Giuseppe Di Stefano - "Che Gelida Manina" - 4/11/1962 (Rare Video) [Improved Sound]
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- Giuseppe Di Stefano's apperance at Television broadcast, A Golden Hour from the Royal Opera House of London, with Georges Pretre conducting and singing being in cold, Che Gelida Manina from La Boheme!! He is AMAZING!!!! I have remastered the sound from the original radio broadcast!!
This man, with a cold, blows away the vast majority of tenors in their prime. My opinion, of course, but he's the greatest to me and every single time I hear him sing, I involuntarily close my eyes and feel deep, near painful emotion swelling in my chest. If that's not talent, what is?
I was 20 years old when, on an impulse, I attended a packed Melbourne Town Hall in the 1960's to this man's concert. Just one singer with one piano player and NO microphone. I was stunned at the power and purity of sound of this remarkable man's voice filling the concert hall. What a voice!
I was also 20 years old when I saw Corelli sing Tosca in Detroit in the sixties. I’ve never been the same either. To hear his musicality and high wire almost reckless heroics awed me to this day.
@@ransadeross8113 Lucky you. Corelli possessed one hugely powerful voice. The volume achieved by the top opera singers is simply amazing. In the late 1960's I attended a Lisa Minnelli concert in Melbourne, sitting at the front row, just a few feet away. At one stage her microphone cut out for some seconds. During those seconds I could not hear her voice even though she continued singing. Her voice was not powerful enough to carry over a few feet. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the young singer's concert. It just needed the microphone to be working.
Grande tenore grande Catanese
I saw his last three recitals at Lake Garda in Italy in 1986 together with his wife Monica Curth!!His voice was still excellent!!He gave me and my parents a signature and he spoke about his life and his career !!❤❤❤❤❤❤He was really still handsome and he had a still a wonderful voice!!!
Una delle voci eccellenti della nostra bella Italia
Maestro Di Stefano sang naturally, and this happened just before his debut in New York - “You know, two days before my Metropolitan Opera debut, no one in America knew who I was, or where I was. I was sitting in my Manhattan hotel room with Luigi Montesanto (my voice coach), and the telephone rang. Montesanto picked up the receiver, suddenly he turned ashen, Maestro Arturo Toscanini, who had heard me sing in Italy, was on the line. After a short conversation, Montesanto said "Si, maestro, si,’ I will tell him. Grazie.’
Montesanto finally put down the telephone and said, ‘Toscanini asked
me to “tell that Sicilian boy he sings the way I like. Very simple, and
natural.” Toscanini was looking for my type of singer - - one with no affectation, no acrobatics, but one who sang directly from the heart.”
What a beautiful voice this man had!
The finest Tenor I've ever heard. His voice is so pure and natural no gimmicks. Simply put the greatest of all time.
SO natural and beautifully sung.Poor di Stefano whose life was taken by robbers when all he wanted was peace in his retirement after giving his gift of effortless, magnificent singing which is non-existent on the operatic stage since then
As a great fan of Di Stefano I am haunted by the cruel and vivious attack he suffered which ultimately caused his death.
If I could turn back time I would arrive with guns blazing to cut down the scum who harmed him. Riposa in Pace caro Pippo.
We still thrill to your glorious voice.
1962 still in wonderful form...1956 the gold standard, convincing, idiomatic....the golden years 1949-59 mirroring Callas in artistic/personal symbiosis like a brilliant supernova then extinguished...let us all be grateful to them for their generosity in giving their all for future generations to cherish....he had a golden timbre coupled with an honest convincing delivery simply put.
The sun in his voice, his pianissimi and that radiant final top C chased the London weather away, that's for sure.
The only tenor who sings with his natural voice. There is no modification to his voice when he sings.
Just pure brilliance
Also such a charming personality! What a pity we don't have many singers of this man's quality any more!
@@ramonavandermerwe1159 true
Nowadays “ANYBODY” can be a tenor🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
There is modulation, trust me. Just less.
Fritz wunderlich also
The man sings with such emotion and even with a bad cold, it's pure perfection.
