During the last half of the 20th century there was a cluster of tenors, mostly Italian, who never quite achieved the prominence of what I'll call the top-tier. I was lucky enough to have seen live Giuseppe Giacomini, Giorgio Cassellato-Lamberti, Giorgio Merighi, Pedro Lavirgen, Flaviano Labo, Piero Visconti... but Daniele Barioni was my favorite. I saw Barioni at the pinnacle of his vocal power in the early 1960's opposite Birgit Nilsson in 'Turandot'. Comparisons to Corelli are inevitable and obvious. But I would take Barioni in a heartbeat. He demonstrated intelligent musicianship and often exquisite phrasing that wasn't sacrificed for the sake of an approaching high note. And then, of course, there was his top. Where other tenors would fear to tread, Barioni "gave it all he got". Somehow Barioni was capable of gifting us with absolutely perfect - no, mind-blowing - top notes: sustained longer than perhaps any tenor in history; engaging a judicious yet ferocious portamento of chest tone that established the promise of the top note itself which, once arrived upon, grew and grew in both volume and shape. In the Teatro "La Fenice" live performance recording of 'Turandot', the climactic note which ends the "Non piangere Liu" scene is trumpeted for 15 seconds! THANKS FOR THE POSTING!
Well, I would consider the last half of the 20th century from 1950 to the year 2000. If this is accurate I must disagree with your opening statement. There was Di Stefano, Del Monaco, Corelli, Raimondi Tagliavini and Tucker who of course wasn't Italian, but I believed achieved the top tier placement. Of course you are entitled to have Barioni as your favorite tenor. He had a beautiful quality of voice along with the other admirable traits you mention. Although your bias is with Barioni, I find it difficult to dethrone Corelli in this role who sang the opera over 250 times and is truly associated with the role more so than any other tenor since 1957. I don't think that Barioni sang Calaf more than 5 times in his career. Still it's your prerogative to enjoy him over anyone else. Yes, Corelli use to run ahead of tempos at times,Compromising phrasing, to get to his great high notes which the public loved. But, it's also not the composers intention to hold the B-Flat at the end of the aria for 15 seconds. I cannot remember a great tenor in live performances that did not take liberties with the music, whether compromising phrasing or holding high notes too long. Enjoy
sugarbist Hi. Please re-read the first sentence of my comment. I am saying that the tenors I list DID NOT achieve top-tier status. The tenors I list were "B-team" singers who I feel genuinely deserve respect and fame... perhaps more than they achieved. Of course, when one refers to the "top-tier", the names that come to mind are precisely those that you mention. I would most likely add Carlo Bergonzi, Jon Vickers, Alfredo Kraus, and Nicolai Gedda.
i have fallen in love with this god given glorious tenor...........he has the real ring of a tenor that carries through the auditorium.............once again thank you afro for introducing me to this glorious voice
Never saw him live but saw him on TV singing of all things the duet from Tales of Hoffman (normally sung by two females). He ended it on mind blowing High C! All the tenors feared him because of the beauty of his voice and tremendous top notes. He would have no peers today.
His Duke is squillo rich fantastic, I love the most. Daniele was a much better tenor than domingo, now certainly a better baritone than that politician...
Tenore straordinario, unico,. Dotato di un timbro meraviglioso, voce bronzea e scura, e una potenza non indifferente. Oltre a questo persona squisita e simpaticissimo!! Ciao Daniele.
un timbro di rara completezza....suono lirico ma con spessore adatto a ruoli eroici e anche drammatici, visto il colore brunito dei suoni, se le vicende della vita lo avessero favorito, oggi se ne parlerebbe di più. vista anche la longevità di questa voce
Esatto, la vita gli ha dato tanto e tolto anche molto presto. La morte prematura della moglie, poi la sorella e la madre in tempi ridotti, hanno influito sulla sua volontà di continuare a cantare e si è ritirato proprio mentre i suoi coetanei, Del Monaco e compagnia, potevano anche approfittare della televisione.
