Richard Leech had one of the most beautiful tenor voices ever! Lorengar always wonderful!

For the record: this is from the Richard Tucker Gala at Carnegie Hall in 1987. It was quite an evening and you can watch most of it on KZfaq. Bonynge is conducting here because he was in the house to conduct Dame Joan who was also on the program. He knew this opera score inside out. Leech and Lorengar had just done a production in Berlin. This is the kind of musical magic that happens when everyone involved has the music in their BLOOD. Their ovation was long and DEAFENING and totally well deserved. We all cheered till we were hoarse.

Absolutely great - both Lorengar and Leech!

Lorengar already died in 1996,so 14 yrs ago,but she is still so much around,play records and see youtube regularly.I have never been so pleasantly surprised when she sang at abt 64 yrs of age with a huge volume and hardly vibration.She sang still brilliant in her "spare time" A great soprano and she looked superb It was a shock to hear she died at only 68 yrs of age(1928-1996)Many singers stop too late the examples are numerous,but Pilangar remained high quality till the end Brilliant soprano

L'un des plus beaux enregistrements de ce duo!

Just discovered this duet which has the most sensuous melody; I listen to it often! Richard Leech has an incredibly beautiful and expressive voice and shows real dramatic involvement in this concert. I've always loved Pilar Lorengar's voice and I love the way her voice blends with his.

I may not be as versed in opera as many but did I just hear the equal of all the great tenors. Leech was magnificent,

Leech, qué pedazo de tenor!!! y Lorengar siempre maravillosa!

Eureka! I didn't expect to find this. I once had this on video tape, but it somehow got erased, to my dismay. Leech has one of the most beautiful and sensual voices. We need to hear more from him! This is indeed gorgeous and a keeper. Thanks Operazine!!!

Enamorado toda la vida de Pilar Lorengar ,por guapa y grande,fantastico el tenor.

Fantastisch

This is amazing! Some of the best singing you could ask for! There is nothing wrong with his jaw and Leech has not declined at all, but he, unlike so many tenors today, actually KNOWS HOW TO SING without pushing or screaming! BRAVO!!!!

Pilar meravigliosa, Richard Leech strepitoso. Anni d'oro della Lirica. Purtroppo sono nato nell'epoca sbagliata.

OMG>>>Leech's voice is incredibly gorgeous and this is a lovely duet.

They’re singing this in German because they recently did a production of the opera in Berlin. The most famous recording of it on electrically recorded 78s is with Teschemacher and Wittrisch and that’s also in German (and one of the best). The 59 year old Lorengar is sensational here. Talk about STEADY, vibrant, thrilling top right up to high Bs and Cs. Bonynge also knew the score inside out, from conducting the Decca recording and many live performances. You’re not going to hear this duet sung by anyone anytime soon. And certainly not as brilliantly as this. It’s a brutally difficult duet.

A few years ago, I saw Maestro Leech during the Martina Arroyo Foundation's 15th anniversary gala, and I stopped him and told him that this was some of the most stunning singing I've ever heard. This is brilliant in every way. I return to it often, and it just gets better every time.

THE BEST!!

I also had it as a video tape and am so happy to find it here. Richard Leech is huge ! I also saw his sessions of recording of his Faust with Studer, directed by Michel Plasson, on french TV, and he was very impressive and idiomatic in his "Salut, demeure chaste et pure".

Richard Leech and Gregory Kunde were the best exponents of the role of RAOUL DE NANGIS of their generation.

AMAZING VOICE BOTH!

Simplesmente belíssimo.

Thanks for the update 😊

A "Golden Age" moment from a Richard Tucker Gala!

Compleet Hugenots with Leech Erato 4 CD in french !!

EXTRAORDINARIO DUO

It is very interesting to hear a German version of this duet. They sounds cold and un-dramatic against Giulietta Simionato and Franco Corelli. But Richard Leech tries, he was working hard to create a good duet.

It was some time in the early 90's at the Deutsche Oper Berlin (hence the German) in a staging by John Dew. As I recall Leech was brought in at the last minute to replace another tenor. He had a spectacular success in the premiere.

@tneprescintr "Tu l'as dit", Act IV. It is the second part of the long duetto "O ciel, où courrez-vous ?".

Splendide ! on regrette seulement que ce ne soit pas chanté en français...

Leech had an amazing voice .......then silence ( 2010 )

I stand corrected.

Richard Tucker Gala

@keyofdavid888 I think you are right !

Odd, an American Tenor and Spanish soprano singing in german rather than French, but superb from both- I see Richard Bonynge is conducting and he is no longer young. Not sure when Lorengar left us, but this couldn't have been that many years ago- does anyone know?

Wonderful! Pity it's not sung in the original French!

Semiramide 1945 Lorengar passed away in 1995.

Amazing

I agree. The language does not come through well on an opera demanding so much power from something like five main voices.

Leech is wonderful. I wasn't familiar with his voice, though I've been hearing about him as long as I can remember. But what are they singing? It is most definitely not Les Huegenots because they're singing in German.

I mean it must be 1988

What's the original name of this duet?

sung in German?

This is beautiful singing, but not in the original french but in german. Schade ! Hans NL

Wonderful. I think Lorengar actually sounds better than her younger self!

Excellent but if he could he should have done it like Marcel Wittrisch up to the D flat but superb singing I wonder what happened to him he showed such promise when I heard him first then disappeared his voice superior to most other tenors

Nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, nein, NEIN, NEIN, NEIN!

I'll tell you something, I didn't like the change in tone at 1:21.

he does something strange with his jaw. perhaps this is a sign of why he declined?

She's really bad here. She has absolutely not the voice for the role.