Franco Bonisolli - Rigoletto - act II cabaletta - 1969

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1. It would be interesting to find out about MDM singing a high
   Eb, I don't doubt that he could. He added the high D in
   Trovatore many times.
2. Callas tried to do it with Baum (but did not tell him),
   although he did find out later through word of mouth. He was
   so furious that when she walked to the footlights to perform
   it, he stood on the back of her cape. I've tried to find out
   if the choking noise has ever been recorded but to no avail.
   I'm sure that MDM has performed a Eb with Callas but
   unfortunately I don't know where from, but with a voice that
   big it would have sounded different to say the least.
3. Was the Eb in Aida with MDM or Kurt Baum? I think I remember
   reading the same thing somewhere, but I thought it was Baum,
   who sang the high Eb is a fit a rage for Callas including it
   in the 1950 Mexico Aida... This is all off the top of my
   head, I could be completly off
4. That was a reply to aguacun about del monaco, sorry for not
   mentioning it in the original reply and double posting.
5. I remember reading somewhere he performed a high Eb on stage
   with Maria Callas so it's certainly possible that he did the
   high D here.
6. Bellissima la guittata finale di Franco, mi ricordo quando
   attacco'da solo all'Arena di verona per concedere il bis
   della Pira, con il direttore d'orchestra allibito ed il
   pubblico in delirio....riposa in pace caro Franco, tu si'
   che la voce la avevi!!!!
7. Hummm... in fact I´d never had even the idea of the Hogh
   D...that´s one of the good things of this video because
   often I cannot listen a spinto-dramatic voice with that
   easy top notes. BUt it could be interesting to listen to Del
   Monaco in this rol. IN fact there´s a version of La Donna e
   Mobile very nice of him. Thank you!
8. I will have to check if it is still under Decca's copyright,
   as they own the studio recording. There's no high D though.
9. will you upload it?
10. Someone said about that high D that is not a good sound. To
    me is a scream of the lust of teh Duke and sounds great as
    it is. ANd he rest of the cabaletta is very elegant. Great
    Bonisolli
11. Maestro bonisolli! Always powerfull, always wonderfull,
    always so unic... Bravo!
12. Beautiful!!!
13. He is just the epitomy of a very lonely person, who at least
    for his own sake has opera music to entertain him. Its
    crystal clear that he thrives on the feedback by others no
    matter whether its positive or negative. The "distance of
    the internet" gives him the courage to argue. Face to face,
    he would probably piss his pants even if one was to ask him
    for directions...
14. Dipstick, fiddlestick, still working with sticks...
15. theidiot4ever is such a tosspot! hes so annoying, thinking
    he is good enough to even think he is knowledgeable on
    opera. he should learn not to be so goddamn offensive and an
    overall prick.
16. Bravo, Franco!!!
17. Inquisitor's favourite word is ''fiddlestick''.I assume they
    aren't the same person.
18. I have a version of del Monaco singing this.
19. I wonder if "theidiot4ever" and "belcantoboy" are the same
    people. They both love the word dipstick, i guess he likes
    his sticks...
20. Have Mario del Monaco ever sing this? I wish to listen to
    his Version if there is any.
21. He's about the best-looking Duke on video I've ever seen.
    If I was Gilda I wouldn't have protested too much!
22. It's a film version, of course. And he is indeed
    lip-syncing, but what does it matter? Bonisolli could do
    this in a complete performance of the opera, live, three
    times a week, and with encores. I heard him many times at
    the Vienna State Opera. By the way, his C's, D-Flat's and
    D's had the same size, color, roundness and security as
    every other note in his range.
23. Buenísimo, la mayoría de los tenores no se animan a dar el
    Re sobreagudo ni siquiera en estudio. Bravo Bonisolli!
24. This is correct. It is obvious from many other factors (not
    just the audio) that this is a video or film production (not
    a live performance). It was quite common for operas to be
    filmed with the performers lipsyncing to previously recorded
    audio (the same way that they do in movie musicals). Many
    of the finest opera directors (Ponnelle) and artists
    (Pavarotti, Domingo, Milnes, Freni, Te Kanawa, etc.) did
    this - some were just better at lip syncing than others.
25. "Drowning cat"? Extreme high notes are in reality,
    controlled screams. Pavarotti said so himself. Regarding
    Bonisolli's voice, he's the only tenor that could match the
    amazing Joan Sutherland in terms of sheer size of the
    instrument, combined with the top extension. Now,
    mjmactenor, what do you think a full spinto's High-D is
    gonna sound like? Like Juan Diego Florez's or Francisco
    Araiza's High-D? C'mon, man. Give him a break. Notice that
    he took no break before the big note? Props!