Barioni, was a very fine Tenor when on form, I heard him in the House on about Forty occasions, to me he was at his best in Puccini, especially Manon Lescaut and Tosca, but in Verdi he could be strained and the projection of his notes were affected and in Duets and trio's his tempi could be flawed, but like Fillipeschi who also had similar problems with the lower register of his voice, it was like he was croaking for air, but both of these were very great Tenors and Barioni was a Million times, better than the Powder puff Domingo, who was singing Light Baritone when he was Tenor and now is singing Baritone as a Light Tenor still, he should give up and let the other fakes have a chance, Barioni gave you what you wanted, strong Virile manly top notes, but he had a sense of Rhythm in Puccini which brought out the Pathos of the Tenor roles, Di Stefano had similar but he ruined his glorious voice. I would rate Barioni in the Top Six of Italian Tenors after the War, when on Form he was top of that top six.
🔺🔺🔺🔺RIP🔺🔺🔺 What a Grand artist, there are lists of great tenors throughout operatic history, but his voice and artistry is just so unique and un replaceable forever. Tall gorgeous Pine tree up high on the hill...❤
Una persona semplice, molto più bravo di tanti tenori più blasonati del suo tempo. Lui cantava sul fiato e sapeva cosa vuol dire una posizione alta del suono, a differenza di molti altri....
Tremendo tenor, una pena que no se le reconozca los grandes méritos, en las entrevistas se nota wu es una persona muy sencilla y modesta, lo contrasrio de Del Mónaco o Bonisolli.
Del Monaco admiraba, con toda razón, a Barioni, quizás por su parecido tímbrico. Los 15 segundos que toma Barioni en Turandot, Turandot, Turandot no es, como afirman muchos, que tenía las notas más largas de todos los tenores. Testimonios de las proezas vocales de Julián Gayarre señalan que llegó a sostener hasta 35 segundos sus notas. Por ejemplo, el aria Spirto gentil le toma a los tenores, por lo general, hasta 4 minutos, mientras que Gayarre tomaba 7 minutos para interpretarla, porque tenía una increíble expansión de su fiato, sin parangón hasta ahora que conozca. Lástima que el Met y su público subestimaron a Barioni, pero muchos lo admiramos. Saludos,
This is an extraordinarily beautiful voice! Up until now, I have not been familiar with his work, and I greatly enjoyed this collection. I love your channel, Afro, and thank you for sharing these amazing historic recordings with us!
Auguri, compie oggi 89 anni! Qui è dunque intorno ai 30 anni, nel fiore! Una curiosità però: vedo che dal 1967 (il Rigoletto) c'è un salto al 1983, con le tre romanze napoletane. E nel frattempo? Mancano del tutto gli anni '70, e suoi anni 40. Sapevo comunque che in effetti già in giovane età aveva preso a rallentare l'attività dedicandosi più ai concerti che al teatro
For Lorna Kelly. Il Maestro ha compiuto 90 anni il 6 settembre scorso. E continua a essere un fuoriclasse! Quando era molto giovane, nonostante si fosse preparato, non ha cantato "l'Otello" perche' ci voleva una voce matura. Se ascolti l'intervista, con un po' di pazienza, capirai meglio. Lui non ha fretta di raggiungere in cielo la moglie deceduta il 1966, nel fiore degli anni, peccato! Ora che la voce e' super matura e sembra un ragazzo di 20 anni, la forza c 'e' ancora, vuole cantare l'Otello. E poi... in heaven! Dunque, il piu' grande tenore del secolo scorso non ha tempo per morire! E noi? Dobbiamo, ovviamente essere all'altezza! Ho gia' promesso a una gentile Signora, che se vuole, vado a prenderla a casa sua, e insieme, andiamo dove Barioni canta l'Otello. E la stessa cosa posso fare con te. In attesa, allietiamo le nostre giornate sull'onda di questa grande voce. Da Fagnano Castello CS (I)
Ahimè! Questa voce brillante non ha avuto a lungo una forma eccellente: il suono forzato del registro acuto e il medio allargato hanno ridotto il cantante in panchina molto prima di quanto meritasse un simile talento
no, il motivo è stato tutto un altro ed è ben spiegato sopra...tre lutti consecutivi; a 90 anni suonati, con tutti i suoi allievi intorno che mugugnavano più che cantare, lanciò un acuto in do di petto a chiusura, Barioni non perse la voce
During the last half of the 20th century there was a cluster of tenors, mostly Italian, who never quite achieved the prominence of what I'll call the top-tier. I was lucky enough to have seen live Giuseppe Giacomini, Giorgio Cassellato-Lamberti, Giorgio Merighi, Pedro Lavirgen, Flaviano Labo, Piero Visconti... but Daniele Barioni was my favorite. I saw Barioni at the pinnacle of his vocal power in the early 1960's opposite Birgit Nilsson in 'Turandot'. Comparisons to Corelli are inevitable and obvious. But I would take Barioni in a heartbeat. He demonstrated intelligent musicianship and often exquisite phrasing that wasn't sacrificed for the sake of an approaching high note. And then, of course, there was his top. Where other tenors would fear to tread, Barioni "gave it all he got". Somehow Barioni was capable of gifting us with absolutely perfect - no, mind-blowing - top notes: sustained longer than perhaps any tenor in history; engaging a judicious yet ferocious portamento of chest tone that established the promise of the top note itself which, once arrived upon, grew and grew in both volume and shape. In the Teatro "La Fenice" live performance recording of 'Turandot', the climactic note which ends the "Non piangere Liu" scene is trumpeted for 15 seconds! THANKS FOR THE POSTING!
