Angelo Questa, Chorus and Orchestra of RAI, Mario del Monaco - Giordano: Andrea Chénier (2006/1955)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | Italiano (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | 7.50 Gb (DVD9) | 115 min
Classical | Bel Canto Society
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | Italiano (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | 7.50 Gb (DVD9) | 115 min
Classical | Bel Canto Society
Chenier was the role with which Del Monaco changed singing by introducing a technique taught by Arturo Melocchi, based on singing with the larynx kept low, at the bottom of the neck. It gave Del Monaco a powerful, brassy, thick, muscular, penetrating sound.
In March 1949 Del Monaco sang Chenier at La Scala. His performances excited the public and marked a changing of the guard. Gigli sang his final Scala performances in 1947, as Chenier. His object and that of the tenors he influenced was, above all, to caress you. Del Monaco's was to excite you.