That high C and the entire phrase is done so well it’s almost supernatural!

Quel do acuto.... Un diamante purissimo, poi il diminuendo sembrava dopo Distefano non fosse più possibile eseguirlo meglio,è andato oltre. Fantastico!!!!!!!! ❤

Una perla!!!!!!!!! La migliore esecuzione mai sentita in assoluto!!!!!!!! Il diminuendo, va oltre il grande Distefano. C'è da inchinarsi dinnanzi a tanta bellezza e perfezione. Incredibile cosa ha fatto, pazzesco🙏👍

GS is VERY underrated and always has been unfortunately. he is one of the most amazing tenors out there, and far superior to most of them today. his technique is amazing and he is rock solid in every way. honestly he is better than many great tenors of the past all around. this is a clinic on pure vocalism.

This is a very high class tenor, highly talented, with a very well elaborated technique. Bravo Maestro, we need singers like you to keep opera and it’s future alive!! Questo è un tenore di altissimo livello, di grande talento, con una tecnica molto ben elaborata. Bravo Maestro, abbiamo bisogno di cantanti come te per mantenere vivo l'opera ed è il futuro!! C'est un ténor de très grande classe, très talentueux, avec une technique très élaborée. Bravo Maestro, nous avons besoin de chanteurs comme vous pour garder l'opéra et son avenir en vie !! Dies ist ein sehr hochklassiger Tenor, hochtalentiert, mit einer sehr gut ausgearbeiteten Technik. Bravo Maestro, wir brauchen Sänger wie Sie, um die Oper und ihre Zukunft am Leben zu erhalten!!

I think that Giuseppe Sabbatini has a so underrated voice by the media, but so beautifully phrased, technically impeccable and so clean, that he deserves to be acknowledged forever. A real Italian voice.

Mamma mia! It doesn't get any better than this. Just unbelievable, but hearing is believing! And for what my 2 cents are worth, there was not a "drop" of falsetto in the High C. There was however a perfect dimenuendo from full voice to "un fil di voce". Perfetto, Sublime! Ecco un vero Gran Maestro!

Very, very beautiful singing. What a great interpretation.

The ability to sing a high C in full voice and then diminuendo to piano while transitioning from full to head tone to falsetto is sublime and downright difficult to do. The command this tenor has over his voice is admirable. Bravo for sharing this with the world.

Fantastic High C! As good as Giuseppe di Stefano!

Whst control this man has over his voice! Stunning!

Una smorzatura del DO acuto cosî perfetta la abbiamo ascoltata solo da GIUSEPPE DI STEFANO, in una Recita negli USA di oltre 60 Anni or sono !! Great SABATINI 👍 !!!

Say what you want people, but this is simply great, I am just learning this aria and it is bloody difficult. He has all, great diction, fantastic musicality and a beautiful timbre as well. I have never heard of this tenor, but this is simply one of the best renditions I have come across. And the High C is nor pushed and never falsetto, it is in perfect shape and control for me. GREAT

C'é qualcuno che riesce a fare un diminuendo degno di quel nome...finalmente. Pensavo che dopo Di Stefano fosse impossibile !

That was the sickest high C ever, bravo

I’ve had the good fortune to hear Sabbatini live on two occasions. The first time was at Avery Fisher Hall, where he sang in the Verdi Requiem with Muti conducting La Scala Orchestra and Chorus. Barbara Frittoli (in her prime) was the soprano, Violeta Urmana was the mezzo (she was spectacular back then), and Sam Ramey was the bass. It was a sensational performance. The second time I heard Sabbatini was in Manon at the Met. He was outstanding. Unfortunately, like so many other wonderful singers, he suddenly disappeared from the Met roster. I haven’t heard tenor singing on this level at the Met in many years.

An accomplished, effortless performance. A delight to listen to such artistry.

Giuseppe Sabbatini a vraiment donné la plus parfaite interprétation... un sommet innnateignable.

This is a really good rendition of this aria. Not to talk about this incredible high C sung in a long phrase. Bravo Sabbatini!

This was really beautifully sung with sympathetic interpretation and the high C diminuendo was out of the top drawer, REALLY EXCELLENT! I'm a baritone and so don't know the music and whether it calls for a diminuendo or not, but nonetheless Mr Sabbatini's technical control over that diminuendo was phenomenal! Bravo!

