Jessica Vierra this deserves all the likes.

Jessica Vierra Thank you!!!!💁🏽‍♂️💁🏽‍♂️💁🏽‍♂️ Jesus! Not a lot seem to have understood that.

BassoProfundo20 its about comparing the clarity and purity of the notes not the styles in which they're sang. David Phelps might not be an opera singer like Pavarotti was but he is an excellent pop voice Tenor just as the likes of Freddie Mercury and Roy Orbison sang in the tenor register but where popular / contemporary style singers.

He violated the song.

Only at 5:17 phelps impressed me.

one has more control tho

Yeah Pavarotti definitely has more control.

really? i once saw david phelps mix C5 very softly to loud

a crescendo c5 basically

I've seen him do this with a Bb. However, in Rigoletto Pavarotti does this same Mesa de Voci technique at a High D5.

P.S. Excellent job on compiling the clips, Rafael 😊

About the lows, Pavarotti never sang below C#3, I'm pretty sure I've saw David "supporting" this note and even lower. So we will never know. Their "supported" range are pretty equal.

Thanks :) I'm always trying to bring different clips.

Rafael Araújo Interestingly enough I was having a discussion about David's low notes with someone just a few days ago. I could vaguely recall him supporting a C#3, but I could only find Eb3+ supported notes for him. He sometimes goes a bit airy below E3-F3. Whilr Pavarotti stays in the 4th octave most of the time, he is still a bit more consistent in the 3rd octave compared to David.

Projection does not negate control of dynamics. Pavarotti was not known for his wonderful control of dyamics, (which is not to say that he lacked control of dynamics, just that he could've, should've been better, and I guess in his youth, he was) but every classical vocalist worth their salt are experts at controlling dynamics. I've even seen this in action. In my choir/chorus, the tenors had to sing an Ab for 7 measures. Most people could barely hit the note, let alone sustain it that long, on top of that, the score had marked that section as pianissimo. All of us resorted to falsetto, except the one conservatory tenor ( a spinto if you're wondering), who took the note very soft and sweet, with wonderful control. He could be heard over the whole choir, but it was also the softest, floatiest Ab you'd ever heard. Just because you could hear him over all of us, doesn't mean he was loudly belting it out. It's hard to explain, but he just floated the note on top of all the accompaniment and everyone. So, no, the right technique is not 'personal preference', it's the right technique.

No, he worked hard. It's not a gift. Or a years of hard freaking work.

He work hard but its also a gift

@@jingledalingas7954 Only for very few people and even they work extremely hard. It's 90% work for even those who are naturally good.

His vocal coaches

I agree, the power Pavarotti has is mind-blowing

TWO GREAT TENORS WITH THRILLING TENOR HIGH RINGING NOTES !! GREAT COMPARISONS BUT LET'S NOT FORGET THAT PAVAROTTI IS A SELF AMPLIFIED SINGER WHILE PHELPS IS A MICROPHONE SINGER , AND TO SING WITHOUT A MICROPHONE AT THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE NEEDS NOT ONLY POWER BUT PROJECTION ! ON THE OTHER HAND THE MIC TENOR CAN HAVE MORE FREEDOM OF TECHNICAL AND ARTISTIC EXPRESSION . IT IS INDEED THE AMPLITUDE THAT OPERA SINGERS USE THAT HAS ALSO BEEN THE LOSS OF THEIR HIGH NOTES AND THEIR VOICES FOR NOT EVERYONE POSSESSES A NATURAL BIG SINGING VOICE !! CHECK OUT THE CONCEPT OF " THE PHARYNGEAL VOCAL TECHNIQUE " by TONY SILVA ON UTUBE ON HOW TO SING HIGH C5 to HIGH A5 FOR POP AND BROADWAY MUSICAL SINGERS . I'M 80 AND I DEMONSTRATE THESE SUPER HIGH NOTES !!

Not Really A Singer That's a nice goal! David is one of the best and most beautiful voices out there. But just don't focus on things like mix. there really isn't such a thing

not in the sense, that theres an actual mixed voice register. it's either m1 or m2. u can mix resonance/sounds but not those two registers.

Raffael W. If there isnt mix than what is there?

Uhm.... m1 or m2. I just wrote that..

Dima Kushnir This isn't a video about world peace; it's just comparing two great vocalists' technique, resonance etc. David Phelps is a phenomenal vocalist but Luciano has more resonance and a better technique... See, no one died from this.

Ewerton se aproxima??? você escutor ele cantando mesmo? o cara é completo.

