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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 5:25 am
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We just watched the replay of the Pav doing Nussun Dorma at the close of the
Olympics - he looked like Dracula with bulimia. Between the horrendous hair
dye job and the Grouch eyebrows and the black cape, it seemed to me not the
best possible way to be remembered. I thought the sound of the voice still
quite distinctive and lovely, although he was obviously keeping it very
light,almost mixed, and I wonder if he could really project now without a
mike. The aria was taken about as quickly as I could imagine, and there's no
apology for a man his age having a limited breath line necessarty, but
there's no wobble that I could hear, and even if the performance finally
didn't deliver, it was a very nice farewell, I thought. |
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 5:25 am
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Shut your flaps, asswipe.
-Ortrud Jones
REG wrote:
> We just watched the replay of the Pav doing Nussun Dorma at the close of the
> Olympics - he looked like Dracula with bulimia. Between the horrendous hair
> dye job and the Grouch eyebrows and the black cape, it seemed to me not the
> best possible way to be remembered. I thought the sound of the voice still
> quite distinctive and lovely, although he was obviously keeping it very
> light,almost mixed, and I wonder if he could really project now without a
> mike. The aria was taken about as quickly as I could imagine, and there's no
> apology for a man his age having a limited breath line necessarty, but
> there's no wobble that I could hear, and even if the performance finally
> didn't deliver, it was a very nice farewell, I thought. |
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 5:25 am
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Yes, the instantly recognizable Pavarotti Sound. Yet, kind of sad. It
seemed to cost him a good bit of effort, when he used to be able to rip
off Nessun Dorma in grand style. But it did remind me of how much I
loved his voice in his prime. And while there are a good many good new
tenors out there, there is no one clear replacement who has everything
he had. But he had to have been miked in an open air stadium.
Dracula with Bulimia--LOL! But I have to agree.
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 9:49 am
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> Yes, the instantly recognizable Pavarotti Sound. Yet, kind of sad. It
> seemed to cost him a good bit of effort, when he used to be able to
> rip
> off Nessun Dorma in grand style. But it did remind me of how much I
> loved his voice in his prime. And while there are a good many good new
> tenors out there, there is no one clear replacement who has
> everything
> he had. But he had to have been miked in an open air stadium.
My 87 year old mom (who's turned into a sports
nut) called me right in the middle of Pav's aria,
wanting to know why I wasn't watching. I
cuaght most of it and thought he sounded
surprisingly good.
But now they're playing disco/pop hits from the
'70s and '80s USA, including "kamp klassics"
like Gloria Gaynor's "I will survive". No
doubt we'll hear Donna Summer in "Last
Dance" at some point. Perhaps to close
the games.
--
A. Brain
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 11:08 am
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Oh yes, I loved the sound of the voice, I agree with you entirely.
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> Yes, the instantly recognizable Pavarotti Sound. Yet, kind of sad. It
> seemed to cost him a good bit of effort, when he used to be able to rip
> off Nessun Dorma in grand style. But it did remind me of how much I
> loved his voice in his prime. And while there are a good many good new
> tenors out there, there is no one clear replacement who has everything
> he had. But he had to have been miked in an open air stadium.
>
> Dracula with Bulimia--LOL! But I have to agree.
>
> Melissa
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:07 pm
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Michael Bednarek wrote:
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> I thought I heard a few wobbles in the less emphasized notes. Can anyone
> confirm whether it was in fact transposed?
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The aria was transposed a half-step down, the final note being a Bb and
not a B. I suspect he never sings it in the orginal key any longer.
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