EPTPaul the meek opera singer vs Simon Cowell - Page 5
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pyrogenetix
China5098 Posts
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boghat
United States2109 Posts
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Spinfusor
Australia410 Posts
On June 15 2007 09:29 roadrunner_sc wrote: Can some opera expert shed some light on this guy? How is his sing so entralling? I felt as if there's more emotion/substance coming from this guy, than from Pavar/Domingo when they sing Nassun Dorma. Is it because it's a shorter segment, he can project stronger w/o worrying about fatigue? Or has he worked this bit simply to the point of perfection? I'm my no standards an expert, but I've listened to opera (though I haven't seen too many since in Australia there are hardly any decent productions...) for a reasonable amount of time, and have probably shifted towards 'purism'. Honestly, I wasn't very impressed him, but at the same time it is very difficult to judge based on hardly any training and the use of a microphone. Another problem is he almost definitely wouldn't be able to sing Turandot (the opera with Nessun Dorma in it) on stage, but thats not really saying much given that even Pavarotti only dared to sing it twice and way past his prime. Compared to other tenors I personally think his tone is definitely above average (though it's really upto the individual), and his technique is weakish (wobbles, questionable range and diction etc.), but by far his biggest problem would probably be the size of his voice (no microphones allowed in almost every big opera house). I'm also a bit unconvinced by the emotion he put into the aria. Given that I didn't bother watching the video initially (minimised), I got more of a feeling that he was struggling to properly sing the notes than he cared about the aria. Also, given the context of the aria, I think a sense of triumph (which he simply doesn't have the power for) is more appropriate. But keep in mind, many other factors such as bel canto technique, agility, stage presence and acting ability can't be measured from a recital. I think that as far as an opera is concerned, he won't be anything particularly noteworthy (like Pavarotti or Corelli), and if he succeeds, he'll probably be something like Andrea Bocelli (who is generally frowned upon buy opera critics/purists). The main difficulty if he makes recordings, is that he'll be competing with many of the greatest opera singers ever, singing the exact same arias, and I simply think he can't compare. But for comparison (use youtube), the renditions of Nessun Dorma generally considered the greatest are likely by either Franco Corelli, or Jussi Bjorling. Pavarotti's 1998 version in Paris has probably the longest Vincero. Other extremely good versions have been sung by Mario del Monaco, Guiseppe Di Stefano, and Mario Lanza (the last two are probably closest to Potts). | ||
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Tusk
Canada427 Posts
On June 17 2007 17:08 InFiNitY[pG] wrote: Paul won the finals by the way ? | ||
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jjun212
Canada2208 Posts
the pros all have that real classical opera voice. its nice to hear something a bit more modern | ||
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Manit0u
Poland17875 Posts
I bow to the master  | ||
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CruiseR
Poland4014 Posts
 !The most impressive shows were Connie from BGT, Taylor Ware and Bianca Ryan from AGT. I can't stop listening to Bianca Ryan's 'The Rose' T_T | ||
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MoltkeWarding
5195 Posts
Can some opera expert shed some light on this guy? How is his sing so entralling? I felt as if there's more emotion/substance coming from this guy, than from Pavar/Domingo when they sing Nassun Dorma. Is it because it's a shorter segment, he can project stronger w/o worrying about fatigue? Or has he worked this bit simply to the point of perfection? I have no idea why this is seen as very great either. This kind of tenor would not go very far in professional opera, even if he had the vocal size and stamina to go through an entire opera (he manages about a third of nessun dorma here) | ||
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Sean.G
Spain889 Posts
Yup he won. Here he is in the final singing Nessun Dorma once again | ||
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InFiNitY[pG]
Germany3474 Posts
Connie's final performance | ||
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Jim
Sweden1965 Posts
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Xeofreestyler
Belgium6787 Posts
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Beyonder
Netherlands15103 Posts
how moving beautiful | ||
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Lycaeus
United States1420 Posts
Man this guy is getting huge, probably bigger in the US than overseas and he hasn't even performed here! (source: paulpottsofficial.com) | ||
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