Bravo, bravo Sabbatini, one of the best. We love him very much. Thank you Sabbatini!!!

Que MAESTRO DE LA VOZ !!!!!!!! Perfecto control, fiato, linea perfecta.

So, so beautiful! Slower than what I'm used to but I think it made it better. Thank you for posting.

Wow… Just amazing, a true singing lesson !!! Perfect italian technic and great musical performance !!!

BRAVO! One of the most beautifully sung, and felt, versions I have ever heard.

Although it is tempting to focus comment on the spectacular high C, the entire aria is sung with wonderful lyricism, fervor, and unusual attention to phrasing. Even the phrase leading to the C is sung in one breath! I was fortunate to hear him live at the Met in Manon in a memorable performance.

Quanto è bravo! Che voce ammaliante, farebbe innamorare anche i sordi! Merita molto di più di quanto ha avuto! ❤️

Superb projection, expression of the purest lyricism and beautiful voice.

Une pure merveille. Je n’ai jamais entendu un pareil ténor. C’est le plus grand, Il n’y a aucun doute…

something to be recorded for ever....one of the best tenor in the world.....

El control de la voz es impresionante...bravo

That was the greatest single note I've ever heard, on top of what was already a beautiful performance. I've never heard a decrescendo that beautiful and effortless, jesus christ I can't even begin to describe how awesome that was. Time to dig up more arias from this master!

Grande grande el pianissimo... Sobre todo.. Nadie la ha cantado así.

this is the first I've heard of Mr Sabbatini. I think this a beautiful recording if not "exciting". I'm content with beautiful. Note says that this was sung in 1991. I follow opera and I'm surprised that his career wasn't more luminescent ie with Pavorotti and Domingo. Perhaps not not the versatility of voice that is Domingo's but clearly more skilled than many who make a nice nice career and name for themselves. I have heard the control "up top" only from Corelli.

UAU, WHAT A VOICE AND CONTROL, EXCELLENT, THE BEST I HAVE EVER SEEN ON THIS ARIA.

Gorgeous..... and that Morendo/diminuendo!!!!!!!!! bravo

un immense tenor!

Ha smorzato ì'acuto finale come pochi altri! Bravo.

J'ai écouté des centaines de fois cette aria et son célèbre contre ut et ce monsieur est le meilleur ! Magique !

Es ist schon richtig: Das C allein macht nicht den Tenor! Aber dieser Ton mit seinem Diminuendo verinnerlicht die ganze Arie in einer Weise, die ich noch nicht erlebt habe. Das Glück des Augenblicks ist darin unsterblich geworden. Danke!

Not a single other tenor even comes close to singing "Salut" as well as this! The whole interpretation was a masterclass in perfection, and that high-C - to bring it down from forte to piano without losing any of the quality - that was just amazing! This is the part in the opera just after Faust has sold his soul to the devil... wondering is Sabbatini didn't do the same ;)

magnifico do!!!!! ese diminuendo que hace al final sosteniendo el do...... imprecionanate!!!!! desde corelli y kraus q esto no se escuchaba en vivo.....

Grande Sabbatini, ed anche grande il direttore e l'orquesta!!!

Divine voice!

Stunningly beautiful.

Sabbatini was first of all a master in the art of singing. Here we can hear an example of sensitive artistic delivery and delicacy. His high C with an incredibly beautiful diminuendo has the mark of a great singer and artist manrico29

Il più bel diminuendo dopo Pippo Di Stefano. Bravo!!

Fantastic voice, beautiful musician. The high C is perfect.

GIUSEPPE SABBATINI IN "SALUT DEMEURE CHASTE ET PURE" (FAUST) magnifica performance di Sabbatini in questa difficile aria

Apart from being technically perfect and musical in this aria, I find his personality immensely likeable.

WOW!!! C'est magnifique!!

Excelente tenor!

Estupendo!!! Bravo!! Gran Maestro!!

oh wow, just wow... I maybe I could be a singer in my next life.. this is just simply beyond amazing... BRAVO !!

