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

Жыл бұрын

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

9 ай бұрын

Che bello! Intramontabile!

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

@PaulGood-wt7mb

9 ай бұрын

Loved seeing both of these wonderful singers!!

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

@shicoff1398

Жыл бұрын

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.

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

Жыл бұрын

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

7 ай бұрын

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

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)!

Legendary singers

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

@billobrien5118

2 жыл бұрын

Opera has sadly gone 'woke'! :(

Жыл бұрын

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

@rugby8-Philadelphia

Жыл бұрын

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

What a wonderful singer and actress La Kirsten was!

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

@shicoff1398

Жыл бұрын

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.

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!

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

I knew without reading! Madam Butterfly.

@sallyalvarez8548

3 жыл бұрын

🙂😉🎵🎬📽🎞⭕❌🙂👍👌👋

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 KZread. 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...

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Merveilleux Mario Del Monaco !!!

So rare to see Dorothy Kirsten on KZread.

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

@rugby8-Philadelphia

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

Qualcuno è così cortese di tradurlo in italiano? Grazie

@rdargenio

11 ай бұрын

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

@rugby8-Philadelphia

11 ай бұрын

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

9 ай бұрын

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

Apprezzo sempre del Monaco come cznta e come interpreta

Bravissima anche la Kirsten

Back when TV had CLASS instead of CRASS!

@rugby8-Philadelphia

Жыл бұрын

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

@sugarbist

9 ай бұрын

@@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

9 ай бұрын

@@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

9 ай бұрын

@@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

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

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

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

@rugby8-Philadelphia

Жыл бұрын

Yep!!!

@shicoff1398

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

@@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

Жыл бұрын

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

@shicoff1398

Жыл бұрын

@@rugby8-Philadelphia Stay well and Thanks!

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..... 😎😎😎

Japanese with an Italian accent?

@matOpera

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

@@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

3 жыл бұрын

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

2 жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

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

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

@sw5114

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

*here

@cristinamonaco3474

Жыл бұрын

Del Monaco non rovina proprio niente è una sua peculiarità

@cristinamonaco3474

Жыл бұрын

Invece delle spalle guardi il volto

@toscadonna

6 ай бұрын

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