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roosterlayne21 (July 18, 2008 at 4:17 am)
and i meant better audio wise
roosterlayne21 (July 18, 2008 at 4:02 am)
the reason titta soundes better is baritones recorded better in those days
matzeiti (June 23, 2008 at 6:10 am)
for sheer force check this recording of Caruso-Ruffo, for sheer beauty, check the Bjorling-Merrill recording!!
operabitch77 (June 6, 2008 at 3:08 pm)
you are so right. had caruso been able to sing this role with ruffo there would have been NO debates on who the best duo of otello-iago. tamagno/maurel, zenatello/tibett, viany/valdegno, delmonaco/protti or domingo/milnes just to name a few duo's couldn't hang witht htese two boys! damn!
phantom4087 (June 6, 2008 at 4:27 am)
I disagree. I think that during the duet, they fuel eachother more with each bar. They have excellent chemistry as well. If Caruso had lived to sing Otello with Ruffo at the Met, they would have....well, other than bringing the house down and getting a booming standing ovation as long as the opera itself, I'm not exactly sure what would happen. Mass mayhem could ensue! Who knows?
kamikazekate (May 20, 2008 at 7:26 pm)
Jesus i have goosebumps everywhere!!! Christ, what an experience!! Thanks steainsy! Amazing. After the fiftieth time listening to it, i still cannot get enough!
rewolf71 (March 12, 2008 at 12:58 am)
i feel priveleged to hear them
rewolf71 (March 12, 2008 at 12:56 am)
both stories are true.
63Attila (March 2, 2008 at 3:33 am)
Caruso and Ruffo sang in Europe on several occassions. Possibly money was the issue at the MET / Thwy both got top fees. In Caruso's biography by his son, he claims that his father and Ruffo were friends and that Ruffo visited Caruso when Caruso was dying.Of course, the other story is better copy.s s
Operaddict (February 12, 2008 at 5:47 am)
There are stories that Caruso was very jealous of Ruffo. He curtailed his career as much as he could...kept him out of the Metropolitan Opera until he was no longer a great baritone. Like some of the stars of today..he would not allow other great singers to have the spotlight. Ruffo was not his best by this time. He had sung himself out. Also, after hearing recordings of himself, his voice started to fail him. He tried to hear in his own head what he heard on recordings. This is vocal death. |