This was the best Salute, demeure et chaste et pure, I have heard in a long time. I have heard the Bjorling, at leats two different recordings; my late mom heard Bjorling in this live in the early fifties, and raved. This absolutely on par with Bjorling andl also Kraus. The high C, with diminuendo was ravishingly beautiful. Only the truly great can accomplish that, like Pavarotti in his earlier recording of Celeste Aida when he sings a heartstopping diminuendo at the end . Thanks!

Grazie per questa interpetrazione da manuale, e dal vivo! Giuseppe sei stato un grande!

Incredible!!!!, i had the opportunity to hear him a lot of times in Vienna, just perfect!!!

¡Diminuendo supremo!

A wonderful singer. what ability!!

Bravissimo. Un Do perfetto

Incredible, just as perfect as Di Steano, and even better. Bravississimo. Thank you so much for posting this.

Grandissimo Maestro Sabbatini, una voce piccola, gentile ma molto, molto ben educata. Un fuoriclasse.

Semplicemente superbo.

That is amazing control !!!!!

Magnífico Tenor lírico de perfecto control del fiato y absoluto manejo del diafragma. Que maravilla de voz!!!

Never heard such a good interpretation since Alain Vanzo !

Excellent diminuendo on the high C!

IMPECCABLE!!!!!!

Absolutely magnificent singing of this very difficult aria . Bravo 👏👏👏

Great just great!!!! I love this Performance.

Beautiful high C diminuendo!!!Bravo

this is outstanding beautiful singing, though there are many great versions from the greats, I think Mr. Sabbatini cultivated this famous aria uniquely his own style. I also enjoy his arias for Mozart's opera. Wish him a long healthy career, more Met performances!!! Bravo,

Beautifully controlled diminuendo! Bravo

Beautiful and virile

Ô magnifique !

Simplemente maravillosa interpretación. Ese Do agudo con ese diminuendo iimpecabke pocas veces lo he escuchado …que técnica perfecta con la que administra su voz. Bravo!!!

One of the best tenor's working now (anyway, in 2016, I hope this is still the case). Along with early Di Stefano & Björling this version is hard to beat. Not forgetting Gedda but his approach, fine as it is, lacks the warmth of sound that these 3 provide.

Excellent! He kinda looks and sounds like Charles Castronovo here.

One of the best renditions of the aria with the vocalism and thoughtfulness it deserves! Almost every great tenor has done it beginning with Bjoerling,DiStefano and Gedda being the gold standards.

young Sabbatini was just perfect!

bellissimo il diminuendo sull'acuto

Unbelievable 5:40 minute. The best high C and piano Ive ever heard

This rendition is wonderful not only because of the high C, but he sang all the time very nice, as it must be (piano, legatto, as a monologue). Bravo Signore Sabattini. The high C is to crown this perfect interpretation!

I'm a tenor and I sure as hell am envious of his C... maybe in ten years I'll be able to do that... that C was unbelievable! Practically wet myself!!

I wonder what my life would be like if I was stupid enough to think that Sabbatini sang his high "C" in falsetto...

GRANDE TENORE....SMORZARE UN DO AD ALTA QUOTA ..E 'IMPRESA DI UN TENORE DI ALTRI TEMPI.GRANDE TECNICA.

J’ai fait plusieurs spectacles avec lui dans le rôle de Faust, à l’opéra national de Paris Bastille. 💙🤍❤️

What a magnificent diminuendo. Not just fantastic because it was on a high C but because the rate of volume decrease was so even, so pure,so elegant.

Me parece la versión más preciosa y sobrada de ésta aria...voz bella, buen francés, fraseo generoso y matizado, fiato más que generoso, y un agudo final con diminuendo incluido maravilloso y escalofriante ....ME QUITO EL SOMBRERO.

Meraviglioso!!!

grazie maestro Sabbatini

Fantastico

БРАВО МАЈСТОРЕ!!! SABBATINI AND GIUSEPPE DI STEFANO, BRAVO !

His version of _A te o cara_ is perfect ! His technical skills were breath-takingly sung ! No one sings it better.

Magnificent!

Grande Sabbatini

The best !!!!!

perfect!!!!!!!!!

Fabulous singing

Thank you from Uk 🤗