Well, I would consider the last half of the 20th century from 1950 to the year 2000. If this is accurate I must disagree with your opening statement. There was Di Stefano, Del Monaco, Corelli, Raimondi Tagliavini and Tucker who of course wasn't Italian, but I believed achieved the top tier placement. Of course you are entitled to have Barioni as your favorite tenor. He had a beautiful quality of voice along with the other admirable traits you mention. Although your bias is with Barioni, I find it difficult to dethrone Corelli in this role who sang the opera over 250 times and is truly associated with the role more so than any other tenor since 1957. I don't think that Barioni sang Calaf more than 5 times in his career. Still it's your prerogative to enjoy him over anyone else. Yes, Corelli use to run ahead of tempos at times,Compromising phrasing, to get to his great high notes which the public loved. But, it's also not the composers intention to hold the B-Flat at the end of the aria for 15 seconds. I cannot remember a great tenor in live performances that did not take liberties with the music, whether compromising phrasing or holding high notes too long. Enjoy
sugarbist Hi. Please re-read the first sentence of my comment. I am saying that the tenors I list DID NOT achieve top-tier status. The tenors I list were "B-team" singers who I feel genuinely deserve respect and fame... perhaps more than they achieved. Of course, when one refers to the "top-tier", the names that come to mind are precisely those that you mention. I would most likely add Carlo Bergonzi, Jon Vickers, Alfredo Kraus, and Nicolai Gedda.
Ok it wasn't clear to me, but thank you
Steve Campo sono i nostri i nostri tenori che hanno fatto grande l'OPERA E HANNO FATTO INNAMORARE DELLE LORO VOCI NOI! UMILI ASCOLTATORI
Great description of Barioni's way of singing. I wholeheartedly agree. Thanks for listening.
Happy Birthday, Maestro Barioni!
i have fallen in love with this god given glorious tenor...........he has the real ring of a tenor that carries through the auditorium.............once again thank you afro for introducing me to this glorious voice
Such a wonderful tenor and my first tenor at The Met 1961. So overlooked.
Maravilloso sublime
R.I.P!
I think Daniele still sings the songs in the Heaven!
Never saw him live but saw him on TV singing of all things the duet from Tales of Hoffman (normally sung by two females). He ended it on mind blowing High C! All the tenors feared him because of the beauty of his voice and tremendous top notes. He would have no peers today.
I never noticed the similarities in g his voice to that of Bonisolli until now.. thanks for sharing this
Underrecorded, underappreciated. Truly a great tenor. His performance of Ruggero on the Molinari-Pradelli La rondine with Moffo is a treasure.
His Duke is squillo rich fantastic, I love the most. Daniele was a much better tenor than domingo, now certainly a better baritone than that politician...
Tenore straordinario, unico,. Dotato di un timbro meraviglioso, voce bronzea e scura, e una potenza non indifferente. Oltre a questo persona squisita e simpaticissimo!! Ciao Daniele.
What a miracle of a voice.
Extraordinario tenor Daniele Barioni.
