7:45 Always gets me , the look in Luciano's eyes gives me chills.

I’m so glad this starts with Schipa, he is all but forgotten, but was magnificent. “It’s Gigli...” De Stefano gives me chills here. I appreciate him more and more. The “open” sound is thrilling. I am too big a scaredy cat not to cover my passagio.

@aliciarobertson4979

3 жыл бұрын

*Di Stefano Sorry but it’s my family’s name too! He was my late husband’s cousin.

The critic is nice but Di Stefano gave me chills and will be remembered for such a gorgeous voice. And not many can say that they inspired the great Luciano Pavarotti.

@imcavdb5465

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe not, but very many can say they were inspired by Luciano Pavarotti....

@Baystreetboy1947

3 жыл бұрын

Do Stefano was “It” for me and still is. It is sad beyond words how he met his end!

@alfredotrovato9725

2 жыл бұрын

Concordo con Lei, il diminuendo nelle note alte del Di Stefano era musicalmente magico

@leonardoiglesias2394

Жыл бұрын

But the best was Jussi Björling. They are all amateurs in comparison.

He was right about Schipa-a single note produced instant recognition and his voice projection was matchless -not a big voice but you could hear him clearly even at the back of the largest opera house -simply Schipa .

I love Pavarotti an artist knows an artist

@labelladonna8099

3 жыл бұрын

How refreshing! And perceptive. Thank you.

@Valerie-rd2sy

Жыл бұрын

yup

That Stefano performance gave me chills. What a powerhouse.

@aliciarobertson4979

3 жыл бұрын

* Di Stefano is the surname. Stefano alone is a first name.

@Domani02

10 ай бұрын

Di Stefano on reconnaît le passé du boxeur. Il avait toujours la capacité de nous saisir de manière si spéciale

Gigli said we all bow down to Schipa's greatness!!

Schipa's style is mesmerizing. Gigli sings an impeccable Cielo E Mar

Schipa’s diction is unbelievably clear.

@Lejfieg Agreed. Leone Magiera may not think much of Stefano's technique, but most opera aficionados would disagree with him. It was Stefano's masterful use of open notes which gave his performances a unique and effective quality that set him apart from his contemporaries.

@numetutelare

3 жыл бұрын

Magiera è un dsirettore/ accomagnatore che crede di essere anche un insegnante di lirica... anche se sposò la Freni questo non significa che sia in grado di valutare le voci nel loro reale valore... la tecnica, certo... Di Stefano non era perfetto ma proprio quella imperfezione dava libertà ad un timbro benedetto dal cielo di non costringersi nei limiti rigidi della tecnica. Le voce solari mal sopportano la tecnica estrema. Alcuni tenori dalla voce buona o accettabile, sono diventati grazie alla tecnica, nasali, striduli e poco espressivi...

Luciano still was a young man back than. 🌸♥️🌸

Schipa had a very unique sound, besides being a great singer. The colour and timbre of one's voice make the real difference, because one remembers the individual sound more readily.

A beautiful "E Lucevan Le Stelle by Di Stefano" who obtained instant fame when he first came on the operatic scene

merci!

I recall Pavarotti in a documentary telling of the only time his father had hit him. Pavarotti told his father that he had heard a better voice than Gigli..his fathers favourite. His father responded by slapping him in the face! Distefano recording of " songs of naples" is still one of my favourite recordings of any tenor.

@joeyspinoza4636

9 жыл бұрын

rosa price I side with Fernando Pavarotti, I think Gigli was the most beautiful voice of all the tenor voices.

@rosaprice

9 жыл бұрын

joey spinoza Maybe Pavarotti, who unlike his father, had a career as a tenor, was thinking about technique? Personally, I think any tenor singing on any stage has merit. At Pavarotti, Gigli, DiStefano, Domingo, Carrere's level, it is a matter of personal choice as they all have magnificent voices!