GarageStudio David doesn't need to make that resonance because his style of music is totally different. If he chose to be an opera singer I assure he is absolutely able to make that resonance. And you know what even an opera singer can't make that resonance if they don't sing in an auditorium for Opera. All of classical concerts which perform in a stadium must use mike and amplifier for singers and orchestra.

Because the concerts are for a great mass of people, thats the reason because the concerts of opera have microphones

ELIAS.A.B.C_YT you were right but not enough. It is also because of the structure of the stadium or concert hall can't make the echo as in the Opera house, so that the resonance opera singers make themselve can help enough without mikes. The places the contemporary singers like Phelp perform are usually bigger than an normal Opera house and the structure of them aren't for making echo, not to mention the audiences of Opera always keep quiet while contemporary music audiences usually acclaim, yell, scream during the performances. The volume of a electric guitar/bass can bigger than dozens of strings, one drumkit can be as big as the whole percussion... So I think people shouldn't underestimate the singers who have good technique as Phelp. Opera singers like Pavarotti are so great but it doesn't mean that he can sing well with other genre, and making good resonance isn't everything. There are things that you can't nail if you sing with an Opera sound.

how i say in another comment, he doesnt have a bad techniche but Pavarotti have the best techniche

lovestoryim, You again are misinformed. Opera houses are made to be acoustical friendly, however, the Opera singer must sing against other voices and an orchestra. Another thing you leave out is that Opera is not just simply "OPERA" there are different types of Opera for different sizes of voice. For example, a leggerio tenor sings lighter material, and against much less orchestration. Most trained singers can sing at this level of volume. Pavarotti, go into the larger pieces of Opera and even still he didn't do the largest pieces like Otello. Most modern singers who sing with Microphones are relying on "MONITORS" to help them sing against other guitars and drums and it makes it a lot easier. In Opera, you have no "MONITOR" and in the heavier Opera it becomes quite difficult and tiring. That is why Opera singers who engage in Heavy pieces have a much shorter term and their singing careers last shorter. Also you are repeating things that I have already proved wrong. Opera singers have sung "other styles" effectively. Just because YOU don't think so is YOUR opinion. Vitorrio Grigolo sold PLATINUM as a POP SINGER and he proves your point wrong. Also, Pavarotti himself sang with a Pop voice on his recording of Caruso. Do you know that Pavarotti sang Caruso 2 days after listening to the Song? Did you know that? He sang with a Pop voice because his daughter asked him to. Now, Pavarotti's version of Caruso is the GOLD STANDARD by which all other versions of this POP song are judged.

Yes he would be! But he is to God’s glory not to man’s

AMEN!

lol I just saw you comment now. I don't like to repeat clips. So the videos used for Phelps in the High Notes Battles, he vs SoHyang, Christmas battles and here are all different (except for the Eb5 and F5)

Well the recording back then was not as good

ElixR イーサン That is David Phelps and his daughter singing "Water".

I love them both but I will never compare a gospel tenor vocalist with an opera tenor vocalist.

Quem dera se todos que assistem o vídeo tivesse esse pensamento... A gente coloca na descrição, e ainda vem gente querendo ofender alguém. O motivo de fazer esse vídeo é só o de juntar esses dois cantores magníficos.

Since when does naturally higher mean better?

Rosannasfriend, you are correct, naturally higher doesn't equal better, but Opera singers have a lot more pressure on them to perform correctly and when they do foul up, its a catatastrophe in some cases. The phrasing, and being at the mercy of a conductor in a live settting without the aid of any amplification makes it quite difficult. When you hear a pop or rock singer off microphone, the sound will be much thinner, when you hear a good opera singer off microphone, the sound is much richer and fuller with noticeable squillo /resonance. It takes years of study to achieve that.

I would say David has the higher voice. Pavarotti really puts a great deal of energy and spin to produce those high C's whereas David can sing them softly and crescendo into forte. Also, David does a lot of straight tone which is harder to accomplish. We can still appreciate, however, their unique colors and power.

Pavarotti can sing softly as well. Mezza Voce. Listen to Pavarotti singing in the part Offertorio in Verdi's Requiem. Pavarotti's part comes in about 4 minutes 50 seconds in, in the following kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sJuPl9qIy8udZ5s.html Beautiful full resonance, much less wasted breath, as Phelps wastes breath and sounds more breathy in the soft tones, and also a much rounder fuller sound that is required for the theater not for the microphones.

YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN!!!

David would agree with you!

I WOULD'T BOTHER, DEL MONACO LIKE DOMINGO NEVER HAD HIGH C5'S TRY FRNCO CORELLI AND JUSSIE BJORLING !

Tony Silva Del monaco's C were not great, but his b's were absolutely gorgeous!