THE ONE AND ONLY GIUSEPPE DI STEFANO, ONE OF THE GREATEST TENORS EVER 💖🎶💖🎶💖
La musica di Puccini è sempre magnifica ed è esaltata da una voce potente ed armoniosa
What a voice, a heaven sent gift, thank you Pepo for the legacy you left for us to enjoy.
Pavarotti's Idol, And for good reason. To sing this way with a cold, Fantastico!.
Pippo is wonderful.
Di Stefano ist einfach unglaublich:
es ist nicht nur die pure Schönheit seiner Stimme, die Sonne im Ton, der volle Stimmklang, sondern der beseelte Vortrag, der mich ergreift.
Vielen Dank !!
I agree his top notes shine 😊
Absolutely beautiful and genuine ❤️
With cold or without cold, I can't but think one thing whenever I listen to Di Stefano: what a uniquely beautiful sound he could make! It's youthful, but still manly, and very clear and open, but not "whitish". One of the most beautiful timbres ever.
😍
Avrebbe potuto cantare anche un elenco telefonico, qualsiasi cosa, con quella voce tocca anima e cuore. Solo lui e Corelli sono in grado di farmi piangere. Grande, immenso super Pippo 🙏❤️
Unico
I love his voice. It just makes me cry .
He sure had the power to put out that wonderful sounding voice he had..love this
I remember the first time I heard his beautiful voice singing Neapolitan songs
He blew me away with that gorgeous timbre
And with a bad cold as well! Amazing
La voce di Di Stefano è di una bellezza senza eguali . Il timbro unico, il sogno del canto, la perfetta articolazione del testo ci regalano un Rodolfo-Di Stefano l'unico, tra tanti tenori ,che ha veramente emozionato come nessun altro!
Vera i veri intenditori sanno riconoscere un vero tenore, anzi unico
Vera, e' un Dio!
@@claudiosalemme633, di Stefano era un vero cantante, gli altri sono soltanto tenori.
Realmente, una diccion clarisima!. Hay muchos cantantes buenos en articulacion y musicalidad, pero no se les entiende el texto.
Santarelli ti pago una visita dall' otorino . Una perla di cui non m'ero accorto : ma il furto , fiato , non m' 'accora . Non sa neanche respirare .
Coinvolgente. Quando canta Di Stefano ti senti trascinare in un vortice di poesia e di dolcezza inaudita. Il più bel timbro del mondo. Rodolfo ma anche Nemorino non esistono senza di Lui...
one of my favourite arias sung by one of my favourite tenors, thank you thank you very much
I don`t care about the cold it`s just great to see Pippo sing live !!
Why this video's sound quality so good? His voice seems has more electricity than cd?
My uncle saw him sing i 1944. He was only a lad, and sung for the Kiwi troops.
What an incredible voice this man was blessed with!
Casi toda el aria estuvo cantada perfecta, con su fraseo, su diccion, su personalidad, su sonoridad con su vocal "preferida" la A, una de las voces mas bellas de los tenores italianos. Siempre una alegria poder escuchar y ver estas grabaciones.
There is so much job in this performance. With Corelli, Bjorling, Del Monaco. Gedda et al this was a generation of tenors we'll never hear the like of again.
So true!
The great tenors of the fifties and the sixties; where have they all gone?
They died
Heaven
Thank you for posting and sharing this wonderful, Tenor Di Stefano is truly one of the Best tenors ever wondered natural voice 😊
I had never seen or heard of this clip before. He is flawless, DiStefano: perfect technique, astonishing voice, color, warmth and artistry. He is miraculous.
Such a warm, full, wonderful voice! His interpretation is out of this world. Best Rodolfo ever ❤
Very enjoyable performance with beautiful singing.
Di Stefano, e veramente straordinario. Una voce unica.
This was not his night.
Voice is not in his prime
But Pipo is unique singer.
Beauty of tone and passagio are unequal.
Voice is particular and stage presence is futuralistic.
Talent is huge
Diction is beyound perfection.
Beauty of voice is collosal
♥️♥️
Matej Knezevic He explains that he is in cold!!! London loved him!!! And who doesn’t?? 🙌
You nailed it. Makes me cry every time I listen to him.
