I'm very grateful to have seen this - because as a composer of vocal music, I''ve frequently been accused by singers of not being helpful to them in the passaggio - and now I'm more doubtful than ever whether this can be done at all.

The passagio is more difficult to negotiate than the high c.

Que interesante. Gracias!

Few years ago, when Mr. bean was still okay to sing, you would him singing the passagio seamlessly. Now, where is he? Mr. bean was teaching how to sing/ deal with the passagio.

Only with the Larynx down you can solve the big passagio problems. Therefore you need a teacher who has washed in all watets

As an aspiring tenor I enjoyed this tremendously! I was also curious what it's excerpted from, so I did some research. It's part of a 4-part series-- Pappano's Classical Voices-- that aired on BBC several years ago. The site for the show is www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0615576 I was able to find the Tenor episode on YT here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mMmIedtlst6up30.html. Enjoy!

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When demonstrating himself, A.Pappano, the non-singer, uses falsetto and speaks of making the voice smaller around the f, thus laying the ground for opening it up for the high notes. Then Kaufmann, the singer, demonstrates that he doesn't make the voice smaller nor uses falsetto at that point, but covers the note to then glide into the high b flat. And yes, it is not seamless i.e. non- audible. That's physically not possible and can be heard with every singer. Caruso was an outstanding example. Covering a note avoids the harsh sound at that junction. Melocchi style-trained singers are actually the ones who don't use the cover technique or try at least to shift the onset of a slight cover as far out as possible.

WHAT AN AMAZING TENOR...AND SO HANDSOME AS WELL!!!

Does anybody know where the full movie is at?

Mr. Kaufmann not only sounds marvelous and does things that's unbelievable even to Maestro Pappano, but he looks so beautiful!!

This seems to be the first part! Do you have the second, too?

Wow i did not now that someone besides Corelli could do that. And Kaufman made perfect diminuendo od the in Celeste Aida , that's very impresive.

Passionnant ! Merci alvaroalvar. (Alvaro dans la Forza aussi -))

¡¡¡FANTASTICO E INIGUALABLE!!!

Passagio is a matter for all voices not only tenors! lovely voice Jonas Kaufmann!

Muy interesante, very interesing, gracias! Thank! Danke!

That diminuendo was awesome, very difficult.

Smaller for singer, but it had to be of the same volume for the audience.

Very interesting! Thank you very much MAESTROS

Nagyon szeretem a mindenkori magyarázatait !

The master.

in this video the master of passagio is Thomas Allen... it is mentioned anyone else? buzhidao

Fantastisk

Jonas gerai supranta kaip reikia!

Pappano magyarázatai annyira érthetőek !

Tremendo video!! me encanto a mí

Swallowing everything, no vowels a mess.

It's only marketing, because Kauffman's voice is the "gola", but Pappano is a good director!

Does anyone have the entire documentary ? Or the subsequent section ?

Vicino al SOOOL (voz “afaseltada”, blanca). Vídeo interesante, en todo caso.

Fantasticas las clses de tednica y el marabilloso inters por perfecionar

Thank you for sharing this. Jonas you are the best in my Lifetime. You give so much ! ❤️

what amazing technic

Like birds...He just do it...!!

Inizio carriera questo tenore alleggeriva che era una meraviglia. Credo che adesso con tutto questo affondare gli rimarranno pochissimi anni di carriera. Orribile.

Can't call it "seamless negotiation" of the passagio, when in A-MOR the A and the MOR sound like two different voices completely. Kaufmann always overcovers, and on notes heavier voices than his would sing openly easily.

Dios, qué voz la de Jonas! ❤

I wish they could do a similar video about Bass. There is no way (i think) that i could reach such high notes.

Señor papano porque kaufman canta el aria Aida deiferente

Grazie Maestri

Ah adesso è un trono vicino al saaaal.... Non lo sapevo

dove bellis . timbro?

6.33

Smaller? What is he saying?

La gola di Kaufmann riesce ad emettere suoni orribili.

Pappano has an operatic Baritone. But Kaufmann should learn him that he sings to o p e n. Corelli declares here on youtube that you always must think "b e h i n d". Only with the Larynx doen

Sitiene esa voz wagleriana porque hutiliza tanto el falsete

kaufmann canta increíble

Great Maestro Pappone !

A great artist. Nice throat singing though...

No se holbide de Alagna

Voce ingolata

È una voce forzata il giusto ne tanto ne poco ,ma non è libera ,la natura lo aiuta ma non è a fuoco perché la voce manca di squillo

Only 1 or 2 people know how to sing mezza di voce? 🤣🤣🤣

Ridicoli e arroganti, si sentono depositari del nulla. Perché kaufmann non ci fa un video su quante volte è stato operato alle corde vocali?

Noooooo, no metas a caruso en esas tonterías.... So sad

Pappano es uno de los asesinos de la ópera. Sin conocimiento real de la técnica vocal se atreve a abordar el papel de maestro. Kaufmann no es un referente técnico, aunque su naturaleza le permite, pero engolar nunca ha sido la mejor opción para hacerse escuchar en un teatro sin micrófonos auxiliando.

Q pasaje? Si cada vez engola más la voz. Esto es un vídeo para vender después el DVD. Q se quite la patata de la boca antes de cantar .

Barking.

Intenta imitar a Corelli, pero vamos es ridículo. Cada vez abusa más del falsete en los agudos. Esta teniendo graves problemas con lo joven q es, por fabricarse una voz q no es la suya.

Mentira.

Quante cazzate che tocca sentire..

questo e' un consiglio per Pappano: - cambia mestiere ragazzo ! cosa dire della vocalità di Kaufmann ?! una vocalità fredda e poco professionale . questa e' la mia modesta opinione . il vecchio

Jonas Kaufmann??? Knödelsinging!

He represents a whole class of conductors that are destroying opera singers. Shame. And Kaufmann is of them.

The disgusting sounds they make

Debe hacer con más naturalidad. Y no mezclar con falseto o falsete...

Stop that man, he is a dager to opera singing.

My Gooood, Pappano is a disgusting teacher , what a shame 🤮🤮🤮🤬🤬

It's clear that he is not an expert. You do NOT make the voice lighter when you go up unless you are a bad singer using modern pseudotechnique.

you are a conductor and not a singer enven so you noot be a tenor !!!! second you do not understand the voice !!! there is NO passagio in teh voice if you sustain properly withthe abdo !!! and kaufman is a FAKE dramatic tenor listen hime when he was young he sung with his rela voice a legero tenor he can sing dramatic with a microphone if not he can get thrugh the orchestra !!!! STOP Pappano comment !!!!! and listen old school tenor a try to show me the passagio