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Originally Posted by Tyler
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I am sorry, there is quite a distinction between having some talent and having a gift. While this man might have some talent, and while he may have training with some of the best, he will never be in the same category as the best, not close.
No one, absolutely no one, can touch Luciano Pavarotti for singing "nessun dorma", even when he sang it at Torino for the 2006 Olympics, when he was over 70, when many opera singers have long retired.
If you compare Pavarotti singing "Nessun Dorma" in either of these 2 clips, you will notice that he has impeccable phrasing, it just flowssssssssss, with absolutely no effort, this beautiful aria just floats out of Pavarotti, powerful when he needs it to be, very soft and tender when he needs it to be, but it is the phrasing that distinguishes Pavarotti from the others. You will not see him gasping for breath, you will not hear "gaps" between the words, the music flowssssssssss.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VATmgtmR5o4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwlE_qNSWLw
Here is a clip of Pavarotti in his prime. Listen to how wonderfully melodic he sings.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCFEk6Y8TmM
And while Placido Domingo is as celebrated as Pavarotti and probably as talented, they have different voices and approach to the music, Domingo cant touch Pavarotti for singing "Nessun Dorma" either.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RdJmqLrsbo
And while Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras are all great in their own right, check their voices and how they present and interpret "Nessun Dorma".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDtcidMR_6I
And while Andrea Bocelli has made quite a name for himself and has quite a following, I am sorry, but operatic numbers are not his specialty, I love his voice for other music, sorry, he does not cut it for opera for me, and he can not touch either Domingo or Pavarotti on "Nessun Dorma"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9Ui0NhEtVE
On the other hand, when Bocelli sings like this, it sends shivers down my spine, this is too beautiful, sung at the closing of the Torino Olympics, music by our own David Foster, lyrics by his daughter.
http://www.olografix.org/krees/dfnet...0Ceremony).wmv