Maravillosa voz daniele me entusiasma
Barioni è qualcosa di fenomenale ! doti eccezionali di voce, estensione, potenza e non so che altro:::
BRAVISSIMO!!!
un timbro di rara completezza....suono lirico ma con spessore adatto a ruoli eroici e anche drammatici, visto il colore brunito dei suoni, se le vicende della vita lo avessero favorito, oggi se ne parlerebbe di più. vista anche la longevità di questa voce
Esatto, la vita gli ha dato tanto e tolto anche molto presto. La morte prematura della moglie, poi la sorella e la madre in tempi ridotti, hanno influito sulla sua volontà di continuare a cantare e si è ritirato proprio mentre i suoi coetanei, Del Monaco e compagnia, potevano anche approfittare della televisione.
Del Monaco aveva 15 anni in più di Barioni, semmai Bruno Prevedi classe 1928 Jon Vickers classe 1926.
He is fast becoming my favorite, really challenging del Monaco hard on my favorites list 😄. No one touches him when it comes to beauty for me.
Barioni, was a very fine Tenor when on form, I heard him in the House on about Forty occasions, to me he was at his best in Puccini, especially Manon Lescaut and Tosca, but in Verdi he could be strained and the projection of his notes were affected and in Duets and trio's his tempi could be flawed, but like Fillipeschi who also had similar problems with the lower register of his voice, it was like he was croaking for air, but both of these were very great Tenors and Barioni was a Million times, better than the Powder puff Domingo, who was singing Light Baritone when he was Tenor and now is singing Baritone as a Light Tenor still, he should give up and let the other fakes have a chance, Barioni gave you what you wanted, strong Virile manly top notes, but he had a sense of Rhythm in Puccini which brought out the Pathos of the Tenor roles, Di Stefano had similar but he ruined his glorious voice. I would rate Barioni in the Top Six of Italian Tenors after the War, when on Form he was top of that top six.
🔺🔺🔺🔺RIP🔺🔺🔺
What a Grand artist, there are lists of great tenors throughout operatic history, but his voice and artistry is just so unique and un replaceable forever. Tall gorgeous Pine tree up high on the hill...❤
Ottimo tenore! Bravissimo!
BRAVO DANIELE : : : : * * * * * . EL NUEVO CARUSO ! ! ! ! !
Una persona semplice, molto più bravo di tanti tenori più blasonati del suo tempo. Lui cantava sul fiato e sapeva cosa vuol dire una posizione alta del suono, a differenza di molti altri....
Ad esempio?
Rest in peace maestro Barioni
😔
Che voce stupenda. Grazie per questo bellissimo documento sonoro.
Daniele Barioni era in voce quando ha cantato la Tosca ,ha fatto un acuto eccezionale
Una voce di potenza inaudita
I like to hear Mario del Monaco, for me the most beutiful tenor and singer!!
Returning to this wonderful collection, I think it might be the best Chella mi creda ever, or shared 1st place with del Monaco.
Bellissimo. Toccante romantico, potente , Daniele Barioni !! Sono contenta .del materiale che mi ha mandato d'ascoltare grazie!!
Grazie dell'ascolto!
His artistry is at top. Ring tone, squillo, extremely handsome. Thank you so much for this, love his voice!
grazie infinite!!! Con l'auspicio che questo nostro Paese sappia riscoprire il valore dell'estetica e dell'arte che lo fecero grande
Tremendo tenor, una pena que no se le reconozca los grandes méritos, en las entrevistas se nota wu es una persona muy sencilla y modesta, lo contrasrio de Del Mónaco o Bonisolli.
Fue el tenor mas joven que debutara en el Met de New York...a los 25 anos.
Del Monaco e Bonisolli li hai conosciuti di persona? Penso di no, e allora taci.
Del Monaco admiraba, con toda razón, a Barioni, quizás por su parecido tímbrico. Los 15 segundos que toma Barioni en Turandot, Turandot, Turandot no es, como afirman muchos, que tenía las notas más largas de todos los tenores. Testimonios de las proezas vocales de Julián Gayarre señalan que llegó a sostener hasta 35 segundos sus notas. Por ejemplo, el aria Spirto gentil le toma a los tenores, por lo general, hasta 4 minutos, mientras que Gayarre tomaba 7 minutos para interpretarla, porque tenía una increíble expansión de su fiato, sin parangón hasta ahora que conozca. Lástima que el Met y su público subestimaron a Barioni, pero muchos lo admiramos. Saludos,
Grazie. Stupendo tenore! I don't know him before.