@joeyspinoza4636

9 жыл бұрын

rosa price Gigli had the greatest technique and this was agreed upon by Herbert Caesari, one of the greatest minds in singing technique. Gigli was a perfectly natural singer, and I think Pavarotti would agree with this, even though, its not his favorite pick. Some found Gigli a little to emotional with sobs etc. So musical taste would be more the issue. Recall, Pavarotti said Gigli could sing 20 to 30 pieces on demand after a full Opera. This was peanuts for Gigli. He had diabetes and he sang with health issues that would have stopped any other person from singing at that level. The amount of Opera's Gigli could sing in a week is unbelievable, and he could do a double bill without a problem. This is why Pavarotti said "he is the elastic the most vocal of all the tenors"

@abcdefgh-db1to

3 жыл бұрын

@@rosaprice don't put domingo and Carreras near these 3. Even then I would put di Stefano and Gigli apart from Pavarotti. Di Stefano and Gigli truly are Gods.

@numetutelare

3 жыл бұрын

@@abcdefgh-db1to Esatto al massimo il timbro di Aragall era confrontabile...

they were wonderful ones

Schipa was a God Gigli said I tip my hat to him He was a technician a genius he had less with such he did more Some pieces like this Unbeaten

@Lejfieg You make a good point, but there is no denying that his voice was pretty shot later in life and it didn't have to be. That being said, he sang beautifully for the few years he was able to.

Probably the critic said much more about Di Stefano but it didn't go to the film. He still said about his interpreting gift, it's quite enough. But i think it's not correct to call his technique as bad because he was genius and the people are still crazy about his "wrong" voice.

@nthdegree1269

10 жыл бұрын

Early Di Stefano is so beautifully vocally. Hearing him sing that way was an incredible thing to hear.

@matejknezevic6989

6 жыл бұрын

piano forte How can be wrong voice. Di stefano is best lyric tenor of the past. If his voice is wrong I dont want to see what is good

@johndlabella

6 жыл бұрын

I think some of the comments made IN the video are perhaps out of context, or perhaps the speakers were not speaking with enough forethought. I think de Stefano's vocaly production was exemplary early o - and he DID test limits, but that is what great art is about! - but he changed ithe production trying for more, or else let his body go to seed - or maybe a combination of both, and that was what brought him down. Now the original production. Not every voice does the exact same things technically, despite what that voice teacher or expert in the video seems to imply. But I'm only hearing a few snippets of his, and don't know what was cut out of the interview.

From 8:12 to 8:30...WOW...what a voice. Pippo lives!

@carolpaynter8181

4 жыл бұрын

Franco Corelli (apparently) had more stage fright than most singers before a performance. But when he was on stage his intensity and focus served him well

@gabi8197

3 жыл бұрын

Luciano Pavarotti have a one Million Dollars Smile 🎵🎶🎼❤️

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

When Pavarotti gets chills, your argument is invalid.

I love opera beatifull the best the wold caruso

Pavarotti's eyes when he hears E Lucevan Le Stelle by Di Sefano, they say a thousand words. Theres no doubt he respected Di Stefano. If you hear the critic about Di Stefano's technique, he says the reason his technique is "bad" is because it tires the voice. nothing about how well it sounded.

@Darksaga28

5 жыл бұрын

That's what happens when you don't cover the voice at the passagio, and moreover, at the high notes. The larynx gets tired, the vocal chords get damaged, nice way to ruin your voice. Some people like Di Stefano make a good sound singing too open, but generally that is not the case, covering makes your voice richer, and like Pavarotti used to say, noble sound.

@Celon.

4 жыл бұрын

Those eyes tell such a heavy story . No words are needed .

And as we can see Schipa also knew how to read music!

The teacher and most important positive influence on the singers of that period was Prof. Enrico Rosati, originally of Santa Cecillia, (before Gigli brought him to NY when he was engaged by Gatti Gassaza at the Met ! ) Rosati was a hard taskmaster and absolute dictator, but his pupils adored him and those who stuck it out lost their bad habits and idiosyncracies and universally became fine interpretative "artists" with vocal ranges they never had before, without "forcing" ; employing "il terzo registro" which employs the natural "echo chamber" of the skull's frontal sinus ! There has yet to be a teacher of his calibre and commitment to the art of "Bel Canto" ! He taught in his studio at the Osborne House on 57th St. across from Carnegie Hall, well into his eighties and his pupil roster, who loved and respected him, was the creme de la creme of the operatic WORLD ! Marina Thompson

@douglasfoote9538

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Marina Thompson from Doug Foote

Ok so Pavarotti is all of them together combined in perfection. Thats the end of the discussion. 😉

I understand why Papa Pavarotti favored Gigli. He had a similar voice and technique as did his son! I preferred Caruso and Sirota.

