How does a French tenor sing high notes? Georges Thill rehearses Vercingétorix w/ Canteloube - 1933

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  • Опубликовано: 12 авг 2016
  • CORRECT PITCH
    The sound of Thill's voice in other uploads of this footage was bothering me. The upper pitches seemed a tad shrill. I consulted the score and discovered that the other uploads were pitched a half step too high.
    I've restored the true pitch, and Thill's voice comes across with more authority and depth, and we can appreciate the beauty of the voice that was cultivated in the one, true Italian school via the instruction of Fernando De Lucia.
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    This channel is primarily about vocal emission-aural examples of basically correct singing, correct impostazione-chiaroscuro, vowel clarity, firm and centered pitch, correct vibrato action, absence of throatiness or thickness, sounds free from constriction and from the acoustic noise that accompanies it-with occasional video examples that demonstrate what the body, face, mouth, jaw, and tongue look like when used with correct impostazione-the vocal emission of the one and only Italian school.
    Caveat: I'm biased in favor of baritones and baritone literature, but if you want to learn about and listen to all the greatest singers in the old-school tradition, explore this spreadsheet (voice parts are separated by tabs): bit.ly/2W4qmE3
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Комментарии • 74

  • @DLJ2890
    @DLJ2890 2 года назад +12

    Singing with amazing power, burying the piano volume, turning pages for the pianist, conducting all along - AMAZING MUSICIAN!!!!!

  • @TimothyJonSarris
    @TimothyJonSarris 4 года назад +42

    I'd drop my monocle too if a tenor sang a high C like that next to me!

  • @donaldlevine1420
    @donaldlevine1420 Месяц назад +2

    My favorite tenor. Some sang certain things as well or better. No one sang so much as well as he did.

  • @michelez3710
    @michelez3710 4 года назад +47

    Haha! It's amazing. This is what an operatic singer should sound like. Huge waves of powerful voice and ZERO effort. He is sitting and smiling, taking pleasure of each note. Now compare that to the struggle that any contemporary singer has to make to produce their "dramatic" voice.

    • @adamurbaniak6511
      @adamurbaniak6511 Год назад +1

      Better question is Why? New Technique, life, stress, maybe You knows?

    • @mariofilippeschi4855
      @mariofilippeschi4855 Год назад +3

      @@adamurbaniak6511 Money, deaf listeners and probably only bandwagons. Who knows?

  • @CraigFrancisSoto
    @CraigFrancisSoto Год назад +8

    The wonderful Thill studied in Italy as well as France. Sadly, now days, very few,if any,opera singer students are taught what most of the Italian,Spanish and French singers were schooled in for over two hundred years, the Bel Canto school. I'm afraid its gone for good, Che peccato !

    • @michaelarivony7409
      @michaelarivony7409 5 месяцев назад +3

      Even the italians are not taught it anymore. And not many in Italy know of it anymore too.

  • @MichaelStBede
    @MichaelStBede 8 лет назад +24

    Absolutely marvellous : no falsetto there !

  • @joncourgilles9059
    @joncourgilles9059 7 лет назад +10

    Quelle leçon de diction, d'élocution exemplaire nous donne monsieur Thill ! Tout est en nous.

  • @lehautbois7870
    @lehautbois7870 Год назад +12

    Extraordinaire témoignage en direct du plus grand ténor français du vingtième et du vingt et unième siècle. Au delà de tous les superlatifs utilisés pour parler du grand Georges, inégalé dans tout le répertoire français, l'on mesure le gouffre avec notre époque où l'on propulse stars de jeunes ténors à la voix creuse, inexpressive.
    Chez Thill, l'on mesure la puissance alliée à son timbre clair si unique. La souplesse de sa colonne d'air qui lui permet autant de nuances et d'inflexions musicales l'aide à projeter l'émission sans effort.
    J'ai eu la chance de le connaître, enfant, avec mes parents dans son petit village de Lorgues et je peux dire que l'homme était à la hauteur de l'artiste exceptionnel qu'il était.

