear a lyric tenor with a fuller sound in his middle range, just like Hadley here

Simply gorgeous. Tragic loss of a magnificent talent. Blame the MET for ruining Jerry's career, and by proxy, his life.

Meraviglioso, immortale, indimenticabile!!!❤️

I love his voice very much, it's dark, deep and at the same time very metallic, very full lirico tenore❤

This is a legendary performance. Jerry Hadley here looks like young Michael Corleone singing his heart out to Apollonia.

Jerry could unspool some of the most beautiful sounds out of that throat. He made singing appear effortless and such a pleasure to hear. His death was such a tragedy and loss to the music world, but more so for his family.

Le très regretté Jerry Hadley interprétant magnifiquement un bien émouvant Rodolfo!

super voice and also super hair!!!! :D i'm jealous!! :D

When I was in college in the late 70s, a Mezzo a year ahead of me went to the Met’s district auditions here in Virginia. She said that “A voice teacher from (Virginia) Tech won the auditions. I suspect that person was the great Jerry Hadley!

Amazing!! One of the very best! Bless your memory ❤️🎶

Just out standing:) Bravo!

Ihan helvetimoinen tenori! Ja jurpoille: Magnificent tenor this Mr. Hadley!

Oh god, what a performance. Thank you, Sir Jerry Hadley, wherever you are. Hopefully in heaven with the angels.

He had it all....bravo

The best rendition I have ever heard

He has such a pure bright well defined sound throughout his range. Not a trace of heaviness or harshness. His diction/vowel sounds are all amazing. I heard him live once in St. Louis as Ferrando in Cosi fan Tutte

Although Jerry had a truly wonderful talent I do think that, when singing Che gelida manina, just giving the occasional glance to the owner of said hand would add a certain je ne sais quoi to the performance.

Love his interpretation!

Bravissimo!!!

Meravigliosa e incantevole voce

Divine music, great singing... and I love to watch Bernstein too... What an excellent post! ⭐️🌹⭐️ Thank you so much for sharing this delight! 🙏🍀

Quite impressive.

Simply Stunning Sad sad loss ....❤️

Very well done !

Beautiful tenor!

Bellissimo!!!

K gran voz llena de luz.....yo como tenor envidio mucho su técnica... Bravo Jerry... bravo pomposito.... felicidades

Every tenor has sung this aria at some time, but this must rank as one of the best renditions. Hadley is not equally good in other roles, but here here he compares favourably with Pavarotti and the best.

bravo!!

voz de las mas bonitas que he oido en mi vida......que pena de verdad un hombre tan joven

He should've be regarded as the best American tenor after Mario Lanza, and what a pity that he died tragically too early

The greatest american tenor since 70s!

merveilleux!!!

Muy buen tenor y grandioso director

Very beautiful!

vocally is ten times better than Domingo. very good technique

An almost incredible voice, with much passion and articulation. I reckon that along with Mario Lanza, he easily puts the current european elite to shame. They appear so soulless by comparison. Just an opinion of mine...

bravo

Magnífico! Amo!

Tenorazo

This concert dates back to 1987.

Un verdadero clásico de talla mundial!

Meraviglioso

What a voice. But wow it is slow.

One of the best and much better than the rest of his generation

Beautiful

❤️🎼🎼❤️

Rip ❤️

Brilliant

bellisimos agudos

Only God knows what terrible emotional loads people carry. Who knows what was going on my Jerry’s heart. No reason, no right to judge him nor anybody who commits suicide. May God forgive them for attempting against the gift of life He gave them but it’s so sad to continue wondering even now what could have been done to prevent that attempt of suicide. Such an amazing voice, such a young person full of promise and talent. So good to think there’s a video record rd of his greatness.

when you have a voice like this you should think to be in paradise every day!! but he shot in the head!!! so pity!!!! i pray for your happiness in paradise, and thank you for this beautiful gift you gave us singing in the world!! hope you can hear my voice from there!! :D ciao Jerry!! :D

I will never understand why Mr. Hadley did not receive the admiration and respect. Placido Domingo, who could never breathe correctly and did not extend and open any high notes past the 1970s, got all the fame and fortune. For what? For attending all the chat shows in America in the 1980s? For seducing his donors? How many talented tenors did we ingore because of him? At least Pavarotti had a lovely voice and knew how to sing and breathe.

Ca fait du bien

My favorite Tenor!

Belle interprétation ...bel highC mais surtout ligne de chant maintenue..joli timbre..Eluzalyrics

I'm glad that many commenters mention that the tempo is slow...A conductor can want a particular tempo..perhaps slow/slower than average, but isn't presenting the soloists you have in the best possible light part of being a good conductor?

Very slow tempo indeed. His voice is bright and gorgeous but there is a bit of a tiring decadence throughout the progression of the aria. Maybe faster tempo would have made it the perfect Che Gelida M. of all time.

Why did I find him now?

Wie oft hat Lenny das dirigiert? Das habe ich noch von keinem anderen Dirigenten in dieser Klarheit und Selbstverständlichkeit gehört!! Many thanks for uploding!

His Italian voice and face, after his mother are obvious here.

What demons drove him to end his life. I can’t imagine.

Love this, but distracted by Peter Sutcliffe look-a-like and sweaty man in the background.

bernestein wasn't feeling particuraly friendly that day...

Caruso the best tenor

ㅇcoming. happy.

Jeesh! A little slower Bernie, you let the tenor live... Speed it up to 1.25 and now it sounds right.

прекрасный тенор...жаль так рано умер....и за пультом здесь великий БЕРНСТАЙН ! Дивная запись!

so. long. time

Vraiment pas terrible écouter bjorling plutôt la c est autre chose la grande classe

This is operatic singing! Lyric with his beauty and good high notes. Compare guys his singing with careras 1973 live struggles before his ill. Bareras was unstable, wooden, uncareful with screams, with bad high notes, its a groan lvl. bareras wasnt ready for opera with his bad technique. So big different, commercial names are nothing