Siepi`s English sounds French. He was born in Milan in 1921, not 1923, where the people mostly speak Lombardian dialekt with palate R like the French speak. Palate R is spoken all over the Lombardia to Modena. I talked a lot with Siepi since 1974 in Genova

I agree. He sounds almost Spanish in his speaking voice...

@@flanplan5903 No, FRENCH he sounds! A lot of people in the valley of the river Po speak so in North-Italy since the occupation of Napoleon.

We all do.

I wished that I could sound like him when talking. He sounds like a handsome dude in conversations, and he also looks handsome, too.

Though it is somewhat lighter than Pinza’s. It sounds relatively normal compared to his singing voice.

It's quite similar to Ferruccio Furlanetto's as well.

I was surprised by Pinza in the movies. Higher than i expected, but he used a very wide range if you check the pitches of his speech. Seemed natural . In contrast to those bassos that want everyone to know. Jerome Hines could be that way I think. And amateurs of course. Look up any interview with Ghiaurov. Its beautiful! ( he prefered to speak Italian in interviews which adds to the beautiful.

And drops to Bb1 a few times 😁

@@MultiKamil97 Really? Didn't realize that. I thought he only spake down to a chest C2. I mean, I think I heard him speak briefly at a strohbass Bb1.

@@bradycall1889 Yeah, for example in 1:23 when he says "sing him also", he drops to Bb1 at the end of the word "also".

@@MultiKamil97 Oh now I hear it I think.

Siepi was much lower than Ghiaurov

@@Hexmeyer Singing, Siepi's low voice greatly exceeded that of Ghiaurov. An amusing story: During a dresses rehearsal for Götterdämmerung at LO Chicago, I was backstage chatting with Bengt Rundgren (the Hagen). Ghiaurov & Freni came in, with Nicolai speaking in his lowest bass voice. Rundgren responded by speaking an octave lower!

He sounds quite bassy to me.

And though singing voice-wise they're about the same, Nicolai Giaurov has a higher-pitched speaking voice with less overtone richness than Siepi.

@bradycall1889 not when i heard him speak! I was in the room when he was being interviewed( in Italian). The tables and floor shook, and he used a wide range when speaking. Very mellifluous. Almost like Paul Robedon or James Earl Jones. I think a singers speaking voice is fascinating. Some tenors talk high on purpose to stay warmed up (Domingo) and Tucker spoke like a baritone.

Salve! premi sull'icona SOTTOTITOLI, la seconda verso destra in basso, poi su IMPOSTAZIONI (icona a forma di ingranaggio). Si aprirà un menù a tre voci in cui si leggerà "SOTTOTITOLI-INGLESE GENERATI AUTOMATICAMENTE, e a destra una freccina sarà visibile. cliccando su di essa si potrà accedere alla funzione "traduzione automatica". Non è sempre precisissima ma rende comunque l'idea. Spero di essere stato d'aiuto. Un saluto!