Enrico Caruso: Donizetti - Angelo casto e bel video free download

Salvatore Spinelli

Grande!

SpatsLondon

After 1916, you notice increasing effort required for his top notes, but not here. For me this remains the definitive version. It's interesting to compare this with the best of recent versions but that highly under-rated Bel canto tenor, Giuseppe Morino. If it weren't for Caruso's version, I wouldn't know a better. I love Caruso's use of portamento...a forgotten art, I feel.

giordani19

This is one of my favourite Caruso recordings. Can any other tenor match the heartbreaking beauty of his singing from 3:06 on?

bodiloto

MERAVIGLIOSO !!!!!!!*************************

Tom Frøkjær

@dantitustimshu Yes, Tim. Caruso's voice had darkened in 1915, but I think his technique got better and better. He was constantly improving technically till his premature death. His voice control and legato is much better here than in the "lyrical years." His empathy - being what he was singing - never diminished, in my opinion.

dtshu

I have this on vol. 9 of Naxos Historical's complete series. By 1915 Caruso's vocal color had darkened considerably, but in this litmus test of pure bel canto singing he shows he was as capable of sweet lyricism as in his earlier years. Furthermore, his dark, almost baritonal tone makes it sound beguilingly romantic. Giuseppe Anselmi recorded an excellent version of the aria, yet eventually Caruso's rendition is the one I would return to more often. TY for posting Tom. The photo is lovely.

Tom Frøkjær

@Elena59Rus: yes, of course, fully agree, the art of Caruso belongs to the whole of humanity, but some international big-bucks companies seem to have found a way of copyrighting his work even if they were not able to previously (copyright laws implemented after Caruso died). Many recordings are thus blocked from view by YouTube (depending on the country you live in and where these profit-fixated fruitcakes were able to gain copyrights). Example: O sole mio is blocked if you live in Italy...

Helen Aksenova

Why all rights are reserved only "by Italian People"? I think that the art of Enrico Caruso belongs to all peoples of the world! Thank you for posting this video.

Tom Frøkjær

@anaminalwafdi: right you are ! I have deleted them.

mayatatyana1

Very beautiful recording. Thank you for posting and thank you Doug@CurzonRoad for sharing. Maya

meltzerboy

@CurzonRoad Thank you, Doug. You are a true friend.

meltzerboy

@AulicExclusiva Also Carreras made a very good recording of it in his younger years before his illness.

meltzerboy

@AulicExclusiva My pleasure, AE.

meltzerboy

@tomfroekjaer Thanks, Tom.

AulicExclusiva

@meltzerboy Ramón Vargas must also love this air. Her has recorded it twice.

AulicExclusiva

@meltzerboy Of course Caruso's recordings before 1910 are his best, when his voice was lighter and fresher. Everybody is agreed on that. But though Caruso's voice production is a bit too heavy for this air—Giuseppe Anselmi's magical Fonotipia must remain the golden standard here—there are moments of gorgeous legato, especially when he softens his tone to something like mezza-voce. Thanks for the referral, dear Nate.

goodboybuddy1

What a miraculous singer. I just loved this performance. Thanks again!

Tom Frøkjær

@Aetion: Yes ! Copyrighted by Italy and all Italians everywhere. Period !

Rogelio Medina

Thank you so much... I knew the opera listening to a CD (Caruso's best arias, or something like that) and this aria was in the CD, but the CD was so broke and then I could't listening again... however I can remember the voice and the arias (in Caruso this is very easy) and this was one of them, thank you again and again I had a good nostalgic moment...

LordMgls

Great, great, great, great record. I heard this aria sung in the local opera house summer festival, and I remembered Caruso singing it. I found out the name of the aria and listened to Caruso's record (this one) many, many times. I searched as well for other versions: Plácido's, Pavarotti's, Kraus's(better than last ones) -- all inferior to this. I've just returned from Met Live in HD! Wonderful "belcanting"!!!

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