Dorothy Kirsten & Mario del Monaco - Selection from "Madama Butterfly" on The Ed Sullivan Show

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  • Dorothy Kirsten & Mario del Monaco perform a selection from Giacomo Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" on The Ed Sullivan Show on January 27, 1957. Subscribe now to never miss an update: ume.lnk.to/EdSullivanSubscribe
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  • @SpecialtyHorseTraining
    @SpecialtyHorseTraining Před rokem +6

    At 12 years old I walked several miles to see Kirsten in concert, my first live opera singer. I knew nothing then but Musetta's Waltz she sang for an encore. At 16 I saw Sutherland in Lucia. At 19 I saw Corelli in Fanciulla and Chenier with Tebaldi. Then later that Tosca with the eternal "Vittoria" which melted me. I saw 10 of the super stars of the last century.

    • @shicoff1398
      @shicoff1398 Před rokem +1

      Lucky I saw her also, and many going back to 1957, saw even Schipa and Tagliavini,i did enjoy Bjoerling in 1958, Tucker , GDS and of course all the rest in both Chicago, NY, SF and Italy in 1959 in Milan at age 19, saw MDM as Otello, he was amazing then. They where the best but all gone now.

    • @luisabini1884
      @luisabini1884 Před 9 měsíci

      Che bello! Intramontabile!

  • @radames5855
    @radames5855 Před rokem +5

    Del Monaco,credo abbia debuttato in Butterfly...
    stupendi entrambi senza troppe sdolcinature!!!

    • @PaulGood-wt7mb
      @PaulGood-wt7mb Před 9 měsíci

      Loved seeing both of these wonderful singers!!

  • @joemiller6975
    @joemiller6975 Před 3 lety +17

    Kirsten lost nothing over the years her voice remained remarkably fresh and agile!

    • @shicoff1398
      @shicoff1398 Před rokem

      True, I saw her a few times years apart and she always sounded excellent, in her book "A time to sing" She mentions two of her favorite tenors that she sang with, Bjoerling and Tucker, I met her after a concert she gave in 1975 in Los Angeles, and she was a very classy and beautiful woman still, the voice sounded as fresh as when I saw her in opera in the 1960's. I can say Tucker also vocally held up well, I saw him about 20 times over many long years. Today not as many greats as back then.

  • @den3963
    @den3963 Před 2 lety +9

    Какой же Марио Дель Монако потрясающий! Не только гениальный певец , но и прекрасный актёр! В нем столько теплоты и чувств-глаз невозможно оторвать, красавец !!!

    • @rugby8-Philadelphia
      @rugby8-Philadelphia Před rokem

      He's a Terrible, Selfish actor!!!@!
      He could be onstage with a codfish and he'd act the same
      He cares naught for himself and his high notes (which sound good - though are ways Slammed at the listener....No Finesse. No Artistry. No Subtlety.

    • @cristinamonaco3474
      @cristinamonaco3474 Před 7 měsíci +2

      @@rugby8-Philadelphia quello che dichiara lei si che è terrificante..menzogna

  • @TomElvisSmith
    @TomElvisSmith Před 3 lety +10

    This is great; more Mario Del Monaco please! I would love to see all his appearances on the Sullivan show (along with Jan Peerce and James Melton)!

  •  Před rokem +4

    Legendary singers

  • @michaelmiller1215
    @michaelmiller1215 Před 3 lety +32

    Opera has declined and will never recover . All of the great singers have passed; no one is being taunted the correct time-tested correct method of singing; it’s as if the current voice teachers haven’t been taught correctly themselves.

    • @hashatz
      @hashatz Před 2 lety +2

      I quite agree. Opera today has none of the vocal splendor of past generations. This may very well be the last wake-up call for the operatic community to rethink its options for the future of this wonderful musical medium!

    • @VinylToVideo
      @VinylToVideo Před 2 lety +1

      Joseph Shore of Vancouver, BC unfortunately died last year. He may have been one of the last true teachers of Bel Canto.

    • @billobrien5118
      @billobrien5118 Před 2 lety +2

      Opera has sadly gone 'woke'! :(

    •  Před rokem

      It's not that grim although it is quite sad. However, there are still people that appreciate healthy singing

    • @rugby8-Philadelphia
      @rugby8-Philadelphia Před rokem +1

      @@billobrien5118
      THAT MEANS NOTHING!!!!!
      .....Shhhhhhhh
      This is for grown-ups

  • @omarsomehow69
    @omarsomehow69 Před 11 měsíci +1

    What a wonderful singer and actress La Kirsten was!

  • @francisdeans402
    @francisdeans402 Před rokem +2

    Mario del Monaco was the very best stage performer of all time...BAR NONE...