Bravo Pippo. The most gorgeous tenor voice ever. So naturally musical and yes that crystal clear diction. RIP Maestro 🙏🏼❤️
It is difficult in my opinion to choose one of the many wonderful tenors as “ The most gorgeous tenor voice ever” He was however my favorite tenor and one of the all-time greats. I loved him not only for his beloved voice but for the way he lived his life. Riposa in pace maestro❤️
Uno de los más grandes intérpretes del siglo XXI con una de las voces soñadas por los más inmensos compositores de todos los tiempos. Bravo Giuseppe di Stefano.
XX siglo.
Une voix extraordinaire. Merveille.🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for posting this wonderful clip, it is a rare chance to see one of the all time great tenors performing in concert and even with a self confessed cold, providing a beautiful rendition of a very difficult aria. The great Pippo, still great in 1962.
I was twelve years old when I first heard di Stefano singing Che Gelida Manina and fell in love with opera.
He was one of the best, cold and all.He and Placido are my favorites. Just listen: truly goreous.
Wonderful!!
Вот это дыхание! Поет как птица, ни секунды не напрягаясь. И как поет! Браво.
да, действительно, настолько плотные и ровные ноты. Все делается исключительно воздухом, потрясающая работа диафрагмы да и вообще всего голосового апарата. Браво.
La interpretación de
Don di Stefano, te llega hasta el alma. Muchos lo critican por que no canta exactamente lo que está escrito en la música. El interpreta lo que está cantado y sintiendo en el momento.
Para mi eso es cantar. Expresar lo que dice la letra a su manera como él lo siente. Eso es arte.
Si es verdad tenia un bonito y bello timbre gran voz Bonita, para timbre y voz bonita tambien la de Jaime Aragall, que aun lo tenemos entre nosotros
Giuseppe Di Stefano è stato un grande cantante lirico. Una voce stupenda. Un talento naturale e inarrivabile. Era una persona speciale. Grande umanità e spontaneità. Un riverente omaggio al grande tenore. Grazie del video.
I cry like a baby when i hear this piece.
I have never heard this performed better
A brilliant tenor great voice
Cantante Passionale dal Grande Cuore dotato dalla natura di una voce bellissima! Bravoooooo !!!!
l’unico erede di gigli, la perfezione vocale, in poche parole una delle più belle voci della storia
Exquisite.I love his voice.Thank you for posting.💗
This aria changed my life when I heard Bergonzi sing it in the early 60s.
Questo tenore Great cantanto ! Grazie mille!
Amazing voice
Amaizing voice👏👏👏👏
Quelle belle voix. Puissante et claire. Peu de vibrato. Bravo, félicitations et bonne continuation.
Voce indimenticabile
La voce más bonita del mundo, cantando con el core y el anima, bravooooo
Fantastico!! Para Di Stefano, cantar era tan natural como respirar. No se si habra cantado aqui en un tono mas bajo, porque en 1962 ya tenia dificultad con los agudos, pero es igualmente admirable.
Yes, it is transponded half tone lower. Maybe because of cold.
La verdad es que es extraordinario. Fascinante.
What a natural voice! Great!!
Bravo, einmalig gut die Stimme.
Voce magica e con pochi eguali 💜
Brividi
In assoluto il mio tenore preferito.
No wonder Pavarotti loved him. Gorgeous tenor voice and the empathy...mmm!
... among the Great Tenors of ANY century, HE was the Greatest of ALL !!
Una clase de canto, canto con clase.... elegante y bello.❤️
So artistic! Wow!
Some of the best phrasing ever. Bravo!
Sorry modern tenors but old school tenors were able to attain this beauty with a cold...
Che fuoriclasse meraviglioso!❤️
WonderfuI, although he was already nearing the end of his career in 1962 and the high C was really just a B natural. I heard him many times in the Vienna State Opera. He was simply the best. There have been many good tenors since the 60s, but no one ever came close.
Beautiful melody...!!!
Poesia pura!
Grazie per questo video. DISTEFANO per sempre vivo, grande.
I think I shall have to adjust my Tenor Love List. It now reads: 1 Jussi Björling,
2 di Stefano, 3 Pavarotti and 4 Caruso❣️
Jussi is still #1 but this was gorgeous.
Gorgeous
La simpatia dell'uomo e la grandezza del cantante...
Well said.