Where can I see the rest of this documentary?

@brunoantony3218

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/gItorsmmqK3MiZs.html

Does anyone know the exact version of Di Stefano's E Lucevan Le Stelle or post a link. Ty

@abcdefgh-db1to

3 жыл бұрын

Try the 1952 live performance of this aria, the best in my opinion

@Sarah-jv9sx

2 ай бұрын

Complete Decca Recordings...disc 3

Does anyone know which recording of 'E lucevan estelle' by Di Stefano is? at 7:25, it says 1959, but I can't find the exact one.

@na-ey5ud

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/i4GirbazqdSodbA.html

@Sarah-jv9sx

2 ай бұрын

You can find it on the complete Decca Recordings.

Schipa, Gigli, De Stefano and Lanza were great, but Pavarotti surpassed them. Perhaps the only one who he didn’t was Caruso himself.

@aurelbarre95

2 жыл бұрын

I strongly disagree, Pav is great but he never surpassed the greatest like Corelli Gigli Bjorling, he's mostly got a huge propaganda for him because he was arguably the greatest of his time, but if he was born earlier he would ve been one among many great tenors.

@Monnarchmonnarchy

Жыл бұрын

In what they are greatest!?? coreli, gigli, bjorling - they are baries, how they can be matched with tenor!?

@johnholmes912

7 ай бұрын

I was a great fan of Pav, but he was never in Gigli or Schipa's class

@nathelondon3719

7 ай бұрын

@@johnholmes912 correct. He was in a class above them.

No tenor would have the talent to change the voice like that in fact I know nobody

@brendant19 Yes, he mistreated his voice. very true. Its always the reckless geniuses which shake the paradigm though. lol

@Valerie-rd2sy

Жыл бұрын

yes!

I'm amazed in this and other discusssions the name BJORLING never comes up

@imcavdb5465

4 жыл бұрын

Who is that?

@perhegg

4 жыл бұрын

Remember it was a different time with no internet and spotify. They of course listened to more local singers and Di Stefano, Schipa, Gigle were the great italian singers at that time for him to listen to. Björling was huge in Sweden and became huge in USA when he moved there.

@peejii8833

4 жыл бұрын

Imca vdB 😂

@Musettina6

4 жыл бұрын

Luciano admired Björling greatly, he has said in in several interviews. I think here he was only referring to the Italians that had influenced him.

@tehboz2912

4 жыл бұрын

believe thats because this is an extract from "Pavarotti and the italian tenor" so sweedish singers wouldnt be mentioned..

di stefano, the greatest ever, as told by pavoratti himself.

What aria was beniamino singing?

@nthdegree1269

3 жыл бұрын

Cielo e mar

@musettina6adina224

3 жыл бұрын

Gioconda ‘ s Cielo e Mar

8:19 8:48

509 people know what good music is

big spudsss

he was influence also for Alfredo Kraus, Sadel...

Her zaman enrico caruso ve guiseppe hayranıydı..

Pavarotti is supposed to have said that Fritz Wunderlich was the most outstanding tenor in history.

@liedersanger1

2 жыл бұрын

Doubt it!

Di Stefano....

damn gigli sounds like Enrico Caruso

@abcdefgh-db1to

3 жыл бұрын

Basically lyric version of Caruso !

@abcdefgh-db1to

3 жыл бұрын

@@donjose8250 Caruso was definitely a spinto tenor, the colour, weight of his voice is like that of Masini, Corelli or Tucker

YOUR THE BEST NO MATTER .....

DE STEPHANO IS SENSATIONAL!!... F..... THIS GUY

Everybody who understand opera hear where his ifluenses came from and thats clear from Jussi Bjorling and noone else but of cource he is not aloud to talk about that he need to follow the rules of the maffia.

I honestly could never stand this guy. The one and only to have attempted to perform at ala Scala no less, lyp synching!!! Give it a rest.