    • @shicoff1398
      @shicoff1398 Před rokem +1

      Saw him in 1959 as Otello in house and I still think he was the greatest Dramatic tenor I ever saw, now at age 82 but greatness also depends on the role they are singing.

  • @giuseppedimarco8358
    @giuseppedimarco8358 Před 2 lety +2

    Bravo! Stupendi! Meraviglioso! e Straordinario! Bellissima insieme! vorebe sentirle Completi! le Voci che non muori mai! e sempre una gioia nel Cuore! di Sentire! questi Ricordi!

  • @quietjohn5523
    @quietjohn5523 Před 2 lety +2

    Does it get any better than this? I cannot imagine.

  • @VideoMusicManiacPlace
    @VideoMusicManiacPlace Před 3 lety +4

    I knew without reading! Madam Butterfly.

  • @randysills4418
    @randysills4418 Před měsícem

    Dorothy Kirsten said she was born in 1917 but was actually born in 1910! She jumped in to save a performance at the Metropolitan Opera in 1979 and there is a part of it on CZcams. She sounds fantastic!
    People used to get her and the Great Dramatic Soprano Kirsten Flagstad mixed up. She said "I don't know why they get us mixed up...she is twice my age and twice my size"...Exaggerations on both counts! Flagstad was born only 15 years before Dorothy Kirsten and was not that heavy for a Wagnerian soprano...

  • @cristinamonaco3474
    @cristinamonaco3474 Před 2 měsíci

  • @jeaninemahieu5164
    @jeaninemahieu5164 Před 3 lety +4

    Merveilleux Mario Del Monaco !!!

  • @DCFunBud
    @DCFunBud Před 2 lety +1

    So rare to see Dorothy Kirsten on CZcams.

  • @cristinamonaco3474
    @cristinamonaco3474 Před rokem +3

    Più si ascolta più si avrebbe voglia di riascoltarli all'infinito

    • @rugby8-Philadelphia
      @rugby8-Philadelphia Před rokem

      He Screams!!!!
      Well produced notes, accurate.....BUT
      He Cannot Act
      He is Never piano.
      He is Not Subtle -which is Needed in Puccini for sure.
      "Old School Stand and Blast"
      .......yawn

    • @cristinamonaco3474
      @cristinamonaco3474 Před rokem

      Qualcuno è così cortese di tradurlo in italiano? Grazie

    • @rdargenio
      @rdargenio Před 11 měsíci

      @@rugby8-Philadelphia no piano? No subtlety? There are many examples here and other performances here on YT. SMH

    • @rugby8-Philadelphia
      @rugby8-Philadelphia Před 11 měsíci

      No subtlety. Granted, as far as "Stand and Deliver" singers - its a great voice.
      But.....yawn...does not perform *with* Cio-Cio-San. An opera is to be SUNG AND ACTED. This man is not an actor
      😎😎😎

    • @cristinamonaco3474
      @cristinamonaco3474 Před 9 měsíci

      @@rugby8-Philadelphia forse è lei che ha problemi di udito

  • @cristinamonaco3474
    @cristinamonaco3474 Před 6 měsíci

    Apprezzo sempre del Monaco come cznta e come interpreta

  • @cristinamonaco3474
    @cristinamonaco3474 Před rokem

    Bravissima anche la Kirsten

  • @michaelmiller1215
    @michaelmiller1215 Před 3 lety +7

    Back when TV had CLASS instead of CRASS!

    • @rugby8-Philadelphia
      @rugby8-Philadelphia Před rokem

      Del Monaco - class???
      No.
      Big, well produced sound? Absofreakinglutely!
      Acting? Subtlety? Nuance?
      Nope
      Interaction with Soprano? Surely you jest.
      😜😜😜

    • @sugarbist
      @sugarbist Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@rugby8-Philadelphia Del Monaco- impeccable diction? Yes. Great B-Flats? Yes.Constant flow of sound with a steady vocal line? Yes. Endless breath? Yes. Consistent over his 35 year career? Yes. The ability to express rage and anger like no other tenor? Yes. Interaction with soprano? Gabriella Tucci: MDM was the greatest tenor I ever sang with. Tebaldi; Mario was wonderful to work with. Gulietta Simonata. Mario was a friend on and off the stage.He was not only a singer, but an artist as well. He studied with great tenacity during his entire life. Subtlety and nuance were not his strengths, but there are many examples of MDM singing with nuance here on YT. After a 1946 debut of Chenier, Giordano told MDM he was the greatest interpreter of Chenier and presented him with a photo and wrote, ''To My Dear Chenier'' Al Mio Caro Chenier''

    • @rugby8-Philadelphia
      @rugby8-Philadelphia Před 9 měsíci

      @@sugarbist
      As a singer, he's a pleasure to listen to! Big voice, big choices.
      As an actor? He's loud and aggressive - no nuance, no subtleties. He's classic old school tenor in that aspect.