La voce molto bella, e l'interpretazione eccellente, fanno di Pippo un fenomeno del recitare cantando...tuttavia, Gli acuti non sono bene a fuoco...grazie
My goodness, his voice was light years ahead of today's tenors. Why are there no great tenors currently?
Colin Bell I think the sad truth is that 99% of people now don’t care for classical music. Everybody seems to love that weak falsetto of pop & rap “tenors”... hopefully someone will come around soon! I think currently there’s a few good ones- like for me personally Juan Diego Florez & Laurence Brownlee- but yeah you’re right, nobody comes close to legends like Di Stefano or Pav
Too much soy
@@zachdurgin5743 Florez and Brownlee have terrible technique compared to the greats, though.
Well if it makes you feel better I’m fairly young and I love this!
@@Ignasimp agree for florez, Lawrence seems good tho. I don't remember him being nasal or constricted. Great agility with free and beautiful voice to me, but I may be wrong.
Una delle voci più belle all'ascolto e grande scuola italiana...
Bel canto... amazing freedom.
Wunderbares offenes und schlackenfreies Singen !!!!!!
In 1985 I saw and heard Carlo Bergonzi at Covent Garden in Lucia Di Lammermoor with Dame Joan, they were 120 years between them he had a cold and apologised, and still sounded phenomenal.
120 years?
I saw the same performance ... The day after they both signed autographes in a record store ... Great memories!
OperaMyWorld yes both in their 60’s
Miraculous singing! Just miraculous!
Such artistry! We will never see the likes of him. Today, tenors don’t have his technique.
Fantastica interpretare ! Voce de o dulceata rar intalnita !
traduco dal rumeno: "una interpretazione fantastica. Una voce di una dolcezza rara"
Went to the garden to hear him he got sick witnessed the young pavarotti,s debut.
Uno spettacolo!
MERAVIGLIOSO!!!BRAVISSIMO!!!
Is it possible for any singer to be this good, with or without a cold ? Wonderful technique, rich, warm tone, effortless singing, passionate delivery, he lived every role he played. He deserved his title "The Golden Voice". He was the tenor who inspired Jose Carreras, Pavarotti in an interview said "Di Stefano is my idol" praise indeed.
Merveilleux ❤❤❤
It is no wonder that Pavarotti considered DeStefano his model. they both have vocal cords that are pure muscle, comfortable handling full power-volume, and yet able to deliver subtlety, fluidity, and clarity no matter the note. It's interesting to compare this recording to Pav when young and then Pav at the Met in middle age when his voice has deepened a bit and he has more diaphragm-sustain underneath it, the latter showing how Pav hit that high note and "flowed" it over to the next note with total control, extending what DeStefano showed here. To hear two Italian tenors, in the same century with this kind of supreme natural gift, evolve from youth to maturity in the time of recording so we can hear them forever is quite a blessing.
Yes. This is true, that Di Stefano was Pavarotti's model.
What an incredibly beautiful voice ! Tremendously powerful!
Amo Di Stefano! da sempre. senza nulla togliere ai suoi meriti, me é possibile che nel 1962 abbia dovuto abbassare di mezzo tono l'aria?
Si. È mezzo tono sotto. Molti lo fanno dal vivo. Lui lo faceva già da tempo...
GIUSEPPE DI STEFANO! NUMBER ONE!!!
What a beautiful voice! And fascinating how he said that he had a cold.
Thank you for posting this! I could hear how he must have influenced Pavarotti.
Yes, Luciano claims that he fought with his father over who was the best tenor. The father was, according to the son a Gigli fanatic, while Luciano just loved Di Stefano. I do too.
@@joelweisberg I love both tbh
@@user-cy6xl3vd3f Corelli too. Schipa also. How about the great Del Monaco? The list is long.
@@joelweisberg don’t forget Caruso and Björling
@@williammountfield8508 Always nice to touch base with fellow admirers of the great tenors. Bjorling was amazing. And Caruso? Pavarotti described him as the foundation, the basement of the whole group of great tenors. Their success was built upon the foundation laid down by the Great Caruso.
Maravillosa voz Giuseppe me entusiasma bravooooo
Hermoso, conmovedor.
Muchas Gracias !!!