Afro poli grazie ,mi fate sentire parte di voi !!!oggi la mia giornata sara' migliore!!!!!
Nel Paradiso dei Grandi!!!!
This is an extraordinarily beautiful voice! Up until now, I have not been familiar with his work, and I greatly enjoyed this collection. I love your channel, Afro, and thank you for sharing these amazing historic recordings with us!
I think Barioni was a stunning, yet inconsistent performer. Still amazing.
GRAZIE TANTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE !!!!!!!!!
Thank you
Auguri, compie oggi 89 anni! Qui è dunque intorno ai 30 anni, nel fiore! Una curiosità però: vedo che dal 1967 (il Rigoletto) c'è un salto al 1983, con le tre romanze napoletane. E nel frattempo? Mancano del tutto gli anni '70, e suoi anni 40. Sapevo comunque che in effetti già in giovane età aveva preso a rallentare l'attività dedicandosi più ai concerti che al teatro
This is simply AMAZING. Honestly one of the best tenors I’ve ever heard. Thanks for sharing these.
You’re welcome.
❣️❣️❣️
What a marvellous tenor. Thank you for these treasure recordings. Is he still alive?
Thank you for listening! Yes, he is alive, he turned 90 in September.
@@AfroPoli I salute him !
For Lorna Kelly. Il Maestro ha compiuto 90 anni il 6 settembre scorso. E continua a essere un fuoriclasse! Quando era molto giovane, nonostante si fosse preparato, non ha cantato "l'Otello" perche' ci voleva una voce matura. Se ascolti l'intervista, con un po' di pazienza, capirai meglio. Lui non ha fretta di raggiungere in cielo la moglie deceduta il 1966, nel fiore degli anni, peccato! Ora che la voce e' super matura e sembra un ragazzo di 20 anni, la forza c 'e' ancora, vuole cantare l'Otello. E poi... in heaven! Dunque, il piu' grande tenore del secolo scorso non ha tempo per morire! E noi? Dobbiamo, ovviamente essere all'altezza! Ho gia' promesso a una gentile Signora, che se vuole, vado a prenderla a casa sua, e insieme, andiamo dove Barioni canta l'Otello. E la stessa cosa posso fare con te. In attesa, allietiamo le nostre giornate sull'onda di questa grande voce. Da Fagnano Castello CS (I)
" T U Q U I , B A R I O N I ! "
Barioni told people to go to my teacher for lessons. He was great.
YUGE thanks for this. It certainly took a lot of work and care to compile. This is a real treasure.
"The structure of the archive is damaged (Error #17540)" error after downloading mp3's and trying to unzip. Suggestions?
Opera Rocks | Andrew Richards non capisco cosa dice!!!!!!
Gracias mil por esta joya! Thank You Very Much!!!
Mi piacerebbe anche il meglio di.... Beniamino Gigli, Giacomo Lauri-Volpi, Enrico Caruso....
Great video! Maybe a baritone next Rolando Panerai would be excelent
Fantastic. Thanks for all these high quality uploads! It would be lovely to have Jussi Björling next.
You can find Bjorling on You Tube
There's lots of Björling you cannot find on RUclips. Björling will be next :)
Caruso
Corelli
Pertile
Barioni
Giaccomini
Del Monaco
Lanza
Ahimè! Questa voce brillante non ha avuto a lungo una forma eccellente: il suono forzato del registro acuto e il medio allargato hanno ridotto il cantante in panchina molto prima di quanto meritasse un simile talento
no, il motivo è stato tutto un altro ed è ben spiegato sopra...tre lutti consecutivi; a 90 anni suonati, con tutti i suoi allievi intorno che mugugnavano più che cantare, lanciò un acuto in do di petto a chiusura, Barioni non perse la voce
Una voce dolce e liquida, affascinante, Da ragazzo volevo imitarlo!!! pictify.saatchigallery.com/user/hermes
Who is the Butterfly duet soprano?
Stella
Antonietta Stella
You don't have any recordings of Jerome LoMonaco do you?
please do Lauri Volpi ! thanks for this excelent material.
Afro Poli es el nombre de un gran cantante, ¿ es tu pseudónimo, o eres descendiente?.
È solo uno pseudonimo.
Please do Bastiagnini
Bastianini..
Azz
Maravilloso sublime