the greatest voice I have ever heard...

The best ever. Listen to those Legato's and his voice!

Incredible legato, beautiful colours, and full of heart!

Wow, wow! This is beauty.

Bravissimo! How beautiful, expressive and thrilling! I agree - few today (frankly can't name any off-hand) come close to Carrera's exceptional voice, artistry and natural gifts. He is truly blessed. But so are we; we can enjoy them!

I simply love his timbre, his expression (in his voice). I love the three on them. Each one has something special. Love Carreras singing this aria. Just beautiful!

Love him!

Carreras' best years. Such a joy !!!

If the 3 tenors concert would have taken place in the early 80's instead of the 90's, Carreras would have been the favorite!

This is just incredible singing

Carreras is great here. Those years were golden for his singing.

Dono totale di corpo e anima, con emozione, espressione-pathos, emissione ed esecuzione perfette, sentimento. Assolutamente CREDIBILE il suo Canto. Meraviglioso colore! Meraviglioso timbro! Unico Josep Carreras❤

Mi piace CARRERAS. Tenore di temperamento ,, interprete coinvolgente!!!!!!!bravo MRI

Pity we cannot see a thing. The singing is splendid, Jose Carreras at his best. Everything he has sung in this period has set an ultimate standard for tenor singing.

Carreras was at his best!!!!!A pleasure to hear him, nothing left to be desired!!!!I think he was verdi's best!!!!!

bravo!!fenomenal!!!

Bravoooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

great performance, thank you for sharing this

Oh, he had loads to offer for those who listen. Amazing phrasing, beautiful pianissimi, sincerity...Even Jürgen Kesting, one of his most severe detractors, agrees that young José Carreras was exceptional. The lyric beauty of the timbre, the sincerity, the colors in his voice....better ten good years (I.E. Callas) than 40 years of sterile perfection.

When you were in the room with this voice it was like liquid honey dripping down. His committment and color were enough for me. Wish more people of this age could find it in themselves to even try to compare.

Que voz y que sentimiento,, el mejor de los interpretes seguido de Placido Domingo

Credo che sia stata la più bella inerpretazione di questa romanza. Certo, senza togliere nulla agli alti. Roberto

Perfección...Alta calidad...Bravo!!

Muy buena interpretacion, Bravo Carreras

i like this aria - if sung by Jose :-)))

superbe

If you don't like him, why keep watching his vids? There are loads of other tenors to enjoy.

Wow, this is more than just a nice performance... It's passionate Verdi at its best, especially the ending... The acting is not very dramatically revealing, but this is not necessary when such passionate expression is found in the voice...

Very well done. I was also struck by how slow the tempo was. I've never heard it so slow.

The both were great. I like Carreras more because he had more passion in his singing

response to the inquisitore (or something like that): if you had attempted to sing this aria on a major opera theatre and the whole role, you would realize that you sing how you were tought, first and how you can, second. Carreras was tought this technique and served him to make an oustanding 'carriera". He had enough possitive aspects to make me have goose bumps when I heard him here. Perfect? No. Artistic? You bet!!

Truly beautiful. Agree with libro07 -perhaps the best.

Una voz muy bella en sus años juveniles, pero le pasa como a Placido, lo basan todo en la potencia y de matizar poquito.

as Luciano said, a significant voice usually comes with a significant body. He had more "body" and subsequently more voice. Also, Luciano was blessed with not so many brains.

kind of agree with you....he had such a great voice though...it's too bad he had to push :( still sounds awesome though :)

Anybody know where I can find English Lyrics for this Aria?

I thought this was wonderful, he has a rich powerful voice - only complaint is that the video is rather dark and I can't see his handsome face ;-)

Come cantava bene!!

Somitimes I think, that Carreras was the most talented amongst the three...

I simply disagree with you. While I agree with the timeline you have set forth, I don't think you appreciate the beauty of this voice. In addition his early high notes were not feeble, they were explosive. It was a course not dissimilar to Di Stefano. I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss him as "nothing exceptional" The unique beauty of his early singing has given me much joy, more than some "exceptional" artists. It is your right not to like him, but you may perhaps respect him.