    • @sugarbist
      @sugarbist Před 9 měsíci

      @@rugby8-Philadelphia MDM was a master of his complicated technique and yes, Del Monaco was aggressive by nature and subtle singing was ''never'' his strength, but there are many examples of MDM singing with nuance here on YT. O Paradiso, The Flower Song, the Forza arias, M'appari, The Otello arias, Manon Lescaut with Tebaldi, complete, Lamento di Federico sung in mezza voce` Lohengrin aria, La Juive aria, and 1954 Tosca rarrissimo from Napoli with Guelfi and Caniglia,, where MDM encores the E Lucevan Le Stelle with mezza voce` and a reinforced diminuendo. Corelli said that Del Monaco tried, but it was difficult for him to sing mezza voce` Enjoy

  • @brendanmccann2455
    @brendanmccann2455 Před rokem

    🎭👏👏

  • @cristinamonaco3474
    @cristinamonaco3474 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Ma è del Monaco che ha iniziato " il recitar cantando"

  • @cristinamonaco3474
    @cristinamonaco3474 Před rokem

    Ho udito altri duetti Butterfly ma con l'armonia la bravura di loro due no

  • @davidrichie9570
    @davidrichie9570 Před rokem +1

    He’s singing wrong words all over, unless this is some non-standard version. Lots of cuts

    • @rugby8-Philadelphia
      @rugby8-Philadelphia Před rokem

      Yep!!!

    • @shicoff1398
      @shicoff1398 Před rokem

      Cuts are needed for TV time slot, this was the role of his opera debut, and of course then in the opera house with no cuts.

    • @shicoff1398
      @shicoff1398 Před rokem +1

      @@rugby8-Philadelphia Cut for the TV time slot on the show, many other selections and performers on the show needed time also, so that night so as often is the case they cut it down. The old "Chicago theater of the air" started in the 1940's and cut down complete opera's, short versions and gave it on radio, short versions of opera, weekly Brdcst's from WGN radio Chicago, that went national.

    • @rugby8-Philadelphia
      @rugby8-Philadelphia Před rokem +1

      @Shicoff1
      Thanks for the info!
      Didn't know that
      😎😎😎

    • @shicoff1398
      @shicoff1398 Před rokem +1

      @@rugby8-Philadelphia Stay well and Thanks!

  • @rugby8-Philadelphia
    @rugby8-Philadelphia Před rokem

    It's unfortunate that del Monaco with his awesome voice, cant/won't interact with Kirsten.
    "Stand and Sing"
    He isn't pretty enough for that.....
    😎😎😎

  • @hd4100
    @hd4100 Před 3 lety +3

    Japanese with an Italian accent?

    • @matOpera
      @matOpera Před 3 lety +7

      In Kirsten’s case, Japanese in Italian with an English accent!
      (Not to mention, DM playing an American speaking Japanese while being Italian o.O)

    • @joemiller6975
      @joemiller6975 Před 3 lety +12

      @@matOpera Who cares about the accents? I am overwhelmed by the rich and lyrical sound of those voices and the passion and drama of this scene sweeps one away and it is mind boggling to consider that you got great stars of the Opera on commercial TV. From Kirsten and DM doing Puccini to The Voice and American Idol how low the standards have fallen over the years!

    • @paragod333
      @paragod333 Před 3 lety +10

      As the great Butterfly, Licia Alabanese used to say, "Madama Butterfly" is not a Japanese Opera, it's an Italian opera about a Japanese girl.'

    • @amantedellopera1681
      @amantedellopera1681 Před 2 lety +9

      What are you all on about,you do know the composer was italian the opera composed in italian,what do you expect,del monaco singing in japanese,get real

    • @shicoff1398
      @shicoff1398 Před rokem

      @@joemiller6975 Yes, and always the negative comments on you tube, to be expected no matter what.

  • @jimbuxton2187
    @jimbuxton2187 Před rokem

    Lovely....I can't stand Delmonico's shoulders constantly jerking up and down. It ruins the performance for me.

    • @sw5114
      @sw5114 Před rokem +2

      What you possibly are unaware of, is this is live life Opera. Its not a movie on CBS. If you look at live videos of DelMonaco performing you will see his shoulders rise very often when singing. This was clearly part of his breathing technique. Without such full breath he would not have the extraordinary vocalism we see Herr displayed.

    • @sw5114
      @sw5114 Před rokem

      *here

    • @cristinamonaco3474
      @cristinamonaco3474 Před rokem

      Del Monaco non rovina proprio niente è una sua peculiarità

    • @cristinamonaco3474
      @cristinamonaco3474 Před rokem

      Invece delle spalle guardi il volto

    • @toscadonna
      @toscadonna Před 6 měsíci

      He’s using proper technique. You gotta stay up when you sing.