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PrincipeSayayin (January 8th, 2009 @ 1:45 am)

PLacido es el mas cabron de todos, pinches snobs.

anonymousin13090 (January 7th, 2009 @ 4:47 am)

They know him as a tenor because he is! And the fact that his star career moments have been as a tenor, such as this...

lfbg007 (January 7th, 2009 @ 2:24 am)

I really don't know why everyone tries to find a better opera singer. It is like trying to compare which fingerprint is better. They have different voices and depending on the role, an specific voice fits better than the other and vieversa.! Have a nice day!

Mooorhe (January 6th, 2009 @ 5:59 pm)

I don't think his B was decent, his B-flat was rather hit and miss as well. It depends on the role, you cannot just generalise about a singer's interpretations, they differ from role to role. I think Pavarotti had far better interpretations of some roles, and Domingo better interpretations of others. I'd take Domingo's Calaf interpretation over Pavarotti's, but I would take Pavarotti's Duke over Domingo's. I prefer Tucker's interpretations of heavier roles far more than Domingo's though.

Mooorhe (January 6th, 2009 @ 5:39 pm)

Pavarotti's legato was flawless, his breath control was so incredible that he could sing the phrases smoothly without any breaks. His registers all connected perfectly, as Caballe stated 'from the top to the bottom, it was a line of equality, of beauty'. Pavarotti had no trouble singing in the passagio, and Domingo's low notes were naturally stronger because his voice was intended for different repertoire (Domingo never respected this of course and butchered roles such as the Duke).

Mooorhe (January 6th, 2009 @ 5:32 pm)

You are spouting garbage out of your mouth if you say Pavarotti's modification of vowels on high notes was more extreme than Domingo's. Take a listen to Domingo's (shouted) high B on the E vowel here, then go over to the 1977 Pavarotti version, even you couldn't say that Pavarotti's high B sounds less like the E vowel in Vincero.

Mooorhe (January 6th, 2009 @ 5:28 pm)

Pavarotti actually sang in French too, not very well, but he did sing in French. I don't really care how many languages Domingo sang in, or how many roles he did to be honest, I prefer a tenor who drives for perfection in one language and in a select amount of roles, rather than sing 131 roles imperfectly.

Mooorhe (January 6th, 2009 @ 5:26 pm)

You are very wrong, Pavarotti was capable of very effective mezza voce when he was younger, he could decrescendo high notes that Domingo could only dream of doing. His mezza voce became sloppy when he got older, but I don't judge Pavarotti by his older, sloppier singing (as you so desperately try to do).

quis178 (January 6th, 2009 @ 4:39 pm)

Placido is a superb OVERALL performer and praised by great singers such us Tebaldi,Callas,Nilsson,Sills and Caballe not only for his voice but also stage presence and musicality(Nilsson also praised his high notes).His voice is still in excellent condintion after 45 years of singing a vast and demanding repertoire.

quis178 (January 6th, 2009 @ 4:38 pm)

Although he was not a high notes tenor par excellence like Gedda or Kraus his high notes ring beautifully up to the B-flat and his high B was decent.His musicallity is much better than Pavarotti who could hardly read a score and his inerpretations lack the intensity and passion of Domingo.

quis178 (January 6th, 2009 @ 4:36 pm)

Domingo's cords are not made of steel as the Pav fans claim , when he debuted Lohengrin at the age of 27 he damaged his voice thus he dropped it and sang it again after 15 years (he wrote this in his memoir).

quis178 (January 6th, 2009 @ 4:34 pm)

Domingo's fraseggio is much better than Pavarotti's.He also sings with vocal colors darkening or lightening the timbre of his voice according to role demands for example in Dio mi potevi his voice is very profound and dramatic in Di tu se fedele his voice is lyric and light.Pavarotti used the same vocal color whether he sang Radames or Neronimo.