  • @roideschats8799
    @roideschats8799 10 месяцев назад +2

    The work is “Vercingétorix” by Joseph Canteloube. Canteloube is the man with the monocle, who takes to the piano in the second part. You should also listen to his “Chants de la France”, which he recorded himself with soprano Lucie Daullène (available on RUclips).

  • @AfroPoli
    @AfroPoli 6 лет назад +42

    no wonder the pianist lost his monocle at the end.

  • @rooitenen
    @rooitenen 4 года назад +4

    Merveilleux Georges Thill!

  • @pierocells
    @pierocells 2 года назад +3

    Merveilleux Georges Thill ! Une leçon de chant chaque fois, dans tout ses enregistrements. Merci d'avoir partagé ce document

  • @baltoman24
    @baltoman24 8 месяцев назад +2

    Glorious golden age singing!- seemingly effortless production of great power. Thill studied with de Lucia in Naples for years. Thank heavens for recordings, as we are very unlikely to hear his like again! Thank you for your work restoring the pitch and sharing this treasured legacy.

    • @CraigFrancisSoto
      @CraigFrancisSoto 5 месяцев назад +2

      I could not agree with you more.This is a classic example of the Italian 'Bel Canto' school. Obviously,Maestro Thill was blessed with a beautiful voice and he benefitted greatly from DeLucia's instruction, I'm sure we will never see singers like this again. It wouldn't surprise if most of the current opera singers even know what Bel Canto is.

    • @ladivinafanatic
      @ladivinafanatic 4 месяца назад

      @@CraigFrancisSotoModern opera = can belto
      Old school opera like Thill or De Lucia = bel canto

    • @jeffreymiller4814
      @jeffreymiller4814 2 месяца назад +2

      This is spectacular singing-maximum sound produced with minimum effort. What a treasure of a video. May I suggest listen to him sing Massenet’s O noble lame or the aria from Berlioz’s Les Troyens. He is one of the singers who I can honestly say fell into my “love at first hearing” list.

    • @baltoman24
      @baltoman24 Месяц назад

      @@jeffreymiller4814 thank you- yes indeed both of those recordings are unsurpassed- The aria from Les Troyens won a prize at the time- certainly deserved it. A wonderful video, I have lost track of how many times I have watched this.

  • @GregorusFokin
    @GregorusFokin 3 года назад +4

    Thank you, it is amazing!

  • @SOPRATENOR
    @SOPRATENOR 5 лет назад +4

    Thank you very much for doing this job and putting it back in the true tone.

  • @msflow3135
    @msflow3135 3 года назад +2

    brilliant singing. thank you for sharing this. wow!

  • @hc1897
    @hc1897 Год назад +1

    Oh my god, what a gem. Thank you for sharing!

  • @adrianday3118
    @adrianday3118 2 года назад

    What a lesson this is. A master at work 🥰

  • @legato699
    @legato699 3 года назад +3

    Vraiment impressionnant : puissance et aisance

  • @cliffgaither
    @cliffgaither 2 года назад +8

    The pianist is remarkable !

    • @fan2jnrc
      @fan2jnrc 2 года назад +2

      Haha he can play his own music, he's the composer ;)

    • @cliffgaither
      @cliffgaither 2 года назад +1

      @@fan2jnrc :: No wonder !

    • @69EBubu
      @69EBubu 3 месяца назад

      @@fan2jnrc The second one, yes. But who is the first one with the rather round face? The conductor (Philippe Gaubert) ? Doesn't look like him. The "chef de chant" (rehearsal pianist) ?

  • @retepsnikrep
    @retepsnikrep Год назад +2

    This really is superb..

  • @GianluigiCortecci
    @GianluigiCortecci 8 лет назад +4

    Ottimo, grazie

  • @GiovaneZeng
    @GiovaneZeng 2 года назад

    Amazing

  • @jmj4879
    @jmj4879 3 года назад +1

    Émouvant!

  • @alejandroorjuela3504
    @alejandroorjuela3504 Год назад +2

    Gorgeous italian technique

  • @pallomagc
    @pallomagc 7 лет назад +1

    Wow!

  • @bensitsdownwithfriends
    @bensitsdownwithfriends Год назад +1

    Damn dat boi done knock dat monocle right out dat ole man’s aaaaaaa lol

  • @danieltadey
    @danieltadey 7 лет назад +7

    Es notable el parecido físico con Carlos Gardel, y que eso se vea reflejado en un color de voz similar. Una caricia para los oídos!!!