SINCE ART OF ANY KIND IS IN THE REALM OF SUBJECTIVITY, EVERYONE'S OPINION IS AS GOOD AS ANYONE'S ELSES. SO HERE'S WHAT I SAY. A TENOR WITHOUT A HIGH C5 to HIGH E5 IS NOT A TENOR BUT A BARITONE WITH HIGH NOTES, THAT IS IN GRAND OPERA ! IN 1831 A TENOR BY THE NAME OF GILBERT LOUIES-DUPREZ CHANGED THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF HOW TENORS SING THEIR HEAD NOTES AND WE'RE IN THAT MODE STILL TODAY. THIS INFO YOU CAN CHECK OUT ON UTUBE ALSO CHECK OUT A VOCAL TECHNIQUE THAT WAS USED THEN TO GET THOSE SUPER HIGH NOTES " THE PHARYNGEAL VOCAL TECHNIQUE " by TONY SILVA

@@tonysilva9458 WHY DO YOU USE CAPS ALWAYS LOOOL?

Well, someone has taken it upon themselves to insert them into the same class and while Phelps is astonishing . . . .

Você que se diz músico e afirmando que David é melhor que Pavarotti? Lógico que Pavarotti é um cantor melhor, está cantando com a mandíbula mais relaxada, demonstra ter melhor dinâmica, controle vocal e seu domínio muscular e de embocadura está melhor aqui e você percebe pela facilidade na projeção das notas, a técnica vocal e principalmente o suporte diafragmático de Pavarotti é claramente superior; conheço muitos músicos que não entendem quase nada de Fisiologia Vocal e saber tocar instrumentos ou cantar não quer dizer absolutamente nada dentro dos parâmetros da nomenclatura vocal, quem entende realmente de estrutura vocal é um verdadeiro técnico vocal ou preparador de voz mas é sua opinião também e eu respeito acima de tudo, mais obviamente que Phelps é um cantor incrível como um todo e um dos melhores da atualidade.

Through an amplifier 🤣

Just As I Am

Rafael Araújo Thank you!

Nessun Dorma

Angelina Gigi Williams: There are classical tenors who would smoke Pavarotti.

SKMRify, Opera singers or just classical singers? Pavarotti is one of the greatest lyric tenors of all time. There is of course Jussi Bjorling and others, but Pavarotti in his peak was quite good.

babystinky: Opera is a branch of classical music/singing (of course). And Pavarotti's quite overrated.

Yeah, but there are classical trained singers who don't sing Opera. Also, who says Pavarotti is overrated? ? What makes him overrated? Can you name some good Operatic Lyric Tenors?

Fame doesn’t determine success:)

Jeff Hooper I agree with you completely. David isn't an opera singer despite gently dipping his toes into the odd aria ! So it is unfair on David to compare him. Pavarotti, when it comes to arias like Che Gelida Manina and Nessum Dorma David doesn't even come close and he probably knows that! That said in the arena that David sings he is without doubt at the top of his tree. He has one of those voices where you just can't wait for him to let loose and when he does you can't help but smile in pure admiration or my case pure jealousy!

Paul, Pavarotti has sung Pop before, kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n7B2fJhk1sCbqI0.html That is Pavarotti's "POP" voice and he did it 2 days after listening to the piece. Its the gold standard of that song.

no pavarotti just came first

I totally disagree with you. I think David Phelps performs with much more feeling and it's much more interesting watching him sing. I think David Phelps is The Best although I was always a fan on Pavoratti.

Jeff, I disagree and would say that David is the better vocal technician as he has sung opera as well as many other styles with impressive competence. Pavarotti sang opera, and did not do much original work. But I believe that if Pavarotti were with us today as a young man in the 2010s, he would be able to do all that David has been doing and possibly with more ease. He looks like he hits B4s and C5s with more ease than David in the video samples. But we can't know.

It was available on KZfaq "back then", easily the best version. Have been searching it for the last 3 months. 😢😅

Totalmente!

O soave fanciulla

Pedro Furtado para mim Andrea Bocelli é maior que os dois

Kleber Endringer kkkkkkk pega a o Andrea cantando The lord' s Prayer e depois ve o david cantando a mesma.. kkkkkk david muito superior

@@kleberendringer9686 Bocelli n faz nem o si direito

GungHoGun-AR-15 "Joy, Joy" - David Phelps.

She is doing a B5

I thought so since she's singing the whole melody already an octave higher than him. Makes sense.

Maxwell Barbosa pavarroti foi um grande cantor da opera, mas David pra mim e único, abraço e fique com Deus !

@@GuilhermeSouza-nw1un foi o maior