It's a popular convention of 3rd-hand informed, armchair enthusiasts to refer to Gobbi as not having 'the best vocal material' - what a joke and what fools. But what's it to Gobbi? He was an awesome and magnificent opera singer. His performances are legend and he is the benchmark for all other singers, whatever the voice. This performance is superlative in it's interpretative style, intensity and musicality. His voice is utterly magnificent. Put simply - it doesn't get any better than this.

I watched Tito Gobbi singing several opera roles from the late 1950s to the 1970s at São Carlos Opera Theater in Lisbon. He was the most remarkable baritone I ever saw acting live.

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A great actor with a great voice and great musicianship. The classic Verdian baritone. Before working on the music of a new role, he memorised the entire libretto, so he understood the other characters, using exaggerated gestures He would then work with a maestro on the music. He is the greatest ever Scarpia and triumphed in every role he played. This great aria is very powerful and he just completely inhabits the character. Thomas Allen had the same remarkable gift. A great actor with a great voice and supreme musicianship. His performance of " Credo in Dio Crudel, is also immensely powerful. His eyes had a demonic look to them. The performance is on You Tube. He has retired from opera and is passing on his vast experience. Tito Gobb had lovely programme" Tito Gobbi's Tuscan Summer".

A great actor who was able to captivate audiences all around the world with his tremendous voice and musicianship.

Simply the best!!........no more needs to be said!...

Gran actor, capaz de mantener la tensión dramática a lo largo de toda su interpretación.

Unico!!!

Gob I is just the greatest ever baritone both in the flesh and on record! The greatest.

I have always held Tito Gobbi in high regard, and this performance just shows what a fine performer he was. His beautiful voice, strong musicianship and outstanding acting ability alone are enough to warrant a place as one of the best performers of the twentieth century. Also, like with Scarpia, in which I feel he is unsurpassed, there is an intelligence and intensity here. While I prefer Sherrill Milnes' more sadistic interpretation where he is all dishevelled, Gobbi wins for tuning and style

Yes, you're right, he is a unique singer, the most passionate and, in the same time, refined baritone in recording history.

Absolutely stunning

I absolutely agree with ScoDeu. I couldn't have put it better. Anyway it is what you do with your vocal material that counts and he was really the male equivalent to Callas with what he did as he poured everything into his roles and was utterly convincing. Wonderful! They don't seem to make them like this these days...

Superbe ! Bravo

As much s I enjoy Cappuccilli and Bastianini's performances as Iago; they sang the role; watch Gobbi's eyes and body language as well as listening to his interpretation of the words in this aria. Gobbi WAS Iago. A superb singing actor.

I saw him in the Chicago Opera House with Tucker in Don Carlo when I was nineteen years old and he commanded more rapt attention than anyone. When still in his vocal prime he was an untouchable onstage period, end of sentence!

Barítonos había por puñados de mejores como Mascherini, Warren, Valdengo o Bastianini (al cual adoro), pero ninguno, NINGUNO como Gobbi, el aparte de esa hermosa voz (técnicamente no extraordinaria) poseía un garbo increíble, elegante, guapo y sobre todo un excelente actor en cualquier estilo, llámese comedias (las Rossinianas que él elevó a su gloria) o dramas (más en Verdi) el siempre se adueñó del escenario, se comía literalmente a todo el reparto por mejor que fuera, Tito lograba atrapar las miradas con su mítica fuerza musical, por ello fue el rey de los Barítonos.

I am accustomed to falling in love with Tito Gobbi's acting powers (what real woman wouldn't prefer his Scarpia over Cavaradossi?) but this performance as Iago is in another league - it actually inspired a twinge of fear. I've only come across one other singer who could embody a sense of evil, and that was Christopher Robson, in a portrayal of despair rather than active malevolence. Awesome achievements, both.

Что поет Тито Гобби, люблю наперед, еще до того, как он раскрыл рот..

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Who says his voice was small? LOL At the best of times it was huge.

Greater baritones? Perhaps...Better actors? Well, maybe.... But a greater combination of the two than Tito Gobbi?? Niente, niente, NIENTE!!

G R A N D E artista !

A friend of mine once said to me that if you could combine Tito Gobbi's brain and Robert Merrill's voice you would have had the world's greatest baritone. He may have had something there.

Forse ,il piu grande Iago.Grandissima interpretazione

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Tito Gobbi! uno dei megliori "malo" del repertorio! Grande Jago! Grande Scarpia! Grande Tonio! Altro Jago ben fatto era cio di Paul Schoeffler (1950 con Furtwangler come regente e Ramon Vinany come Otello) e Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (James MacCraken era Otello).

It is pretty interesting to hear armchair critics talking about Gobbi. What matters is that Nucci, Capucilli, Dmitri,and almost every recent great baritone refers to Gobbi as the influence on their singing. Something to think about

Pity-would love to have got this on DVD-especially if it is part of a complete performance.Many thanks, anyway, Gabba02 for your message. FJMLAM.

Dobbiamo ascoltare Granforte nella sua interpretazione del Credo e dare il parere. Vediamo se Gobbi, che canta bene, è il miglior Yago della storia ... niente di meno!

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il gemello di Callas!

fabulous performance-I wonder if the entire recording is available somewhere?

Not commercially, at least outside of Japan.

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Buon giorno, ho ascoltato Tito gobbi, sebbene amassi questo baritono, primo per il timbro, pastoso e tremolante, poi amo il suo sguardo, rigoletto e' un esempio, tuttavia la sua interpretazione nel credo, non mi convince, Iago alla fine deve ridere intanto, personalmente in questo caso preferisco Renato capecchi, questo baritono oltre che attore nella scena, interpretava Iago in maniera completa, nell'otello con del monaco e la carteri ne era un, esempio

Gobbi è il miglior Jago che io abbia mai sentito. Neanche Cappuccilli e Bastianini riuscirebbero a fare di meglio.

DE EXISTIR UN DIOS NO PUEDE SER NADA MAS QUE TODO AMOR y ni siquiera castigar a Mussolini o Hitler. no sería coherente mandar a los infiernos a su propia creación.

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Trovo che Bastianini riusciva ad essere nobile, nel canto e nei gesti, anche quando interpretava personaggi spregevoli quale Jago. In Gobbi, invece, trovo una certa volgarità, anche quando proprio non se ne sentirebbe il bisogno.

Mediocre interpretazione. I migliore Iago è senza dubbio Bastianini.

Too slow

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