WHO SANG "VINCERO" THE BEST? NESSUN DORMA - Federico/ Great tenor voices compared

NESSUN DORMA - Great tenor voices compared - Listen to the voce ! ( Voice) Ultimately the decision is up to each listener.

People will always compare voices. Some may like tulips more than roses or lily's more than daises. But the listener must be the final judge as beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. But there are some universal attributes to the voice - as Dr. Pola (Pavarotti's teacher & Franco Corelli and Jerome Hines my teachers)all taught, being a tenor is far more than just vocal technique. It involves the whole spirit, soul & body - the memory, the heart motives, intelligence, authenticity of love, soul weight- stage presence etc.

Now some have commented that a live stage voice should not be compared to the samples here (Placido Domingo's live stage performance voice for example) to a studio recording like Franco Corelli, Mario Lanza or yours truly. I agree - at the least, I may do another video which will juxtapose great tenor voices STUDIO recordings compared equally or LIVE STAGE voice compared equally - but remember - most tenors in a STUDIO SETTING record the voice dry like live - with no amplification and the hall reverb is added later in a studio mix- but it is still their voice - some of my own best performances of me singing were recorded live and sung with extra adrenaline because of the thrill and ambience of a live, large, critical audience.

But technical elements of the voice can be measured. Db levels and sustained can be translated in audio waves lengths on a spectrometer. sound analyzer etc. But ultimately, in studio or live concert hall, the ears of those in the audience can perceive the differences

1. Vocal tone & color 2. vibrato rate 3. Power on top high notes through head voice (the primate scream or "squealo" through the top of the skull - "voce di testa" 4. Proper breathing, vocal control & thrust from the diaphragm - Bel Canto technique, how smooth & sonorous the middle voice, (parlando) etc.

MODERN VERSION BY FEDERICO & PEREZ: 39 time Grammy & Latino Grammy award winning Rudy Perez (Song writer & producer for Il Divo, Michael Bolton & Andrea Bocelli etc.) arranged & produced the modern "Hopera" version of my performance of Nessun Dorma - but even the great legend Perez would admit that in fact is nothing can surpass the original orchestral version of the master Puccini. But it was fun to do it !

Regardless, its fascinating to compare different tenors by juxtaposing them with the greatest tenor aria climax at the end … VINCERO!