    • @enricodicapri
      @enricodicapri 2 года назад

      Otro argumento para los que creemos en el origen francés del Zorzal Criollo

    • @danieltadey
      @danieltadey 2 года назад

      @@enricodicapri no se trata de creer, lo escribió él en su testamento.

    • @enricodicapri
      @enricodicapri 2 года назад

      @@danieltadey no estaba al tanto... De cualquier forma lo ponía en términos de creencias para no polemizar con algún amigo uruguayo que se pudiera ofender..

    • @danieltadey
      @danieltadey 2 года назад

      @@enricodicapri eso no lo entiendo, los argentinos sabemos que, como rezan las primeras líneas de su testamento a favor de su madre, Berta, "Yo, Charles Romuald Gardés, nacido el Toulouse, Francia, el 11 de diciembre de 1890...", Gardel es nativo de Francia, y no nos molesta en lo más mínimo, y muchos uruguayos pretenden que haya nacido en Tacuarembó, por el solo hecho de haber utilizado una partida de nacimiento falsa, correspondiente a esa localidad, para que, en un viaje a Francia, no lo obliguen a cumplir con el servicio militar obligatorio, tan simple como eso.

  • @henryy1445
    @henryy1445 7 лет назад +1

    wow!!!!!!

  • @sofianec2216
    @sofianec2216 6 лет назад +3

    Immortel !!! Grazie "trrill" !

  • @eduardoalvarado4330
    @eduardoalvarado4330 3 года назад +3

    HOW IN THE HELL DOES HE DO THAT OMG

  • @ciociosan
    @ciociosan 6 лет назад +1

    😱

  • @MrEduardo20001
    @MrEduardo20001 3 года назад

    Does anyone have the sheet music for this?

    • @trrill
      @trrill  3 года назад +2

      Here's the piano/vocal score of the whole opera:
      petruccimusiclibrary.ca/files/imglnks/caimg/8/8e/IMSLP18502-Canteloube_-_Vercing%C3%A9torix_(vocal_score).pdf

  • @TBDiego-og2wo
    @TBDiego-og2wo Год назад

    Again fantistic video, but I'm also interested in this opera itself. Was it performed ever again? Are there any recordings?

    • @fan2jnrc
      @fan2jnrc Год назад +1

      No, unfortunately.

    • @69EBubu
      @69EBubu 3 месяца назад

      look at my answer above...

  • @jbell0243
    @jbell0243 2 года назад +2

    The answer is he sings them like an Italian.

  • @antoninodemilio5814
    @antoninodemilio5814 5 лет назад

    I can not understand if he is singing in presa diretta or if there are two separate sources for the audio and the video (in this case he is just acting).

    • @trrill
      @trrill  5 лет назад +4

      He's not acting or lip synching. You can hear the audio change direction with him around 2:26-27.

    • @antoninodemilio5814
      @antoninodemilio5814 5 лет назад

      trrill yes, I noticed that, but I was not sure...

  • @Operaandchant90
    @Operaandchant90 7 лет назад +1

    Does anyone know if a recording exists of this entire opera?

  • @francoisd1266
    @francoisd1266 6 лет назад +7

    Oeuvre pour ainsi dire jamais reprise... dommage.

  • @NikkySmirnoff
    @NikkySmirnoff Год назад +1

    Прекрасный тенор!

  • @alvarodecampostabacaria4223
    @alvarodecampostabacaria4223 2 года назад +2

    Facilità di canto disarmante

  • @SilverSingingMethod
    @SilverSingingMethod 4 года назад +5

    Tongue tip is retracted away from the bottom teeth as it should be. The top could be a bit better.

    • @Operaandchant90
      @Operaandchant90 4 года назад +4

      Got to say I think that's because the recording equipment cant capture it... don't think it's his think

    • @stunugh
      @stunugh Год назад +3

      it's a shame he studied with De Lucia and not with you

    • @jeffreymiller4814
      @jeffreymiller4814 12 дней назад

      @@stunugh😂