I remember well the first time i heard the voice of Mario Del Monaco, who was a superb dramatic italian tenor. The very first aria i heard him sing was "Vesti Le Giubba" from Ruggierro Leoncavallo,s "I Pagliacci". I dont think i came down to earth for the rest of the day. It was that good.
I will also post a different aria here now by Mario Del Monaco because Vesti le giubba is also posted elsewhere on this site so listen to this gem as well "E lucevan le stelle" Tosca
I am sure you will agree that his voice was simply amazing and expressive, again he would command audiences wherever he appeared and you can rightly see why. Sadly at some point in his life he was involved in a serious car crash and was said to have been lucky to survive,
Del Monaco's debut on December 31, 1940, as Pinkerton at the Puccini Theater in Milan. (His initial appearance in an opera had occurred the previous year, however, in Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana at Pasero.) He also sang opposite Renata Tebaldi.
Apparently because of his somewhat "complicated technique" he found it very hard if not impossible to sing "pianissimo" I just revel in the abilities that he so obviously had, along with his very large base of ardent admirers.
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